Alex - Airbrush

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Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot...

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Great name, message and the artwork goes right with it. Printing, ending fiat, the key to the future BTC! Awesome!!!

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The model I used to use was "Airbrush Anything on Anything" So far I've had the privilege, from clients requesting their custom ideas on their items, of airbrushing on ShoSho through Live Sessions or Clips; a skirt, shoes hoodie, canvas, jean jacket, different color clothing and walls.

This week I have some white overalls for "Senior Class of 2027" using pinks and light colors. Also have a couple of women's swim suits I will be airbrushing for a weekend event. I think two were purchased and one will be so I can sell here on ShoSho. #Bikinis Airbrush #ArtMusic and more Artistic products will be added to ShoSho Shop. #AlexAirbrushLuna #customartwork

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Great Peer to Peer sound! Keep makin em'

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Haven't jumped on a mic in a couple years. Lately making remixes. And currently felt this energy to release this reimagined chopped and screwed remix on Wavlake

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The Reason We Desire a BTC Revolution. To have something to pass down to the next generation. There is hardly hope to give with inflation. So we need a change. And I've seen Bitcoin as that change.

My remixes might be scratchy, lol and lyrics raw, not polished, but my message has always been if I can do it so can you. With that H-Town Chopped and Slowed swag we began with when they were called Screwed Mixtapes or CDs.

#htown, #choppednscrewed, #artmusic, #btcrevolution

Sky Above!!!

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Check out custom Airbrush Sneakers done today on ShoSho live and clips. Full shop coming soon!

Beginning From Flow

This one began in the flow of creating.

A moment captured while I was painting became the cover for the song Beginning From Flow — connecting the music back to the moment the artwork was born.

The canvas eventually found its way into a private collector's gallery, where it lives today.

From the moment of creation, to the music, to the wall where the original now hangs — the journey continues.

🎨🎶 Beginning From Flow

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The original artwork, now part of a private collection.

#ArtMusic #Airbrush, #ICT - DJ Lexo, #Wavlake #StackinSats

Have you ever felt mentally stuck?

What helps you move forward? A conversation? A walk? Music? Creating something? Simply giving yourself time?

Unstuck My Mind was inspired by those moments when the fog begins to clear and new ideas start flowing again. Sometimes all it takes is a shift in perspective for creativity to return.

From my first Airbrush Mixed ArtMusic album.

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I think this night of this song, I was struggling with the decisions I made on a couple of canvases. But thinking it is too far to start over.

Indecisive in what to do! Start fresh or let it dry and try again another day? 🤔 I couldn't start over and but eventually I was able to get my my unstuck on the mistakes, and continue with the art.

Creating art. Sharing music. Earning sats. ⚡

#Wavlake #Nostr #ArtMusic #Creativity

What sparks your imagination? What does music do to you? How does it speak to you? Why do you like music? Does it initiate a Creative Spark?

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For me, creativity often begins with a single idea and grows into something bigger. Creative Sparks is a reflection of those moments when inspiration takes hold and refuses to let go. It's a reminder that every painting, every song, and every creation starts with one small spark. From my second Airbrush Mixed Up ArtMusic album.

One creative spark ignites another. We now have Merch of album covers on shirts looking like CD covers. Info on where to purchase soon!

Creating art. Sharing music. Sharing Stories. Earning sats. ⚡

#Wavlake #Nostr #ArtMusic #Creativity

These are my first days in my expansion on the Bitcoin network. I've started posting on Stacker News the articles that lead to the audio interview under a new Podcast under Airtek Entertainment https://wavlake.com/episode/5ad0f204-644f-444e-a812-9e0071dfffbf The interview speaks of my journey towards Airbrushes & Airplanes, making music and more.

I'm currently joining networks where we can trade sats value-for-value. Thank you all for your support. As I learn to navigate through the network, I am sure I will help guide other artists and entrepreneurs join the Bitcoin network and add their value as well. First, I need to know what I am doing as an artist and how I am connected. All part of the journey and the story to be told. Stay Humble, stack sats!

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Could you relate to a day and night working on an art piece. Critical of your work, seeing only that mistake flashing at you. Yet at the same time, knowing it is due and all you need to do is finish. This too shall pass. But for now...it just feels like brush strokes and head aches!

