Emily Abele
@zemthings.bsky.social
✨ CG light/comp, Nuke artist, technical director ✨ prev. lead light/comp artist at DreamWorks ✨ TD committee co-chair, IATSE 839 ✨ baker, chaos incarnate 📝 writing an original fantasy novel (and lots of fanfic)
“Our latest findings on their feeding adaptations counter the myths that drove the thylacine to extinction.” This animal was hunted to extinction. They assumed it was a livestock predator with no evidence. There were bounties. Fuck British colonizers forever, man.
There is one constant in Los Angeles life: My neighbor’s shitty dog(s) barking at 2:00am for an hour, mere feet from my windows.
Most recent would be a short story from Writing Battle, but I’m working on more things :) www.writingbattle.com/story/debrie...
Story | Writing Battle
Read a short story from Writing Battle.
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Weeknight Writers@weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 7d agoQ6: Do you have any recent or upcoming publications? Share them here, and be sure to include links if you have them! (No AI, and please add alt text to all images) #WeeknightWriters
Majority of US animation companies: anyone can apply! No geofence or restriction Australia, New Zealand, Canada, UK, Ireland, etc: if you don’t allow us to qualify for a tax subsidy you can FUCK OFF. Don’t even bother filling out a form.
“Thank you for your mortgage payment.” You’re welcome, I don’t have a choice.
Being bullied on Instagram for pointing out that prairie dogs in the US still carry bubonic plague 😭 “this is why you’re a FORMER lead artist” Hey fuck you, knowing a fact about plague carriers has nothing to do with a recession/mergers/rampant outsourcing to chase tax incentives.
Today’s workout music is j-pop because I’m going back to basics. The run after will be an audiobook (An Empire Called Memory)
Does anyone have experience with depop or other clothing sale sites? I have some fandom or studio-related clothing (good condition, gently worn) that I’d like to try and get some cash for
Fuck yeah it's time, the Old Ones are sick of our shit
An island mysteriously appeared — then disappeared — on B.C.'s largest reservoir | CBC News
B.C. Hydro says it's monitoring for the reappearance of a mysterious island first spotted by boaters 100 kilometres from the W.A.C. Bennett Dam in northeastern B.C.
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My hottest take is that we should eliminate right-on-red and also make all pedestrian crossing go at once. Drivers don’t have to wait for people when turning left or right, pedestrians don’t have to worry about idiots “not seeing them” or close calls. Also all corners should have bump-outs.
Felix Kent@felixkent.bsky.social · 2w agoDefector gave me the chance to write about something deeply personal and meaningful to me, namely my belief that right on red is destroying our morals: defector.com/every-right-...
I really cannot think of a greater honor than to have the Muppets say this about you upon your passing
I have 3.5 days to pick an accent for a Cyberpunk 2077 ttrpg campaign. Not doing an accent is not an option. I was Scottish for years, I’ve done French, English (posh), and Valley Girl. Do we think I can wrangle an Australian accent in time?? For Saturday???
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Submit a Secondary Claim
hailey@hailey.at · 2w agobsky isnt ready for this but, if you need a reason to not use words like "clanker" that isn't "well its kinda not a great thing to do" (it isn't) imagine this: future model that has you in its training data, knows you posted that word online with joy, and denies your insurance claim as a result
We moved to Virginia and I didn’t have a lot of books. I’d read The Hobbit and my mom thought this would keep me occupied. This specific edition of LotR launched life-long friendships, my career in film, and my love of writing and storytelling.
Preeti Chhibber@runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 2w agoIn honor of Dolly and her commitment to getting books to kids, tell me about a book you read as a child that changed your life. I’ll start: so many, but tonight maybe I’ll say A WRINKLE IN TIME, a book that taught me anger wasn’t wrong.
Gamescom AI Slop Thread. Every game from the Gamescom Opening Ceremonies that was actually AI Slop so you don't have to care about it.
Yesterday and today are also BUMP OF CHICKEN. I’ll probably mix in some RADWIMPS tomorrow if I feel it.
Emily Abele@zemthings.bsky.social · 3w agoToday’s workout soundtrack because we are switching to morning/early afternoon to avoid the heat in the garage: BUMP OF CHICKEN
The residents of Gary have been without electricity for 2 weeks and their lieutenant governor is tweeting this:
it's an uncivil war@lucyksy.bsky.social · 2w ago
Plugging the book ‘Darkology: Blackface and the American Way of Entertainment’ by Rhea Lynn Barnes.
Minnesota Star Tribune@startribune.com · 2w ago“As a company, we know we got this wrong, and we are deeply sorry,” a Target spokesman said in a statement. “The costume is offensive and should never have been part of our assortment.
Early TV ads were a lifeline for Japanese animators. This stuff allowed for amazing creativity, even when other avenues didn't. Japan had world-class animated ads from the '50s onward. We're looking into a few of them today: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/japans-oth...
Oof the post-contract ennui is hitting hard. Anyway, if anyone needs a CG/2D animation compositor and technical director who can work in Nuke or AE, and has feature and TV experience, I’m available ASAP 🥰
Apparently I am very good at live comedic film commentary.
Today’s workout soundtrack because we are switching to morning/early afternoon to avoid the heat in the garage: BUMP OF CHICKEN
I feel very much like Martin in the Cabin Pressure episode Qikiqtarjuaq. Replace any instances of ‘pilot’ with ‘compositor’.
