Kieran Madden
@kieran-madden.bsky.social
…has no idea where he is, or how he got here.
- UK based illustrator
www.Kieran-madden.com
- UK based illustrator
www.Kieran-madden.com
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Hey folks, I have an Etsy store where I’m selling limited prints from my Filmography range of poster art.
Order now and they just might arrive before Christmas… 😉
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Kier...
Order now and they just might arrive before Christmas… 😉
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Kier...
On the one hand: it’s not a particularly good movie. Not bad, either, just… not particularly good.
On the other hand: it was the first Trek movie I got to see in the cinema (at the ripe old age of 8yrs old!👶), so can’t deny it is undiluted nostalgia for me.
On the other hand: it was the first Trek movie I got to see in the cinema (at the ripe old age of 8yrs old!👶), so can’t deny it is undiluted nostalgia for me.
Star Trek Generations was released 31 years ago today.
Captains on the bridge!
Captains on the bridge!
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
On the one hand: it’s not a particularly good movie. Not bad, either, just… not particularly good.
On the other hand: it was the first Trek movie I got to see in the cinema (at the ripe old age of 8yrs old!👶), so can’t deny it is undiluted nostalgia for me.
On the other hand: it was the first Trek movie I got to see in the cinema (at the ripe old age of 8yrs old!👶), so can’t deny it is undiluted nostalgia for me.
I had brain-melting toothache for a whole year while trying to find a dentist within my price range and I can more than confidently tell you all that in that time my fast action ibuprofen was a damn godsend.
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I had brain-melting toothache for a whole year while trying to find a dentist within my price range and I can more than confidently tell you all that in that time my fast action ibuprofen was a damn godsend.
My new phone provider has a system in place blocking short codes being sent to my phone, which makes it difficult for me to confirm payments and logins
Apparently I can deactivate it by logging in to their app
And yet the first thing the app asks for is my number so it can send me a short code 🤦
Apparently I can deactivate it by logging in to their app
And yet the first thing the app asks for is my number so it can send me a short code 🤦
November 12, 2025 at 7:24 AM
My new phone provider has a system in place blocking short codes being sent to my phone, which makes it difficult for me to confirm payments and logins
Apparently I can deactivate it by logging in to their app
And yet the first thing the app asks for is my number so it can send me a short code 🤦
Apparently I can deactivate it by logging in to their app
And yet the first thing the app asks for is my number so it can send me a short code 🤦
I can’t imagine why this isn’t flying off the shelves…
October 24, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I can’t imagine why this isn’t flying off the shelves…
Got to see an amazing performance from Abel Selaocoe in Oxford last night, with a very earnest and charming support set from @daudi-matsiko.bsky.social.
Knew little to nothing about either performer going in, a fan of both coming out.
A great evening all round.
Knew little to nothing about either performer going in, a fan of both coming out.
A great evening all round.
October 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Got to see an amazing performance from Abel Selaocoe in Oxford last night, with a very earnest and charming support set from @daudi-matsiko.bsky.social.
Knew little to nothing about either performer going in, a fan of both coming out.
A great evening all round.
Knew little to nothing about either performer going in, a fan of both coming out.
A great evening all round.
I made a throwaway comment the other morning about how I needed to get some new socks.
I came home from work that day to find my partner had gone and bought some muppet socks for me during her lunch break.
Good lord, I love this woman.
I came home from work that day to find my partner had gone and bought some muppet socks for me during her lunch break.
Good lord, I love this woman.
October 16, 2025 at 7:15 AM
I made a throwaway comment the other morning about how I needed to get some new socks.
I came home from work that day to find my partner had gone and bought some muppet socks for me during her lunch break.
Good lord, I love this woman.
I came home from work that day to find my partner had gone and bought some muppet socks for me during her lunch break.
Good lord, I love this woman.
Don’t ya’ hate it when you have an idea for what could be a pretty cool little indie game, but have absolutely no idea how to make it work from a programming perspective?
Oh well, one more to add to the pile of discarded “wouldn’t it be nice if…” ideas.
Oh well, one more to add to the pile of discarded “wouldn’t it be nice if…” ideas.
a man in a suit and tie is disappointed
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is disappointed
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October 14, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Don’t ya’ hate it when you have an idea for what could be a pretty cool little indie game, but have absolutely no idea how to make it work from a programming perspective?
