iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

If I could eat anything right now, i've been dying for a nice slice of pizza from my favorite place. My second choice would be fish over rice, i'm willing to try yellow croakers again since my mom isn't here to destroy them with salt. I think about food more than normal people my size.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

I'm in a self imposed ban from cheeses and heavy dairy (regular milk is fine) that are the usual calorie dense choices to float me through two small meals a day. My metabolism is high, fantastic in most cases but just not right now.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Here we go again, been making the slow crawl from 110 lbs down to 100. I'm not sad to lose weight so much as I am just sad there isn't much I can eat.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

things have gotten a lot better since the start of the year when I noticed i'm no longer only getting reading spikes around a chapter release but also consistantly high throughout the month. I'd like to do a q&a but the lack of questions always manages to leave me feeling embarrassed.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

FB's viewer statistics are predictably flatlined because I don't promote it much, especially because it's not ongoing. But recently that's changed and I don't know what to attribute it to. It's these events that just make me wonder where it gets passed around, and what people say.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Preview of City of the Sun, chapter 26! Coming back February 1st! #CotS #nugartstuff

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

It always feels like there is somebody there who is "open to talk anytime" until you need it honest to God. Not because they aren't there, but because you don't want to bother anyone at anytime, for anything

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Man. I'm really starting to feel like i'm in a spot where I just need outside guidance and to talk to people who are not really involved in my situations. I think normally you'd turn to your family, but my family just loves to be absent.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

not gonna lie, I probably am a frustrating person to deal with when there's some kind of altercation. My ability to shut a person out forever is an unmatched skill.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

i'm lucky that i'm neither a picky eater nor a food addict, but food I really like are things I should be eating right now. about to slam these things like no one's business.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

I got my lab result, and some things look bad but other things that usually would also be aren't. I think I could absolutely correct this with a change in diet and i've started a food diary ✨ fixing my mess is going to be my goal this year.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

keep trying to think of ways to tell my new doctor I can't keep coming in for consultations back to back. I just can't afford it even if it's "low cost"

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

trying to draw more of these guys. guns and gear aren't a big deal when i'm staying impressionistic. #nugartstuff

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

came back from the doc today, now I'm waiting for labs to get to me so I can see if there's anything I could fix with my diet. really hoping to get more answers than questions at this point.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

damn!!! it's not even january yet! I think you would make dads everywhere very proud. Well deserved rest soon?

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

everyone's guilty of assuming too much and too little, we're beings in our own bubbles making confident guesses about everything. I'm okay reaching my own conclusions they're hardly better or worse than what someone on tv has to say.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Virtually all of the things people are told to believe and do without being able to grasp definative evidence themselves is probably most of the information coming in and out. Sometimes there's a difference, other times it doesn't matter at all.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Being an adult has taught me a few things, notably that it is okay to acknowledge the natural limit of understanding, that people of every kind will lie to you, and that there is nothing wrong in having some ignorance.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

kicking my own ass over how much of a pain his headshape is #nugartstuff

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

had an idea thrown at me about maybe one of these little guys sawing off his own beak to make shooting easier- not something they'd normally do for obvious reasons, for less obvious reasons they consider disturbing their natural glory to be heretical. This little guy is coo coo for cocoa puffs

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Drew this king (Earl) he is so large he uses mortars and artillery guns to explode things (for fun sometimes) #nugartstuff

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

There is a kind of ugliness to these grey faber castell markers that I both love and hate at the same time. here are some imp men #nugartstuff

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

But wait, there's more! These little dudes are servants of Halphas, all they do is fight, pewpew and cannibalism #nugartstuff

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

QRT with your black and white art lov me pens 'ate colorin' simple as

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

this is caused by exposed brain. funny little duck funny funny good

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

There are doors you can't come back from #CotS

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

#CotS A younger Thomas, scarless, able to see out of both eyes and at the end of the beginning of his boxing career. Mired in allegations of cheating, being confronted about potential "psychic powers" was like calling him an out and out fraud.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I have been enjoying my fake digital gouache (but I would like to try real gouache too!) #nugartstuff

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I'm not really interested in jjba, but I respect Araki the most of all popular mangaka.

