MPD + Cantata
For the most part I just lump all my music into one playlist regardless of album or genre, but day to day I also use several different computers, and I find MPD to be the best for syncing configurations across all of them. Cantata also allows me to see album artwork and track information really easily and has good touchscreen support compared to terminal-based MPD clients.

It means “tail” in Chinese, which apparently is also pronounced “wei,” so I thought it’d be fitting

Thanks! He moved overseas after the dynasty got overthrown, and has played for a few underground punk bands and worked in several family-run ethnic restaurants. He also runs a blog that, like, maybe three people read. So basically he’s me but cooler haha

Thanks! I didn’t think to use google lens, but after a quick search there I got the same results as you—Raketa Perpetual Calendar. Seems like I found myself an unusual model.

It’s actually just a regular full-length novel but with illustrations to supplement various scenes

I have some more illustrations and previews for my novel on my website, but otherwise I’m still in the writing stage and not sure where to publish. I did recently set up a Mastodon account on mastodon.art though (there’s a link to it in my profile), so any updates on my projects will probably go there

Ah, brings back memories of the Heaven’s Stairway incident back in May 2021. Fun times

This artwork is gorgeous! All the bright colours make me feel nice and fuzzy. Not sure if making an animated movie for C&H is the best move though, IIRC Bill Watterson didn’t want it adapted

hell yeah I love airships

Everything else you said is on-point, but I will not let you badmouth airships. Those things are cool as fuck and a lot of their bad rep comes from long-standing misconceptions (especially surrounding the Hindenburg disaster).
Just take a look at this page. It has a ton of useful info that you’ll likely find interesting, especially if you enjoy going down TVTropes rabbit holes.

They’re holding an alien artifact which guides them through an ancient portal network made by the same alien civilization (the structure in the back is one of the portals)

Thank you! I was definitely going for a vintage vibe while making this, I’m glad it worked out

Digital painting with Krita

I play Risk of Rain, but I actually came up with the design in another artwork several years ago before I ever heard of the game. Funnily enough I got into RoR after posting that artwork and getting a lot of comments pointing out the resemblance between my design and the game