Socar Myles
@packbawky.bsky.social
Kind of a hoser. Likes birds.
With respect to Murakami...what?
The routine he describes is virtually identical to mine, when I'm writing a novel (which is always; I'm a ghostwriter). I get up at 5 and go to bed at 10, and I walk rather than running or swimming. Otherwise, same.
...it's just habit, man. It's not that deep.
The routine he describes is virtually identical to mine, when I'm writing a novel (which is always; I'm a ghostwriter). I get up at 5 and go to bed at 10, and I walk rather than running or swimming. Otherwise, same.
...it's just habit, man. It's not that deep.
January 29, 2026 at 4:29 PM
With respect to Murakami...what?
The routine he describes is virtually identical to mine, when I'm writing a novel (which is always; I'm a ghostwriter). I get up at 5 and go to bed at 10, and I walk rather than running or swimming. Otherwise, same.
...it's just habit, man. It's not that deep.
The routine he describes is virtually identical to mine, when I'm writing a novel (which is always; I'm a ghostwriter). I get up at 5 and go to bed at 10, and I walk rather than running or swimming. Otherwise, same.
...it's just habit, man. It's not that deep.
So I tested my hypothesis, and sure enough...
January 29, 2026 at 4:18 AM
So I tested my hypothesis, and sure enough...
With all the talk of Moby-Dick lately, I thought it was time to resurrect the legend of the terrible lightning whale.
January 29, 2026 at 4:16 AM
With all the talk of Moby-Dick lately, I thought it was time to resurrect the legend of the terrible lightning whale.
This is the picture. Now I look at it closely, his eyes look like mine. That's a problem for a lot of artists: we draw our own features by default. But other than that, this does not look like me.
January 27, 2026 at 6:01 PM
This is the picture. Now I look at it closely, his eyes look like mine. That's a problem for a lot of artists: we draw our own features by default. But other than that, this does not look like me.
This is a photo from, I think, 2016. These two crows are a parent and fledgling. The parent had been hit by a car, and was very, very sore, but the fledgling was hungry, and would not stop begging.
(This story has a happy ending: after one miserable week, the parent recovered.)
#birds
(This story has a happy ending: after one miserable week, the parent recovered.)
#birds
January 27, 2026 at 1:47 AM
This is a photo from, I think, 2016. These two crows are a parent and fledgling. The parent had been hit by a car, and was very, very sore, but the fledgling was hungry, and would not stop begging.
(This story has a happy ending: after one miserable week, the parent recovered.)
#birds
(This story has a happy ending: after one miserable week, the parent recovered.)
#birds
Oh, I've got some of those! Had some gulls nest on the roof across from mine some years back, and I caught it all, from conception (not pictured here) to first flight!
#birds
#birds
December 30, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Oh, I've got some of those! Had some gulls nest on the roof across from mine some years back, and I caught it all, from conception (not pictured here) to first flight!
#birds
#birds
...silverfish. :-(
December 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
...silverfish. :-(
December 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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I don't know, but it might be this picture of pirates abducting a child. There's a bunch of detail in the water, and their outfits.
I don't know, but it might be this picture of pirates abducting a child. There's a bunch of detail in the water, and their outfits.
December 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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I don't know, but it might be this picture of pirates abducting a child. There's a bunch of detail in the water, and their outfits.
I don't know, but it might be this picture of pirates abducting a child. There's a bunch of detail in the water, and their outfits.
Always did like this photo.
(It's not AI--just poorly edited. I added some blur to obscure my messy kitchen.)
(It's not AI--just poorly edited. I added some blur to obscure my messy kitchen.)
December 17, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Always did like this photo.
(It's not AI--just poorly edited. I added some blur to obscure my messy kitchen.)
(It's not AI--just poorly edited. I added some blur to obscure my messy kitchen.)
This is a total FAIL shot of a black-capped chickadee. I had the settings wrong on my camera, and also timed the shot badly. Kind of like it anyway, with the light through its wings.
