curious quail
@curiousquail.com
I'm msd! (he/they)
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musician 🎸🎮 | photog 📷 | artist 🎨| cat🐈rescue w/ @dellaruth | (TERFs+SWERFs get blocked!) 📸header: loni lonzo
🎶: https://blog.curiousquail.com/about/
🎨: https://curiousquail.com/sib
🌍: https://channel.coolstation.space/curiousquail
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curious quail
@curiousquail.com
· Oct 30
The Website League is here!
A year in the works to a public launch and it's cooking
blog.curiousquail.com
I'm probably going to be a website league sicko for the foreseeable future and I hope you can understand that.
Here's a blog post about what it is (to me) and why you should use it
Here's a blog post about what it is (to me) and why you should use it
I appreciate that no article about this game gets published without talking about what a fucking weirdo Thomas Mahler is.
Like, way to take all the Ori and the Blind Forest goodwill and toss it in the garbage by not learning to shut up online
Like, way to take all the Ori and the Blind Forest goodwill and toss it in the garbage by not learning to shut up online
January 18, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I appreciate that no article about this game gets published without talking about what a fucking weirdo Thomas Mahler is.
Like, way to take all the Ori and the Blind Forest goodwill and toss it in the garbage by not learning to shut up online
Like, way to take all the Ori and the Blind Forest goodwill and toss it in the garbage by not learning to shut up online
it's been a while since it aired but I'm still blown away by City the Animation's fifth episode. The pitch of like "8 different increasingly unhinged groups of character stories at once all in split screen" is fucking bonkers and yet!!!!
January 17, 2026 at 4:32 PM
it's been a while since it aired but I'm still blown away by City the Animation's fifth episode. The pitch of like "8 different increasingly unhinged groups of character stories at once all in split screen" is fucking bonkers and yet!!!!
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updated my neocities for the first time in a year and a half petriform.neocities.org
no RSS yet... maybe later!
no RSS yet... maybe later!
January 17, 2026 at 12:22 AM
updated my neocities for the first time in a year and a half petriform.neocities.org
no RSS yet... maybe later!
no RSS yet... maybe later!
...what part of my 'haven't used Twitch in almost four years' would make you include me in this beta feature set
January 16, 2026 at 7:23 PM
...what part of my 'haven't used Twitch in almost four years' would make you include me in this beta feature set
We did it, we found the one ghost type pokemon that isn't existentially horrifying
Daily Dex - Shuppet
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop
blog.curiousquail.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:58 PM
We did it, we found the one ghost type pokemon that isn't existentially horrifying
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another day, another set of outlets undermining the long-term health and institutional memory of video game journalism and criticism. Love too sacrifice good writers on the altar of profit margins. fucking ghoulish
January 16, 2026 at 5:14 PM
another day, another set of outlets undermining the long-term health and institutional memory of video game journalism and criticism. Love too sacrifice good writers on the altar of profit margins. fucking ghoulish
this is a deeply unserious website
January 16, 2026 at 3:30 AM
this is a deeply unserious website
I still get told that removing our music from spotify was like “leaving money on the table” and like
lol, lmao
lol, lmao
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 15, 2026 at 7:51 PM
I still get told that removing our music from spotify was like “leaving money on the table” and like
lol, lmao
lol, lmao
looking at european expeditionary military forces arriving in greenland in case the US does the incredibly stupid thing and it's like
I guess it's good tyrants don't study history?? so they miss out on the fun 'finding out' part of the whole 'multiple fronts' fucking around
I guess it's good tyrants don't study history?? so they miss out on the fun 'finding out' part of the whole 'multiple fronts' fucking around
January 15, 2026 at 6:04 PM
looking at european expeditionary military forces arriving in greenland in case the US does the incredibly stupid thing and it's like
I guess it's good tyrants don't study history?? so they miss out on the fun 'finding out' part of the whole 'multiple fronts' fucking around
I guess it's good tyrants don't study history?? so they miss out on the fun 'finding out' part of the whole 'multiple fronts' fucking around
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I made an interactive cassette machine for my new record “Thumbtack” loadcard.itch.io/thumbtack It works on both mobile/desktop in browser. No track skipping! Physical cassettes available soon via Julia’s War Recordings. #gamedev #godot #cassette #lofi #indie #alt #mathrock #phillymusic
January 15, 2026 at 3:31 PM
I made an interactive cassette machine for my new record “Thumbtack” loadcard.itch.io/thumbtack It works on both mobile/desktop in browser. No track skipping! Physical cassettes available soon via Julia’s War Recordings. #gamedev #godot #cassette #lofi #indie #alt #mathrock #phillymusic
Somedays you think "there's gotta be a pokemon that's inspired by [animal_name] and then it turns out that pokemon is just that exact animal.
