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A store with a sign that says “ADULT NOVELTIES - BJORK ALBUMS - MAGIC POKEMON YUGIOH - AIRSOFT GUNS”

"thin places" are locations where the veil between the physical and spiritual worlds is said to be particularly thin.

A very cute calico cat curled up on the couch on a soft white blanket, burrowed into my arm and side

I couldn’t go to LA with my husband for a post-layoffs team gathering on account of deadlines, but this little sweetie doesn’t seem to mind that I’m staying home.

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Thor: Love and Thunder. It was such a “time-release hate” movie: the more I thought about how stupid it was, the angrier it made me for being such a waste of time and a waste of a very cool Lady Thor costume design.

Happy Lunar New Year to all celebrating. I am personally inspired by the horse because it is powerful, beautiful, and beloved even though it is also VERY nervous

no more 6 foot tall dude silhouettes, "toilet for comparison" is a much more evocative creature scale metric

gold medal skippity paps

3 panels, starting with the Far Side Cow tools cartoon featuring a bipedal cow showing off a table with 4 crude misshapen objects on it. The following 2 panels, screenshots from I Think You Should Leave, feature a student in a desk asking, "what's her job?" The teacher, played by Tim Robinson, is visibly frustrated and replies by leaning forward and yelling, "COW TOOLS."

i can't know how to hear anymore about cow tools

100% agreed. “Ironically” posting GenAI slop is still part of the problem! It also makes me think their taste level as a creative is extremely low if they think that nonsense is cute.

the polish figure skating team in the kiss and cry holding a plush pierogi

IMPORTANT OLYMPIC NEWS:

THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI

The background cookies make this look so ✨aesthetic✨

My latest read on the treadmill is “Play Nice” by Jason Schreier, and boy oh boy it’s bringing back a lot of memories (trauma) that reaffirm my decision to leave the game industry.

Last month, I got tired of feeling both physically and mentally shitty, and started going back to the gym regularly. I’ve been using library ebooks to motivate me to put in about 15-20km on the treadmill per week, on top of my weights routine.

Since mid-December, I’ve read 7 books!

Friendly reminder that Party Rock Anthem by LMFAO has the same BPM as the intro theme to Evangelion

it is done
almost a year later Paper Chrono Trigger is done
proper photo session this weekend
made from bristol paper, cardstock, sketchbook paper, toilet paper, & matboard
(Also bit of clear resin, colored gel, LED strip, & microLEDs)

The colouring and the empty track make me think of the eerily-still beginning scenes of a zombie movie.

My scheming vizier when I start to cough after taking a swig of wine from my goblet

Photo of a magic 8 ball with a 'goatse' version of the OpenAI logo and the words ChatGPT on it, next to a white box that says "ChatGPT offline version". Inset are photos of the 8-ball responses such as "That's a great question", "You're 1000% right" and "Too many requests try again later" and then another photo from the back of the box of a holographic authenticity sticker that says FAKE.

After much research and development I have made an offline version of ChatGPT.

Now you can save water and electricity while navel-gazing, and carry one of the world's most powerfully annoying AI chatbots in your pocket.

The second face looks like some horror from 90s-era YTV programming.

I’ve been fighting with getting a successful print on my 3D printer and properly fitting a pants pattern to my weird body all day, so I’m glad I managed a win in the form of the most incredible pan of chicken stew and dumplings I’ve ever made.
You’ve gotta have at least ONE win to keep you going.

This is true of all creative endeavours. Weathering the slog and finishing work is an absolutely key practice. Get good at that and everything else will follow.

We took ours down today too, and the whimsy level of our place took a steep drop. 🥲

Have you taken it in to be serviced? The older machines are actually better quality compared to the flimsy plastic parts in modern machines.

I’m not setting any resolutions around my body/weight because navigating that when you’re prone to disordered behaviours is like trying to sneak around a spooked horse without getting kicked to death. But I do want to cook more often, eat healthier and more varied meals, and eat less take-out.

Did the first big clean and first grocery shop of the new year, and I’m feeling energized by both in the way that only a 40 year old homebody could be.

The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.

Christmas ornaments of two little white dogs - the new puppy Ziggy and the beloved late dog Lemmy.

I’d already made an ornament for Lemmy years ago, so it’s nice that they can both have a little tribute now. ❤️

Wire armature for a little dog sculpture.

White polymer clay beginning to take the shape of a dog on the wire armature. The tail hasn’t been added yet.

The finished polymer clay sculpture of a beloved Shih Tzu/Bichon mix puppy with its tongue sticking out. It is all white and not painted yet. A wire loop has been added to its head for hanging.

The finished painted dog sculpture. It is mostly white with light grey shadows, but its eyes, ears, feet, and tail have some blonde added. The eyes, nose, and sticking-out tongue have clear gloss on them. A white ribbon for hanging is attached to the wire loop on its head.

Separate post for the little dog sculpture I made for my parents, but especially my dad, of their new puppy Ziggy who is my dad’s new little buddy after his beloved dog of 13 years passed away earlier this year. ❤️ I’m so happy with how this turned out.

Sunset-orange matching sweatshirt and sweatpants, handmade and both bearing my Katharine Teel label.

A light blue cotton/linen short-sleeved blouse with a front pocket, handmade and bearing my Katharine Teel label at the back neckline.

A red felt maple leaf purse charm, decorated with shiny red beads. A gold heart-shaped carabiner is attached to the top with a white satin ribbon.

A darling felt ornament of a green wreath decorated with gold and red beads, Canada and Japan flags, wedding rings, and a big red bow. A sign in the center is hand-stitched with “Our First Married Christmas 2025”.

Christmas sewing projects from this year! Sweats for my sister-in-law (Derek’s side), a shirt for my mother-in-law, a purse charm for my other sister-in-law (my side), and a milestone ornament for her and my brother. ❤️🎄