Trying to make my way back into the world after all this. made a grave marker for my buddy, feels only proper to do so. He & I have been two peas in a pod for the better part of 20 years. Trying real hard to get back to my art, doing the work to get it out there so I can keep these bills paid.

Some weirdness~

You have arrived at your destination. 💜 Miss him so goddamn much.

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Voting opens on July 10! Before then I'm really, really urging you to give this series a listen because I think that will speak louder than anything I could say to try to convince you to toss us your vote. pca.st/gj51a0k9

No trumpets or choirs were needed to announce this arrival. All of Eternity knew the second this soul had crossed. Across peaceful fields and forests, before the calm oceans of the most perfect blue under clear skies. The infinite serenity was rent asunder by four words. WHERE'S MY FUCKING CAT!?!?

I walk into a room and my eyes immediately go to the place he should be but he's not there anymore and never will be again. How many times a minute can the heart break and still have the capacity to hold joy?

Today is the hardest day of my life. 20 years may sound like a lot, but I would bare knuckle box God himself for just one more fucking day with my beautiful baby boy. Hold them close friends, time goes by so fast.

this year continues to extract a heavy toll.

Went over the finances and realized I had some wiggle room, so I treated myself to some fresh bananas and blueberries so I could make banana blueberry peanut butter sandwiches for dinner. as I said before, it's the little things.

Heyo hey! Gonna be streaming for a bit over at twitch.tv/punklenix a little chat and maybe some games, come on by and say hi if you need a spot to chill for a bit!

Remembering the time my coworkers at Lowes thought I had lost my mind because I made myself a pair of Snow Goggles because after spending 3hrs+ in the bullpen unloading lumber trucks and then scanning each bindle into the system in the noon sun I would get "Concrete Blindness."

It's the little things that recharge you. Bike N Burrito on a Sunday afternoon.

freehanding some designs into sea glass. Practice and passion are the providence of the human condition, we can set our minds and hands to a task and bring it to be. AI has none of this. Soulless slop devoid of joy.

To the dingus who got in and went through my van sometime in the night. I'm assuming that finding nothing but a carefully curated collection of various gas station napkins frustrated you so much that you threw them around the cab...dick move bro, some of those were vintage.

learning a new thing means being comfortable with making a pile of "meh" before you ever make something that makes you go "Holy shit wow, I made that!" there is beauty in "meh" and joy in learning the process.

From the Wayback Machine thread! 2 yrs ago, found some discarded 3/16" mirror on the side of the road & decided to do some back etched/inked mirrored D20 coasters. Etched the reflective backing off & frosted the glass, colored by dripping alcohol ink on the design & letting it swirl & do it's thing.

Alive and well. Procedure went according to plan and now a day of rest and a diet of clear liquids to aid in the recovery. 💜

well, here's hoping this procedure goes well and we don't end up in the hospital for almost a week...again. 🤞😬

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LIVE @ twitch.tv/therileyomalley lets get liminal with it!

From the Wayback Machine, 13 years ago. Back when I was still hand cutting all of my resists. I made a little 4 piece Doctor Who set of pints for fun.

anyone want to hear me cry about my best friend @captainkrail.bsky.social today

...I should really dye these shorts purple.

ko-fi.com/walleoruam/g... Had some emergency payments to make today and I need help getting a weekly card, if you can help it'd be great appreciated for this last bit before payday this week!

Holy Hannah, has it already been a year since I made this set for a client? These were fun. Tough, but fun.

“But how can we know that dragons did not exist? We have never actually BEEN to the Dark Ages.” ― Cressida Cowell, A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons I'm live!!!! Come watch this dragon play games! #dragongemplays twitch.tv/dragongem

Working on learning how to engrave hand drawn designs into frosted sea glass pendants made from broken pieces of bottles. I will never stop trying to learn new skills, adapting old skills to new endeavors and sharing the results with anyone who wants to learn along with me.

They're here!! 😍 So I cannot thank @punklenix.bsky.social enough for his wonderful work on these steins & shot glasses due to my obsession w/ #ProjectHailMary. They arrived so carefully wrapped & in perfect condition. Order from him or if you just want support him: ko-fi.com/mcetching

Please join us, as we are LIVE! (Seriously it's going to be fascinating) twitch.tv/praxagorathesmophoria

I need to build up a new friendo gaming group, I just don't like solo video games.

6 obviously fraudulent donations to my Ko-Fi in the last 2 days. The campaign seems to be ramping up. let me remind you dear reader, if I don't refund them, they are contested & I get dinged. When I do refund them Paypal keeps their 2.9% + .30¢ fee. *heavy sigh*

Talked about it in depth on stream today, got some more defined answers as to my medical stuff. Diagnosed with non alcohol induced mild cirrhosis. Already started altering my day to day to fit this new reality. Just gonna go one step at a time and listen to my doctors.

Gonna stream for a couple hours. A little life update with all the stuff that has been going on, maybe a game if I'm feeling up for it. Come on by and say hi if you need a chill place to hang out! twitch.tv/punklenix

Ever do a little dance, giggle and spin around because you made arroz rojo for the first time and fucking NAILED IT. LET'S GO!

Anyone else getting a flood of porn bots interacting with your older posts that have your Ko-Fi link in them?

Out in the workshop cleaning and working on a couple pieces. Not really vibeing with sitting at the PC, especially with the reascent diagnosis from the docs. Want to be out in the real as much as I can, making stuff and doing things. Feels good to be active.

It's @rpg-trader.bsky.social launch day! Go check out the site and maybe even pick up a copy or two of my own stuff! rpg-trader.com/creator/170/...

Ah, the arrival of the worlds first trillionaire. You know what that means...the Harvest can begin.

This lineart is now LIVE for all supporters over on Patreon and Ko-fi. Happy coloring! www.patreon.com/artificer_ind

If you'd just like to pitch in in any way (or feel free to check my shops with 50% and Pride specific comms) ko-fi.com/rileyomalley

I have one more interview to finish before I start looking for more. Who should I talk to next and why? 👀

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Sleep was tough last night. It got to 85° in here so I had to get the last of my fans from storage & place them in the bedroom. Running on about 3hrs of sleep & I need to get my orders cleaned/shipped out today, gotta go price a couple more high powered fans because it's cheaper than AC.

I'M TRYING TO SLEEP AND THIS CAT WON'T STOP PETTING MY BEARD ARGH!!

Honestly I would like to make local friends but it's either anxiety keeping me from going out or when I do go out I keep finding people that give me the political super ick.

Every garage deserves two bikes. The every day ride and the someday project dream bike you spend 20 years lovingly wrenching on.

I'll never be "rich" because even if I suddenly hit it big, I would spend most of it on GFM's and indie artists and crafters.