SamKalensky @ fanexpovan A243
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One week til showtime! @fanexpovancouver.bsky.social excited to see y’all soon!!
February 7, 2026 at 3:03 AM
One week til showtime! @fanexpovancouver.bsky.social excited to see y’all soon!!
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Today I logged in, opened social media read some comments, immediately felt like tearing off a robots head, so I did!!!! 8D - 🚫🤖 - Nab one here: samkalensky.com/products/sup...
January 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Today I logged in, opened social media read some comments, immediately felt like tearing off a robots head, so I did!!!! 8D - 🚫🤖 - Nab one here: samkalensky.com/products/sup...
Does that imply his fur is skin???🥲
February 7, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Does that imply his fur is skin???🥲
One week til showtime! @fanexpovancouver.bsky.social excited to see y’all soon!!
February 7, 2026 at 3:03 AM
One week til showtime! @fanexpovancouver.bsky.social excited to see y’all soon!!
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AI never says no to you. The most rot you can ever have for your mind and soul is to never be told no. Look at anyone who surrounds themselves with people either too afraid or too indoctrinated to ever challenge them and they are on a spectrum ranging from uncreative bores to inhumanly evil.
February 6, 2026 at 7:06 PM
AI never says no to you. The most rot you can ever have for your mind and soul is to never be told no. Look at anyone who surrounds themselves with people either too afraid or too indoctrinated to ever challenge them and they are on a spectrum ranging from uncreative bores to inhumanly evil.
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We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
I just woke up from a weird vague dream where I was being forced to explain why Squidwards name wasn’t actually really short for “squidedquardo”
a cartoon of squidward from spongebob sleeping in a bed
ALT: a cartoon of squidward from spongebob sleeping in a bed
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:28 AM
I just woke up from a weird vague dream where I was being forced to explain why Squidwards name wasn’t actually really short for “squidedquardo”
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In #2025 i..
• Attended 11 IRL events! (Got to design a poster for @bonusstagevan.bsky.social 😎)
• Finished 49+ Art Stickers!
•👺 Reached Milestones, 200 Cryptids, 291+ Yokai (Almost reached 500!)
Despite rough life stuff It was a fun year! Thank you all!
• samkalensky.com • Patreon.com/samkalensky
• Attended 11 IRL events! (Got to design a poster for @bonusstagevan.bsky.social 😎)
• Finished 49+ Art Stickers!
•👺 Reached Milestones, 200 Cryptids, 291+ Yokai (Almost reached 500!)
Despite rough life stuff It was a fun year! Thank you all!
• samkalensky.com • Patreon.com/samkalensky
December 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
In #2025 i..
• Attended 11 IRL events! (Got to design a poster for @bonusstagevan.bsky.social 😎)
• Finished 49+ Art Stickers!
•👺 Reached Milestones, 200 Cryptids, 291+ Yokai (Almost reached 500!)
Despite rough life stuff It was a fun year! Thank you all!
• samkalensky.com • Patreon.com/samkalensky
• Attended 11 IRL events! (Got to design a poster for @bonusstagevan.bsky.social 😎)
• Finished 49+ Art Stickers!
•👺 Reached Milestones, 200 Cryptids, 291+ Yokai (Almost reached 500!)
Despite rough life stuff It was a fun year! Thank you all!
• samkalensky.com • Patreon.com/samkalensky
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I've drawn and written a bestiary containing about 200+ Critters, Cryptids & other obscure topics on my website~ samkalensky.com/collections/... (also check out my exhaustive bestiary on yokai!👺)
January 4, 2026 at 3:52 PM
I've drawn and written a bestiary containing about 200+ Critters, Cryptids & other obscure topics on my website~ samkalensky.com/collections/... (also check out my exhaustive bestiary on yokai!👺)
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Umibōzu - 海坊主 - [Yokai] - mysterious ocean giants that vary in size from human size to titanous. They are often said to resemble a balding monk. Usually appearing on calm nights, right before a storm, they ask for a barrel… an easy ward is said to be a lit cigarette. samkalensky.com/products/umi...
