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❰ vincent / blake ❙ he / they ❱
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I used to not understand iran but then I watched a movie and learnt they have divorces there too. really made me think.
Excerpt from Ted Sarandos interview. Q. My husband likes horror, and his Netflix account looks very different from mine. In fact, we keep it very, very separate. His is “Lulu Don’t Touch,” and mine is “Lulu Rom-Com.” He doesn’t want me to muddy his horror algorithm. And that thing that used to be the connection where someone might tell you about something, now it’s managed in a way that can allow for these serendipitous things like the surprise of “Squid Game,” but often gives you more of what you already want. Has streaming been good for culture? A. Oh, I think it’s been great for culture. Not only great for culture; in a strange way, I think it’s been great to make the world a safer place. I think you’re exposed to cultures around the world in a way that makes you more understanding and empathetic. I don’t know if you’ve ever seen the movie “A Separation” from Iran? It’s a story of a couple getting divorced in Iran, and you realize when you watch it how much we have in common with each other.
December 7, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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went to watch the og scene and I'm just laughing now about how happy this old lady looks waiting for her food. really good expressions.
Spongebob Squarepants scene: Mr Krabs chews food for a small, toothless old lady fish, who watches on with an eager closed smile.
October 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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if you see this, QTP with a game that released in the year you were born!

gorgeous, but still never finished it because it was SO HARD. it's SO HARD.
Screenshot from side-scroller game Rayman (1995), showing the titular little cartoon guy with his big nose and no limbs in an equally cartoony forest landscape.
October 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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I'm grateful bands even tour at all, because every time I read about that lifestyle, the idea of the start of every new leg of one sounds like this:
Text exchange: "We got the torture labyrinth tomorrow" "What?" "We gotta get tortured for eternity tomorrow" "Ohhhh. Okay."
October 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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also I don't think I go a week without thinking, "boy I really hope somebody got fired for That blunder"
A golfer in a video game smiles while saying, "You have selected "no"."
October 2, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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use of this image is at an all-time high.
Clickhole headline that reads: Heartbreaking. The worst person you know just made a great point.
September 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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lrp I Don't know why ralph makes me laugh so much. it's the same effect as this.
Tumblr post of a scene from David Lynch's Fire Walk With Me, captioned "Kevin Lynch's Twin Peaks. Kyle MacLachlan and David Bowie," followed by a user replying "Kevin??"
September 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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sucky
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July 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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last year's. a truly terrible one because I hadn't seen the post 'til the day was halfway done.
A sphinx character sadly says "Nobody loves me" to his reflection. His robot friend worriedly corrects them with, "Hey, don't say things like that! Whenever you have a negative thought, say the opposite, instead!" He stares back into the mirror, before plainly declaring "Everybody hates you", prompting his friend to flatly reply "alright" from out of frame.
June 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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this was fun ! I like this day. it really does inject carefree joy back into drawing.

#makeaterriblecomicday2025 #vinkandpaint
Two anthro bugs are putting together a reader board sign, which says: "Community centre movie marathon with snacks and drinks, Monday night," but are missing an N for the last word. As they stop to think about how to fix it, one of them falls asleep. The other takes notice of the speech bubble containing "Zzz" above them. The last panel shows one of the Zs has been removed from it, and turned to make an N on the reader board.
June 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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things I've drawn while forgetting to be active here.

