If you followed me last winter, you might remember January-March is when I focus on an annual display I do at a local coffee shop every April. We do a scene on the shelves and theme the latte of the month to match. A short thread on what's coming (1/6)

Looking over initial '25 numbers on the wood stuff: ✅ expenses were down 20% even though I made more than in '24 ❌ sales were down 16% from '24 ✅ in-person show sales were up 5% from '24, even with fewer shows ❌ online sales were down 60%

Ratty paint towel ‘26. This is my version of the “lemon pig”.

Everything I made in wood for 2025.

Ratty paint towel ‘25

Top 5 wood pieces of 2025! 5. Duck Hunt

This should be the rest of the wood I need for the April display.

In the 50s today, so getting a bunch cut in advance for January.

IDK why, I’m sure there will be breakdown explainers on this, but half way through these new Stranger Things episodes my brain checked out entirely. I hit some kind of limit. I was barely even listening to it.

might watch this video 100 times before the day is over

I said this after the first episode, and I think it’s a big reason I enjoyed this show so much. www.theringer.com/2025/12/24/p...

Christmas attic project.

The days between December 25 and January 1 are the Lanthanides and Actinides of the Gregorian calendar

‘25 basement train garden

The annual viewing of my favorite Christmas episode, now 20 years old.

Time to tell you about my AI-image experiment with the family "Slop-mas" card. I blurred everyone else out but left myself so you can get at least one face comparison.

No. You can’t put me in a theater for 3+ hours and not have an actual ending on your movie with no real resolution to anything. What was that.

I know film folks are upset about the whole Netflix + WB stuff, but it's costing $40 for only the tickets for me and the teen to see Avatar this evening. This is now a cost-prohibitive hobby unless you're one person or working all the matinees/$7 Tuesdays way in advance.

Finished up my last piece of 2025, the annual Kirby piece for my 8yo. Will pick this back up in Jan.

I’ve been deeply enjoying Plur1bus but I do feel like the finally needs a big time plot event payoff to make the journey so far worth it.

Can’t wait to one day get health care from a loot box.

MY 4-YEAR OLD: *calmly, while coloring a picture of the Grinch* If baby grinches die, we can eat them. If they’re clean. That’s ok

Just learning about the “King of Meat” debacle. My first surprise was that a game with that name is for little kids.

Every time I think someone is alone on Plur1bus and then the joined walk into frame.

New peak bizarre Youtube Ad. WT actual F.

President Perd Hapley

It sucks for this stuff. Just terrible for any kind of serious creative production in any reasonable way. I can't share my experiment thing yet from last week I mentioned, but I'll eventually post a thread.

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.

a new jersey-based christmas tree delivery service called Spruce Bringsteen

Netflix seems like a more logical owner for Warner Brothers to me than Time, AOL, AT&T, or Discovery Channel. I hope they want HBO for a quality injection rather than to water it down.

i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse

As utterly terrible and useless as I find AI for actual design and illustration...the coding assistance...

Ok

i am playing metroid prime 4 (my first metroid) and so far my lukewarm take is that samus should have to yell BALL! every time she turns into a ball

Experimenting with ChatGPT image-generation. This thing is a GOD-AWFUL tool for any type of serious design or illustration production. You can get an uncomplicated disposable one-off gag, but that's about it.

I've been struggling to get into Stranger Things 5. Then I saw "Directed by Frank Darabont".

It’s Cyber-Monday!

The self-promotion continues!

More self promotion time! (going to be another week of this)

This is prime commission time as well.