Rarey Connal
@tigertoy.bsky.social
Tiger keeper in one reality; tiger Empath in another.
You might know me as Phil who helps at EFRC or tigertoy in the filk circle.
You might know me as Phil who helps at EFRC or tigertoy in the filk circle.
Welcome to Bluesky! I've missed you ever since you moved away.
(My icon is a detail from the ref sheet you made for me back then.)
(My icon is a detail from the ref sheet you made for me back then.)
Finally set up a new social account after nuking my old ones from orbit years ago. Let's see if I remember how to do any of this crap. I'll mostly be using this to share my works and hopefully to make new art friends <3
Here's a older image for starters! New stuff soon!
Here's a older image for starters! New stuff soon!
February 4, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Welcome to Bluesky! I've missed you ever since you moved away.
(My icon is a detail from the ref sheet you made for me back then.)
(My icon is a detail from the ref sheet you made for me back then.)
Just in case anyone needed more reasons to not use this garbage.
One more reason my soul shrivels up every time I hear someone say "I just used chatgpt to ____"
February 2, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Just in case anyone needed more reasons to not use this garbage.
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Talking in a group is hard
January 30, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Talking in a group is hard
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I love to hear CEOs whining that people don't want AI in their products, and to please stop being negative about their slop and to stop calling it slop, please keep it up.
January 30, 2026 at 1:55 PM
I love to hear CEOs whining that people don't want AI in their products, and to please stop being negative about their slop and to stop calling it slop, please keep it up.
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Hey everyone! I'm a Polish Artist that draws animals and pretty patterns! I have conures, carpal tunnel, and an insane amount of fish~ 😅
January 31, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Hey everyone! I'm a Polish Artist that draws animals and pretty patterns! I have conures, carpal tunnel, and an insane amount of fish~ 😅
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If you see this, don't participate. It's a rigged study by Lisa Littman and unethical researcher J. Michael Bailey meant to undermine access to care. Spread the word.
January 30, 2026 at 5:28 PM
If you see this, don't participate. It's a rigged study by Lisa Littman and unethical researcher J. Michael Bailey meant to undermine access to care. Spread the word.
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What a curious little thing!
Digital sketch for @aenverthil.bsky.social
Digital sketch for @aenverthil.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 7:50 PM
What a curious little thing!
Digital sketch for @aenverthil.bsky.social
Digital sketch for @aenverthil.bsky.social
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Today's word is YELLOW. Today's #BookQW from INTO THE BROKEN LANDS (DAW 2022) that includes not one, but two journeys through the irradiated wasteland mage wars have left behind. Also, kick ass women, witty repartee, & six POVs.
Available in digital, audio, & actual paper. Shop indie if you can.
Available in digital, audio, & actual paper. Shop indie if you can.
January 28, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Today's word is YELLOW. Today's #BookQW from INTO THE BROKEN LANDS (DAW 2022) that includes not one, but two journeys through the irradiated wasteland mage wars have left behind. Also, kick ass women, witty repartee, & six POVs.
Available in digital, audio, & actual paper. Shop indie if you can.
Available in digital, audio, & actual paper. Shop indie if you can.
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Reminding everyone, PLEASE, DO NOT sub to your favorite content creators through phone apps as it not only charges you more, it also takes a higher % from us AND to top it all off blocks the money from being received for 30 fucking days for some goddamned reason.
For fucks sake, again with the apple/patreon bullshit. I have to move to monthly billing and fuck me over www.patreon.com/posts/148395...
13 years on your platform. Thanks for nothing patreon. I hope the apple dick is that good.
13 years on your platform. Thanks for nothing patreon. I hope the apple dick is that good.
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January 28, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Reminding everyone, PLEASE, DO NOT sub to your favorite content creators through phone apps as it not only charges you more, it also takes a higher % from us AND to top it all off blocks the money from being received for 30 fucking days for some goddamned reason.
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Badge Bundle!
January 28, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Badge Bundle!
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lifted from tumblr and posting here because holy shit this drives me insane
January 26, 2026 at 1:03 AM
lifted from tumblr and posting here because holy shit this drives me insane
I'm trying to think about how big the explosion would be but I'm clueless about how to compute it.
January 26, 2026 at 5:32 AM
I'm trying to think about how big the explosion would be but I'm clueless about how to compute it.
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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Each time all typos are successfully edited from a book, the entire universe is immediately replaced with a new universe containing a version of the book that has at least one typo.
I've written this book 5 times now. It's been through 3 professional edits.
How am I still finding typos? 😭
How am I still finding typos? 😭
January 25, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Each time all typos are successfully edited from a book, the entire universe is immediately replaced with a new universe containing a version of the book that has at least one typo.
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This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.
yeah, just out of interest, how many people choose the pen on the right for real work or art? See a lot of them in professional workplaces, do you?