Anyway, here's the sloth pokemon that evolves into monkeys for some reason. (And a photo of a cat named Sloth within)
Anyway, here's the sloth pokemon that evolves into monkeys for some reason. (And a photo of a cat named Sloth within)
Daily Dex - Slakoth
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop
blog.curiousquail.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Somedays you think "there's gotta be a pokemon that's inspired by [animal_name] and then it turns out that pokemon is just that exact animal.
Anyway, here's the sloth pokemon that evolves into monkeys for some reason. (And a photo of a cat named Sloth within)
Anyway, here's the sloth pokemon that evolves into monkeys for some reason. (And a photo of a cat named Sloth within)
SHREE KLIME.
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985)
Episode 24 - Counterattack
05:42.341
Episode 24 - Counterattack
05:42.341
January 15, 2026 at 3:27 PM
SHREE KLIME.
If we are mutuals and you want to watch Turn A Gundam and do not have a means to do so please let me know and I will help lmfao
Yahoo Anime Rules! You gotta watch Turn A Gundam. I loved it having watched some Gundam before it (there's a bunch of cute callbacks to old series), but it's also just a Good Ass Show, so even if you haven't seen much other Gundam, it's worth watching.
Crunchyroll fucking sucks and has essentially destroyed Gundam physical media distribution, so shout out to the guy who uploaded all of TURN A GUNDAM in 1080p
January 15, 2026 at 4:34 AM
If we are mutuals and you want to watch Turn A Gundam and do not have a means to do so please let me know and I will help lmfao
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An argument I see repeatedly as the Americans go around talking about "immigration enforcement" (ie, racism as state policy) is the idea that it should go after "businesses that employ illegal immigrants"
buddy. baby. my child. the immigration enforcement IS THE REASON those businesses do that
buddy. baby. my child. the immigration enforcement IS THE REASON those businesses do that
January 15, 2026 at 4:17 AM
An argument I see repeatedly as the Americans go around talking about "immigration enforcement" (ie, racism as state policy) is the idea that it should go after "businesses that employ illegal immigrants"
buddy. baby. my child. the immigration enforcement IS THE REASON those businesses do that
buddy. baby. my child. the immigration enforcement IS THE REASON those businesses do that
The best part about having couch is not getting to sit on couch
January 15, 2026 at 3:18 AM
The best part about having couch is not getting to sit on couch
Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers
January 15, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers
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"abolish ice" is a compromise position and the good position would get me banned from bluesky
January 14, 2026 at 6:47 PM
"abolish ice" is a compromise position and the good position would get me banned from bluesky
another day, another class action lawsuit settlement email from a major company getting data breached ten years ago
January 14, 2026 at 6:07 PM
another day, another class action lawsuit settlement email from a major company getting data breached ten years ago
Today in the Daily Dex: door to door store brand gestapo cosplayers and the notion of self care vs escapism (all while drawing a fucking hermit crab)
Daily Dex - Dwebble
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop
blog.curiousquail.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Today in the Daily Dex: door to door store brand gestapo cosplayers and the notion of self care vs escapism (all while drawing a fucking hermit crab)
Let's fucking go??
"Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp. "
"Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp. "
Bandcamp’s Mission and Our Approach to Generative AI
We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.
blog.bandcamp.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Let's fucking go??
"Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp. "
"Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp. "
This morning @spider.florist made me laugh with a bug pokemon related shitpost and therefore he got to pick today's entry - which is a cute bug I'd never seen before!
Please enjoy (plus there's some good stuff in there about the overton window on speaking ill about the dead when the dead are awful)
Please enjoy (plus there's some good stuff in there about the overton window on speaking ill about the dead when the dead are awful)
Daily Dex - Joltik
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop
blog.curiousquail.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:47 PM
This morning @spider.florist made me laugh with a bug pokemon related shitpost and therefore he got to pick today's entry - which is a cute bug I'd never seen before!
Please enjoy (plus there's some good stuff in there about the overton window on speaking ill about the dead when the dead are awful)
Please enjoy (plus there's some good stuff in there about the overton window on speaking ill about the dead when the dead are awful)
hi #portfolioday!
I'm msd, I make maximalist mixed media art of bird wizard bureaucrats and their intersection with monsters and mechs
(It's kind of niche but I gotta be true to myself; also I'm a musician/photographer, available for all 3)
🎨: curiousquail.com/sib
✉: blog.curiousquail.com/about/
I'm msd, I make maximalist mixed media art of bird wizard bureaucrats and their intersection with monsters and mechs
(It's kind of niche but I gotta be true to myself; also I'm a musician/photographer, available for all 3)
🎨: curiousquail.com/sib
✉: blog.curiousquail.com/about/
January 13, 2026 at 3:19 PM
hi #portfolioday!
I'm msd, I make maximalist mixed media art of bird wizard bureaucrats and their intersection with monsters and mechs
(It's kind of niche but I gotta be true to myself; also I'm a musician/photographer, available for all 3)
🎨: curiousquail.com/sib
✉: blog.curiousquail.com/about/
I'm msd, I make maximalist mixed media art of bird wizard bureaucrats and their intersection with monsters and mechs
(It's kind of niche but I gotta be true to myself; also I'm a musician/photographer, available for all 3)
🎨: curiousquail.com/sib
✉: blog.curiousquail.com/about/
Della and I just started the final season and like, yea. This tracks.
so openAI scraped Ao3 to feed their stupid chatbot... and then the stupid writers of stranger things used the stupid chatbot, which was trained on stranger things fanfic, to write the final stupid season of the stupid show...
bro
January 12, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Della and I just started the final season and like, yea. This tracks.
man I don't wanna be that guy but like, if you wanted to shout "HEY EVERYONE PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE CONTENTS OF MY HARD DRIVE" this is sure a way to do it
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney argues banning Twitter over its ability to AI-generate pornographic images of minors is just 'gatekeepers' attempting to 'censor all of their political opponents'
Not the hill I'd die on, but I'm not a billionaire.
www.pcgamer.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:55 PM
man I don't wanna be that guy but like, if you wanted to shout "HEY EVERYONE PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE CONTENTS OF MY HARD DRIVE" this is sure a way to do it
Back to it! Today's request from @magmacranes.bsky.social was just for Abomasnow but it wasn't too much effort to go mega with it. Please enjoy! And as always, send me requests if I haven't done them on the project yet
When I started this there were 1025 pokemon and I've only done 62. Lots to go.
When I started this there were 1025 pokemon and I've only done 62. Lots to go.
Daily Dex - Mega Abomasnow
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop
blog.curiousquail.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Back to it! Today's request from @magmacranes.bsky.social was just for Abomasnow but it wasn't too much effort to go mega with it. Please enjoy! And as always, send me requests if I haven't done them on the project yet
When I started this there were 1025 pokemon and I've only done 62. Lots to go.
When I started this there were 1025 pokemon and I've only done 62. Lots to go.