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Michael Askren
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Former video game industry person disabled by Long COVID. Leftist. I like vinyl, animation, and reading.
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I’m getting old but confidence in my appearance only seems to be going up!
This is a selfie of Michael. He’s in a dimly lit room. He is smiling at the camera with his eyes closed while his hand placed on the side of his neck.
April 11, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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Are you serious? The Atlantic regularly bends the knee to the entire neoliberal system. Stop worshipping billionaires—they are nothing like you. This is blue maga circlejerk brain rot
A screenshot from the publication The Atlantic. The photo shows Donald Trump at a podium with the American flag behind him. The headline says “The Case for Treating Trump Like a Normal President.”
March 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Pegboards are cool.
A photo of a black slotted pegboard. There are various baskets and containers hung from the pegboard, filled with various modeling tools. The packaging of the modeling tools contains Chinese and Japanese characters.
March 16, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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My cat dominating the cat game as always
Gurney, a Siamese cat, sits in his bed layered with a fluffy blanket.
March 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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We have stray cats that live in our neighborhood because our neighbors leave them outside and don’t get them spayed. We feed a couple of them that roam by our houses and they take shelter in our car port. Yesterday’s tidying that crashed me allowed for this to happen:
A black and white tuxedo cat sleeps peacefully on a multicolored blanket in a beige crate. The beige crate is resting on top of a yellow-lidded container.
January 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Closed out at Plat 3 99 LP. Mutation artillerist is usually contested, but this time I had free reign. Sterak’s Gauge augment and The Mutation Survives are insanely strong. Once I got Warwick I popped off. Was singing Livin’ On A Prayer, placed second. Used to think Emerald was out of reach. #tft
Depicted is a game board of the auto chess game Teamfight Tactics by Riot Games. The units shown are from the current strategy Mutation Artillerist.
January 21, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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I have no spoons for this but I am excited #romantasy #writing #fantasy #storybeast
A picture of a laptop. A web browser is open. The window of the web browser displays a purple box with some text that reads: “Storybeast Romantasy Summit 2024, Day 1: Building Blocks”. Above the box the text reads: “Romantasy Summit by Storybeast: Day 1”. There is a countdown in blue text above that. The countdown reads that the event is about to start in 22 minutes.
December 6, 2024 at 10:11 PM
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Some folks with ME/CFS choose crochet—I, however, will be choosing gunpla. #gunpla #mecfs #longcovid
The photo captures a downwards look at a dark grey desk and workspace. The desk is lit by a bright swan-neck LED magnifying light. Underneath the light is equipment for building models. From left to right: a bottle of alcohol spray, some cement glue, two paint markers, two small cans of spray finish. In the center of the desk is a box depicting the model kit and a grey cutting mat underneath it. There are some more boxes off to the side.
December 6, 2024 at 3:37 AM
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Gundam GQuuuuuuX looks like it reuses a lot of old ideas but I don’t hate the designs so far! Being a khara collab, it’ll be interesting to see if it’s more Anno and less Tomino. #gundam #evangelion #anime
The face of the new Gundam mecha from the new Gundam series, GQuuuuuuX. A Zaku from the older Gundam anime series makes an appearance in the new series, GQuuuuuuX. The Zaku is black with kanji graffiti on its armor. It’s firing a rifle while staring ahead. A subtitle below says “That kid understands timing. She might be the real thing.”
December 4, 2024 at 2:46 AM
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A hello from my Siamese to yours!
Gurney is a seal point Siamese cat. Here he is pictured lying in his bed. He has a mouse toy by his chest.
December 3, 2024 at 9:11 PM
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If you’re ever wondering why, just look inward. It’s probably you. Except when it’s them. But it’s mostly you. #evangelion #anime #selfreflection
The image is three horizontally spliced frames from the 1985 Japanese anime show, Neon Genesis Evangelion. These three frames are taken from the last episode. In the first and topmost frame, a closeup is shown of the show’s protagonist and his face, Shinji Ikari. He has brown hair and an open smile. A subtitle reveals what he is thinking. It says “Now I understand.” The second spliced frame pans backwards to show the ground shattering in a circle around Shinji. He is wearing a white shirt-sleeve Oxford and blue slacks. Dust flies up in the same circular shape on the ground. The subtitle revealing his thinking says “The problem is me.” Last, the third frame reveals all of Shinji’s friends and family surrounding him, on a round, blue Earth-like platform. The platform represents a Jungian-like gestalt of Shinji’s psyche. His friends and family are looking inward at him and clapping. The subtitle instead reveals what the group is thinking, which says “Congratulations, Shinji!”
December 3, 2024 at 12:25 AM
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Trying to raise funds for a registration bill I don’t have the means to pay for. Bill is $248, have raised $40. Currently disabled from long COVID and not able to work.
A flyer with a mutual aid ask. The header is orange and reads: mutual aid ask. Underneath is a brief description of the need that reads: Disabled community member with Long COVID ME/CFS needs support for bills and expenses as his carer recovers from COVID infection. There is a link to Michael’s GoFundMe which is https://gofund.me/15f3e84f. Underneath that is Michael’s Venmo handle which is Michael-Askren. There is a square cropped photo of Michael, who is sitting against his bed as his cat looks at him. The background is a lighter shade of orange.
November 29, 2024 at 9:58 PM
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Show me your pet and what they are named after
This image shows a seal point Siamese cat up close. The cat is resting on a cushion, with the tip of its tongue sticking out. Gurney Halleck from Denis Villeneuve’s Dune 2. Gurney Halleck is played by Josh Brolin. The image is colored warmly in yellow and Orange. Gurney Halleck is a man in his fifties with shoulder length slicked back hair and a goatee. He is wearing a futuristic suit of armor.
November 24, 2024 at 7:24 AM
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I think this is one of the most beautiful stills I’ve seen in a television show #arcane
Jayce stares up at Viktor in his final metaphysical form. A nebula is gathered behind him, along with the souls of others appearing as light.
November 23, 2024 at 10:27 PM
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Char’s Counterattack lives in my head rent free. I think it’s the fidelity that strikes me the most. For a film released in 1988, it had a wonderful balance of space, detail, and color. It wasn’t visually high contrast like most of the 90’s sci-fi anime I know. #gundam #anime
Char Aznable, the antagonist in the original Mobile Suit Gundam series, stands with his arms spread at a podium delivering a speech. His hair is blonde and slicked back. He’s wearing a dark red uniform with a golden eagle crest on the chest, with a green cape. The podium itself is black and the wall behind him is a metallic gunmetal.
November 15, 2024 at 9:47 PM