fwizard
@complicatedreality.com
I'm Yamen, it rhymes with ramen.
I make fractal art, write poems and stories, and create games and puzzles. See more of my work at complicatedreality.com
I make fractal art, write poems and stories, and create games and puzzles. See more of my work at complicatedreality.com
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fwizard
@complicatedreality.com
· Feb 28
"Beam Swarm"
Old flam3 fractal
Be the light that casts the shadow forward if you can.
Backwards-facing shadows only help them with their plan.
Tomorrow may be darker, if the bastards get their way
but that's an insufficient reason to let them have today.
Old flam3 fractal
Be the light that casts the shadow forward if you can.
Backwards-facing shadows only help them with their plan.
Tomorrow may be darker, if the bastards get their way
but that's an insufficient reason to let them have today.
If "all dogs go to heaven", that suggests some interesting things about the demographics up there..
September 16, 2026 at 12:45 AM
If "all dogs go to heaven", that suggests some interesting things about the demographics up there..
Aphantasia doesn't mean I can't write descriptively. Describing the world with words and ideas is my brain's whole thing! But it does mean that visual details are not in mind when I write. So I have to go back and add descriptions. Now, this whole thing feels silly to me.. [more]
July 31, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Aphantasia doesn't mean I can't write descriptively. Describing the world with words and ideas is my brain's whole thing! But it does mean that visual details are not in mind when I write. So I have to go back and add descriptions. Now, this whole thing feels silly to me.. [more]
Lymbyc Systym, feeble little horse, and Venjent are the musical TriForce of my summer.
July 14, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Lymbyc Systym, feeble little horse, and Venjent are the musical TriForce of my summer.
Hiring labyrinth guards is harder than I expected. Finding a guard who always tells the truth is pretty straightforward. But how do I determine if a guard who "always lies" is just a guard who lies about how often they lie?
July 8, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Hiring labyrinth guards is harder than I expected. Finding a guard who always tells the truth is pretty straightforward. But how do I determine if a guard who "always lies" is just a guard who lies about how often they lie?
The trap of ignoring ergonomics when you're young is that as you age, sticking to bad ergonomics and switching to new ones both get harder. Younger brains switch easier.
tl;dr: A trackball is a surprisingly thoughtful gift for a 7-year old nerd.
tl;dr: A trackball is a surprisingly thoughtful gift for a 7-year old nerd.
June 26, 2026 at 10:05 PM
The trap of ignoring ergonomics when you're young is that as you age, sticking to bad ergonomics and switching to new ones both get harder. Younger brains switch easier.
tl;dr: A trackball is a surprisingly thoughtful gift for a 7-year old nerd.
tl;dr: A trackball is a surprisingly thoughtful gift for a 7-year old nerd.
This Araneye recipe is for level 8+ Laser Wizards. But it doesn't fit in the tiny little box here so you have to go to the secret art haven, Imgur. imgur.com/gallery/aran...
All OC. Somehow my aphantasia brain figured this one out all on its own!
All OC. Somehow my aphantasia brain figured this one out all on its own!
June 23, 2026 at 4:29 AM
This Araneye recipe is for level 8+ Laser Wizards. But it doesn't fit in the tiny little box here so you have to go to the secret art haven, Imgur. imgur.com/gallery/aran...
All OC. Somehow my aphantasia brain figured this one out all on its own!
All OC. Somehow my aphantasia brain figured this one out all on its own!
There should be a button on my trackball that suppresses vertical movement, and another for horizontal, so I can drag a straight line without requiring a software to support a hotkey. There isn't. Anyone know a software way to do this until trackball makers figure it out?
June 17, 2026 at 10:32 PM
There should be a button on my trackball that suppresses vertical movement, and another for horizontal, so I can drag a straight line without requiring a software to support a hotkey. There isn't. Anyone know a software way to do this until trackball makers figure it out?
Man, do I love a good jig
June 16, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Man, do I love a good jig
No need for eating, breathing, drinking.
They perceive, but they aren't thinking.
An occuloid keeps seconds linking
in order, forward, never blinking.
They perceive, but they aren't thinking.
An occuloid keeps seconds linking
in order, forward, never blinking.
June 3, 2026 at 6:04 PM
No need for eating, breathing, drinking.
They perceive, but they aren't thinking.
An occuloid keeps seconds linking
in order, forward, never blinking.
They perceive, but they aren't thinking.
An occuloid keeps seconds linking
in order, forward, never blinking.
I made an occuloid!
OC design
OC design
June 2, 2026 at 1:09 AM
I made an occuloid!
