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They both ended up absolutely beating the hell out of each other's face and had to be separated by force, because they're exceptionally bad at using words that aren't full of hate and vitriol to solve their interpersonal feuds. GOOD TIMES (they will never learn)

In the sands of K'aresh, a Man'ari warrior and a purple Eredar mage are locked in combat. The Man'ari parries a blow from the other's conjured mana shield with an enormous polearm, spewing fel and anima magic. The mage charges into the warrior leaving a trail of shadow magic behind, who is bracing himself in the sand. Both characters snarl viciously at one another, and there's a clear hatred and hostility between them.

Turns out, self indulgent stuff remains the key to burnout.
Had a capital-I Incident the other night between Exodion & @jackaboi-art.bsky.social's Venmaar, & I couldn't get the resulting clash outta my brain. They're both so stupid & violent & they WILL reap the consequences
◊ #Draenei #WoW #Art ◊

These next few weeks are going to be hell on my heart because it's been nearly a whole trip around the sun after a difficult date, but I'll keep trying to play catch up with whatever energy I can hoard away. Hitting Unending Resolve IRL & toughing it out, a few brush strokes at a time. It'll be ok

And just like that, I realized what's kept me in burnt candle mode for months. Last winter (+ some of this one) was overfull w/ grief & hardship, & my poor brain is fighting for its life w/ pattern recognition in the Now. I'm looking for the spark, I promise, I won't leave everything hanging forever

low poly k'aresh fields, no objects loading in the distance

Our wonderful event runner for the night: ok here's where you're going, i've marked it, this is exactly what you're looking at. there are tents, pipes, and batteries.
The Nefarious Frank, my beloved PC:

BlizzHUDTweaks Simple addon which provides some useful stuff for the default blizzard frames like mouseover fading. 287.4K Downloads | Addons

www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/b...

Have at it my liege, takes some fiddling but functions just fine once you've got it sorted o7

"Squeakin' Into the Weekend" - Some of my neighborhood squirrels along with an improvisation in D on an amplified 12-string. I hope this video finds you alive and well! #Guitar #GuitarSky #Music

Yesterday was a badly needed rest day after we got all moved in, but now that it's all taken care of, I can return to business & get back to art for realsies. I'll be putting high prio on it since Frank gave me another subtle error last night!
Don't you do it, boy, I need you to survive a lil longer

nagrand with no textures, mobs and objects present. all following images are similar

liminal space, dude

an area in outland, on the border of nagrand and zangarmarsh, missing all ground textures and only displaying objects. subsequent images are just different angles

Hey what's up, happy patch day, WoW's so sick I found an entire chunk with missing textures lmaooo

area in outland (nagrand), missing all ground textures, only displaying objects. subsequent images are just different angles

Happy patch day, found an entire chunk of WoW missing ground texures out in Nagrand/Zangarmarsh lmfaooo

Oh!! AbsoLUTELY!! Big big interest, this is a huge opportunity for development on all sides. I've got both instructors and learners, and community projects on this (even if behind the scenes) are SUCH a blast to develop when handled with care. What a great idea!

I am begging you. Please learn about stress/discomfort tolerance. Practice raising it. You need this to survive. If someone online can ruin your day with a throwaway comment, you desperately need to understand discomfort tolerance and consciously, systematically build that shit. Also! Stress tolerance is such an important skill that having a learning disability in that area is a major symptom of a whole lot of other disabilities/mental illnesses! Struggling with it is a huge part of life! It sucks! Am I saying everyone with misophonia needs to listen to chewing noises all day? No. But you need to find ways to tolerate it enough that you don't treat others like shit if they make a mouth noise near you. No, you don't have to read the fic with your trigger tags. But you do need to be able to handle scrolling past the tags without being upset. It is hard! But not having it also makes you so so so easy to manipulate. That grandma is racist AF because her mom raised her to be uncomfortable around black people and she never fought that discomfort. Trans people make so many cis people uncomfortable and that discomfort turns into bigotry real fast. Letting your discomfort dictate your actions and beliefs about things is a great way to become a terrible person. Learn. Discomfort. Tolerance.

