Marlon Rando

@marlonrando.bsky.social

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marlon, occasionally known as anduefex, now in an all-new time zone

request: write a poem about seeing a cat in a window "ai" response: Look at that kitty It is so itty bitty It sits by the curtain Its cuteness is certain
picture of a black and white cat trotting toward me on a walking path
1. cleaned the kitchen, 2. hurt my wrist, 3. break from drawin'
picture of shoes, caption: "We found 8 pairs of shoes that none of us owned." picture of phone, conversation asking if anyone owns them (they do not). Caption: "None of our former flatmates owned them either. A mystery! (Pity they're all far too big for me to wear)"
three-panel black and white comic. First panel: Marlon sits on an unmade bed and plays guitar with the caption "Instrument of despair". Second panel: Marlon sits in front of a book of lyrics and looks deeply frazzled; his shirt says "I do this for fun I swear". Third panel: Marlon lies dead on the couch while the guitar lies dead on the ground. Caption: "There were no survivors".
a round loaf of bread. the top ripped off when removing it from the pan, but there is a golden brown crust on the bottom and sides.
corner of a notebook with three sketches of human faces, each progressively less detailed and more stylized
A two-layer warm brown spice cake frosted white with the words "happy birthday" strung between two sticks stuck into the top. There are little gold stars on top of the sticks. It smells incredible.
A bowl of Korean-style rice porridge (juk) containing bits of mushroom and carrot. It is not especially beautiful but it tastes so good.
a slice of persimmon pudding, which is a delicious rich brown and chewy baked good, on a plate.
a shallow white bowl containing black beans and blue corn dumplings, garnished with feta and sliced radishes
a large stockpot full of brown liquid, black beans, and blue corn dumplings
Four panel pencil comic. First panel: A woman looks up as her flatmate grabs a coat by the door. Speech bubble says, "Where u going Jessica" Second panel: Jessica closes her eyes and says happily, "Oh I've just got a..." Third panel: closeup on Jessica's mouth in profile as she says, "...dick appointment." Fourth panel: Jessica walks up to a building with a sign that says "Williams & Richards: Purveyors of Fine Phallic Objects. By appointment only!"
Plate of six cupcakes with faintly pink frosting, which is very lumpy due to unsifted powdered sugar.
angry egg with little arms and legs and a beak, holding a brick above its head and releasing a blast of fiery liquid from its beak. Beside it is the text "HOT FLEGG BLAST" surrounded by spiky action lines.
A sketch of a stereotypical cartoon chef with a giant knife.
A Flegg: an angry looking egg with arms and legs, a beak, and beady little eyes, as described in the first episode of Friends at the Table's Perpetua season.
Screenshot from the link detailing Microsoft gaming boycott guidelines from the BDS website - specifically naming Bethesda and calling for products and key games to be uninstalled and boycotted
paint marker drawing of a snake plant with wide, pointy leaves, in blue, green, and yellow.
paint pen drawing of a betta fish on printed words, in blue, green, red, and yellow.
paint drawing of a goldfish with swirling fins in pink, dark blue, and yellow
drawing of a horse, allegedly. the proportions are a little funky but considering the artist didn't use a reference it's not bad. it is also bright yellow.
a bowl of soup ft. potatoes, cabbage, carrot, onion, kidney & cannellini beans, zucchini, arugula, and little crispy bits of ham. it looks and tastes fucking delicious.
incomplete warm-toned gouache painting of a woman in a fur coat, red dress with large belt, and big jewelry
3-panel comic labeled "11 PM". First panel: Cartoon Marlon cheerfully says, "And that's Dragon Age Inquisition!" Second panel: Cartoons Marlon and Hauke are silhouetted against the Dragon Age: The Veilguard title screen. Third panel: Cartoon Hauke is filled with glee.
One-panel comic labeled "10 PM". Cartoons Marlon and Hauke sit on a couch, light from the implied TV reflecting off their glasses and casting shadows behind them. Cartoon Marlon holds a PS5 controller.
One-panel comic labeled "9 PM". Cartoon Marlon throws back a bowl of fried rice. Side text says "idk man I was hungry".
Three panel comic labeled "8 PM". First panel: a frying pan full of heavily stylized fried rice. Second panel: cartoon Marlon posing like Professor X, index fingers to temples, concentrating very hard. Third panel: a shrimp, a green onion, a weird fork, and the text "summoning the will to fry rice".
2-panel comic labeled "7 PM". First panel: cartoon Marlon sings in the shower. Second panel: cartoon Marlon pauses and looks sideways toward the bathroom door. Text says, "Does my new flatmate even like showtunes. Can he hear me singing". Text on the other side of the second panel says, "Eh. He'll get used to it."
1-panel comic labeled "6:00 PM". On the left, a hand holding a phone labeled "Bad News Machine", and on the right, a top-down view of a steaming cup of tea.
1-panel comic labeled "5:00 PM". Depicts a tongue being stabbed by tiny devils with tridents. Text below says, "BEDEVILED".
1-panel comic labeled "4:00 PM." Depicts a jar of a dark liquid with a label that says "Agaven Dicksaft". Text next to it says, "It's the stupid things that are the funniest sometimes."
3 panel comic labeled "3 PM". First panel: cartoon Marlon (now wearing glasses and a sweater) says, "I just don't know what to make a comic about, you know?" Second panel, cartoon Hauke (here labeled "Wise Spouse") replies, "What about your thoughts + feelings?" Third panel: narration text says "But unfortunately:" and then there is cartoon Marlon's head drawn open on the top like a cup, with bits of dust floating inside. It is helpfully labeled, "dust motes ONLY".
two panel comic labeled "12 PM - 2 PM. First panel: a drawing of a fancy bathroom, helpfully labeled "fancy bathroom". Second panel: a hydrangea bush, a neoclassical style fence, and a formless blob of another bush, helpfully labeled "fancy garden". To the right, more text says, "Building empty Sims 5 mansions + not furnishing them".
Two panel comic labeled "11 AM". First panel: cartoon Marlon sleeps in bed with a bleary/irritable expression, saying "put on yr own socks Taylor". Second panel: close up on cartoon Marlon's face with open eyes and messy beard, saying "why am I dreaming about putting socks on taylor swift"
one the left, a block of caramel that has been garnished with rock salt and edible gold glitter. on the right, a pile of caramels cut into small pieces and wrapped in brown baking paper.
four bread rolls covered in seeds on a plate. they are light brown and a little ragged on the edges, but more importantly delicious.
a plate of roasted chicken leg and vegetables and mushrooms with a brown sauce
very messy heart-shaped hard candies in a red silicone mold. the gold glitter on top does not hide how crunchy the texture looks.
Stylized pencil sketch of Gon from Hunter x Hunter, a smiling boy with implausibly long hair spikes and a cropped jacket.
an aged gentleman black and white tuxedo cat sits in his little bed and side-eyes the viewer in a manner most uncalled for
Album cover for Rare Requests Smooth Jazz, a compilation album of smooth jazz music featuring XL's 4/4 cover of Take Five as well as other musicians and bands such as Slash, Booker T Jones, John Klemmer, and D'influence. There is a stylized painting of a jazz band in primary colors.