Sometime in the near-ish future, I hope to have some more framed originals up for grabs in my shop. All space themed. If you were wondering how digital illustrators spend their time when not on the computer…well, I cut coloured card 😆 #SciArt #Mars #paperart

#Bookbinding #Genealogy #Papercraft #Paperfolding It’s all here in this post for the #AreYouBookEnough challenge (this month the theme is #origins) Family trees printed into page, folded in Turkish map style into a small art book of family history. www.instagram.com/p/DTkyR1GiNx...

There are two types of bathing....

Here is your good news story for the day West Hollywood home slated for demolition is moved to Altadena instead. Just click through and watch. Cheers me no end.

Wild full-circle moment. My first personal CA fire aftermath was 1977 (July) Sycamore Canyon fire in Montecito. 1st weekend @ college, students volunteered to clear fire debris from burned houses. I helped. 2 days ago (cleaning garage) I unearthed a souvenir fr that day—an iron plate (fr furnace?)

Oh my. Is it trash or is it history? Found a stack of U&lc magazine (upper and lower case - international journal of type and graphic design, published by intl typeface Corp Vintage 1988-1992 or so. + early Adobe font mags. Gotta celebrate it before I pitch em out.

Sailing Rigs xkcd.com/3193/

A few months ago, ICE hired me I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!" My latest for Slate

She Was Born Two Days Before the #AltadenaFire Took Her Home www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/u...

Had a “what I will do next” convo; when 2 others (outta state, far from #EatonFire footprint) spoke of enjoying their Christmas decorations before putting em away, I got really quiet and sad inside. (Our decorations’re in tubs in rafters of garage, still unremediated) 📸 IG page of #StandingHomesFilm

Sometime last year, I saw a quote to the effect of… being resilient does not feel good in that moment …and I want to find it again. Ah, found it. (This is related to all the 1 year fire anniversary talk of “resilience!” Being resilient feels sucky right now.) www.instagram.com/reel/DS27FyF...

This is a mind-blowing video in the genre of people who prank phone/computer scammers. This does not make sense in the very best way. youtube.com/watch?v=Rnms...

And by the way, all the Black folks have been telling us this would happen to white folks eventually.

If you have friends in LA or from LA or know someone who lost their home in either fire—please show them extra love this week. The 7th is the year anniversary of the start of both fires. It was a hellish and traumatizing time for us—sending love to everyone affected by these tragedies.

That moment when everyone held up their lit phones was a very special moment in a program that contained a lot of good moments, well-said words. I loved that we all closed by singing “Lean On Me when you’re not strong”

At the Grocery Outlet in Altadena did a little chalk art. Oh, Altadena. Added some poppies. A good crowd here and an impossibly beautiful sunset.

“Still Standing” will be premiered at Sundance 2026. Filmed inside still standing homes in Altadena after #EatonFire “When intimate spaces become alien and hazardous” Yes, this. Saw the IG page of a home with dishes still in the sink. Yes, that. www.instagram.com/reel/DTNugmh...

#Altadena www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQXV...

“What do you know to be true today that you didn't know a year ago?” When I saw that, I went yeeouch! A hard one coming on the #EatonFire 1 year anniv. Here’s an easy one: @wck.org World Central Kitchen is a fantastic org doing wonderful work. Thanks for the meals in Altadena 🫶 in Jan-Feb-March

There’s a dire funds gap for those whose alt’ve living expenses run out, and end of mortgage forbearance’ll mean huge balloon payments. That’s +inflated rent costs. A lot of fire survivors are about to be pushed into living out of their cars or… Will the $$$ raised last year help them? #EatonFire

Spending a lot of time today in this Feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...

Five lessons from #EatonFire Saving the Torah scrolls from Pasadena Jewish temple Digitizing old architectural docs for rebuilding 4th: Octavia Butler! Roses that bloomed on walkways to houses that no longer exist. Black artist community in Altadena www.huntington.org/news/sanctua...

An essay on the anniversary events of the #PalisadesFire that is good. Naming the spaces and narratives of this anniversary day and the other bit that does not fit. Depletion. www.instagram.com/p/DTGoRsKkh4...

