I’ve had a really rough day today. Im a huge ball of stress with work, a move, getting the house rental ready, and I hate that I made a rule not to smoke weed Monday-Wednesday. Send positive thoughts please.

My blackout number was called one number too late Veloura :(

I had trouble with this last photoshoot because I was working a few different concepts to see what I wanted, and then my business Chat GPT account ran out of images suddenly. (Found out I was using a lot but then a business partner was making actual work things with it :S oops) SO then I had to pick a photo from the ones I had already been working on and I felt like none were fully developed. Here are a few of the options I was working and wish I could have edits a few more of these options to get to a better result. Which is your favorite? OPTION 1 OPTION 2 OPTION 3 OPTION 4 OPTION 5 OPTION 6 #DNTM5 All Stars

https://kovaze.com/arena/21972 I think this might be the SWEATIEST arena I have ever won. And man a lot of things had to go my way here. JTee not trying his hardest in words and then High with the clutch star save near the end game. And then me winning 25000 deal, in a tie....

I asked AI to take a stab at judging this week. It feels like a cool idea since it is an AI competition to let AI take over. I fed it the exact prompt, and told it to judge it like a modeling competition. Because it put my photo first, I edited the prompt to include a note to not favor any image in particular, especially not any that it knows I had a hand in making (I have obviously done my own photo but it also has seen me work on other model's photos in the past for fun when I do my critique blogs). I told it to judge as if seeing all pictures for the first time and rank them without bias. It included a chart with the scores, and some details about each (more details for top photos). It also gave details about its scoring rubric. RUBRIC If I were judging this as a Top Model competition, I'd weight the score more heavily toward the model than the overall artwork. Scoring Rubric (100 points) Modeling & Pose (40) – Editorial posing, body awareness, elongation, tension, interaction with the moon. Fashion & Styling (25) – Garment, styling, makeup, accessories, couture quality. Prompt Execution (20) – Is the moon clearly the centerpiece and integrated into the pose? Editorial Impact (15) – Does it look like a high-fashion campaign rather than fantasy art? 🥇 1st — Goomybear Score: 97/100 Modeling: 39/40 This is the strongest modeling performance in the set. Excellent asymmetry. Beautiful angular body lines. Strong hand placement. Direct gaze creates presence. Fashion: 24/25 Styling is memorable and cohesive. The wolf motif feels like couture rather than costume. Prompt: 19/20 Very strong interaction with the moon. The moon remains a dominant compositional element. Editorial: 15/15 Feels like a luxury fashion campaign. Instantly recognizable. Why #1: If I were judging only the model's performance, this would receive my highest score. 🥈 2nd — Marquis Score: 96/100 Modeling: 38/40 Elegant body line. Long neck. Beautiful shoulder placement. Sophisticated hand positioning. Fashion: 25/25 Possibly the strongest garment in the competition. Prompt: 19/20 Excellent moon interaction. Editorial: 14/15 Extremely polished. Slightly safer than Goomy. Why #2: More couture than almost anyone else, but the modeling has a little less tension than Goomy. 🥉 3rd — Lewis Score: 94/100 Modeling: 36/40 Excellent face. Beautiful extension. Reclining pose is elegant but doesn't create as much dynamic energy. Fashion: 25/25 Spectacular styling. Prompt: 18/20 Moon is central. Interaction is convincing. Editorial: 15/15 Looks expensive. 4th —Honey Score: 93/100 Modeling: 37/40 Lovely elongated body. Natural elegance. Fashion: 23/25 Prompt: 18/20 Editorial: 15/15 The reflection elevates this considerably. 5th — KaliMinaj Score: 92/100 Great hand placement. Excellent storytelling. Fashion styling is softer than the top entries. 6th — AngieKStan Score: 91/100 Very polished. Beautiful garment. Pose is fairly conventional compared to the leaders. 7th — GuiltyAsSin Score: 90/100 Fantastic silhouette. However... The model barely interacts with the moon. It almost becomes scenery. 8th — Manyomash Score: 90/100 Beautiful styling. Strong fashion. The pose feels more illustrative than editorial. 9th — CupidStunt Score: 89/100 Very creative. Good storytelling. The telescope becomes almost as important as the model. 10th — Maris Score: 88/100 Very beautiful. However the pose is passive. The mood is dreamy more than fashion. 11th — Fancy Score: 87/100 Excellent pose. Unfortunately it reads more science-fiction than couture. 12th — Medusaluh Score: 86/100 Interesting. Fashion leans costume. The moon feels more decorative than integrated into the theme. 13th — Seong Score: 83/100 Beautiful mood. Minimal modeling. Little interaction with the moon. Feels more like a portrait.

