Dandelion-Utilitarian

Dandelion-Utilitarian

Now with added stuff.

Reading

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Horse and His Boy

C. S. Lewis, Pauline Baynes

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    is he a vampire? #eurovision

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    Is he a a genie, or like, an exotic handbag homunculus? #Eurovision

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    I really like the new Affinity (Canva) application but unless it makes it to iPad some time soon, I’ll never get to use it! I have no desire to edit and draw with anything less than an Apple Pencil.

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    I really like RetroSupply.co brushes (for Procreate). When I purchased a pack a few months ago, I got a code for a year of access to their Secret Society forum and bonus downloads (the vault). It’s usually $12 a month. Maaan, I am stunned that …

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    Solar opposites 🎨

    Two aliens are having a conversation about work while one angrily demands security, expressing dissatisfaction with Earth.
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    A redraw of an old pizza face. 🎨

    A slice of pizza with a face and melted cheese is humorously saying, Put me in your mouth.

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    Why do so few apps designed for writing have Typewriter scrolling as an option? I love Typewriter scrolling and it seems to be vanishing slowly. Oh well, someone will reinvent it at some point and call it something stupid like static entry point …

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    Last Solar Opposite 🎨 - I drew these last night. I really enjoy how they all have simple forms which are recognisable. I tried to add my own dirty shading and textured line art to them all while being as faithful as possible to the original designs. …

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    Solar opposite 🎨

    A green frog wearing a pink polka-dot outfit with the text I wish I had a rabbit... I'm hungry - Jesse next to it.

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    Solar opposites 🎨

    A cartoon alien wearing an orange Hulu Disney+ shirt is surrounded by pink splatters and a humorous quote about drinking something pink.
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    Solar opposites 🎨

    A blue, grumpy-looking alien character with a spotted head and wearing a black suit comments humorously on being a boring English wanker.

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    Once again, I feel the need to tell you all that Vellum is a great tool. It is also the best example of ‘do one thing well’ that I have seen in software aimed at non-technical people.

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    Ive been happily posting my silly pictures and random musings to my website, oblivious to the fact that I set-up micro.blog to cross post to Threads. Apparently I have 76k views there… thats nice, I guess. Made me snort in surprise but …

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    five-armed coalition of chaos, bad vibes, and questionable optimism. 🌊 🎨

    A retro comic-style illustration titled “Starfish Against Oceanic Pollution.” A large anthropomorphic starfish dominates the centre, wearing purple lightning-bolt sunglasses and a pink heart pendant, mouth wide open in a shout. Each of its five arms ends in a small expressive face. Speech bubbles read: “AGHHHH!”, “Life is pain.”, and “Best day ever!” Splatters of green and pink slime surround the figure. The colour palette is muted blue, pink, and green with a halftone texture, evoking vintage underground comics. The overall tone is absurdist and humorous.
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    Drew a nice wedding scene. 🎨

    A horned creature with a tail stands next to a woman on a rocky surface, with text above them commenting on her choices due to mind control powers and a large knife.
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    Kermit has a job to do 🎨

    A cartoon rocket resembling Kermit the Frog is launching towards the moon, with the text Kermtission to the Moon.

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    Hmmm just posted a post and it failed to post…. How strange. May have to look for it under rug.

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    My desk Updated for 2026

    Regular readers will be aware of this ‘series’ (series probably isn’t the right word) where I photograph my desk about once every six months and talk about what’s on it, current software/hardware choices and habits. This series is more for me …

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    A some point I stopped fighting it and accepted that a mechanical keyboard and a killer gaming mouse was the old me. Current me is happiest with an apple Magic Keyboard and a trackpad. What a wide ravine I have cross in the lat five years or so.

    A wireless keyboard and trackpad are placed on a wooden surface.
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    Bee 🎨

    A cartoon character with a muscular body, dressed as a bee and resembling a strongman, is featured under the text BUMBLEBEEF CAKE LIFTING STINGS.

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    Canva really does have so many great tools for making something quick. It would never replace skill or artistic flair but if I need a quick document for work it’s fab.

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    Godzilla is ready to fight 🎨

    A cartoon-style Godzilla wearing boxing gloves and a championship belt stands in a forest with the caption, THIS TIME GODZILLA CAME TO FIGHT, FOR THE TITLE!
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    Star Trek, with mountains. 🎨

    A sci-fi themed illustration features a spaceship flying over jagged mountains with a UFO-like structure hovering nearby.

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    Unrelated to anything… I love macOS! such a great OS! also love iPadOS… Gives me a warm fuzzy feeling!

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    It sucks when you find yourself at 6pm on a bank holiday Monday, still noodling with work stuff… I just want to watch terrible movies and draw 🙁