been kinda absent (work, cat problems where I now have to inject fluids every 48 hours into one of 'em, etc.) but wanted to update on my finished tattoo. ✨ by Erika at Blue Torch Tattoo!

if anyone thinks, "wow, she's getting a lot of tattoos lately," just know it is excellent to spend some time being stabbed by needles and thinking about only that (unable to reflect on state of world during process).

anyway, this guy is how I feel at all other times. his face is a lil bloody rn.

halfway done with this tattoo!! he's a pine marten (think pan from his dark materials)

EAV never disappoints 🖤

oh to be a dog with this few responsibilities.

handsome in purple.

breaking news: NEW animal cruelty case in GA. owner doesn't throw ball fast enough for dog's liking, causing mass devastation. more at 6.

introduce yourself with
one book 📕
one film 🎬
one album 💿
one tv show 📺

contributing to the dogs seeing snow for the first time content now that mine has warmed up to it!!

and lastly, this is Pepper. might actually be directly related to Satan. woke us up last night because she physically unscrewed a baby gate. about a year old and still in kitten mode. no balance and a permatilted head from some sort of neurological disorder or previous injury.

this is Goose. he has a really long story (took us two years to get him inside and off the streets!) and is very old and clingy.

this is Nandor the Relentless, same age as Romero and Harley. he was our neighbor's cat and forcefully moved in with us after they abandoned him. hence the name.

this is Romero's sister, Harley. similar situation, but she is still 95% feral and hates us. she also had all of her teeth removed this year and has multiple autoimmune disorders.

this is Romero. he's our 3½ year old cat. we found him outside as a kitten. cost us about $4000 for a urinary blockage. still here, still thriving.

this is Cal, our 8-10 year old-ish cat. came with the house—no, really, was living in the backyard when we bought it. hobbies include literally nothing except sleeping and eating.

this is Aloy, my 3½ year old australian shepherd. hobbies include demand barking and herding cats.