CSU is trying to eliminate the Spanish BA program at East Bay. The program numbers have been increasing, not decreasing, and it is unnaceptable to cut a Spanish degree at an HSI in California! This reflects total disdain for our community - please sign the petition if you are able and willing

What are the first 5 days after Sunday always the worst?

We’re playing with my dog and my dog is getting out of control so my granddaughter said, “we should call her hurricane Barbara.” Except she pronounced it ‘horricane.’

One thing about me is that I will eat 4 oz of goat cheese in one sitting and still have room for more.

Saturday night goofing with my granddaughter. I usually don’t post her on public social media but since she’s has mask-like makeup on I thought I’d share. She’s proud of her ideas - we did one other one but I haven’t edited it yet.

I did a little series of 9 Solstice gouache paintings and they’re available on my Etsy shop. They’re all original gouache paintings, not prints, 2.5”x3.5” ACEOs. www.etsy.com/shop/VVitcha...

My cat has been a menace since she came back from the kennel a few weeks ago. She’s been going into containers to pull out cat treats on her own, sassing my dog & making bread on the back of my head if I sit on the couch. She stole a napkin out of my lunch box … tell Me why she is sleeping on it?

Forbes I think you meant ‘widely considered a war criminal.’

Just sharing this- the website is up. bigbeautifulboycott.us

We are now officially entering tamales season. They will begin to threaten every breakfast, every lunch, every dinner. They creep closer until they overpower all other possible meal options. They will hang over a Mexican's head like a Tamal of Damocles.

you are so much closer to needing disability benefits than you are to becoming a billionaire.

About 7-8 years ago I had a flare up that did some neurological stuff to me. One of those things was altering my ability to draw… in that I could not draw or paint anymore- at least not like before. This year I’ve been reteaching myself to draw and paint and it really sucked at first. It was HARD

@thebigleblueski.bsky.social @jacmacandsneeze.bsky.social The rest of the world is finally catching up to me.

Today after work when I was picking up my granddaughter from school, some woman yelled, “you don’t look like the type of person to drive a Camaro, ” at me. She was across the street and walking her dog and felt the need to tell me that. People are weird.

You guys … I’m ashamed to admit this but I ate a taco with a fork today.

What a ridiculous time to be alive.

MY BODY: Do you wanna have a flare up? ME: No. MY BODY (repeats 1,000 times): pleaseeeeeee ME: Fine. Just shut up.

Will there ever be a day in my life where a dog and a cat and a child don’t follow me into the bathroom? It doesn’t seem likely.

My daughter recently got married in Dubai and her husband is still in Tehran. She’s trying to get him out but she needs help with the immigration attorney and some other unexpected expenses. This is her gofundme… if anyone is in a position to help out, even with just a repost gofund.me/8da095eb

CVS is absolutely stupid. They have a drive thru pharmacy and they DO NIT SELL COVID TESTS IN THE DRIVE THRU. You have to go into the store to buy it … doesn’t buying a test imply you might have it? How does that make sense? Even with Apple Pay I had to touch the keypad. CVS SUCKS.

A little video of me painting, with the finished product at the end, and some of the most recent ACEOs I’ve been painting. The last two of mine are just practice and copies of someone else’s paintings so they’re not listed on my eBay, but the others are. Included my granddaughter’s paintings.

I just listed a few ACEO original paintings on eBay. If you like spooky little paintings (very little) they’re original art, not prints and still under $5. ebay.us/m/SuWjXh

TF is going on in my granddaughter’s bedroom?

My neighbors electric car sends my Chromesthesia into chaos. It looks like a lightning storm.

I’ve been trying to fit in creative time because I’ve been overwhelmed over the past 12 months. I have very little free time, so I’ve been trying to fit in creative stuff I can do with my granddaughter. Yesterday we started making ACEOs. It’s been fun!

My weird dog sticks her paw in my slippers again. 😂😂

When people say they shouldn't have to pay for digital entertainment because not paying for PDFs or MP3's or etc. is a way to strike a blow against capitalism, what they are revealing is that their version of anti-capitalism is about feeling progressive while exploiting other people's labor.

When I worked at Borders, a women asked me where the restrooms were. I said “Downstairs, next to the cafe.” She said “There’s a downstairs?” The only entrance to that building was on the 1st floor.

I’m back in immunosuppressants. It was fun while it lasted.

I will never understand how a grown adult thinks it’s ok to just start petting someone else’s dog without asking first. We were in line at an ice cream place today and my dog (a service dog) was in a down position right by my feet. She’s trained, I don’t have to constantly be supervising her

Good morning from this sweet baby.

also you all need to see this, because this is something I don't think *anybody* could predict for where this ad goes

Last year I started teaching my granddaughter the correct way to cut & keep her fingers out of the way of the knife, ONLY TO SLICE MY OWN FINGER STRAIGHT INTO THE NAILBED tonight when I was cooking dinner. Anyhoo I probably need stitches but I just gorilla-glued it back together.

I got a TB test yesterday, so that I can go on field trips with my granddaughter. Does that look normal? Are there usually red lines coming out of it? I haven’t had a TB test in maybe 20 yrs. I can’t find anything similar on the internet.

These taste like what I imagine burnt paper tastes like. But less flavor. I don’t know what I thought they’d taste like and I deeply regret the experience.

I made Tepache and it’s exquisite.

I meant Season 2.

We recapped Andor yesterday before starting season 3 and I want to thank whoever is responsible for throwing in this JWST tribute because now my granddaughter also thinks I built the Death Star.

We went to the farmer’s market for dinner tonight and when we sat down by the playground to eat our empanadas some little kid started yelling “Hey, you gotta man? Hey, you gotta man?” At my granddaughter. She asked me “What does that mean?” She’s 8, the kid was maybe 9 or 10. I’m tired.

I’d go back to the Catholic Church for this. J/K no I wouldn’t but I’m still rooting for him.

GODDAMMITTTTT THE LAST OF US!

They really missed an opportunity not calling this Haole Grail Donuts.

Sunday Funday for Tigerlily.

So I’ve had to start crating her again. Mind you she has broken all of her Canine teeth trying to escape. I feel bad crating her. She tears up anything in the crate with her so I thought a water bottle on the outside would be good - I was wrong. She knocked it out AND managed to unscrew the valve.

Recently I’d been leaving my dog out of the crate while I’m gone. A few weeks ago she tore up a jacket that was hanging on the back of the door rack. A few days ago she tried to open the front door. She already knows how to open lever doors but this time she tried to open a locked knob.

Yesterday she told me she was ketchup and I am mustard. Not as big of a compliment since she only likes mustard on hot dogs, but you know, I’ll still take it.

Adorable things my granddaughter has said to me: “I am spaghetti and you are garlic bread because we go together.” If you understood how much this kid loves garlic bread, you would know what a compliment that is.

My granddaughter was looking at photos of the baby shower I threw for her mom and she showed me this picture and asked how old I was. I said 48 and she said “It’s weird because you were young and old at the same time.”

My dog chased my cat onto the kitchen table so the cat smacked the dog in the face. The dog started whining so much that I thought she was really hurt so I called her over. She got smacked in the face but LIMPED over to me. I said “Let me see your paw.” She gave me the wrong one. Tattle-tale faker.