(the plants are a metaphor)

Wughh I teared up a little bit reading this, to be honest. 

I've experienced my fair share of community collapses/closures over the years, but cohost has been an oddity in just how much people have been working to stay friends with each other. I find it deeply touching every time someone tries to push back against that "I'm probably bothering this person" gut reaction; makes it easier reaching out myself. (Though admittedly, one-on-one discord DMs don't really mesh comfortably with how I communicate wahahaa) 

Inevitably there are going to be times when it just doesn't work out and people drift apart, but I hope that you can hold onto as many of your little seedlings as you can!! ;-;

Feels worth saying your color choices are beautiful as always. I loved the highlights and shadows of the leaves, in particular.

Funnily enough, I think I was repotting a plant right as you posted this last night...

Hits me right in the petiole! Well done indeed.

this was a beautiful little game / metaphor / deck / diary? that i really enjoyed, i feel like i can understand this feeling a lot. i'm honestly frustrated with the state of the internet being scattered / split across so many platforms that all have their own accessibility / use issues...i was on mastodon for a while but the ui/ux was so hostile and difficult to manage i just honestly gave up after joining bsky which was twitter 2.0 with some quality of life improvements but it has its own flaws and superficiality...

years and years ago i adored tumblr and i still in my heart enjoy / seek that long form blogging platform and now run my own blog @ https://lordofnothing.com after my friend michael klamerus who does a lot of michigan game dev organizing encouraged setting up ur own hub on the internet / is just a person that rly enjoys blogs!

but you know it's rly hard to connect with ppl now...1:1 DMs on discord are really intimidating to me, so i run my own game dev server where it's the closest thing to like. connection i have. it's rly good! but it's very different than like a public facing network. it's like the difference btw chatting in a park or a private garden where the server is the private garden but i still want to go outside to frolic in the public park with all its larger amenities and entertainments?

this ended up really long but. i really have enjoyed talking with you in the decker forum and i can't thank you enough for all your help. i was really happy when you commented on count kagura! there are many things i am still struggling to understand about animations...

i really adore how much detail and effort and just. how much your decker animations are a intimate view into your own internal world and reflect the artistry of your own little world. it's very beautiful and inspiring.

i hope we can interact more this coming year. i'm working on another deck!! just let me know if you ever want to exchange contacts. i really admire your art! but if not (due to some of the plant care / energy metaphors) and like, if u have too many plants in your house no worries! thank you for everything this year. and thank you for all your art!!

happy early new year! and happy deck month!

ur art is so good... I can never say it enough that it is often so pretty with a little shimmer (to my eyes)

this is a sweet little diary entry! i think we all learn how to tend to our gardens differently with time. it's good to remember to keep space for yourself and let ur roots as well as ur own branches reach out to grab some of the sunshine. i hope you manage well!