ben

@spiritskyes.bsky.social

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🏳️‍🌈🎵🎮📝📽️🎭 once i figure out how to actually finish writing a book it's so over for all of you

The zipper of a laptop bag, jammed.
A fleet of airships soars above the world of Final Fantasy IV.
A cat with human hands pulling its face back so it looks like it's holding its head in pain.
Princess Aurora from Disney's Sleeping Beauty looks up from her vanity in a hypnotic trance, but a laptop has been edited into the scene so it looks like she's entering a thousand-yard stare from whatever was on her screen.
A horse stands on a beach looking at the water. MAN.
Shinji sitting in a chair, hunched over with his head bowed, in Neon Genesis Evangelion.
A painting of a jester reclining in a chair, his expression dark and morose. A photo of a computer has been edited over it, as though he's looking at its screen.
Sora from Kingdom Hearts III fallen to the ground in despair.
Key art for Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, featuring the logo ad illustrations of the main cast against a green background.
The back of a bag of chia seeds, claiming "You're holding this bag of organic chia because you know all about its wonderful health and nutritional benefits."
Give me a game and I'll give you my honest opinion on it.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
A person silhouetted by the sun raises their arms in the air, the manacles binding them broken.
A post on r/TwoSentenceHorror by u/all_is_not_goodman: I always felt safe around my horses. "Not anymore" said knife horse.
A panel from the webcomic Strong Female Protagonist. Alison and Hector sit on a bed, talking with each other. Hector: Seriously, Al. The guys they're bringing in, "The New Guardians" or whatever? Total hacks. Like, C-List regional superheroes. There's one dude, The Werewolf, who just turns into a wolf. Like, just a regular wolf, no other powers. Let me know how that works out, dude! Alison: Can he talk to other wolves? Hector: Yeah, but not, like, persuasively.
Artwork by Tetsuya Nomura of Young Xehanort in a raincoat with a clear umbrella.
Pokémon Emerald Version
Corviknight
Four Tory politicians in incredibly awkward "power stances," their arms dangling at their sides and their feet planted further than shoulder width apart.
A bottle of soap on a bathroom counter, inside of a soap holder shaped like a frog wearing a crown.
Kenny in We're the Millers saying "Wait, you guys are getting paid?"
A Tweet from @bradwhipple, with two pictures of the majordomo from The Book of Boba Fett. The first, labeled 1:59am, shows him smiling as he uses a datapad. The second, labeled 3:00am, has the smile vanish from his face.
Homer smiles and puts a hand on a downtrodden Bart's shoulder.
Pokemon Black Version 2 Final Fantasy XIV Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight Dragon Age: Inquisition Animal Crossing: New Leaf The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade Splatoon 3
The Pokémon Pokopia logo over a screenshot of the game, but the text of the logo says "you died" instead.
Two Pikachu plushies, one from the 1990s and the other from the 2020s, sit on a laptop, which has YouTube pulled up for the Pokémon Presents.
A screenshot of the app Finch. A customizable bird character is on a black screen that says "Day 1 of exploring None."
A two-panel comic titled 11pm-12am. Panel 1: I ZOOM into frame with glinting eyes, ready to leap for my laptop. "EVERYTHING ABOUT COMICS TODAY AND I HAVEN'T READ TODAY'S WEBCOMIC UPDATES" Panel 2: I sit happily at my laptop. "webbed comics my beloved ❤️ My Sunday updating faves! -White Noise, by Adrien Lee -Darths & Droids, by The Comic Irregulars -Dumbing of Age, by David Willis" WE DID IT!! :D
A two-panel comic titled 10pm-11pm. Panel 1: I hold a hand to my chin. "Who would I pick as my favorite Pokémon if I was in a Super Bowl ad?" A thought bubble includes several Pokémon: Rowlet, Toxtricity, Shaymin, Darkrai, Cutiefly, Togekiss, Fuecoco, and Clodsire. Panel 2: The Seahawks logo and the Olympic rings. "Oh the Seahawks won lol. Back to the Olympics!"
A two-panel comic titled 9pm-10pm. Panel 1: I sit at a table with a pencil and paper. "Time to catch up on comics! We're nearly there!" Panel 2: I take a garbage bag outside, where a house across the street still sparkles. "Taking out the garb— Wow, the neighbors still have their Christmas lights up."
