Good morning! I want an elf in a Victorian maid outfit to massage my shoulders...

I've been thinking lately about how animation takes so much more time, how my artistic output for the rest of my life will be drastically reduced if I'm dedicated to animating wholeheartedly. But here's the thing: what's my goal? To make *lots* of stuff? Or to make stuff that sets my heart on fire?

preview of Canari's Helping Hand 2: Electric Boogaloo (2nd loop added, plus moneyshot) consider supporting me at www.patreon.com/akairiot, thank you!

Good morning! The new Jane Doe skin.... (freaky_sonic_slicking_hair_back.gif)

Good morning! Woke up feeling rough (physically) but I decided that I'm fine. Mind over matter! I tank it and keep going! 💪😤

Good morning! I started playing ZZZ again...the siren song of cute anime women got me... (pulled Dialyn and her signature)

Good morning! I think the heart craves novelty -- but that doesn't necessarily mean you need to travel the world or try a hundred new hobbies. I think if you're mindful enough, if you inhabit daily life deeply enough, there's cool new shit everywhere. Just gotta use your senses.

Good morning! Good luck today, y'all. Let's do this shit. 😤

Today while working on my Patreon animation, I decided to take a break by...sketching out *another* animation...

👅💎

Good morning! Let's do our best again, y'all -- hell yeah, brother. 😤

Good morning! Right before I got into bed last night, I had an idea for an animation. I decided to head upstairs to my office and at least write it down so I wouldn't forget. Then I thought, "maybe I'll sketch out a couple frames quick, just to test it." Two hours passed...

Cleaned the bathroom this morning and heard my next door neighbor's car starting up super clearly -- the sound carries through the humidity vent that goes outside towards their house. A second later, I realized it probably works the opposite way. They can hear me singing my ass off in the shower...

Good morning! My whole day lately has been doing yoga, cooking and eating and doing laundry, animating, sleeping, watching NBA highlights, and looking at photos and artwork of maids on Pinterest (to recharge my soul). I feel like I have nothing to talk about, lol. But it's fun.

Good morning! I keep trying to take a break and do other things, but animation is too fun. It's addictive! It feels so...right. Like, *this* is what I was meant to do. I hope I can keep improving and learning and making cooler stuff until I'm 100 years old.

Good morning! Sometimes I wake up and need extra motivation -- I have uplifting YouTube videos saved, passages from books, and a folder full of pics that make me happy. But few arguments for the power of life are more primally convincing to me than blasting some punk or metal.

a preview of Canari's Helping Hand (it's super effective) www.patreon.com/akairiot

a preview of Canari's Helping Hand (it's super effective) www.patreon.com/akairiot

Good morning! This probably sounds like a banal observation, but I can't stress how big of a difference there is between eating food and *tasting* food -- between shoveling it into your mouth as a pure function, or being aware of scent and texture and sensations on your tongue. You're missing out!

Good morning! Had a dream I was at a bar and Don't Say Lazy came on the radio. Two cute bartenders laughed and said, "I haven't heard this song in forever!" I smiled, said, "Yeah, me either!" They instantly went silent, glared at me and walked to the other side of the room. 😔

It seems like I've been quiet on the art front for awhile! However I am, in fact, quietly toiling away on an animation of Canari. The finished loop will be up on my Patreon later this week, but there's a WIP preview there already. Anyway, just wanted to let y'all know I'm still drawing out here. 😌🙏

Good morning! I watched a clip of Carl Sagan on YouTube standing in a library, talking about reading a book a week. He says that's a few thousand books, and then walks from one side of some shelves to the other to show many books that is. Then it zooms out to the entire library.

Good morning! I'm donating blood again today! As usual, I implore you to please donate blood (or plasma or platelets) if that's something you're able to do -- it's simple and it saves lives! Thank you!!

Good morning! I got a bunch more plants this weekend...man, I love having greenery all over my house. The vibes are so good, especially when all I can see outside is naked trees and snow and pavement.

woman at the arcade who never talks to anyone and has the top score on every cabinet 🔁

Good morning! I want to draw, I want to eat leftovers, I want to do yoga, I want to have boobs in my face. 3 outta 4 ain't bad. Have fun today, y'all!

Good morning! Happy Thanksgiving!! I'm thankful for everything and everyone -- family, friends, food, books, games, art, anime, women, food, cats, cat women, music, kung fu movies, kung fu women, ninjas, pirates, food, women, my house, and my health! Have fun today!!

woman at the arcade who never talks to anyone and has the top score on every cabinet 🔁

Good morning! It's so windy that the snow is blowing horizontally and the street signs are wobbling and my house sometimes creaks like an old iron ship on a rough sea. I did not go for a walk today...

Good morning! I'm so glad I started watching basketball, dude...Jokic is incredibly fun to see in action. Like, there's still a ton I don't understand about the strategy of the game and he's STILL fun to watch -- once I know more, I feel like I'll appreciate his skills 1000x.

wave 🔁

Good morning! Listened to R&B, danced around my kitchen, and made pumpkin pie spiced French toast and a big cup of Barry's Gold for breakfast. Good luck out there today, have fun!

NEW PRINT DESIGNS NOW AVAILABLE www.akairiot.com/prints I love how these turned out, I might save a Grima Robin for myself...

Good morning! I started doing yoga again. Yoga's sick! Can't wait until I hit the point where we breathe fire and teleport.

Good morning! I saw a cat when I was out walking this morning, and that made me happy. I love cats. ☺️

Good morning! I want to eat delicious food, read manga, draw cool stuff, and see cute women. This is true every day, but it's especially true today.

Good morning! You know that trope where a sexy anime dude has some stray strands of hair hanging over his eyes and pushes them back and looks cool? I have that, but with stray strands of my eyebrows hanging down and entering my field of vision. ✨😌 (I should trim them)

Good morning! Start of a new week, time to do our fucking best! 😤 Can I get a "hell yeah, brother"?

So, it's been incredibly cool, having finally moved into the house I spent so long working towards. Truly, from the bottom of my heart, I love it. It also feels...weird. Disorienting, in a way. "Get the house done and get moved in" was my north star for 4 years. Now I did it, and...yeah, now what?

rise and shine 🔁

a healthy breakfast 🔁

she's total trash (affectionate)

Good morning! A personal rule that works well for me: If I feel stuck or lost and I'm just sitting around pondering what's wrong or how to fix it, quit thinking and start doing something. It doesn't matter what it is really, just move and do something. Also drink extra water!

water can reveal hidden treasures

water can reveal hidden treasures

Good morning! Everything is so cool! I want to watch wrestling videos! I want to learn to skateboard! I want to read all the Solomon Kane stories! I want to play guitar! I want to pet cats! I want to get better at fighting games! I want to learn Japanese! I wanna look at boobs!

interstice 🔁

Good morning! If you're gonna do your best today, whatever your best might be right now, can I get a "hell yeah, brother"?

a healthy breakfast 🔁

Good morning! Last night I was finally caught up with moving-into-house stuff and I spent a couple hours watching anime. Chilling, reclining in a comfy chair with a blanket on, drinking peppermint tea. The first time I really got to enjoy just existing in my house. Felt nice. ☺️