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Andrew Ihla

@andrewihla.bsky.social

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Creator of an owl show and a robot show, with puppets and whatnot. Icon by @soengery.bsky.social. they/them https://youtube.com/@seamesihla

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Andrew Ihla @andrewihla.bsky.social · Jul 4

STATION ID! HELLO!

I do stuff with puppets and animation, including Obsidian National Forest (a comedy/horror/mystery series about owls in a spooky forest) and Quantum Pavilion (a series about abandoned edutainment theme park robots).

You can see 'em here: https://youtube.com/@seamesihla

A dapper robot stands beside the title "QUANTUM PAVILION"

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🕷️Gory Thing🕷️ @korybing.bsky.social · 8h

Michael Stipe, best known for his role as Mr Scrummy the Sludgesicle Man in The Adventures of Pete & Pete,

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Andrew Ihla @andrewihla.bsky.social · 13h

Ooh, the career of Norman Lloyd is a great example of this. He costarred with both Charlie Chaplin and Bill Hader.

Andrew Ihla @andrewihla.bsky.social · 14h

Right?? She died in June 2020, at 103.

Andrew Ihla @andrewihla.bsky.social · 14h

Vera Lynn died during the covid pandemic, that's pretty wild.

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Andrew Ihla @andrewihla.bsky.social · 14h

The first season of SNL wasn't all that long after the end of I Love Lucy, but seeing Desi Arnaz share a stage with John Belushi feels, for some reason, incredibly disorienting.

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 17h

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

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Andrew Ihla @andrewihla.bsky.social · 17h

One fond memory I'll always have of the Nine Inch Nails show is when the pre-show music was Throbbing Gristle's "Hamburger Lady" blasting through an arena that usually hosts NBA games.

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JoJo Screams @jojoseames.bsky.social · 18h

October Comes to Puppetland, day 7! The ants in Pee-Wee's ant farm! One of my favorite things about this show is that it takes the time to have all these different kinds of animation in every episode, like the paper cut-out animation of the ants. #PlayhouseTober #Drawtober

A mixed-media art piece of the ant farm and the ants from Pee-Wee's Playhouse.

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Melissa Yee 🍄🌿 @theboneforest.bsky.social · 23h

🌿 Day 07 : Sprite
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#art #illustration #painting #ink #indiaink #micronpen #gelpen #horrorart #horror #haunting #supernatural #witch #witchcraft #coven #sprite #fae #naturespirit #treespirit #spirit #halloween #spookyseason #drawtober #inktober #tucsoninkworks #31talesfromthewitchwood #theboneforest

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JoJo Screams @jojoseames.bsky.social · 1d

October Comes to Puppetland, day 6! Dog Chair! Is it a dog who is a chair or a chair who is a dog? #PlayhouseTober #Drawtober

A mixed-media art piece of the Pee-Wee's Playhouse character Dog Chair surrounded by different colorful shapes and patterns.

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Melissa Yee 🍄🌿 @theboneforest.bsky.social · 2d

🏮 Day 06 : Night Watch
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#art #illustration #painting #ink #indiaink #micronpen #gelpen #horrorart #horror #supernatural #witch #witchcraft #coven #spells #moth #mothperson #deathsheadmoth #insect #halloween #spookyseason #drawtober #inktober #tucsoninkworks #31talesfromthewitchwood #theboneforest

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The Ken in Yellow @kenlowery.bsky.social · 2d

It's Sunday night, it's October, so it's the perfect time for a VOID broadcast tinged with the strange. The dormant WHR 1025 has come back online, and a new DJ has found their way to the booth. They brought Billie Eilish, Sleep Token, Rush and more with them.

See ya in 30: bannerless.games/void-whr

VOID 1680 AM // WHR_10.05.25

Good evening, insomniacs. The Witching Hour Report returns for its debut on VOID 1680 AM, now presided over by Gray Calamity. Gray Calamity isn't sure how th...

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JoJo Screams @jojoseames.bsky.social · 2d

October Comes to Puppetland, day 5! It's Cowboy Curtis! Yee-haw! #PlayhouseTober #Drawtober

A mixed-media artwork or the Pee-Wee's Playhouse character Cowboy Curtis, surrounded by different colorful shapes and patterns.

