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Ryan (BenGraven)

@bengraven.bsky.social

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Former Midwestern/current southern left-leaning dad. Aka “Bengraven”. Freelance, talking about writing, gaming, mental health and 🏳️‍🌈 , Americana, comics/manga, animation, cozy or genre art. Severe ADHD when it comes to posting!

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 17h

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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matthew @pahuski.com · 1d

Happy Columbo’s Day

Screenshot from Columbo. He his talking to his dog, which is sitting is the drivers seat of a car. “Okay, I’m gonna put you in charge. You take care of the car. You’re a responsible dog. When I get back, if the car’s okay, I’ll give you another cookie.”

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jaythechou.bsky.social @jaythechou.bsky.social · 1d

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1673

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dr. hazel 🐝 @hazelmonforton.com · 1d

Sadly, my contract with Blizzard ended in September. That means I'm looking for fulltime or contract work as a senior writer or narrative designer. If you need someone who can write sharp characters, poetic prose, and emotional stories, I'm available! www.hazelmonforton.com

dr. hazel 🐝 @hazelmonforton.com · Jul 8

It's #portfolioday! I'm presently a senior narrative designer at Blizzard, but before that I was at Bungie and Arkane. I wrote for the Writer's Guild award-nominated Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, and a bunch of critically acclaimed seasons and expansions in Destiny 2.

A scene from the High Heresy cinematic in Destiny 2: Heresy (2025)

A scene from the Safiyah cinematic from Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted (2022)

A scene from the final mission in Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (2017)

A cutscene featuring the Outsider from Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (2017)

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Ryan (BenGraven) @bengraven.bsky.social · 1d

"Can you believe that Donald Trump is giving up HIS eternity to make sure our limited time on Earth is a comfortable one, without minorities or blue haired liberals? He will burn in pain for tens of thousands of years, all for us. Put this man on Mount Rushmore NOW"

Ryan (BenGraven) @bengraven.bsky.social · 1d

Finally, an actual American...

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 4d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

Ryan (BenGraven) @bengraven.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, I stared at the opening screen for five minutes, trying to duplicate the cube they give you and turned it off. haha! My ADHD was like "let's try painting again..."

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Ryan (BenGraven) @bengraven.bsky.social · 1d

The "shitty shading on a cube that looks like I never took any lessons on light placement" button. haha

Ryan (BenGraven) @bengraven.bsky.social · 1d

Elden Ring is an autumn game.

Ryan (BenGraven) @bengraven.bsky.social · 1d

I need to get my visual art back into play. I can't do adorable stick figures, since you already cornered that market, but seeing my wife and kid surpass me and be extremely creative is making me envious and inspired both.

Ryan (BenGraven) @bengraven.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe today is the day I learn Blender.

Ryan (BenGraven) @bengraven.bsky.social · 1d

This is literally ICE.

Ryan (BenGraven) @bengraven.bsky.social · 1d

We have to fight harder.

Ryan (BenGraven) @bengraven.bsky.social · 1d

(I know it's actually from Bayo 2 (or the special edition of 1?) but I was just trying to be funny)

Ryan (BenGraven) @bengraven.bsky.social · 1d

We have Bayonetta cosplaying as Samus in Dark Souls before GTA6.

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Ryan (BenGraven) @bengraven.bsky.social · 1d

Someone needs to pay $30 for the electric bill and they're basically begging their last 10 fans to pay for it.

Ryan (BenGraven) @bengraven.bsky.social · 1d

Whoever was president on Jan 6 2021 needs to do something about this. Arrest the president.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 2d

we need to abolish this shit

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Ryan (BenGraven) @bengraven.bsky.social · 1d

A tweet about a Republican purchasing dominion voting, which provides 38% of all electronic voting in America, furthering people to believe this could possibly lead to voter fraud

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Mike X. Nichols @mikexnichols.bsky.social · 2d

Death claw machine meme. “Diane Keaton?? Is Woody Allen even in this thing?”

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Ryan (BenGraven) @bengraven.bsky.social · 2d

Found this “obituary” for Ian Watkins.

Ian Watkins, former loss, prophet, singer, and prolific sex criminal, has been killed in a knife attack at HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire England. No word yet on the inmates conditional though we wish him the best.

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 3d

On the 18th we need to be vigilant for increased violence and provocation by both law enforcement and counter-protestors, both of which will be used to try to justify more violence and authoritarianism.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”

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Ryan (BenGraven) @bengraven.bsky.social · 3d

She really was. We joke that she’s our cat’s cat because she follows Oliver everywhere, even into our house.

Ryan (BenGraven) @bengraven.bsky.social · 3d

1000%. She has been neglecting her since literally the first week she had her. And the little girl has been spending the last few months sticking around our house, sleeping in our place every night.