same boat

i had so much hope in my 20s. now in my 30s it’s gone

im in my 30s i dont feel like i have any time, energy, or money

yeah its eff lol

I wrote a blog post about this
https://medium.com/@fftublog/topic-music-or-how-i-learned-to-delete-spotify-and-love-mp3s-b4c31354d3fc

grocery stores are efficient for their owners, but not for food. grocery stores waste a lot of food. source: i used to eat grocery store dumpster food

local co op on ps5

my art professor gave me the advice to work out outside of art. he boxes. i bike and swim and am getting into lifting. your arm will not get tired once you get fit enough, don’t worry. Krita def has a learning curve, but I guess so does every software. you can customize your shortcuts to be what you’re used to!

I like to put my tablet on an old fashioned wooden easel. The angle is easy to adjust that way! Krita all the way

look for local candidates who aren’t taking israel money. there’s not a ton, but there’s some

Watching Alien Covenant rn. The seej (CGI) is mid, the story is mid. The production design is really cool. The lore kind of ruins Alien. I wish Ridley Scott would adapt more sci fi novels instead of retreading dead franchises. Make a Ubik movie!

I saw it twice live at the Ahmanson, 11/10 musical if you like musicals. I think I prefer the sound of the original concept album more, but the use of instruments on stage is excellent and the Americana vibes still come through. I haven’t seen the recording, but definitely see it in any format if you have the chance.

There’s hundreds of spells that all interact with each other, if you can figure out how. It feels like delving through arcane texts and when stuff stacks, it really feels like magic.

Just watched an old film called The Quiet Earth. Really loved it, left me with a lot to ponder.

As a creator, I feel that my only recourse is to find an audience that will trust and respect me regardless of whether others steal my work. Foster that community. Sadly, there will always be plagiarists. But I hope communities (like on the fediverse) will become strong enough to be self-sufficient.