BabaDell

Hello citizens of Twitter!
I'm BabaDell and I make clay figures for fun. Been making monsters since kindergarten.

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

This has a clinical name. Revenge bedtime procrastination. And the ADHD version runs on a completely different mechanism than the neurotypical one.

A neurotypical person stays up late because they want more leisure time. The ADHD brain stays up because it spent every drop of dopamine it had on executive function during the day. Sitting in meetings, managing transitions, filtering impulses, remembering the thing you were supposed to remember. That burns through dopamine the way sprinting burns through glycogen. By 10pm the tank is empty.

But here's where it gets counterintuitive. The exhaustion is physical. The dopamine deficit is neurological. Those are two separate systems. Your muscles want sleep. Your prefrontal cortex is starving for the stimulation it was denied all day because it spent 14 hours on task-switching and impulse control instead of anything that actually felt rewarding.

The phone at midnight is the brain trying to collect what it's owed. Low-effort, high-stimulation content. Scrolling, short videos, rabbit holes. The exact profile of activity that delivers dopamine without requiring the executive function you already depleted.

The sleep researchers call this a "self-regulation failure." It's closer to a debt collection. You borrowed against your own reward system to function all day. The bill comes due at midnight. And the brain will not let you sleep until it gets paid.

[Wholesome Side of 𝕏 @itsme_urstruly]

Best therapist ever

[Sotic @bominouca]

This cat is Rico the nurse. He comforts the veterinary clinic's patients by snuggling next to them, licking them, and warming them with his warmth.

[BabaDell @13abaDell]

@catpetduck @cat_auras Purrisher

[BabaDell @13abaDell]

Been thinking about the character design of #vecna lately and I've decided to make a miniature of him. I'm planning to make him a proper size for #dnd campaign so that later I can use it in my game.

#StrangerThings #JamieCampbellBower
#clay #art #dnd #dndart

[BabaDell @13abaDell]

@EMPStudio4 Aaaand it's done! @EMPStudio4 did a wonderful job designing this #gnome, it was all pleasant working on this project. I hope @EMPStudio4 love it as much as I do, and I hope this gnome will arrive home safely!

[BabaDell @13abaDell]

It's always so exciting to start a new project, from making armature from wire, wrapping it with foil and see as it starts to shape. Will be back for another progress update. 👋

[BabaDell @13abaDell]

@EMPStudio4 Yes it is! What a sharp eyes you have. It's been on my desk for a while (still missing an arm) , one day I may finish it 😁

[BabaDell @13abaDell]

And finally... The hardest part of the sculpt, the Ring is done! 😄

I also did a the white priming before I add the necklace, just in case I miss a spot while painting it later.

Now I'm off to #painting.

#miniaturepainting #ArtToy #nft #gnome

[BabaDell @13abaDell]

Almost done with the #sculpting, this #gnome just missing his hat and I'm about to make one.

#arttoy #clay #clayart

[BabaDell @13abaDell]

@EMPStudio4 Heyyy bro, sorry it's been a hell of a week🥴. Your #gnome is almost ready for painting! Just a ring necklace to go, and he will be completed. Oh and by the way, I was wondering, do you have name for this gnome?

[BabaDell @13abaDell]

@marcbernardin Unlimited sausageeeee!!!