I'm so, so burnt out. Just need to make it until 5/27 when I have a 5 day weekend.

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I couldn't even afford One Piece. It was only one!

only THIRTEEN PERCENT MORE before we hit goal!! pledge a dollar and tell a friend!

#OtD 15 Apr 1946 mine workers in Takahagi, Japan, won the right to sell coal directly after taking over their mines. Instead of striking, Japanese workers started takeovers after which they'd negotiate with management on their demands, and usually win stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8637...

Me at work.

Got warned the office is mad at me that we sold a job going against my recommendations (Replacing a part of an ancient system instead of the whole thing). I said have them call me and tell me directly and I'll read them back my notes, I don't care, I'm looking to quit. Tech: Yeah me too. I'm out.

Remember kids, it's not treason or seditious conspiracy if you win.

Who will liberate our concentration camps?

#OtD 15 Apr 1949 300 workers in breweries across NYC walked out after their contracts expired, joining drivers and other workers who had been striking for two weeks. They remained on strike for over two months and won demands for wages and pensions stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8638...

Decided to put the motorcycle/scooter/vacation purchase on hold. Our old ass air conditioner doesn't sound great. I can't have nice things.

Important context here: The men were not pardoned. They filed suit to have their convictions thrown out. The DOJ would normally oppose this, as the original prosecutors. But to do that… they’d have to assert the men committed sedition… on behalf of Donald Trump. So instead, they just fold.

Real shit day at the survival job. Home and the toddler is teething, probably still sick, definitely miserable. Good times.

Sorted my thoughts about censorship, so I can stop thinking about it.

I'm in hell.

Unless you got rich family, a trust, or partner supporting you, we need to work to survive. I do HVAC to survive. Even if I only get 2 exhausted hours a week in studio, I'm still an artist. It took me a couple decades to internalize a simple truth: YOU ARE NOT WHAT YOU DO TO MAKE MONEY TO SURVIVE.

Trying to drown out the "Why am I even here?" this morning with "Slow cooker pineapple chicken tacos tonight."

My budget for the motorcycle is $3k. I could also take a trip to Japan (once I renew my passport, oops) but that's just the cost of airfare right now. :/

Seen in Philadelphia

The most bad-ass rebuttal from Tite Kubo, the author of Bleach.

Sleepyhead copic marker and ballpoint pen on paper

Sweet Miso No Contact

Heads up BBQ and bonfire enjoyers.

Trying to believe it.

I want to make a mari lwyd motorcycle build and I'm trying to talk myself out of buying an Ice Bear Maddog 150 to do it on. #motosky

I know life is hard and living in capitalist hell tempts us to commodify every joy in our life, but dear god you do not have to🫂 You can and absolutely should just enjoy the things you love without turning them into a way to make money. Some things can just be for joy and decompression time 🎃

6,984 days until I can tap retirement. Until then back to the HVAC mines. My family needs me.

Goodnight planet Earth. I tried. Hate losing my art night to being sick. Hate that the kid is sick. Hate that Abuela got sick. Hate that I have to go back to my day job.

If you see this post an image you saved because it made you laugh.

Goddamn. I SWEAR this cat knows me, personally. They must.

Grumpy that my weekend is lost to being sick cause some parent took their clearly sick kid to the library.

Paycheck from freight slinging is gonna fall a day late for the power bills due date, If anyone's in the market for some snappy glassware for your gamespace. Hit up my shop! ko-fi.com/mcetching

Reminder to submit your work for the highly coveted Ignatz Awards! We’ll be accepting submissions until May 31st and can’t wait to see what you’ve got!

Lol that didn't happen. Got maybe 1hr 1/2 before cold meds just made me too groggy to operate a paint brush. That's it for this week folks. Try again next week.

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Back to the studio for another Saturday night session painting dicks like the high class fine artist I am. Hopefully I can get it finished tonight but I'm sick as a dawg so we'll see. Holler if you need it.

Hey nerds, I'm tired of listening to lectures by Alan Watts and Ram Dass on Zen and all that shit. I REALLY just want to watch some old old kung fu movies in my studio while working. Is there a list of free YouTube of such things I can reference? #kungfu

My new HVAC company shirt came in. :: HELL YEAH INTENSIFIES:::

we've almost reached 80 orders, which is insane. like utterly. thank you so much.

You: I can fix him Me: I can make him worse #EpiphanyComic #Photios

Back when I used to work in a hardware store, I could watch my coworkers physically deflate if their lecherous comments about female coworkers or customers were met with a simple "what the hell are you talking about, man."

I did a study of a reference photo by @trueref.bsky.social and spent a really long time fussing over it and trying to be accurate, and at the end, it wasn’t super accurate AND it felt stiff and boring. So I redid it and cut loose and had way more fun. The first image here is my 2nd go.

He designed and safeguarded thousands of bridges that Marylanders rely on to this day. Jock, thank you for everything. We're a safer and stronger state because of your devotion to us all.