The Anbernic RG35-XXSP Review.

This Replaced my Doom Scroll.

Time For another thing to replace one of my phones functions. one that is far out done by this handheld emulator.

Mobile Gaming Really sucks I don't care how much bluetooth controllers and Retroid you add to a phone it's still a phone. one distraction or one notification and your session is over. at least for me. as someone with adhd having the distraction brick around you in any capacity is a risk. especially Doom scrolling. 

So after my H2 Music player review the next logical step is the Anbernic RG35-XXSP. a linux based open source Game boy BEAST.

I think this form factor makes the most since considering all of the time you'd be carrying a phone AND you handheld. something that's really hard with PSP style Handhelds. I can tell you for sure considering before this my jailbraked psp was just as and even more powerful than this but it is larger and has outdated ports AND storage mediums. (if you don't use an SD card adapter) 

It's not all about looks. But it most certainly with this.

I Could really say alot about how well it does this or that but. C'mon. its such a charming design that it is just hard to hate. it's as if you LS swapped a VW beetle. such a cute form factor and alot of power to back it up as a viable handheld. this is a bit larger than a OG Game boy SP but it is still no bigger than the palm of my hand and bout 2 inches thick. 

Now it's time to talk about the thing that really shows the price of this. the build and the factory OS. For 80 dollars. the build is all plastic. not to say it's weak but feels sturdy with a healthy feeling weight to it. and the buttons are done very right with a pretty clicky feeling. I know its up to preference but I love how it makes games feel super responsive. and the shoulder buttons are the same way  

MuOS

So like I said this is a linux based emulator so naturally. The argument between Distros is constant. I don't care to list others but my choice was MUOS. but other operating systems are available for this system and like i said another thing that made it cheap was the factory OS

And boy is it useless. it's so ugly and useless that I will not even show you.

But MuOS is super fun to fuck around with. Custom Themes and a massive library of game support. and even support for some odd formats like various Audio and Video Codecs, Karaoke , and even the fucking TI-84. and with that Audio Codec i of course but Cameron Winters album onto the player. thus making it an MP3 player.

Games!!!!

 Support for consoles are stable up until Psp. And even at that PSP support is very iffy. but PS1 games are very very comfortable on this console which for me is a huge plus. I know other mainstream handhelds like the steam deck can play... anything. also side tangent. Microsoft has a handheld out and uses windows as the OS. you reckon that shit comes with Mcaffee antivirus. sorry I've only known cheap windows my whole life so uninstalling Mcaffee the moment I get a new computer. BUT other than that. I'm mainly doing it for the size. this has a very very good balance of small and comfortable. for my hands at least.

Overall

For beginners in Linux or software modding in general this is a super fun and simple project. I really did luck out with my MUOS flash but I would imagine Troubleshooting would be easy considering support for MUOS is ongoing and very very active. I would majorly reccomend this to people trying to lessen their screen time on their phones. and peoiple also looking to de-centralizing their phone.
   

 

Bug Blog 07-04-25

 Talking again..... still not dating

I'm Talking to Him Again

This is still a FWB thing and I am gonna treat it like that. I got way too attached. seeing him again really did improve my mood this month. I do feel bad cause I really could have lost him but he is such a sweetie for checking up on me during my radio silence. Treated me better than any other person really has and that's why i feel kinda dumb for pushing him away. 

Drawing Yipee!!!

My Pintrest Got Bombed and banned soooo. I'm just starting from scratch on my art direction. So it's been really fun to experiment with new things. My fav this month has to be the skater girl. I love her outfit and she just looks so cute!! I've decided to go more twords nu metal and mall goth aesthetics. and skate culture too. I'm not drawing too much NSFW stuff anymore TBH. even less than last month. I've just found it more fun to experiment with fashion rather than experiment with poses. Another sick project from this month was the black metal labubu. it was a labubu my coworker bought for me and I made corpse paint for it. It's really cute and has actually held up rather well. considering there's no lacquer on it. I'm always trying and looking for a unique canvas and he was certainly one of my favs. and yes its a he and his name is Barum.    