Important shit that I’m still trying to learn.

sonic the hedgehog in a vibrantly painted abstract background. he halfway hangs from a nondescript cable by one hand, one foot touched down upon a metal ledge. his other hand sits at his mouth, with a thoughtful and open expression looking off at something in the distance.

In a desperate attempt to break out of my exhaustion-induced art block, I went back to basics. I was a Sonic artist first, & I break the glass on that when I need it most. A very rare occurrence these days! You may consider this a rent-lowering sound if you must lmao
◊ #Art #Sonic ◊

We're getting closer to being fully moved in, so over the next couple of days I plan to reach out to the folks I've left to wait patiently, meanwhile. I keep saying I'm a type-A personality stuck in the body of an exhausted senior citizen, & it really shows when I need to be anything but sedentary

Friend was venting a bit about struggling with "moot perception" and I think in 2026 some of you need to regain control and agency of your spaces. Having the "what will my followers think" mindset is self-harming. It's your account, with your rules, and every follower is a guest. Don't forget that.

The reliable pear, with honorable mention going to pomegranate! Pears have never done me wrong in a world of extremely stupid food allergies, and they're just extremely palatable with so many additions (caramel, peanut butter, honey, etc). The humble pear does it all, she's THAT girl

An orb-on-a-pedestal shaped lamp on vinyl wood-colored flooring. It sits in an otherwise dark room next to some brown shoes.

Finally settling in for bed on the first night at the new place. Feeling tired & discombobulated, & tomorrow will be just as exhausting getting the last of the crap packed up n' moved, but we're in the home stretch. I can see a new routine at the end of the tunnel and all will be well

a doodled squirrel cowers in the back of a dimly lit cardboard box, on its side in the rain. the surroundings are dark and blurry.

So burnt out I ain't drawn anything substantial in weeks b/c of the moving situation, & all I've been able to do is keep my head down & survive January so I can get a new routine. Trying very hard to get back on it, I've still got owed stuff, but thank you for sticking around while I sit here coping

A screenshot from Final Fantasy 14 that notes: Upon proceeding, several cutscenes will play in sequence. It is recommended that you set aside sufficient time to view these scenes in their entirety.

friend: I like your ocs, can you tell me more about them?

me:

My body and brain are profoundly tired & burnt out, but I still have some fight left in me to keep creating. There's a lot of owed stuff I have yet to finish and get to, as well as future projects. It's more important than ever to indulge in authentic creation, no matter the spark!!

a collection of 12 screenshots of artwork lined up beside each other. all of the images are of various WoW characters, and brightly colored. text: '2025 art summary!' / 'SO many OCs!' / Rhythmcrown

2025 was a really, -really- shitty year in my personal life, but I tried immensely hard to stay afloat and still create despite everything. It went by in a blur, but I'd still like to share a smattering of my favorite (safe, spoiler-free) pieces from each month. Let's keep going!
◊ #Art ◊

Ah, but I should do an art recap. This year was a lot of comms & self indulgent art to ride the waves of grief & financial misfortune, but despite it all, we've still got blorbos. Let's all agree to get really cringe and shameless next year because authenticity will save the soul of the internet, ok

The poet in me wants to write something profound about the turning of the quarter-century, and having survived it against all odds. The other percentage of me just kind of wants to watch it happen around the digital bonfire with friends. Maybe having room for both is the magic of these 25 years🍿

WoD had some inconsistencies like that, but to my knowledge, it hasn't been retconned or anything! I've been in the Draenei orbit for like, a decade now, and we all pretty much unanimously agree that it's still blue. It does get forgotten often though :(

He's known as Imp Aspic in some circles
(thank you lmfao, this was a good mental image)

i don't know why his thang's got a tang, but he should probably get that checked out

bromondus the incubus, tangthang the voidwalker, gelham the imp, and rhuuzun the felhound. All stand on a plain table somewhere in a house.

Since it came up last night that Grandpa Exodion might have THE dumbest collection of demon names ever, I'd like to present them. Bromondus, Tangthang, Gelham, and of course, Rhuuzun/'Raisin'. I'm not legally allowed to rename any of them

My friends are holding me at butterknifepoint to take a day off from projects for once, & the guilt is crushing, so maybe that's a sign I DO need a day off. But I'm also losing my mind in my enclosure trying to keep my hands off it all ARGH
(How's your holiday eves going)