Marz Barz

A frumpy, middle-aged, white woman poses in front of a monarch butterfly mural while wearing a witch costume. The veil from her tall black hat covers her crooked smile.

I don’t usually dress up, but today is Halloween!

The hat was supposed to slouch, but it’s refusing to cooperate. So, guess I’m a pointy hat wearing, spell book thumping, classic old witch. 😂

#halloween #halloweencostume #witch #kumoricon

A ball-jointed doll in a pikachu kigurumi holds a badge for Kumoricon, a Portland convention that celebrates anime and gaming. Badge ribbons say Day Zero, definitely not haunted, and I’ll be your friend until the end.

Resin Rose BJD Expo is at Kumoricon! Come see us, we’re in the industry row. We have badge ribbons to give/trade, and will be raffling off a different blind box doll every day!

#kumoricon #kumoricon2025 #resinrosebjdexpo

Selfie of a frumpy, middle-aged, white woman pointing at graffiti on a wall behind her. The wall is brown, the tag is lavender.

Lavender graffiti on a brown wall declares, “shrimps is bugs!”

Shrimps is bugs.

#shrimpsisbugs

A pair of original Furbies, side by side. They are both white, but one the right looks a bit high.

While hunting for the costume bin I found my Furbies that I could swear were donated a decade ago. I’m pleased because I did have regrets, but I’m creeped out because I was so sure I donated them. 😅👻

#toys #toysky #furby #vintagetoys

Millie, a brown tabby cat looks up with big green eyes. Her long white whiskers stand out against her bold stripes. She has been caught in the library, but hopes you won’t mind.

Happy National Cat Day! 🥳

#cat #catsky #nationalcatday #tabby #whiskerswednesday

Millie, a brown tabby cat gracefully cleans between the toes of her back foot. Her whiskers catch the light of an autumn sunbeam.

Clean beans!

#cat #catsky #tongueouttuesday #toebeantuesday #toebeans

V, clad in black and sporting his iconic mask, dances while waving a large American flag.

A revolution without dancing is not a revolution worth having. -V

#nokings #clackamas #oregon #vforvendetta

Free speech! Oh yeah! Mr. Kool-Aid holds a sign celebrating our right to speak.

A kangaroo heads for a shade break bearing a sign that says “the only royal I want is a royale with cheese” in colorful letters. The other side declared Dairy Queen the only acceptable monarch.

More costumes and signs from No Kings Day, Clackamas, Oregon.

#nokings #clackamas #oregon

A blue unicorn stands tall with patriotic pride, American flag over their heart, golden horn shining in the sun.

This sign declares NO KINGS, with an image of Prince John from Disney’s Robin Hood.

“Resistance is NOT futile!” declares this sign adorned with planets, the Enterprise, and a Star Trek insignia.

We said NO KINGS.

Costumes and signs from No Kings Day. Clackamas, Oregon.

#nokings #clackamas #oregon

Video 2/2 from Portland.

If not a snack, why dumpling shaped? 😂

It got zested! Chaos!

A stout pug sits on light grey kitchen towels. He has a vegetable barcode sticker stuck to his whiskers. He looks at the camera imploring you to feed pugs, not eat pugs.

Meanwhile in war ravaged Portland… we’re eating the pugs, we’re eating the cats.

Just kidding. Sous Chef Azul is supervising closely as I stuff some beautiful bell peppers foraged from the rubble. No pugs (or cats!) harmed in the making of this post.

#pug #pugsky #rescuepug

A young brown tabby sits on the back of a zebra print chair. She eyes the camera warily with big green eyes. She’s thin, and it makes her ears seem overly large. A sunbeam highlights her fur and full whiskers.

Bonus photo! A sunbeam highlights Millie’s whiskers.

#cat #catsky #rescuecat #whiskerswednesday

Millie. She came out of nowhere in a snowy parking lot and climbed the leg of an acquaintance. I offered to foster her, but she quickly became part of the family.

#cat #catsky #tabby #thenandnow #rescuecat

A pug rests his thick, wrinkled head on a soft blue blanket. His eyes are relaxed and unfocused, his tongue is sticking out. In the background another pug sleeps with her eyes tightly closed and her feet on his head.

Blep.

#tongueouttuesday #pugs #pugsky #rescuepug

“Ambassador Mollari, please join me. Would you like some spoo? It’s fresh.” Screenshot from the first episode of Babylon 5. A lizard-like humanoid offers another man with big hair a bowl of food at a space cafe. This must be the space delicacy known as spoo.

