David Bowman
@dlbowman76.com
Illustrator, coder, reader, bon-vivant. Please don't ask about HAL 9000...I don't like to talk about it.
Portfolio: https://www.dlbowman76.com (available for commissions)
Portfolio: https://www.dlbowman76.com (available for commissions)
Pinned
I declare this painting done. An illustration in search of a story. (Acrylic on canvas board.)
Oh no. A giant has left us. Nakadai was one of the very greatest of Japanese film actors. I first saw him as a teenager watching the Laserdisc of YOJIMBO with some friends from the anime club (it's a 1990s thing) and he was mesmerizing.
RIP Tatsuya Nakadai. I interviewed and was star struck by him twice. Once was on stage at the Museum of the Moving Image after a screening of the paranoid spy comedy AGE OF ASSASSINS, and once was for @ebertvoices.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/interviews/a...
A Living Legend: Tatsuya Nakadai on "Sword of Doom" | Interviews | Roger Ebert
An interview with legendary Japanese actor Tatsuya Nakadai about "Sword of Doom" and his extensive career in film.
www.rogerebert.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Oh no. A giant has left us. Nakadai was one of the very greatest of Japanese film actors. I first saw him as a teenager watching the Laserdisc of YOJIMBO with some friends from the anime club (it's a 1990s thing) and he was mesmerizing.
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Current windchill: 14°F. Over 2” of snow on the ground.
I very much like working from home.
I very much like working from home.
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Current windchill: 14°F. Over 2” of snow on the ground.
I very much like working from home.
I very much like working from home.
Gah. This football game is like a really bad community theater production of a Beckett play — nothing is happening, and it's not happening very slowly.
November 11, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Gah. This football game is like a really bad community theater production of a Beckett play — nothing is happening, and it's not happening very slowly.
*Idly checking the football*
Ah. The "Inertia Bowl".
Ah. The "Inertia Bowl".
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
*Idly checking the football*
Ah. The "Inertia Bowl".
Ah. The "Inertia Bowl".
It's going to be frigid when I get up for work in the morning so you unfortunate people will get another sweater selfie.
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It's going to be frigid when I get up for work in the morning so you unfortunate people will get another sweater selfie.
Oh goody. This will (re)create a very lucrative black market.
More than 15 Senate Democrats join GOP to advance nationwide ban on hemp products, including CBD gummies,
oh the paul amendment is going down 78-22
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Oh goody. This will (re)create a very lucrative black market.
I can think of at least 4 of my mutuals who could write a suitably saucy story to accompany this illustration.
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I can think of at least 4 of my mutuals who could write a suitably saucy story to accompany this illustration.
My feed is roughly divided in two sections today:
• I want to set the Democratic Party on fire.
• The Edmund Fitzgerald.
• I want to set the Democratic Party on fire.
• The Edmund Fitzgerald.
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
My feed is roughly divided in two sections today:
• I want to set the Democratic Party on fire.
• The Edmund Fitzgerald.
• I want to set the Democratic Party on fire.
• The Edmund Fitzgerald.
Blue cheeses like Gorgonzola or Stilton are a true "love it or hate it" flavor. I personally adore them but I will acknowledge that they can be very strong.
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Blue cheeses like Gorgonzola or Stilton are a true "love it or hate it" flavor. I personally adore them but I will acknowledge that they can be very strong.
🎶
Are you lonesome tonight? Do you miss —
Oh, god. OH, GOD. Keep still and don't look behind you.
Don't look. You don't want — Oh, GOD...OH, JESUS CHRIST.
Are you lonesome tonight? Do you miss —
Oh, god. OH, GOD. Keep still and don't look behind you.
Don't look. You don't want — Oh, GOD...OH, JESUS CHRIST.
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Are you lonesome tonight? Do you miss —
Oh, god. OH, GOD. Keep still and don't look behind you.
Don't look. You don't want — Oh, GOD...OH, JESUS CHRIST.
Are you lonesome tonight? Do you miss —
Oh, god. OH, GOD. Keep still and don't look behind you.
Don't look. You don't want — Oh, GOD...OH, JESUS CHRIST.
This is an excellent thread.
November 10, 2025 at 11:28 PM
This is an excellent thread.
So the new U.S. ambassador to India is a man named Sergio Gor.
Was he a character in a John Norman novel?
(about half a dozen of you will get that.)
Was he a character in a John Norman novel?
(about half a dozen of you will get that.)
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
So the new U.S. ambassador to India is a man named Sergio Gor.
Was he a character in a John Norman novel?
(about half a dozen of you will get that.)
Was he a character in a John Norman novel?
