I intentionally don’t post about political things as much as I did once upon a time because I burnt myself out on arguing with strangers but my likes tab should pretty much sum up where I stand on everything happening lately 🙃

I love living in Burbank. Was sitting in the front yard with my daughter and an 87-year-old neighbor walked by and struck up a conversation. Turns out she’s BFFs with Rob Zombie’s mom 💀

A common refrain from everyone in animation right now is “The future is Indie!” I agree with this, but I need students/hopefuls to understand that this does not mean submitting applications to small studios. This means getting together with friends and MAKING and FINISHING stuff!

well I for one am shocked that "every aspect of your life gets worse forever and also look at my marble bathroom" did not turn out to be a winning election strategy

I posted a Lightbox Expo 2025 recap on my Substack. It was so great to reconnect with old friends, colleagues, and former students! open.substack.com/pub/betsybau...

I brought this sweet, stubborn old pup home 14 years ago today. I don’t know that we’ll get to celebrate 15 years together, but I’m so thankful that we’ve made it this far.

Since I was keeping my pregnancy a secret last year, I never got to share my absurd pregnancy zombie Halloween costume lol.

GOOD NEWS!!! 📢 my uninsured partner JUST got their vaccine today!! 💪💉 once again, LA libraries came in clutch with free vaccines 😍 should've guessed: they were one of the last places to get free tests and masks as well 😛 more info: lacountylibrary.org/vaccineclini...

I get irrationally annoyed that my husband has his Instagram notifications turned on when I have insomnia and send him memes at midnight and hear his phone buzz on the nightstand next to both of us.

"No Turning Back." The Three Tomes Indie Animatic Pilot is here. Time for witches, magic books and vampire romance. The pilot animatic premieres TODAY on YouTube @ 12pm PST www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fXF... #indieanimation #thethreetomes

The satisfaction of finding the perfect reaction emoji

Made a post on my Substack about a side project I’m slowly chipping away at! substack.com/@bauerpower/...

When thinking about childcare I never really considered what happens when your child is sick & cannot attend daycare, or in my current scenario, what happens when almost every single baby at your daycare gets Hand Foot Mouth Disease and the whole facility closes out of precaution. 🙃

It’s been said many times by others much smarter than me but I’ll never get over just how incredibly stupid all of this is

Darkly humorous that I’ve listened to several podcast episodes talking about the dangers of AI that quickly code switch into ads for companies selling AI.

We should be asking this c o n s t a n t l y.

We trimmed the flower off of a banana tree this morning to encourage the resources to go to the fruit instead. I also have a TON of ripe Mexican limes. Seems like I need to find a good curry recipe! Maybe some key lime pie also??

Guillermo del Toro and Netflix have announced plans to form a new stop motion studio that will be both a studio and a school to push the medium forward and will develop plans to make Del Toro's next stop motion project after Pinocchio. I'm very hyped to see what this leads to!

I guess in beat Peloton. Can’t do any more rides

Greta Thunberg is one of the most incredible human beings alive today

Took my daughter to a wine & cheese kind of party intending to bail by 7 to get home for what was already going to be a late bedtime for her, ended up staying until 8:30, and actually had the easiest bedtime maybe ever? Is the secret to easy sleep just partying it up with my baby?

Sometimes my 8-month-old daughter will let out a tiny toot while crying hysterically, and this is how I know I truly did make her.

Dr. Jane Goodall was a remarkable individual – as a scientist, as an advocate for wildlife and wild places, and as a source of profound hope for the future of our planet. She brought such a joyful spirit and unfailing optimism to her work. #inspiration #hope #wildlife #conservation

Jane Goodall is a name I have dreaded seeing in the obituaries for a long time. May we all be so lucky to live such a long and meaningful life. 💔

After trying for a couple of years I finally made a latte art heart! Before & after the first sip pictured here since it *does* look more convincing post-sip!

Every day we wake up to new horrors and I wonder how anyone is getting anything done and not running through the streets screaming. In 2016-2019 I remember losing whole days of work for news items much less terrible than this. It’s useless to flail in despair but I hate feeling so numb!!

I am not a tea-totaler by literally ANY means, but it is so weird to me that weed is being targeted as an athletic aid. Like weed is fine, enjoy it, but it *cannot* actually make a better athlete, can it? I need to see some science backing up that it will make me a better runner.

I hate that AI has co-opted the sparkle emoji because I love that emoji

I really tried to avoid this, but I'm in need of help. I'm a year and a half out of full time work, and my retail gig alone can't keep me afloat. My October expenses are going to be much higher than normal. I'm offering sketch comms over on my ko-fi for donations. thank you ko-fi.com/hanoodles

Lol Lmao

Hot take, but I think a huge contributor to the increased isolation that so many Americans are feeling is that a lot of people never really went back home the office post-Covid. We talk about the lack of 3rd spaces (which is real!), but now a lot of people don’t even have a *2nd space*.

Wandered around Olveras street today and saw some excellent bootlegs

Went to the Heritage Auction Guillermo Del Toro reception tonight and seeing this Windsor McCay Gertie the dinosaur original blew my mind. I couldn’t imagine just having this in my house??!!

Dying to see Little Amélie

Hey artists -- I'm working on a lesson for my students about resumes and cover letters. Do you still have a "pretty" resume, or do you just default to text-only since most resume submissions are digital and need to get through an AI filter?

Hey this is really terrible and if you have a Michigan representative, please consider calling. This will directly affect my students at CCS and is horrible for culture in general.

Michigan ppl “The Michigan State House of Representatives recently passed a 2026 budget bill that completely eliminates all state funding for arts and culture.”

Passing by a McDonalds with a flag at half mast and sincerely hoping it’s to honor 9/11 victims

Dressing aspirationally in fall clothing even though it’s supposed to be 80 degrees today, the classic SoCal autumnal experience.

My daughter's daycare sends regular photo updates throughout the day, which I love, but occasionally they send me a photo of her passed TF out in a dark room and it's always so jarring I can't help but laugh!

Idk what’s in the air right now, but so many of my friends are going through big, life-altering tough times. This energy needs to chill out

GenAI is not inevitable and not everybody is using it, those are lies. It isn’t just creatives who hate it, my partner works in tech industry and so do many of our friends and they all hate AI too!

In retrospect it may not have been a good idea to get my flu vaccine on the tail end of recovering from Covid 🫠. Feeling absolutely slammed today

I wish Burbank would open up a place with cafe vibes that serves both coffee *and* beer. Sometimes I want to chill with a beer and draw, but going to a bar solo as a lady is intimidating to me. The closest is the Whole Foods patio, but I hate giving money to Jeff Bezos.

Bless you Google Slides for finally getting some better templates!!

I will now be approaching my Blue Sky posts as my brain approaches my dreams: vaguely surreal but easy enough to tie to reality if you really think about it

Too many friends have said goodbye to senior pets in the past couple of months. 😭. I know I am lucky to still have my 14-year-old boxer mix, but I’m not ready to say goodbye

The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?

This is a tiny gripe in the grand scheme of all of the horrible things happening right now, but I'm incredibly annoyed that avoiding processed foods & trying to make/eat as much as possible from scratch is now a considered far right thing. I care about these things & have for forever & I'm a lefty!