Marty Runyon
@anjinm.bsky.social
We all lift together.
- No longer in the target demographic
- Current obsession: learning to draw
- Past obsessions: coding, Japanese, video games, blogging
- No longer in the target demographic
- Current obsession: learning to draw
- Past obsessions: coding, Japanese, video games, blogging
Art throwback day! I found a school project I made when I was five. (Still coming to grips with the fact that I was in kindergarten in the 70s.)
Here we have a brown bear, clearly modeled on a stuffed animal, drawn in brown crayon. This book is the earliest proof that I once enjoyed drawing.
Here we have a brown bear, clearly modeled on a stuffed animal, drawn in brown crayon. This book is the earliest proof that I once enjoyed drawing.
February 6, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Art throwback day! I found a school project I made when I was five. (Still coming to grips with the fact that I was in kindergarten in the 70s.)
Here we have a brown bear, clearly modeled on a stuffed animal, drawn in brown crayon. This book is the earliest proof that I once enjoyed drawing.
Here we have a brown bear, clearly modeled on a stuffed animal, drawn in brown crayon. This book is the earliest proof that I once enjoyed drawing.
Still too negative from me, so it's art time again.
I drew this today after watching too many Akihito Yoshitomi videos. It's probably the favorite thing I've done so far. But even better, I can see several things that I want to improve. That means I have concrete learning goals now. Success!
I drew this today after watching too many Akihito Yoshitomi videos. It's probably the favorite thing I've done so far. But even better, I can see several things that I want to improve. That means I have concrete learning goals now. Success!
February 4, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Still too negative from me, so it's art time again.
I drew this today after watching too many Akihito Yoshitomi videos. It's probably the favorite thing I've done so far. But even better, I can see several things that I want to improve. That means I have concrete learning goals now. Success!
I drew this today after watching too many Akihito Yoshitomi videos. It's probably the favorite thing I've done so far. But even better, I can see several things that I want to improve. That means I have concrete learning goals now. Success!
If you want to stop people from using cliched and overused words, I say go for it. Throw out "immersive" too. Reviewers rely on too many crutch words.
But saying an emphasizing word is being used inaccurately is some prescriptivist bullshit. Language is mutable. Just ask "literally."
But saying an emphasizing word is being used inaccurately is some prescriptivist bullshit. Language is mutable. Just ask "literally."
I'll bang this drum till the day I die. I've said it before and I'll say it again
Using addictive as a descriptor for a video game is lazy and almost entirely inaccurate to the point you're trying to get across.
Balatro is not destroying the life of you and your loved ones, you just like the game
Using addictive as a descriptor for a video game is lazy and almost entirely inaccurate to the point you're trying to get across.
Balatro is not destroying the life of you and your loved ones, you just like the game
I cut addictive out of so many reviews. Unless you are talking about predatory mechanics that are literally designed to manipulate people in habit-forming ways, do not use it as "game is too fun!"
February 3, 2026 at 7:15 PM
If you want to stop people from using cliched and overused words, I say go for it. Throw out "immersive" too. Reviewers rely on too many crutch words.
But saying an emphasizing word is being used inaccurately is some prescriptivist bullshit. Language is mutable. Just ask "literally."
But saying an emphasizing word is being used inaccurately is some prescriptivist bullshit. Language is mutable. Just ask "literally."
18 days since I posted proof that I'm actually trying to learn art? I promise I haven't given up. Here is a thoroughly embarrassing, sausage-fingered rendition of a hand doing that thwipy thing. I really need to work harder so that I can post less embarrassing art.
February 2, 2026 at 10:45 PM
18 days since I posted proof that I'm actually trying to learn art? I promise I haven't given up. Here is a thoroughly embarrassing, sausage-fingered rendition of a hand doing that thwipy thing. I really need to work harder so that I can post less embarrassing art.
While I'm desperately trying to maintain my sanity, let's talk about pencil leads.
When I started this return to learning art, I started with a mechanical pencil. Love mechanical pencils, but I was having so much trouble controlling my line weights. Everything was a think, bold line. (1/3)
When I started this return to learning art, I started with a mechanical pencil. Love mechanical pencils, but I was having so much trouble controlling my line weights. Everything was a think, bold line. (1/3)
January 31, 2026 at 10:40 PM
While I'm desperately trying to maintain my sanity, let's talk about pencil leads.
When I started this return to learning art, I started with a mechanical pencil. Love mechanical pencils, but I was having so much trouble controlling my line weights. Everything was a think, bold line. (1/3)
When I started this return to learning art, I started with a mechanical pencil. Love mechanical pencils, but I was having so much trouble controlling my line weights. Everything was a think, bold line. (1/3)
The fact that big companies have been all in on AI for game dev, only for AI exuberance to bite them on the ass, is a chef's kiss moment.
Video game stocks are suddenly crashing today with the launch of Google's Project Genie as investors think games will start magically getting made with AI
➡️ ca.investing.com/news/stock-m...
#GoogleGemini #TakeTwo #CDProjektRED #Roblox #videogames
➡️ ca.investing.com/news/stock-m...
#GoogleGemini #TakeTwo #CDProjektRED #Roblox #videogames
January 31, 2026 at 1:53 AM
The fact that big companies have been all in on AI for game dev, only for AI exuberance to bite them on the ass, is a chef's kiss moment.
