I just found out that artist Paul Fierlinger passed away recently. As an animator, he made a memorable impression on me with his “Teeny Tiny Super Guy” series of stop-motion animations that appeared on Sesame Street beginning in the early 80s. So unique, aspirational, and utterly charming.
me as a child: I can't believe my poor great-grandma had to live through both a global pandemic and a global economic collapse
me now: I can't believe my lucky great-grandma got to wait nine whole years between her global pandemic and global economic collapse
You might get blackballed from the industry, but the reporter who asks, “Excuse me Mr. President, but what the fuck are you talking about?” would go down in history books forever
Next up: free DOROTHY MAGNETs unlock at $30k! And there's a SURPRISE MAGNET tier drop coming soon, and there's no way you'd know who it is unless you've been paying attention to my Bluesky feed in the past few weeks, or just understand silhouettes.
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I put up my remaining 30 Tricerahoodie Dina magnets as a book 14 add-on for funsies, but then they sold through in a morning. Welp! guess i'll make them unlimited and buy more after the kickstarter
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maybe i'm on edge today because #9chickweedlane actually seemed pretty fine
like a dogs and cats, living together kind of moment
or wildlife sensing a coming thunderstorm
A little while ago, my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the weeks dragged on, they became extremely worried. My dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up in some of art and music's most iconic scenes.
me, last year: okay, starting a kickstarter on Hugest Solar Eclipse Day of Your Entire Life may have been a bad idea, let's not start on a worse day next year
me, this year: uh oh