Ryan (BenGraven)
@bengraven.bsky.social
Former Midwestern/current southern left-leaning dad. Aka “Bengraven”. Freelance, talking about writing, gaming, mental health and 🏳️🌈 , Americana, comics/manga, animation, cozy or genre art. Severe ADHD when it comes to posting!
Imagine being born with a gigantic Santa Claus tattoo on your hind end.
📸 @dinosaurdracula.bsky.social
📸 @dinosaurdracula.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Imagine being born with a gigantic Santa Claus tattoo on your hind end.
📸 @dinosaurdracula.bsky.social
📸 @dinosaurdracula.bsky.social
“…so he told me that I needed to transfer and I wasn’t going to transfer and so I was looking for a manger to confirm some information and…”
“If you look in the plan literature…I think it’s under suspension. Or is it cancellation? Wait no it’s suspension.”
Me, sitting between them:
“If you look in the plan literature…I think it’s under suspension. Or is it cancellation? Wait no it’s suspension.”
Me, sitting between them:
November 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
“…so he told me that I needed to transfer and I wasn’t going to transfer and so I was looking for a manger to confirm some information and…”
“If you look in the plan literature…I think it’s under suspension. Or is it cancellation? Wait no it’s suspension.”
Me, sitting between them:
“If you look in the plan literature…I think it’s under suspension. Or is it cancellation? Wait no it’s suspension.”
Me, sitting between them:
When I was a kid, $20 got me a gallon of milk and two plastic bags of soup and pound of hamburger hamburger and dry goods.
Yesterday I spent $200 on a gallon of milk and the same things in three bags.
Yesterday I spent $200 on a gallon of milk and the same things in three bags.
Trump lies: "We're also bringing down prices very substantially, and we've already brought them down very, very substantially."
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
When I was a kid, $20 got me a gallon of milk and two plastic bags of soup and pound of hamburger hamburger and dry goods.
Yesterday I spent $200 on a gallon of milk and the same things in three bags.
Yesterday I spent $200 on a gallon of milk and the same things in three bags.
“Why don’t you want to sit by us at work?”
I’m here 9 hours. I don’t want to spend my breaks and lunch talking about work. Yes I’m funny. But I’m not funny on lunch. You will spend the entire time talking about work and I’ll sit there, dead eyed, wishing I was reading.
I’m here 9 hours. I don’t want to spend my breaks and lunch talking about work. Yes I’m funny. But I’m not funny on lunch. You will spend the entire time talking about work and I’ll sit there, dead eyed, wishing I was reading.
November 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
“Why don’t you want to sit by us at work?”
I’m here 9 hours. I don’t want to spend my breaks and lunch talking about work. Yes I’m funny. But I’m not funny on lunch. You will spend the entire time talking about work and I’ll sit there, dead eyed, wishing I was reading.
I’m here 9 hours. I don’t want to spend my breaks and lunch talking about work. Yes I’m funny. But I’m not funny on lunch. You will spend the entire time talking about work and I’ll sit there, dead eyed, wishing I was reading.
Quite honestly, I would intend to spend as much as possible on other people. I would find myself buying some essentials, assuming it's large enough to purchase a home and vehicle, then likely buy some random things because "at the moment" I was like "oh I can afford to just splurge on THAT thing".
If you won or inherited or somehow earned (as if) a huge pile of money, would you use it to help people or would you buy a bunch of expensive junk for yourself?
Part B: the who, what where part. Go.
Part B: the who, what where part. Go.
November 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Quite honestly, I would intend to spend as much as possible on other people. I would find myself buying some essentials, assuming it's large enough to purchase a home and vehicle, then likely buy some random things because "at the moment" I was like "oh I can afford to just splurge on THAT thing".
The most important thing I've learned in 40+ years of gaming is that gameplay will always be superior over graphics.
There's a reason indie games, fan games, mods, and Roblox/Fortnite creator gamemodes are dominating kids' time these days. They don't give a shit about 8k 120fps...
