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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Finally took a stab at some weathering with these pencils. Pretty darn happy with the results!

A Skaven Rat Ogre mini, zoomed in on the orange and blue armor on one arm to show the chipping, scratches, and rust.

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Finally got the last two minis for my Necro/Undead team! Introducing the Wights for my Unrenaissance team(s) #BloodBowl #Greebo

Two resin miniatures of Skeletons wearing moderate armor, tunics, and flaming skulls for heads

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

My camera is really terrible, but here we are... Prepping the forst half of my Skaven team for varnish

6 Skaven Linemen and 1 Rat Ogre miniature for Blood Bowl. Armor is yellow-orange with blue highlights

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

And the first finished pair of pants for my Norse Valkyries team!

Small grey minature of a woman with furry accents and wing-themed helmet. Green putty forms pants.

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Working on the dorsal fin ornaments for the positionals

Blood Bowl blitzer from the 2016 box set, blue plastic with a red fin on the helmet

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Oh ho ho, Still needs gap filling and light putty work, but this looks great! #bloodbowl #minatures

Grey plastic ogre in armor featuring spikes and, on his belly, a big emblem of a fish

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Finally sculpted the new armor plate for the ogre #BigGuy for my human team! This step intimidated me for a long time. First big step in converting the germanic imperialists into a union fishing town, Sweetwater Local 2 #BloodBowl #sculpting

Reference image of a catfish cost of arms next to the prepared belly portion of the mini

Close up of the fishy emblem, replacing the big metal skull the mini comes with.

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

what are the Six Genders? wrong answers only

Covers and little peek at the color vinyl for the first 6 Death albums

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Driving through here always feels absurd. The county' titular town, btw

Cropped google maps view of Goochland, a town in Goochland County, VA

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Got myself some pigment pencils on clearance!

A bunch of AK Interactive's Weatherinh colored pencils, all lined up: vivid orange, dark aluminum, aluminum, dust/raindrops, sand, rubber, dark chipping for wood, light chipping for wood, copper, bronze, & gold

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

The human society was really wonderful throughout the cremation process, and provided this beautiful vessel for our little stompy man.

A rectangular wooden box. It's stained in a warm tone and has a motif of 6 petaled flowers across the top. A small plate on the side reads, "Oliver"

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Last night, a relatively routine intervention at the vet turned, and we lost my most precious wobble-cat, Oliver. He was sweet and grumpy in equally heaping parts. He was positively fearless. My heart aches.

Me holding Ollie, a grey and white kitten with a red bandana and tiny cowboy hat

My hugging Ollie and smushing my face onto his head. He's looking toward the viewer with his eyes stretched humourously by my affection

Ollie looking quite chonk and very content on his back. His belly is very fluffy and tussled from a nap.

A very handsome portrait of Ollie in soft, warm lighting.

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Quote this with a book you read way too young that explains why you are the way you are

'Everville' by Clive Barker, 1994. Got this hardcover from the Frederick library in 6th grade.

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Reminded by rules text that corporations hold nothing of value, only profits

From page 13 of the Red Dust Rebellion (2024, GMT Games,) "The Corporations do not possess Resources and so cannot ever transfer or receive any."

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

I love most animals; fish and lizards have both been special interests of mine. We got a puppy recently, but I will always primarily be a cat person. It's made more sense after my Dx and the accompanying awareness of my social limits

Louise, a brown tabby, sleeps curled up on my chest. I make a goofy face in glasses and a maroon hoodie

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Good morning, bluesky Good night, Andre?

Me looking toward camera. Small white dog with buff patches berries his nose in the crook of my arm. Akira box set is in background

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 03/10/2024

After nearly a decade I've finally finished the build for my Dark Elves the Blackroot Blights! I'm particularly proud of the Runners and Blitzers. Favorite model is the 3rd blitzer, w/severed head and come-hither finger Bits used from Kabalites, Scourged, Wyches, Dragon Princes, & Black Corsairs

Side and front view of 2 unpainted miniatures, kit-bashed Runners for my Dark Elf Blood Bowl team

Side and front view of 4 unpainted miniatures, kit-bashed Blitzers for my Dark Elf Blood Bowl team

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 03/10/2024

fucking ghouls how many ways can you excuse a war in a single sentence?

Wall Street Journal headline link: "Israel's Invasion Gamble Risks a Quagmire in Lebanon"

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

i found the share button because I am a smart professional

Bluesky 10M user card, #361,118
Elder Certified first 10%
Joined January 24, 2023

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

This fungus is taking over the stump of a tree recently cut from our sidewalk in SW Baltimore. I thought it was a slime at first, but it's grown into this flat shape and started to drop spores. Anyone know what this is?

Photo from three quarter view: an orangey brown ringed fungus with white edges grows from a tree stump

Photo from above: an orangey brown ringed fungus with white edges grows from a tree stump. Wood is discolored by spores.

