I do not yet know specifically what nerdy activities I will get up to while there, but I do know that @soundoftheforest.bsky.social and I are probably gonna draw a lot of silly stuff when I am not trying to wrangle her back into my butterfly net

I’m unbelievably excited!!

Last night I learned my best friend is going to be guest with me at NoCoCon and I am insect level thrilled.

FYI this auction which is raising funds for @pointofpride.org ends TONIGHT! #booksky #TRR2026 #TransRightsReadathon

BREAKING: Israel's Knesset has passed a law to execute Palestinian detainees. Death by hanging. Mandatory sentencing. No pardon. 90 days to carry out. It applies through military courts with a 96% conviction rate. It does not apply to Israelis.

Israel bringing back the death penalty that it had previously abolished *specifically* for Palestinians is an absolutely hideous crime

Cambrian on my mind #sciart

I’ve decided to get more chaotic with my responses to questions concerning my lack of eye contact.

Being disabled I have to ask for help a lot so every time a friend asks me to help them It makes my day. It’s my turn to help someone? Hell yeah.

Nonverbal 5-year-old who met Ms. Rachel over Zoom is released from ICE detention His parents, asylum-seekers from Colombia, said their son’s physical & emotional health deteriorated during the weeks they were held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

I took my roommate to see Project Hail Mary last night. She went in completely blind, had never heard of the book, seen posters or the trailer. It was an absolutely beautiful film.

I hate when people assume I won’t understand things because I’m autistic. I was laughing to myself at my response to this comment for so long.

*getting eaten alive by bugs* "Nature is so beautiful"

I hate not having a form of transportation. I miss my mountains. I just want to watch the bugs live their lives.

I need a void to scream into #autistic

Based on the picture I am significantly happier about this insect’s discovery than it is :<

Reminder: the deadline for this scholarship is March 15th! 🪲🐛🦋 🧪

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Time to paint this pretty little lady!

Movers are helping my new roommates move in and when they walked into the house, they’re said, Wow, we just walked into middle earth with bugs.

Baking bugs today

Five year long side quest started. Polishing walnuts.

Naturalists

BREAKING — 51 Iranian children are dead after a strike hits Minab girls elementary school in Iran.

that does seem to be decays. I mean the case

Wow, I just realized that Charlie Kirk hasn’t said anything racist for months. Good for him.

I need recreations of movies but all done with bugs. Like the Muppets but bugs.

I am working on putting together an art show with my nephew at a library. I am so proud of him. It makes me incredibly happy that my work has inspired him to document his observations of the natural world. Here’s a sneak peek at some of the art we are working on for the show!

Makes a video talking about why I personally do something and think it’s important. Comment section: You’re attacking me because I don’t do that and you didn’t list every possible reason out there that someone would not be able to make this decision.

I took a shower, so I get to tell people about how insect art helped with the discovery of malaria.

After delaying and avoiding it for months, my phone updated itself. I HATE LIQUID GLASS.

How it feels to live during 2026 while caring about bugs.

Yesterday, Scott and Donna introduced me to the movie Joe Vs the volcano. The true hero of the story was the incredible luggage. It was delightful.

I know I’ve already talked about this. But it’s a really big deal and I’m so excited!

Thinkin' about bugs.

Absolutely at no time could I have ever guessed what was coming next in this movie. AT NO TIME

This is the picture I took at the end of the spectacular movie. I cried so hard. It was beautiful.

Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza. We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...

I painted the wings of this dragonfly to make it a Drag-queen-fly hehe. I can’t wait to do a painting of this one!

I can always figure out how stressed I am by looking at the level of audacity in my late night projects. I am currently attempting to build an entire desk out of scraps of trash.

Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning. Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

I'm blown away by the generosity of those who have participated and/or helped get the word out about these giveaways/fundraising efforts 🥰 There is still time to enter both the Macarons 4 Immigrant Rights and the Macarons 4 Minnesota giveaway, but today is the last day! (US entries only)

Minnesotans on Lake Bde Maka Ska (formerly Lake Calhoun) in Minneapolis. Jan. 30, 2026. 📷: WCCO-TV

Every time I post about abolishing ICE and the genocides happening in Palestine, Congo and Sudan I get a flood of hateful messages from people I grew up with. I’m not surprised, I mean I live in Utah.

I’m on day five of mostly eating quesadillas because I don’t want to go grocery shopping. My autism is very happy. My body is not.

Bluesky gets a sneak peek. I get to join Weta workshop at their traveling exhibition Bug World in Utah! I will have a booth with my art and be speaking about the intersectionality between insects, art and science. The event is February 14th.

Five jobs I’ve had: Babysitter Art teacher High school art teacher Portrait artist Insect artist

I have been working on this papier-mâché moth in the evenings when I can’t paint. I have a lot more layers to add but I’m excited with how it’s turning out.

doctor: I’m sorry, but we’re going to have to amputate at both ankles me: well, that’s terrible news, but nothing can defeat me doctor: I’ve just told you that I can

Let's learn about Tom Eisner, renowned entomologist & pioneer in chemical ecology. Born to Jewish parents in Germany in 1929, his artist mother & chemistry professor father fled Nazi repression in 1933: first to Barcelona, then France, Uruguay & finally to the US in 1947.