September 5, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Umibōzu - 海坊主 - [Yokai] - mysterious ocean giants that vary in size from human size to titanous. They are often said to resemble a balding monk. Usually appearing on calm nights, right before a storm, they ask for a barrel… an easy ward is said to be a lit cigarette. samkalensky.com/products/umi...
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KaneNoNaruKi - "Money trees" - [Yokai Bonsai] - Exceptionally rare trees, bearing thousands upon thousands of broad Golden Ryo coins for leaves. Planted by the sichifukujin; the trunks & branches form auspicious phrases such as blessings, for wealth or longevity! samkalensky.com/products/kan...
September 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
KaneNoNaruKi - "Money trees" - [Yokai Bonsai] - Exceptionally rare trees, bearing thousands upon thousands of broad Golden Ryo coins for leaves. Planted by the sichifukujin; the trunks & branches form auspicious phrases such as blessings, for wealth or longevity! samkalensky.com/products/kan...
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Whopper-hoppers - [fearsome critter] - massive grasshoppers that were attracted to the Great Plains by the agricultural abundance & giant crops which were planted across rural America. They were scared away by the foul breath of St Urho!
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July 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Whopper-hoppers - [fearsome critter] - massive grasshoppers that were attracted to the Great Plains by the agricultural abundance & giant crops which were planted across rural America. They were scared away by the foul breath of St Urho!
samkalensky.com/products/who...
samkalensky.com/products/who...
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It's like how Japan uses "8 million" to simply mean "big number."
It is a number beyond the ability of the human mind to contain.
It is a number beyond the ability of the human mind to contain.
it's unbelievable to me that someone could actually be a trillionaire. i think most of us have trouble internalizing how much money that truly is. let me put it in simple terms for you: a trillion dollars is three million dollars
February 6, 2026 at 4:46 AM
It's like how Japan uses "8 million" to simply mean "big number."
It is a number beyond the ability of the human mind to contain.
It is a number beyond the ability of the human mind to contain.
For those lacking clarity it’s more like 3 million millions… not just three million dollars
it's unbelievable to me that someone could actually be a trillionaire. i think most of us have trouble internalizing how much money that truly is. let me put it in simple terms for you: a trillion dollars is three million dollars
February 6, 2026 at 4:41 AM
For those lacking clarity it’s more like 3 million millions… not just three million dollars
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ICE agents are in 5 Canadian cities. We asked what they do
YouTube video by CBC News Alberta
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:33 AM
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I'm definitely on board with a Beatles movie, but it should be about how they're secret agents traveling around the world doing secret agent stuff against an evil league of villains, who are probably the Rolling Stones, and it should look like this
February 6, 2026 at 3:54 AM
I'm definitely on board with a Beatles movie, but it should be about how they're secret agents traveling around the world doing secret agent stuff against an evil league of villains, who are probably the Rolling Stones, and it should look like this
Uggh no never???? What the fuck is wrong with you!?!!??
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Uggh no never???? What the fuck is wrong with you!?!!??
-Doraimon- digivolves toooo….
February 6, 2026 at 4:10 AM
-Doraimon- digivolves toooo….
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New painting for The Year of the Horse exhibit at Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco. Symbolizing perseverance and enlightenment. Opening tonight 5-8pm www.moderneden.com/search?q=Amy...
"Inner Journey"
Acrylic on canvas
4" x 4"
#art #painting #surrealism #nature #horses #contemporaryart #snail
"Inner Journey"
Acrylic on canvas
4" x 4"
#art #painting #surrealism #nature #horses #contemporaryart #snail
February 5, 2026 at 2:05 PM
New painting for The Year of the Horse exhibit at Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco. Symbolizing perseverance and enlightenment. Opening tonight 5-8pm www.moderneden.com/search?q=Amy...
