iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

While we're at it, I'll do the anime one too. myanimelist.net/profile/Tric...

000

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Oh hey people are doing a trend! Lemme in on this... Does this sufficiently confirm my unc status?

100

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I may get some hate for this, but I tried Baja Blast for the first time today, and I'm not really seeing the appeal. It just takes like carbonation with a hint of lime syrup. Maybe it's just because Mountain Dew in general has always tasted too synthetic to me...

010

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

My wife gave me some cute little wiener crabs. 🥰

000

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I got to visit the old office building the other day and pay a visit to an old friend. I sorely miss having easy access to a bidet at work...

100

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I made a blog post recapping what's been going on in my life over the last few years. The content is whatever, but I included a bunch of photos I've gotten from events over the last couple years, and that felt worth sharing. www.trichotome-design.com/blog/2026/9/...

trichotome-design.com

2026 Update — Trichotome Design

It sure has been a while since I’ve updated this website, let alone this blog. There’s a few reasons for that, some of which I can get into, others not so much. Still, in the interest of maintaining ...

030

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Sam hit 100 days old yesterday! Sleep deprivation side, he's been an angel so far, and he keeps getting cuter every day. ❤️ Though this is also about the point that Steph and I agreed not to post his face on social media anymore. Now I've really gotta fight the urge 😅

021

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

So I was gonna play Siege today right after putting my little guy to bed and doing some stretches. I did both of those things, then three hours later I woke up on the floor... It's been a long week.

020

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I heard there was a spooky gourd That David carved cause he was bored But you aren't really scared of pumpkins, are ya? Well it goes like so The eyes the nose The toothy mouth where the candle glows The jack-o'-lantern screaming Halloween yeah Halloween yeah...

110

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Celebrating being an even older adult by eating half of a giant sucre a crème cake for breakfast. This is an excellent use of free will, if I do say so myself.

A large sucre a crème cake and tall glass of milk

000

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The hour has come, as so it is that I exit my French familial trauma art era, and enter my gooner law era. Such is life.

000

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

My little guy decided to wake up at 4am, went absolutely ballistic for an hour, and refused to settle anywhere but on my lap. It's now 6:40 and I'm finally able to go back to sleep for a little bit... I miss three days ago when he'd just sleep through the whole night...

010

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I never thought I'd find myself plotting an infiltration into my bedroom in order to huff ass to confirm the presence of poop, while being frightened at the prospect of what I would have to do if I found some. Butt here we are. Alas, t'was merely the wind. My son and I may rest.

000

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Being a dad can be very intimidating. There's a lot of pressure to live up to certain expectations, and I won't lie, sometimes I'm not able to hide how scared I am of that. In fact, you could say that I'm dreadfully apparent.

000

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Assuming I don't design another op anytime soon, I'll say that my one regret is how few defenders I got to work on. I especially wanted to design a counter to trackers. I also wanted to make more ops that aren't trackers or flank watch, but that's just how things turned out.

010

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Tomorrow I go back to work for a couple months. Should be fun getting back into the action. Apparently I'll also be ramping off operators (they're in great hands, don't worry) and taking on a new primary mandate. TBD what it will be exactly, but it should be very exciting stuff.

010

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The baby won't poop Constipation sucks real bad Just so much screaming

000

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Something that is often a surprise to people is the nature of "ownership" designers have over their mandates. It's less comprehensive and far more fluid than you'd think. You're not deciding stuff so much as you're figuring out the best path to reach the objective you're given.

120

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Word choice is very important. There's a big difference between: I soothed my child by going into the dark closet and patting his back until he fell asleep And I satisfied my baby with closeted backshots until he passed out

000

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

When you think about it, hard breachers are the most problematic operators. They don't respect hard boundaries.

011

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Still haven't booked anything for the Osaka major, though I'm aiming for a ~20 day trip via Tokyo. Unfortunately, Sam's taking up all my research time (it's my first visit to Japan). I'd greatly appreciate any and all recommendations/invitations you might have!

100

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I'm starting to think the Internet is gaslighting me about baby farting. I've tried every leg moving technique and to date not a single one has produced results. The only things that have worked are moderate pressure massages to the stomach or bouncing him over my shoulder...