There's a reason indie games, fan games, mods, and Roblox/Fortnite creator gamemodes are dominating kids' time these days. They don't give a shit about 8k 120fps...
November 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The most important thing I've learned in 40+ years of gaming is that gameplay will always be superior over graphics.
There's a reason indie games, fan games, mods, and Roblox/Fortnite creator gamemodes are dominating kids' time these days. They don't give a shit about 8k 120fps...
There's a reason indie games, fan games, mods, and Roblox/Fortnite creator gamemodes are dominating kids' time these days. They don't give a shit about 8k 120fps...
That was me, up there putting that Shrek up. Fucking bogie started deflating on day two because some teenage twats decided to start tossing rocks at him after our store closed.
Never forget how in 2004 to promote their "Shrek 2" kids meals, Burger King equipped the roofs of their restaurants with 12 foot tall, 40 pound, inflatable Shreks
November 16, 2025 at 2:54 AM
That was me, up there putting that Shrek up. Fucking bogie started deflating on day two because some teenage twats decided to start tossing rocks at him after our store closed.
November 16, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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If you haven't seen it yet, Kenneth Branagh's epic 1996 version of Hamlet got an FMV adventure game adaptation that immediately fell into deep obscurity, and I go into its history in GREAT detail. It's my most video so far!
youtu.be/Qm3LoWtVI1U
youtu.be/Qm3LoWtVI1U
Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet: The Videogame
YouTube video by Alien Bob
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
If you haven't seen it yet, Kenneth Branagh's epic 1996 version of Hamlet got an FMV adventure game adaptation that immediately fell into deep obscurity, and I go into its history in GREAT detail. It's my most video so far!
youtu.be/Qm3LoWtVI1U
youtu.be/Qm3LoWtVI1U
Breath of the Wild (Wii U v.) running at 120 fps on my PC, with a PS5 controller, is getting me through this weekend.
Now if I could only figure out how to get rumble and motion settings to work on Cemu.
Now if I could only figure out how to get rumble and motion settings to work on Cemu.
November 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Breath of the Wild (Wii U v.) running at 120 fps on my PC, with a PS5 controller, is getting me through this weekend.
Now if I could only figure out how to get rumble and motion settings to work on Cemu.
Now if I could only figure out how to get rumble and motion settings to work on Cemu.
The trend is giving me life. What a great time, too, as the art bug has captured me so much that I've spent more time drawing (and reading) than gaming and doom scrolling since quite literally the last regime years.
November 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The trend is giving me life. What a great time, too, as the art bug has captured me so much that I've spent more time drawing (and reading) than gaming and doom scrolling since quite literally the last regime years.
Remember all caps when you say KK's name.
November 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Remember all caps when you say KK's name.
I don't want to spoil it, in case it's considered a spoiler, but the "leaked*" footage of Zelda being filmed made me smile and have a bit more faith in the product. Zelda, Link, and Impa (?!) look fantastic.
* I strongly suspect this was a controlled leak based on the way it's being shot
* I strongly suspect this was a controlled leak based on the way it's being shot
November 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I don't want to spoil it, in case it's considered a spoiler, but the "leaked*" footage of Zelda being filmed made me smile and have a bit more faith in the product. Zelda, Link, and Impa (?!) look fantastic.
* I strongly suspect this was a controlled leak based on the way it's being shot
* I strongly suspect this was a controlled leak based on the way it's being shot
Can someone tell me what the fuck news dropped last night at dark o’clock in the morning, that I keep coming upon these memes?
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Can someone tell me what the fuck news dropped last night at dark o’clock in the morning, that I keep coming upon these memes?
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Who remembers PC gaming in the 2000s then? if so, what's your favourite game from this era?
