Matt
@ciarvella.com
Dad, Swordfighter, Nature Enthusiast, Occasional Writer, Full Time Nerd, Runner who will never pass you out on the trail.
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![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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20 years ago today Xbox 360 launched. The power was never the console - it was you. You camped out at midnight, built lasting communities, and showed us what gaming could mean. You made that generation endure for two decades. Thank you.
November 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
20 years ago today Xbox 360 launched. The power was never the console - it was you. You camped out at midnight, built lasting communities, and showed us what gaming could mean. You made that generation endure for two decades. Thank you.
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Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
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This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
Oh my goodness, what a game! #SeaKraken
November 9, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Oh my goodness, what a game! #SeaKraken
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It was the easiest, one question, open book test in American history. And we are all suffering due to their failure. I will never forget, and never forgive the people who did this to us.
October 23, 2025 at 3:04 AM
It was the easiest, one question, open book test in American history. And we are all suffering due to their failure. I will never forget, and never forgive the people who did this to us.
Sometimes I see cool things out in the field, like this orbweaver spider.
October 8, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Sometimes I see cool things out in the field, like this orbweaver spider.
Got the ol' double flu/COVID shot in the arm today and I am feeling soooooore right now.
September 30, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Got the ol' double flu/COVID shot in the arm today and I am feeling soooooore right now.
Being a gamer dad means that, moving forward, at least some of the achievements on my profile are going to be from the Paw Patrol game.
September 23, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Being a gamer dad means that, moving forward, at least some of the achievements on my profile are going to be from the Paw Patrol game.
I'm at the "I deserve a medal for taking a shower and brushing my teeth" level of being sick.
September 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I'm at the "I deserve a medal for taking a shower and brushing my teeth" level of being sick.
This cat is my new cat! Nothing is wrong with my other cat, we just felt like we needed one more cat than we had originally.
August 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This cat is my new cat! Nothing is wrong with my other cat, we just felt like we needed one more cat than we had originally.
Just another day at the office.
August 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Just another day at the office.
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Happy Father's Day!
www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2012/1...
www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2012/1...
Mindcraft - Penny Arcade
Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.
www.penny-arcade.com
June 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Happy Father's Day!
www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2012/1...
www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2012/1...
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Washington Sen. Bill Ramos died suddenly while running on Saturday, according to his wife, King County Councilmember Sarah Perry. He was 69 years old.
WA state senator, a pillar in Eastside community, dies suddenly at 69
Washington Sen. Bill Ramos died suddenly while running on Saturday, according to his wife, King County Councilmember Sarah Perry. He was 69 years old.
www.seattletimes.com
April 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Washington Sen. Bill Ramos died suddenly while running on Saturday, according to his wife, King County Councilmember Sarah Perry. He was 69 years old.
Cherry blossoms at the University of Washington campus.
April 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Cherry blossoms at the University of Washington campus.
It's new #chicken day! It took a couple of tries and getting up exceptionally early to go wait in line for several hours, but I'm happy to bring these little ones home to join my flock.
April 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
It's new #chicken day! It took a couple of tries and getting up exceptionally early to go wait in line for several hours, but I'm happy to bring these little ones home to join my flock.
The Pacific Trillium, my favorite flower. These are from my backyard!
April 5, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The Pacific Trillium, my favorite flower. These are from my backyard!
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"Stand up straight with your fucking shoulders back, stop chasing get-rich-quick schemes and porno fantasies, get a job and try talking to that girl you like and listening when she talks to you." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-new-gend...
The New Gender Synthesis
To be only masculine or only feminine is to be half a human being.
www.liberalcurrents.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
"Stand up straight with your fucking shoulders back, stop chasing get-rich-quick schemes and porno fantasies, get a job and try talking to that girl you like and listening when she talks to you." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-new-gend...
I finished my first #Avowed playthrough today. I had an absolute blast with it from start to finish, loved the world, the gameplay, the art, everything.
March 28, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I finished my first #Avowed playthrough today. I had an absolute blast with it from start to finish, loved the world, the gameplay, the art, everything.