"Inner Journey"
Acrylic on canvas
4" x 4"
#art #painting #surrealism #nature #horses #contemporaryart #snail
"Inner Journey"
Acrylic on canvas
4" x 4"
#art #painting #surrealism #nature #horses #contemporaryart #snail
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Boroboroton - [Tsukumogami] - A tattered and torn patchwork kotatsu comforter, after decades of collecting dust came to life, out of moth eaten holes rolled empty eyes, Now, the ragged covers roam, seeking vengeance against an empty hearted owner who threw it away! samkalensky.com/products/bor...
December 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Boroboroton - [Tsukumogami] - A tattered and torn patchwork kotatsu comforter, after decades of collecting dust came to life, out of moth eaten holes rolled empty eyes, Now, the ragged covers roam, seeking vengeance against an empty hearted owner who threw it away! samkalensky.com/products/bor...
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Hossumori - [Tsukumogami] - An old “hossu” which after nine years of being handled by a zen master, came to life, it began sitting lotus style in deep meditation. Much like Daruma, it stares with an unrelenting gaze, seeking enlightenment. Perhaps it is unstoppable... samkalensky.com/products/hos...
December 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Hossumori - [Tsukumogami] - An old “hossu” which after nine years of being handled by a zen master, came to life, it began sitting lotus style in deep meditation. Much like Daruma, it stares with an unrelenting gaze, seeking enlightenment. Perhaps it is unstoppable... samkalensky.com/products/hos...
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Mokugyo Daruma. - [Tsukumogami] - A wooden fish which after 9 years of meditative use, sprung to life in the guise of daruma. Much like the legend himself: it stares forward with a deadpan expression & seeks enlightenment. Like Hossumori, perhaps its unstoppable... samkalensky.com/products/mok...
December 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Mokugyo Daruma. - [Tsukumogami] - A wooden fish which after 9 years of meditative use, sprung to life in the guise of daruma. Much like the legend himself: it stares forward with a deadpan expression & seeks enlightenment. Like Hossumori, perhaps its unstoppable... samkalensky.com/products/mok...
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Shibeamon-Tanuki -[Yokai|Tanuki] - Sumoto Castle's Kabuki loving Tanuki, who would transform into an old man & frequent the Nazaka theatre with his wife, paying with leaves disguised as gold. Sadly he was mauled by guard dogs... Soon, venerated as 'God of theatre!' - samkalensky.com/products/shi...
![[This Sumoto “Yadanuki statue” is part of the area's ‘Eight Tanuki challenge.’ - Around Sumoto city There are 8 other tanuki statues to be found, You can read a lot more about the other tanuki on the ”Sumoto City Revitalization Center - Eight raccoon dogs committee” website. ]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2qhnojh2joagxxpcyedopa7u/bafkreiczslgouj6txdsryypcdwuhnfo5oxwkdablqsxvkzae7acgqppb3m@jpeg)
December 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Shibeamon-Tanuki -[Yokai|Tanuki] - Sumoto Castle's Kabuki loving Tanuki, who would transform into an old man & frequent the Nazaka theatre with his wife, paying with leaves disguised as gold. Sadly he was mauled by guard dogs... Soon, venerated as 'God of theatre!' - samkalensky.com/products/shi...
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"First Foot" - It said the first person to cross the threshold of a house on New Year's Day is called "The First Foot" To ensure the best luck for the coming year, it's best if they are a dark haired, cross-eyed stranger with a unibrow carrying a shovel full of coal! samkalensky.com/products/fir...
![["The First Foot" - “A Scottish Custom on New Year's Eve”, published in "The Illustrated London News" 30th Dec 1882]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2qhnojh2joagxxpcyedopa7u/bafkreifru7cy76ggrzv65kdcwt2o5ygj6d47e4qlcri25z7m2tcyxrzynm@jpeg)
January 1, 2026 at 10:27 PM
"First Foot" - It said the first person to cross the threshold of a house on New Year's Day is called "The First Foot" To ensure the best luck for the coming year, it's best if they are a dark haired, cross-eyed stranger with a unibrow carrying a shovel full of coal! samkalensky.com/products/fir...