ELIMINATION LOSSES IN A ROW. 4th 3rd and 3rd and I cannot score over 1600 to save my life. The one time today I played lucky and got 3200 I got 4th in the standings.

Individual Immunity Challenge Results: Goomybear: 100000 ← IMMUNE dailyicon: 75000 hauntedwaves: 1000 Venom: 360 (Penalty: -10%) YanderTron21: 0 Goomybear wins individual immunity! By Kovaze, 50 minutes ago Vote Tally: Goomybear: 3* (Saved by Goomybear's idol) Dreamfyre: 2 Venom: 1 6th person voted out of Island... Dreamfyre By Kovaze, 50 minutes ago I would like to play my idol on Goomybear By Goomybear, 50 minutes ago

#DNTM5 Last week's photo shoot was something I put a ton of work into and so this week I wanted to keep it a bit simpler, while still delivering a clean photo result. I think this one just had the best coloring and balance to it. Below are a few others from my film I liked but wasn't as confident in:

in an endurance arena? NO THANKS. Lets go back to no repeat comps please. Or MAX 2 times per game.

Where are my designers at?

#DNTM5 I want to start by saying I knew when I submitted this photo not everyone would get it, and the judges may not appreciate the risk I took here especially if they don't see the metaphor, but I told myself if I played all stars I wanted to take risks and deliver AI art that I was proud of, that told better stories, and that pushed the boundaries of the game. This is still my favorite ever concept I have done. I shouldn't need to explain, but the photo is not a literal interpretation as most editorials are not literal. The theme asked us to tell a story of the morning after a big party, so instead of going the solo cup/confetti route which to me doesn't read like a luxury party, I decided to tell the story of the true consequences of the wild night. The model wakes up, heads to the bathroom remembering all the mistakes he made the night before. As the sun comes into the room and he goes to get ready for the day, he looks into the mirror but all he sees is the inner monster he feels like. Vampires often symbolize addiction given the whole 'can't control their thirst/impulses' which is something I have had to deal with with a lot of folks in my life. So he looks into the mirror and sees this monster who can't control his impulses and regrets the sex/drinking/indulging he did last night, but life must go on and he has to go get ready for the day. Also, part of the metaphor is that he is stripped down to his basic self with just basic white under clothes, no glitz and glam, and that's part of the "back to reality" story to enhance the narrative. It is not a literal reflection. And if you notice there is no actual blood outside of the reflection. The reflection is the metaphor and everything outside of that is the 'real life' part of the shot. Top model had a lot of these types of photos where the models would have to pose for two or more separate shots that were then cut together in production to make the photo. We haven't really done that in DNTM so I wanted to push the boundary. No matter what the judges think of the photo I am proud of it because I worked hard on it, and I think the story is pretty compelling.

Does anyone know what happens in Outcaster here if two people get votes both both have idols played on them? Is it just rocks and a random person goes?

to winning any Bingo rewards. When someone got 8 I had like 4 at most on any cards, didn't even have a line on any card until after someone had 2 lines and corners called. And I was 4 away from black out with only like 12 numbers yet to be called. ROUGH

https://kovaze.com/arena/21322 I won a relics arena. I am now done with this being the comp every round, but it is a cute remake of this comp I was hoping would come back! I do also miss the old version still!

Standard arena first vote in for lucky drop. 2750 and I lost. Last Arena 3600 lucky drop score..... I LOST. Screw LUCKY DROP

10 out of my last 13 Arenas I have finished runner up.

2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd I'm sort of over it. Getting so unlucky with the final comps. Goodnight

Well I FINALLY did it. Couldn't have done it without Guib and DailyIcon. Thank you so much! I still do not enjoy that game but at least now I can finally say I won and only play it to help others win. Goodnight!

I set a goal this year to read 24 books (average 2 per month). I started on pace making my way through a large detective series that has like 20 books. Recently I took a break from that to read the Game Changer books (the books Heated Rivalry is based on) for something a bit lighter and happy and GAY. They are super cute and easy to read so I have read 5 of them this month already! I am ahead now of my goal with 17 completed books so far in 2026! Proud of myself. :)