iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 18h

The start of my next project:

The image shows a pencil sketch of a dog built with basic shapes, circles, and guidelines for anatomy and joints.

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Latest digital art project, playing around with different patterns and brushes:

The image shows an underwater scene with nine colorful cartoon fish of different shapes, sizes, and colors swimming against a light blue background.

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Second person in about a week got fired from my store yesterday... Both were a long time coming and needed to happen, but we were already short staffed, so it's gonna be a little rough once again.

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Finished my vase of flowers digital art project today:

This image is a hand-drawn digital illustration of a colorful floral bouquet in a clear glass vase.

Bouquet Details

Flowers: Pink-and-white lilies, yellow roses, and purple daisies.

Accents: Delicate white baby's breath and dark green leaves.

Vase: A transparent glass vase filled with water and visible flower stems.

Background: A solid, muted teal-gray backdrop.

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I can't wait for this crap of a year to be over... 2027 is going to be *my* year! Narrator: "It would not be his year."

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Almost a new month, so time for a new monthly planner! September's cover (on the left) was cut from a decorative file folder, but I found this fun Halloween pattern online to print for October. My goal is to create my own cover art going forward.

The image shows two small, softcover notebook planners with decorative paper covers and brown spine tape bindings, accompanied by a mechanical pencil.

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's my weekend, AMA... ngl.link/gulfcoastjak...

This image shows an NGL (Not Gonna Lie) anonymous messaging and Q&A sticker that users share on social media stories.

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Raysident Evil @sireviscerate.myatproto.social · 23/09/2026

Why are you telling the type of guy who thinks pheromones are a fast track to sex that they should shower? That's like peeling the warning sticker off a bottle of poison.

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Uncle Jeff 🌈 @picklerudd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A HAIKU I don't want no scrubs A scrub is a guy who can't Get no love from me

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Playing around in Procreate, experimenting with some different styles:

Style study, exploring different drawing styles to render a pink daisy.

Flower study, rendering various flowers based on the flat style of one of the earlier daisies

Another flower study, rendering the same assorted flowers based on the fat-brush style of one of the initial daisies

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Going from doing nothing at the end of my vacation to having a full day back at work is evil. Like, let me ease back in with a baby half-shift or something, build back up my tolerance for people's bullshit.

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Stone Cold Jane Austen @abbyhiggs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

BREAKING: NEW CAT JUST DROPPED

ENVIRONMENT
New wild cat species is identified for first time in 100 years, researchers say
A type of tiger cat, the animal is slender, spotted and smaller than a house cat. It lives in the Bolivian forest

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Much like Rudolph's gift, this one's a little "on the nose," don'tcha think? (Well, not the description, just the color.)

Your Birthday Color

Santa Red

December 25's Birthday Color

Color Word: Celebration
Color Code: #D42426

Joyful and giving like a grand holiday. You shower loved ones with affection and fill the world with happiness, delivering smiles to every person you meet like gifts of warmth.

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Okay, what else have y'all got for me today?

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Last day of vacation, then I work 7 days before my next days off, and then another 8 before my NEXT days off… It's like I'm being punished for using my vacation time.

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

24 hours later: I feel like I was hit by a truck, but otherwise no more side effects.

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My mind is foggy and swimming and unfocused but it's not actually tired, but my muscles are tired all over my body, but my inner core is full of energy, but I can barely move… What the hell did they put in the shots this year?!

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Adam Sass @theadamsass.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

6️⃣ Years Ago, SURRENDER YOUR SONS dropped into the world and changed my life. A small publisher putting out a darkly comic escape thriller set at a conversion therapy camp—and doing so in the dead center of lockdown—was a serious gamble, but it paid off.

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Will be checking this throughout the day, AMA (Note: I will not be posting intimate details of my personal life, so please don't ask! Otherwise, in an open book...) ngl.link/gulfcoastjak...

NGL app screen with the prompt to "send me anonymous messages!"

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Got my flu and COVID shots today... We'll see how I feel in a few hours—already a little mentally fuzzy. No plans for the rest of today or tomorrow, though.