Fucking Stupid goddamn shit work

I'm Okay with work... Kinda but I am working on an out rn and I'm just waiting for a call. I just know wherever I go from here will be a massive release. I'm looking at a paint store. but anything other than restaurant work would be incredible. I feel stupid for going back but for how fast I wanted out of my last job. going back made the most sense. and my Plumbing career might be cooked. No places I called are Hiring Apprentices. and getting a plumbers license in texas requires time spent working. not just a test or a trade school. so since I can't find an apprenticeship. I have no way to start my career 

Finances....

I am really Proud to say my savings did actually reach my savings goal and even much more. My account is at 4k. The new goal is to just continue to save and eventually put that twords an apartment. And by the end of the year my car will be payed off. so as long as i get an apartment with utilities covered I would only need rent and other bills. without having to consider the main utilities. that's this years full long term goals. right now is just saving more. My Bills are extremely low right now so this is the best time to save alot. other than moving back in with in my mom. which is in consideration. This might be the cheapest way to live right now.  

Zermm Now for the Stupid shit i spent money on....

I just talked about money and saving so I must humble myself and confess..... I bought some sony bluetooth head doots. I originally went to this used game store for a handheld emulator but saw these sony cans for only 50. and for a 2023 model. it was a real steal. my phone is bluetooth only and I have no real closed back headphones so I was gonna get something like that eventually. and with my audiophile ass i would not settle for anything less than sony. and the whole handheld thing.... I bought one also.  

It's the Anbernic RG35XXSP. I used to have a modded PSP and it was actually really fun. But the RG35 is a clamshell case and is wayyy more comfortable and portable. considering everywhere I go I also carry my phone the psp was just too big and crowded both of my front pockets. I just really need something to keep me from using my phone. while I know it still is a distraction. its not my phone at least... 

 

Drawing on my Junkbook

 Travelers notebook? no need!!

When A Girl Got Sharp Canines I FW it. You don't need Braces you need a Full Moon.

I've had this little soft cover sketchbook for a while and its just kinda been in my purse for a min. it's bound in kraft paper which is like my fav fav medium to draw on. since the brown is alot more interesting that just white paper. and it holds inks very well. compared to certain paper that has the ink sit on the top and not soak in. Her face is a bit awkward but she is still cunty so it's okay. It kinda looks like she is twerking but I did not mean that. 

 

I love to lessen pressure by drawing on more casual things cause I end up COOKING IT UP. It's embarassing to admit but i think every artists knows the pressures of their canvas when its a mega fancy canvas vs drawing on napkins. Don't tell me there is a damn difference cause I always feel it.

 

I think I'm "Pugifying" my girls by lessening their facial structures. the contrast on her face is very weak and it makes her face look alot flatter like a pug. I need to work on that. some stronger shadows on her will make her look better. and her anatomy turned out alot more realistic to me. cause Shoulders and necks finally make sense to me. and working with a pose like this would have been alot harder if i did not know. 

 

   

 

Watercolor Portraits

 I need to get better with watercolor

CWC.  

Quite the character I say. There's alot of things chrischan has done for the internet. either made by the fans or made by them. It's really horrid really. the whole story. Already quite the tough life considering chris' conditions but those conditions being magnified by the internet. It's nothing i wish onto someone. I still think about that. If I'm some sort of persons entertainment just due to how pathetic my life can be at certain points. just that any persons life can be a documentary and entertainment for others who wish to watch suffering. 

Random Goth Girl And Jacob Jones

 I don't really have much to say about the goth girl. but major shout out to jacob jones. I watched him alot while working at allsups. (texas gas station chain) after a whole shift of just silence and lobby music. coming home to watch just jacob talk about ciggs was oddly calming. I'm kinda scared to get back into customer service just cause of what alot of silence and stillness did to me. But then again I need that piece in my life. 

Daniel Johnston but he's sideways

Here's another person I relate to and aspire to be. Daniel Johnston is like the best version of a lolcow. Though his skills were limited the passion in his work is just incredible. And I hope to be seen like that. There are alot of things I'm limited in I just hope people can see my passion though anything. though alot of people won't like it or won't entertain it at all. but I will make regardless. 

 

 

Stuff from the last week

 And a Drawing of a notable misses

Finally. Realistic Lips

Something I've been battling for the long while has been nice pretty lips. They are key to making a character cute and pouty or Powerful and dominant. it's something I've wanted to have control over in my design. and I can make them pretty natural looking too. something that can just blend into a persons facial structure. considering my past I'm really glad I can draw colored lips without it looking comically racist. If you never noticed.... it's cause I never uploaded it. sorry I can't be Robert Crumb today.