🎨 Brushstrokes and Headaches

Every artist knows the feeling. Long hours, constant adjustments, chasing an idea until it finally comes together. Sometimes the masterpiece is worth every headache.

This instrumental reflects that creative journey from my first Airbrush Mixed ArtMusic album.

Creating art. Sharing music. Sharies stories. Earning sats. ⚡

#Wavlake #Nostr #Airbrush #ArtMusic

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Have you observed the sky and had this feeling that it looks or reminds you of a painting. A painting in the sky. Like an Airbrushed Sunrise.

🌅 Airbrushed Sunrise Inspired by one of the first techniques many airbrush artists learn—a painted sunrise. A simple exercise that teaches color, light, and atmosphere, turned into an instrumental from my first Airbrush Mixed ArtMusic album.

Once it felt like a dance where I looked, admired and said, "I can paint that" and with this art I am almost asking "Sky, can you paint this?" This song gave me this feeling of sitting and watching the sun rise and create a palette of colors for the day.

Creating art. Sharing music. Sharing Stories Earning sats. ⚡ #Wavlake #Nostr #AirbrushArt #ArtMusic

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I finally figured out where I can upload music and get paid in sats. This song comes from the first chapter of my ArtMusic journey — a place where airbrush art, electronic sounds, and storytelling collide. It represents the dream of turning creativity into something alive: a visual you can see, a rhythm you can feel, and a story you can experience. As I continue building this independent artist path, I am exploring new ways for creators and listeners to connect. Bitcoin and the Lightning Network represent a new possibility: a world where people can directly support the artists they connect with, one sat at a time. This upload is part of that experiment — bringing music, art, and Bitcoin together while revisiting the earlier works that built the foundation for everything that came after. Thank you for listening, supporting independent creation, and joining the journey. 🎨 Art + 🎵 Music + ₿ Bitcoin Welcome to the Airbrush Dreams - Mind of Wings - Grand Caravan Groove #ICTDJLexo #ArtMusic #Bitcoin #Sats

Under AlexAirbrushLuna aka ICT – DJ Lexo, I’ve been building a creative path through airbrush art, writing, music, video, and learning.

Artist, Airbrush & Music

Some people know the artwork. Some have found the music. Others may know the writing, the airbrush videos, or the journey into aviation. This website is where those paths come together.

My music is released through ICT – DJ Lexo, but the projects themselves are part of the larger AlexAirbrushLuna story: creating artwork, turning ideas into music, documenting the process, and continuing to learn along the way.

Right now, two major music projects are in motion: the Zodiac Battles playlist and a growing collection of aviation-inspired music.

Zodiac Battles: Signs, Colors & Musical Worlds

The Zodiac Battles project is becoming a growing playlist of songs, artwork, visual clips, and creative battles between zodiac signs.

Each sign is being developed with its own mood, color, energy, and sound. The project connects music with hand-drawn artwork, airbrush-inspired visuals, short videos, and future remixes. It is a way of exploring personality, imagination, competition, and cosmic storytelling through sound.

In this post I will be highlighting the project and several of the ideas that have now merged to become the Fire Horse Zodiac Battle of the year. A reply to a listener’s question about one of the songs. And an interview-like conversation about the development of the series, being meant to be something else leading to a different series altogether. The story behind the making of. The appreciation of being able to create music that audio listeners can enjoy as I work on visuals both hand drawn airbrush art content and ai driven mini movies, set to be released later in the future. Current phase of the journey is the intro, of coarse. And in artwork, I would. call the sketch process the intro of the artwork, and the series of starting with an idea and sketching it by hand. Then giving it more detail with strokes of colors with markers and color pencils. And what is next to follow is to have the sketch in front of me as I freehand the artwork that is in a paper form to a different medium, example canvas, clothing, walls, or many other creative materials. This is the Sketches-to-Airbrush part of the project I am currently working on for the visual artist side and airbrush art samples and album covers.

