People with trauma histories often interpret neutral cues as negative. "You can come if you want." sounds to them like the person doesn't actually want them to come. Affirming that you want them there helps remove any doubts.

Day 4/? of drawing everyone! Temperature 37.8C (or exactly 100F) i love being sick 4 Bluesky birds, today I drew for @ventri038.bsky.social ‬, @tildedviii.bsky.social, @umbercraft.bsky.social(,) ‬and @shereth.bsky.social! #art #furryart #avali

Sometimes, I miss the desert.

Today is technically the last day, but if you wanna give me a B-Day present I'd appreciate a like and share to promote this, since I'll let it go through the weekend <3 I got sick this last week via lack of meds, which slowed me down. More of these coms would really help. Valid now until the 7th!

Protogenesis

Python was awarded a funding grant, funding grant asked Python foundation to remove all diversity and inclusion initiatives they have. Python foundation said no and rejected the grant. If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.

The party is this Way art by @whiteraven90.bsky.social

Felt cute, might delete later

The Nation pulls NO punches, from @espiers.bsky.social "There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”

Glorious pancakes

Just some virtual versions of me

You ever buy a lotto ticket and have fun imagining what you'd do for a few hours even though you know it's almost certainly just a fantasy? Kind of how it feels to read all the internet theories about the orange man's health this weekend.

Took the Suzuki out for a couple hours this morning. Longest I've had it out and longest I've been out in ages. I feel so rusty.

Giving some thought to going to BLFC this year. Anyone I know going?

Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!

At the risk of attracting the bots, anyone know anyone who is open for ref sheets? I've been wanting to get mine refreshed for a while.

Welp, finally got my first phishing scammer chat today here. Go me?

I always feel like I'm two steps away from either disaster or greatness in either direction, but somehow remain trapped in the middle

Haven't ridden this bike in ages but still fired right up raring to go. Should really get it out more often :| Older pic but went to the same spot so it kinda counts.

He's so stinking pretty, why does he have to be so shy

Monhun ych for @shereth !

New friend followed me home from the reptile expo

Its ok to realize your place was not where you hoped it was, right?

Some 'murica spotted in the wild

It's a mountain

Birthday "cake" for my little friend!

I wish I had some skill or ability that people enjoyed or made others happy or something other than just contributing to a bottom line somewhere.

Kind of dismayed and concerned at how many people at work are letting things like chat gpt to direct their lives. "I use it for financial advice! I use it for parenting tips! I use it for figuring out how to console my wife when she's sad!" Like holy shit.

Is it too late to reboot? Or maybe it's just time to pivot and make peace with the march of time ...

My prettiest lizard doesn't like to be seen

Fellas is it good for regime consolidation when anytime you deploy your security forces, large crowds spontaneously appear to heckle them?

My scaly boys

AY! And this one goes for @shereth.bsky.social!! Hope you enjoy!!!

Have some smol dinos

I don't want to hear my workplace referred to as a "family". You're not my fucking family. I provide you a service and you provide me a paycheck. Stop pretending you give a shit about me beyond my financial impact.

🐉 🦅 🦈 🐍 🦖

Commissions are open! Admittedly I'm in the red in my bank! So even spreading the word would help me a bunch. I feel like I've screwed something up and the stress is eating me alive. I'll be streaming older commissions tonight Commission info: danjiisthmuscommissions.carrd.co

"Shereth Naga" April Iron Artist #22 has turned @shereth.bsky.social rather suddenly into a naga, but he doesn't seem too put off by it~ #nsfw

Sometimes I wonder if AI isn't the Great Filter. Not because it'll turn evil and kill us all, but because it just makes us all progressively stupider while our brains get filled with AI slop.

Oof tuna

Com done for @shereth.bsky.social onward noble steed! [ #TFTuesday #Transfur #TFsky ]

Was cleaning up my WIP folder and found this old sketch I never used, and with Wilds having just come out it was too good to not clean up Claim -> ko-fi.com/c/f8ff4d5e76 #furry #furryart #ych

You .. you can customize your seikret?

If you see this, repost with something red from your gallery. (hey I'm playing!)

I don't want humanoid robots, I want synths

Someone really needs to code up an app that lets people report suspected ICE activity and warn others when they're in the neighborhood. Wish I had the resources to do it myself.

quickie sketch for @shereth.bsky.social who generously sponsored me the videogame :3 #furryart #comm #anthro

Man it's gonna be a long four years isn't it

So does becoming a billionaire rewire ones brain and result in terminal assholery, or does one need to be an asshole to begin with to care about amassing that much wealth