Saturday 13/12/2025

Dec. 13th, 2025 11:21 am
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1) I’m happy with the painting I created yesterday, it just needs some finishing touches

2) Going to an art fair this afternoon

3) Clean bedlinen for tonight

Twelfth of the Twelfth.

Dec. 12th, 2025 10:12 pm
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I've been teased with snow before, and I'm hoping I won't get teased again tomorrow. It'll be somewhat inconvenient on Sunday, but I've been inconvenienced in such ways before. I can handle it. I know workarounds.

Earlier today, buying fresh eggs, I told someone I'd be using them for cake. "Tis the season," she said. "Cake's always in season," I told her, and got an earnest laugh.

Friday 12/12/2025

Dec. 12th, 2025 09:12 am
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1) I was planning to do some Christmas shopping and go out for lunch with 2 ex colleagues on my free day. But I woke up with a fever, so the day will be sleeping and watching tele

2) managed to get a doctor's appointment

3) tea

Thursday Recs

Dec. 11th, 2025 07:53 pm
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Getting this in before what is hopefully my final! Piece! Of homework! Ever!!!


Do you have a rec for this week? Just reply to this post with something queer or queer-adjacent (such as, soap made by a queer person that isn't necessarily queer themed) that you'd, well, recommend. Self-recs are welcome, as are recs for fandom-related content!

Or have you tried something that's been recced here? Do you have your own report to share about it? I'd love to hear about it!

Gotta happen sometime.

Dec. 11th, 2025 08:08 pm
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I've been tasked not only to make challah tomorrow, not just one cake for my dad's book group, but two cakes for a small party he's hosting. The request was only for one cake for the party, and there's no way I'm making only one cake when I can manage two. It'll be a long day of baking. I welcome the work. While the work's helped by already having a lot of what I need for the cakes, the time it'll take is what I'll need to look into - dividing it up, assessing how best to parse it out, that kind of thing.

In addition to all the other chores and errands of the day.

I've sent two fics off to beta readers, and I've got that last original project which I need to start tackling to edit. That there's a very nice feeling by itself, too. Just going from one project right to the next. It's not always something I can pull off, and I value it when I can manage.
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Uta no Prince-sama (games, anime, movies); Jinguji Ren
original games, Shining Live gacha, all anime seasons, Maji LOVE Kingdom & Maji LOVE STARISH tours movies



( Sekai no Hate Made Believe Heart )
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Content advisories: drunkenness, groping, unarmed violence, chaos, epic holiday partying.
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~Hey guys, ladder's loose again

Dec. 11th, 2025 03:31 am
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I've got an idea I'm excited about!

I saw some gachapon charms where they had a hook on the top and the bottom, so you could collect them and chain them together! It was a blind bag Deltarune one of course to try and chisel money out of people, but I really liked the idea of being able to chain things together, so I did some designs!

Ladies of course are first )

Also updated the stalker fic! More spooky things happen, haha. My cold is mostly gone, although I have this annoying dry cough. :/

lj post

Thursday 11/12/2025

Dec. 11th, 2025 10:45 am
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1) lots of tea 

2) reading a really good book :-)

3) managed to get a quick dentist appointment this afternoon. Luckily I don't have any pain, but it is annoying. 

Christmas Cartoon Icons!

Dec. 10th, 2025 08:53 am
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❄️🎁🎄 𝒫𝓇𝑒𝓋𝒾𝑒𝓌 🎄🎁❄️


9 Christmas Cartoon Icons

Wednesday 10/12/2025

Dec. 10th, 2025 10:22 am
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1) I have a new cellphone. Having fun trying to figure it all out :D

2) lots of tea - I hate having a cold...

3) hubby's mother is staying for dinner

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Posted by David Malki !

The Kickstarter campaign for my card game Bolted! is chugging along nicely! We were recently named a Kickstarter “Project We Love,” which is lovely. Thank you, Kickstarter, for loving this project.

There are 11 days left. I’m so excited to get this game into your hands soon!

