Alison Robin
@alisonrobin.com
Lover of creepy crawlies and weird/scary storytelling in all kinds of media. Doing a variety of digital, traditional, fiber, and textile art. Dream enthusiast & amateur oneironaut. Open to chat!
Art only: @alisonrobin.bsky.social
Art only: @alisonrobin.bsky.social
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i dont even engage in negative self talk anymore. i really dont. i want to live. i want to live in peace and quiet but normal society wont tolerate it because living in peace and quiet doesnt pay rent, and i dont want to wind up homeless and killed in the streets, so i cant live in peace and quiet
October 15, 2026 at 12:14 AM
i dont even engage in negative self talk anymore. i really dont. i want to live. i want to live in peace and quiet but normal society wont tolerate it because living in peace and quiet doesnt pay rent, and i dont want to wind up homeless and killed in the streets, so i cant live in peace and quiet
Normally I'd think you're irredeemable if you get to a point where you call companies by their stock market ticker symbols but "SBUX" is just plain fun to say
October 14, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Normally I'd think you're irredeemable if you get to a point where you call companies by their stock market ticker symbols but "SBUX" is just plain fun to say
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Because my job can be a real bummer, when I am searching for instances of sexual violence among men in a defined group, you don't search for "sexual assault," you search for "hazing." We have euphemized language because we really, really don't want to address this in any real terms.
increasingly I have come to believe that men sexually assault and harass *other men* far more than is clearly understood, and I suspect that grappling with that will be crucial to bringing about real change.
This Cornell Chi Phi alum's story of being sexually assaulted as a pledge—and his ensuing mental health struggles—has really stuck with me. (Chi Phi is the fraternity where Jane Doe was gang raped.)
October 13, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Because my job can be a real bummer, when I am searching for instances of sexual violence among men in a defined group, you don't search for "sexual assault," you search for "hazing." We have euphemized language because we really, really don't want to address this in any real terms.
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today’s the big bike race, right?
July 16, 2026 at 10:12 PM
today’s the big bike race, right?
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Goddammit, let me buy a DVD of the Empty Man already
October 14, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Goddammit, let me buy a DVD of the Empty Man already
Taking a relief printing class is all about learning to hide the cuts on your hands from when you jab yourself accidentally with the carving tools.
October 14, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Taking a relief printing class is all about learning to hide the cuts on your hands from when you jab yourself accidentally with the carving tools.
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Someday, these guys will realize how much of a pussy these types of statements make them look
October 14, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Someday, these guys will realize how much of a pussy these types of statements make them look
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It makes you seem scared to tell people what you believe.
October 14, 2026 at 1:14 AM
It makes you seem scared to tell people what you believe.
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I have never seen anyone steal food from a grocery store, I don't believe it happens
October 14, 2026 at 12:57 AM
I have never seen anyone steal food from a grocery store, I don't believe it happens
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everything you need to know in life can be learned from Coach McGuirk
October 14, 2026 at 12:56 AM
everything you need to know in life can be learned from Coach McGuirk
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hello #portfolioday i'm Tiffany, an illustrator. these days i draw horror, creatures, and a mishmash of historical/fantasy stuff for games and books and comics.
tiffanyturrill.com
tiffanyturrill.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:42 PM
hello #portfolioday i'm Tiffany, an illustrator. these days i draw horror, creatures, and a mishmash of historical/fantasy stuff for games and books and comics.
tiffanyturrill.com
tiffanyturrill.com
A lot of dogshit roleplayers quit interhuman roleplaying for this bullshit and got banned or kicked from various roleplay communities. A net boon for the RP communities, but now they'll all come back I guess.
Just 5 years in, interactive chatbot platform Character.AI files for bankruptcy
Just 5 years in, interactive chatbot platform Character.AI files for bankruptcy
The startup will sell some of its assets to Disney for $20 million.
techcrunch.com
October 13, 2026 at 3:12 PM
A lot of dogshit roleplayers quit interhuman roleplaying for this bullshit and got banned or kicked from various roleplay communities. A net boon for the RP communities, but now they'll all come back I guess.
