Nova Storm @NovaSquirrel@computerfairi.es

I got into programming entirely to make games (and I definitely have no interest in the game industry) so I guess it was kind of just the default college option but now I'm not 100% sure how I feel about doing it as work. That's probably the path to take if I'm interested in making more money but that's also not something that matters to me very much until I have my own place.

I kind of feel a bit shamed for not pursuing something that uses my degree, and feel like there's some sort of obligation to seek out a software job. I also get the impression that most of my classmates have relevant jobs too.

It's really tricky for me since I feel like I'd be a lot happier with something I can easily walk to and that's part-time even if it's not CS, and I don't actually know if I'd enjoy coding for money either since I haven't done it.

Emails are really tricky for me since I spend a long time trying to figure out exactly how I should word things, especially if it really matters how I word things.

I guess in general I also want more people I can talk about Rescue Rangers and such with and watch cartoons with.

I'd like to hear from other people who've got an interest in trying to really push for getting clean, 90s cartoony stuff to be relevant again in the furry fandom. I put together a Telegram group for it and I suppose I'll just see if I can get anything to happen, though this isn't something I'm going to give up on because I care a lot about this.

I should try and actually get around to drawing some friends later for more art practice. It feels like it'd maybe be easier to draw anthros than very stylized characters.

Also I've gotta draw tons of Isabelle fanart, she's the best.

Feeling generally a lot more positive lately! I credit it to actually getting hired, having some very good friends I feel like I can count on, and just generally getting to enjoy myself a bit more.

It's Maffi! As pixel art, so it's the first full-color picture of her I've done, meaning I can really show off the purple ears. I figured the clothes should be purple too.

I wonder what the first step to forming a new community around an interest that doesn't currently have a sufficient community is

I need to keep up my drawing practice

Made crescent dogs again. This is the only way I will ever really eat hot dogs since I don't have a grill nor the desire to eat 8 of them by myself before they go bad in their regular form.

Feels good to set a timer for approximately how long I think it will take for the oven to preheat and then have it beep to tell me it's ready right as I walk into the kitchen

Map editor for the microgame tool works well enough, I guess. This is really making me realize I should create like, some actual nature tiles for the sample assets. Grass at the very least!

Came to the realization that I likely would not have enjoyed getting to live through the 90s as an adult after all, and that it's very easy to forget how things have gotten way more accepting since then.

So, I'm making it my mission to bring back cartooniness, silliness and whimsy to the present where things are a little better. Because Gadget deserves to get to kiss other girls, obviously.

I've been Vegeta in Minecraft since 2011 and it'd be a shame to stop now, but I wanted to try being Isabelle or Gadget or someone else I have a crush on, so I figured this was a good compromise

The LEGO Movie 2 is incredible

Oh hey you can define animations now in my NES microgame tool thing

I think I just got hired

I bet it would be faster to find the photos I want to send on my phone if I didn't have to scroll past pages and pages of stuff like this. Worth it!

I also tend to take the same photo a few times in case one of the pics is blurry or something and never delete the redundant extras.