The zodiac signs are paired by color:

– Indigo: Sagittarius – Seek the Archer Sky , Arrow Through the Indigo Sky

– Indigo: Leo – Indigo 3rd-eye Leo , Crown of Indigo Fire

– Blue: Gemini – Blue Two Tone Gemini , Gemini Tongue-Twister

– Blue: Virgo – Blue Thought Virgo , Virgo Aura Clarity

– Green: Pisces – Green Corazon Pisces , Green Aura Pisces

– Green: Libra – Green Heart Balance , Libra Aura Battle

– Yellow: Aries – First to Strike , Solar-Shift Aries

– Yellow: Scorpio – Solar Scorpio Spine , Yellow Scorpio Aura

– Orange: Taurus – Taurus Touch , Orange Taurus Aura

– Orange: Cancer – Tides of Cancer Moon , Orange Cancer Aura

– Red: Aquarius – Grounded in Aquarius , Red Aquarius Aura

– Red: Capricorn – Red Root Capricorn , Red Goat on the Mountain

Listen to complete tracks Zodiac Fire Complete , from the album Zodiac Fire Horse Battle of the Year, or Axis I: Ignition and Axis II: Return , on album Fire Horse Zodiac Battle Begins. If you would like to listen to the entire Zodiac Battle with both albums paired, listen to Zodiac Signs, Pick Your Sides , 75 minutes of music in the album Signs, Pick Your Side: Fire Horse Zodiac Battles.

Some songs may be short battle versions, while others may grow into full tracks, remixes, visual videos, or album releases. The playlist will continue to evolve as new signs, artwork, and music are completed. I am not the best of asking to Subscribe, Like and Comment, but please do. Your comments will help shape the future sounds and ArtMusic Videos by voting “Version 1 or Version 2” for your sign or maybe your favorite song(s). The following places to comment your votes: With Artistic Visuals Zodiac Battle #ArtMusic Airbrush Videos and Sounds playlist is for you. A site which has a voting type community already, and awards points for comments is another place to comment your vote V1 vs V2 on the Zodiac Fire Battle Complete Sample Remix or on Audius Fire Horse Zodiac Battle of the Year playlist. A social media Instagram Airtek Ent is a place to also find artwork and vote on Zodiac signs.

♈♉♊♋♌♍♎♏♐♑♒♓ Zodiac Battle of the Year ♓♒♑♐♏♎♍♌♋♊♉♈

The celestial arena is open, and the twelve signs have gathered for the ultimate showdown. “Zodiac Battle of the Year” unleashes a high-energy clash of personalities, powers, and destinies as each zodiac champion fights to prove whose spirit reigns supreme. Driven by explosive beats, cosmic synths, and an epic sense of adventure, this track transforms the ancient symbols of the stars into a spectacular musical battle.

Will fiery passion overcome calculated precision? Can intuition outmaneuver ambition? Every sign brings its strengths, flaws, and unstoppable determination into the ring. This isn’t just a competition—it’s a celebration of the diversity, tension, and harmony woven throughout the zodiac itself.

Turn it up, choose your champion, and prepare for a stellar collision where the universe decides who claims the title of Zodiac Battle of the Year.

✨ Which sign takes the crown? ✨

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In response to a question about a song entitled Violet Crown and what inspired me to make the song:

Allegories. Storytelling in a level where it all connects. As you hopefully read, the entire concept of this project is the Zodiac Battle of the Year. Fire Horse because this Chinese year is the year of the Yang Fire Horse. In the current state I am in, I have two different albums dedicated to the 12 Zodiac Signs, totally 24 songs.

I am narrowing them down to one song per sign in the process of creating art for each sign. Each sign has a Aura color assigned. With this I am combining my work and music catalog, whereas last year’s focus was Chakra Battles, exploration internally, this year’s focus is Cosmic and external Zodiac signs and energies, each an expression.

There are 6 lower chakras starting with the Root Chakra. So each Zodiac song has been centered towards that and Aura colors, two signs per color. If you go to the playlist or listen to the current release, it is Indigo Sagittarius Songs.

As I have these songs playing and battling, I figured for a story to evolve, there will need to be intros, intermissions, storytelling, expansion and connections. So I have an intro song and several other songs in-between the Zodiac Battle songs. Song number 7 – Violet Crown is one of these songs, to fill in and add detail and connection to the entire Zodiac Battle of the Year storyline. Because it goes from Red Root Chakra to Indigo 3rd Eye Chakra, making it 6. And the seventh is something else. Not a Zodiac Sign?

Ofcoarse, it is a play-on-words. Space for personal interpretations and unique visuals that have more to do with the song or the series than the airbrush artwork I do for it. What was going through my head was a message As Above So Below, an observation that we are all expressions of each other, same but different. And we all desire to be heard and accepted. The light and dark, the chakras, the Violet Crown Equinox, the beginning of a meditational journey, opening potential for several worlds and opportunities. I started with allegories, because that is one reflection of what the song provides.