My turtle considers himself to be a temporarily embarrassed snapping turtle, the way he postures at my dogs through the tank
October 13, 2026 at 2:25 AM
My turtle considers himself to be a temporarily embarrassed snapping turtle, the way he postures at my dogs through the tank
The hardware store near where I grew up always had a large cage with a local humane society cat/kitten or two and their details for anyone looking to adopt and they'd cycle the cats to get eyes on them. I bet a lot of cats got homes that way.
October 12, 2026 at 11:33 PM
The hardware store near where I grew up always had a large cage with a local humane society cat/kitten or two and their details for anyone looking to adopt and they'd cycle the cats to get eyes on them. I bet a lot of cats got homes that way.
I rarely have the classic falling dream but a while ago I had one but it lasted forever and I actually got bored while falling and it pissed me off so bad. I hit the ground but it was like falling from a "normal" distance so it hurt but I got up and I was so mad because I landed in suburbs.
October 12, 2026 at 6:53 PM
I rarely have the classic falling dream but a while ago I had one but it lasted forever and I actually got bored while falling and it pissed me off so bad. I hit the ground but it was like falling from a "normal" distance so it hurt but I got up and I was so mad because I landed in suburbs.
Do we have a name for the term for when people who are really good at something are allowed to get away with being annoying or kinda shitty about something because of their skill? Like how jesters have jester privilege but for artists sleeping in or something?
October 12, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Do we have a name for the term for when people who are really good at something are allowed to get away with being annoying or kinda shitty about something because of their skill? Like how jesters have jester privilege but for artists sleeping in or something?
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this is a 10/10 character sheet holy shit
October 11, 2026 at 10:32 PM
this is a 10/10 character sheet holy shit
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I use references in literally every painting I do
Use reference. I’m serious. I get it that somehow you or someone convinced you that using reference is “cheating.” It’s not. You are just hindering yourself.
October 12, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I use references in literally every painting I do
Going into the bathroom and seeing someone had to open the whole window is a real uh oh moment
October 11, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Going into the bathroom and seeing someone had to open the whole window is a real uh oh moment
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I think a cruel truth we're all going to have to face is that being open and vulnerable about our experiences of sexual violence in public forums has absolutely no impact on anyone who doesn't already understand sexual violence is a horrendous problem, and may harden the dismissive and predatory.
October 11, 2026 at 10:30 PM
I think a cruel truth we're all going to have to face is that being open and vulnerable about our experiences of sexual violence in public forums has absolutely no impact on anyone who doesn't already understand sexual violence is a horrendous problem, and may harden the dismissive and predatory.
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Repeat after me: Yes on 40, no on 41 and 42, which are designed to cancel out 40!
Gavin Newsom backs measure to kill the billionaire tax and ban future wealth taxes
Gov. Gavin Newsom isn't just fighting the billionaire tax. He's backing Prop. 42, which would ban future wealth taxes in California, too.
Gov. Gavin Newsom isn't just fighting the billionaire tax. He's backing Prop. 42, which would ban future wealth taxes in California, too.
Gavin Newsom backs measure to kill the billionaire tax and ban future wealth taxes
Gov. Gavin Newsom isn't just fighting the billionaire tax. He's backing Prop. 42, which would ban future wealth taxes in California, too.
cal.news
October 11, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Repeat after me: Yes on 40, no on 41 and 42, which are designed to cancel out 40!
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wikipedia has been ANNIHILATED with AI bot traffic for a while now (because LLMs can't get enough of it) which puts a huge burden on its tech and server costs. and now it looks like bots are making unauthorized edits to pages and trying to hack community tools diff.wikimedia.org/2026/10/05/o...
October 6, 2026 at 8:15 PM
wikipedia has been ANNIHILATED with AI bot traffic for a while now (because LLMs can't get enough of it) which puts a huge burden on its tech and server costs. and now it looks like bots are making unauthorized edits to pages and trying to hack community tools diff.wikimedia.org/2026/10/05/o...
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So, happy 89th anniversary of the day Oswald Mosley tried to sell fascism to Liverpudlians—and someone concussed him with a brick
October 10, 2026 at 11:10 AM
So, happy 89th anniversary of the day Oswald Mosley tried to sell fascism to Liverpudlians—and someone concussed him with a brick