A series of three two-panel comics, titled with hour spans. 6pm-7pm Panel 1: A football. "FOOBAW!!" Panel 2: Two football-shaped platters filled with meats and cheeses, plus a slice of Detroit style pizza and a plate of nachos. "Dinner is pretty casual." 7pm-8pm Panel 1: I stand smiling with a water bottle in my hand. "I remember I have a brand-new water bottle from Christmas. And a trove of stickers I haven't put on anything." Panel 2: An "I VOTED" sticker with a werewolf ripping its shirt off. BOOM! A moogle sticker. POW! A Dragonite sticker. WHAZAM! An actual Poké Ball sticker slapped on the paper, not a drawing of one. GOLLY! 8pm-9pm Panel 1: I stand in front of a TV. "I knew this. The world knew this. It bears repeating:" Panel 2: A close-up of my face in a much more detailed anime style. I'm blushing, my eyes are wide, and my mouth has fallen open. Shoujo bubbles fill the background. "BAD BUNNY IS HOT. 🔥"
A two-panel comics, titled 5pm-6pm. Panel 1: An outdoor shot of my house, as I roll a garbage can to the curb. "Took the garbage to the curb after the team skating, so I won't have to tonight in the dark." Panel 2: The panel is split in half diagonally. In the top left half, I slump, exhausted. "Me, tired from the sports excitement." In the bottom right half, I launch back up, aghast and indignant. "Me, realizing the Super Bowl is still tonight."
A two-panel comic, titled 4pm-5pm. Panel 1: I bow my head with a single tear and hold my hands together in prayer, with a Georgian flag background. "RIP Georgia, I'll be rooting for you in the individual events." Panel 2: One of the stoat mascots of the Milan-Cortino Olympics and a small Italian (not that you can tell in black and white) flag. "I love when Olympians get to medal in their home countries, though, so congrats, Italy! I want one of those plushes they're all getting SO bad."
Ilia Malinin in the middle of his free skate routine. His skintight black costume has veins of gold across the torso and up the arms to the hands, with a blue-purple core on his chest. His blond hair whips around him.
A two-panel comic, titled 3pm-4pm. Panel 1: "I won't lie, I spent most of this on that drawing of the Georgian skaters." Panel 2: An extreme close-up of an uneasy smile with a twitching eye. "...It's made me a little crazy."
A two-panel comic, titled 2pm-3pm: Panel 1: A drawing of Anastasiia Metelkina embracing Luka Berulava from behind on the ice after their Olympic skate. "Georgia's pair skate made me cry." Panel 2: I hold my head in my hands. "WHY CAN'T THEY ALL GET MEDALS"
A series of two two-panel comics, each titled with an hour. 12pm-1pm Panel 1: I eat a slice of pizza in the kitchen while brooding. "I EATA DA PIZZA #DETROITSTYLESWEEP" Panel 2: I continue brooding while cooking on the stove. "I COOKA DA RAMEN. Shrimp flavor (but I added stuff)" Next to the stove is an assortment of ingredients, labeled: sesame seeds, ginger, soy sauce, fish sauce, clams. 1pm-2pm Panel 1: I sit at the table with my ramen, my brooding dissipating as I remember something. "I EATA DA—oh wait hang on I gotta put on the Olympics." Panel 2: The camera moves behind me at the table as I watch the TV. "It's the pairs skating part of the team competition. The US and Canadian performances are beautiful."
A series of three two-panel comics, each titled with an hour. 9am-10am Panel 1: I sit at a table, still tired, with a bowl, cereal (an arrow helpfully labeling it Apple Cinnamon Cheerios), and milk. "Gotta have my bowl, gotta have cereal." Panel 2: I adjust and prepare to tie a necktie. "No time for comics! Gotta get ready for the day!" 10am-11am Panel 1: I'm wearing a suit and tie and smiling. "Church can vary in quality from week to week. Today's just okay." Panel 2: I stand in front of a music stand, waving my arms and singing. "One thing that's always good is leading the music." 11am-12pm Panel 1: NEVER Panel 2: MIND
Feb 8 2026 A series of three two-panel comics, each titled with an hour. 12am-1am Panel 1: A smiling cartoon self-portrait. "It's my second year participating in ⭐❤️HOURLY COMICS DAY!!!🌜⭐" Panel 2: I'm standing in front of a bathroom mirror in the middle of brushing my teeth when my eyes bug out and my shoulders jump in realization. "...Which I only remembered to start as I was getting ready for bed." 1am-2am Panel 1: I'm lying in bed with my phone. "First comic down, that's enough scrolling... Time to sleep!" Panel 2: I glance off to the side. "..." And then keep scrolling on my phone. 8am-9am Panel 1: A 🎶dinging chime🎶 interrupts a black panel. Panel 2: A closeup of my tired eyes as music continues playing. "UGH."
A screenshot of a Tumblr post from March 2014: me watching the Olympics: oh wow, that was impressive! announcer: ANOTHER DISASTROUS MISTAKE!
A smiling cartoon star with balloons and party poppers.
Mega Rayquaza.
Goofy and Donald stop and smile at each other in excitement in Kingdom Hearts.
Laura Bailey and Ashley Johnson sit with their heads in their hands in despair.
A battle ballot for Fire Emblem Heroes's tenth Choose Your Legends event; all seven votes are for Tsubasa & Caeda.
