Occasionally I remember I'm about to turn 40 and it is so odd to consider. Not because I have any issue with aging(I love it, I want to do it for a loooong time) but because in my mind 40 always looked a certain way. My life and myself just don't look how I pictured, and that is ok, but also weird.

The sound I made when I saw health insurance quotes on Pennie for next year being $1200/month to keep our doctors.

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

I just found out Dr. Goodall passed away. She had an incredible impact on me growing up. I was fortunate enough to meet her & get almost an hour of one on one time with her. When I'm in a bad place, I hear her say I have a rainbow in me. I'm so thankful to have lived when you did, and I'll miss you.

I was today years old when I learned that this drawing, the first one my dad taught me, was related to resistance, and that makes me hard so proud.

Part of Migraine for me is that postdrome phase sometimes it takes me a couple minutes to understand a word/images/etc. I know that the thing is in my memory bank, but the delivery system can't get it to the output. Every time this happens im like,"is this the time it doesn't go back to normal"

I have notes in a journal from 2010 of character scent profiles I was building and never used and now I'm like...do I finally do the thing. I've always had a hang up where I wanted people to want the candle because it is a good candle and not just the label art 🫤 I'm bad at capitalism.

Toonfusion's lineup was a motivator to finally make some chara candles. I've avoided doing charas, I worry my impression won't be what people want, but I enjoyed the researching & visualizing for these quite a bit. #hazbinhotel #angeldust #husk #alastor #lucifer #huskerdust #radiodust #radioapple

Watching the Nintendo Direct and lost my mind at Pokopia, but im not prepared for a sad storyline with my precious baby 😭😭😭 But also those apples are definitely Animal Crossing apples

I love the smell of consequences in the morning. Thank you, @dragoncon.org

my father-in-law is a “I know a guy” Guy. sadly all the old Guys are aging out of the Guy Economy. Guys are fundamentally incompatible with Hustle Culture because it’s not about “winning” a deal, it’s about collecting favors and goodwill in a mutually-beneficial cycle. protect your local Guy Economy

We're at Akron Pride today and both the people and weather are treating us great! Stop by and say hello, and get a free "This Pride Is Not A Sin" sticker 🥰

Just make it exist first, you can make it good later

Tangentially related to studio stuff: it is really frustrating to try and work with financial orgs and have them be like,"lol you both make too little and too much for us to provide any relief even though we have progs in place, kick rocks". The US financial systems are, in the colloquial, fucked.

Aaron literally giggles while working on commissions lately, especially the #furry pieces. Commissioners are out here sparking joy and I love them so much.

If you're scrolling through your feed and an artwork makes you stop scrolling - or heck you scroll back up to have another look... something meaningful is happening. You're having a ✨️moment✨️ with that artwork. It's so special when this happens! But more importantly... let the artist know! 😁

Finally digging into my #anthrocon #commission queue. #Furries are way too fun to work with.

#Anthrocon #fursona badge #commission getting ready for shipment. Really happy with this one. #originalcharacter #originalart ##Furries

We'll have it this weekend! Also, make sure to give @aaronmizuno.bsky.social a follow to see his work in progress, commissions, and other illustrated works :3

Finished designing this new Hatsune Miku Teru-Teru Bouzu a friend requested. I kind of want to start make character keychains in this style, had a lot of fun simplifying her details. #hatsunemiku #amigurumi #crochet #miku #artistalley #tekko

These pages used to take a week. Now I'm cranking them out in half a day. There are two messages here. One is you'll get better with time and effort, the other is that I am a dumbass. Give yourself time to get things done. .. oh, and go read my #webcomic over at masterycomic.com. Three messages.

IF YOU ARE IN A CONTRACTED POSITION AT AN ANIME CONVENTION YOU CAN TELL THEM YOU WON'T SIGN IT UNLESS THEY DO THE BARE MINIMUM 6/6 FOR THEIR HARASSMENT POLICY I PROMISE!!!! YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!! JUST SAY NO UNTIL THEY TAKE ACTION!!!!!!! LEVERAGE SOMETHING!!! THEY DO NOT GIVE A SHIT AND YOU SHOULD

A friend of mine asked if I could make a Hatsune Miku version of my Teru Teru bouzu, so im experimenting with sculpting hair. #wip #crochet #amigurumi #hatsunemiku #miku

I definitely begged for this print to happen. I love Marin. #dressupdarling #その着せ替え人形は着せ替え人形 #marin #fanart

Really appreciate how well the gel pens helped accentuate the #sweat on #zoro for this #onepiece #commission.

