We lost Rappscallion's favorite stuffie, Teeny Tiny Ghost. I feel like the worst parent in the world. Also Toy Story scarred me for life, so I'm just imagining this tiny stuffie ghost lost somewhere, wanting to come home. We have backups, but oh god I feel like shit.

Screaming crying throwing up my Frieren teapot is out and it's so beautiful 😭😭😭 Unfortunately, the sugar bowl developed a crack on the bottom. I'll have to fix that with some kintsugi, but I'll add a coupon in the box for the winner for a free redo. Teacups & creamer soon! @desertbus.org

I've been mad busy dealing with Other Parent Drama At School as well as Rappscallion Might Have a UTI (they don't, huzzah)and I am reminded that: 1. Boston people have no chill 2. Boston drivers are fucking crazy 3. These behaviors do not cease in a school parking lot As a Californian, WTF.

Finally got to see the Omenpath spider cards, and all I can think of is Jace somewhere yelling: "WHO PUT ALL THESE MOTHER FUCKING SPIDERS IN THIS MOTHER FUCKING UNIVERSE?!"

New podcast idea: I just sit around with someone, and we assign different hells to the current fascists in charge. Like who gets Chinese bureaucratic hell, Dante's inferno, or has their heart weighed by Anubis.

Conservative Asians: "They're only going to deport Hispanic/Latine folks. Asians don't cause problems! We're safe." Me: "They LITERALLY grabbed hundreds of South Korean workers and grabbed a guy in front of the fucking Japanese-American incarceration museum JFC gods, ancestors, help me"

Reminder: The first issue of Untold Stories Elspeth from @darkhorse.com is out next week! #Vorthos #1 - Sept 17 #2 - Oct 29 #3 - Nov 26 #4 - Dec 24

Just a general PA that life has been busy, I was sick, and my brain has been not great to me lately. So if I haven't been reaching out to chat like I normally would, that's basically why.

Excited to see @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social tonight. Nom nom flowers!

Laid a trap and he walked right into it like it was a rake on the ground

Well fam, I'm finally learning Warhammer 40k lore. It's oddly inhabiting a space in my brain that's also comforted by horror movie analysis. The abstract idea of the Necron seems much more bearable than this reality, but perhaps that's my cold talking. Anyway, this lore is very silly. But fun.

But HOW? How do you binge - nevermind.

To my shock and surprise, watching the 1993 production of "Cabaret" and clips of the recent West End version isn't helping my cold. Turns out not even a sexily writhing Alan Cumming can distract me from a congested nose and the rise of fascism.

I love my state. I'm proud of Governor Healy, and I'm relieved to know that my family will have access to the COVID vaccine this fall. I hate that we only have access because of where we live. I hate that public health is now a privilege not a right. I hate the people who have endangered all of us.

I know we love Fblthp, but petition for Yargle to be the chaotic archnemesis of this little homunculus for MagicCon marketing please.

HAPPY YARGLE DAY!!!! GO AND BARGLE MY FELLOW FANARGLES!!! (Also you are exempt from leg day on Yargle day, this is the actual rule don't you dare do lunges)

I would kill for Donut Pigeon.

I don't know what Phoenix should smell like, but apparently Black's fragrance is frozen pear and cedarwood. Masculine Marketing is...something, y'all.

Wait are we getting a Morbius card?!

Ceramics on Innistrad hasn't been the same in almost ten years.

Never forget this: Working people outnumber the billionaires and CEOs by a huge margin. If workers stand together, they will win. Solidarity.

Twice now, I have walked into Rappscallion's room for morning wake-up duties only to find her curled around her (unused) ladybug potty, which she dragged into her bed. Somehow I don't think this is how potty training is supposed to go.

AI grifter scammed their way into Dragon Con. The staff had them escorted out, lmao you love to see it

Carving the tiniest stamp for my maker's mark. ❤️

One unforeseen but logical extension of realizing you're a separate person/can be alone, is a sudden swell of fear. Anyway, if anyone can help me explain to Rappscallion that the car/bus behind us in traffic is not (usually) too close and will not eat us or our precious car, lmk.