Thrilled to share latest arrival, this Y2K Win XP, Sony VAIO Laptop ... and whilst I played way too much later versions of the "The Sims", I've never played the original. So guess what I'm playing tonight :)
Thrilled to share latest arrival, this Y2K Win XP, Sony VAIO Laptop ... and whilst I played way too much later versions of the "The Sims", I've never played the original. So guess what I'm playing tonight :)
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Who remembers PC gaming in the 2000s then? if so, what's your favourite game from this era?
Thrilled to share latest arrival, this Y2K Win XP, Sony VAIO Laptop ... and whilst I played way too much later versions of the "The Sims", I've never played the original. So guess what I'm playing tonight :)
Thrilled to share latest arrival, this Y2K Win XP, Sony VAIO Laptop ... and whilst I played way too much later versions of the "The Sims", I've never played the original. So guess what I'm playing tonight :)
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Disney is starting on the Microsoft path of "suicide fetish".
Bob Iger says Disney+ will soon have AI-generated short form content from users
(via THR)
(via THR)
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Disney is starting on the Microsoft path of "suicide fetish".
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Disney wants you to cancel your subscriptions so badly.
Bob Iger says Disney+ will soon have AI-generated short form content from users
(via THR)
(via THR)
November 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Disney wants you to cancel your subscriptions so badly.
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Oh, it's gonna happen.
November 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Oh, it's gonna happen.
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Hi there! Friendly neighborhood artist here.
You can do it.
Getting good at ANYTHING is practice and passion
Just sketch a little each day, it doesn't have to be anything major
You can do it.
Getting good at ANYTHING is practice and passion
Just sketch a little each day, it doesn't have to be anything major
This has been my vibes for the last few months. It's time to get back to drawing again.
and YOU can, too.
🎨by pizza990
and YOU can, too.
🎨by pizza990
November 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Hi there! Friendly neighborhood artist here.
You can do it.
Getting good at ANYTHING is practice and passion
Just sketch a little each day, it doesn't have to be anything major
You can do it.
Getting good at ANYTHING is practice and passion
Just sketch a little each day, it doesn't have to be anything major
Pizza990 is good people.
November 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Pizza990 is good people.
This has been my vibes for the last few months. It's time to get back to drawing again.
and YOU can, too.
🎨by pizza990
and YOU can, too.
🎨by pizza990
November 13, 2025 at 2:40 AM
This has been my vibes for the last few months. It's time to get back to drawing again.
and YOU can, too.
🎨by pizza990
and YOU can, too.
🎨by pizza990
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QANON CULTIST IN 2017: "In this 1,879 page thread I will unravel the byzantine system of codewords and phrases the global elite use to mask their pedophile cabal."
JEFFREY EPSTEIN WRITING AN EMAIL AT THE SAME TIME: "helo its me jeff had fun cmmitting sex crimes wit u lst weeknd"
JEFFREY EPSTEIN WRITING AN EMAIL AT THE SAME TIME: "helo its me jeff had fun cmmitting sex crimes wit u lst weeknd"
pretty funny in retrospect that QAnon hinged on the idea that powerful elites at the highest levels of government were smart enough to talk in code when sending emails to each other about their despicable crimes
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
QANON CULTIST IN 2017: "In this 1,879 page thread I will unravel the byzantine system of codewords and phrases the global elite use to mask their pedophile cabal."
JEFFREY EPSTEIN WRITING AN EMAIL AT THE SAME TIME: "helo its me jeff had fun cmmitting sex crimes wit u lst weeknd"
JEFFREY EPSTEIN WRITING AN EMAIL AT THE SAME TIME: "helo its me jeff had fun cmmitting sex crimes wit u lst weeknd"
Today’s episode of America has dropped a ton of lore.
In case you'd been wondering why Trump rolls over for Putin at every turn:
Jeffrey Epstein claimed he gave Russians insight into Trump
Newly released emails show the late convicted sex offender’s extensive network of foreign contacts, whom he corresponded with about Trump’s policy decisions.
www.politico.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Today’s episode of America has dropped a ton of lore.
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I can’t be the only one who thought it looked like 🥺 right
November 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I can’t be the only one who thought it looked like 🥺 right