Weird to report that the weekend was... weird. I enjoyed some parts, really didn't enjoy other parts. It felt like I was stepping on toes constantly while my own toes were also stepped on constantly like some sort of biblically accurate socializing disaster 💀 loved friendship roadtrip tho at least?

That said I am also going away to spend time overnight at a cabin in the woods with a bunch of folks??? I'm technically treating it as a work thing because I wanna write about it but also I will genuinely have the chance to chill out a little 🤗 (still bringing my sketchbook though lol)

Once again I have made too much work for myself as I'm caught in the perfect intersection of "I love this topic I'm writing about" and "Witch Hat Atelier has inspired me to find a renewed joy in art-making and I'm enjoying spending time to make art" 😭 how lucky am I to be alive and to get to draw 💖✨

😭😭😭 I was in a bit of a slump because this OJST comic is a lot of work but man oh man reading and studying Witch Hat Atelier is helping me find joy in having so much art to draw 😭😭😭 my birthday is next week can someone get me the upcoming hardcover so I can study it even better 😭😭😭

If the line work for my next OJST comic looks like it's improved a bit, it's all thanks to Witch Hat Atelier which I'm obsessively studying while working at the moment 😍💖💖💖

When none of the time-saving CSP tips and tricks work because you devote your entire career to one scrappy pencil brush that's too fuzzy to be used as a reference layer 😭...

Lifeboat, the most critically panned song on the INCREDIBLE new RAYE album This Music May Contain Hope just happens to be the song that's gotten me to break down crying while working the most 😭✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

I just... love music so much 💖💖💖

When a personal project's self-imposed deadline stress you out so much that you cry every day for months and your friends all comment on how much you've been working... probably time to put a pause on it 💀

(I have)

(and I've been so much happier)

(but I'm looking forward to tackling it again!)

Rare work post! I've left full time employment to go freelance and to do more indie development.

If you're looking for game programming help, especially indies looking for short term/part time tech help please get in touch!

The rest of the time I'll be prototyping some game ideas, wish me luck!

Did you know you can moisten the rectal swab before insertion for your STI screening??? So you don't have to poke it in DRY AS HELL?????

Considering the staggering number of folks who have been GAGGED by this revelation (myself included) this might be the most important panel of my whole career 💀

That's so disappointing!! They should be encouraging more STI testing not questioning people who are actively doing it 😭😭😭!!!!! You're so valid and hate that such a thing happened to you!!

YOU CAN WET THE RECTAL SWAB???????

I think he wanted to feed me purely because he knew I was struggling. Idk it just really stuck with me how... low stakes it was? Didn't want any contacts I had. Didn't want anything but to help.

I miss you and I hope I can cook for you next time!!

Randomly remembering someone from games who invited over to his house for dinner. He cooked okonomiyaki and I got to know his wife and talked about Pokemon with his kid. He showed me his game demo that a publisher had asked him to pitch to them. We talked, I moved states, and haven't seen him since.

"We'll swab that dick when we get there!"

Just found this on a reddit but if you've already checked it then no dice :/

My phone doesn't have the storage to upgrade anyway (it's old and cranky). Apparently you can turn it off under screen time in settings?? Unsure if true though!! Either way that's fucked

What the fuck 😢

Today’s comic is by Hien Pham. He draws his comic with the full gamut of colors, but the majority of his backgrounds in today's comic are in blues with spots of green and other accent colors to make it spring to life. Hien is a dark-skinned, heavyset man with thinning hair and a bushy beard, wearing a floral yellow shirt above some pink shorts. We see the exterior of M Clinic 20, and above it, word balloons between Hien and Peter, who is shown later to be a blonde-haired, masculine, stocky doctor with stubble, wearing a dark polo shirt, Peter - Hey, Hien! How are you? Hien - Hey, pizza! I’m sweating in this heat… You? Peter - I’m well, thank you. What can I do for you today? Hien - One STI check-up, please!

The camera joins Peter and Hien in a doctor’s room, with a cheeky smile, Hien continues. Hien - I actually feel fine, but it’s been a while since my last screening… It’d be nice to have peace of mind in case any sexy comic research comes up. Peter - You’re doing the right thing! The camera turns to look at Peter who smiles back. Peter- You know, the majority of infections we detect here are in asymptomatic folks Hien - Really?! Peter - Yeah. That’s why regular testing is key to preventing those infections from spreading to more vulnerable folks.

Usually, we chat about your sexual history and determine what tests would be right for you… But if you’re after a thorough screening, may I recommend the whole suite of tests? Hien - I’m down! Text: Finish reading on ohjoysextoy.com

You may already know that getting STI tests regularly is important, but do you know what actually happens in them? @hiencomics.com.au takes us behind the exam room door in this comic about getting swabbed and making samples!
www.ohjoysextoy.com/lets-get-tes...

