Matt Makes Mermaid Movies
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Indie Filmmaker & Freelance Animator @tinysiren.com • Currently directing “Sirenetta: Part-Time Mermaid” feature film • Toy Collector • 🏳️🌈 • he/him • Boston, MA • www.tinysiren.com
Introduce yourself with the name your parents almost gave you
Forest or River
Apparently my dad was a hippie and wanted his kids to have nature names. He won for my sister, but not me
Forest or River
Apparently my dad was a hippie and wanted his kids to have nature names. He won for my sister, but not me
Introduce yourself with the name your parents almost gave you
William 😂
My father wanted me to be William Jr, but my mother was obsessed with Billy Dee Williams at the time, and that’s why I’m legally, Billy. And I love that for me.
William 😂
My father wanted me to be William Jr, but my mother was obsessed with Billy Dee Williams at the time, and that’s why I’m legally, Billy. And I love that for me.
introduce yourself with the name your parents almost gave you
Patrick.
But my brother who got used to the gender neutral name Sam they used before I was born insisted it remained. So that's also why I'm not Samuel.
Patrick.
But my brother who got used to the gender neutral name Sam they used before I was born insisted it remained. So that's also why I'm not Samuel.
February 3, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Introduce yourself with the name your parents almost gave you
Forest or River
Apparently my dad was a hippie and wanted his kids to have nature names. He won for my sister, but not me
Forest or River
Apparently my dad was a hippie and wanted his kids to have nature names. He won for my sister, but not me
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Okay please shit on jkr
But don’t use the logic “it’s suspicious an adult wanted to make a magical world for children”
Bc that’s how you get “everyone who works on media for children should be jailed” ass logic
But don’t use the logic “it’s suspicious an adult wanted to make a magical world for children”
Bc that’s how you get “everyone who works on media for children should be jailed” ass logic
February 3, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Okay please shit on jkr
But don’t use the logic “it’s suspicious an adult wanted to make a magical world for children”
Bc that’s how you get “everyone who works on media for children should be jailed” ass logic
But don’t use the logic “it’s suspicious an adult wanted to make a magical world for children”
Bc that’s how you get “everyone who works on media for children should be jailed” ass logic
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I don't know if non-lawyers understand how insane this statement is. I honestly can't think of anything remotely comparable in non-lawyer speak. I guess the closest would be a surgeon saying "Imagine if I had to wash my HANDS before doing surgery!"
Mike Johnson speaks out against the use of judicial warrants in immigration cases:
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
February 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
I don't know if non-lawyers understand how insane this statement is. I honestly can't think of anything remotely comparable in non-lawyer speak. I guess the closest would be a surgeon saying "Imagine if I had to wash my HANDS before doing surgery!"
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I AM FURIOUS.
Adobe Animate remains an industry standard for TV animation. Star Trek: Lower Decks was made in Animate. Haunted Hotel was made in Animate. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic was made in Animate.
And because you can't buy a permanent licence anymore, it'll just be gone.
Adobe Animate remains an industry standard for TV animation. Star Trek: Lower Decks was made in Animate. Haunted Hotel was made in Animate. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic was made in Animate.
And because you can't buy a permanent licence anymore, it'll just be gone.
February 2, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I AM FURIOUS.
Adobe Animate remains an industry standard for TV animation. Star Trek: Lower Decks was made in Animate. Haunted Hotel was made in Animate. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic was made in Animate.
And because you can't buy a permanent licence anymore, it'll just be gone.
Adobe Animate remains an industry standard for TV animation. Star Trek: Lower Decks was made in Animate. Haunted Hotel was made in Animate. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic was made in Animate.
And because you can't buy a permanent licence anymore, it'll just be gone.
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Called and spoke with Adobe customer support and the guy told me Adobe is discontinuing Animate because apparently the company can't think of any new features to add to the program and they feel it's gotten stale.
So they're just GETTING RID OF IT???
So they're just GETTING RID OF IT???
February 2, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Called and spoke with Adobe customer support and the guy told me Adobe is discontinuing Animate because apparently the company can't think of any new features to add to the program and they feel it's gotten stale.
So they're just GETTING RID OF IT???
So they're just GETTING RID OF IT???
