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Paintings by Pontus madsen inside a gallery space in shirahama, wakayama

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Fell down the rabbit hole. Been researching pwnagotchi for the last 2 hours >_< .. not even gonna buy one, but still.. rabbit hole.

A small mukade just crawled over my underarm at the office. Full panic mode now! Killed it, threw it out outside.. but DAMN! Scary scary monsters!

Today we relive the 90's again, full albums only.. join me. First out is Propellerheads. Deckanddrumsandrockandroll. https://open.spotify.com/album/5xbDEJ9xCamw1OSOjaTdzV?si=dvxb37WGTRC5_uzijV2SxQ

Little Know Japanese fact:
You know that song that's being played at lunch and 5pm all over Japan? It's the government testing the alarm system so it's working when Godzilla comes. Not if, but when.

For my next venture into the catastrophic failing of creating art, I'll do some more Scandinavian themed characters. Question is, should I start adding "the face", which was actually the idea from the start.. (a lot of characters using "my" cardboard face).
Yes/No to the face? :)

There we go! Soon! Go me! Shitting my pants.

As part of the exhibit, I’m doing a collaboration with a local photographer.. drawing on his prints. Not feeling 100% confident about this yet :)

When the lunch movie is filmed in ultra wide ❤️ 
(yes, messy desk right now)

Today at the kindergarten, the teacher told me that my kid's poo smells way less than all the other kids. Only organic food for the little monster has payed off finally. 

My wife's choice of only organic food in japan. Any idea of how expensive that is?!

Worth it ;)

I'm newsletter famous!
*don't let it go to your head, don't let it go to your head, don't let it go to your head, don't let it go to your head*
Thanks for the shout @andy ! <3

Gotta say I love Fugoya ( https://fugoya.com/ ), but I'm in a little pickle. I have a client, whom I do work for their clients, so they all have different hourly.. how can I make that work.. hmm..

First solo exhibition (.. first exhibition, period) set for golden week here in Japan.. exciting! :D .. gah!

Just finished my first design project for my one & only Japanese client (UI/UX, backoffice SAAS thingie). They're happy, I'm happy. Let's hope they pay.
Entire project was done in english, so it doesn't feel like a "real" Japanese client.. but I'll take what I can get.
Now, art!

End result after some painting and stuff :)
Fiverr is good, if you find the right persons.

just found out this today, life saver! v useful for prototyping typing / text streaming effect

Hah, just found a t-shirt design I made back in like, hmm, 2005 (?) on ebay :D
https://www.ebay.ph/itm/325799347538

Color proofs are in :o 
it’s real now :o

I’m at the stage of my live where I don’t know if the stains on my pants are from paint, porridge or baby puke.

Working on a sticker pack for iMessage, if anyone wants to try them out? :) feedback welcomed.

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Gonna buy a house that will act as office/studio. Finally enabling me to do/build/decorate the way I want. Grownup points will be getting me a level up. 

Might have to mention that buying a house in the country side in japan is dirt cheap :)

Got invites to ARC Windows, only today. Let me know if you need one! :) 
https://arc.net/

Work in progress, trying an even bigger canvas this time. Transferred with projector for the first time.. made some lines a bit wonky, but still learning. Happy holidays folks!

I hate you japan :)
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Got the new Squarepusher vinyl today. Oh boy is it good :))))

I'm using fiverr to get someone to build me a 3d-character of one of the paintings. First time ever using fiverr.. I've always been led to believe that it's a horrible place. It's not. BUT, you do get what you pay for. I'll be using one $, and one $$$$. Let's see how it goes.

Work in progress. More scandi characters.

Fell asleep at 21:30 on NYE. Woke up at 03:00, told my wife happy new year, and went back to sleep only to be woken up by our toddler. It will forever be 2023 in my head.

Got the keys to my new office on the way to the hospital too.. guess that’ll have to wait a couple days more before being inaugurated.

I did find all these posts interesting (and found a few new apps I'll start using), so here's mine! :)
https://read.cv/mr.madsen/list-of-apps-for-work-2023-version

Tomorrow the new version of the tv series Shogun will be released, and I'm so excited.

Back in the days when I did multiple long hauls Sweden > Japan, I always watched the series (11 hour flight, 10 hour series). <3 

Anyone else excited? Anyone else an old fart like me? :o

My son turns 1 today. Balancing parenthood and sole proprietorship this last year has been surprisingly easy. My wife is a pilar of strength. I blame her. And thank her. <3.

Had emergency surgery the other day after going to the hospital to see why my stomach was being a bit bitter. Spent 2 days in a Japanese inaka hospital. It’s amazing how far you can get with a 10 word vocabulary, body gestures and a bit of humor :).. Back home now recovering.

Two tiny ones. Getting into the zone. Exhibition coming up 😭😅🥳🥶

Notion calendar.. not iCal integration, of course 😭

Today I've lived in Japan for 3 years. Congrats to me for surviving in this hostile and cold environment xD

I used to design websites in photoshop.
Yes, that's how old I am.

Been using supermaven recently in VScode. Oh man is it intelligent :o I highly recommend using it. I'm on the free tier, and it's still gooooooood.

Smurfs. Have an amazing weekend people! See you Monday.

I wish there was a mechanical keyboard that had the touchID.. I'd be on it like mayonaise on karaage.

Time to get ready for exhibition! 🥶🥶🥶

Made some business postcards to put in cafes around town. (Shirahama-region is famous for mikkan, oranges)

Currently eating a pizza, in a shady bar in Tokyo. Alone. Life is pretty good.

Got my egg shirt! Awesome!
Yeah, no print on the front 😂
Also, I desperately need some sleep.

Finished! On to the next I guess.

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Cleared out the house I bought that I'll rebuild into a studio/office.. fixed the water.. fixed everything so it's ready to be rebuilt. Builder goes -"Oh, yeah, I can start in 3 months".. goddamnitwtfbbq?! But I wanna move in nooooooow! :'(

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