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Ol' Scratch @dreadfluent.bsky.social · 13m

I know it's not the same drug, but Costco just started selling Ozempic and Wegovy for $500 with no insurance needed. I'm not sure if that would work..?

Ol' Scratch @dreadfluent.bsky.social · 1d

gaddamn I love this www.youtube.com/watch?v=O515...

NICCOLO - Animation Short Film 2025 - GOBELINS

YouTube video by GOBELINS Paris

www.youtube.com

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Ol' Scratch @dreadfluent.bsky.social · 2d

As a former hair salon receptionist who used to have to call every. single. person. on the schedule for appointment reminders...yeah. The automatic texts were a game changer, but it quickly became just another spam message to people.

(On the plus side, I now have 0 phone anxiety)

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Ol' Scratch @dreadfluent.bsky.social · 3d

I can't go to an Artist Alley without buying something!

3 are from 'Bottling Sunshine' and the black print and sticker are from 'Hookie Duke'

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Ol' Scratch @dreadfluent.bsky.social · 5d

I'm gonna be at NYCC tomorrow~

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Ol' Scratch @dreadfluent.bsky.social · 6d

Some random helpful life tips I've learned recently:
- on high shelves you aren't able to dust often, cover with newspaper/parchment, then replace whenever you need to "dust"
- waving an alcohol pad under your nose is a quick way to stop nausea

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Ol' Scratch @dreadfluent.bsky.social · 8d

bold to use genAI for an album promo video when it already sounds like your whole album was made by AI

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 9d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Ol' Scratch @dreadfluent.bsky.social · 12d

can't have shit in brooklyn

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Ol' Scratch @dreadfluent.bsky.social · 12d

BRUH IM JUST TRYING TO READ ON A BENCH IN THE PARK AND THIS SCRAGGLEDY-ASS RAT ALMOST JUMPED ON ME

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Ol' Scratch @dreadfluent.bsky.social · 13d

had a weird dream last night where the biggest ship in season 2 was Alastor/Lute

I was like "huh, I guess nobody won that ship war"

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Ol' Scratch @dreadfluent.bsky.social · 14d

honestly, I was happy to see this just because I know it would get waaay more eyes on this issue.

Ol' Scratch @dreadfluent.bsky.social · 15d

*warning: animal death and cruelty in this video

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Ol' Scratch @dreadfluent.bsky.social · 15d

I hope more people pay attention to this!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SItj...

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Ol' Scratch @dreadfluent.bsky.social · 15d

oh no...I LOVE narcissus hahahasdf

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Ol' Scratch @dreadfluent.bsky.social · 16d

Thissssss!! This is why, even though I have absolutely no interest in them, I understand the Avatar movies. James Cameron is making all his OC movies.

And how Laika is run/owned by the co-founder of Nike and his son. DO MORE OF THAT, RICH PEOPLE.

han @hansoeii.bsky.social · 19d

why are rich people so damn boring? if I had all the money in the world I would create my very own animation studio, pay all my employees really well and have them animate my favourite fanfictions

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Ol' Scratch @dreadfluent.bsky.social · 19d

HYPNOS BABY, don't worry I'mma get you outta there!!

I know it says 'controller recommended' but I've always played with mouse + keyboard since the first game. Anyone else?

Also RIP sorry to the artists- I have an ultrawide monitor so I could see the edges of the graphics in this one scene lol

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Ol' Scratch @dreadfluent.bsky.social · 21d

this past season of broadway shows have been very gender-bendy what with Oh, Mary, Operation Mincemeat, and Dorian Gray www.youtube.com/shorts/cuPlS...

Hello lads! Monty here - it’s time a real star showed you the Broadway ropes x #OperationMincemeat

YouTube video by Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical

www.youtube.com

Ol' Scratch @dreadfluent.bsky.social · 21d

This show was super fun! I loved it

(Operation Mincemeat, I suck at taking pictures)

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Ol' Scratch @dreadfluent.bsky.social · 23d

japan gets the best merch, even for american shows!!

Ness🩷🦎 @nesspenguin89.bsky.social · 23d

The Hazbin Hotel Standees 🤩🤩🤩
#HazbinHotel

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Ol' Scratch @dreadfluent.bsky.social · 25d

thing is, I'm pretty vanilla, but people telling me not to do something makes me WANT TO BE FREAKIER. idk why anyone would want to freely capitulate in any aspect of life

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Ol' Scratch @dreadfluent.bsky.social · 25d

This was really good! When the episode ended I was like "wait no- where is the rest..."

Dana Terrace @danaterrace.bsky.social · 26d

Knights of Guinevere PILOT

youtu.be/MCAdbUaMlAE

KNIGHTS OF GUINEVERE: PILOT

YouTube video by GLITCH

youtu.be

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Ol' Scratch @dreadfluent.bsky.social · 26d

when Sept 25 hits, y'all

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Ol' Scratch @dreadfluent.bsky.social · 27d

Why is Angel so absent from all the promos 🥲

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GigerPunk @gigerpunk.bsky.social · 27d

Fuck me this is bleak.
But please, do continue to use GenAI slop thumbnails for your YouTube videos, or your album art, or your book covers or whatever else. I'll continue to refuse to watch/listen/read any of them, knowing already they're not worth the time & that you're a disappointing lazy hack.

‘Children's book illustrator isn't a job anymore.’
I've been out of work for a while now. I made children's book illustrations, stock art, and took various art commissions.

Now I have several maxed out credit cards and use a donation bin for food. I haven't had a steady contract in over a year. two weeks ago, when a client who has switched to AI found out about this he gave me $50 out of "a sense of guilt." Basically pity for the fact that Illustrator, as a job, does not exist anymore.

It was my birthday recently and I sincerely considered not living anymore.
The worst part of all is that the parents who once supported me fully in being an artist sent me an AI generated picture of a caricature of themselves holding a birthday cake with my name spelled incorrectly.

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