lowbrowbuddy
lowbrowbuddy

Amateur cartographer, urban design spectator, pomeranian/chihuahua herder, writer and illustrator

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2024-03-29 00:54:30

I’ve gone back to an old version of Photoshop that I own outright. As much as I dislike the company and the subscription model, I have over 20 years’ worth of shortcut muscle memory!

2024-03-29 00:52:36

Another render from one of the #writing projects: Grady O’Shea, off-book veterinarian. Daz3D and Photoshop CS6 https://image.nostr.build/f103ec6f30e64bcbfdd757fe6dc265fb12648e0e1de58a4f2602474178acb8ad.jpg

2024-03-02 08:44:02

Louis the Sun King, for completeness https://image.nostr.build/e9d6205b9113138da5971a916d0e1ba3ac2bbbdcb177ae1270013f27caf98ce2.jpg

2024-03-02 08:43:15

And here’s a picture of the most beautiful chihuahua in the universe https://image.nostr.build/969b4e757da25cfb099c62a75580d24f0223892bd5beffb67264eb233405a160.jpg

2024-03-02 08:41:50

I squeezed in a render of another one of my characters, Mrs Chan.
She’s a bad arse, even with the dementia. “Have you heard the term ‘terminal lucidity’? Because that’s not what this is.” https://image.nostr.build/636fcbc1507d71372b9040b786f2e4296fc331891df37dd142e7bf9c635517f9.jpg

2024-03-02 08:37:22

Went full-time at work for a bit. Back to part-time drug-slinging and part-time writing this week. What did I miss?

2024-01-01 19:55:17

Here’s some #daz3d kitbash. Playing with my Daz dolls was the only visual art I did in 2023, which was relaxing, but I’m keen to get back to painting and drawing this year, which part of me still insists is the only ‘real’ art https://image.nostr.build/e05999be41fff943cc952a6e7e8f3bd68fb63126f2dbdb990beee8fb1d65b330.jpg

2024-01-01 19:12:46

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Woa! Congrats

2023-12-31 08:37:35

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A few re-reads, but still counts

2023-12-31 08:37:06

There we go, did it! 52 #books in 2023 https://image.nostr.build/4fd53fdf4a8435c758bbd79580db139604c79d2569aecb9c19e7e66b03476e48.jpg

2023-12-30 20:07:23

I need to hurry up! #books https://image.nostr.build/4a907d6e5606da10c138e084a145f28a5823a1b17170330858abe7f05385852e.jpg

2023-12-29 19:28:14

We don’t have an air conditioner https://image.nostr.build/b72ccfe52fee97efd2e8fb4ff0ffdf9a07370612759e5e0351765d6be8929329.jpg

2023-12-29 19:23:41

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(Nearly 117 degrees Fahrenheit)

2023-12-29 19:22:11

My state has been suffering through a heatwave. This is my home town (I’ve long since moved to the coast but my poor family is still there) https://image.nostr.build/8ffe7d2b466a094a6da5dd4151989e5fbf3504a7c7d9cbf782a4af1da53efc03.jpg

2023-12-26 11:20:23

Pretending I can have a butt on the cover of my (surely) best selling future novel instead of fixing the ending. (Made with Daz 3D, type in Gimp) https://image.nostr.build/85952d782abfdb17089b62547fe19b5464ea031a37e30f5a1bd3ad7bbf3540c9.jpg

2023-12-26 01:07:03

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He’s a gorgeous boy (otherwise 97% bad)

2023-12-25 20:10:47

Hope everyone had a chill Christmas. Louis was happy with his alligator https://image.nostr.build/dce8f7c29fa47235488c5affb89fbfd891c190c2cef19e6e137d5746b89bd904.jpg

2023-12-23 19:59:19

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Happy birthday, gorgeous girl.

