Managed to get out to climb but the route I wanted to do is partially closed off due to water 😭 (a leak, i think?) it starts on that blue hold

Our gorgeous #WakeUpDeadMan end credit portraits, painted from life by Isabella Watling. We’re still in theaters, see my pinned post for a theater finder!

I think I jinxed it lol. Freezing rain/ice storm/snow yesterday and over the next few days = I don't really want to be on the road

“I am an AI hater” amazingly written anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...

Hot take: if you're not going to eat (eg, just chilling/waiting/resting), don't sit and take up space in a very busy food court. Ok during non busy times though.

I went bouldering today, and although I don't want to jinx it, I'm too excited that I might be able to close off the year with sending (aka completing) my first V5 (as long as I can get a couple more sessions in)

did not explode everytime "new ai tools" talked about being implemented by customer service and sales at work

Also, Hello Kitty isn't even the best character in the Hello Kitty universe:

i want to go bouldering, but SNOW #torontostorm 😭😭😭

I haven't really been able to do any art this year, so here is an artist sans art of me from last Friday night 😅🙈. Ready to fight them genAi techbros lol

it's not that cold today, so why am i freezing??????? 😭

if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄

oh god i have a date later

I just saw someone yell “they’re just using it to generate ideas!” And I hate to say it But if you work in the ART DEPARTMENT and you need a death machine stuffed with your colleagues’ work to give you ideas Quit.

Fun story: still no physical release for the last couple She-Ra seasons. Me in October:

Been thinking on the use of GenAi for mood boards. Ethics and legal risks aside, I truly believe using GenAi as references deprives one of many pivotal things. Here’s a blurb on what I mean:

There are no physical releases OR alternatives for streaming for many of the projects leaving Netflix. These companies largely don’t care about the preservation of their content. They’re more interested in squeezing out the most amount money they can. THIS IS WHY MEDIA PIRACY IS PRESERVATION!!

So the guy himself is saying they arent really even seeing productivity gains? He said they are just using AI because they are afraid of being left behind. He is inviting this public scorn by repeating techbro talking points for no benefit at all. The mind of a CEO is fascinating.

everyone who says that it's inevitable and to get used to it really doesn't understand the power of just not using a thing. lots of examples of tech that was pushed aside (whether by consumers or corporate machinations, perhaps some of the most well known are HD DVD, and BETAMAX) or lost exist.

i was reminded by a reel, but it's crazy how coca-cola went from the super successful marketing campaign of associating santa with red (and thus our modern image of him) to the craptastic genAi slop commercials of the last 2 years

i was planning on actually making a christmas card this year but nope, it's a week away and i've done absolutely nothing. at this point, if i make one, it'll be for next year 😅

Tokyo Godfathers is now available to watch on the Criterion Channel ❤️

I want to order a book (direct from an indie publisher) but why is shipping $40CAD 😭😭😭 That's almost the same price as the book 🥲

whoa, that is stylish key art

The US is saying goodbye to both tourism and overseas business because holy hell in a hand basket.

Have I shared this here yet? You may be seeing this badge crop up around the internet. It's free for anyone (not using AI) to use for their crowdfunding, website, blog, packaging... Whatever to help affirm you're proudly AI free! Get it here: #NoAI #Art I also have stickers if in shop!

I have to go out and drive later, so I'm praying that people actually brush off their cars before getting on the road. #OntarioStorm #SnowTO

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel. Everytime this comes around, it's actually relatively easy for me to name a movie that I've watched more than 6 times. The Reverse tends to be harder for me 😅

Q: Why do you hate pickup trucks so much John? A: Because of this. Because of dingbats like this who will take up 4 parking spots and think it's okay. And the really mind boggling thing too, is that there's another truck close by that - although jutting out - is parked properly.

Finished watching My Lady Jane only to learn that there won't be a season 2. Am sad now.

Oh my god.

Free digital version of The Art of KPop Demon Hunters!! theartofkpopdemonhunters.com

same with reports, sales docs, etc

New pet peeve: people using "luggages" This is wrong. The plural of luggage is luggage. It is an uncountable noun. Stop. Do not add an "s".

Tourbox coming out with transparent colour models is making me want one

Came home and noticed I'm noticeably slimmer... I guess that's what happens when one does 233,319 steps over 8 days 😅

holy crap i finally made it to itoya in ginza and i get it now. i want the fancy pens and the leather notebook goods and everything 😳

Still thinking about this leaf (cloak of invisibility) that I found at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden yesterday.

tfw someone (not sure if tourist or businessman) thought I'm a local in Tokyo... he had google translate on with his question and everything 🙃 (i was still able to help him though)

If you ever wonder why your artist friend is so pissed off whenever they see AI slop used instead of real, human-created art, it's exactly what you think:

Made it! Gonna be like the cool artists I follow and vacationing in Japan for a bit ✌️

this is breaking my brain as a teacher but also as a comics artist

Some would say that I'm overpacking, but I say I don't want to do laundry on this trip 😅

ok mother nature, you've had your fun, that's enough snow #toronto

Rabbit holing on the SNW cast and learned that Christina Chong (who plays La’an) is OLDER than me (I’m 41) by a full year???! I honestly thought she was in her early 30s or something. My Asian age estimator was way off.

The studio that made the shitty coca-cola AI ad getting their teeth kicked in on socials bc of how icky bad it is, then the studio CEO coming out insulting and dismissing folks kicking their teeth in, and THEN releasing the worst ever cover up “hey we actually made this by hand” scam vid 🧍‍♀️

Just got home and my dad is so pissed at that dead ball call #bluejays

Got a Covid booster yesterday (I get them regularly/when available to me) and I gotta say, my left arm hasn’t hurt this much since the first shot 🥲