One of the special tiers I’m offering is a custom collage made out of the prototype game cards. Since that’s a bit hard to visualize, I made a little video demonstrating the process:

Each collage will be unique — assembled from whatever frame and cards I have on hand. I think they’ll turn out pretty cool!

Bonus Cards

I also want to share a little about the 3 bonus cards that are available to backers.

While the game will presumably be available in my online store* next year, these bonus cards won’t be — they’re exclusive to the launch (and subsequent pledge manager).

[*Holiday shipping deadlines are near, please browse the store for fine gift items]

These are all “Patron” cards, meaning, they’re objectives you can meet in the game to earn points. Each Patron has a “pattern” they’re looking for, and they’ll pay you if you can fulfill their request with the creature you’re building.

The Gax card is a bit of a tricky one to claim because there are only 12 blank parts in the entire game (blank parts are customizable parts that can become heads, hands, feet, etc.). For this reason, I downgraded the requirement from 4 parts to 3 after the last round of playtesting.

But Gax, as longtime readers know, is a shapeshifter — so it seems appropriate that he’s most interested in parts that can change their form and type.

The Gax card was a free bonus for the very earliest backers of the first campaign! For everyone else, it’s available à la carte (as an add-on) for a nominal fee.

The Piranhamoose card is the only card that actually changes the shape of your creature when you claim it — because the Piranhamoose actually eats the parts! (As it is well-known to do.)

The Piranhamoose card is a free bonus for all repeat backers — i.e., you’ve backed any of my previous projects on Kickstarter or BackerKit. Just DM me on Kickstarter and say “Hey, it’s me again!” and I’ll add it to your order! (OG repeat backers who backed the spring campaign are already logged.)

If you aren’t a repeat backer, no worries, this card is also available as an add-on. (And you’ll be a repeat backer on the next project!)

The Norbert card also has some unique qualities. Norbert, of course, is from the classic “sick elephant” saga.

As you know if you’ve read that storyline, Norbert is not obscenely wealthy. So his reward can be as little as 1 single point. He also does not carry one of the Royal Keys that bring you closer to the end of the game.

But he allows for big bonuses because his condition has no upper limit. You can bankrupt that elephant!

The Norbert card is available free to everyone on any paid Patreon tier. You still have to DM me (either Kickstarter or Patreon works) to claim it. This card is not available as an add-on — only via Patreon. Whether you backed the game on BackerKit or now on Kickstarter, if you’re also on Patreon, I’d like to send you this free card!

Note: This card is also available to people on Patreon who don’t even back the game. Why would you want just one card but no game? That is a question for you to contemplate on your own.

Once this game project is done, I’m anticipating a big refocus on new comics and more Patreon bonuses next year, so consider this a nudge to join at any paid tier! (Patreon members already get to see every new comic early.)

[ Here’s another link to the Kickstarter for your convenience]

Updated livestream schedule

One of the MOST fun things I’ve been doing with this game is streaming the game live with my friends! Such as this session with Sara McHenry, Tom McHenry, Jess Fink, and Eric Colossal:

Here is an updated schedule of more upcoming streams:

  • Tue Dec 9 • 6pm Pacific • Audio Heroes Block
    🪕 Molly Lewis (Mollylele)
    🎹 Seth Boyer (Skulltenders)
    🎤 Jordan Morris (Jordan Jesse Go, Youth Group)
     
  • Wed Dec 10 • 1:15pm Pacific • Atlantic Coast Block 
    🤖 Jeph Jacques (Questionable Content)
    🦒 Colleen AF Venable (Kiss Number 8, Katie the Catsitter)
    🐐 Jon Rosenberg (Goats, Scenes From a Multiverse)
     
  • Thu Dec 11 • 12:15pm Pacific • Super Stylish Block
    👑 Dylan Meconis (Queen of the Sea)
    👻 Kaylee Rowena (Haunts)
    🏞 Kendra P. (Fairmeadow)
     
