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Tristan J. Tarwater
@backthatelfup.bsky.social
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Writer, producer, maker of video games. Nuyorican/Black. Wrote some comics in some Eisner award winning anthologies. Linguist-ish. They/them. Making "Vampire The Taskerade." Website: https://www.backthatelfup.com
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Found this old drawing I did, guess I can get a tattoo of it
A cartoony drawing of a crab done in marker on white paper. The crab is wearing a crown. The caption under the crown says "CRAB LIFE, FAB LIFE."
November 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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The good stuff
September 6, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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I did thing
The virtual "I Voted" sticker for Oregon voters: the state of Oregon is depicted in blue on a white background, on it is written "I voted" in yellow letters. It also includes the hashtag "oregonvotes" in yellow at the bottom of the state. The virtual "I Voted" sticker in Spanish for Oregon voters: the state of Oregon is depicted in blue on a white background, on it is written "Yo vote" (with an accent over the e) in yellow letters. It also includes the hashtag "oregonvotes" in yellow at the bottom of the state.
May 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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You're not going to believe this....
An error message on a website, saying I don't have access to a dominos pizza blog on this server, wtf, it should be telling me about dominos Cadbury cream egg cookies
April 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Back at #GDC Yerba Buena. Come get a free chocolate. Just because. It's time for treats, they will get us through XD
March 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Hey #GDC, I'm just sitting in Yerba Buena till 11:30am, if you need a pick me up in the form of a small piece of chocolate, say hi! (In the area in front of the big...fake pond? River? Idk)
March 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Post a meme made by you
A square graphic do e in pastel colors and flowers and two skulls, it reads "For every "like" I will post one person I wish was dead"
February 19, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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Me, having to learn how to Tumblr again
that image of a young Mike Wazowski from Monsters University, blurry because he is screaming and vibrating with negative emotions. He is holding a blue textbook. Behind him walk two monsters who look happy, oblivious to his turmoil.
February 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Got this for #lovepawsona iseej.github.io/LovePawsona/
A cute info card with the results from a quiz: an adorable cartoon snow leopard biting its own tail. Traits include: unique hobbies, always on the grind, secretly a goofball, actions >> words, Dad jokes expert, playing it cool.
February 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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February 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Yo, come on 😅? Maybe this is good? Haha
A light blue background, it just says "do-over" in the middle of the square in a typewriter font. The Merriam-Webster logo is in the lower right corner.
January 4, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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Planner(s) for 2025:
Bushimen PAL (Plan and Log), in the blue and green cover. B6 size, catch-all, three years running.
Hobonichi Weeks MEGA in Sweet Purple for game dev/marketing/planning for @bteu-games.bsky.social, hence the charms (used glue, need to get some crimp beads).
Two planners stacked on top of each other, a B6 size in a green/teal/blue cover that shows a forest scene. On top of this is a light but bright purple Hobonichi weeks that has a plastic, clear cover to protect it. The plastic cover is patterned with holographic stars. The planners are stacked on a desk that has a woodgrain pattern. They are haphazardly surrounded by pens and washi. A pic of the same planners from a different angle, from the bottom to show how many pages they have. The Hobonichi weeks MEGA has two thin ribbon bookmarks, one is grey and one is dark brown. The dark brown one has a metal charm of a game controller hanging from it. The grey one has an antique gold charm of a bat (the animal) A close up of the charms against the woodgrain desk surface, the game controller and the bat. The details are more clear.
January 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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A pic from the Oregon High Desert
A pic taken from a car of the Oregon High Desert. The lower half of the photo is yellow grass covered in glittering white frost and low green-brown shrubs and clumps of plants. Further away are skinny evergreen trees. The top half of the photo is the sky: at the very top are whispy puffs, then blue, then a blanket of white cloud cover, giving a layered appearance. At the center of the pic is a hill that is covered in white clouds or a white cloud that looks like a hill.
December 29, 2024 at 8:20 PM
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Lenora loves to rest in the cushion crack
A medium hair tortie cat lays in the crack between two grey couch cushions. Her tail end is closest to the viewer, her face in a 3/4 profile. She looks relaxed, though she is holding one paw up in the air, like she's raising her hand.
December 25, 2024 at 4:14 AM
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Lenora looking at the holiday stockings (photo edited by @ejuneau.me )
A tortie cat looks intently at something out of frame, to the upper left. A multi color pinwheel, the Apple loading icon, is photoshopped above her head. Her eyes are huge. She obviously wants something.
December 21, 2024 at 7:42 AM
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They were getting ready.
An Acer Chromebook, the screen shows the inside of a UN meeting, it's like a round table if it was square spaced. The desks and chairs are the same orangey-brown color. Many people in suits mill about, talking. The flag of Japan and the flag of Morocco can be seen. There are electronic placards where the names of people's organizations/roles are displayed.
December 6, 2024 at 8:11 PM
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Hell yeah
One of those light up mini marquis signs on a yellow wall, the letters spell out RHYS DARBY 7:15 PM.
December 5, 2024 at 5:28 AM
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Lenora has feelings about music.
A medium hair tortie cat sits atop a large scratching post that is mounted to a sky blue wall. She is looking to the left, in the direction of a music speaker that is not in frame. The same tortie cat, sitting in the same place, she is staring directly into the camera so you can see her face is half orange, half ember colored. She looks as if she is judging the viewer. Her bushy tail is wrapped around her feet.
November 23, 2024 at 9:05 PM
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I feel like I should write a "hello" post for new followers, something I can pin but I kind of want to be like, This is me:
A blurry image of the cinnamon toast mascot, the cereal piece with a face, coming up from behind something at an angle so their lower left corner is hidden. They have angry eyebrows, wide eyes and their mouth is a straight line: a look of shock on a piece of cereal, if you've ever seen one. Above them is the caption, "what the cinnamon toast fuck is this".
November 14, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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This the thing, this my jam
A yam noodle, the kind that's like a bunch of thing noodles tied into a knot, in a spoon. It is being held over a soup bowl with some spicy looking broth in it. Red chili flakes dot the bowl and yam noodle.
November 12, 2024 at 2:14 AM
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Sure, got a lot of new followers.
A dark purple, floral background, white lettering reads: Get to know me, 1 like = 1 answer, there are 50 different questions, sorry, I can't type them out, it's a lot and I don't have the attention span for it.
November 11, 2024 at 4:24 AM
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Lenora wants to be by us but retain some mystery about her.
The silhouette of a cat at the top of a staircase that leads up from a basement, they are swathed in shadows.
November 8, 2024 at 1:31 AM
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Mentally, I am here (not actually doing this)
An Instagram-esque background, mint green with a flower wreath, in the center in a rather plain font it reads "For every "like," I will post one person I wish was dead." Two skulls also decorate the image.
October 28, 2024 at 11:03 PM
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I can't believe I have a cow-print cat. I feel really lucky. He's so cute.
A cow-print cat, laying on his side, grooming himself. He looks very content, sitting in a knitted blanket on a grey couch.
October 26, 2024 at 6:08 AM
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okie dokie, i like music
black text on a white background: GET TO KNOW MY MUSIC TASTE, for every like, i will post one song i love <3
October 19, 2024 at 8:21 PM