Subversive photography (on insta) makes me look so good!

It's been a busy summer so far. Gotta keep on doing it!

Friday mood to Monday mood.

It's gonna be 75 degrees here today! Part of me wants to ditch the rest of work and immediately run to the nude beach to be a lizard! Yet I must capitalism.

I had a great time at Neotropolis. I am still recovering after an amazing week in the desert.

I am so stoked for #Neotropolis this year! I should probably pack, maybe finish my costume upgrades first... Here is that larp and safety video I was in. youtu.be/cGdMaA9U1s8?...

"Why isn't the oubliette named the boobliette?" @spectraloctopus.bsky.social #RenaissancePleasureFaire

JK Rowling is an ignorant piece of shit. Full offense, hard stop. At least she'll stop targeting our Trans siblings for one day. She burned her legacy with generations over the last decade+, and I couldn't care less about any other humans opinion than hers. Don't support her or that bullshit.

Would anyone blame them if they said “hell no” to that?

This is the book that Meta stole from me to train their AI. It's available on itch.io and pretty much anywhere you can get ebooks books2read.com/u/brE1eY I do periodic sales & free promos, so if you can't afford full price follow for the next one! Or share with your monster loving friends 💖 💙📚⏰

No bingo yet but still working my way through my goal card for the year!

Calling this one a win and another goal off my bingo card (new circus\fire\whip trick). I have been unable to chain the overhead cracks back to back, but for some reason today it just clicked (or cracked...) #circus #whip

Hey babe wake up, another goal off my bingo card! I went to Uncle Zeke's Nuclear Winter held at the Koronenburg Ren Faire site last weekend. What a blast!

In 2024 I picked back up whip making and whip tricks with my 3rd handmade whip. This one is a nylon (Paracord) hybrid performance whip, meant to be a balance of the benefits of both a stock whip and a bullwhip. At Nuclear Winter I did some impromptu practice and demonstration for folks.

The illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine is 3 years old tomorrow. It's far from the overnight takeover that the Russian government wanted due to a historic and heroic stalwart defense rallied by Ukraine and supported by the world. And yet... Continued Ukraine independence balances on a knife's edge.

When you wear a "Yes Today Satan" to dinner and the server assigns you a nickname for the bill.

For future propriety, yesterday was the start of Frog Season 🐸 at Maker's Hollow (my manor house)

Well said...

For Valentine's day @spectraloctopus.bsky.social and I took a #blacksmithibf #knifemaking class at Marysville Lawless Forge. Super fun!

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

Happy #Valentine's Day from this 60s Aphrodite-esque V-Day #photoshoot with @assettessa.bsky.social we did last year at Synstudios. The space created and curated by synsvision on Instagram is a real treat! I'm always down for more #boudoir or #pinup photoshoots. (I mean I'll shoot any style)

The #cocktail I made tonight was dope: 3 oz coffee rum 1 oz simple syrup 3\4 oz lavender syrup 4 oz coconut cream Blended

Progress be progressing on this #leatherwork project I'm doing. It's been delayed by my desire to not go out in the 18 degree temps to hammer on my anvil. These pieces were gifted to me and I decided to repurpose them into a costume backplate for my half chest plate. #FantasyArmor #Crafting

In refining 0xFE99AD : 0xE3B6BA (Siena) in 00h 05m 05s 397ms I have brought glory to the company. Praise Kier. 8️⃣0️⃣9️⃣1️⃣2️⃣ 4️⃣3️⃣9️⃣6️⃣0️⃣ 7️⃣3️⃣1️⃣9️⃣5️⃣ 1️⃣8️⃣7️⃣6️⃣2️⃣ 8️⃣6️⃣9️⃣4️⃣8️⃣ #mdrlumon #severance 🧇🐐🔢💯 lumon-industries.com

This is the letter I sent. If Elon Musk is now a government employee, he is subject to conflicts of interest law. Requirements he seems to be completely ignoring. The American people deserve answers and accountability. Instead... more Trump purges.

Gotta love how #Google changed their motto from "Don't Be Evil." They just dropped the first word, so simple!

If you enjoy dark beer and feeling like you've stepped out of a Dickens novel, make yourself a Dog's Nose this winter. Warm up a porter or stout, yeah warm it up (in the microwave for 1min) add 2 teaspoons of brown sugar and 2 ounces of jin. Mix, garnish with nutmeg and sit next to your fire.

Having ADHD and having even the briefest set back on a project means bouncing to another hand craft to try and keep momentum going while I wait for my hardware to be delivered. Making these straps for my pauldron and pulling out this scale piece I had shelved briefly.

The 2024 Rustorationist pope hat. Praise Dation! #wastelandweekend #wasteland #pope #popehat #postapocalyptic #leatherwork #costuming #propmaking

"We need junkier junk, not a trad-wife Pinterest board, give me trash and let me soft through it." - @hexandbolt.bsky.social and I at the Great Junk Hunt at the Evergreen State Fairground.

Out here dying these repurposed leather bits and hardening them by engaging in some light solo wax play (aka soaking them in hot wax)

Me on the helpdesk, cancelling duplicate tickets, reassigning follow up inquiries to their original owners and overall just not wanting to do 100 administrative tasks just because I'm the tier 2 support person this week (in addition to my actual work).

The last couple weeks have mostly been me recovering. But here's an update to my 2025 goal bingo, plus a sneak peek at a radical leather salvage project I'm doing. This leather project was abandoned on my doorstep and so I'm modifying it to put it to use.

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

My wasteland camp is a labor of love and one of my favorite things is the (faux) stained glass windows we have made over the years #wasteland #wastelandweekend #postapocalyptic #stainedglass #cult #church #chapel #setdesign #graphicdesign #art

Why you so cold weather?

If you have a wood stove, remember to have your chimney cleaned! We had some debris (probably old bird nests from prior to our ownership) that had been missed in our cleanings. At some point the debris burned and eventually burned the insulation around the stove insert. I noticed and handled it.

Just continuing to piece together this design for a medieval nordic character. The belt isn't 100% as I'm waiting for new belt tips but working on it.

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Up for it anytime!

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I'm a pretty skeptical person but I wanted to see what was up on my Instagram last night. Absolutely wild.

Someone said AE (as in: account executive) and like a sleeper agent I felt myself be activated. You can leave the zone but the trauma of the zone never leaves you.

WA AG Nick Brown suing Trump administration over birthright citizenship

Years ago I rushed to finish this piece and didn't notice the strap ends weren't as thick and ended up being stretchy in a way I didn't like. I love making these big beefy norse-inspired kidney belts. I still need to do the other ends but I'm so close to finishing this for a second time!

Not this last weekend, but the previous weekend I got to try out a local LARP that has been around for a good long time that I had just never made it to yet, Shadow Accord. I had a great time with old friends and new! You bet I'll be back and if you're in WA check it out. shorturl.at/b6jFF

If you are THAT knowledgeable about the Roman Empire, Then you would know that wasn’t the “Roman salute.”