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retrospect is also that some of my closest friends are not super active on social media, so it's an issue of "i have no incentive to use this bc my friends aren't here and that leaves people i'm not super gelling with" so it's having a couple more online friends that are a bit more of a fit.

don't mean to sound mad at anyone specific either. just that when you put someone in a part of your life that brings out their worst qualities, you do neither them nor yourself favors. i think i should be considerate of that more often and build a social profile that enables that worldview

2025 has been a year of becoming acutely aware of places where i can do more for myself, where i don't HAVE to make a stupid situation work, in part because i'm tired of creating forced social isolation. i think it's time i started refining my social media to be more about MUTUAL friends.

bro i gotta curate my timeline a little bit. some nice folks being followed, but also some people whose presence is massively overstated because they are CONSTANTLY posting, and i've started to realize it's making me feel distant from people i actually would hang around gonna probably start muting

still puts a smile on my face

Pencil test and final animation: Tokyo Godfathers (2003), dir. Satoshi Kon, Madhouse This sequence by Shinji Otsuka was the first animation test for Tokyo Godfathers, and it served as a reference for the rest of the team

i think maintaining motivation at work is challenging in part because even when i do the process as desired i still end up with tickets that go nowhere for reasons equally as disappointing as if i were to just forget to report the issue. like i just want better communication to be a team effort

i'm trying to be more comfortable with feeling bad and instead of being generally self blaming, focusing on identifying the why and recognizing that it is fixable. i've been getting into some good habits, but equally so some unhealthy ones and it's gonna require motivation to work past.

if you were friends with me before my pokemon hyperfixation reignited at double the strength, let me just begin by apologizing

i've gotten into somewhat stale habits, not really doing many things, but putting work over all else. however, it's different - it's not about hit the deadlines and die, it's about consistency, making room for a carefree life that can co-exist with hard work. i'm starting to feel like a person.

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it's a really weird experience to be requested for a meeting as an "expert" on the subject and then not really be following what's being said at all.

#3157 A helpful tutorial

Somebody posted this in a Discord server I'm in and I have to share it.

i can feel my brain building a space for guitar. this is good. this is very good...

honestly feels good

Happy halloween everyone! I'm a little late with the halloween spirit but better late than never! Do you recognize who i dressed as? 👀

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two thoughts: 1) i am personally having an absolute blast with ZA. it's a straight-down-the-plate homerun if you were to list out what i love in a game 2) i don't think the online discourse on it could be any less relevant to the actual game. i opened twitter and got flashbanged w nonsense

Legendary Final Fantasy Composer Nobuo Uematsu says he’s never used generative AI, and never will. "I think it still feels more rewarding to go through the hardships of creating something myself." automaton-media.com/en/news/fina...

I'm trying to not catastrophize but man sometimes it just feels bad. I have noticed it IS helping to treat that catastrophic mindset as a result of a real controllable decision, though - it helps underline it both as legitimate, preventable, and resolvable

my petty bitter take is that i am finding that after years of trying to gain experience to lead a program, and learning from some crucial failures, the people who i now have to report to as a subordinate have no interest in learning those lessons and simply displace the burden of growing to others

i have an overwhelming need to create things. i want to start finding that part of myself again.

this group of kids. so much musical ability but some of the most dysfunctional humans i've ever seen.

mostly unserious, but *genuinely* curious - if your man said he could cook, what would be the dish that'd make you go "husband material?" like he's making dinner for you and in this ideal fantasy you look down at the plate and it's (???) share your opinions...

Autumn is here ! 🍁🍂 #pokemon

i'm so impressed by columbo. there's all these little elements of genius that shine through everywhere. sometimes the writing isn't just clever, it's also somewhat political and dark. the cinematography is beautiful in so many places, and the music just so carefully constructed. and ofc PETER FALK

shocking!

PIKMIN 7!!!!!!!!!!!

i've had an idea for a bit to make tides a shapeshifter, and start grabbing a bunch of species that'd fit for him (also an excuse to occasionally bring back canine version) look at this man that @alloart.bsky.social drew....

north america

and he's RIGHT!!!!

They're so pretty side by side,,,

accurate representation of any phone service job-

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the tin knight

i think we should all collectively start shutting down the "it's talent" stuff a lot more aggressively. what people are conflating as talent is specific compatibilities with the mental tasks that are required of creative work. these are all fairly trainable things...

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i'm not sure about others but i am starting to feel that staying positive isn't an emotion - it is moreso a type of resilience that needs consistent practice, like managing stress. i worry that this is being buried by all the ways that positive thinking is used as a manipulation tactic nowadays.

hey gays w nipple piercings how discreet can they get if you're smart abt it just need to be able to go incognito if i did it...

Raikou the dumpling head.

i think i'm learning how to turn flaws into strengths.

bull becomes puddle