A website & mailing list to advocate for #EatonFire and #PalisadesFire survivors whose homes stand and are dealing with toxins, remediation, & insurance company red tape to get our #StandingHomes back in liveable condition. So grateful for #EFRU and the EF Standing Homes FB group standinghomes.org

Unhappy One Year Anniversary of the #EatonFire #PalisadesFire to all who celebrate. And thank you, @watchduty.org App. Thank you thank you thank you. (January 16 screenshot) #Altadena

VOCs higher during post-fire recovery than during fire itself. Thrilling. Poison: my new hobby for 2025 that I did not want to take up, but had to. Yet another 1 year anniversary story of #eatonFire and #PalisadesFire pasadenanow.com/main/altaden...

“What do you know to be true today that you didn’t know a year ago?” —from an article of 80 journaling prompts. A year ago, Jan 5, 2025 was Before The Windstorm and Fire. My photo roll has Jan 4 snap from Altadena Library Fab Lab and 📸1️⃣ Jan 6 crow on power pole. 2️⃣power pole replaced ~Jan 29 2025

Sparrows in California changed their beaks during COVID lockdowns, only to change them back when life returned to normal. h2oradio.org/this-week-in...

Most excellent analysis of where tech is and why: open.substack.com/pub/proofofc...

“That sense of being wronged didn’t disappear once the money came in. It scaled.” Tech titans + state power “Two different grievance narratives were converging. The nerds who believed they were denied respect & the strongman who believed he was denied legitimacy, both finally claiming the wheel.”

Hi, good morning. I’m just here writing a post saying that what the occupants the Oval Office has done is despicable. Horrible. Utterly awful. I wish these words had more power to right the wrong than I fear they do.

This seems like a good word.

I am ready for this year to end but not for the next one to start.

Hard agree. “I take no leave of you, 2025. I send no compliments to your mother. You deserve no such attention. I am most seriously displeased.” x.com/austen1stdra...

Every time a Watch Duty alert goes out, there are real people on the other side: "It empowers people to make decisions" "It's not a tech platform, it's a people platform" "This is accessible to EVERYBODY" Thank you, Watch Duty community. Your support allow us to be a lifeline for millions of people.

Seeing out the old year by selecting among the many renditions of “Hard Times Come Again No More” “Tis the song, the sigh of the weary, Hard times, hard times, come again no more Many days you have lingered around my cabin door Oh hard times come again no more.”

There’s a story from at least a coupla decades ago where I proudly brandished a pair of needle nose pliers. “See! I can use these to…” (was it unbend a bent thing on a set of tire chains? Can’t recall exactly) Reader, the needle nose pliers were not heavy enough for the job

The Eurostar was traveling behind a Waymo train, which came to a stop and stayed stopped.

"When you see our work, what are you really seeing? Are you seeing a robot's soulless prose? Or are you seeing the image of our Standard 8 English teacher, Mrs. Amollo, her voice reminding us to connect our paragraphs with a suitable linking phrase?" open.substack.com/pub/marcusol...

"And right there is the punchline to this long, historical joke... The machine, in its quest to sound authoritative, ended up sounding like a KCPE graduate who scored an 'A' in English Composition. It replicated the linguistic ghost of the British Empire." marcusolang.substack.com/p/im-kenyan-...

The bollard hasn’t moved a single inch. Total domination. #WorldBollardAssociation

I have not been read this year's Yuletide fics because I've spent the last week or so feeling extremely antisocial but this one is fucking incredible archiveofourown.org/works/73396436

Really important for understands what is what: Sees candy chocolates identification guide: www.sees.com/pieces-milk-...

told my landlord he no longer has to apologize for being white and he lowered my rent by 25%. told the grocer it's now the trump kennedy center and he sold me potatoes for $1. told PG&E it's a christian nation now and electricity is free. try it sometime

As the year begins to quiet, we’re pausing, like a great egret choosing a steady perch over the constantly moving kelp forest canopy. Nature has a gentle way of reminding us to slow down, reflect, and find balance. Here’s to calm moments, the quiet between chapters, and new beginnings. 💙🌊

The second rainstorm of Christmas has arrived to the San Gabriel Valley Atmospheric River arrival. Here’s hoping I can fall back asleep #larain #cawx

Happy Weird Christmas who all who celebrate (or endure). Had a bout of intestinal un-fortitude since Sunday, made tentative improvements each day. 🧑🏻‍🎄celebrating renewed energy— got enzyme stuff🧴+nitrile gloves to clean porcelain surfaces that got my GI system through. Next 🧺 + 🛏️ linens, ho ho ho!

@aprilsparkles.bsky.social hope you have nice stollen or cinnamon raisin buns or fruitcake or other baked confections with your fave form of dried grapes for the holidays!

Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅🏼