liz murdock

a photo of me silhouetted by the pink and green curved columns of the aurora borealis. i'm on a beach in central oregon, the water is reflecting some fo teh aurora behind me.

i am not ready for solar minimum! the last few years have been magical 😭

top notch texture

I miss these. Not trying to ruin them, and I think it's a risk every Jack in Box customer willingly takes, but I got the WORST food poisoning from them (a single order! 2 measly tacos!) a couple of years ago and I haven't had the courage to go back.

my high school football coach friend correctly called the backwards pass in real time so maybe McVay should just learn ball.

dark chocolate makes my mouth feel like it’s never had moisture in it, ever.

credulous hacks

gah!

snip of an ebird checklist, showing a count of 2 red-headed woodpeckers.

after many years of visiting SW Florida to see my parents, I finally got my lifer red-headed woodpecker!

I kind of wish that I’d found the Shadow of the Leviathan series after, like, 5 books had been written because I am already jonesing.

Please recommend more fantasy or sci-fi mysteries to me!

it is so fucking cringe. like, look around you???

i’m a high school teacher and let me tell you something, folks: this works

brindle whippet against a sofa, his head and neck are outstretched along the arm, a front leg hangs over it. his chest 90 degrees from his neck, is pressed along the back rest and his back legs sort of corkscrewed up into the air

brindle whippet as a smol ball, on a grey couch with a while pillow and red blanket

haven’t posted my dog for a minute so here is some of Creeper’s recent whippet origami:

I feel ya, Lucy!

selfie weaing a seahawks tee - michael bennett on the police bike, my face is half obscured

happy Seahawks Parade Day to all who celebrate! special shout out to whoever posted the Seattle sports gear Ebay benefit for abortion services - i snagged the Mike Bennett tee i’ve coveted for a decade (and got to donate to great cause)! 💙💚💙💚

last parade school was a ghost town, averaged maybe 4 kids per period. think we eventually put the livestream on a projector in the cafeteria?

i got a sub for today right after we won the NFCCG. but i am a bit sad to miss the kids’ hype. i also expect wednesday to be very, very quiet!

i dream of a SF like game last night. can’t believe it happened. i’m so happy for us. 💚💙💚💙

did they scrounge up some old quaaludes for Mariah Carey?

equity training in teaching is often blindingly obvious “how to be normal and not say or do weird things to children”.

guess what? a lot of people need it!!!

most important realization of my career.

ahhh i see what missed

uh oh what did i miss

for rescues there's WRAP (Whippet Rescue and Placement). Greyhound Pets Inc and Team Inch Sighthound Rescue also occasionally have whippet/whip mixes and iggies. good luck! we are head over heels in love with our dog, he is the bestest boy.

we seriously lucked into it by getting connected with a someone who happened to be placing one her adults (we were looking for greyhound after losing ours last year). I suggest checking out the West Coast Whippets FB group, something I found after getting Creeper.

he’s fucking right

FB post from Skagit River Brewery: We are aware of a post made yesterday by our owner on his personal account about the Minnesota incident. It was inappropriate and it does not reflect the values of Skagit River Brewery nor our commitment to the local community. The post has been removed and the owner has issued a personal apology on his Facebook page. We are sorry for the harm it caused.

and here is the milquetoast response. the owner “apology” is garbage too.

Spread the word, do not eat at the Skagit River Brewery. This is the owner. @cheeziebreezie.bsky.social @justwhitney.bsky.social can you boost

i was at that eagles/hawks game so huge 🫶🫶🫶 ups to Lock always. what a solid dude. love this team and glad he’s back and part of it.

as a former Masshole and current Seattlite (20+ years in each): shut the fuck up nerd and GO HAWKS!

ok i kinda logged off but holy shit balls we’re going to the super bowl AND, more importantly, we beat the motherfucking Rams again! Riq, you dumbass, it could have been chill but it’s FINE.

my only player jersey is Hauschka, my next will be Dickson, clock it (maybe Shaheed because ❤️❤️❤️) Kickers and punters and special teams 4eva!