  • Fri Dec 12 • 1:15pm Pacific • Rad Artists Block
    🤼 Scott C. (Great Showdowns, Cabin Head and Tree Head)
    🪓 Shing Yin Khor (The Legend of Auntie Po)
    🐻 Cat Farris (My Boyfriend is a Bear)
     
  • Sun Dec 14 • 4:15pm Pacific • Autodidact Block
    🥣 Zach Weinersmith (SMBC)
    🦾 Senna Diaz (Dresden Codak)
    🦜 Kevin McShane (Kevin Comics, Buzzfeed)
     
  • Mon Dec 15 • 2pm Pacific • Creator Plays Solo Mode
    🎩 David Malki ! (The creator of this game)
    Assisted & observed by 🐾 Sam Logan (Sam & Fuzzy)

All livestreams will be at: twitch.tv/davidmalki

Thanks friends!!

Tuesday 09/12/2025

Dec. 9th, 2025 10:26 am
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1) a clean house

2) lunch with hubby, seeing we're both working from home today

3) lazy evening, trying to get some fun stuff done

Animal encounter.

Dec. 8th, 2025 09:31 pm
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Waiting for the traffic light, listening to the noise around me, I looked down and saw a dog - one that was shaped like an actual dog, with short black fur, a proper nose, bright eyes, and a remarkable amount of patience for being so quiet in the face of all the noise. Cars, trucks, horns, traffic all around, a cement mixer driving by that whined and gave off these weird high-pitched noises as the mixer turned, and I thought that if it was loud for me, it must be unbearable for her. She was very well-trained in leash work and boundaries, and as well-trained and well-adjusted as she was, it made me think: New York City isn't good for her.

She was mostly quiet, except for one point where she made something like a whine mixed with a whimper. I told her, "I don't blame you." But I don't think she heard me what with all the noise around us.

At the next corner, I complimented her behavior on who I thought was her owner; she said she was just the walker, and the dog's name was Kato, and she was impressed at her, too. I didn't ask to pet her, just looked at her, watching a little kid ask if she could pet Kato herself instead. I thought about how her owners needed to commission a walker's services, and how it could be a brief thing due to a family emergency or it could be a standing commitment, and knowing Manhattan, it's likely the latter. It still strikes me as strange to keep an animal like a dog as a pet in a big city, and looking at her today, it feels even stranger. I walked across the park and listened to the sounds of the vehicles and thought about how unpleasant I found it, and how the city isn't designed for auditory comfort. It could be, and it isn't, and it saddened me to think how much worse Kato must have things.

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Dec. 8th, 2025 01:40 pm
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Just read a NYT headline about how it looks like the Supreme Court is prepared to hand Donald Trump more power to fire whoever he wants.

Also just accidentally knocked over a box of satin pins, did not realize what I had knocked over, and stepped down. Barefoot.

Guess which I'd rather repeat.

Christmas Stock Icons!

Dec. 8th, 2025 08:13 am
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❄️🎁🎄 𝒫𝓇𝑒𝓋𝒾𝑒𝓌 🎄🎁❄️

25 Christmas Stock Icons Here!

Monday 08/12/2025

Dec. 8th, 2025 09:47 am
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1) slept ok and delicious tea

2) supportive colleagues

3) getting things done this evening

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Dec. 7th, 2025 09:55 am
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DEAR HARRIETTE: I have twin sons who are in college at different schools. They are good kids but a bit young for their age. I don't think either of them has ever dated. I have always taught them that they should have enough money to take a woman out on a date, and right now they aren't working. I offered to give them some cash to help them in case they do want to take someone on a date, but so far neither has taken me up on it. Have I done something wrong as a mother? Why are they so delayed? -- Arrested Development

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Dec. 7th, 2025 09:49 am
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Dear Care and Feeding,

My sister openly doesn’t like me (and has said so publicly and directly), though we manage well enough for family events. I get along with my brother and his wife, but they are horrible at communication and interact with my sister more frequently. My dad gets along with all of us and is good at communication, but lives in denial of all weird family dynamics.