From every capitalist point of view, UB sets are a complete success. However, what I've realized is that I genuinely have no interest in sets or cards that feature an IP I don't care about. And it's fine, but I do feel sad. It sucks having originality sacrificed on the altar of commerce.

It's not that I practice Radical Empathy, it's that nowadays having any empathy seems radical.

Me: "Rappscallion, you can't have a second blueberry muffin until you finish your first." ::R takes a sullen bite." Me: "It has to be all gone, sweetie." ::R moves to throw the muffin in the trash:: Me: "NO NOT LIKE THAT"

An observation: If you're conflict-averse, then parenting might be very difficult for you. I empathize with that. But if you're actively asking teachers at your toddler's school what to do when your child starts hitting you over wearing different colored hair clips, you might need to step up.

"No survival skills" "Likes to sit on heads" Is this a secret notice for one of my college roommates?

Stories are important. Stories have the power to inspire, intimidate and infuriate. They are a reflection of who we are now, and also a vision of what we can be. Vorthoses understand this. We appreciate and challenge this game we love to never settle for bad storytelling. And we won't stop.

For folks coming to #MCAtlanta, I've got a new linocut token! I'm going to go have an emotion now.

Not sure if the third proposed flag is for Massachusetts or for Mountport?

It's been one of those 24 hour spans where I deeply question my proficiency as a competent parent, and wonder if I should have spent my time reading and analyzing old Magic Lore rather than trying to raise a tiny human. Anyway, happy first week of school to y'all!(?)

There are people out there who genuinely believe this tech will turn into a god, and are terrified that it will burn down all of humanity and turn earth into a hellscape. I think we're going to be okay.

We don’t protect Black women and it breaks my heart

CW: Weight loss . . . Pros of losing weight: Less sleep apnea and better cholesterol! Cons: My wardrobe is quickly becoming what I call "Shambling Mound Chic". I am starting to drown in fabric.

I've been seeing posts about Newsome becoming a Presidential candidate. Idk about you, but I'm kind of terrified of someone who's been described as the love child of Regina George and Patrick Bateman.

Referring to a mediocre breakfast restaurant as your culture and heritage is one of the whitest things I've ever read.

Literally just had my dad mansplain the AI bubble to me using the same examples I mentioned 10 minutes earlier in the discussion. It's been years since a man has stolen my ideas and regurgitated them like this. How do I unsubscribe again?

If you have the dosh, PLEASE run and get Kinuko Craft's VISIONS OF BEAUTY on sale for 48 hours at a HUGE markdown from $225 to $95. I count this among the most beautiful books I own, and if you are shopping for a loved one, they're going to be grateful to get this. borsini-burr.com/artists/kinu...

.... you okay, Wendy?

"I even gave my life to Christ in a Cracker Barrel parking lot" is an Action Bronson line

1. Not a single "We apologize". Probably for legal reasons, but still deeply disappointing. 2. Does this mean they'll stop selling HP stuff? Unlikely.

What's he going to use? Molasses? www.bostonherald.com/2025/08/20/i...

::meeting a cute farm dog who's dropped a stick at our feet:: Me: "See Rappscallion? Dogs are great too, just like cats! You can throw a stick and they'll bring it back. Fetch!" ::I throw the stick. The dog gets it and walks away:: R: "Cats are greater than dogs."

🚨Consequences of Abbott’s gerrymandering:

I see that the "gender-critical" mob is insisting Terry Pratchett would have been transphobic, and to that I say have you gone completely Bursar? ::also points at Monstrous Regiment, the golems, and the entire arc of dwarvenkind in the series::

Apparently you CAN tax millionaires! AND fund education with it! WHAT A CONCEPT www.reddit.com/r/massachuse...

Apparently COVID vaccines in the US this fall aren't available for anyone below 65, and I am fucking spiraling.