Had hoped tiring myself out earlier in the day would lead me to actually be able to sleep more than my usual 2-4 hours a day. Nope. But at least my sheets are changed, laundry is done & so is meal prep for the week which will be good as the sadness sinks ever deeper as we get closer to the 14th.

Writers and artists and creatives of all sorts: reply with a link to one of your works, if you'd like. And feel free to tell us about it. Everyone: let's check through the replies and buy some creations and support some human beings.

finally, the longest valid genus name! K is for Kimmeridgebrachypteraeschnidium

Morning 10min sketch: a turnip🫜 #sketch

It's alright, he'll grow into it

if you’re going out to protest this weekend leave you god damn phones at home, the feds have massively powerful ways to scoop up your location and follow it far and wide from there. and if you do bring your god damn phone don’t post god damn pictures of your comrades faces on god damn social!!!

Making progress on the Star Trek Doorway quilt. #startrek #quilt #handquilting

Looking to feel pretty again (Part 6)

Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.

brother gregor's fish dumplings

This Sad Li'l Serf says: "Oh..." 🥺💸🌧️ #DailyDoodle

Dropped off regular snack mix to former underling who I sometimes drop lunches off too, package people were happy to have cookies & snack mix for themselves & mailed some to friend in NYC, dropped off tester mix @ underlings house, & dropped 3 bags @ work for underlings/coworkers. I am very tired 🫠

Tester & regular batch of snack mix in the oven to be followed up by lemon curd thumbprint cookies & black raspberry jam thumbprint cookies, then spritz. Once everything is cool taking some down to the package place to mail to NYC & give the package dude a bit of both so he doesn't feel left out.

Second finished project of the year - #medievalsky #plague #crossstitch #craftsky

Trifecta

The world feels rough right now So please enjoy this shrimp, filmed off Cozumel, Mexico. It may be a larval reef shrimp, but we don’t know what species or how long it lives or what it eats. The world is still full of wonder and beauty and mystery. 🎥 @pedrovalenciam scuba diver on Insta

Doodled at the request of a musician/scientist friend

these things are weird. hair lizards

Ummm yello.. 🧐 🍋 …. #art #oilpainting

my little party snail

don't cry ok... tardigrade

This Weedy Li'l Worrywart says: "Why?" 😒🌱👈 #DailyDoodle

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Tried drawing my new lemon son, stylization is hard. The pen ink was providing a nice dark value range until it stopped working on the oil and wax pencils.

I don't have any lemons so I used a key lime

Good intentions.

Realized I didn't buy any Cheezits for this round of snack mix but don't want to go shopping again before or after workbwhich I was trying to figure out which would be less bothersome. Luckily I then remembered I had 2 bags of Christmas Goldfish crackers which might work just as well or better.

After drawing bootleg Gonzo, I had no choice but to draw bootleg Kermit, or in his case Kormit. #leftart #art #doodle #muppet #kermit

I drew this last night, and realized that it was a bootleg version of Gonzo from the Muppets. So of course, I named him Gornzo. #leftart #art #doodle #muppet #Gonzo

Another bootleg Muppet... Introducing Fuzzy the Bear! #leftart #art #doodle #muppet #Fozzie

what happened in Minneapolis yesterday is heinous and unacceptable. I have been filled with rage since. We cannot remain silent as this continues to happen in our country to our neighbors—and ultimately to us! Fight this hatred and ignorance, abolish ice!!!

There’s a few more files that I’m trying to find, but I found the triangle-ceratops! (Personal, 2025)

Everything sucks but my one underling & their gay brother are going to take my trans underling to the local queer bar for the first time as they want to become more involved in the queer community. So I'm going to give them some drink money as funds are tight for them all. 🍸🍹🏳️‍🌈

tomatoads on the vine 🍅 🐸

Boy, I tell ya. #pixelart

S is for uhhhhh Sediminispirochaeta

Guess I'm not the only one who really likes the snack mix. Max is like 6 years old, so it's kid approved lol

Anyone who thinks that the constant threat of homelessness and starvation is the only effective way to maintain a productive society, truely has no comprehension of the human condition. I'll say it again, lazy is a myth perpetuated by the Haves to shame the Have Nots into being exploited.

T is for Tianschanobathynella

Confused cow [ #art #oc #watercolor ]

went to a murder mystery night recently and got to make my friends mad at me by playing the most insufferable twat of a character, obviously had to dress my rat up as said insufferable twat

Plant cup #ceramics #pottery #art