Journal
Some Sort of Introduction
Oh, hi there! I'm mel, also known as fractaldunes in a lot of places. However, you can just call me secondvector here. I like the "fractaldunes" name a lot, but it is one that has been borrowed from one of my favorite artists. Thus, I would like to use "secondvector" instead when it comes to my own art. My works are still heavily inspired by that artist and other artists whose works I love, but I want to define my own name and make it something uniquely mine.
5/29/25: Shimeji Simulation
I finished Shimeji Simulation earlier this week. I liked it a lot, and the final chapters had me thinking a lot about personal realities and form. Some parts of it were uncomfortable for me in an unfortunately personal way, so I don't think it's something that I can confidently reccomend to others. Still, I liked it a lot, and it will serve as an inspiration for me for a very long time. I think it's also pushing me to finally dig into Baudrillard. And BLAME!. Hopefully.
8/26/25: Summer Summary
Well, the summer has ended for me as I have returned to college. Overall this was a pretty good summer. I've played a lot of DnD, got into MTG, and went to a convention. I didn't make as much art as I wanted to though (I'm especially sad I couldn't finish my cosplay in time for the convention, though it was sort of out of my hands). Still, I'm happy with it. I'm still working on the outline for my story, but I hope to finish that before the end of the semester. Baby steps and all. In terms of media, I enjoyed Roadside Picnic, have been playing through Bug Fables and Dark Souls II, and Experienced Buckaroo Banzai at the behest of my partner. All of the things I listed were particularly great in my experience (watch Buckaroo Banzai, seriously!). Not much to say beyond that. It was nice.
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