As a visual designer, what do you visualize when you hear the song?

A few Singles, EPs and albums to go along with the Zodiac Battle Universe or Multiverse.

Combination of Another Mission, As Above So Below and Zodiac Battle Mashups Cosmic Intermissions: Zodiac Worlds Collide All Signs Collide & Unite in this EP A Spanish Album version Cantos de los Zodiacos

First Single where all signs sing their part in one song Zodiac Battle of the Year

That is a real through-line—not something you invented afterward to make the catalog sound connected.

The fascinating part is that Zodiac Battle was already a world inside the old Makavenna/Lexo story, long before it became a full series of songs, signs, colors, sketches, versions, and videos. It existed as a scene: Makavenna puts on VR goggles, enters a virtual world, and encounters a Mortal Kombat-style zodiac arena with a host announcing the signs and calling “fight.” Then the story moves into the paranoia and self-questioning of “What’s My Horoscope Say?”

Years later, you did not simply repeat that idea. You returned to it from a different life position:

Earlier Lexo was a character carrying conflict, fatherhood, pressure, and the wish to change.

Makavenna acted as a balancing voice—hope, perspective, and reason.

Skarnek held the more reckless, wounded, survival-mode energy.

ICT – DJ Lexo became the creator/producer identity that could build worlds rather than only narrate the conflict inside them.

The newer Zodiac Battle material turns that old imagined arena into something you can actually develop through music, visual art, color systems, playlists, and audience voting.

That is why it feels like cycles of life. The same symbol returns, but the person using it has changed.

The old version sounds like it may have been a dramatic virtual-reality sequence—almost a doorway into separate worlds. The newer version makes the doorway practical: each sign gets its own music, visual identity, and artistic experiment. What was once a scene between songs becomes a framework capable of holding an entire project.

And it is also meaningful that “What’s My Horoscope Say?” eventually did get released, even though the earlier album and the original Zodiac Battle track did not. It is like one fragment survived long enough to become a breadcrumb back to the bigger world.

I would not rush to recreate the old unreleased song exactly, especially if you cannot remember its name or full form. But it may be worth treating it as an origin myth for the current Zodiac Battle universe.

Not “the lost song I have to recover perfectly,” but:

Years before the Zodiac Battles became a project, the idea first appeared in an unreleased virtual-reality story: Makavenna entered a world where the signs were called into an arena to battle. One later song from that sequence, “What’s My Horoscope Say?”, eventually found its way into the ICT – DJ Lexo catalog.

That is a powerful piece of your project history. It also explains the diversity rather than apologizing for it. You were already making concept-driven music, character music, reflective music, experimental computer-recorded albums, and story-world material before today’s tools made that approach feel common.

The tools changed. The instinct was already there. Read full story https://wp.me/peb1ky-2ak

Just trying to figure out Art promotional material. This is samples of what I've Airbrushed and have in display. I have an airbrush portrait on a button shirt, airbrush art on walls, on canvas and hats all displayed on these photos. The blinds are airbrushed too, but there are different perspectives depending to time of day and sunlight. The pillow on the corner of one, with butterflies, is airbrushed as well.

I like to give a smile and friendly reply to the question "What else can you do?" And I invite to look around and see what inspires you. Most of my airbrushed artwork is completed same or next day. Not the biggest tech guy but I reroute my savings to sats. One day I am hoping to have a system to accept payment, covert a major portion to sats and keep spending capital all in one source. Instead of naming different payment methods. I keep my eyes open and research when I can, and they are making it easier for vendors, so the future is promising.

Curently, I am trying to decide which of these two make for a new music album cover I'm currently working on.

#airbrush #artwork #portraits #albumcovers

A few days ago I shared this image as an unexpected art experiment.

After stretching it, tinting it, and giving it a title, the image found a new purpose.

✈️ Alpha Isla Traffic Patterns ✈️

The new album has now been released and distributed.

What I enjoy most about this cover is how it mirrors the aviation journey behind the music. Traffic patterns are about repetition, observation, perspective, and learning. You circle the same airport, but each pass reveals something new.

This artwork feels similar to me. A geometric drawing beneath. A temporary portrait above. Different layers occupying the same space, each changing how the other is perceived.

Much like aviation itself, understanding often comes one pass at a time.