A series of three scribbled cartoon two-panel comics, each titled with an hour-long span. 3pm-4pm Panel 1: An image of me with an arrow indicating a transition to a second image of me. "FINALLY OUT OF MY PAJAMAS!" The difference in the drawings is negligible; I go from pants and a short-sleeved shirt to pants and a long-sleeved shirt. Panel 2: I am once again on my laptop, busily clicking my mouse. "🌺 Spreadsheets and lists ♥️ 🎶 Lists and spreadsheets 😊" 4pm-5pm Panel 1: The Akira slide! "I almost pulled off an Akira slide on my way to work." Panel 2: I am in the Peter Griffin death pose on a glistening sidewalk with my bike fallen ahead of me. "...Almost. (black ice on sidewalk)" 5pm-9pm Panel 1: I'm wearing a face mask and carrying a box past store shelves. "RETAIL DRUDGERY" Panel 2: I'm standing behind a cash register, raising a hand. "Doing our best on a sale weekend when the company hasn't been sending us product..."
A series of three scribbled cartoon two-panel comics, each titled with an hour-long span. 12am-1am Panel 1: A back view of me sitting in front of a laptop. "Oops I'm still awake! Reading on my laptop! Panel 2: A close up of me resting my face on one hand, my brow furrowed, with a blanket thrown sloppily over my shoulders. "I am weirdly reluctant to drape this blanket around myself properly. 1am-2am Panel 1: I look up, startled. "I remember that it's Hourly Comics Day, and I'm trying to get back into art!! also I fixed the blanket" Panel 2: The chair in front of the laptop is empty. "I swear I'll get to bed after I scribble this out. (1:39am)" 2am-3am Panel 1: A top-down view of me lying in bed, holding a phone up with squinting eyes. "Just a liiittle more scrolling..." Panel 2: I am passed out with little X's for eyes, and my phone is plugged in beside me.
The Giver, by Lois Lowry.
The title page of The Book of Queer Mormon Joy, signed by contributors Eli McCann, Bob Rees, Kerry Spencer Pray, Troy Williams, Skyler, Alma Frances Pellett, and [one more I can't make out 😔].
The title screen for Disney's The Little Mermaid II: Pinball Frenzy for the Gameboy Color.
Your gaming style: Action 41% Role playing 28% Music 12% Shooting 7% Party 7% Fighting 5%
You played 28 games and 251 hours this year! Games cycling across the top and bottom of the image: Pokémon Café Remix The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Pokémon Violet Super Mario Party Jamboree Tokyo Mirage Sessions FE Encore Nintendo Switch Sports Camper Van: Make it Home Etrian Odyssey III HD Sayonara Wild Hearts Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Pokémon Unite Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory
Your top games: Pokémon Legends: Z-A (87 hours) Theatrhythm Final Bar Line (46 hours) Splatoon 3 (28 hours)
A Nintendo Year in Review chart: I played 28 Switch games for 251 hours in 2025, my favorite being Pokemon Legends: Z-A, played for 87 hours. January: 16 hours February: 8 hours March: 13 hours April: 23 hours May: 10 hours June: 17 hours July: 29 hours August: 26 hours September: 16 hours October: 14 hours November: 48 hours December: 36 hours My top two genres were action and role playing.
A tweet from @hermit_hwarang: american *sees something american happening americanly in america*: what are we a bunch of ASIANS?!?!???
A screenshot of a Discord message. It has two crying emoji reactions. It reads: i know canterbury tales =/= shakespeare but i couldn't resist JERMA Were I become a creature of the wild, Pray tell me which thou thinkest I would be— Speak only gravely! Not as would a child, Whose aim is but amusement. Plainly, speak. (reading) "A cock. A rat. A rat. A rat. A rat. Thou wouldst be but a rat. Hail, Jerma, friend, Thou art a rat. 'Twould be a rat, quoth chat. Methinks thou art a rat; I can't pretend. "A wolf most handsome I would be." Dear man, Thine answer falleth on mine ears as prayer! That crafty hound, yet hybrid, my good stan, With lion—junjle's mighty king. Beware! I would not be a slothful, hidden thane, But social, with it, and ferocious reign.
A stylish graphic for the 12 for 12 Challenge, featuring twelve blank spaces. "12 months to play 12 games recommended by 12 friends" is what it says, but please pretend it says "watch 12 movies" instead.
An image macro of a pair of hands placing a frozen turkey in a fridge, but the turkey has a screenshot from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney pasted over it, in which Phoenix says "'Almost Christmas' means it wasn't Christmas!" The picture is captioned "I don't know who needs to hear this but it's time to move the 'Almost Christmas' memes to the fridge."
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
A six-panel comic featuring a Rage Comics stick figure. They fold their arms with a satisfied smile and say "hmm today i will experience catharsis." They proceed to slowly break down and weep before pulling themself back to the same smile and folded arms.