Lonio

Sorry, but I'm losing my mind about censorship.

Sex work is work.
Fiction is not real.
Consuming fiction does not equate endorsement of any real acts.

Had another drive to get mater to doctors and FINALLY reworked the opening for HSI that has had me stuck for over a month while dealing with rush hour traffic on 495. Who knew Massachusetts traffic would actually be a good thing?

A perfect maitake mushroom that is, in fact, larger than Mel’s head

Showing off this maitake that’s bigger than my head!!

A four panel black and white comic called "9/17/25". Panel 1 shows a basket filled with chestnut acorns. Text reads: "Rea brought me a basket of chestnut acorns to process." Panel 2 shows Mel and Rea weeding in a garden. Rea: "Sorry to say I gathered them on September 14th." Mel: "??" Rea: "You know, the Devil's Nutting Day?" Mel: "?????" Panel 3 shows a very cartoony devil picking up an acorn. Text reads: "That's the day the devil gathers his nuts!" Panel 4 shows Mel and Rea talking. Mel: "You gave me DEVIL NUTS?" Rea: "Yeah, sorry. Can't wait to taste the acorn bread..."

new holiday alert?? (another week of diary comics from my artist residency went up on my patreon! patreon.com/mgillman )

Honestly as much as I enjoy the bounty of summer harvests I am so glad the fall weather is here to cradle us in her sweater season embrace.

It also means working in the garden doesn’t set off an ME/CFS flare 🤪

I’m behind on my knitting goals this year but considering how chaotic this year turned out, I’m just glad I have any finished garments and gift knits at all.

Finally did some spinning last night to prep for what I hope is the last skein of my 3ply for a guernsey sweater for next year. I’ve been wanting to make a cabled sweater from my homespun Shetland since I got the fiber.

A scarf and a jean leg that have been melded together in unholy denim matrimony

Which kpop idol will wear the jarf first

egonlab.com/collections/...

"we shouldn't argue about politics"

buddy, we blew past "politics" a long time ago

Parent Company of the Big 4 Sewing Pattern Brands Sold to a Liquidator - Craft Industry Alliance The legacy sewing pattern brands Simplicity, Butterick, McCalls, and Vogue, commonly referred to as the Big 4, have been sold to a liquidator.

the big 4 sewing pattern brands are being sold off for parts. if you want patterns, get them *now*.

(if you're secretly a zillionaire who likes sewing patterns, call the liquidator immediately with your chequebook)

craftindustryalliance.org/parent-compa...

*rolls up my sleeves to the armpit* SOMEONE HAS GOT TO DO IT AND IT MAY AS WELL BE ME

Pretty sure that’s how we all start

Honestly how I started writing tho

I simultaneously want to write them into being and also hold the finished product in my hand where I simply manifest it instantly into being.

I have been reading this fantasy crime solving series and it just threw me face first into thinking about HSI and so I spent half the day with outlines and then opening scene drafts

I have been seized by our lads once again

It has been SO LONG

I really wanna talk about writing but i'm not sure any of my people are around right now and I am ITCHING

Thinking passionately about HSI and listening to music on repeat... I miss writing

You know what, shameless self promotion, but if any fellow #haikyuu fans are seeing the “soft muscles” thing Iwaizumi said about Ushijima and started thinking to yourself, “okay I could maybe see them as a ship,” please allow me to try to further convince you with my 127k word, explicit ushiwa fic 😂

WE HAVE RAIN!!!!!!!!!!

*end rant

I know ACAB and I just genuinely want them to do their FUCKING JOB and DEAL WITH A THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY

I can’t even be like ‘lol that’s RURAL FOR YOU’ bc this has become a well populated area at this point.

Like… we are not rural enough that these assholes can practice shooting in their backyard without it being illegal since you aren’t allowed to use a gun that close to a home.

I’m—-

And it is CONSTANT. Every fucking night.

NO ONE NEEDS THAT MUCH FIREWOOD???

Also they’ve genuinely cut trees on my other neighbor’s property without consent and then stolen the lumber which is 100% a crime.

I am losing my fucking mind

I’m complaining about them bc I’ve been super sick and already struggling to sleep and genuinely IT JUST GETS DARK AND THE CHAINSAW STARTS.

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME???

Oh and I am not alone in this. Our whole neighborhood dislikes them and is like ‘don’t go near them they have guns and will probably shoot you’ but they all hate their behavior.

And all the other streets and neighbors have complained about them, to police and otherwise.

An old school bus showed up there a few weeks ago and they have MULTIPLE city stop signs in the backyard, which I know is illegal, and, honestly, I’m fine with a little anarchy but this is such blatant disregard for others health and wellness that I truly consider them a menace to society

Apparently the owner of the property also hasn’t paid taxes since 2021 and I feel like I’m genuinely insane that he’s still there and ‘no one can do anything about it’

They also need to never be allowed to own pets bc their dogs are genuinely so neglected they run the entire mountain basically begging people to adopt them and, again, the local law people will do NOTHING.