Love at first spoo. 😅

As hard as it may be to believe, I have never seen Babylon 5. My gentleman friend recently found the complete set out in the wild so I’m indulging myself now.

#babylon5 #spoo

A yellow-orange poppy surrounded clusters of tiny white flowers.

A big yellow flower with long petals and a deep orange center.

Poppy and calendula.

#flower #bloomscrolling

A long-haired grey cat stands on a windowsill. She looks into the camera with bright green eyes, soft fur highlighted by the morning sun. From this top-down perspective, her feet look very small indeed.

An extreme closeup of a green-eyed grey cat as she presses her face closer. Her big grey nose looms over you.

Kitten-sitting again. This is Pancho. She has the daintiest feet and likes to sniff the phone and bat my face.

#cat #catsky

A brown tabby cat with big green eyes looks at the camera expectantly. She sits in a sunbeam, and the harsh light casts a dramatic cat-shaped shadow on a shelf of DVD sets behind her. She is a connoisseur of animated media.

Sunbeam Sunday.

#cat #catsky #sunbeamsunday #tabby

A furry creature with a wide, toothy grin is dressed for camping. Denim overalls, fishing hat, and sturdy boots.

The big creature with a smaller version standing on its hat. It’s naked! It’s fur is the mottled colors of strawberry lemonade, or sherbet.

Large-bubu. 😆

Someone brought this oversized Labubu to the doll meet. He was so cute!

#labubu

A Black girl with rainbow hair smiles widely, revealing sharp teeth. Her pastel eyes sparkle with mischief. She’s wearing a Hellfire Club shirt. Doll is by Rap1993.

An old lady stares grumpily into the camera through white framed glasses. There’s whippersnappers somewhere. Doll is by Miss Mian Doll.

Young and sassy vs. old and crabby. 😆

#dolls #dollsky #bjd

A pale girl with soft strawberry blonde hair is surrounded by small animals. A sheet ghost cat sits on her head. In her lap is a bear cub with a tiny blue dragon on its head. I think the girl doll is by ComiBaby. The animals are either Cocoriang or Kumukuku.

Disney Princess.

#dollsky #bjd

A woman with pink and blue hair, horns and snake eyes can barely contain her boobs. A young girl holds her hand and shares her concern. Tits McBoob is an Angelphillia doll. I think the other is LittleFee.

Look how concerned they both are about those boobs! 😂

#dollsky #bjd

A cute Black cat-girl looks up at the camera with her pale peach eyes and heart shaped pupils. She has a mischievous smile on her vitiligo adorned face, and a big-ass cup in her hand. So hydrated. Doll is from Smart Doll.

A younger girl with enormous dark brown eyes gives you a hopeful look. Is there candy? She has soft wavy white blond hair and pale skin with rosy cheeks, her dress is mustard plaid with a brown blouse. I think this is a LittleFee.

Three girl dolls on a floral quilted blanket. It’s a picnic! The doll in the foreground is very happy to be there, drinking a blue drink that matches her dress. The other to are out of focus, but in positions of relaxation and repose. The are all made by Volks.

A girl with chibi proportions has a shocked look on her face. There’s an alien on her head! It clings to her hair with three pointy crab legs and squints its one blue eye. It is wearing a Lilo character hat with big funny ears. Girl is from the Hani blind box series. Alien is from Studio HatCat.

Doll Meet, August 2025. Beaverton, OR. A Thread.

#dolls #dollsky #dollmeet #bjd

A pile of crispy fried basil leaves on top of ground chicken, with a perfect runny fried egg and mound of white rice.

A deep blue drink garnished with lime next to an orange-brown drink generously topped with whipped cream.

A peculiar purple drink in a frosty glass.

Kraprao-Hang-Kai-Dow, Thai Iced Tea, and Butterfly Pea Flower Juice.

I got out of the house this weekend and had delicious food with one of my favorite friends at my favorite restaurant.

#thaifood #khamdeethai

💕

Closeup of a grey tortoiseshell calico cat looking into the camera with soft green eyes. She is rising out of a loafed position, her paws are still turned in and you can see her extra toes.

Remembering Newton on Caturday.

We said goodbye this week after eighteen years of friendship. I guess I was never going to be ready for this. I miss her so much.

#cat #catsky #caturday

I’m struggling a lot with this, so I’m going to borrow my gentleman friend’s eloquent words. Love the ones you love while there’s still time.

A big black dog and a sooty gray cat lay facing eachother on a rug. They do appear to be plotting something. The dog looks particularly guilty.

What are they planning? Should I be worried? 😅

#dogsky #dog #cat #catsky #catsanddogslivingtogether