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Mike Shirley-Donnelly (MSD)
Hi hello I am msd I make music and take photos and make art but also run a joint cat rescue / recording studio in southern new england with my partner Della. I'm still mourning Cohost closing, but at least I started blogging as a result??
Latest Posts
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop Tues 12/23/2025 - Tyrunt This was the first fossil pokemon I got in Z-A; I named him Grumpus and he was part of my team for a pretty long time (and is still my rock...
Jump-scared by an update for a dead game Steam has this 'What's new' section on your library page; it highlights developer posts, patches for things you actively play etc - and this morning I noticed there was one for Hyper Light Breaker...
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop Both pokemon in today's post are tangentially related to sidequests in the Mega Dimension DLC for Z-A; I don't think this is super spoilery but just tossing that out...
There are so many - but when you spin the wheel you'll only get one. What will your selection mean for 2026? It's that time of year again! We've reached the winter solstice (here in the northern hemisphere anyway - and if I've timed this...
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop Thu 12/18/2025 - Sawsbuck This one was a double hitter; one of my kids gave me the number randomly and while I'd never heard of this particular pokemon, I wanted to...
To the holiday decorations At the end of today I'm off for two weeks (barring any emergencies) and I'm happy to, despite not being any form of religious whatsoever, enjoy some winter holiday. We finally busted out our stuff and Snoops is...
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop Here's the most recent batch - Monday through today. Mon 12/15/2025 - Diglett 50 came up in random number generation. I thought about doing the Alolan variant but I'd...
MSD's GOTY Indecision Blowout I don't think I can truly commit to a 'Game of the Year' so instead I'm just highlighting stuff I really enjoyed. 🎮 check out the whole series here 🎮 The Honorable Mentions These are the games that I either...
MSD's GOTY Indecision Blowout I don't think I can truly commit to a 'Game of the Year' so instead I'm just highlighting stuff I really enjoyed. 🎮 check out the whole series here 🎮 Hollow Knight: Silksong Developer: Team Cherry Released:...
MSD's GOTY Indecision Blowout I don't think I can truly commit to a 'Game of the Year' so instead I'm just highlighting stuff I really enjoyed. 🎮 check out the whole series here 🎮 Beastieball Note: I'm counting November / December 2024...
MSD's GOTY Indecision Blowout I don't think I can truly commit to a 'Game of the Year' so instead I'm just highlighting stuff I really enjoyed. 🎮 check out the whole series here 🎮 Pokemon Legends: Z-A Developer: Game Freak Released:...
MSD's GOTY Indecision Blowout I don't think I can truly commit to a 'Game of the Year' so instead I'm just highlighting stuff I really enjoyed. 🎮 check out the whole series here 🎮 Nitro Gen Omega Developer: DESTINYbit Released: Early...
FINALLY Man I've been waiting for snow, like snow-ass SNOW for a loooong time; the forecast didn't have any on it (unlike last week when it said 2-3" and we got sleet) so I was pretty surprised to find a goddamn winter wonderland this...
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop It's been a few days since I got these posted and the thing that motivated me to get the photos edited and online is that it's FINALLY FUCKING SNOWING like REAL SNOW...
I realized it's been a while since I posted snoops so please, enjoy. snowapple-says-good-morning