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JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia @jojowiki.com · 16/11/2024

Hirohiko Araki on the evil of AI art in today's "world of con artists". He worries about the impact AI-generated fakes will have on manga. He recently saw an AI image and was shocked at its similarity to his art style. - Hirohiko Araki's New Manga Techniques (November 15, 2024)

Speaking about societal evils, I think that as AI continues to spread throughout society, we'll be seeing an increasingly shady world filled with scammers exploiting it. Recently, I saw a drawing and thought, “This is something I drew, right?” I was shocked to learn it was actually made by AI. When I draw manga, I add subtle elements that make the work uniquely mine. But this AI-generated piece even mimicked details like the way I draw eyelashes, so precisely that it was almost impossible to tell it apart from my work. If it were based on recent drawings, I’d know right away, “No, I didn’t draw this.” On the other hand, I honestly wouldn’t be able to tell the difference if it were done with my art from about ten years ago, when my memory of it would be a little hazy. The more AI advances, the more this kind of thing will happen.

Art reflects the times, and manga is one example of that. Seeing this world of con artists appear in manga could very well mean that we’re headed for a future world dominated by fraudsters. This type of evil in today’s age will undoubtedly end up impacting manga down the line.

Copyright infringement by AI is also a villain that we manga artists must face. The extreme scenario is that AI-generated fakes might start being accepted as the real thing, and even if we try to protect our work, these counterfeits are becoming so accurate and sophisticated that it’s no longer a fight an individual can win. Having some kind of laws would probably be the only way to regulate this. However, because we’re dealing with a world of con artists, there’s also a very real possibility that laws favoring them will appear before we know it. Personally, I entrust my copyright management to Shueisha, but some manga artists are lax in managing their copyrights, leading to others using their artwork without permission or even leaking original drawings. When I see that, I worry that they might face serious trouble down the line if they don’t take it more seriously.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

It's tough. I have always valued not stooping that low, even with people who wronged me. But this gap in human interaction online makes it too tempting for people to wanna 'get back' at someone. It created ghosting.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

It's the wallflower curse.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I can't describe melting into the darkness, literally and figuratively. There's comfort in invisibility. But a lot of sadness too. If I can make a positive impression on someone somewhere, I can stop feeling like i'm imaginary.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Whether good or bad, no one knows me. When people see me, they can't guess who I am like i'm a weird shadow of what a person is. When I talk, they don't expect the sound of my voice. It's kind of like I have so little presence I can barely make it beyond existing in a space.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I genuinely don't think the vast majority of people know what it means to believe in something, or to have a hill to die on. I almost admire fanatical convictions more than people without any. The former can be predictably vicious dogs, but the latter are backstabbing vipers.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I don't align with anyone, so i'm scared of being myself in a way, I can't trust anyone and it's hard to make friends because i've been hurt a lot. When people turn flippant because they are upset or angry or want to make you into a straw person, that hurts more than anything.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

The heart is so delicate. You have to be careful about what you let in, everything wants your soul, but that doesn't mean they want you.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

In a perfect world, absolutely. But i'm not about to throw a tantrum over other artists who don't align with me. I acknowledge adults are free to make their own choices and I respect it on that fact. I can only ask for it in return even if not everyone would be willing to give it.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Anytime I get the urge to just go goblin mode again or troll or be a fucking idiot for laughs I mentally punt myself in the snatch. I have some awful tendencies but I have to remind myself it's better to be good to people than let loose in my behavior for a momentary gaffe.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

There is no reason for this choice to change. I'm no longer a feisty under 25 trying to pick fights online. I don't need to shout about it through a megaphone. It's tiresome and worth getting away from. I'm a loner who draws pictures for internet dweebs.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

I'm conscious of the fact that separating the art from the artist is a tough act to follow. Because I value authenticity so much, I want people to enjoy what I make based on what it is, not what I think about the current governance or social affair.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

I'm publicly apolitical. This may frustrate some, but that can't be helped. To my and other's benefit I cherish a level of tolerance with many others who I may not necessarily align with, but who I appreciate regardless. Maybe it's a wish that the respect was returned, futile as it is.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

After the fall of hot topic came a widespread poser epidemic. CGL is long lost. Angelic pretties wings were torn asunder. We have no safe havens. There is only war and darkness.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

I grew up getting constantly compared to a step sibling who was better at school while adults constantly tried to stamp out and smother my love for art, so I have strong feeling about this matter.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

Institutions in the US are at their absolute worst. When I was a teen, adults pushed us to go to college no matter what the cost to get a degree 'just to get one'. Treating getting a diploma like a participation sticker.

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Nug 🌼 @topnugg.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

I think people do not realize what they are saying when they devalue people who aren't college educated. There are more reasons not to go than ever unless you are pursuing a STEM field, going to be a doctor, lawyer, etc. Of course not everyone can be that or do that. Not everyone should.

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