January 22, 2026 at 12:21 PM
This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.
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Babka Pangolin ~
January 23, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Babka Pangolin ~
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The idea that a U.S. president would threaten to invade Greenland because Norway didn’t give him a Nobel Prize is pathetic.
This has nothing to do with foreign policy. It’s a president acting like a narcissistic spoiled child because his feelings got hurt. Unacceptable.
This has nothing to do with foreign policy. It’s a president acting like a narcissistic spoiled child because his feelings got hurt. Unacceptable.
January 21, 2026 at 10:03 PM
The idea that a U.S. president would threaten to invade Greenland because Norway didn’t give him a Nobel Prize is pathetic.
This has nothing to do with foreign policy. It’s a president acting like a narcissistic spoiled child because his feelings got hurt. Unacceptable.
This has nothing to do with foreign policy. It’s a president acting like a narcissistic spoiled child because his feelings got hurt. Unacceptable.
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When you see art so cool you have to get one for your friends as well
Pieces by - @dbruinart.bsky.social
Ft - @v1p3rw01f.bsky.social @a-olinov.bsky.social @kennyfoxborrow.bsky.social & his bf (dex) @brormorc.bsky.social and Rashard
Pieces by - @dbruinart.bsky.social
Ft - @v1p3rw01f.bsky.social @a-olinov.bsky.social @kennyfoxborrow.bsky.social & his bf (dex) @brormorc.bsky.social and Rashard
January 21, 2026 at 2:15 AM
When you see art so cool you have to get one for your friends as well
Pieces by - @dbruinart.bsky.social
Ft - @v1p3rw01f.bsky.social @a-olinov.bsky.social @kennyfoxborrow.bsky.social & his bf (dex) @brormorc.bsky.social and Rashard
Pieces by - @dbruinart.bsky.social
Ft - @v1p3rw01f.bsky.social @a-olinov.bsky.social @kennyfoxborrow.bsky.social & his bf (dex) @brormorc.bsky.social and Rashard
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Today's word is EARTH. Today's #BookQw from THE ENCHANTMENT EMPORIUM (DAW Books, 2009) first in a contemporary fantasy trio. Set in Calgary, Alberta, Nose Hill Park figures prominently. And yes, I've been told that street is actually one way.
Available in ebook & audio. Shop indie if you can.
Available in ebook & audio. Shop indie if you can.
January 21, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Today's word is EARTH. Today's #BookQw from THE ENCHANTMENT EMPORIUM (DAW Books, 2009) first in a contemporary fantasy trio. Set in Calgary, Alberta, Nose Hill Park figures prominently. And yes, I've been told that street is actually one way.
Available in ebook & audio. Shop indie if you can.
Available in ebook & audio. Shop indie if you can.
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A "popular" (yet highly inaccurate and shallow) meme personality test targeting popular fandoms tends to usually be up to no good. Apparently I was not wrong, lol.
Because I really need sleep but wanted to get something out there, I decided to break my investigation into yiffpersonality into parts. Enjoy!
Yiffpersonality: Uncovering a Malvertising Campaign Part 1
philo.leaflet.pub
January 21, 2026 at 4:12 PM
A "popular" (yet highly inaccurate and shallow) meme personality test targeting popular fandoms tends to usually be up to no good. Apparently I was not wrong, lol.
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My first ever dance comp! I had lots of fun choreographing this song to try to tell a story. I can't tell how much I enjoy to just move my body in suit.
Much thanks to @brendabanks.bsky.social for cute intro and @kyriethekutie.bsky.social for kind and insightful comments! FC dance comp is a blast!
Much thanks to @brendabanks.bsky.social for cute intro and @kyriethekutie.bsky.social for kind and insightful comments! FC dance comp is a blast!
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 AM
My first ever dance comp! I had lots of fun choreographing this song to try to tell a story. I can't tell how much I enjoy to just move my body in suit.
Much thanks to @brendabanks.bsky.social for cute intro and @kyriethekutie.bsky.social for kind and insightful comments! FC dance comp is a blast!
Much thanks to @brendabanks.bsky.social for cute intro and @kyriethekutie.bsky.social for kind and insightful comments! FC dance comp is a blast!
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Makes me feel insane to live in a world that's persecuting trans folk while simultaneously doing big billboards advertising gender affirming care to cis people???
January 17, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Makes me feel insane to live in a world that's persecuting trans folk while simultaneously doing big billboards advertising gender affirming care to cis people???
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Wow, sure would be pretty crazy if a ton of experts in the artificial intelligence field relentlessly warned everyone about this state of affairs being inevitable over and over for years.
January 17, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Wow, sure would be pretty crazy if a ton of experts in the artificial intelligence field relentlessly warned everyone about this state of affairs being inevitable over and over for years.