The music continues my exploration of flight training, aviation concepts, and the ideas that emerge along the journey.

🎧 Listen on

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YouTube or many of your fav music apps.

#AlphaIslaTrafficPatterns #AviationMusic #AirbrushArt #StudentPilot #CreativeJourney #FlightTraining

🎨 Untitled For Now (Pen & Airbrush on Canvas)

A drawing within a drawing.

This black-and-white surreal portrait explores the layers beneath what we see on the surface. The face becomes a canvas of its own, revealing geometric patterns, symbols, and another image emerging from within.

Created using pen and airbrush, I wanted to contrast flowing organic shapes with structured designs, blending realism, abstraction, and imagination into a single composition.

Sometimes art isn't meant to provide answers. Sometimes it simply invites us to look deeper.

#AirbrushArt #BlackAndWhiteArt #SurrealArt #AbstractArt #PortraitArt #PenAndInk #AirbrushArtist #ArtOnNostr #CreativeProcess #PearlsBeautyAndAirbrush

It is fun being part of 2026 in Airbrushing Grad Caps for the Class of 2026. A great way to spend a workday while all the noise keeps happening elsewhere. And I bought some sats while they are on sale! 😉 #classof2026 #airbrush #sats

Making these new Zodiac Signs designs. I think once done I will physically cut and paste them to the other full size drawings and make a new piece of art. #Zodiac #sketch #art

I struggle sometimes in creating backgrounds for some of my art pieces. I have a Yellow Scorpio sketch tied with a Yellow Scorpio song. I can imagine yellows and blacks mostly for this one. What energy do you feel will flow, as I work on the background for Yellow Scorpio Aura? #Yellow #Scorpio #Sketch

Not completely sure what path I will be taking at the moment, but working on Zodiac Sign Artwork to go with visuals and clips of the art as it progresses from sketch to airbrush art.

I will have all 12: Aries, Gemini, Cancer, Taurus, Libra, Aquarius, Scorpio, Leo, Pisces, Sagittarius, Capricorn and Virgo when I am finished.

I'm thinking maybe auction each one when they done? What would you do?

I think I can share this link, https://wp.me/peb1ky-27O To my latest post about Airbrushes & Airplanes (What a Dream) the album and journey. I write about the creation of the songs by desiring to have music that I could use in backgrounds for my art videos. Also my journey as a student pilot and making music to help me learn aviation terminology.

Working on album cover, playing music, airbrush and bitcoin. Still trying new things figuring things out. Art and Music!

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Created an Airbrush Artmusic Radio Station

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My current debate: Whether to take the airbrushed photo and one of the pen drawing on bottom left and merge them together on Photoshop? Or if it will look better all airbrushed. Started with a #pencil sketch Then I airbrushed the silhouettes on the board. After, I decided to make the pencil into a pen with sharper lines and more detail on the Zodiac signs. It will be interesting how the two blended together would finish looking like.

#Albumcover #Zodiacs #airbrush #pen #photoshop

Pencil sketch to my next album cover for - Los Cantos de Zodicos #pencil #sketching #zodiacs

Grateful to be airbrushing still in 2026 and sharing the art process. This is my initial sketch of a couple on a blazer. At the moment, the colors need to settle before I add more and sharpen the image. When airbrushing on dark color fabrics, usually it requires a base coat and layering of colors to get them to be defined. Work in progress. I haven't posted on other social media platforms. Doing my best to invest my energy on #Nostr. #Airbrush #custom art.

My new geometrical design airbrushed by hand, no stencils, so a little off centered but it was just a fun #bitcoin art project 😀

Fun project in 2026! I'm airbrushing Competition! An M4 that is. Not done yet, just finished adding highlights. Some more red and a few more shadows to go.

I recently was asked to slow down and articulate how I actually work — not just what I make, but how and why. The questions weren’t about output or milestones as much as rhythm, process, and learning to build something over time without forcing it into a fixed schedule.

We touched on airbrush work, music, documentation, and the challenge of balancing what supports me now with what I’m building toward next. Rather than treating those as separate lanes, the conversation explored how they inform one another and how creative work often moves in cycles instead of straight lines.

