About the Bug

>NAME: Y2K, Bug, or Kiki

>AGE: 25

>PROFESSION: Unemployed, hobby artist, nerd

>PRONOUNS: They/Them, .Zip/Zips

>BIO:

I've been using a computer for about as long as I can remember, and been drawing since before that. As a kid, I used to most frequent BBcode forums, Deviantart, Youtube, Virtual pets sites like Neopets, then Tumblr. I've seen the good, the bad, and the very ugly and how the internet has grown since. Even if I spent my childhood in web 2.0, there were enough vestiges of web 1.0 to go around still and give me that nostalgia. My knowledge of html and web coding as a whole is still beginner level, but it's never too late to learn especially in a space now dominated by centralized social media with little room for customization.

I'm deeply involved in fandom and always have been. The first fanfic I read was for the movie Balto, and it--though full of explicit content my child brain couldn't understand at the time--inspired me thoroughly to start writing my own stories, especially my own fanfiction. I am of the belief that engaging in fandom does not dampen creativity but instead helps enhance it. In fact, many big-name fans have actually gone on to work on official projects later on.

There's a lot more I could say in my bio alone but it could be expressed more briefly, like this:

>INFLUENCES:

>>Art:

Rocko's Modern Life, Ren and Stimpy, Invader Zim, Sailor Moon, Trigun, Studio Ghibli, Chuck Jones, Animaniacs

>>Literature:

Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Lemony Snicket, Various fanfiction authors

>TOOLS OF TRADE:

Clip Studio Paint Pro 1.0, Wacom Intuos pen tablet, Google Docs or Scrivener, Ms Paint, My brain (I never use AI generation).

>FAVORITES:

>>Movies:

Akira, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Tokyo Godfathers, 101 Dalmatians, Crash (1996), The Fly (1986), Kiki's Delivery Service, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Lady and the Tramp, Snowpiercer, Balto, Spirit, Prince of Egypt, Princess Mononoke, Wreck It Ralph, Angel's Egg, Perfect Blue, Wall-E, A Bug's Life

>>Books (Includes comics and manga):

Discworld series, Redwall series, Dracula, Frankenstein, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, A Series of Unfortunate Events, I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream, 2001 A Space Oddysey, Jurassic Park, American Gods, Battle Angel Alita, Trigun, Sailor Moon, Beastars, Black Jack, Junji Ito Works, Asterix

>>Shows:

Rocko's Modern Life, Invader Zim, Ren and Stimpy, Rugrats, Sailor Moon, Trigun, Astro Boy, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gakkougurashi, Pokemon, Digimon, Arcane, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, Captain Laserhawk, Elfen Lied

>>Videogames:

Rayman 1 + 2, Undertale + Deltarune, Spyro Original + Reignited Trilogy + A Hero's Tail, Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire + Pearl/Diamond + Black/White + Heartgold/Soulsilver, Super Smash Brothers Melee + Brawl + Ultimate, Earthbound, Super Mario 64 + Luigi's Mansion, Sonic 1 + 2 + 3 (& Knuckles) + CD + Adventure + Adventure 2 + Unleashed + Generations, Fallout New Vegas + 3 + 4, Baldur's Gate 3, Bioshock 1 + 2, Monster Hunter World + Rise, TES: Oblivion + Skyrim, Grim Dawn, Disco Elysium, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood + Black Flag, Final Fantasy VII + IX + X, Mega Man + X + Zero, Bugsnax, The Sims 2 + 3 + 4, Petz 4 + 5, Spore, Guilty Gear Strive, Animal Crossing Wild World + New Leaf

>>Operating System:

Windows

>>Video game console:

Playstation 2, Sega Dreamcast

>>Video game handheld:

Nintendo DS, Sony PS Vita, Steam Deck

>>Desktop PC:

Packard Bell Corner Computer (1995)