Me: You've got to believe in yourself. I know you'll doubt yourself right away, but this is it. We did it. We seriously did this. Just remember that. Me, 30 seconds later: ...But DID I lock the door...? I should check.

Little by little... 🏳️‍⚧️ ✨ patreon.com/findchaos

Maybe it's 1am at a hotel after a long, hot, stressful day, but the closet curtain truly looks like several haunted froggies and makes me laugh.

We had to temporarily relocate to not destroy the only window AC we have trying to make a top-floor brick apt habitable at a heat index of 106f/41c (it didn't). Luckily, we found a steal about 10 miles away. Now the dogs own the bed and the cats keep visiting us in the bathroom like helpful docents.

The cats' next checkup is with a new (to them) vet that was great with our dogs and they're so thoughtful that they have you fill out a form to introduce your pets. Which really boiled down to "Jiji loves everyone and everything! 😽💕🤗" vs "Nix is an acrid ball of rage over any minor inconvenience.🤞"

Instead of taking a long park hike today, we did the entire circuit of the big hardware store a few times, and did some positive training around novel noises, tight places and crowd control -- which hardware stores are great at --and the pups were rockstars! Luna did shit herself but who hasn't.

What's my latest little demon guy do? Wash berries!* 🫐 *(In theory, I need to actually get berries.)

Downtown Promenadin'!

Big bird, calm dogs.

Lounging on Ham Rock. 💕 🐈‍⬛

Good architecture today. Strong stones.

Stiffler got honked at for doing absolutely nothing wrong and they are very silly about that sort of thing and rationalize it quickly and laugh about it, whereas when the guy pulled up next to us I gave him my righteous indignation lazer You-Scared-My-Fam Stare 👀 and he backed off IMMEDIATELY....!!

The hell is that brain thing where when bad things happen, it's a total "meh," and yet, when good things happen, you feel like shaking and crying? Anyway, all's great, which makes me alarmed and confused.

Everyone is extra delighted that Jiji joined us on this park trip (Nix does not like the outside, he was *Bane Voice* born in it, molded by it).

I was refilling the water bowl while Luna was drinking out of it and a tiny bit of water sprinkled on her face. She jerked back and slapped the bowl before going back to drinking, and something about seeing a curly, happy-go-lucky muppet get briefly enraged by an inanimate object made me feel seen.

Trans people right now.

Schoolhouse Rock... 💕

Just so we’re clear…

My emotional rollercoaster of confusion, delight, gut-wrenching existential horror, dread, disgust, more confusion, then whimsical appreciation has caused my brain to dub these as adorable babies. I love them.

Every time we come back to the car from a hike lately, there will be a spider of some kind perched on the car, waiting to ride along. It's like word got out that we're the Spider Bus and they hop on to get shuttled to the suburb-insect buffet. On the upside, cute, and also, so few pests out back!

Fun fact: Most cedar waxwings that you find on the ground have usually partied too hard and just need rest. 🥳🫠 ✨ patreon.com/findchaos

Walking the dogs with the tiniest and most chill hitch hiker...

Thank you all so much for coming out for our first Pride drop! I can't wait to ship these beauties out tomorrow! And my Pride postcards and stickers arrived in time to be included! These feature the art of the awesome @findchaos.bsky.social, who y'all should absolutely throw dollars at!!

Oh no

Stiffler @findchaos.bsky.social just got back from clay class and brought a big surprise!!! I'm delighted!!! I demanded tadpole soup/drink cups and they suggested lilypad saucers...! 🐸💕

OKAY DROP NOW! HAPPY PRIDE! Come and get some rainbows! Or Pride flags! Or just some colors that look nice on a dong! 10% off automatically all month! strangebedfellas.com/collections/...

The face of a poodle who is too hot but it is also too hot in our completely unshaded, next to a busy street, South West facing, second floor, uninsulated, single-glaze windows, brick apartment... So.. so say we all, girl! 🔥 (We got her cold water and her frozen cooling mat, no worries)

Kudos to the cake decorator who used malicious compliance to turn a USA FIFA cake into a Pride cake.

I cannot emphasize the degree to which a data center next to a zoo is a massive endless Endangered Species Act violation. If this happens it /will/ be the end of the facility. Air quality issues kill birds. Constant loud noise destroys animal welfare. Both decimate visitorship. The zoo will close.

Really not great that this abusive hack is getting published in respectable journals. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Some people have alarms that wake them gently over time. That must be nice. ✨ patreon.com/findchaos

Now more than ever it's important for queer and trans people to show that we can live happy and full lives, because there are whole generations (and their stories) that keep getting eradicated due to shitty bigots. Queer people have always been here, and it's past time for us to STAY LOUD.

Happy Pride, don't forget to be happy whenever you can 💓

I love you @findchaos.bsky.social and I hope I make all your dreams come true, in the open... 🌈

This reminds me of when we got illegally-legally married in Salem, MA before it was Federal. We went to get flowers at a tiny floral shop, and the VERY elderly shopkeeper almost fainted that we were getting same-sex married. He had a partner for over 50 years but never admitted it to his family...

💖😈💖🫐💖 I've been enjoying making helpful little demons too much. My OG pencil cup guy is off to be in a juried art show, but now I don't have my extremely useful pencil cup until after July 18th. 🥲

It was too hot and muggy for the day's usual hike, so we went out for a little splash, instead. ✨🥎

WEH! HAPPY PRIDE! It's taken so long for me to get back! Life is...complicated at the moment. BUT NO MATTER! HERE IS PRIDE INFO! We're raising money again this year for the Kind Clinic in Austin, TX (my hometown)! $5 of every order will go into our fundraiser!

In movie terms, I would describe our neighborhood as mostly Wes Anderson vibes, but with daily spurts of "Beau Is Afraid," depending on where you are at the time.

It was hot and muggy today but the bbs still wanted to do the entire 3 mile circuit and also climb to the top of the observation tower!! Luckily we just beat one of many storms.. 🌧️ 🐺 🐩

TONIGHT 8:30 PST, 10:30 CT, 11:30 EST www.twitch.tv/facefullabugs P.S. Tonight's poster background a collage/crayon multimedia by Me, Frankie! BB, ZZ animation by Bugs ! - @friendfrankenstein.bsky.social 64.media.tumblr.com/9b7d0c5cfd53...

They may have gotten some tidbits of our cookie...

The best boy at cuddles! 🐺 💕

The amount of movement Luna can cram into a photo of her just standing still is a testament to how impossible it is to take an unblurred photo of this creature.

We had an errand in the Brewery District today, so the dogs got to explore all over. They were so delighted by the smells from the patios and did great around crowds and a scary steam vent (poor Luna temporarily was a blown-out poodle) and we let them run around the green spaces. 💚

This little Fowler's toad was so adorable to come across and, coincidentally, right after I saw one in a wildlife guide and thought it would be neat to spot one. ✨ So, if my wishes happen to be hitting right now, I'll be making some extra ones for us all. 🙂‍↕️🔥

One of the silver linings to being hypermobile is never having an itch on your back that you can't reach.* *Provided you woke up with both shoulders firmly in their joints today. Congrats! Or sorry, yeah.

Once again, our big boy did great and appears extremely healthy, esp. if/when his bloodwork also comes back aces!🤞

"Draw me like one of your French poodles.." I swear poodles sit in the most awkward, noodle-limbed ways possible...