My Herps, Your Derps

The blog of a foul-mouthed little gremlin.

[curseyoupikachu]

On the off chance that anyone in or around NJ is interested, I'm in an orchestra and we're having a concert on May 30th:

https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/newjerseygso/new-jersey-gamer-symphony-orchestra-spring-2026-concert

[robvalentines]

revelation.

[twentyfourfirst-sims]

Garden of Shadows: a preservation effort

Like many of us, I grew up with Garden of Shadows. To me, it was more than just a forum. It was a place I could ask for help, learn new skills and, best of all, find amazing content in any style I could possibly want. I loved the board names, the people, the themes; everything, really.

And I admit I was more than a little heartbroken to find it gone.

After mulling it over, I decided that I wanted to preserve what I possibly could. I spent a few hours yesterday running through strategies and ideas about how to best go about it, and the best I could come up with was, well, exactly the same.

So, here it is: the Garden of Shadows mirror forum.

I've only just started, but I hope to add a little bit to it every day. The primary focus will be on preserving all the knowledge and custom content. I'm tackling it myself, but if you feel so inclined, you're more than welcome to join in.

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PS. I am not here to offend, break Terms of Use, or to step on any toes. This is simply an effort to preserve content and knowledge for a game I have played and loved for over twenty years. Thank you ♥

[retquits]

artistic rendition of how my cat fell asleep this morning

[morethanamachine013]

cable belt chain; my newest piece of robot “gear”! i made it using only found or thrifted materials, and i think it came out great :]

[wachtelspinat]

[nitashinori]

That post about death note being "everyone's first anime" (untrue statement) made me curious and now I want to gather data for science

Can you reblog this and tell me where are you from and what was your starter anime?

[chirotusinfinitum]

US, Robotech and Voltron

[shinyfortheshow]

US (TX) and I can't remember my first anime because I'm a second generation anime fan. My dad had me watching anime since before I knew what it was!

The first one I REMEMBER the plot and title and I chose it on my own and whatnot is Sailor Moon, which came on just before school when I was in first grade. I was late to school almost every day trying to catch the Sailor Says 😭

[grimoire-of-geekery]

The first anime I ever watched was Grimm’s Fairy Tale Classics but I just thought it was a cartoon. The first anime I ever watched *as anime* was Slayers.

[curseyoupikachu]

US, Robotech

[penumbralwoods]

every time someone realizes they dont have to pick between being a boy or a girl an angel gets its wings btw. and also extremely loud cheering can be heard in the distance from me specifically

[penumbralwoods]

btw if you've ever wondered why i make posts like this and get really obnoxious about nonbinary positivity. this is why

and for all of yall that are still figuring it out or aren't getting the support you deserve:

[hsiadolllllllll]

Paladin Zero✨✨

[ignsart]

[homunculonimbus]

"Wow, you're really good at this, you should do this professionally" okay but have you considered that I don't want to because that would suck all the fun out of this thing that I do for fun and entertainment and it's actually a conscious choice to not do this professionally because that would destroy the very reason I do this to begin with

[homunculonimbus]

"You should monetize this hobby" You should go outside and leave me alone

[batsandboba]

“scientists don’t want you know” is a phrase that always cracks me up because if you actually meet a scientist they will be shaking and crying like an overstimulated chihuahua with the need to let you know

[cpericardium]

hey everyone "I" have something to show "you"

[cpericardium]

[cpericardium]

[tayasigerson]

Heiji's Jitte (Gil Toss)

[do-not-u-dare]

”Explain yourself” followed by “stop making excuses” has always baffled me because the fuck you think explaining myself is????

[genericpuff]

have you ever initiated a heavy conversation with your partner with the intent of it being you and them vs. the problem

only for the conversation to devolve into a pointless screaming match and now it's you vs. them and neither of you is winning

it's another first for kore LOL

[mawofthemagnetar]

What do you mean “chat” is now referring to ChatGPT and not twitch chat? What? What? What the fuck? No?

When I address chat I am speaking to a presumed Greek chorus of real human people shitposting on their lunch break, not a machine that devours lakes to covert electricity into slop.