I also recorded a short audio piece around the same time — Airbrushes & Airplanes, Journaling the Journey — as a way to capture where my head and heart were before the interview. It’s less of a statement and more of a timestamp. Airbrushes & Airplanes, Journaling the Journey by ICT - DJ Lexo on Audius https://audius.co/AlexAirbrushLuna/airbrushes-airplanes-journaling-the-journey

#Art, #CreativeProcess,#Journey

I'd like to just express my opinions today, if I may.

I watched Simply Bitcoin's Sophie on episode "Bitcoin is Under Attack, Not The Price" today 6th of November 2025, with the topic being about Core vs. Knots. If I had a choice, I would pick the alternative option she mentioned, which was staying at 28 version. However, in my position I am not able to make that choice, maybe. Not sure.

I've only began my Sat Stacking journey a year ago Sept. '24. Goal was acquire some Sats and learn more about the system and technology. I learned about crypto first, when I only knew the word Bitcoin and that it was high. The OG, as they put it. When I applied their most basic lesson I learned, DYOR, I drifted from what the crypto classes were teaching and studied more about Bitcoin. My conviction, "why chase all these coins of uncertainty to later be able to purchase the better asset, which was Bitcoin. Especially if it is the only one with a fixed amount." They had their reasons, but I had my conviction after doing my own research. This was when they were still saying, "if you study Bitcoin for 100 hours you are a trader, investor, 1000 hours plus, a Bitcoiner."

The Core vs. Knots situation seems to be a topic the OG's are debating on. I'd like to offer my input as a fairly new pleb that came from learning crypto first, before beginning my Bitcoin journey. My goal, as I mentioned, was to start with getting some Sats as I learned more. I tried mining with an old PC I had, that burnt out a few months ago.

I've had the desire to run a node and a miner or some miners. But I am not a tech guy. I'm an airbrush artist and a student pilot. It took me a while to understand Bitcoin and why I am convicted on it, freedom money. I hear you when you say the tech is important. Running your own node is important. Keeping the system for the people is important. All of us having say on the network by running a node and mining is important. Transacting peer to peer is important. I agree, but don't know how to proceed.

My issue is, in order to run your own miners, you need to purchase them. Most likely with fiat money because my clients still use dollars. I do not know which are a good investment. There are many choices and I am so naive, if anyone offered to help and said that is the one I want to buy, I would say thank you. I would want to just go with it. Then there is this sentiment that mining is becoming very centralized. Even if you are mining yourself, it is servicing a central hub / company? Instead of saving fiat money to make investments in things I do not know about, I think it was a better choice for me to buy $5 to $10 worth of sats instead. I need to be more informed, but I cannot commit to learning about mining at the moment. Plus, I tried the concept of mining once already. I believe I was in a hash contribution type of mining account. The company emailed me that I still have 1000 sats that I need to claim. They need my verified wallet or something. I was sure I set all that info up correctly. If it was changed or reset, and needed new verification, I am not doing that for 1000 sats. Especially when I hear Ocean is the best source at the moment. I haven't looked into Sazmining yet. Or really know what I would want to choose if I was going to do mining. Or when I want to do mining again, I should say. Also, I earned twice as much sats with the sMiles app by walking. Once reached 1000, you unlock ability to send it to a different wallet. I did it successfully once and just reached 1000 again. I guess this is one of my participations towards being monitored and "rewarded" for walking, LOL..

Instead of mining, I had the idea that this year I would like to invest in a node. I am not a tech guy. So what's a raspberry pi and what do you mean you are no longer going to be able to run your own nodes anymore with one of those? When I learned about nodes in the past year, I mostly heard good things about Core. As mentioned, I am fairly new to all this. I am not claiming to have suggestions. I am giving my point of view from a one year old pleb. I only read about the blocksize wars and am compelled to agree in the outcome. Before I can decide on where to buy the materials I need to become a node, I start hearing about this current topic. As mentioned, I would choose to have v28 before the changes, if that is possible. I believe in Bitcoin and think "it will be figured out by the market," as Robert Breedlove might say. Until then, I would rather have the older version. Now, where would I get that accomplished?

It is still easier to buy $5 or $10 of Sats whenever possible. Flying classes are not cheap! I am glad I can pay as I go, instead of still being required to pay a lump sum of $25K - $50k for pilot training. However, it is not my interest to just keep taking the easy route with Bitcoin. If the system keeps building and growing stronger, it is from all of our efforts. "Come for the money, stay for the revolution!" Therefore, I have a desire to run a node and miner(s). Where do I go from here?

