iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 24/05/2026

maxwell decided he’s too much of a baby to put more than 2 footies in coming off the deck. i sat there with the door open for like 10 minutes as he cried at me. sir you went out all by yourself. you walk over the threshold every single day. i know you can walk inside.

Maxwell, a small black and white dog, stands in the middle of an open sliding door. He has two paws inside. There is a chunk of cheddar cheese on the floor.

You can’t hear it, but he is crying pitifully.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 12/05/2026

he did give it an investigative sniff tho

Maxwell, a small black and white dog, sniffs a Steam Controller on a blue and white pillow.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 12/05/2026

very important size comparison.

Maxwell, a small black and white dog, lays his head on a blue and white pillow. In front of him is a box holding a Steam Controller.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 26/04/2026

As soon as we take the bike backpack out, Maxwell starts getting excited.

Maxwell, a small black and white dog, looks up at his papa as he sits on his black K9 Sports Pack. He wants to be put inside!

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 06/04/2026

i sat up to do something and put the doujinshi i was reading down and maxwell was kind enough to help me keep my spot without any prompting

Maxwell, a very good and small black and white dog, lays in between the pages of a book. He is a very very good bookmark.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 02/04/2026

mom walked into my office and put another stack of post-its she found on my desk this is my post-it drawer at the moment

A white drawer full of post-it notepads in various colors and sizes.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 19/03/2026

for reference left is around usual tenting level vs the best the leggies can do on the right (ft. Maxwell’s snoot)

gmkz demonstrates difference in tenting angle of their keyboard. Maxwell observes.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 19/03/2026

keyboard tenting platform decided to break on me while i was working 🫠

Part of the ZSA Moonlander Keyboard’s ($112 usd) tenting platform. It broke.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 14/03/2026

He has his head stuffed under the desk. I’m not sure whether this is better or worse than him resting his chin on the keyboard.

Maxwell, a small black and white dog wearing a sushi collar, has his head stuffed between his papa’s crossed leg and the top of the desk.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 12/03/2026

look at this guy. needs my attention 1000% of the time. very soft and fluffy tho, so i forgive him.

Maxwell, a soft little dog with black and white fur, gives his papa The Look, which means “give me smooches and pets.” Should mention that he is on his papa’s chest right in front of their face.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 09/03/2026

i am crying tears of blood

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 26/01/2026

more pictures of my pup’s fluffy butt

A small dog’s very fluffy butt at a slightly different angle, so you can see just how much fluff he’s got.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 26/01/2026

the fur on his butt makes it look so big

A small dog’s fluffy butt. The fur on his back legs is long enough that it looks like buttcheeks.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 19/12/2025

was doing my pre-sleep routine of opening games for login bonuses and realized i had enough jewels for one 10-pull of china’s sora to yakusoku rerun and i was blessed. shuki shuki daishuki kotone decided to come home, too.

Screenshot from Gakuen Idolmaster. The gacha “you got the banner idol” special thingy shows Kuramoto China standing in front of a yellow-orange screen on steps.

Screenshot from Gakuen Idolmaster. Kuramoto China is smiling at you with a mic in hand.

Screenshot from Gakuen Idolmaster. Card art for Kuramoto China’s Sora to Yakusoku from a gacha pull.

Screenshot from Gakuen Idolmaster. Card for Fujita Kotone’s SHUKI SHUKI DAISHUKI (no that’s not the actual title of the song) from a gacha pull.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 03/12/2025

my dog is too cute. a tiny baby.

Maxwell, a small black and white dog, is laying belly up and getting some neck scritches. His eyes are closed.

Maxwell, a small black and white dog, is laying belly up and getting some neck scritches. He’s looking at his papa.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 01/12/2025

i’m still playing mobile harutoki. have pulled all the boys’ first ssrs now, plus two more katsuras. little part of brain says i should offer money because i’m kind of enjoying it but rest of brain realizes that i’m painfully broke until next invoice gets paid.

screenshot of harukanaru toki no naka de: ryuuguu no miko.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 29/11/2025

if anyone is touching the haruka mobile game this is me

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 22/11/2025

Thank you! Snood for a dog. His head is rather furry. He loves being seen.

A picture of a small black and white dog named Maxwell. He’s staring at the camera.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 12/11/2025

every once in a while (several times a day) i just have to marvel at how itty bitty and lovely maxwell is.

A very small black and white dog lays on the end of an old leather couch. He’s getting some scritches.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 08/11/2025

Maxwell is splooting on my chest, so i got some paw pictures because puppy paw pads are Important.

A small, fluffy white (and black in other places not pictured) puppy lays with his little legs splooted, feeties out to the sides on either side of his tail. He is lying on his papa’s chest.

A very fluffy little white-furred, black-beaned paw, and a bit of a fluffy white tail.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 01/11/2025

okay when i got assigned the new project i got a bit excited and might have bought a ploopy trackpad. IT’S FOR WORK IT COUNTS AS A WORK EXPENSE!!!!!!

A Ploopy Trackpad sits on a light green desk mat on a white desk.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 29/09/2025

update: we went to the doggy park and he got to play a little bit with other dogs. also we saw a deer from afar.

Maxwell, a small black and white dog, is thrilled to be at the dog park. He looks like he’s smiling.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 29/09/2025

Birthday boy is 3 years old today!