Around every holiday season or major family function, I get left out of crucial information regarding plans, transportation, emergency changes, etc. One consistent hurdle: Brother or Dad tells Sister something and assumes she will pass it on to me, and she doesn’t. I have explicitly told them both to stop doing this, and they just forget, leaving me scrambling when they ask why I haven’t RSVP’d/contributed to a group gift/etc. On the flip side, neither of my siblings is particularly good about getting back to me when I reach out to them, so asking directly doesn’t help either. (Brother and his wife are notoriously bad at responses with everyone, so it’s not personal, just frustrating.) One workaround I’ve discovered is to ask Dad to reach out on my behalf, because that guarantees an actual response, but it’s irritating that I have to resort to that to get basic information like, “What time do you expect me to arrive at your house?” Is there anything I can do to make this easier?

—It’s Mean Girls Meets Finding Dory


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Sunday 07/12/2025

Dec. 7th, 2025 10:37 am
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1) Fake fur jacket to keep me warm and cosy

2) Going out for lunch with my godchild and her family

3) I’ll get to see what Sinterklaas has brought her (always good to see whether I’m in the right direction for her Christmas gift)

icons.

Dec. 7th, 2025 08:17 am
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Reading/books/coffee
Christmas
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift

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rest
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Update to a fustercluck

Dec. 6th, 2025 12:59 pm
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[Originally posted in chat; I have added paragraphs for readability]

My brother has organized an ill-advised surprise party for my father's 75th birthday.

Our father is a complete introvert and also very exacting. He likes things to be a certain way, and gets tense and angry if everything is not perfectly to his taste. He hates loud places and large groups of people. Unfortunately, he's always used excessive alcohol to handle social engagements and gets belligerent when drunk.

Because of all of this, I was surprised when my brother, "James" told me that he'd planned a surprise birthday party of 30 guests for my dad at a new restaurant. The guest list includes the following extremely awkward confirmed attendees: our aunt (dad's semi-estranged sister) who is an overbearing religious fanatic none of us can stand; our mother (dad's ex-wife) who is resented by our dad and hated by our aforementioned aunt because of the divorce; and a number of neighbors who our dad has been feuding with off and on for the last 20 years.

I asked my mom why she was going along with this and she said James called in a big favor she owed him and she felt like she couldn’t say no, so he’s pulling out all the stops to make this happen.

I don't know how James could possibly think this is a good idea, except that he has a huge ego and believes this will be some fairy tale reunion where everyone will suddenly make nice. I don't mean that James is a bad guy but he has a tendency to steamroll over people and do things "for their own good." Every argument I've made against this party has prompted him to lecture me and act like he knows so much better because he's 7 years older than me.

It's true that my Dad can be difficult but I don't want him to feel ambushed on his birthday. If James keeps refusing to cancel should I warn my dad? Or do I just kick back with a glass of wine and watch the drama unfold?


response and update )

New story in anthology -- out now!

Dec. 6th, 2025 03:29 pm
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I have various longer posts to make (job transition news, a write-up of a truly hilarious theater experience, etc), but in the meantime, a quick post to let you know that the Murderfish anthology, which I have a story in, is now officially out and available for purchase!

Murderfish is, as it says on the tin, an anthology of stories about murderous fish. (Its predecessors were Murderbirds and Murderbugs, which cracks me up every time I think about it.) Each story features a different kind of sea life, as well as very cool art of them all! I haven't read all the rest yet, but I'm excited to, and it looks like there are a whole lot of genres involved. My story, "In Sheets of Seaweed," is about a woman in the simultaneously privileged and precarious position of being a prince's mistress, who dreams increasingly of sharks calling to her; I called it my "shark selkie" story for a long time before I thought of a title, and in fact after. I'm very fond of this story, and I'm delighted it's found a home at last.

The ebook is available here and the paperback here. The audiobook is coming soon, but hasn't been unveiled quite yet.

Those are both Amazon links, though not affiliate ones. If you're like me and prefer to avoid buying things through Amazon, full support, but for the moment that's all I have. I've asked if it'll be available on other sites as well, and I'll update when I get an answer.

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