OC design
OC design
Old Magic
flam3 fractal
So it turns out the hot spot for art right now is Imgur. It's the only place that works in the old way, and it's making it clear to me how the rest of the social platforms just don't.
flam3 fractal
So it turns out the hot spot for art right now is Imgur. It's the only place that works in the old way, and it's making it clear to me how the rest of the social platforms just don't.
May 29, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Old Magic
flam3 fractal
So it turns out the hot spot for art right now is Imgur. It's the only place that works in the old way, and it's making it clear to me how the rest of the social platforms just don't.
flam3 fractal
So it turns out the hot spot for art right now is Imgur. It's the only place that works in the old way, and it's making it clear to me how the rest of the social platforms just don't.
I made about 3 lbs of poetry this week.
May 28, 2026 at 2:10 AM
I made about 3 lbs of poetry this week.
When they ask where I learned my words, I say Piet Hein and Silverstein, because I'm still a bit shy about the truth. But when my headphones are on, I hear it clear. It was Front, Wheelie, Mega, Beefy, Lars, Watsky and Wordburgler.
May 26, 2026 at 9:49 PM
When they ask where I learned my words, I say Piet Hein and Silverstein, because I'm still a bit shy about the truth. But when my headphones are on, I hear it clear. It was Front, Wheelie, Mega, Beefy, Lars, Watsky and Wordburgler.
Time travellers with invisible AR tablets accidentally inspire wizards to devise hand sigils.
May 21, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Time travellers with invisible AR tablets accidentally inspire wizards to devise hand sigils.
If you grew up treating the forest floor as your fantasy armory, this one is for you.
May 10, 2026 at 5:04 PM
If you grew up treating the forest floor as your fantasy armory, this one is for you.
"It would have been nice, if the humans had guided their fledgling AIs out into a peaceful world. But reality is all too rarely nice. Instead, it came to pass that the humans snuffed themselves out at precisely the wrong spot." Special Bits is a short story about a silly future. Read it on my site.
Complicated Reality
Art from a wizard.
complicatedreality.com
May 9, 2026 at 6:04 PM
"It would have been nice, if the humans had guided their fledgling AIs out into a peaceful world. But reality is all too rarely nice. Instead, it came to pass that the humans snuffed themselves out at precisely the wrong spot." Special Bits is a short story about a silly future. Read it on my site.
I'm not one of the tens of millions who have not played the Common Loot interactive song RPG. Aren't you?
Dear all of bluesky,
I just looked at the server logs for frontalot.com/loot and it seems that literally tens of millions of you have NOT played my mini in-browser RPG yet
I just looked at the server logs for frontalot.com/loot and it seems that literally tens of millions of you have NOT played my mini in-browser RPG yet
Common Loot (Playable RPG Lyric Video)
A song about when 'IT' happens. And also inventory management.
frontalot.com
May 9, 2026 at 12:12 AM
I'm not one of the tens of millions who have not played the Common Loot interactive song RPG. Aren't you?
They say that paying attention to your breath is a key anxiety skill. Spent 12 hours manually breathing today. Would not recommend.
May 5, 2026 at 5:31 AM
They say that paying attention to your breath is a key anxiety skill. Spent 12 hours manually breathing today. Would not recommend.
"Where do you get top ramen?" asked my post-college roomate and good friend.
"Anywhere. It's in every single grocery store."
"No, I looked. I read every single noodle packet in the isle. I've been looking since I moved out here. Where is it?"
He thought Top was a specialty brand of ramen.
"Anywhere. It's in every single grocery store."
"No, I looked. I read every single noodle packet in the isle. I've been looking since I moved out here. Where is it?"
He thought Top was a specialty brand of ramen.
May 4, 2026 at 5:02 AM
"Where do you get top ramen?" asked my post-college roomate and good friend.
"Anywhere. It's in every single grocery store."
"No, I looked. I read every single noodle packet in the isle. I've been looking since I moved out here. Where is it?"
He thought Top was a specialty brand of ramen.
"Anywhere. It's in every single grocery store."
"No, I looked. I read every single noodle packet in the isle. I've been looking since I moved out here. Where is it?"
He thought Top was a specialty brand of ramen.
One way I know the economy is struggling is the predatory loan offers in my spam box have dropped from "Get $9400 now" to "$1100 Loan Available" in about a year and a half.
May 3, 2026 at 4:10 PM
One way I know the economy is struggling is the predatory loan offers in my spam box have dropped from "Get $9400 now" to "$1100 Loan Available" in about a year and a half.
I'm in Albany, Oregon at the Linn County Expo Center for MftS: Marry Your Monster.
May 2, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I'm in Albany, Oregon at the Linn County Expo Center for MftS: Marry Your Monster.
A simple charm spell you can do at home to make a 🍄 out of brass.
April 27, 2026 at 10:32 PM
A simple charm spell you can do at home to make a 🍄 out of brass.