How is this year almost over? I really feel like this is accurate:
My site isn’t live yet, so technically i am talking to myself lol, but when this does go live, you can get these monthly updates delivered via email (which also enters you into a monthly giveaway!) or by trusty ol’ RSS. I hate most social media platforms, and this is a more direct way of keeping in touch, so i hope you’ll try it.
Art
Art (that i can share) was sparse this month. Here’s a birthday doodle for my little sister and some of the sketches from my stream on the 18th:
The streaming sketches are paintings i want to do but i’m still working through how to paint them. Which is why the one with the floating rocks looks like “waterlogged sugar cookies” according to one of my friends, lol.
News
- I FINALLY HAVE A VEHICLE TO LIVE IN
- From now on, more detailed nomadic living news is going on handbasket.org, including why i named my rig The Proverbial Handbasket
- I’m doing more work for Artisans Cooperative and hopefully i’ll be pitching in more at Comradery, too. I love both of these co-ops so much!
Pet Tax
Here are some accurate portraits, lol: thoughtful, sleepy, alert, and “nom nom nom.”
Anecdote
Every year at Thanksgiving dinner, my family goes around the table and says what we’re thankful for. When my parents began having Japanese exchange students, i started saying my thanks in Japanese, so the only people in the room who understood it were the students.
This year, there were no exchange students, because my parents don’t want to split their focus from caring for my 100-year-old grandmother.
So when we went around saying our thanks, i said:
“家族、健康、翻訳アプリに感謝しています.”
What? It’s a tradition. Stop looking at me the same way my parents do.
Get Goods
Newsletter Giveaway
This site still isn’t live, so there’s no one signed up to my newsletter yet, and therefore, no one to win the giveaway.
Merch
I took some cool product shots, finally! I’m not done, either, i still need to get out my anatomy skull, the gift from my friend Sean that keeps on giving, and the anatomy bone hand i bought for myself. But for now:
You can receive stickers and postcards every month so you can send them to loved ones or very surprised strangers. The Reef Rover and Daring Diver subscriptions are available at Comradery, Patreon, Ko-fi, and Buy Me A Coffee, if you have a favorite among those.
If you only want one month’s worth, you can use PayPal.me (or Ko-fi or Buy Me A Coffee) to just send $11 (for 3 stickers, 3 postcards) or $7 (for 2 postcards, 1 sticker). Don’t forget to give me a mailing address!
People are divided on many issues right now, but you can show them you still care with a little bit of mail—even if they believe stupid idiot dumb-dumb bullshit like that the Earth is flat. ❥