(about half a dozen of you will get that.)
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a title change for the debut novel forthcoming with @titanbooks.bsky.social in 2026 👀‼️
🎭🪷☁️AN EMPIRE IN THE CLOUDS ☁️🪷🎭
a Chinese-inspired science fantasy set on a drowning continent of royal siblings striving to survive in a climate of murder and corruption.
🎭🪷☁️AN EMPIRE IN THE CLOUDS ☁️🪷🎭
a Chinese-inspired science fantasy set on a drowning continent of royal siblings striving to survive in a climate of murder and corruption.
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
a title change for the debut novel forthcoming with @titanbooks.bsky.social in 2026 👀‼️
🎭🪷☁️AN EMPIRE IN THE CLOUDS ☁️🪷🎭
a Chinese-inspired science fantasy set on a drowning continent of royal siblings striving to survive in a climate of murder and corruption.
🎭🪷☁️AN EMPIRE IN THE CLOUDS ☁️🪷🎭
a Chinese-inspired science fantasy set on a drowning continent of royal siblings striving to survive in a climate of murder and corruption.
• Tintern Shabby
• Westminster Shabby
• Shabby Road
Gosh, it's all falling apart, innit?
• Westminster Shabby
• Shabby Road
Gosh, it's all falling apart, innit?
November 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
• Tintern Shabby
• Westminster Shabby
• Shabby Road
Gosh, it's all falling apart, innit?
• Westminster Shabby
• Shabby Road
Gosh, it's all falling apart, innit?
How do you calculate the molecular weight of guacamole?
By using Avocado's Number.
By using Avocado's Number.
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
How do you calculate the molecular weight of guacamole?
By using Avocado's Number.
By using Avocado's Number.
I had an uncle who was a printer and he worked in the days of hot metal. He had some of the most blood-curdling anecdotes about industrial accidents I have ever heard.
Something to think about as people are cheering on the return of manual labor.
Something to think about as people are cheering on the return of manual labor.
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I had an uncle who was a printer and he worked in the days of hot metal. He had some of the most blood-curdling anecdotes about industrial accidents I have ever heard.
Something to think about as people are cheering on the return of manual labor.
Something to think about as people are cheering on the return of manual labor.
Charlton Heston is the last human on Earth. He evades peril in search of oily fish he needs to survive.
THE OMEGA-3 FATTY ACID MAN
THE OMEGA-3 FATTY ACID MAN
November 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Charlton Heston is the last human on Earth. He evades peril in search of oily fish he needs to survive.
THE OMEGA-3 FATTY ACID MAN
THE OMEGA-3 FATTY ACID MAN
My suspicion is that this absurdly punitive tariff on *pasta* is either a Miller or Vought special. Miller because I'd bet he doesn't view Italian-Americans as white or Vought because he's a malevolent sadist who basically hates everybody.
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
My suspicion is that this absurdly punitive tariff on *pasta* is either a Miller or Vought special. Miller because I'd bet he doesn't view Italian-Americans as white or Vought because he's a malevolent sadist who basically hates everybody.
I’ve got to hand it to this administration. They are doing everything humanly possible to make every non-billionaire miserable. And the billionaires are still miserable because a number on a spreadsheet will never be high enough to satiate them.
November 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I’ve got to hand it to this administration. They are doing everything humanly possible to make every non-billionaire miserable. And the billionaires are still miserable because a number on a spreadsheet will never be high enough to satiate them.
I heard someone refer to the late Kim Jong Il as “Kim Jong the Second” and I’m afraid I’m going to be giggling about this all day long.
November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I heard someone refer to the late Kim Jong Il as “Kim Jong the Second” and I’m afraid I’m going to be giggling about this all day long.
BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW is deeply odd. It’s literally all tone and no logic. It feels like the cinematic equivalent of “Music for Airports”.
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW is deeply odd. It’s literally all tone and no logic. It feels like the cinematic equivalent of “Music for Airports”.
Current windchill: 14°F. Over 2” of snow on the ground.
I very much like working from home.
I very much like working from home.
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Current windchill: 14°F. Over 2” of snow on the ground.
I very much like working from home.
I very much like working from home.
Corruption in the United States is very egalitarian. Provided you have sufficient means, anyone can purchase a politician or a judge for the right sum. Best of all, they demonstrably provide fantastic return on investment.
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Corruption in the United States is very egalitarian. Provided you have sufficient means, anyone can purchase a politician or a judge for the right sum. Best of all, they demonstrably provide fantastic return on investment.
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The Force-Feeding of AI on an Unwilling Public
This isn't innovation, it's tyranny
www.honest-broker.com
August 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM