I have made (and eaten) soup for my family. (And a loaf of fresh sourdough.) Everyone cleaned out bowls. We ate more than half the loaf of bread. Maybe I am not a complete fuck up.

THUNK DON’T HAVE ANSWERS. IN DA ABSENCE OF ANSWERS, THUNK HAVE DECIDED TA JUST BE KIND TO DA PEEPLES HE MEET INSTEAD.

OH. A STUPID GARBAGE PERSON SAY STUPID THING. THUNK COULD ARGUE WITH DIS STUPID THING, BUT THUNK NOT GONNA WASTE DA ENERGY. SO INSTEAD, THUNK GONNA REMIND YOUS—DRINK WATER! STRETCH YOU BACK! EAT A MEAL! STUPID PEEPLES EVREEWHERE. GOOD FRIENDS RARE. GONNA FOCUS ON DA GOOD TODAY. ALSO TRANS RIGHTS

A druid friend has introduced the eyeball jar hex to my feral af friends and it's a jar with eyeballs painted to look inside (or in Liz's case, googly eyes stuck to the inside of the jar) and you write the name of a jerk on paper and stuff it in the jar so their misdeeds will be exposed.

Happy 2nd Birthday to the ever adorable Aster Daisy Thunderpaws.

No ham. No thoughts.

Birdwatching.

Mother is being *dangerous*. Aster Daisy Thunderpaws is *concerned*.

YOU IS DA AXING QUEEN YOUNG AND MEAN, ONLY SEVENTEEN AXING QUEEN WATCH DEM BLEED AND REMOVE DEY SPLEEEEEEN OH YEAAAHHH DEY CAN RUUUUN, DEY CAN HIIIIIDE BUT DEY STILL GO-ING TA DIIIIIEEE OOOOOH-HOO SEE DAT GIRL, WATCH DAT SCENE FEARING DA AXING QUEEEEEN

Today's Kitten is ready for dindins.

Rumble is my cat and I'm biased, but I think he has grown up to be a handsome boy.

Just because *I* didn't get any sleep doesn't stop Aster from being effortlessly adorable this early on a Monday morning.

Think twice? I don't even think once!

Fluff wants me to remind you to stretch your neck, get some water, and have a snack!

if you don't take your meds, then they don't work (clap clap) if you don't take your meds, then they don't work (clap clap) If you don't take your meds Then they can't get in your head If you don't take your meds, then they don't work (clap clap)

I've been on a kick of cooking from cookbooks again, and a beloved friend recommended the America's Test Kitchen 'Dinner Illustrated' cookbook as their place they go when they don't want to have to think too hard about dinner Y'all, it has changed my whole dinner game. SO many winners, consistently

She’s got the fishy

Made a dinner I'm proud of tonight. Roast salmon, rice, and veggies (radish, cucumber, avocado, green onion) with a very light miso dressing.

Todd has a couple of favorite toys - namely Blue Mousie and Orange Fishy. He likes to carry them around and sing at the top of his kitty lungs about how he has vanquished them Just came downstairs with Orange Fishy in his mouth, singing, so he went YoowOwOwOwOwOwOw as he hit each step coming down

Last night's dinner was a chicken molé with cilantro lime rice and beans. I loved it, Husbot thought it was pretty good. Oldest kid inhaled a pile of rice and beans with sauce. Younger two kids ate ramen (rule in my house is "try everything" but nobody has to eat food they don't like)

Husbot and I took a short weekend trip to a nearby town to just be... not at home. We spent most of it resting and eating way too much amazing food. When we got home, Todd and Carrie immediately let me know that I was not allowed to leave the house for the foreseeable future. Synchronized Cuddles.

Aster is a hard-working kitten, especially on a Monday. She has so many things on her to do list, so to start the week she is lounging under the quilt rack.

Bennacht dé ocus ainde fort! ~ Cu Chulain, Táin Bó Cúailgne A blessing of Gods and not-gods on you!

Bathroom Gargoyle (Carrie) is eyeballing me from above.

🐈‍⬛🤍.

This is worth 3 minutes of your time. No one wants to eat at a restaurant that only serves bland chicken. (It’s not about chicken, or restaurants, tho)

Other stuff I might talk about because I don't have much of a community for it includes EDS (classical + hyper mobility), POTS, dysautonomia, CFS, MCAS(?) and mental health stuff to possibly include significant Bipolar and anxiety Can feel depressing to talk about though, so we'll see

Beyond pictures of cats, the other thing I take lots of pictures of is food. I love to cook, and I'm cooking for 5 adults, 7 days a week It's generally serviceable meals that my neurospicy family will eat, but I do try to make it pretty Anyway. Tonight's dinner is Chicken Katsu with cabbage slaw

Aster is here to soothe away the Sunday Scaries.

Jail for Aster??!?!? (She does this willingly - the crate has murder holes and she enjoys playing in it)

😽😽😽.

BEEP BOOP THIS IS NORA'S AUTOMATED MED CHECK. today is Saturday. everyone take your meds 🤖💊

Especially if you're on the fence about it, protest today. Fascism is isolating and lonely. Its very goal is to make you feel like you're the only person unwilling to accept a cult of personality. On days like today you fully realize there are more of us than there are them. You will feel better.

Caturday mornings are for snuggling.

Nobody here but us chickens.

Whether they are the coffee kind or the zoomies kind, Aster hopes your morning is full of beans.

No thoughts, only fluff.

Aster Daisy Thunderpaws wants to make sure you've had water and a snack and are taking time to rest today. It's Sunday, and she wants to make sure you're okay.

It's rare that I get actual decent portrait style shots of Carrie (who is pretty spooky and hates cameras) but I nabbed one just now. Thought I'd do a little side by side. The tiny baby photo is the day we got them. The cat with a purple background is Todd. The cat on a green blanket is Carrie.

Just reupping the helpful little song

Today's Kitten (Carrie) is a fridge gargoyle.

This absolute icon at Canterbury Pride 🩷🤍🩵

Hey there, it's me! That one knight in armour at the pride event you went to! Hi! #pride #canterburypride #canterbury #pride2024

You know how the hero who punched Richard Spencer on camera was never found? And how great that was? Leave the skater punk alone. Let him become an archetype.

I'm eating chicken. Can you tell?

But mama, *why* are you in the water box?

*explaining to my son my idea of having a giant dog rescue where all the dogs are trained to sniff out various diseases and you can pay $100 to walk through and have a dog diagnose you by scent* my son: you could call it “plague dogters” me: I have given birth to a genius

On the list of things that eternally entertain me is Aster's mismatched but deeply communicative expressions. Her 'grrrr' face is immaculate.

There's a genuinely fascinating aspect to this post, which is on display all throughout the quotes and replies: Why is this person asking HISTORIANS???? Using maps is within living memory, so why not just ask the saddest, grey-est person they can find? Well... 🧵🧵🧵

On the list of things that eternally entertain me is Aster's mismatched but deeply communicative expressions. Her 'grrrr' face is immaculate.