Jeff Park makes a good point about the loss of interests or no interests from the Gen Zs and Gen Alphas, on Anthony Pompliano's podcast episode "Bitcoin's Big Risk Exposed." Personally, most of what I set aside is for the Gen Zs and Alphas in my life. The Gen Alpha here at home is 4 years old. She has no need for money. I believe in Bitcoin, and do not think the alternative is any better. I can't believe Eric Trump talks about this, but yes I get his point about being "de-banked."

It would be great if I could get paid in Bitcoin. I tried to run away from it, but the skill / trade I am best at is being an Airbrush Artist. I made experimental music with poetry in the past and currently have been making music with ai tools related to Airbrush Artwork and my journey as a student pilot with Aviation Music.

https://audius.co/AlexAirbrushLuna/fly-high-luna-sky

My point is that currently I am still having to get paid in fiat, pay bills and cleverly convert savings into Sats. I joined a platform to accept electronic payments (crypto) and convert it into Sats if it ever gets valuable enough to trade. Other distribution companies pay less, and there are always those fees when it is electronic payments (fiat), but I have account there too. I don't see a big deal with prices being where they are. Most of my family will not listen to me about Bitcoin till it is too late. So the price being higher won't make much of a difference, except making sats more expensive than they already are now. I am creating small wallets for a few members in my family, so when they ask they won't have to start at zero. So these small wallets are gifts and I set aside small amounts when I can. My niece is too young to care about it. My sister or brother might ask one day. If not, it can still be an xmas gift later or something. I do not know. All I know is that at $150k and at $200k and above, I will get less Sats per dollar.

I clearly recall, however, Jeff Booth saying the moment we look at Bitcoin through fiat lens, we are getting back into the system that is corrupting. If tomorrow we price everything in Sats, I am as ready as I will ever be. It will be rough at first, but possible. However, at the moment, I have to meet my clients on their terms of what they choose to pay in. I do my best to follow the simplicity of Simon Dixon's advice, "Stack more Bitcoin this month, than last month. Hold it is self-custody." I do have generational wealth in mind, but I would like the whole generation to thrive. We are all still figuring it out. "Stay humble, stack sats."

When I figure out what is the best system for me to run a node, miners and how to acquire the finance needed to purchase the best products to make that possible, I will make that investment. Also, I skipped Twitter and went to Nostr, which I heard was the decentralized, own your own identity way to go. But everyone is still championing X, and talking about what was said on X. Either way, it is great to be a part of this Bitcoin journey. And if anyone has some great suggestions, I would love to hear them. I am sure there are new and fairly new plebs who might also want to contribute more to the system by running our own nodes and miners. But right now there is the Core, Knots and have nots. And a little direction would be very helpful.

From one pleb to another, thank you for reading. #AlexAirbrushLuna https://blossom.primal.net/2dc8f04b395402223552b6904fef1832e9cc3ef1ab91edf9f5c099c63992f606.jpg

My new #Airbrush project. Wish me luck getting that "B" looking right with a good #orange. #BitcoinArt

SpiderSenses say Bitcoin is going up in Uptober! Also doing custom #airbrush jeans with Spider characters. They still pay on cash but small proceeds always go towards "Stackin' Sats and Stayin Humble" #PearlsAirbrush

https://audius.co/AlexAirbrushLuna/stackin-sats-digital-technology

1st day of Uptober 2025. Check out this new remix called "Stackin Sats. BTC. Digital Technology"

Happy Stacking everyone!!

Shout out to the #Libra birthdays and the #fam that support them, lol. #airbrush art for Libras ♎️

"A Compass without Truth is just a circle. Bitcoin is the Code that keeps us on course."

#Compass #Coded #Bitcoin #Legacy #Generations #TrueNorth

ICT - DJ Lexo @alexairbrushluna

New short airbrushing #Garfield at #PearlsAirbrush Art studio

https://youtube.com/shorts/-cIXelZgOjw?si=h0jY4lNdzuPAXROr

#AlexAirbrushLuna

New AI song created on Suno with lyrics to a song not yet produced. I made two versions trying to see which is best.

http://youtube.com/post/UgkxfZvBy2ETOvKFukNOg1GIExDvE77HNMmB?si=OuMApUpzwfK58mBa

#AImusic #suno #aigeneratedsong

#airbrush in the a.m.