I miss home tonight. I'm too many states away...and too many years away. The people who made it home are dead. The places that made it home are closed. I'm surrounded by people who have said, "You are home. This is home now " I know what they mean. But I miss home.

@AskTheDevil That's the reason peacock feathers are significant to me. And gave me the inspiration for the story I'm writing that retells a lot of biblical stories.

I love these glasses! I need new ones soon and it was suggested to me that I can ask about having the new lenses put in this frame.

@Valkyrie_D Thank you! I got it from Wrapunzel. I knew as soon as I saw it which one of my scarves it goes with.

Over the years that I've been covering my hair, I've learned that it was never that I don't care about "style"...I just prioritize dressing comfortably. I definitely don't care about popular style, though. I have my own style, and the effort goes into the headwraps instead of clothes and jewelry.

Feelin' fancy today! It's been a little bit of a rough day, so feeling the "feathers" on the peacock pin move when my head moves brings some cheer.

There were so many times growing up when my autistic self was moving with the music that kept me going, and I got, "Just be normal!" Or, "Just fold the clothes! You're not on a stage!"

I put away my earbuds tonight and put my art supplies where they belong. My husband says, "It always makes me happy to see you groovin' to your music when you're doing something!"

That's love. 🥰

My sister-in-law enjoys reading gay male romance novels, so I knitted a bookmark for her (with a little added crochet). Marking this as sensitive because the shape is a body part one might think of as appropriate to gay male romance. #CoSoKnitting #CoSoBooks

@DJNoneYa My sister-in-law brought one of those nutcrackers home. I've been meaning to take a picture and post it. 😄

@sheseala Weeple! I think it was maybe supposed to be a portmanteau of "wool" and "people". Teachers loved to give them to us as prizes for things. I always just thought of them as pom-pom friends.

My husband mentioned "that time you wrote a Doctor Who and Doc McStuffins story, and people thought they would hate it and cussed you out because they loved it". I sent him the link. And then I thought I don't know if I've ever shared it here...

https://archiveofourown.org/works/4592037

It's not even just mice. We've returned two wild snakes and a salamander to the outdoors over the past few months. Catching them before the cats do is a challenge.

Go next door! They have one dog, and he's old!

Okay, I know it getting cold at night, and pretty chilly during more days. But the neighbors don't have dogs, cats, ferrets, and a snake. Why do mice want to come in OUR house???

@DarksideStraxus Humans cry. I've lived with enough non-human animals to know each has their own way of crying. Cry when you feel it. Laugh when you feel it. I hope your depression lets up. My mom dismissed my anxiety for years until she had a panic attack. I hope your parents learn without having to learn like my mom did.

@Kaysymmetry This is happy news!

@redenigma That's fascinating! Like komodo dragons. Leave a female alone long enough and she'll give birth to a male so they can start things up again.

At first, I thought I wouldn't be able to watch when he eats. It's actually been good for me, though. I learn more about him (like what an unhinged snake jaw looks like), we talk while he eats, and...well, cows are adorable but I still eat beef.

And my dude had to work for his food tonight! The rodents usually do the rodent version of Deer In The Headlights. "Holy crap, that snake is gonna --" and that's it.

Not this one! This one tried to play a very strategic round of Not Today Satan. But Shai-Hulud knows that game well, grabbed a foot, and hugged tight.

My snake's kind do live birth. He is a dude. My dude is a solo artist.

I know all of these things...yet I'm still a little afraid every time I clean his tank that I'll find he has laid eggs.

I'm going to try making bara brith. I want to do this right...or, as right as I can. If anyone has a trusted recipe they will share, I promise to do everything I can to avoid screwing it up. And I won't tell anyone it was your recipe if I do screw it up.