No. This cannot and should not happen. “The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute announced that it will be closed temporarily until further notice effective Friday, May 22, due to maintenance issues.” www.al.com/news/birming...

Let me be clear: I’m pretty much entirely done with respecting the law. There is a SHRED of hope left for it for me. A shred. But if we repeal women’s’ right to vote… I will completely abandon respecting the law.

Day 118 (And a little bit of Day 117) One of the best things about being in a new location and focusing on being a coach again is that I’m back in the groove of working on responsibly building my strength and size back up… having fun… and taking time for recovery. (And that cold plunge is COLD)

Day 117 Why does my face look like that? Because I’m trying something where I workout as early as I can once I get to the gym between clients. And it’s taking an adjustment. 😂

Day 110 Bench and upper days are somehow both exhausting… and a little tedious

Day 107 Working out with a man with 30 years of experience, 10 years more life than me, and somehow even more stubborn than I am, who is 5 weeks out from a show.

Day 106 New gym, same work ethic. Never skip leg day.

These are all the axes I’ve customized since I started back. Working my way up to learning how to make them from scratch. Question for y’all: What should I do next? What should I try?

Okay, so I’m actually really proud of this one. I tried some new things, got input from all of y’all on FB/IG/Threads/Bluesky, and even watched some other axe making videos online. That last part is rare for me because my brain likes to go try new things by trial and error first.

Okay, next question: I need a pattern, and a symbol, to put on the axe handle. What should those be? This is roughy the design I etched into the head. The thistle didn’t make the cut. But the rest did. And the green isn’t actually there. That was just for printing.

What should I etch into my axe head? Crowdsourcing ideas as I draw a design. The theme color for the axe will be green.

The worst part about April Fool’s Day posts is when they’ll show up in your feed days from now and you’ll still have to check the date to see if they were posted today.

New axe. Tried @unicornspitstain this time around for both the main wood color and for a wash for the whole thing.

Didn’t take a lot of pix. Spent most of my time to respond to people trying to disrupt the protest. But I’m always at these things as much to support the message as to keep them from getting dangerous. Today was a lot of the latter. No one outright physical… just a bunch of nuisances.

Guy with YAF kept trying to start fights on camera. I was the safety lead. After following him around all day, one of our volunteers offered him water. I asked for a selfie. He said “to get facial recognition?” I told him “nope, just to prove our water was good enough for you. You’re welcome.”

The amount of assholes and counter protesters I chased out of the protest today… I need a drink and food now.

I’m so so so tired of being told by employers that I was a strong candidate, interviewed really well, and/or was one of the final round of decisions… only to be told I didn’t get the job.

Another week, another axe. Experimenting with new patterns and colors as I go. I’m not a yellow guy.

In the words of Jake Peralta…

Not to be that guy (but kinda to be that guy), but… This mirror loves my biceps

Days 78-80/365 More work, but more play Same amount of struggles, sure But more happiness

Now accepting requests for shirtless painter services ;)

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Days 73-77/365 Friends, family, epic caloric intake, dogs, farm work, house work, axes… and workouts.

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My brain has been repairing as I focus on keeping busy and rebuilding good habits… and part of that is getting the urge today to play around with customizing axes again. This is far from the most intricate one I’ve done. This was done in about an hour freehand.

Yes, I know it’s cheesy… but: I am having some serious feelings about Firefly coming back. This is much needed right now.

Dear @ubisoft.com I know many Assassin’s Creed players wanted this to just become a role playing game… but I wish you’d make a game that finally let us play as the Isu during their time. Don’t know if that’s unpopular… but I liked the modern day and Isu storylines and didn’t think it was done.

Me: “I like my women like I like my men.” @fantastibad.bsky.social : “…?” Me: “No, that was the whole statement.” 😂

Day 72/365 Last couple days have been exhausting but fun. I think I slept like 12 hours last night.

I had the concept for this in my head all day. I think I did decently, but I see things I can do better in the future.

This one got away from me. I started off trying to do one thing and had to pivot to something else about a third way through. I still like how it turned out.

Day 69/365 (And the last couple days) Dogs, a ton of water, more sunshine, job interviews, becoming a full MKD member, working on art, and as always… working out. Rebuilding my core being one day at a time.

Trying out some new things I wanna do to have fun with free hand and markers, since my last couple have been on the tablet.

Day 62/365 Working on my favorite part of my body: my back. And back to hydrating properly too.

Every day I wake up wondering when the universe is gonna drop off a vibranium shield for me so I can stop worrying about jobs and just go kick some Nazi ass.

Intriguing idea: A friend suggested I send in an audition application for The Traitors. Maybe while I’m applying for 70+ jobs (I’ve counted)… I also send in audition tapes for shows?

If you’re one of @fantastibad.bsky.social ‘s friends and you’ve shown love for them on our tattoo posts, don’t judge me for following you. They are my brother and if you love them, you’re one of my people by default. I promise not to make it *too* weird.

@fantastibad.bsky.social does great work! Now, if my tattoos ever come to life, I’ll be well armed!

About to go under the needle again with @fantastibad.bsky.social

Day 56/365 No shieldmaiden tonight. She’s still recovering. 😂

Day 55/365 This time… with 100% extra shieldmaiden She finally took me up on letting me train her

Job hunting is the worst. Like… what do you mean “your resume is impressive, you interviewed really well, and you were one of our top choices… we just chose the other one” for every. last. job. I. wanted?

New tattoo! From my Thembo, @fantastibad.bsky.social !!! I love it!

What are some MMORPG games y’all can suggest?

Day 47/365 Pirates have parrots… Vikings have Chihuahuas…? My mascot joined me for the lift tonight.

Day 46/365 Yes, I’ve still been working out. But life has changed a lot in the last two weeks and I’m changing with it. This year leading up to 40 really seems designed to make me have to make my own decisions, for the better. Even when it’s hard.