Oh well, one more to add to the pile of discarded “wouldn’t it be nice if…” ideas.
Oh well, one more to add to the pile of discarded “wouldn’t it be nice if…” ideas.
Dare I say it, as much as the first two movies are absolute and undeniable pinnacles of genre cinema, the same is also true for the Terminator franchise…
I'm perplexed at watching pundits in the trades struggling to explain Tron Ares' disappointing opening.
Was it covid? Do people just not like science fiction? etc. etc.
The main reason is pretty obvious: Tron isn't a popular franchise. Nobody's interested in nostalgia for a failed 1980s project.
Was it covid? Do people just not like science fiction? etc. etc.
The main reason is pretty obvious: Tron isn't a popular franchise. Nobody's interested in nostalgia for a failed 1980s project.
October 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Dare I say it, as much as the first two movies are absolute and undeniable pinnacles of genre cinema, the same is also true for the Terminator franchise…
September 30, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Wow, and to think I remember the days when he’d give you £200 just for passing go…
September 23, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Wow, and to think I remember the days when he’d give you £200 just for passing go…
So Jacob Rees-Mogg has gone from “Britain needs to reclaim its sovereignty” to “Trump needs to take control of the UK” now, has he?
Give me a break.
The world would be so much better right now if we didn’t write off the moronic delusions of the ultra-rich as mere “eccentricity”
Give me a break.
The world would be so much better right now if we didn’t write off the moronic delusions of the ultra-rich as mere “eccentricity”
September 23, 2025 at 7:20 AM
So Jacob Rees-Mogg has gone from “Britain needs to reclaim its sovereignty” to “Trump needs to take control of the UK” now, has he?
Give me a break.
The world would be so much better right now if we didn’t write off the moronic delusions of the ultra-rich as mere “eccentricity”
Give me a break.
The world would be so much better right now if we didn’t write off the moronic delusions of the ultra-rich as mere “eccentricity”
I keep wanting to draw things every day, but I’m just… too exhausted these days.
Maybe in a couple of weeks when things lighten up…
Maybe in a couple of weeks when things lighten up…
September 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I keep wanting to draw things every day, but I’m just… too exhausted these days.
Maybe in a couple of weeks when things lighten up…
Maybe in a couple of weeks when things lighten up…
It’s not great that I seem to have this specific headache only when I’m in the office, right?
Gas leak? Stress/anxiety? Or both?
Gas leak? Stress/anxiety? Or both?
September 16, 2025 at 8:34 AM
It’s not great that I seem to have this specific headache only when I’m in the office, right?
Gas leak? Stress/anxiety? Or both?
Gas leak? Stress/anxiety? Or both?
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Side note I hope you all take as much pride in your finished creative endeavours as Homer dose in that gif, you made something out of nothing. A object or drawing that was not there before you tried and you may not think it’s perfect or even good but it was nonexistent before the attempt.
It’s not finished but I have made a table and it’s on wheels and it moves about and does not fall over or feel weak. In fact I can sit on it with zero issue, it’s not the biggest thing in the world but I’m proud of my little build even if it’s not as even and perfect as I originally envisioned.
a cartoon drawing of a bed with a heart on the headboard
ALT: a cartoon drawing of a bed with a heart on the headboard
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September 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Side note I hope you all take as much pride in your finished creative endeavours as Homer dose in that gif, you made something out of nothing. A object or drawing that was not there before you tried and you may not think it’s perfect or even good but it was nonexistent before the attempt.
Ooof, this hits hard.
when your brain thinks of a the most amazing drawing composition and you start to sketch it out and realize it wont work irl
September 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Ooof, this hits hard.
I… I had both of these when I was a kid…
September 11, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I… I had both of these when I was a kid…
I will not celebrate Charlie Kirk’s death.
Nor will I mourn him.
And even then, I’m still showing him a helluva lot more respect than he ever showed anybody else in his circumstances.
Nor will I mourn him.
And even then, I’m still showing him a helluva lot more respect than he ever showed anybody else in his circumstances.
September 11, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I will not celebrate Charlie Kirk’s death.
Nor will I mourn him.
And even then, I’m still showing him a helluva lot more respect than he ever showed anybody else in his circumstances.
Nor will I mourn him.
