Rainy

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I couldn’t post just one!

Rainy, our foster babe, is really finding her footing as a house dog! It turns out she is obsessed with food as much as the rest of these goons, and she’s discovered her love of fetch! She still prefers to be held I think, but she has also enjoyed short walks. I love watching them feel comfortable enough to be their interesting, quirky little selves ❤️

You’d be Wise if You Thought Twice

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I was only being kind
But you mistook me for weak

All for your sake
Became the very thing that I hate
I lost my way
Spinning in an endless figure eight

Pen/05/26

I know it’s not symmetrical 🤪 But I kind of love that it’s not perfect, because that’s not my thing. I would probably digitally clean it up and make it more symmetrical if it were to be used as a tattoo or something of the sort!

the Snake

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if really I’m the snake they’re all saying
If they look up here, do they see just my black tail swaying?
If I’m all fangs, and all lies, and all poison
If I’m really what they’re saying
I don’t want to disappoint them

charcoal 05/2026

New Foster!

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Yesterday, we welcomed this 3-year-old mini-frenchie into our home as a foster 🙂 Her name is Rain, but we like to call her “Marrrry Jane!!!” She is a pint sized sweetie with a seemingly endless supply of (nervous) energy! She’s a breeder release, she’s definitely had some pups. I think her hair is really thin right now because of that. And maybe why she looks a little underfed?
She will be getting spayed soon, which I imagine will help with her anxiety a little. She gets along well with everyone, maybe slightly pushy here and there, but that’s a frenchie for ya! Very high energy little dog as of right now, I’m hoping she will be able to learn how to relax and have fun while she’s with us 💗

Pink Robot

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Obviously inspired by the Flaming Lips’ cover art for their album “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots”
I read that the song “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots pt. 1” was written about fighting cancer, the robots being a metaphor for cancer. It’s a rather interestingly written song, I thought, but I had always imagined it being about how our world was being taken over by technology, and soon will replace humanity as we know it.
It really doesn’t matter what your take on the song is, I think they like to keep it open to interpretation.
Anyway. The point! Ah, yes. My work life has changed dramatically with the widespread acceptance of AI, and I’m not happy about it. It’s a daily upset, honestly. It feels like I’m in a bad 80s horror movie about robots taking over. I have questioned whether if I’m suited for my career field because of this. Maybe it’s time to surrender to the bots.
Furthermore, my coworker is currently battling cancer, and it’s been a rough going. Originally, she and I didn’t get along, but I think as I’ve began to heal my family wounds, and as she has become more understanding, things are just fine. Being highly sensitive, when people don’t like me, it haunts me. I’m an extreme people pleaser, and it’s so hard for me when people aren’t pleased with me. But I realized, I don’t mind if she doesn’t like me, I don’t either! And I know she’s going through some kind of hell, so I let her be, and only try to make her life easier.
So this song randomly came up and I found it quite amusing how some songs can mean one thing to you at a certain time and change completely as you journey on through life. Fascinating, isn’t it?

Those evil-natured robots
They’re programmed to destroy us
She’s gotta be strong to fight them
So she’s takin’ lots of vitamins

‘Cause she knows that
It’d be tragic
If those evil robots win
I know she can beat them

Yoshimi, they don’t believe me
But you won’t let those robots defeat me
Yoshimi, they don’t believe me
But you won’t let those robots eat me, Yoshimi
– the Flaming Lips

Oil pastels/05/26