time for a more proper intro

i'm ezra, aka bauhinia, aka blakeana_00. i'm a gay trans man (scary and evil). not new to fediverse at all, in fact ive been here for 3 years already. not new to wafrn either i just purged my posts

i make art and sometimes contribute to wafrn with localization or css themes.

outside of that i am just a critter living my life. mostly playing vidya games and starting to collect games in their physical form, especially if i played them before.

i made neoseals, neocubes, neorats, neoghosts and perhaps some niche neocat variants you may or may not have used (neocat animals being some of them)

i like collecting, as i collect hardware, games and plushies. though my housing situation is wack, i do not have most of that with me right now so cannot really share.

as for my art, i post some examples below.
i would also say i have a website but its a very heavy wip with almost no content, so there is no use of doing that for now.

i also work on Orchid, a project dedicated to prevention of child sexual abuse in online spaces, influenced by past experiences with such as a witness and victim

oh, and i live in the netherlands and love train rides a lot.

feel free to say hi or ask me something but keep in mind i have low tolerance for malicious bullshit or being incredibly dense on purpose with my words

The fediverse promo video just had its first spectator: my 4-year-old. She came to sit on my lap while I was editing and asked: "can I watch your film?" It was the sweetest thing ever!!! (it's the first time I show her one of my films).

I skipped over the part about the dark side of Big Tech (no need for her to see the worst people in the world) but she didn't notice.

When we got to the last sequence - the screen is black because I haven't had time to do the mosaic of fediverse avatars (yet) - she asked me: "why isn't it finished?" Aw little one, if you only knew how long it takes to do a 4-second VFX sequence, LOL. Tomorrow! Tomorrow hopefully the first rough cut will be complete.

And sort of related: when I was researching my documentary The Illusionists one of the saddest things was reading about the commercialization of childhood. Like how preschoolers already recognize hundreds of brand logos. I've been super present in her life (taking a step back from filmmaking work) and tried to shield my little one from commercial culture. But a moment of pride was this morning. My little one sneaked up behind me while I was editing the fediverse promo video. I pointed to the screen and asked her: "who's that?" She replied enthusiastically: "mamma e Mastodon!" (she calls #Plushtodon "Mastodon"). I found that adorable. My little one at 4 has no idea about commercial brands but she recognizes the Mastodon mascot. I LOVE THAT.

Wishing everyone a great evening and pray for me there won't be any overnight surprises - aka I can sleep a full 8 hours and finally tackle the last VFX sequence. It will be moving to compile your avatars in a mosaic ​

#EleFediVideos

Meet the founder and team of Mastodon @ #rp25 #rp25fedi
@Gargron @zoraxzora @bjoernsta @samvie and me.

And the #Plushtodon!

Berlin-based #Fediverse folk, the @Mastodon team is hosting a meetup tomorrow evening (it is a side-event for re:publica #rp25, but you don’t need to be going to re:publica to go along to the meetup). I heard a #plushtodon may be there, too! https://lu.ma/7h454kcp

перевезла Шарки, с ними будет уютнее по ночам (надо ещё забрать ловец снов для той же самой цели)

The Creature had never seen so many fish in its life!

Next week some of us from @Mastodon will be at re:publica #rp25 in Berlin (that's May 26-28). Come by if you want to chat or say hi, or even just see the #Plushtodon in person. We're also organizing a separate meet-up outside re:publica: https://lu.ma/7h454kcp

I would really love to have a #Mastodon Plushie to take to school and show my students, but it's sold out.

Does anyone still have a stuffed animal left or know if/when it will be available again?

https://shop.joinmastodon.org/products/mastodon-plushie

Selfie mit #Plushtodon

сегодня среда, мои чюваки!

I showed you my trunk pls respond

WHERE ARE MY EU SHARK AND PLUSHIES FELLOWS! It’s the last sprint! Make a deal with your humans! 1 signing = a LOT of cuddles! Already signed = a lot of cuddles ALSO!

It’s time to make it! It’s time to sign and cuddle!

From: @miiamustang
https://eliitin-some.fi/@miiamustang/114490763588550854

The Creature had a blast at their first music festival

In another world he might have been that color.

Buddies in bed
#plush #plushie #plushies #PlushToys #plushtodon

Fedibear chillin yesterday in the back seat #plushtodon