Commission of my Pathfinder character for Season of Ghosts, Vasanta, and his familiar Masika, two chill buddies having a cool fun time despite The Horrors...and occasionally as a vessel for them. He's great fun to play...3 characters in one! Art by the magnificent @shebifer.bsky.social

touring apts, looking at rooms. me: "this room should absorb the sound better when i'm practicing. it'll disturb the neighbors less...and the closet will muffle it for you." *suddenly dawns on emily what she's signing up for* emily: hm. note to self, amps go on the wall adjacent to mom's room...

Only the bassoon section staying out at intermission before the Rite of Spring, in solidarity of what's to come. Clearly the material components of this rite are the souls of four bassoonists and one dancer.

in honor of my one year tonsil eviction anniversary, a comment i recently received from a young spectator at an open mic i played this week: "i love how your voice did the song all high, you sounded like a real singer" thanks, i didn't used to. still don't some days, lol.

wow someone followed/liked my band instagr-oh it's just another bot

can i trade my head in for a new one, it came in the wrong size

"We can fix this one!" - me to my guitar/uke tech, realizing that at this point, I must sound like a codependent partner in a revolving door of relationships "All he needs is a restring, his action raised, and a check on his pickup! WE CAN FIX HIM! IT WILL WORK, I KNOW IT, THIS ONE'S THE ONE!"

first dream i've had and remembered in maybe 4 years contained a linguistics joke so at least my subconscious is on brand

kindergartner: oh, i get it. "though" is kinda like the word "but." me: yeah, you got it! kinder: kinder: heh. hee hee. hee hee hee. butt. me: yep.

me: (takes off contact lenses, neglects to put glasses on, walks into other room.) me, seonds later: wtf why aren't my contacts working, i can't see shit...

it should not take 7 months, 3 stores, and 5 ukuleles to buy one functional, correct ukulele

i was wondering when my students would see the big film that kids these days like, and apparently they all watched it together last night because today my classroom was full of proclamations of the poultry rider, and not much else.

Mom: How was your day at work? *looks at my computer screen open to a job search board* Sorry I asked.

i once attended an anime convention where i brought a viola as part of a cosplay and peace-bonded it like a prop weapon as a funny bit, and i am only now, ten years or so later, just realizing that i didn't once take the opportunity to say that i was practicing non-violins. i am a FOOL.

important announcement: birds

3rd grader: you're the funniest teacher i've ever had. me, trying to set up a running joke i've had for years: i'm not at all funny. 3rd grader: uh, you were dressed as a clown for halloween, mister. me: fair point, you win this round.

my head is spinning so bad today, thank goodness it was a non-student day

this was the first week in about 2 months that i didn't have a splitting headache, so that was useful to existing

i'm surprised that the number of 3rd grade students in my class who know every word to "last christmas" is, somehow, all of them.

asked my class to summarize the story so far in rats of nimh, our read aloud book, and one of them replied with "jonathan frisby was too pure for our broken world. gg."

Good morning. Here's some ambient, looped baritone guitar to start your day (or for whatever time this happens to find you). soundcloud.com/morningsky02...

achievement unlocked: eye doctor brought out trial contacts, i announced "My Brand!" the Look she gave me was worth whatever note is now in my patient file

get back in the tube, ferret boy!!

Album progress: - 8 songs; 5 completely written, 3 nearly finished - 4 tracks have partial demos recorded - Oops only 2 of them are in 4/4 - Vocal range: G2-C5 - Animals mentioned: 10 - Longest song: 6:30 - Shortest song: one of the unfinished ones looks like it'll be about 2:45ish? yaaay

it should not take a week to schedule an appointment for a test before which i can then spend multiple days trying again to schedule an appointment for another test because they probably have the wrong type of machine, all before i can schedule the appointment to see the doctor. and yet

note to self that next time hadestown rolls through i need to go on the night they have the asl interpreters there

a: "you sure this is safe?" b: "totally. what's the words again...right! 'levitate cervorum!'" (the lights go out, the summoning circle glows, and the skeletal figure of a baby deer rises from it wearing a party hat) a,b: (screaming) deer: "HAPPY NEW DEER" :D (confetti bursts from summoning circle)

calendar cut off my event name, now it looks like i've got a wrasslin match i'm not likely to win

one of my upstairs neighbors has decorated with a big adorable inflatable snow reindeer, and the other one with an inflatable grinch, and by doing this they've somehow managed to exactly sum up the experiences i've had with them as upstairs neighbors thus far.

3rd grader: Can you untangle this for me, please? *hands me tangled headphones* Me: Sure. *Untangles, hands them back.* 3rd grader: Thank you. I have a whip now!

the acquisition of more instruments only makes me more Powerful, is what i will tell my neighbors when they complain about the sounds these will produce

much like how a watched pot never boils, a watched tracking number never updates

a moth flew directly onto my lips as i was walking home tonight and like, i'm flattered, but at least invite me to dinner or a movie or something first?

ukuleles are fiddly little things, hope the fifth time's the charm.

i've been mostly off the medias social lately (and will likely continue to be) but hi, i'm sky. guess i'm here now too?

well i don't see why i need a new year when the old year still works just fine! *slaps the hood of 2023 in the auto shop, rear wheel falls off*

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