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curious quail@curiousquail· 19d

awwww the new Gundam has homophobia! 👁️👁️

Cropped preview image of the Gundam from XALX-ZERO showing the mobile suit with heterochromia

curious quail@curiousquail· 25d

Checking out the MTG announcements and hilariously, the auto-subtitles for Nauctis (the underwater set) replace 'Nauctis' with 'Ixalan' (the meso-american themed sets from years ago) every time

screenshot of the magic the gathering website with an embedded youtube video for 'Nauttis: Sunken Realm Announce Trailer" and the word "nauctis" in the subtitles is replaced with "Ixalan"

curious quail@curiousquail· 28d

LMFAO I’m so happy this card exists and boy does it kinda suck for the mana cost But getting to see official “ITS A FAAAAKE” artwork on a card is incredible

Preview for a Star Trek Magic the Gathering card called “In the Pale Moonlight” depicting events from the Deep Space Nine episode of the same name.

curious quail@curiousquail· 28d

hi #portfolioday! I'm msd, I make maximalist mixed media art about bird wizard bureaucrats and their intersection with monsters and mechs (I'm also a musician and photographer, available for all of the above via the about link below) 🎨: curiousquail.com/sib ✉: blog.curiousquail.com/about/

A series of bird-beaked, antler-topped humanoids of various shapes and sizes arranged on tan graph paper; a "Salvage Insurance Bureau" stamp is prominent.

Redacted document showing a bipedal mech with a tail; a "salvage insurance bureau" stamp is prominent here as well. An attached film negative shows a decapitated head of one of these mechs

A large spaceship with smaller ships in orbit; a telegraph style piece of paper is taped to the document with the words CDS / ZONE2 on it

A large, tongue-hanging out dinosaur like creature being photographed by a small figure in a hooded outfit. Text reads "Visited doctor Jim en route to the Armadillo's last known location. She does accept coalition healthcare plans now! Please let Selpo at Arboreal know for his next scheduled check-up"

curious quail@curiousquail· Jul 8

iOS giving me trust issues

iOS phone notification showing “631 New voice mails”

The iOS phone app set to the voicemail page showing “No Voicemails”

curious quail@curiousquail· Jul 5

wheeeeeee

iOS severe weather warning

Severe Weather
Severe Thunderstorm Warning. These conditions are expected to last until 9:30 PM, Saturday, July 4. Additional alerts: Severe Thunderstorm Watch, Heat Advisory

curious quail@curiousquail· Jun 30

hey uhhh NPR, how's it goin over there buddy

NPR headline showing "Editor's note: NPR retracts Justice Samuel Alito story"

An image of the supreme court building at night with a US flag in the foreground, and a caption:

Samuel Corum/AFP via Getty Images

Editor's note: Earlier today, we erroneously published a story saying that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring. Neither Alito nor the court's public information office has announced his retirement, and we have retracted the story.
June 30, 2026

curious quail@curiousquail· Jun 29

feels good to have it on there tbh

blogroll of 88x31 images for the "i was on cohost" ring, damien.zone, cutewitch, aurahack, no escape, renkon, wavebeem, website league, and the no ai webring"

curious quail@curiousquail· Jun 21

I get that the bar is in hell with the NYT but holy FUCK Imagine fixating on this instead of like, how a culture of sexual misconduct and labor abuses happened at his company under his watch and he didn’t face any consequences

A New York Times review of the game applauded its “stunningly realized depiction” of Japan, adding, “Shadows offers more, digging deeper to deliver a fascinating, grounded picture beyond the
wild, natural world.”

But some people online criticized the game for having “gone woke” by creating a Black samurai named Yasuke. Elon Musk, the tech entrepreneur, said Shadows was an example of how “D.E.I. kills art,” using an abbreviation for diversity, equity and inclusion. Ubisoft reminded players that its games were works of fiction, even as Yasuke was an actual historical figure.

curious quail@curiousquail· Jun 19

here, have some legally distinct rabbit

Graph paper featuring different views of a greenish, horned, hybrid of a dinosaur and a rabbit with glowing rocks on its back. The top reads "Common Burrowback - Class 2 Agricultural Harm"

The top right corner has a small stamp reading 'SALVAGE INSURANCE BUREAU' with an image of a green lamp of some kind.

A note on the side reads
'Wildlife Department Public Record:
Habitat, Diet and Hazards are all redacted, and Verdict lists "Avoid contact when possible"

There's a colorized negative taped to the paper with an image of ~7 of these standing on a ruined rooftop

curious quail@curiousquail· Jun 18

Hilariously the only song of ours that was scraped in that searchable AI dataset is the one where we sing “fuck” in the round Even if it’s just pennies, I can’t wait for the class action. Some composer buds have like hundreds of songs in that list.

DATASET • SLEEPING-DISCO 9M
1 Song
1. Cosmic Wound by Curious Quail
(Twelve Months, 2018)
LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS DATASET:
SLEEPING-DISCO 9M

curious quail@curiousquail· Jun 10

oh man, spirit crossing is GOOD it turns out a game intentionally designed for non-addictive short play sessions rules?? (also there are sassy bears) @spryfox.bsky.social

Screenshot of Spirit Crossing; a small blueish rectangular bear wearing a white sweater over a pink collared shirt named NIBBIT is saying "Okay, yes, but you're making it sound weird by describing it accurately."

curious quail@curiousquail· Jun 9

If you're ever feeling down, you can think about the moment from the 2025 Godzilla Fest short where he stumbles upon the sculpture of himself in Shinjuku and pauses the scheduled city destruction to try to comprehend what the fuck he's looking at

Godzilla in downtown Tokyo starting at a building that has a Godzilla head statue coming out of the top. Subtitles read "Godzilla stopped hear the Shinjuku TOHO bldg"

Godzilla checks the statue from a different angle

curious quail@curiousquail· Jun 8

Ok y’lnow what, I’m back in on the marvel cards, this is so goddamn funny

Magic the gathering card depicting a pterodactyl man doing science.