2023-12-16 20:11:28

Last day of long service leave today. I was meant to be a lady of leisure, I feel it in my bones

2023-12-12 04:05:11

Long service leave #writing goals not reached (a whole first draft in 3.5 months), but pretty happy with 50k. This project has been research heavy
Back to work next week 😭 https://image.nostr.build/3ac71e7e29839b379a415f096497b4216b3cf098dbce9b1f078bfdf82a4d31a5.jpg

2023-12-10 23:24:35

Of course, took a zillion pics and in none of them were both Louis and Fabio looking at the camera at the same time. #failedmodels https://image.nostr.build/2292296a62fff157769b0bfde074b063a4872844e42c210abb6d378b087181fd.jpg

2023-12-10 23:23:08

#dogs of our apartment building have been asked to contribute Christmas photos https://image.nostr.build/19f88e33987b8ccec462c429b090737a42624070db4be6a228683a0901314d99.jpg

2023-12-05 04:47:03

Still here, #dogstr https://image.nostr.build/0517730eec1de4685fa4d4a9862f4e506a74e40b05d5ce641dbfcae415f8d9bc.jpg

2023-10-29 09:51:48

And big floof had a garland of spooky leaves but you couldn’t really see them https://image.nostr.build/f18f779992a760d17babb951d94f0e062cd3ae9f2966617a7cb238b470e848ab.jpg

2023-10-29 09:49:20

He went as an alligator to dog park Halloween https://image.nostr.build/4ac02e5198de5c1ce04a39f48be5e13b551f9d0f325f783bdaa164c37d4e298c.jpg

2023-10-28 08:37:19

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Is the map a big island or a tiny continent? (Question from the Australian corner)

2023-10-28 08:34:11

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I’ll echo books. ReMarkable eReader next (tho getting ePubs on there is painful). Then the economist style magazine format. Then (discontinued?) Reeder for RSS on iPhone

2023-10-28 08:31:08

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Not me, but I’m dressing my chihuahua up as a crocodile for the dog meetup tomorrow

2023-10-25 04:25:55

We’re still here! We went to the beach for two weeks and I joined a a strength training gym (I am weak, so so weak). There was a rental inspection. (Doggies passed.) Writing project about 33k, got a bit behind last week (but beach!) https://image.nostr.build/6a1854956d0916fea26c9057f250172809006ebae48ef7ec6a1111a079bf362f.jpg

2023-10-10 09:28:52

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Love the cute lil Death

2023-10-01 11:13:42

Week 4 of long service leave. Maintaining output on the murder mystery but man I feel like I need a holiday already! #writing https://image.nostr.build/23a719e11532ce5cc659b9481b734e6c91dc21959f61a2e6a32fdda2b00eb668.jpg

2023-09-30 08:59:29

Had fun at the Pomeranian meetup. Only got a pic in the car afterwards! https://image.nostr.build/4248fe7511c12df472dd4edae20700451f237d74aebee0f60a125736d3fbd580.jpg

2023-09-29 12:30:24

Too many #books not enough life https://image.nostr.build/8126b0292827809592ef0c3a91c2237ed6cf303dfde7b092666bd36c89687217.jpg

2023-09-24 09:09:48

It wasn’t all murder this week. We also turned up at the #Pomeranian meetup - a week early! Louis still had fun, we practically had the park to ourselves https://image.nostr.build/fdfb71d3e67fd4defb806639578c56ece539ac893c5daeb4f0f496d863a42003.jpg https://image.nostr.build/b10b55006c179623806fb99a4f8edfab68b6241180ddf1fe766b273530b59376.jpg https://image.nostr.build/70923c3a031d72a22695bebbe84f662ccf8755faa6b98e4c970d584319bfda7b.jpg

2023-09-24 09:00:00

#wip #writing three weeks in! I’m going to have stop calling this the ‘new project’. I’ve also read a billion rulings and sentencings and coroner reports and more of the police handbook and I have a new forensic textbook or five and now I’m feeling a bit glum, to be honest. https://image.nostr.build/80ee7919336d3526dbb4c62b4593c07fa41efbfbfd35bab51283040c5eab1290.jpg

