FUN FACT: #ChainsmokerCat is a gross, strange and often perverse dark comedy about addiction and societal discrimination… … And I’ve been watching every episode since the series dropped. I’ve liked it so much that I realized #ceilingcat needed to meet #yanineko. 🖌️ - Frankentoon Manga Ka & Round

It may be silly to mourn a celebrity passing, but Sam Neill’s is one that hits different. It’s not just because he played Dr. Ian Grant in Jurassic Park. He was a legitimately great performer who lit up a large or small role. Pour one out for one of the best. www.npr.org/2026/07/13/n...

Sam Neill, known for 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Piano,' dies at 78, his family says

In 2023, Neill disclosed he had been diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Neill died on Monday in Sydney, according to a statement posted to the acto...

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The temperatures we’re dealing with in the US doesn’t compare to what France is dealing with right now… … But with that said, this is what my area of New England has felt like whenever I step outside or feel the heat blowing through a window. #newengland #weather #summerheat

In other news, I decided to temporarily shut down my website: brentonbarnes.com. Since any freelance has been extremely inconsistent since the end of last year, I can’t justify the cost of Squarespace. I’m looking into alternative platforms to maintain my web presence. Any recommendations?

Thanks to @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social for letting me know that my hash tag was spelled incorrectly on yesterday’s post. Returning to any kind of social media is an important reminder to draft and double check your posts. Unless you want to end your posts to end up like this:

@gillianfbarnes.bsky.social & I have finally getting around to checking out the adaptation of #WitchHatAtelier. I read the first three volumes a few years ago; So far I’m very impressed with how visually faithful it is and its book motif presentation is ingenious! Just look at this, oh my gah.

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And thus South Carolina begins its descent into licentiousness and anarchy scdailygazette.com/2026/06/17/s...

SC law legalizes pinball for youth, ending decades-old prohibition • SC Daily Gazette

The law was never enforced, but supporters said it caused anxiety for otherwise rule-abiding business owners.

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While being asked to watch #HouseOfTheDragon by @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social… ME: “OK, but I’m watching the Pee Wee Herman documentary while sewing while we have HBO.” HER: “…That’s the most masculine thing I’ve ever heard you say.”

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“You’re back on BlueSky, what’s on your mind?” I’ve been thinking about this saying: “In spite of everything, its still you.” How sure of that are we? I don’t know about anyone else, but post-pandemic my life changed to the point where my former self “appears” unrecognizable to me.

These two (drawn by @brentonbarnes.bsky.social) look to have gotten into something too adult. Hope they come down soon 😅

Just experienced this while driving this morning. #SPOTIFY: Hey, I know you’re trying to listen to music. Uh, something came up, can go into offline mode? #iBROADCAST: You want to listen to something? I got you brother! No delays, listen away! One costs money, the other doesn’t. #virginvschad

#hourly #wah https://api.tinyfox.dev/hourly/wahs/photo_143@01-06-2017_05-59-29.jpg

This is such a superfluous thing, but it’s shocking to see how many music visualizer apps on iPhone seem to require a subscription to a music service in order to “work”. #DAPs made by FIIO and Sony have this as a feature, but meanwhile I have to pay $11 a month to have the lesser of this:

Believe it or not, this is one of the first things I’ve drawn this year in #Procreate. I came across some photographs of a tuxedo cat dressed up as a #Palico costume from the #MonsterHunter series and just couldn’t resist drawing them up in my #sketchbook. 🖌️ - Manga-ka by #Frankentoon

🎶 Hey, hey, whaddya say? Take a look, it’s #portfolioday! 🎶 If you’re looking for an artist with graphic novel sensibilities with strong organic linework, I’m your guy! I’ve designed a mascot, characters, music albums, posters, comics and I’d like to do even more! #hireme www.brentonbarnes.com

My wife @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social is currently working on a novel that I was lucky enough to read the first pass on. It was a good idea then and it’s an even better one now that she’s had time to focus on it. #bluepit

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“Every You & Me” = an alternate grounded fantasy world similar to “Coraline” + the questions about what makes us real raised in “Westworld” + the light weapons from “Predator,” but more glowy. Also, sentient shadows and doppelgängers 😮 yep! #BluePit 📖 #YA #SP #F #W

I’m glad that my daughter is watching and enjoying #sesamestreet, but let me ask the parents something. Do you exist, working and minding your own business, when all of the sudden from out of nowhere you hear: 🎶 LETTER OF THE DAY / WHICH ONE’S THE LETTER OF DAY 🎶 tenor.com/lA70nLLhgMp....

Q: “It’s been three months. What have you been up to?” A: “Well, with my return to social media, I’m here to tell you that it’s time to reject humanity and return to monke with a cassette player.” 🖌️ - Sketch Kit by #frankentoon #sketchbook #procreate #masterstudy #sonywalkman

#PiDay is almost over, but its never too late to acknowledge the song “Pi” by Hard N’ Phirm. It’s also never too late to acknowledge I learned about this song from #YTMND and this band did an amazing country western melody of Radiohead songs called “Rodeohead”! youtu.be/XanjZw5hPvE?...

Hard 'N Phirm "Pi" Dir: Keith Schofield

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… And last night, I drew up Bert’s long time friend. (Because everyone needs one and my friend suggested to draw him next.) Did I spend too much time on this again? Possibly, who’s to say? 🖌️ - Sketch Kit by #frankentoon #sesamestreet #artistsky #sketchbook #digitalsketchbook

Since my daughter has been getting into #SesameStreet, I thought it’d be fun to draw up an iconic character in my digital sketchbook. Admittedly, I may have spent too much time on this but when you’re having a good time… 🖌️ - Sketch Kit by #Frankentoon #artistsky #sketchbook #digitalsketchbook

In my pocket of the universe, it often feels like no one talks about anything they’re enjoying. But do you know what I’m enjoying right now on audiobook? THE SHADOW GLASS is an (auditory) page turner of modern fantasy that I’m sorry I slept on for the last three years. #booksky #theshadowglass

I’ve been using #Procreate for quite some time and do my best to keep up with updates and features. Their worst feature? Page Assist. I ❤️ the idea of sketchbooks in Procreate, but one layer to do anything? Get out of here. I just found out today you can GROUP layers while using Page Assist.

If you’ve got quite the collection of #Kindle books, you’ve got six days to download them using a Kindle app on your computer and back them up. This is as good as a time as any to consider alternative marketplaces that provide DRM free copies of ebooks. #ebooks #drmfree tinyurl.com/y7ztxhxy

Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books

It’s bad if you like to keep ebook backup copies.

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A real life romance moment between @brentonbarnes.bsky.social and me. #RichardLinklater #BeforeSunrise #CobraKai #CobraKaiNeverDies

Despite having my Liene Photo & Sticker Printer & Cutter since mid-January, I wasn’t able to take it for a test run until this evening. What did we test out? How about !black and white #DavidLynch heads? So far, I’m impressed. I can’t wait to use this more and I’m glad I kickstarted it!

I just finished watching #TheSubstance with @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social. This was the cinematic equivalent of being dragged across rough terrain laced with glass and debris and flipped over to be dragged back the way I came. They DO NOT make movies like this very often and that’s a GOOD THING.

a man in a green shirt is sitting at a table with the words nod of approval written on his face .

ALT: a man in a green shirt is sitting at a table with the words nod of approval written on his face .

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Ah yes, remember from 2002 - 2010 when owning the full spectrum of Copic Markers was an illustrator’s dream for the ultimate art supply? I remember when these were SCARCE and your options were either to import it or purchase at an anime con. #artistsonbluesky #copicmarkers #digitalartists #memes