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B @downsideupart.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

A lil anniversary treat with @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social before we head to COCKtail for the drag show...

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gale is sleepy @galecross.myatproto.social · 10/09/2026

Wait. AM I sad or just burned out? Am I secretly a very powerful angry and creative little gay man and I just need to take a personal journey of recovery from the gross overwork of capitalism? 🤔

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If you describe your book as “unputdownable,” I'm never picking it up. I don't need that kind of commitment.

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Adam Sass @theadamsass.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

You can’t get a thing for under 10 bucks anymore—except my new book at Barnes & Noble! Use promo code PREORDER25 and get 25% off my upcoming all-in-one-night lock-in romance, HELLO I LOVE YOU GOODBYE!

IMAGE TEXT: cover for Hello I Love You Goodbye by Adam Sass. Text says “BN Preorder Sale. 25% off, use promo code PREORDER25. A witty and heartfelt YA romance about two boys who fall I love during an all-night school lock-in. Get my new book for under $10!)

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Woke up super early with a sinus headache. Now at the point where it's gone but have to decide whether to get up and start my day or go back to sleep.

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dave to the k @dave-tothe-k.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Bad things tend to be complex, taking all our focus. It's what makes them so nefarious. Beautiful things tend to be simple. So simple we often overlook them, allowing them to be fleeting. We get to control how much energy we give each. It's OUR choice. Don't let some one/thing else make it for you.

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Have another project I want to get through today, but just kind of playing around with some things for now…

The image shows a digital drawing with geometric shapes and a cute cartoon ghost on a white background.

Orange circle: A large orange circle is near the top center.

Red circle: A medium red circle is on the middle left side.

Green circle: A smaller textured green circle is near the bottom center.

Ghost: A white smiling ghost face is inside a black rectangle on the upper right side.

Bean shape: A beige, bean-like or curved shape is in the bottom right corner.

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Was going to leave the apartment, but there are maintenance workers right outside my door. They're not blocking me in or anything; I just don't want to deal with people today.

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

COVID/flu shots are scheduled for the end of vacation, so I can ease my way back into work life by feeling miserable for a couple days first.

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

What’s your favorite workplace sitcom?

This image shows the ensemble cast of the 1990–1997 NBC sitcom Wings, which centered on two brothers running a single-plane regional airline out of a small airport in Nantucket, Massachusetts.

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Zach Jones 🌈🏰 @wdwaristocrafts.dissky.com · 09/09/2026

Peanut Butt into Peach... Culver's, you freaky.

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

One advantage of living in a tiny apartment is there are fewer rooms for me to walk into and completely forget why I walked into them.

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Just realized that's it's less than 12 hours until my vacation time starts ⏳

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Another project for today, practicing a little line art drawing:

The image shows a colorful digital illustration of a desert scene with a tall green saguaro cactus in the center, a prickly pear cactus with red-tipped pads on the left, and an agave plant on the right against a light blue sky and sandy ground.

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aric @aghastronaut.com · 05/09/2026

Willy Wonka was the first Squid Game

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🌯👻 Boorito Zen 👻🌯 @burritozen.net · 05/09/2026

Make a movie scarier Polar Express 2

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Captain Wonder @capta1nw0nd3r.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Looking for something to read? Fantasy, sci-fi, poetry, novels? Check out my author page on Amazon. www.amazon.com/stores/David... Newest anthology: www.amazon.com/Handful-Sand...

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

My Midwestern roots are showing...

The image shows a dialect map from mydialect.us indicating that my speech pattern is most similar to Minnesota, with Minneapolis, MN as my most similar city.

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Only 7 more workdays between now and vacation... Not that I'm counting.

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Downgrade a movie The Okayest Showman

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Dorian Lord Zedd @zeddrick.bio · 29/08/2026

Downgrade a movie: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Halle Berry

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GulfGhostJake @gulfcoastjake.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Had a somewhat satisfying dream in which I told my district manager how frustrated I was getting and that I was actively looking for another job. Granted, in the dream it was the DM and store from my last job (from 10 years ago), but I think I'm getting to the same point I was when I left there.

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