Ryke ラィク 💙💜✨

RIP to my perfect, perfect little buddy, 20/07/25.

Managing two separated accounts feels like compartmentalisation; so you'll see me more often at rykead.bsky.social than here from now on. ✌️

Girl, yeah! Hit me up with the details?

Was inspired by some friends talking about their workouts to crack my weights back out.

Turns out: physical effort feels as good as ever.

Payin' it forwards. Hopefully, saying this out loud prompts one of y'all to try fitness you've been holding out on.

I've been on-and-off depressed for the last couple of months, but only recently realised it!

Springtime and the company of friends has really helped out. Y'all amazin'.

Grinning. Delighted for ya! Everyone deserves the chance to feel happy in their own skin (or hide, or scales)... 💙

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Storms swept away the overcast sky; under the clear blue one left behind, three of us rode together. Warm noon sun and a lunch afterwards.

Glad to be back in the springtime. Days like these make the motorcycle feel incredible.

I don't think it matters much, outside of discovering them.

It's difficult to explain, but uploads are like meeting a friend: 'when' and 'why' don't matter as much as the sincerity behind the interaction. As long as I can feel like the artist still cares about their artistry, I stay hooked, y'know?

When I subscribe to an artist, it's because I like the art they've been putting out; or, I think something about their ideas/composition speaks to huge future potential.

All I really expect from that artist is to enjoy looking at their work. They've already earned my interest at that point.

Eclipse today was super fuckin' cool, awah...

Gonna miss ya', but we'll meet again!

It's okay just to be. Nothing is expected of you when things are this hard; there's no right or wrong. Got friends waiting to see ya' after all this.💙

Rad. I decided to make the jump myself, some time ago. Potatoes, carrots, asparagus; all these rich flavors that can be prepared in so many satisfying ways, and far more interesting textures than meat.

It's not even an ethical thing; just the love of culinary stuff.

I've been dieting; yesterday, I passed 20% of my long-term goal.

Four more months should do it and I already think I'm looking better in the mirror. Looking forward to watching progress!

A blue wyvern showers under a waterfall beside a vibrant pool of water in the the forest. Other waterfalls are cascading behind him.

A painting for my friend @firon.net of his wyvern form practicing top notch hygiene.

This was a huge challenge and ended up taking about 80 hours all in, but I'm happy to have confronted a couple of my art fears in the undertaking.

High res on my website. Timelapse up soon on my telegram. Links:

To complete my thought:
That swiftness of play - the fact people can understand what's required of them from the very first moment - puts the game leagues ahead of a lot of other games in the genre.

STS is fantastic, but it's hard to explain; yet everyone's handled a 52-card deck.

I straight-up love hearing about the shit my friends get up to here. The coffee they drank, the bird they saw; bsky's chill.

Well, it's... whatever artstyle a game uses, it's the gameplay loop under the gloss that makes it fun, right?

Balatro's gameplay loop is super quick, addictive, and totally pure. For comparison, Slay The Spire bogs deckbuilding down with combat; Balatro is all-in on deckbuilding from hand one.

Food with friends, room party, unexpected meetings, and a late night stroll where I was invited to chill with fellow Euros.

Con vibes, man; I love this fandom.

Looking forward to meeting up with yet more folks.

Be safe yourself! Hope to see ya' there, he-leo-s friend.

Yet more adventures! This time, it's TFF.
Lookin' forward to seeing the critters who'll be there.~

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Up to Orange difficulty in Balatro now.
Crying, weeping, at this game's beautifully casual cruelty.

The startling realisation that quite a few people have actually seen art I've commissioned. Huh!

These poses are so extra! Love the forms!

Loved listening to what you've shared - hope you can take it all at a pace that works for ya'. Good luck with the set, I know you'll rock it.

As a guy who had a pretty monstrous depression and went to work on self-improvement after realisin' it, getting an ADHD diagnosis and access to medicine was a phenomenal boost to my life.

I can't know whether you're in the same boat, but this may be an angle worth looking at, too.

So glad to have found a restaurant that explicitly allows Ryke and me! 💞 🥰💞

Hey, holy crap. Congrats on breaking through the walls that held you back. Every recognition of self is a step forward.

Off to Nevada, this time! Travel, travel, travel.
Seeya this weekend.