100

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

> Does everything to soothe a baby that's been having a difficult night > Finally give in and pour 70ml of formula > He drinks 5ml then passes out immediately

000

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Setting a sensible bedtime for this kid is real hard when the sun comes out at 4:30am. Yet another thing that will be much easier to manage come wintertime...

001

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I've been spending the last while trying to figure out what my baby's poop reminds me of. Today I got the most pungent case to date and had a breakthrough. It smells like rancid apple cider vinegar. I apologize for sharing this unsavory information.

000

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Looked outside my window and the view literally has a sepia tint right now. Feels like I've been transported to Hollywood's version of Mexico.

000

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Glad to see this patch came out. I've been eager to see how the community would like it ever since I saw it in the schedule. Balancing cooked, in my humble opinion. (I take no credit for the record, except maybe for the Rauora buff. I did ask them for that at some point.)

010

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

95% of TTRPG campaign titles come in one of 5 flavours: Noun of Noun Noun of the Noun Noun's Noun Adjective Noun Noun of the Adjective Noun

120

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

My wrist is too sore to play video games because I've been rubbing my little guy all night. Burping a baby is tough work.

000

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Taking care of a newborn has amplified my respect for single parents and stressed the value of having a support network. Handling this little guy is tough enough for my wife and I combined, and we get to give each other full night's rests. I couldn't fathom doing this solo.

000

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Yesterday I got to have a long chat with my stepdad about politics. Glad he's pivoted out of the MAGA cult, but he seems convinced that everyone will just collectively stop supporting Trump now because he's obviously too crazy. I wish I had that kind of optimism.

010

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

For the last week, Sam has chosen 4-6am as his "wake up and choose violence" period. It's the latter portion of my shift when I'm starting to lose energy, and at least a couple hours before Steph's wake up time. Impeccable timing kiddo. Reeeally appreciate that.

static.klipy.com

Ron Weasley Doll: Why Must You Hurt Me?

Alt: Ron Weasley Doll: Why Must You Hurt Me?

010

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

My lil guy pulled a full ahegao face then let out the biggest fart in his life... Maybe preparing his food in a waifu cup was a mistake...

000

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

PLEASE HELP MY SON IS A FART MONSTER 💀 IT JUST WON'T STOP Good heavens this boy is stinky...

000

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

One month milestone! Lil guy's even got a decent bit of hair on his head now!

000

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I'll never fully get the inherent biological impulse to flail wildly to the point of self harm. I mean, I can understand the logic behind its origin evolutionarily, but there are just so many situations where it's way more detrimental than helpful...

010

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

#montrealcomiccon2026 is the first one I'll be missing in a long time, though I've got a pretty good reason this year. Someone say hi to Greg Baldwin and David Kaye from little Sam and I. I'll get my Avatar & R&C merch signed another time.

010

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Me: Alright son, we've fed and changed you. Now we just need you to relax a bit so we can put you down to sleep for the rest of the night. Son:

000

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I swear, getting this child to fall asleep in the early morning is a true test of patience. I've been at this for over an hour and every time he gets 95% of the way there, he'll suddenly go back to fully awake. Every. Damn. Time. At least stealth games trained me for this...

000

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Happy Canada Day from our happy little family. (The outfit is still a bit big for him, but we couldn't not use it.)

Two doofs and a baby doof in celebratory Canada outfits.

120

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

The universe refuses to let us have plants in our home. Fungus gnats, every single time... Fuck these little guys. I hate them so much.

000

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Newborn gameplay loop: Hungry > Needs to be burped > Needs to be held to avoid reflux > Needs changing > Immediately hungry again > Repeat Can we please introduce sleep into this cycle? I would very much like to rest...

130

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Proud of how our changing station has progressed. If I can offer one bit of advice, invest in disposable pee pads. Saves on a lot of cleaning in the case of spontaneous leaks. We also keep them under the bassinet/crib sheet to protect the mattresses. Worthwhile investment!

000

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Air bubbles have to be one of the most annoying parts newborns. Food and diapers are straightforward and mostly consistent, but trapped air? It can happen anytime with no warning. One second your baby is chill, and the next they're crying up a storm, all because of a random fart.

000

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

The fact that formula tastes like a flavourless meal supplement shake and smells like fish food is a missing link moment that I'm not sure I like knowing...

000

Justin Loranger-Ahluwalia 🇨🇦 @trichotome.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Sam has now officially sneezed directly into my eyeball. That counts as a newborn milestone, right?

010