my adult bug bites do not define me.

Mayor McCheese is weak on crime

this is the summer I become friends with a bird

jack abbot sending this to the nigh shift gc during his day off:

vast majority of pop discourse about whether something is good storytelling is actually about whether it successfully satisfies escapist desires or not. if it doesn't—or worse, actively rejects it—then it's "bad writing" full stop.

Chud toddler: Ewww swamp yucky 🤢🤢 Me: LMAO filtered by 95 degrees + 100% humidity. beautiful habitat doesn't have to be fun btw. Look up "theatre of cruelty".

taking care of my oversized disgusting chud son

went to a panel with the plurb writers last night (jenn and ariel) and asked them why carol is a lesbian and why conversion therapy camp. vince had carol as a lesbian from Day 1. he wanted her to be an outsider in a few aspects of her life

Saw my first Gray Catbird yesterday! Their name comes from their call which sort of sounds like the mewing of a cat. They can also mimic other birds' songs as well (they are in the Mimidae family with Mockingbirds and Thrashers)

Shorebirds are so cute but they are also the bane of my existence, ID-wise lol Greater Yellowlegs, Spotted Sandpiper, and Solitary Sandpiper

White-throated Sparrow. These guys produce my favorite (or at least one of my favorite) bird songs. They're going to be going up north to breed very soon and I will definitely miss them.