Sauron, Dino Devotee
Legendary Creature - Dinosaur Vampire Villain
Flying
Whenever Sauron enters or attacks, choose
one
- Cure Cancer — You gain 3 life.
- Turn People into Dinosaurs — Put a saurian counter on another target creature. It's a green Dinosaur with base power and toughness 5/5 for as long as it has a saurian counter on it.

curious quail@curiousquail· Jun 5

it’s Trout

Photo of a black and white cat named Trout splooted out on a white faux sheepskin at the foot of a bed. His back feet are both extended and he’s looking up at the camera

curious quail@curiousquail· Jun 3

You’ll never guess which Target from my hometown had its grocery section closed this week due to a rat infestation

It's a popular Target, located at 450 N Capitol Ave. in the city's Capitol Square shopping center, which made an unlikely cameo in a recent box office smash. The horror film "Backrooms," which brought in $81 million domestically at the box office during its opening this weekend, prominently features a flyer for a store located at the intersection of Capitol and McKee. The address corresponds to the Capitol Square shopping center.

curious quail@curiousquail· Jun 2

curious quail@curiousquail· May 22

Tomino was so real for this

Screenshot from episode 2 of Aura Battler Dunbine: a character in pink armor shouts “It looks like she’s from the same country as you!”

A different person in pink armor is in the cockpit of a mech shouting back “Just because a person’s white doesn’t mean they’re American!”

curious quail@curiousquail· May 20

I'm about to embark on a five day weekend for the first time since like christmas and god damn am I ready after being sick for so long (unrelated, here's a photo of some of Della's vintage cameras and a strange motorcycle cologne bottle we ended up with somehow, duker iq would be proud)

Photo of 3 vintage film cameras on a wooden shelf next to a glass motorcycle

curious quail@curiousquail· May 16

Long Covid got my ass in bed early but at least there are cats

A black and white cat (named Trout) asleep on a floral coat that was left on the bed

Photo of a tabby cat with white patches (her name is Chi) asleep on a shirt that was left on a bed

Photo of a black cat (named Snowapple) asleep on a bed and staring at me

Photo of a grey and white cat (named Possum) staring up at me about to jump on the bed

curious quail@curiousquail· May 14

As a heads up, all our music is now available on @subvert.fm - a new co-op model in the realm of bandcamp but trying to do something a little different. And check it out, they made us all these cute launch buttons! www.subvert.fm/curious-quail

Image of me and my bandmates holding cactuses backstage at San Francisco's legendary music venue, Bottom of the Hill; text reads that Subert is now live, and that Curious Quail is a co-owner

curious quail@curiousquail· May 13

Ok gang. Heading back in. Wish us luck.

Screenshot of the “New Game” screen in Nitro Gen Omega - four characters are listed next to a blue mech, Ironman mode is selected, and the team’s name is El Gatocita

curious quail@curiousquail· May 10

It’s Trout.

Instax mini shot of a black and white car asleep on a white fake sheepskin

curious quail@curiousquail· May 9

Most important part of the @nitrogenomega.bsky.social 1.0 patch notes

• Both Bass and Paradise Dance get dedicated tracks that play when you perform those activities.

curious quail@curiousquail· May 5

Honestly I love when inventory items like “plastic bag dinner came in” have extensive lore

Photo of a plastic bag with a small circular mascot character and a tall bubble that reads:

“My dearest fellow users!
I was born and raised using a curtain minimum amount of recycled materials.
My purpose is not throwing me away in the streets!
Reuse me as many times as possible, and please recycle me when your job is done!
Love u too!”

curious quail@curiousquail· Apr 28

Bless the person who preserved the seminal early 00’s Gundam Wing fan site, “Eric’s Gundam Wing Site” on Neocities after tripod shut down. gundam195ac.neocities.org

Screenshot of “Eriic’s Gundam Wing Site” - a late 90’s / early 2000’a Tripod website; key art of the mobile suits in sepia tone in the center followed by the prologue description of the show’s After Colony setting.

curious quail@curiousquail· Apr 24

This is gargoyle. I've been too sick to do a proper post but today's the 6th anniversary of me finding her in a safetrap during the height of the first covid lockdown If you wanna see a bunch of rad photos of her, last year's blog post is still good! I promise! blog.curiousquail.com/its-been-fiv...

Photo of a longhair grey cat perched on a radiator looking intent at the camera

Photo of that same cat looking up in surprise while standing over the blurry form of her newborn kitten

Photo of two cats that look nearly identical; one is the cat previously seen, the other is her son

curious quail@curiousquail· Apr 24

Badly photoshopped image of Mountain Dew Baja blast with “BONER” added over the word Baja

curious quail@curiousquail· Apr 23

there really is nothing quite like midday rainbows from window decorations, gloriously highlighting the time a year ago that you didn't test a cleaning product on your wooden floor before using it to clean up cat vomit

Photo of a wooden floor with noticable stains on it and four beams of rainbow colored light shining down; my green shoes are in the lower portion of the frame

curious quail@curiousquail· Apr 23

Funny you should ask