#vinkandpaint
Digital art. Redraw of a Toontown meme with original characters. A reptilian, anthropomorphic robot character says, "quiet down small man", looking down at a small sphinx-like creature saying "gender". An animal skull-headed humanoid character, face mostly obscured by the previous speech bubble, says "I own 3 pairs of crocs." The robot character from the previous image with a second, similar looking character. The second robot gestures to herself and grins, saying, "I'm born 1st January 1970". The first crouches with a relaxed expression, and says, "I'm born 31st December 1969". A banner below reads: The Overflow Twins. The two robot characters pointing at a computer monitor displaying a completed "I'm not a robot" captcha with amused expressions. A row of characters in various yoga poses. The two robots from the previous image sit happily in contorted leg stretches. The sphinx-like creature now has elongated limbs and exaggeratedly leans backwards while kneeling, glancing in the opposite direction with amused concern at the skull-headed character from the first image, who stretches with a pained wince.
May 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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forgot to organise any of my previous art here. ah well. future stuff's going under #vinkandpaint to match my art-only tumblr's name!
Digital black and white comic. The first panel takes place in 2005 and shows a child version of the artist's fursona, a long-haired creature with small horns, using a computer with Windows XP. Text with an arrow pointing to them reads: "Playing Neopets and watching Homestar Runner", both of which are displayed on a chunky CRT monitor. In 2025 the artist is seen older, with longer horns and shorter wavy hair. The setup is replaced with a wide, flat monitor displaying the same websites on Windows 10. The text reads: "Playing Neopets and watching Homestar Runner also I'm male now".
May 5, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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the problem with having lived on basically just the one site for the past near 15 years is now I've gotta decide which one should be the receptacle for my every thought. holding them up side-by-side in my mind's eye. is this more of a tumblr post or a bluesky one. actually dang wait a minute
Screencap from The Simpsons. Mr Burns is overwhelmed between buying a bottle labelled catsup or a bottle labelled ketchup.
May 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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when I looked this up it autofilled with "vintage".
Plastic toy set in the shape of a pink hot air balloon, which opens to show a miniature ornate balcony inside its lid, and a miniature garden with two tiny figurines by a picnic table under a tree on the bottom.
March 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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a drawing exercise with a couple guys from that band I like there.
4 digital drawings of John Linnell and John Flansburgh, wearing outfits with black/navy, white, and red colour palettes. The drawings show: 1. the two as younger men, Linnell smiles peering from behind Flansburgh, who grimaces in the foreground; 2. their appearance in present day, both smiling at the camera; 3. both staring quizzically, Linnell strikes a pose with his arms outstretched, Flansburgh stands with his legs apart and arms behind his back; 4. a redraw of their Talks at Google interview, Linnell wears a striped shirt with a fleece jacket, Flansburgh wears glasses with red lenses and a cardigan with the Overlook Hotel carpet pattern.
February 19, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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just realised I typed "here" instead of "hear" in that first reply goddamit.

anyway, kim kitsuragi from disco elysium. I like his lugubrious face and dry personality, not to mention his voice. I need to finish this game.
Digital illustration of a middle-aged man with thinning dark hair and a gloomy expression, wearing thick, round glasses, and an orange jacket. A circle in the backdrop frames his head like a halo. Screenshot of a dialogue exchange from the game. You: Are you Sure there's not some sex-angle we should be considering? Kim Kitsuragi: Good point. Martinaise is Famed for its occult sex-murder rites. We'll get on it Immediately. You: It doesn't Have to be murder. It can just be sex. Kim Kitsuragi: Actually it does have to be murder. This is a murder investigation.
December 12, 2024 at 7:32 PM
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tbh, mr. green - a character who appeared in One single episode of ppg over 20 years ago and I will still bring up to this day.