Up through episode six of Dispatch and I am destroyed. Eff.
January 29, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Up through episode six of Dispatch and I am destroyed. Eff.
DHS has been a failed project since its inception. It's only mission has been to instill fear in the population to make it easier to manipulate and control.
January 29, 2026 at 1:12 AM
DHS has been a failed project since its inception. It's only mission has been to instill fear in the population to make it easier to manipulate and control.
Reposted by Marty Runyon
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
I started up Highguard, played through the tutorial, then immediately uninstalled. I thought I might give it a try, but I felt so stressed trying to keep everything straight that I knew that I should never play against people.
January 26, 2026 at 10:13 PM
I started up Highguard, played through the tutorial, then immediately uninstalled. I thought I might give it a try, but I felt so stressed trying to keep everything straight that I knew that I should never play against people.
Four episodes into Dispatch and I am in love with this game. The choices have been killing me. And I love how they use the game parts to explore the narrative and how the characters interact. I'm trying to pace myself so that I don't bolt the whole thing at once, but it's so difficult!
January 26, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Four episodes into Dispatch and I am in love with this game. The choices have been killing me. And I love how they use the game parts to explore the narrative and how the characters interact. I'm trying to pace myself so that I don't bolt the whole thing at once, but it's so difficult!
It's a curl up under the blanket and hide kind of day.
January 24, 2026 at 9:50 PM
It's a curl up under the blanket and hide kind of day.
Just played the first episode of Dispatch and I am stunned. What a great start to the game.
January 23, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Just played the first episode of Dispatch and I am stunned. What a great start to the game.
Reading Too Many Losing Heroines v5 and Nukumizu is such a fool. These books are so fun.
January 22, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Reading Too Many Losing Heroines v5 and Nukumizu is such a fool. These books are so fun.
@puzzmo.com Tried my first Ribbit today and I'm already hooked! What a great replacement for Wordbind, which I enjoyed dearly.
January 21, 2026 at 10:43 PM
@puzzmo.com Tried my first Ribbit today and I'm already hooked! What a great replacement for Wordbind, which I enjoyed dearly.
I'm not opposed to AI because it is bad at its job. I'm opposed to AI because it is too good at its true job: to destroy art and replace it with infinite content slop.
January 20, 2026 at 10:03 PM
I'm not opposed to AI because it is bad at its job. I'm opposed to AI because it is too good at its true job: to destroy art and replace it with infinite content slop.
Last one for a bit. Here is my Proko Drawing Basics pear. Literally the first thing the course asks you to draw. I've already gone back and updated the shading to define the front side better. But I was a little happy with how this started.
See? I'm doing the work!
See? I'm doing the work!
January 15, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Last one for a bit. Here is my Proko Drawing Basics pear. Literally the first thing the course asks you to draw. I've already gone back and updated the shading to define the front side better. But I was a little happy with how this started.
See? I'm doing the work!
See? I'm doing the work!
Not that I'm going to turn this into an art account any time soon, but I do want to start documenting my art journey, primarily as a way to be accountable to myself
So here is the drawing got me started...
So here is the drawing got me started...
January 15, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Not that I'm going to turn this into an art account any time soon, but I do want to start documenting my art journey, primarily as a way to be accountable to myself
So here is the drawing got me started...
So here is the drawing got me started...
AI was supposed to do away with the drudgery. But instead it's being used to replace the things that make us human. Not surprising when society values and rewards idea men and thought leaders over artists.
January 13, 2026 at 7:52 AM
AI was supposed to do away with the drudgery. But instead it's being used to replace the things that make us human. Not surprising when society values and rewards idea men and thought leaders over artists.
I often hear about Monster Hunter Wilds' bad story, which I don't understood. You explore a region thought uninhabited, discover that the ancient people had engineered the environment and creatures there, and that nature had used these tools resurrect a previously extinct species. That's awesome!
January 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I often hear about Monster Hunter Wilds' bad story, which I don't understood. You explore a region thought uninhabited, discover that the ancient people had engineered the environment and creatures there, and that nature had used these tools resurrect a previously extinct species. That's awesome!
It's 2026. Hold onto your butts!
January 1, 2026 at 8:06 AM
It's 2026. Hold onto your butts!
As much as I enjoyed playing D&D when I was younger, the last thing I ever want is to hear someone talk about their game. Another way that D&D is like sex, I suppose.
December 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
As much as I enjoyed playing D&D when I was younger, the last thing I ever want is to hear someone talk about their game. Another way that D&D is like sex, I suppose.
One of my favorite things to do is read notes on emulator github pages and pretend to understand what they mean.
December 25, 2025 at 5:48 AM
One of my favorite things to do is read notes on emulator github pages and pretend to understand what they mean.
I'm honestly kinda fucked up over the murder of Rob Reiner and his wife. If you asked me about my favorite movies, two competing for the top of the list are The Princess Bride and When Harry Met Sally. These and other of his works had an outsized hand in forming the person I am today. How miserable.
December 16, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I'm honestly kinda fucked up over the murder of Rob Reiner and his wife. If you asked me about my favorite movies, two competing for the top of the list are The Princess Bride and When Harry Met Sally. These and other of his works had an outsized hand in forming the person I am today. How miserable.