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T.J. L

@tj09.net

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he/him. Software engineer by day, pixel artist/game dev by night. Creator of Dragon Cave. Black Lives Matter. Trans Rights are Human Rights. NFTs/AI = no thanks. tjl.co

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T.J. L @tj09.net · 21/08/2026

Using the internet be like

An edit of the "The illusion... of free choice" meme, originally a 2009 comic from "The Abstruse Goose."

A cow stands before two paths, one labeled "Sign in with password," one labeled "Sign in without password." The viewer's perspective reveals what the cow cannot see: both paths lead to the same place, labeled "We've sent a verification code to your email."

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T.J. L @tj09.net · 28/06/2026

I did not remember putting this in my phone until I got an unexpected calendar notification but uh Happy anniversary to the hit horse_ebooks tweet.

A screenshot of Google Calendar. A reminder has fired for an event titled "Everything happens so much." The event repeats yearly.

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T.J. L @tj09.net · 01/06/2026

Finally made some time to start working on art of my #destiny2 Guardian right as the announcement happens. Timing can be funny sometimes.

Two pixel art images of the same Destiny 2 guardian, a titan in white and gold armor. On the left image, the guardian's helmet is removed, revealing them to be a teal Exo.

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T.J. L @tj09.net · 22/03/2026

My D&D character has had an evil vampire copy of him looming for a while now, but he's going to be highly plot-relevant in the next few sessions so I made art to use for his token.

A blue Dragonborn with wings and red accents stands in an aggressive pose. He is wearing silver armor with gold trim, and large fangs indicate that he is a vampire.

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T.J. L @tj09.net · 15/08/2025

Took this picture the other day and a friend realized the meme potential.

A bird standing on a beach facing the ocean. Classic "meme-style" (thick white font with black outline) text reads "MAN."

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T.J. L @tj09.net · 24/12/2024

The final #pixelartvent post. All 24 images done! This is the first time I managed to stick to a daily art challenge (albeit not exactly "daily") and it was a ton of fun!

Pixel Artvent 2024. 24 pieces of 16x16 pixel art: Bell, Coal, Stocking, Bauble, Snowflake, Present, Santa Hat, Candle, Cookie, Chocolates, Bow, Log, Lantern, Gingerbread Man, Egg Nog, Pinecone, Candy Cane, Mistletoe, Scarc, Star, Snowball, Antler, Nuts.

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T.J. L @tj09.net · 18/12/2024

Been a while since my last #pixelartvent update, so let's just post 'em all.

17 pieces of 16x16 pixel art for "Pixel Artvent 2024": Bell, Coal, Stocking, Bauble, Snowflake, Present, Santa Hat, Candle, Cookie, Chocolates, Bow, Log, Lantern, Gingerbread Man, Egg Nog, Pinecone, Candy Cane.

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T.J. L @tj09.net · 11/12/2024

Haven't posted a #pixelartvent update in four days! Santa Hat, Candle, Cookie, Chocolates.

Four pieces of 16x16 pixel art from "Pixel Artvent 2024": A red santa hat with white trim; three candles, one red, one off-white, and one green; a checkerboard cookie; and several segments of a chocolate bar.

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T.J. L @tj09.net · 07/12/2024

Three more days of #pixelartvent: Bauble, Snowflake, Present.

3 16x16 pixel art pieces from "Pixel Artvent 2024." A blue spherical ornament with yellow/golden swirls, a six-pointed snowflake, and a green gift box with golden ribbon tied into a bow at the top.

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T.J. L @tj09.net · 06/12/2024

An image of Master Belch from Earthbound with a partial speech bubble above him, cut off to imply that the previous tweet was spoken by Belch.

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T.J. L @tj09.net · 04/12/2024

Catching up on #pixelartvent days 1-3: Bell, Coal, Stocking.

3 16x16 pixel art pieces from "Pixel Artvent 2024." Two golden bells with a red bow, several pieces of coal of varying sizes, and a green stocking with red accents on the heel and toe.

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T.J. L @tj09.net · 28/11/2024

how it's going tonight.

Screenshot of a code comment that reads, "FIXME: why is this necessary."

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T.J. L @tj09.net · 31/10/2024

This just popped up on my feed so hopefully I'm not late to the party. The first is a navi version of my online identity (thus: TJ09.EXE), and the second is a WIP design named Volt.EXE, naturally named after the Warframe character of the same name.

A screenshot from Open NetBattle showing a NetNavi named "TJ09.EXE"

An image of an original green, orange and black NetNavi (from the Mega Man Battle Network series) named Volt.EXE.

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T.J. L @tj09.net · 18/10/2024

Definitely don't have the hardware you do but my anti damage doll and this bean are pretty much always in view.

A very small plush MegaMan.EXE. he is shaped like a bean

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T.J. L @tj09.net · 15/10/2024

Pinned posts? Time for a proper introduction! I'm T.J., a full-time software engineer who also does a lot of stuff on the side. Anywhere between more webdev, art, gamedev, and so on.

Screenshot of Dragon Cave, an online adoptables game started in 2006. https://dragcave.net

Pixel art of several D&D characters, including a silver dragonborn artificer, a genasi ranger, another genasi wizzrd, a firbolg cleric, and an aasimar sorcerer.

Screenshot of an unnamed pixel art platformer, which is stylized with a green -> pink gradient effect.

Screenshot of Mega Man Battle Network CyberTournament, a web-based fangame.

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T.J. L @tj09.net · 12/10/2024

Behold: my current D&D character, Ark the Warforged sorcerer. Started out as pose/anatomy practice (inspired by @galva.bsky.social's art of his OC Maxi), turned into shading practice (never really done metal or cloth in detail or used Photoshop's mixer/"oil" brushes before now).

A D&D Warforged holding his hand out, with a beam of crackling magic emanating out from the palm.

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T.J. L @tj09.net · 27/09/2024

I wanted to post a recent drawing but the thought of it existing alongside all of the cool art I see on here is making me anxious so here's some pixel fonts I've done over the years instead.

A showcase of several different pixel fonts displayed in different styles and contexts: A sans-serif "DCPixel" with condensed and italic variants, miniature fonts "Moonlight" and "Moonbeam" (name not displayed in image), a stylized serif font "Troll," and a terminal-inspired font "Paxel."

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T.J. L @tj09.net · 11/01/2024

I grew up on these streets.

A screenshot of Onett from the SNES game Earthbound/Mother 2.

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