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

2023-05-15 08:16:49

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I’m terrified, babe

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!