#birds
#birds
December 15, 2025 at 2:49 AM
This is a total FAIL shot of a black-capped chickadee. I had the settings wrong on my camera, and also timed the shot badly. Kind of like it anyway, with the light through its wings.
#birds
#birds
My take on "The Little Mermaid," from ages ago (the moment she throws herself into the sea).
Eh...spoilers, I guess?
Eh...spoilers, I guess?
December 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
My take on "The Little Mermaid," from ages ago (the moment she throws herself into the sea).
Eh...spoilers, I guess?
Eh...spoilers, I guess?
Some of my worst bird photography has been of starlings. I don't know why, but I never get good shots of these.
This is a pair of them digging up worms.
#birds
This is a pair of them digging up worms.
#birds
December 5, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Some of my worst bird photography has been of starlings. I don't know why, but I never get good shots of these.
This is a pair of them digging up worms.
#birds
This is a pair of them digging up worms.
#birds
This is a picture of a pigeon flying away.
Pigeons have the LOUDEST wings, that clapping they do, y'know, when they take off like FAP FAP FAP FAP.
#birds
Pigeons have the LOUDEST wings, that clapping they do, y'know, when they take off like FAP FAP FAP FAP.
#birds
November 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This is a picture of a pigeon flying away.
Pigeons have the LOUDEST wings, that clapping they do, y'know, when they take off like FAP FAP FAP FAP.
#birds
Pigeons have the LOUDEST wings, that clapping they do, y'know, when they take off like FAP FAP FAP FAP.
#birds
Some days, you're a paragon of professional competence.
Other days, you're a sore-eyed, dry-nosed little animal, in need of your creature comforts.
Other days, you're a sore-eyed, dry-nosed little animal, in need of your creature comforts.
November 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Some days, you're a paragon of professional competence.
Other days, you're a sore-eyed, dry-nosed little animal, in need of your creature comforts.
Other days, you're a sore-eyed, dry-nosed little animal, in need of your creature comforts.
I don't still have the text of the tutorial, but this was the image. You wouldn't really need a value study for a drawing like this. (Wouldn't hurt any to do one, especially if you weren't sure what you wanted the finished image to look like and wanted to experiment, but you could do without.)
November 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I don't still have the text of the tutorial, but this was the image. You wouldn't really need a value study for a drawing like this. (Wouldn't hurt any to do one, especially if you weren't sure what you wanted the finished image to look like and wanted to experiment, but you could do without.)
This is how I look doing the same thing in my forties.
(Not really. There are a couple of other pictures in this series, where I was doing more or less the same thing I did in my twenties, but MUCH more cautiously. But this one is funnier.)
(Not really. There are a couple of other pictures in this series, where I was doing more or less the same thing I did in my twenties, but MUCH more cautiously. But this one is funnier.)
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This is how I look doing the same thing in my forties.
(Not really. There are a couple of other pictures in this series, where I was doing more or less the same thing I did in my twenties, but MUCH more cautiously. But this one is funnier.)
(Not really. There are a couple of other pictures in this series, where I was doing more or less the same thing I did in my twenties, but MUCH more cautiously. But this one is funnier.)
Reskeet with a time you looked cool
In my twenties, I could more or less effortlessly hang in a doorframe. I don't know how cool I looked, but this is how I did it.
In my twenties, I could more or less effortlessly hang in a doorframe. I don't know how cool I looked, but this is how I did it.
November 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Reskeet with a time you looked cool
In my twenties, I could more or less effortlessly hang in a doorframe. I don't know how cool I looked, but this is how I did it.
In my twenties, I could more or less effortlessly hang in a doorframe. I don't know how cool I looked, but this is how I did it.
Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the ULP strike. #Birds
November 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the ULP strike. #Birds
...noisy neighbours.
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
...noisy neighbours.
I've posted this before, but it always cracks me up.
(It's a bad art history joke, about "The Death of Marat.")
(It's a bad art history joke, about "The Death of Marat.")
October 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I've posted this before, but it always cracks me up.
(It's a bad art history joke, about "The Death of Marat.")
(It's a bad art history joke, about "The Death of Marat.")
October 9, 2025 at 2:43 AM