2023-09-15 20:18:58

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I wish I was more interesting, I think I was hoping to find some others on nostr. I usually draft one urban layout per book project, but I also have a big digital collection of historical maps, maybe I should give them a nostr account

2023-09-15 13:42:09

And this handsome boy is two tomorrow! (Needs to start earning his keep) https://image.nostr.build/191d50f47cc218305699f10bcf642de59290100ed67b85a03206681918a63434.jpg

2023-09-15 13:38:16

Two weeks of long service leave, 10k words!
Switch over to QuollWriter from Scriv for this project. Just wanted something different to look at
#writing https://image.nostr.build/9b8aa931805aea1ad2a5766f344280c498aba91f5120184afca18729932bba75.jpg

2023-09-11 10:39:46

First week of long service leave/pretending to be a full time novelist: made my 5k goal, yay! It does feel like a job, even though funnier than my real one. #writing

2023-09-04 09:09:52

Knocked over my first 1000 words of the new project. Goal is 5k a week while on leave. Here’s my tiny helper. We’re learning how to write better mysteries. https://cdn.nostr.build/i/b2ac833843780652246ddc1946a4cf2ca826a246a537220b9e53ef54f0b251b4.jpg

2023-09-02 21:09:38

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The 5th black and white is a nice cutout. The first one I’m trying to work out what letters, and there probably is no letters?

2023-08-30 22:57:35

First day of long service leave! Getting my hair fixed (there was a shampoo incident earlier in the month) this morning, and sun spots frozen of my back this arvo

2023-08-30 07:31:35

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Sorry to hear. He looks like he was the most gentlemanly of cats 💙

2023-08-27 06:51:43

Still furiously (furious!) working on this week’s word count goal for the WIP, but in other news I finished The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida and it’s inspired me to work harder at the sentence level. Great #book, deserved its Booker. https://cdn.nostr.build/i/1805c260b068888a45b8a90a5775558226fa8f893eeb4e0ea4d6eca020dd0c6c.jpg

2023-08-27 06:24:58

“Quite frankly, I’ve had enough Pomeranians to last me a life time” https://cdn.nostr.build/i/e1de4893af5e4454fc1b012ee768e6de098cf8141444aa799be58b3f82ef34fe.jpg

2023-08-27 06:23:15

The chihuahua surveying the Pomeranian meet up https://cdn.nostr.build/i/d4ad8d9f8d6068418bb4410dc16a79a0ff4bbf14c649bafc276e531821c804d5.jpg

2023-08-26 00:04:32

Last week of work then long service leave! (4 months off!!!!)
To punish me for my joy the universe has sent me a jury duty notice for right in the middle 😭

2023-08-25 21:07:04

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So many tiny plates!

2023-08-20 21:00:21

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It’s a great skill that helps them and you

2023-08-16 19:12:40

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Happy birthday! Hope you enjoyed all the tiny foods!

2023-08-12 11:31:32

(4 months leave from the hospital gig commences in 4 weeks! Not that I’m counting down or anything)

2023-08-12 11:30:30

Probably my only #writing update this week: decided to take an intermission on the (maths) masters, so I can delicate long service leave to writing the next project. Feels good!

2023-08-12 11:28:05

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Feels like everyone’s having a break from social media, but that’s probably just me in my bubble

2023-08-12 11:24:55

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I got the boys a new one and it’s to difficult for *me* to load

2023-08-04 19:48:42

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I won’t accept anything else

2023-08-04 19:45:08

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Congrats!