Thank you so much! It's tricky hey. I hope you've been able to find a kinder and much more supportive environment than the ones that instilled these feelings in you 💖

A digital comic page rendered in a lighthearted semi-realistic cartoony style. Panel 1: A chubby balding Asian man with glasses (Hien) sits in a small clinic office opposite a nurse with short wavy blonde-ish brown hair (Peter), scruffy facial hair, and blue eyes. Hien: I'm ready for my STI screening! I feel fine, but it'd be nice to have peace of mind! Peter: You're doing the right thing! Panel 2: close-up on Peter's face as he smiles and nods. Peter: You know, the majority of infections we detect at M Clinic are in asymptomatic folks. That's why regular testing is key! Hien: Right! Panel 3: Side shot of both of them conversing. Peter puts one hand to his chin while Hien does an affirmative fist pump! Peter: Usually, we'd chat about your sexual history and determine what tests would be right for you... But, if you're after a thorough screening, may I recommend the whole suit of tests? Hien: I'm down! Panel 4: long shot of the outside of the M Clinic building. It's a small and unassuming with certain walls painted in the M Clinic signature deep sky blue. A man is seen stepping out of the building while whistling. The title of the comic "Let's Get Tested!" splashes across the panel. "Read the full comic on OhJoySexToy.com" caption lays below it. A small speech bubble with a little Hien head pops out of the corner: "Made in collaboration with WAAC and M Clinic!" Read the full comic with transcriptions here: https://www.ohjoysextoy.com/lets-get-tested-hien-pham/

🌈 Let's Get Tested! ✨

Read the full comic: www.ohjoysextoy.com/lets-get-tes...

What does STI testing look like in Australia? Why would I want to get tested? Why wouldn't I? Read all about my STI check-up in the latest @ohjoysextoy.bsky.social comic made in collaboration with WAAC and M Clinic 💖✨!!

I've been very grateful and honoured to get to work with the Western Australia AIDS Council and my local sexual health clinic M Clinic first on a PrEP comic last year and now on this general STI testing one! They do amazing work and are so crucial to my queer communities 💖💖💖

A digital comic page rendered in a lighthearted semi-realistic cartoony style. Panel 1: A chubby balding Asian man with glasses (Hien) sits in a small clinic office opposite a nurse with short wavy blonde-ish brown hair (Peter), scruffy facial hair, and blue eyes. Hien: I'm ready for my STI screening! I feel fine, but it'd be nice to have peace of mind! Peter: You're doing the right thing! Panel 2: close-up on Peter's face as he smiles and nods. Peter: You know, the majority of infections we detect at M Clinic are in asymptomatic folks. That's why regular testing is key! Hien: Right! Panel 3: Side shot of both of them conversing. Peter puts one hand to his chin while Hien does an affirmative fist pump! Peter: Usually, we'd chat about your sexual history and determine what tests would be right for you... But, if you're after a thorough screening, may I recommend the whole suit of tests? Hien: I'm down! Panel 4: long shot of the outside of the M Clinic building. It's a small and unassuming with certain walls painted in the M Clinic signature deep sky blue. A man is seen stepping out of the building while whistling. The title of the comic "Let's Get Tested!" splashes across the panel. "Read the full comic on OhJoySexToy.com" caption lays below it. A small speech bubble with a little Hien head pops out of the corner: "Made in collaboration with WAAC and M Clinic!" Read the full comic with transcriptions here: https://www.ohjoysextoy.com/lets-get-tested-hien-pham/

🌈 Let's Get Tested! ✨

Read the full comic: www.ohjoysextoy.com/lets-get-tes...

What does STI testing look like in Australia? Why would I want to get tested? Why wouldn't I? Read all about my STI check-up in the latest @ohjoysextoy.bsky.social comic made in collaboration with WAAC and M Clinic 💖✨!!

It’s endometriosis awareness month, so sharing this is the least you could do for us

Preview of Hien Pham's comic, "Let's Get Tested", which shows a doctor talking to Hien. Doctor: I'm well, thank you. What can I do for you today? Hien: One S[the rest of the word is censored by the peach emoji] check-up, please!

Excerpt from the comic "Let's Get Tested" by Hien Pham for ohjoysextoy.com Doctor: Usually, we chat about your s[word hidden behind the peach emoji] history and determine what tests would be right for you… But if you’re after a thorough screening, may I recommend the whole suite of tests? Hien: I’m down!

Now that our Instagram account is reinstated, tomorrow our followers will get to see the full preview we made of @hiencomics.com.au's educational comic about what to expect at an STI testing! ...with all mentions of the words STI and sex censored to stay within "community standards", of course 🤗

An excerpt of a digital comic page consists of 2 panels. One shows a white bearded older man reaching from behind a mature brown-skinned gentleman to kiss him on the lips. The other shows another brown-skinned mature man engaging in fellatio, but the genital has been censored with a juicy zucchini drawing.

4 new pages of my unannounced smut, an OJST sneak peek, and a change of plan 👀💦 75/100 pages complete!

www.patreon.com/posts/50-men...

We've got 10 days to go and less than 2000 left to reach our funding goal, folks!

do not ask yourself whether or art is good instead ask is it sincere was it cathartic was it fun to make is it made by me and don’t forget to stay silly

Went to my local Bears' Beginners Burlesque one-off today and had a great time but also came to realize the only thing I ever do is gyrate 🤣😭

There's a video proof for the internet sleuths but, you know, be warned 💀

Thank you so much for the very kind words 😭🙏🏾💖!!!