featuring art created by Callen himself, of himself

it’s so upsetting we will keep it always

we were gonna go out with friends tonight but our sitter caught The Thing That’s Going Around so we’ll have to reschedule. it’s fine tbh

I’m very peopled out after this week even if it means spending more time in the piss trenches

also we bought a new couch for the living room today. more people will be able to sit here! imagine

this portrait is astonishing

if i saw that in a museum i wouldn't be confused about its presence at all

i mean, depending on the museum

this made me laugh so hard

new couch looks like this but with the parts flipped. The chaise is for Pippin to sit by the window

Ooo

omg. couch just for pippin.

just for pippin!

I told him about it but I don’t think he cared

he said "yeah, obviously"

that looks amazing

it's going to be great in there

three day weekends are an exercise in sheer determination

two days? fine. all good. we'll find stuff to do, we'll figure out how to relax

day three: forcing my shambling corpse to continue functioning while a small creature runs literal circles around me and fights every single thing I request of him

I have aged five hundred years over the last two weeks

you know it's good when I'm sitting at my computer for the first time in over a week and I'm like 'I should delete old emails' and my first thought is 'no I'm too tired'

just let everything sit. let's all sit. sit time.

i want to play vibeo james

prayers up for sit time

holy fuck just realized the Gideon & Harrow the 9th covers were illustrated by my friend

oooh your friend!! that’s cool!

Tommy Arnold! We sat across the table from each other when I worked on Archer

he was one of the asset illustrators

say thanks

good swords

YOU’RE FRIENDS W TOMMY ARNOLD??? he’s like a god in TLT circles rofl

i bought his limited edition abhorsen triptych prints too

hahaha yeah!! That’s hilarious

Like we don’t currently hang but we were coworker buds, I used to cat sit for him

We’ve lost touch but I’m thrilled he’s a celebrity of sorts now

going from a three day weekend into more work with a big work meeting that's technically my area of expertise but I am so tired. I am drowning

my brain is propped up on toothpicks and scotch tape

there is no such thing as a day off

I learned last week also that I make 10k less than a coworker on the same level as me who started two years later. gonna have some Conversations about that

but my manager's out this week so I gotta wait. I can already imagine his relief when I bring it up bc now I think I understand why he's always like 'are you sure there's nothing else you wanna talk about' during our 1:1s

he's a good dude and he fights like hell for us. this is just a thing I didn't know about my own pay, which. is my fault but also. TIRED

im glad you know now but it sucks that its something you have to advocate for like that

yeah basically

like oh I didn't realize it's my fault if I don't catch the corpo out on fucking me at every turn

godddd the worst but i hope you are promptly $10k per year richer

Seriously!!!!! My longest deepest sigh

Glad it sounds like your boss is probably just waiting to be asked the wuestion but also UGH

yeah that is a shitty gap to just Exist, Mysteriously, until you discover it yourself, wtf

whooof may they give you that several months of daycare money with SPEED

my money’s on zombies caused by antivaxxer dog owners

I’ve been saying this

this is right up there with making your cat eat vegan except with way more potential splash damage

me, working hard on trying to trust people’s pet dogs and not let the ocd tell me every dog has rabies

Guess evil clippy gets this round

dog......autism.........

evil Clippy makes the occasional point even if we hate him for it

yeah Jenni what if dogs start becoming nonverbal and sound sensitive

dying omfg

well emailed my mom about the vaccine mandate in Florida, which is, no question, going to kill children

I was like please bother your reps about this bc now I don't want to bring my son to visit you there until he has all his shots

fuck these disgusting people

Literally so ghoulish

I remember wondering how in the Middle Ages we all thought the earth was flat when it had been proved round by so many people previously but now I know, people are just stupid

they’re determined to be wrong

and considering there are still people who think the earth is flat. despite the existence of space travel

antivaxxers at least have natural selection on our side but its going to manifest via their children and that’s not fucking fair

it makes me insane. our prime directive as parents is to do everything we can to keep our kids alive and healthy

aw

can't believe how big he is already

crylaugh work was like EVERYONE HAS TO TAKE MANDATORY CODE OF CONDUCT TRAINING and sent us signups that are busted to absolute shit

I have a 3am training currently scheduled because it was in Turkey's timezone

I'm not doing that brother

turkey???

TURKEY

this accurately summarizes how I feel this morning

enjoy your trip to Istanbul

wasn't that once constantinople

that’s nobody’s business

also absolutely amazing work from your hr or training people

yes we're big fans of them right now

almost forgot to share this pic my trainer took of my arms which apparently both hyperextend when locked

It has never really bothered me so I was surprised but I’m glad I can use it to body horror at people. And also I have to do not do that I guess

Lol mine do this too highfive hyperextension!!! (its bad dont do it)

high-fives you and cries as both our arms snap

hmmm

it's giving hands for feet

this is what goblin mode truly is

i think mine might do that too because i looked at and thought it looked normal

struggling!! I think the seasonal effective disorder aka fall damage has begun even if it still feels like summer. days get shorter fast round these parts

I've just been kind of depresso and not feeling like doing anything, which is not unusual, especially for this time of year, but it is annoying

I want to be a powerhouse of creativity firing on all cylinders at all times, is that so much to ask

no as I understand it that’s a perfectly normal expectation

you just have to be willing to do hard drugs

considering even strong weed invariably gives me an extended anxiety attack I'm not sure that's a good idea

but surely cocaine

surely!

also maybe struggling on account of a lot of taxing stuff has been happening without much reprieve

if you get handfuls of pebbles thrown at you constantly you won't die but you won't be having a good time either

oh weed does the same thing to me; i think it;s an ocd thing

could be!! I wonder why

tk get out of here with your logical explanations

planning our big trip to visit my sister in Madison for Thanksgiving and my cousin tipped me off that an aunt and uncle I used to be very close to have gone full maga. we’re planning to stay with them the first night

aging another 500 years

I always knew they were like. righties. we got along anyway. Idk if I can do this though, there’s a difference between the modern day and idk being grumpy John McCain didn’t win

my uncle was a huge mentor for me in a shitty time and I would prefer not to cut him off but people make decisions like this for you nowadays don’t they

urghjhh

horrible to need to worry about, i'm sorry

yeah. I’m like do we even bother. do we try it and then just bail if it goes south, is it worth the effort after a long flight with a toddler

I was already kinda low today and this + smoke has sapped all my will to be a human

smoke as in wildfire smoke on the humid air which means we can close the windows to keep it out and sweat, or open them for airflow and cough

would someone else like to freaky friday into my body and perceive/deal with everything for me for like 24 hours

sure let's go

you can finish my hummus

sold

you can play with my adorable son

gonna teach him swears

Can confirm another data point for the weed thing and ocd

this also checks out w a friend of mine yall don't know

weird!!