Maxwell, a small black and white dog, looks at the camera while a yummy birthday biscuit sits by his feet. He’s wearing a little tshirt that says “It’s my birthday!” on the back of it, which you cannot actually see.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 22/09/2025

baby boy wearing his suspender socks and laying on the sheets i was going to put on my bed

Maxwell, a small black and white dog, lays on some unfolded sheets while staring at the camera. On his feet are suspender socks, which actually make it look like his little feeties are bent weird now that I look at it.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 20/09/2025

Went for a good bike ride today! Maxwell had some fun on the beach, and I had my first fall since getting an ebike a few years ago. Thank goodness for helmets.

Maxwell, a small and happy black and white dog lays on a red doggy blanket on the beach with his Papa and Grandma. He is thrilled to be there.

A scratched-up helmet. Wear your helmets!!!

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 14/09/2025

Went on a little bike ride.

Maxwell, a small black and white dog, is in his bike backpack, with his paws on his papa’s shoulder. He has a rainbow tag on his collar, and a blue rubber ducky bowtie to the side of his neck.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 10/09/2025

Sometimes when he’s on my lap at my desk, Maxwell will grab my hand between his little paws and lick at my fingers.

Maxwell, a small black and white dog, holds his Papa’s hand between his little paws (which have little blue and grey sockies on them) and licks very determinedly at it.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 01/09/2025

decided to actually attempt to get this rolling. if anyone is interested or has questions, feel free to give me a shout here in dms or on discord (gmkz)

looking for people to form small free game loc circle primarily for joseimuke games (but not ruling out other types)

me:
- jp to en translator
- can communicate with creators!
- have little experience with game creation tools but willing to learn

seeking people with 1 or more of the following skills:
-proofreading
-editing
- image editing
- experience using various game creation tools a plus

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 18/08/2025

My loveliest girl passed over the rainbow bridge unexpectedly tonight.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 28/07/2025

baby boy in tiny sockies with his belly up (i’m rereading the section of book i’m translating to try to get the vibes)

Maxwell, a small black and white dog with a pink tummy, lays belly up on a duvet while wearing very tiny blue and grey bear socks with paw print treads on the sole.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 20/07/2025

i’m getting gommaged today 😔

Gakuen Idolmaster screenshot of China wishing me a happy birthday.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 29/06/2025

Mom and I are trying to organize and clean up the basement and I found this old friend.

Photo of a Pokemon Pikachu pedometer/virtual pet.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 15/06/2025

Baby boy wants to be put in his backpack for a bike ride.

Maxwell, a small black and white dog, sits on his grey bike backpack, wanting to go on a bike ride.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 12/06/2025

i should stop leaving events to the very last day because i’m like one produce from event rinami but i do not want to play anymore…

Event page for Gakuen Idolmaster’s current Live Tour. Event Rinami is 10 pieces away, but gmkz doesn’t want to do another produce tonight…

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 09/06/2025

Biked from the Salt Marsh Trail trailhead to Lawrencetown Beach and back with my mom and Maxwell. Poor boy is tuckered out from all the fresh air.

Fitness Tracker summary showing a map from the Salt Marsh Trail trailhead to Lawrencetown Beach in Nova Scotia. We went 20.74 km over 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Maxwell, a small black and white dog, lays on a blue and green flowered blanket on a car seat. He looks tired.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 07/06/2025

seven and a half pound vicious fenrir. but no, seriously, the only time he’s EVER bitten was right when he snapped his leg while i was rushing him to the emergency vet. he is the gentlest treat taker, and all he wants to do is sit on someone’s lap and get snuggled.

Maxwell, a small black and white dog who only hunts his toys, lays on a couch with his easter lambchop, looking up at his papa.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 02/06/2025

i feel as if gakumas is trying to tell me to use sumika more

Gakuen Idolmaster 10-pull, with 5 R and SR Sumika’s in total.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 28/05/2025

“oh no.6 on my timeline” ↓ “i never did read the novels. which company translated them?” ↓ no one licensed then ↓ “wait… i could read them now couldn’t i” ↓

The Rakuten kobo page for the all-volumes-in-one No.6 ebook. It’s 4257 yen.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 26/05/2025

Stick-leggies, but still handsome.

Maxwell, a small black and white dog, is slightly less fluffy than usual, with his leg fur taken a bit short. He looks up at his papa. Also he has a pineapple bandana that is barely visible.

Maxwell, a small black and white dog, is slightly less fluffy than usual, with his leg fur taken a bit short. He looks over to his grandma. Also he has a pineapple bandana that is barely visible.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 21/05/2025

woke up squished to the top of the bed while my 8-ish pound puppy snuggled up to my butt. in the middle of the bed.

rough depiction of a bed, with a person (gmkz) squished right at the top while a small dog (maxwell, 8lbs, black circle) blocks off the other 2/3 of the bed with his tiny body

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 26/04/2025

Nooooo! Trackball was being fussy, so I went to unplug it and plug it back in, but the whole… inner plug bit??? came out with the cord and I have no idea how to fix it!

A photo of the top of a Ploopy Adept trackball, but the port(???) where you plug it in has come out completely.

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Em Hemphill / gmkz @gmkz.moe · 09/04/2025

mom told me to look at the backyard camera and it seems we had a visitor at the back door in the middle of the night

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