Photo from side, further back: Photo: an orangey brown ringed fungus with white edges grows from a tree stump

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 14/09/2024

I still have custom dice from the 1st edition by Print And Play Games. I think this board is from a 2nd or 3rd update, but at style is representative

The Dice Must Flow, Heiko Günther 2015
Early game board and dice

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 11/09/2024

Learning Aseprite by modifying sprites for my movement focused vertical shmup

Original sprite from a Packt godot projects book: a red and grey spaceship with pontoon-like structure on the end of each wing. Gun barrels are in the center of each wing and on either side of the nose.

My altered version of the ship sprite, with shorter rear, rounded shapes near the body, and stacked guns

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 07/09/2024

These are our 2 wobbly cats, Peaches and Ollie

2 domestic short-hair cats. 1 orange and white, 1 grey and white

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 04/09/2024

Quoteskeet with a fictional character you are in your head.

Gene Belcher, of Bob's Burgers, scowling and playing a children's electronic toy guitar

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 31/08/2024

Oh shit, I'm finally working on an original project instead of following classwork. It's helping to have no idea what I need and have to search, lol. It's a movement-based bullet hell with cheeky rolls and an invincible dodge!

Photo: an open laptop with Godot project editor open. A spaceship with a red triangle marked over it on screen. Notebook on keyboard with math and button assignments written on graph paper

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 28/08/2024

Stocking to make the most of the explosive crossbow + ballistic shield. Finding it impossible to hit fabricator vents or headshots. Took some screenshots this morning and saw there is 1 indicator to help with vertical aim, at least. Wish I could stow the shield for point shots!

Chart of screenshot from Helldivers 2 showing misalignment of targeting while using the Ballistic Shield. Top row: Aim Down Sights (ADS) on crossbow is accurate. 2nd row: laser targeting points to center of the shield's viewport. 3rd row show how shots land far up and right from center. 4th row shows notch of left edge of viewport that matches the veritcal aspect of the shot, but no similar reference point for the horizontal placement.

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 02/04/2024

happy anniversary to the only picture to adequately capture the wild kudzu that is my morning hair

Selfie of me in glasses. I'm looking quizzically at the camera and my hair is piled on top of my head in large random curls, like coils of apple peel or other debris.

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 07/02/2024

I've been in a transitional program for 6+ months because my employer couldn't provide accommodations for my autism. A placement was halted when the hiring manager unlisted the job rather than hire me, the autistic guy. Today they told me to report for shadowing on Monday! May have to shave, tho

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 06/02/2024

Swiveling my chair to avoid PII in the selfie

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 06/02/2024

Blocks for the block god Mutes for the mute throne

Skeet by Viktor Bavlento: a link followed by text "join my team, friends. Crypto social network with wallet. Your posts - Your Crypto profits." Attached image of 4 Crypto logos and a bald mad in sunglasses hastily cropped into the center.

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 27/12/2023

Post a five 🌟 album Repost with yours of you want

CD cover for Voices of Light (1994)
Composed by Richard Einhorn.
Performed by Anonymous 4, Netherlands Radio Choir, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Steven Mercurio.
Written as accompanying soundtrack for The Passion of Joan of Arc

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 20/12/2023

POV: I've forced you to sit down and watch The Pirate Movie (1982)

American Psycho meme: Patrick Bateman smirks while jauntily displaying his Huey Lewis CD

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 16/12/2023

This is Lady Gloria, whose existing name fits right in with our house of animals with old people names. She's good with cats! Having a dog is a life-long dream for Makeda, and I'm so excited to help her welcome her daughter home.

Photo of a newly adopted doggo and her new family. I, tall white man with reddish hair and an n95, and my wife, a short black woman with short bleached curls and n95, kneel next to a black pit-mix. The dog is wearing a red and black sweater.

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 14/12/2023

First computer upgrade/build in ...20 years? First mobo had a dead x16 slot and I was, as an imposter syndrome professional, assumed I fucked up. Went together no problem on the second round.

Photo of a computer case with glass panel. Lots of glare in the way. Orange glow from motherboard

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 08/12/2023

These little dudes are far and away my favorite GW ip. I played 3rd edition fantasy skaven, and now I've got a blood bowl team

Blood Bowl 2016 skaven linerat, painted in orange armor with blue highlights

6 Blood Bowl 2016 Skaven Linerats, painted in orange armor with blue highlights

Blood Bowl Skaven rat ogre, converted from a Screeching Bell ogre

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 07/12/2023

Sometimes the closest bookmark is the most appropriate. Epic poetry about West Virginia's Eagle's Nest Tunnel disaster, America's worst industrial disaster.

Photo of front cover for The Book of the Dead, but Muriel Rukeyser w/introduction by Catherine Venable Moore. A bookmark lays across it, reading "all in on safety" in bold, capital letters. A symbol of shows 4 hands laid atop each other.

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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him) @nygaard.bsky.social · 03/12/2023

Baltimore-- we're at the Ottobar for a makers' market. My wife (Petit Loup Ceramics) has her wonderfully pottery here.

A black woman and white man, both wearing glasses and n95s, take a selfie

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