James/AstralHound

@astralhound.bsky.social

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Engineer, pug and cat dad, loving husband, big ol' nerd, and current player on the Nerd Therapy Podcast. I run and play a lot of D&D. He/Him/His

My wife and I silhouetted against a large aquarium on our first ever date at the Seward Sealife Center in 2009.
Percy the Pug sitting sideways in my lap, chin on my knee, staring forlornly to the left (in the direction of the bedroom). His lil front foot is adorably tucked under his chest, and his tail hangs limply, bereft of energy.
Midna the Cat laying at the back of the under-desk white pet couch, while Percy is sprawled across most of it eith his head and front legs dangling off the front of the bed.
Opal and Midna the Cats laying together on a white pet bed side by side, with Opal facing the camera and Midna facing away.
Percy the Pug lounges atop a scrunched up blanket at the back of the under-desk white pet couch, with Midna the Cat laying closer to the camera.
Percy the Pug and Midna the Cat lounge on a white, fuzzy pet couch, forming a loose yin-yang arrangement.
Synthwave bright pink, blue, and black look for Follie
Valkyr captured against a desert background while using the Lettie Gemini emote, taken from the front.
HeroForge mini of Ord the Wanderer, a blue dragonborn soulknife rogue. He channels the lightning of his ancestors into wicked blades of energy and has very fast hands. And there's that nasty habit of stealing anything he takes a fancy to...
Liam and Laura (of Critical Role) signatures on a pair of Nick Robles prints of their Campaign 1 characters, Vax and Vex.
A screenshot of a Facebook Messenger conversation, where the top message (responding to a comment explaining what Polymarket is and mentioning Peter Thiel) asks "Who tf is Peter thiel?" after which I responded, "Our Vice President's sugar daddy."
Percy the Pug sitting in front of our Christmas tree, dressed in his Santa outfit
Graffiti art made in Schedule 1, depicting Fry from Futurama looking suspicious, next to a vertically oriented SUS. Screenshot in the graffiti editor.
Crowd photo of myself and several friends on our way into PAX West on Friday!
Topless male hunter dancing, arms spread wide as a burst of hearts surrounds him.
Percy the Pug draped over my shoulder while I sit at my desk. He's resting his head on the back of the chair, staring at the door, waiting for mom to come home.
Percy the Pug laying on my chest, shot from first-person POV looking down. He is very cute.
Notice of an upcoming event quest hunt for chatacabra in MonHunt Wilds that rewards armor spheres. Underneath, a Phineas and Ferb meme where they're both wearing MonHunt helmets and Phineas is saying "Ferb, I know what we're going to do Tuesday"
Monster Hunter Wilds hunter card cropped to show the male hunter reclining in a skimpy outfit, with the title "Everlasting But Rider" displayed.
Percy the Pug, awkwardly perched on my shoulder and holding onto the back of the chair while I'm sitting at my desk.
They fly now? Meme from Rise of Skywalker except with Finn asking "They use swords now?" and Poe responding "They use swords now!"
Tuxedo Cat Midna and Percy the Pug cuddle while napping on their pet bed under my work desk.
Percy the Pug with a pink-dyed tail and three pink hearts on the side of his butt. Midna observes from the side with her signature look of superiority.
Selfie outside the airport, when we were killing time waiting for our ride. 3-4" of snow covers the ground, and trees are frosted with white.
A very high-up look at the region we developed around our space elevator, with a number of factories spread across the landscape connected by trains or highways.
Percy the Pug, sitting while nomming at his homemade birthday pupcake being held out for him.
Percy the Pug curled up in bed looking at the camera with his little tongue blew sticking out. Rotated and cropped because it's my new phone background lol.
Percy the Pug and Midna the tuxedo cat, laying snuggled together on a white, fuzzy pet bed under my desk.
BG3 screenshot: the party posing after defeating Ketheric at the end of Act 2
BG3 Screenshot: my Tav, a blue tiefling with cotton candy hair and red/blue eyes, standing in front of their Guardian who looks identical but has a curly mustache.
Percy the Pug on the back of the couch, chin resting atop my head while he passive-agressively pouts.
Cyberpunk 2077 screenshot: V, Panam, Johnny, and Jackie pose in front of graffiti reading 'BROKEN'. V stands on the left, Panam lounges against the wall, Johnny poses in front of the 'O' in the graffiti pointing at himself, and Jackie sits on a box against the wall to the right.
My desk, now dominated by a new ultrawide Alienware 34" monitor.
Myself sitting in the car on the way home from work, wearing my Christmas sweater with polo under. Sweater features a large, furry cat in bowtie and Christmas tree glasses.
The "corporate needs you to find the difference..." meme with a photo of Luigi being transported in NYC compared to a screencap from Man of Steel of Superman being transported by the Army.
View of multipart oil refinery from above, with a few unfinished exteriors left to wrangle next time.
Satisfactory oil refinery efficiently producing rubber for other projects and fuel for generators using a few alt-recipes.
Early game design gen 1, oil production facilities on dirt, producing direct products (rubber and plastic) and fuel.
The player is picking up presents in Satisfactory when he accidentally picks up an explosive, which kills him right ad ADA says, "Just get back to work."
Percy the Pug, perched on my shoulder while I sit at my desk, to better watch my back!
Midna the Tuxedo Cat, sitting on the close edge of my desk in front of the keyboard in order to better demand my attention.
Gorgeously golden, panko-and-parmesan crusted baked mac'n'cheese.
Hood River Bridge over the Columbia River
Opal, a brown/orange/white calico, sitting in my lap and getting aggressive chin rubbies. The tip of her right fang is just barely visible peeking out.
Two cats (Opal and Midna) and one pug (Percy) lounging on the daybed together, in a rare display of sibling love.
The battlefield outside of Last Light Inn in Baldur's Gate 3 Act 2. A veritable Where's Waldo of dead Harpers and shadow creepers. Jaheira lies slain on the middle-left side.
Percival Fredrickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo V [Last Name] - adorable pug snoozing on a pillow on the daybed.
Opal the Cat, an orange-white-brown calico, laying with her lil feets tucked under her.
Midna, a black cat with white patches, rubbing her face against my face while draped over my shoulder.
Bearded man in glasses looking upwards while pug lays across his shoulder, with chin resting on the side of the man's face.