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Knew I'd seen that haircut before.
February 2, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Knew I'd seen that haircut before.
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Reminder here’s some adobe alternatives, Because FUCK ADOBE….
February 2, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Reminder here’s some adobe alternatives, Because FUCK ADOBE….
I am so excited to never open an Adobe program again one day
February 2, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I am so excited to never open an Adobe program again one day
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Hoping to christ that they reverse this or the industry is going to take a massive hit... that and force industry people to permanently pivot away from Adobe for good. ughghghhhhhhhhhhhh
February 2, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Hoping to christ that they reverse this or the industry is going to take a massive hit... that and force industry people to permanently pivot away from Adobe for good. ughghghhhhhhhhhhhh
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Did Adobe just decide to fuck over every single animator and the entire animation industry
February 2, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Did Adobe just decide to fuck over every single animator and the entire animation industry
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Uhhh, what, hahaha, this will be crippling for animation
helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/e...
helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/e...
February 2, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Uhhh, what, hahaha, this will be crippling for animation
helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/e...
helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/e...
I know I have time to finish this movie, I know I can learn a new program, but right now I just really want to give up after this.
February 2, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I know I have time to finish this movie, I know I can learn a new program, but right now I just really want to give up after this.
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Guess I have a definite deadline for the movie now that our software is being discontinued 😵💫
February 2, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Guess I have a definite deadline for the movie now that our software is being discontinued 😵💫
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What a fucking sad and embarrassing end for Flash. Adobe can't maintain software even if it was given to them and it dominated the entire internet.
February 2, 2026 at 6:42 PM
What a fucking sad and embarrassing end for Flash. Adobe can't maintain software even if it was given to them and it dominated the entire internet.
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Odd how so many people who argued trans people are corrupting children happen to be in the Epstein Files.
Huh.
Huh.
February 2, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Odd how so many people who argued trans people are corrupting children happen to be in the Epstein Files.
Huh.
Huh.
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History of a smear against Boston Mayor Michelle Wu
February 2, 2026 at 2:02 PM
History of a smear against Boston Mayor Michelle Wu
Back to hating working out
February 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Back to hating working out
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you:
[stressing for days to send the perfect single email]
billionaires:
hi, . w=en r we mee&ting to do iLlegiL stuff , . ?
[stressing for days to send the perfect single email]
billionaires:
hi, . w=en r we mee&ting to do iLlegiL stuff , . ?
February 1, 2026 at 3:43 PM
you:
[stressing for days to send the perfect single email]
billionaires:
hi, . w=en r we mee&ting to do iLlegiL stuff , . ?
[stressing for days to send the perfect single email]
billionaires:
hi, . w=en r we mee&ting to do iLlegiL stuff , . ?
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Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
February 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
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sabrina carpenter you will ALWAYS be famous
February 2, 2026 at 2:58 AM
sabrina carpenter you will ALWAYS be famous
I feel like Chappell Roan could the Mona Lisa in a gritty live action film adaptation of the painting The Mona Lisa.
February 2, 2026 at 2:41 AM
I feel like Chappell Roan could the Mona Lisa in a gritty live action film adaptation of the painting The Mona Lisa.
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this entire night has been like
UP NEXT: Your 6th Grade Math Teacher and Giancarlo Esposito present Best Roots Gospel Album
UP NEXT: Your 6th Grade Math Teacher and Giancarlo Esposito present Best Roots Gospel Album
February 2, 2026 at 2:22 AM
this entire night has been like
UP NEXT: Your 6th Grade Math Teacher and Giancarlo Esposito present Best Roots Gospel Album
UP NEXT: Your 6th Grade Math Teacher and Giancarlo Esposito present Best Roots Gospel Album
I forgot about music so I’m watching Tomorrow Never Dies instead of the Grammys, and I already don’t know what’s happening but I do want this man’s shirt
February 2, 2026 at 1:58 AM
I forgot about music so I’m watching Tomorrow Never Dies instead of the Grammys, and I already don’t know what’s happening but I do want this man’s shirt
I am concerned about Miranda Priestley’s memory
February 2, 2026 at 1:40 AM
I am concerned about Miranda Priestley’s memory