And even then, I’m still showing him a helluva lot more respect than he ever showed anybody else in his circumstances.
Has anybody else found the YouTube app is playing up on iOS devices?
I’ll select something to watch and the playback will start halfway through the video, or even just jump straight to the end.
And it’s happening on both my iPhone and iPad. It’s so weird and annoying.🤷
I’ll select something to watch and the playback will start halfway through the video, or even just jump straight to the end.
And it’s happening on both my iPhone and iPad. It’s so weird and annoying.🤷
August 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Has anybody else found the YouTube app is playing up on iOS devices?
I’ll select something to watch and the playback will start halfway through the video, or even just jump straight to the end.
And it’s happening on both my iPhone and iPad. It’s so weird and annoying.🤷
I’ll select something to watch and the playback will start halfway through the video, or even just jump straight to the end.
And it’s happening on both my iPhone and iPad. It’s so weird and annoying.🤷
I don’t know what it is about Adrian Edmonson, but every time I see him show up in some big franchise like Star Wars or Alien I always think to myself “good on ya, mate”
a man wearing glasses and a hat says " do you mind i 'm a respectable man "
ALT: a man wearing glasses and a hat says " do you mind i 'm a respectable man "
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August 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I don’t know what it is about Adrian Edmonson, but every time I see him show up in some big franchise like Star Wars or Alien I always think to myself “good on ya, mate”
YouTube just randomly threw up this ad at me and I’m genuinely shocked by it.
I don’t know if this guy is AI generated, but he’s claiming he can use his psychic powers to sketch your future soulmate.
And his “proof” are these AI generated “sketches” and photos.
Seriously, why is this allowed?
I don’t know if this guy is AI generated, but he’s claiming he can use his psychic powers to sketch your future soulmate.
And his “proof” are these AI generated “sketches” and photos.
Seriously, why is this allowed?
August 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM
YouTube just randomly threw up this ad at me and I’m genuinely shocked by it.
I don’t know if this guy is AI generated, but he’s claiming he can use his psychic powers to sketch your future soulmate.
And his “proof” are these AI generated “sketches” and photos.
Seriously, why is this allowed?
I don’t know if this guy is AI generated, but he’s claiming he can use his psychic powers to sketch your future soulmate.
And his “proof” are these AI generated “sketches” and photos.
Seriously, why is this allowed?
The stress of drawing a comic page right now…
A guy punching another guy? No problem.
Somebody being flung back by an explosion? Easy-peasy.
A super-advanced spaceship? Child’s play.
A guy pressing a button to call an elevator while handing a tablet to another character?
A guy punching another guy? No problem.
Somebody being flung back by an explosion? Easy-peasy.
A super-advanced spaceship? Child’s play.
A guy pressing a button to call an elevator while handing a tablet to another character?
a cartoon character is covering his eyes with his hands .
ALT: a cartoon character is covering his eyes with his hands .
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July 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The stress of drawing a comic page right now…
A guy punching another guy? No problem.
Somebody being flung back by an explosion? Easy-peasy.
A super-advanced spaceship? Child’s play.
A guy pressing a button to call an elevator while handing a tablet to another character?
A guy punching another guy? No problem.
Somebody being flung back by an explosion? Easy-peasy.
A super-advanced spaceship? Child’s play.
A guy pressing a button to call an elevator while handing a tablet to another character?
Reposted by Kieran Madden
One of my favorite musicians and I heard one of his songs just yesterday.
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
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Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97
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July 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
One of my favorite musicians and I heard one of his songs just yesterday.
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
(Gift article)
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Today at work, the kids were told to make presentations on somebody they’d consider to be a hero of theirs, and it broke my heart to see in kid make one about Trump.
NGL, seeing the stuff he was typing, it was the most Hitler-youth level shit I’ve ever seen done unironically.
NGL, seeing the stuff he was typing, it was the most Hitler-youth level shit I’ve ever seen done unironically.
July 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Today at work, the kids were told to make presentations on somebody they’d consider to be a hero of theirs, and it broke my heart to see in kid make one about Trump.
NGL, seeing the stuff he was typing, it was the most Hitler-youth level shit I’ve ever seen done unironically.
NGL, seeing the stuff he was typing, it was the most Hitler-youth level shit I’ve ever seen done unironically.