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Video Game Art Archive @gameartarchive.bsky.social · 2d

Let's Ride!
'Gremlins 2: The New Batch'
Famicom

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Andrew Ihla @andrewihla.bsky.social · 2d

This paragraph from Vincent Price's autobiography feels particularly perceptive.

Text: "But seeing is a much-neglected course in most of our schools. In fact, visual education is a little like sex education in America. You pick up what you can, impelled by natural passions. Either that or it's unappetizingly clinical. The schools teach us what to look at, if at all, but almost never *how* to look at anything."

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JoJo Screams @jojoseames.bsky.social · 3d

October Comes to Puppetland, day 4! Pterri! #PlayhouseTober #Drawtober

A mixed-media artwork of the Pee-Wee's Playhouse character Pterri, surrounded by different colorful shapes and patterns.

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Andrew Ihla @andrewihla.bsky.social · 3d

I mean...

The cover art for David Bowie's 1977 album "Heroes", featuring a black and white portrait of the artist.

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jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · 4d

this is our cracker barrel moment

the FRIGHTENING marnix @dragom.bsky.social · 4d

WHY DID THEY GENTRIFY THE AUDACITY LOGO

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JoJo Screams @jojoseames.bsky.social · 4d

October Comes to Puppetland, day 3! It's Pee-Wee's neighbor, Mrs. Steve! I love her. #PlayhouseTober #Drawtober

A mixed-media art piece of the Pee-Wee's Playhouse character Mrs. Steve surrounded by different colorful shapes and patterns.

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Melissa Yee 🍄🌿 @theboneforest.bsky.social · 4d

🔮 Day 03 : Witch
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#art #illustration #painting #ink #indiaink #micronpen #gelpen #horrorart #horror #haunting #supernatural #witch #witchcraft #thirdeye #seer #female #boline #sickle #coven #spells #halloween #spookyseason #drawtober #inktober #tucsoninkworks #31talesfromthewitchwood #theboneforest

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Andrew Ihla @andrewihla.bsky.social · 4d

I haven't been paying attention to AFI since I was in high school, so color me surprised by the extremely Bauhaus/Sisters of Mercy sound of their new album hot damn hell yeah

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JoJo Screams @jojoseames.bsky.social · 5d

October Comes to Puppetland, day 2! C-C-C-Conky T-Two-Thousand, r-r-r-ready t-to as-sist you!
Let's ask Conky what today's secret word is! You all remember what to do whenever anybody says the secret word, right? Right! Scream real loud!!
#PlayhouseTober #Drawtober

A mixed-media art piece of the Pee-Wee's Playhouse robot character Conky 2000, surrounded by different colorful shapes and patterns. There is a separate slip of paper extending from Conky's console, which reads "love" in typed letters.

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Andrew Ihla @andrewihla.bsky.social · 5d

THANK *YOU* 💜

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Melissa Yee 🍄🌿 @theboneforest.bsky.social · 5d

🧪 Day 02 : Apothecary
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#art #illustration #painting #ink #indiaink #micronpen #gelpen #horrorart #horror #haunting #witch #coven #covenship #cabin #apothecary #potions #spells #halloween #spookyseason #drawtober #inktober #tucsoninkworks #31talesfromthewitchwood #theboneforest

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Andrew Ihla @andrewihla.bsky.social · 5d

Personally speaking, I have not been doing well with the internal monologue that constantly oscillates between "I sure am glad I no longer have that job where the company retreat had just about everyone breaking down in tears over how miserable they were" and "...but what else am I supposed to do?"

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Andrew Ihla @andrewihla.bsky.social · 5d

Valerie's 63 theses here are heartbreaking but incredibly cathartic. This dredged up and then burned off some stuff I've been carrying around for two years now myself.

I've never seen a numbered list more exquisitely paced.

Valerie Ettenhofer @aandeandval.bsky.social · 6d

Been trying to figure out how to get all of this down on paper for a year or three. valerie-ettenhofer.ghost.io/quitting/

63 Reasons To Quit Your Entertainment Journalism Job in 2025 (NOT Clickbait!)

Number 36 will surprise you!

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