Is it #ThrowbackThursday again already? Had this posted in the other place. Me and @cosmik.bsky.social with a baby tiger being raised by a Branson magician. I'd wager the tiger has passed from old age by now.

New month, and a new resolve to find time to tell the inside story, as I lived it, of one of the fandom's most... well, it was just the most, really.

to the surprise of no one

Getting nostalgic for TFF 2012 - the first con where I officially performed on mainstage as Rhubarb. Followed it up with three more years and then my schedule went sideways and time passed and hardly anyone in Texas still remembers me. But it was a fun and memorable time.

Oh yeah, it's #ThrowbackThursday! Here's a LONG throwback - all the way to 1979! Already complicating my life with large, unwieldy music tech.

Oh yeah, it's #ThrowbackThursday! Here's a LONG throwback - all the way to 1979! Already complicating my life with large, unwieldy music tech.

Life update: This year, three of my musicals will be produced within the time span of about a month! None of them are the ones with furries specifically, but all of them lean into anthropomorphics because, well, me.

My giants? They might be.

"All holes exist; you just have to dig them." - Wisdom Raccoon Coopertom

Discovered Angine de Poitrine thanks to Rick Beato and everyone else losing their minds over this band. My brain is too melted to form a coherent response just yet, but I just want to dance to it. Clumsily. Like a proper bear.

All this

You can let it destroy you from the inside out. Or you can channel and focus your rage to bring about positive, systemic changes in society. Stay mad, my friends.

From the 2024 Anthrocon parade. This was my Epiphone Viola bass, pretty much their version of a Höfner. Last year I got a real Höfner and this year I've had some work done on it so it's really sounding good now! #FursuitFriday Pic by @shutterbear.bsky.social

My job at the moment: playing piano for a musical. This song should amuse anyone who remembers the fandom’s paroxysms of 12 years ago or so…

My job at the moment: playing piano for a musical. This song should amuse anyone who remembers the fandom’s paroxysms of 12 years ago or so…

Once you’ve lived and worked in Branson, you start seeing Branson-like aspects of any other tourist destination.

(to the tune of "Baby Face" by Harry Akst and Benny Davis) Baby Furs Some people just can't handle baby furs Like clockwork this tired topic re-occurs "Baby furs? They ruin my morale!" No one asked you, pal

(to the tune of "Baby Face" by Harry Akst and Benny Davis) Baby Furs Some people just can't handle baby furs Like clockwork this tired topic re-occurs "Baby furs? They ruin my morale!" No one asked you, pal

Another successful Immerse festival in the books! Got asked if I was planning on being at Megaplex this year (probably only Thursday and Sunday night, I work that weekend)

For those of you aware of my normie, pre-Orlando career. I definitely don't look this young anymore.

Age verification? I wasn't yet a year old when my teenage sister plopped me next to her on the living room couch and watched the first appearance of the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. I can't remember if she was screaming but she remembers that I was "well-behaved".

Post a banger that isn't in English Picked up the CD at a whim at Blockbuster back when Blockbuster was a thing, and fell in love with the whole album www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_zS...

I could be sad and disappointed that, yet again, Megaplex falls on a working weekend for me. I'm more concerned that, by the time the planets align for me to attend again, the event will have imploded under the weight of its own poor decisions. C'mon, folks.

Watching an Adam Neely video about AI and Suno, and @ethanhein.bsky.social is spitting truth bars or whatever the kids used to do before they grew up and had kids of their own. But yeah, eminently quotable stuff.

GWAR's cover of Chappell Roan's "Pink Pony Club" makes me love both of them more www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5XR...

Late to the party, but finally saw Zootopia 2. There’s just no way to catch all the gags in only one sitting! What a ride.

...is this only a white thing?

Wish I had a buffalo sona. I'd name him Buffalo Buffalo.

Good news for me! One of the least "furry" things I've created but no less anthropomorphic; I know where my strengths lie!

They just keep raising the bar!

1.) My ears are darn good. I transcribe fast and can identify most melodies, chords, and rhythms instantly. 2.) My sight-reading is darn good too... as long as I stick to one clef. Two-handed piano? Ehhhh... 3.) I can work with just about any level of performer and get the most out of them.

And today his account has been deactivated and the messages hidden. Wish I'd sussed it a bit quicker.

Got a message from an old business contact on LinkedIn and replied in full and in detail, but seeing his reply to my reply makes me think it's just a bot. I hate this moment.

Slightly diminish a book The Acoustic Kool-Aid Acid Test

Okay, this one WINS!

Slightly diminish a band They're Unlikely To Be Giants

Having a surprisingly productive day. Mostly because it's just too painful to keep doomscrolling.

It wouldn't have ever crossed my mind that I'd be listening to a new song by Amy Grant today. I certainly wouldn't have guessed it would bring me to tears. But here we are. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAl0...

One from the vaults to start this year's #FursuitFriday. The downstairs dance floor at TFF 2015 with @runtt.bsky.social! You're always missed, Wild Bill.

The reason I'll have good memories about 2025. Now I just need even more good fortune for 2026.

One of the best normie pics I ever took, about nine years ago. My hair's even whiter now and I gained weight. Wish I could still wear those pants. Motivation, motivation...

I only commissioned my suit with the express understanding that I'd be talking and singing in it. I slip the head on and I just about can't shut up. Oddly, when out of suit and in a group of more than three, I'm the one most likely to be completely silent because I can't think of anything to say.

Because I wasn't judicious with my surfing, my FB feed is now a river of male enhancement ads, each one trying to out-manly the other. It's amusing. My favorite so far: "The Bull Manifesto: Own Your Manhood Again" Uh, guys, you're getting into furry territory here, you know that?

Here we go! @cosmik.bsky.social is firing up our new fondue pot for the first time. If successful we should invite locals over, methinks!

I literally forgot that I was on this project until just now! But as always, I'm in excellent company. Another epic soundtrack from Fox, AJA, and the Eurofurence crew.

Unplanned Fursuit Friday. While looking for something unrelated, I came across this 11 year old photo by CosmoFox of me and Mystery Otter. I just happen to be wearing that same shirt today, mostly because it was on top of the clean pile. It'll do as my sendoff to 2025. Happy Next Thing!

It's my general policy to ignore these topics on this account, or - let's be honest - at least pretend not to see. Still, this would be a positive development. Irish Setters are under-represented and brimming with potential.

Just put new ear cushions on my Sennheiser HD 280 Pro headphones, the second time I've needed to replace them. The thin outer layer just turns to petroleum and rips itself to shreds in about four years.

Five trips to the grocery store in the past 24 hours, all just to get through one day when they're not open

Egg nog isn't, in fact, a cheat code for French toast. It's a shortcut to burned, soggy disappointment.