the twist is that he seems like the villain of the week bc of his unsettling appearance, but ends up being a sweet kindergarten teacher all along. lethal combo, to me.
Scene from The Powerpuff Girls cartoon, showing a green-skinned demonic character with long white hair and pointed horns, who wears an eyepatch, belted tunic and long cape, standing behind a teacher's desk in a classroom. He grins blankly, showing sharp fangs, and has a single wide red eye. The same character touching his cheek thoughtfully and appearing concerned.
December 12, 2024 at 7:21 PM
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nabbed. I love playing sleepover-type games on social media giggle
Graphic with a floral border and the caption 1 Like = 1 Fictional Crush.
December 12, 2024 at 6:34 PM
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WIND WIND WIND WIND oh that's not too bad WIND WIND WIND
Weather forecast showing wind speeds ranging around 40mph in bold text, then lighter text at 28, then returning to higher winds in bold.
December 6, 2024 at 8:44 PM
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he looks like this these days! I'm too lazy to learn blender or maya, so thanks paint 3D for letting me emulate goofy little primitive renders.
Digital art of an original character in the style of a tech magazine spread. The left page has a 3D dark grey anthropomorphic creature with a white face and short turquoise hair, glasses, red cheeks, pointed horns, and a long finned tail. They are standing in front of a galaxy sky on a jungle-like surface. The header reads: Vimen '95, solar-powered synth. Keep in sunlight. Compact size and easily stored. Approx 8 hour battery life, 2MB ram. The right page has 2D illustrations of the character and is titled Fursona Reference; one shows the horizontal stripes across their back. The text reads: "Always online (Wi-FI compatible), uses he/they pronouns, includes DSLR camera and photography software, knows over 6 fun phrases to repeat ad nauseam." Various other notes point out how their appendages can be detached, that their ears are actually cooling vents and their horns process sound, and that their markings alternate between blue and orange to signify temperature.
November 8, 2024 at 6:59 PM
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it's getting to that time again. think I drew this in. 2020? I don't remember! it's got my fursona's old design for sure.
Digital art comic: an anthropomorphic creature with horns and floppy ears sits miserably in front of a seasonal affective disorder lamp. The second panel shows them smirking while thinking of Cousin Oskaar, from a skit about a man ranting about sunlight in daylight savings.
November 8, 2024 at 6:38 PM
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went through a "the spine surfs alone" fixation recently, and made a character based off skullivan, using the album art as inspiration.

while uploading the art on the right, I realised that I'd.. saved over the og file with the icon I made, and had to go download it from my own tumblr lmao

#tmbg
Digital black and white art. High angle view of a cartoon anthro character with an animal skull head, which has cracks and a vine pattern, pointed horns, fangs, and large sunken eyes. She looks up at the viewer while pointing at her forehead, which has the word They written on it, holding a pen in the other hand. Two different poses of the same character, wearing a baggy neon green sweater and black pants, standing in front of a large crescent moon on a black background. The first shows her pulling a playfully wide-eyed frown, gesturing wide with her arms. The second shows her body glowing in the dark, leaning back with one leg held out.
October 25, 2024 at 1:21 PM
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the other thing I gotta start crossposting here absolutely has to be the fan art I've done for the david cowles hcs johns, I love these little designs so much.

#tmbg | #sciencejohns
Digital art of stylised crayon caricatures of John Linnell and John Flansburgh, from the Here Comes Science's album cover. Linnell (yellow) runs on a large hamster wheel, asking, "What is this test for again?" Flansburgh (light blue) writes on a clipboard and is not paying attention, which is revealed to only have a doodle of himself dressed as a proud king, captioned King Science, and a tiny sad Linnell in the corner with stink lines, captioned Dr Linnsmell. Flansburgh and Linnell pouting angrily, stuck together in the same oversized shirt, which reads "Get Along Shirt". Clones of Flansburgh and Linnell, who have swapped colours to the originals, peering up at the viewer with eager smiles. Fake Flansburgh asks, "Hello, it's us - Dr Flans and Dr Linnell. May we have 1,000 dangerous chemicals?" Final art: the main members of They Might Be Giants posing in a row, with caricatures of Danny Weinkauf (red), Marty Beller (green), and Dan Miller (purple) added alongside the Johns.
October 25, 2024 at 11:04 AM
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fresh postttt fresh art. I don't know the etiquette yet and I'm scared. is tagging cool on this one, I like when you can tag.

#moomin | #undertale
Digital art of Moominmamma from Moomin and Toriel from Undertale laughing together, sitting at a table on a patio with a pie and pitcher of juice between them. The background shows hills full of trees on a cloudy day.
October 24, 2024 at 6:29 PM