2023-08-03 09:28:24

The pups have enjoyed all the boxes https://cdn.nostr.build/i/22a7dbfc09eb5dd59a365ef51d2c91da72f039ff89e8b2bb0bf09a44cbd0878b.jpg https://cdn.nostr.build/i/8d873a8cf307ed86a00da0b9bab5e43784cae0fc695b6977b155a9b1b65de024.jpg

2023-08-03 09:24:57

Supervisor https://cdn.nostr.build/i/2e4482fbd3cd033b2be24f3fb1fd25dc0ee0e9b3050ce9600f3f28dadaf735f7.jpg

2023-08-03 09:24:12

New #coffee machine is here! Possibly already have caffeine poisoning (the humans. no coffee for doggos) https://cdn.nostr.build/i/aa81f137eb92705f4b435c2bc4eee27a29ed0dd768181a2b1957b52e4de35159.jpg

2023-08-01 04:19:01

Pup updates sent from home while I’m at work, always cheer me up. Isn’t he handsome? https://cdn.nostr.build/i/b793913d339c4d56e4363ab8e60bf599c81114e41b5af2d64ff4a69201b7ab73.jpg

2023-07-30 12:02:51

Weekly #writing #wip update: 2720 words added to the current manuscript. Feels good after weeks of dithering and finally cutting out a subplot.
Still wanna get this draft finish by the end of August

2023-07-29 20:59:49

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Oh my goodness, they look so much alike!

2023-07-29 09:31:58

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That day be looking fine

2023-07-29 09:30:21

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When are you adopting Milou a sibling?

2023-07-27 10:43:59

One of the supporting cast for the current #writing #wip, Jude Chan. Town clerk. Runs this city, not just on paper. https://cdn.nostr.build/i/ebcabc87fd9ba916f9c375c773e181c40f631c4ac313452d478952bfdd876251.jpg

2023-07-23 12:01:51

Weekly writing update: everything is a mess 😭

2023-07-15 00:11:38

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I think because my family only does them once a year at Christmas time (summer in Australia) I’ve never had a chance to get used to them

2023-07-14 20:29:01

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It looks beautiful but I can not get into cold soup 😭

2023-07-10 06:38:24

Here is my new e-ink notepad. (Chihuahua for scale). Really enjoying have the different format to edit on. Feels like it will level up my fiction but will report back in a few months #writing http://nostr.build/i/e558dccc7b57954fba95a33ff69d4d7db8038a8a7e9bb3fc7103a34799ad8aee.jpg

2023-07-07 23:04:55

These doofs refused to go for a walk this morning #dogstr https://nostr.build/i/3001ca313f74f33917bfbe208666e4ca44c44c71ab7acf92c8ae62dde93c5b2c.jpg

2023-07-03 11:09:07

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Damn, very ‘fertile’ soil. Glad she could help you out with firewood even if she caused some trouble with the neighbors at the end

2023-07-02 03:20:36

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The tree must have been magnificent (corgi still magnificent)

2023-07-01 09:49:44

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Damus app thought this needed to be transplanted from German 😂

2023-06-30 11:21:48

Have to read almost a billion PDFs for this research project. Tempted to get something like the reMarkable e-ink tablet to save my eyes, especially if I have to do more of this in the future. My last e-reader is almost dead and has tiny screen (tiny great for novels, PDFs not so much).
Could be good for creative writing too. I mark-up 20k words a month for my critique group.
Anyone have one? I’m pre-warned about the subscription and happy to work around if reMarkable is the most paper-like.

2023-06-29 05:29:59

I’m still here. Last week there was a wedding (not mine, but still took all the spare time), this week I’m starting the holiday research project. Hopefully back on schedule with novel writing next week.

2023-06-23 02:04:11

We got him a 1-up! (Gotta catch up to the cats!) https://nostr.build/i/09340203c94e4c87cc663ff1954196f289ae5f25d5a13d2890fef47b072b1b24.jpg

2023-06-21 10:49:44

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Congrats! Totally counts.

2023-06-20 04:32:48

#writing goals not meet last week, so I added in a two lunchtime sessions to catch up this week.
(My lunchtime writing is very bad, hopeful I can mold it into something useful later)

2023-06-17 04:43:52

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That’s a nicer house than where I live, Milou!

