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  • Art

    Pixel art

    Worrywart. Pixel art 🎨 160x144px, 10 colors.

    For r/SketchDaily, theme: “Worried woman wrestles with wild wombat.”
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    A pixelated character wearing a green hat and cloak is holding a weapon with three black dots above them.

  • Running

    With 12 ℃ it was a bit chilly at first, but nice after a few minutes of 🏃 I went a slightly different route and had to wait for quite some commuters in cars, who obviously weren’t working from home. Anyway, lovely run at—for me right now—a decent pace.

    A wooded trail leads to a peaceful pond, with running stats overlaying the scene.

  • Programming

    Computer science is giving me headaches. Reflection and regular expressions. Argh! I could just as well hand-code machine code instead. 👨‍💻

  • Art

    Pixel art

    Ve nice bye nite. Pixel art 🎨 160x144px, 7 colors.

    For r/SketchDaily, theme: “Vacationing vampire vandalizes Venice.”
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    A pixel art vampire sneaks along a rooftop at night, surrounded by bats.

  • Programming

    Writing my own 65c02 assembler in Python on the iPad, because I can ♥︎ 👨‍💻

    A code editor displaying Python code for a 6502 assembler on the left and sample assembly code on the right.

  • Running

    After a (needed and deserved) rest day I ran again 9 km. While the highway was rather busy, where I 🏃 there was little traffic.

    A thatched-roof house with a fence in front is surrounded by greenery under a cloudy sky, with workout statistics overlaid.

  • I drew this many many years ago, and it still cracks me up.

    A shirtless person with dark hair has a black cat perched on their shoulder.

  • Art

    Pixel art

    Savvy with balloons. Pixel art, 160x144px, 7 colors. 🎨

    For r/SketchDaily, theme: “Upset urial undermines ugly unicorn.”
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    A pixel art scene features a whimsical flying fish with green diamond patterns and a unicorn horn, accompanied by a cartoonish goat with text reading upset urial undermines ugly unicorn.

  • Running

    I did a run-walk-run of 20 km, 16 km 🏃 and 4 km🚶🏼Afterwards I had to stretch to relieve the muscle soreness. I took a snapshot every 5 km, where ever I was.

    A serene forest path is lined with leafy trees under a clear blue sky.A dirt path in a forested area features a large puddle surrounded by lush green trees and vegetation.A rural road lined with trees and a grassy area, alongside a trash bin and a building in the background.A roundabout with bicycle and pedestrian paths is situated in a suburban area with houses and trees under a partly cloudy sky.

  • I see people leave Facebook, WhatsApp, and similar because they hate they idea of being tracked. However, tracking is done at the backend, using the web and third parties as sources, not only in the apps. In short, whatever you do on the Internet will somehow be tracked.

  • Binge watching season 4, final apparently, of Castlevania on Netflix. It came out here today.

    A group of animated characters, including a person with long hair holding a glowing orb, are surrounded by chains, mystical symbols, red roses, and vibrant blue butterflies.

  • Art

    Pixel art

    Peanuts winter wonderland. Pixel art, Gameboy (160x144px, 4 colors) 🎨

    For r/SketchDaily, theme: “Shocked Snoopy surveys sensual snowmen.”
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    A snowman built by a dog is being appreciated by another snowman in a snowy landscape.

  • Art

    Pixel art

    Round robin ruffle. Pixel art 🎨 Gameboy, 160x144px, 4 colors.

    For r/SketchDaily, theme: “Religious reindeer relentlessly rejects rowdy robin’s ridiculous rap."
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    A reindeer wearing a coat interacts with a singing bird next to a poster titled Conway Cobbin's Ridiculous Cap.

  • Art

    Pixel art

    Two things I know little to nothing about, religion and rap. Or is that latter one wrap? Who’s to say in their righteous rapturing reasonless mind? WIP 🎨 pixel art for the subreddit Sketch Daily.
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    Green text on a light background reads Religious reindeer relentlessly reflects at the top and runway robin's ridiculous rap. at the bottom.

  • Running

    I could feel this was the 5th4th consecutive day of 🏃 This is when some need motivation to continue. Nature wasn’t helping either, with several hissing geese with chicks I had to give a wide berth, which is amusing, considering I was running around a body of water.

    A path along a grassy embankment with a sky overhead displays running statistics and motivational text.

  • If I breathe air, which I do, does that imply I’m an “air enthusiast”? If I create art (express myself) does that make me an “artist”? I find this need to categorize and organize puzzling; it feels like being judged and objectified by others. How simple the world must be for it.

  • Cats

    They found the critter themselves. I suspect it has some kind of self-defense, like a strange smell or high-pitched sound. Since the felines weren’t serious about eating it, I threw it into a jar and then in the great outdoors (backyard). 🐱

    Two cats curiously observe a small insect on a wooden floor next to carpeted stairs.

  • Art

    Pixel art

    Quail Quilting Quorum 🐦 🖌 Gameboy pixel art (160x144px, 4 colors)

    For r/SketchDaily, theme: “Quarreling Quail Quibble Quietly, Questioning Quilting Qualifications."
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    A group of stylized quail gather and interact on a patterned surface, surrounded by playful text.

  • Running

    With 17 ℃ it was a bit tougher to 🏃 coming from Winter temperatures. Still, I somehow managed to run an hour.

    A tree-lined path is seen, with running data showing a distance of 9.01 km, time of 1:04:04, and a pace of 7:06 min/km.

  • I’m rewatching Star Trek Discovery 📺 on Netflix, outside the US. Skipping season 1 and FF through the scenes with Ash and the Klingons. Even so, there are lots of plot holes covered by technobabble and wooden acting, as usual for a science fiction series for general audiences.