Another Face

I had already said about my pinterest getting banned it ultimately changed my art direction. from what i was pulling from was just not clear. so it's been really interesting to see new things my old pinterest would never show me. I hate to say it but I was leaning gooner core at some points and it's really pathetic to admit. That's really what I'm looking to change to not be so dependent on Pin ups and NSFW art work. Not saying I'm gonna be some celibate monk but.. I hope to be a more diverse artist soon. 

Oh Yay Another Pathetic Thing To Admit

I've Drawn this girl I'm talking to.... Twice... It's not like I'm making a mural of her or anything it's just. I hope you can see the drawing and understand me. I felt like such a little poet when I put a heart in her hair curl. gaw I'm so romantic. I really like how much it really does look like her. all of them pretty qualities. I just really hope it's something charming to her rather than obsessive.... cause it kinda is but I don't wanna look like that. hehe.... 

  

Labubu Corpse Paint

 Like Father Like son

As Every GenZ does I have maternal attachment with my plushies

I did it. I gave into the gobildygoo. My Bestie somehow convinced me to go to the mall with her to go buy a labubu. I was not gonna do it cause they were about 30 each at the store we went to. but she did. and she pulled her least fav color. so naturally she looked over at me and said. 

"I guess we could be matching bestie"

 So Now I have one.First off I noticed the plastic of the face was that type of soft plastic babies are made of. which is a really soft plastic that takes paint mediums really well. I still was not gonna risk it so I still sanded the plastic. That's one thing I will always say. If You are gonna paint anything. It's your best bet to use a rather low grit sand paper to add texture to whatever you are painting. But the labubu is still not the perfect canvas since the rest of the body is made of this fluff. fluf that cant really get taped over with painters tape. so my solution was this little plastic bag rain coat. Now its time for the Paint!!!. I knew since the face was so small I needed something really simple. and considering the fact that I have been a raw black metal fiend It's not surprising that I chose Corpse paint.

This is For shure a Lafufu

It's really obvious this is a fake. the face is off kilter. the paint quality was really bad. and There was sprewy plastic on the emblem on the foot. so I can't say I am ruining a genuine pop mart Labubu. I certainly do not treat products as some people do. I find no trends or products like that sacred. It's the reason I got a hydroflask from marshals for 15 dollars. you will not care about this eventually.everyone won't care about this eventually. so let me just have fun and ruin this bootleg.

Ink Time   

I think the spirit of this labubu was trying to tell me something cause my ink leaked onto my hand while i was shaking the jar of ink. thankfully nothing got onto him so no harm no foul. what I needed to do was redraw the mouth and face. which was pretty easy considering the mouth, teeth, and eyes are molded into the face. now it's fun time! I had alot of inspo but I needed something to work well with the labubus weird face structure. and I thought the downward looking "angry eyes" look would fit their awkward build well.

Finished!! 

I Love it!!! I know he's too goofy looking to wear corpse paint well but He's so cute and evil Looking. It actually really reminds me of The aphex twin teddy bears. If I ever get my hands on another one. That's my next idea. Either that or a Juggalo Labubu. I really like this project. I don't really have an opinion on the overall trend. It's a trend of course its overblown and people are making too big a deal of it. I think the Levi Hildebrad could inform you alot more than me. and gives a better conclusion. 

 

I Wanna Shred With U~

 How about we take this to the drainage ditch behind the dollar general....

So My Pintrest Got Banned....

My Pintrest of about three years has been banned. I know it really sucks but it's made me really reconsider my art direction. I certainly have my art style down but working with that to create a consistent Aesthetic and art direction has been really hard. And I've Just decided to actually limit how much I pin on my board.

Skate Fashion and Nu styling

I'm Drawing from one of my fav Generations which is the y2k aesthetics. but specifically things like skate companies alt fashion lines like Juicy couture,world industries and DC. It's just such a fun and expressive style to pull from.

Just Trying Something new

I had explained my main goal. and doing that has been a real struggle for a while now. I really don't know if this will work but this whole limited pin board and everything could help with that. I really wanna aim twords what I have done for my site already.