2023-06-17 04:29:47

Last night we saw HEALTH at the Triffid in Newstead. Great band, great venue. First show since pre-COVID times
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QywKQkFge78

2023-06-17 04:21:55

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Suitably stern

2023-06-15 05:45:32

#Book haul in the city today. Should cover the next couple of months https://nostr.build/i/9ce33b8a1524356f1d5ff3b6d7599e7c39e1c6c7de60105a4cf1fc67ab38eec2.jpg

2023-06-14 21:04:23

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Milou is

2023-06-11 12:19:13

Finally got around to finishing The Unbearable Lightness of Being. It’s very ponderable, but, man, I’m gonna go give my doggos a hug #books https://nostr.build/i/a2e9daf7d0cadf1a02ee87aa19f1713162cef001efc721d9891b5b227567d09f.jpg

2023-06-11 12:16:04

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It sounds delicious, at any rate

2023-06-11 04:35:13

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Gotta get your shows in, Moxie

2023-06-11 00:57:47

Weekly #writing #wip update, about 2400 words added to the current project.
Missed a couple of weeks of novel writing prior to that because my masters was kicking my arse, as per usual.
(I can’t explain to myself why I persist studying maths when it is so very hard and there’s so many other things I could be doing and so many other people that seem to *get it* in about the third of the time it takes me. My inner intellectual masochist, I hate them this month.)
Today, I’m doing feedback on academic journal submissions for folk, and I know how to review study designs, but not the writing itself. I imagine clarity and inciting interest is the goal, that I can talk about at least.
It amuses me I’ve ended up with a creative critique group and an academic one, but the creative one is a lot more formal and structured.

2023-06-11 00:41:51

To be fair, I do put some Frankensteinian coconut almond blend in my home coffee because it’s super low carb and I was cultivating my macros

2023-06-11 00:39:52

What is this madness? (I’m poor and it was on special for the cheapest $/kg) #coffee https://nostr.build/i/d097c68b98acdd398a154ac94b5168a1292101f62d0347b57042022dff46fa93.jpg

2023-06-10 20:54:01

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What kind of booze is this, it sound delicious! I thought wine was just grapes

2023-06-07 20:26:54

He graduated #dog school last night. This morning he peed on the carpet 😭 https://nostr.build/i/fa1fffbfd8fcf964f090f29828b199a4e04c043f0ece56f6b05d24f9872dabd4.jpg

2023-06-04 21:14:03

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Looks like there is a stalking going on

2023-06-04 00:31:00

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I can kill people with a typo 😬

2023-06-02 05:16:52

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Sounds like a fun few years

2023-05-13 22:20:35

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We have it coming today but we have to put it in the cupboard until we get all our school done :(
You guys must be having so much fun

2023-05-13 01:58:29

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I wonder if AI has trouble with hands because artists struggle with them so much 😂

2023-05-09 23:51:40

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I have a real soft spot for tiny buildings https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_e46f60940a45c16db0536b5fc4f9f1eebf86cf460b961e4ea5b4b7b063475b7c.jpg https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_36feca21544b2e40fdd66318e94d1ef7ddcbc8bdece7419ae049f387b7f7cdd7.jpg https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_b3aae91c680783c313a51b99ebd0774265bac096ccf5609767493830587f0eac.jpg
I’ve tried to make these kind of maps in ink and it takes more perspective skill than I currently have. My next step was going to be to block it out in 3D and then draw over the top, but im having a year off drawing and AI seems to have sprang up in the mean time, I was wondering how it could help

2023-05-09 04:42:15

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Maps! Realistic near future architecture

2023-05-07 21:12:46

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I must be still hangover from the mulled wine, typos everywhere!

2023-05-07 21:09:09

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A two-thousand year old town planner moves to Brisbane for a new job and makes friends professional dog walker when he gets stuck with the mayor’s dog. They’ve all got memory problems, because 2000 years old, acquired brain injury, and the pup just ain’t very smart. (I’ll nail the longline next draft :D) Originally outlined as a romance, but I don’t know what I’ve got at the moment. No one is kissing!