I'm sorry what do you mean PA's 911 system has outages right now??

Another #commission from #anthrocon that was crazy fun for me, a #moogle oc named Skai that uses their magic greatsword to shapeshift into a behemoth. This was before I added the wings, but they came out so well that I'm totally using it as an example from here on out.

This is one of our favorite series and I'm vibrating with excitement. I always recommend it with the disclaimer that it touches heavy topics and has pretty severe age gaps. The way Miya Kazuki wove the story though had me reading the light novels for months because I couldn't stop. #anime

#anthrocon was the most fun I've had at a convention in over 20 years of anime, gaming, comic, and fur shows. I made some of the best #commission pieces I ever ever managed and spent so much time smiling my face still hurts. #Furries are just... such a fun crowd. <3

Just some cutie spotting at Anthrocon

Anthrocon had really been showing Aaron love and it makes me incredibly happy. He'll be stuck at the table the whole time, so please stop by to show him your fursuit/badges/etc! #anthrocon #furry #furryartists #furrybadge

@aaronmizuno.bsky.social is finishing a new commission sign for Anthrocon. He'll be in the Artist Alley at K-18 offering badge, art card, & action sheet (multiple gestures/expressions) commissions. It'll be his first time solo-ing, so please stop by and cheer him on! #anthrocon #furry #furryartists

OMGcon was pretty great. I'll be at Anthrocon soon, so if anyone wanted to order a badge for pickup there, vgen.co/Aaronmizuno It'll be a nice bit cheaper than I'll have to charge at-show. #OMGcon #Anthrocon #furries #furbadge #commission

We're heading to OMGcon this weekend! We haven't been hwre in years and are excited to be back. Come find us and say hello :D #omgcon #artistalley

First 1.25" buttons in AAAAGES, but our catalogue is criminally old now. No one's asked for 'em, but a lil' #hasbinhotel is what they're gonna get. Now I just gotta figure out who else I wanna do. ... and probably finally go check out Helluva Boss.

NO KINGS 🇺🇸

I'm definitely not the illustrator for the studio, but I try to sketch out my ideas to give myself a visual to reference while designing new plush. Already have to make some pattern tweaks from the prototype, but I think they'll be cute once I'm finished :3 #amigurumi #mushroom #plush #designwork

This is a convention PSA but please do not take giant camera flashes into artist alley/dealer room and take photos. People who are light sensitive can have negative reaction. It's incredibly stressful to take a face full of flashing lights 🥲

We're down at Animazement this weekend and it's so humid here! Come say hi(E11 in the artist alley), sniff some candles, and watch Aaron work on commissions 💕 #animazement #artistalley

Post a pic you took with no description to bring some zen to the timeline.

New sticker/magnet for #Animazement this coming weekend. For people up to date on #apothecarydiaries, this should be worth a smirk. #maomao

Got Ari's fursona cleaned up for a banner we're making. Beaaron and Nyari xD I got a bunch of little details in her spots. Had a lot more fun with this one, which makes sense since she's a more ornament-oriented person than I am. #fursona #furries #anthroart #furryartist

Cleaned up and colored version of "Beaaron." Bear really works for me. Always sleepy. Very fuzzy. #fursona #bearsona #furry #anthro

I have always loved storms but after the multi-day power outage it's made me anxious 😟 I don't like it

I wish I didnt need money to survive, i just wanna do pretty and fun designs all the time 🥲😭

Ari and I are finally diving back into #furry conventions! We've always loved anthro art and fur badges are among my favorite commissions to work on. So... we're finally ironing out our #fursona I'mma bear, she's'a jaguar. #anthro #bearsona #chungus

Really should have made this my first post on here, but here's a link to my long-running webcomic Mastery. You'll (ideally) see these update notices every Wednesday. masterycomic.com #mastery #masterycomic #webcomic #originalcomic

I've got this fun idea of showing early history Elden Ring through a young Ranni's perspective with some shifts to Marika. I just imagine their family dynamics being so sweet. You know, before everything goes terrible. #RannitheWitch #LunarPrincessRanni #Radahn #EldenRing

Ari's 7-year-old phone died, and the replacement she got has a really impressive camera. Anyway, enjoy this lil' Byleth sketch from January. My fave from Fire Emblem: Three Houses. #fe3h #byleth #nothoughtsheadempty #pencildrawing #VGen