Thank you. We've had him since he fit in my palm. Gave him the best 16.5 years any dog could ask for.

My household may be subdued for the next couple weeks. We are saying goodbye to the bestest boy ever on May 1st.

After a decade of social withdrawal, I'm getting out into meat space again. Random festivals, work events, & solo vacations were my only non-online social interactions. Now I have #TTRPGs, #Wargaming, nerd brunch & more. Coming out the other side of this is hard, but good. #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts

Modiphius put the physical #Dune RPG, GM Kit, & a dice set on Humble Bundle for $30. The charity is the ACLU. Even with shipping costs added, it's less than half the cost at online "discount" and a third of sticker. Those things have been on my wish list for ages. #TTRPG #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts

Capitalism and the Patriarchy think that women stop serving a purpose once they are no longer jail bait. Fuck that. I'm in my 50s and just hitting my stride. #HotTake #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts

Collaged photos of the front and back of a Retributor Squad of Sisters of Battle minis painted in black, multiple shades of purple, silver, grey, white, red, and gold

The Retributor Squad is done. Next on the docket will either be the Seraphim or the Repentia Squads. 88/100 #MiniaturePainting #Warhammer40K #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts

Collaged photos of a patch and paint covered black jean hoodie vest.

Use of my work break... repairing a button on some shorts and repairing a patch on my battle vest. I'm debating adding some rainbow ribbon to the battle vest after work before I settle in for some #MiniaturePainting. #DailyLife #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts

Collaged photos of the build steps on the flight stands. 5 bases with stacked cork. Then those same bases and cork covered in texture paste with 2 primed in black. Lastly all 5 painted to look like grey stone.

Photo of a partially painted squad of Sisters in black, grey, purple, metallic purple, and silver.

Made some progress on my Retributor Squad and got those flight stand replacements for the Seraphim done. Cork, plus texture paste, plus base paint, dry brush, and a grass tuft. 81/100 #Warhammer40K #MiniaturePainting #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts

Photo of a pale palm holding a tiny plastic taco and a metal challenge coin with a skeleton drinking tea next to a dumpster fire labeled "It's fine. I'm fine."

I went to my monthly nerd brunch and one of my friends gave me a "surviving the dumpster fire" challenge coin and an emotional support taco. #Humor #NerdsAreTheBest #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts

Photo of 5 x 32mm bases with 'rock' towers built from cork on them.

I needed a bit of a break from painting. So, I decided to replace the crappy plastic flight stands for my Seraphim Sisters. 81/100 #Warhammer40K #MiniaturePainting #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts

Sports (including chess...) are not segregated by gender to protect women. It's to protect men. They can't handle getting wrecked by women. #HotTake #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts

Wow... The counties my family back there all live in were always red. This time, they're all blue. Is this what hope feels like?

Selfie of a person with a dark brown mohawk, wearing round wire rim glasses and a red shirt. They're holding a green ammo can, while sitting in front of a hobby desk covered in supplies, minis, and paints.

I am freshly mohawked and the proud owner of a new to me ammo can. Minty mint condition! Thanks to the friend who shipped it to me! #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts

To all the celebrities (not just the rapper) using their disabilities as an excuse; mental illness/autism does not make you an asshole. It just makes you a mentally ill/autistic asshole. Disability does not absolve you of horrible behavior. #HotTake #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts

Photo of four issues of Combat Patrol Magazine, along with their associated Votann minis.

Me going through the mail, "Yay, monthly #CombatPatrol!" Me recycling the rest of the mail, "Junk mail. More junk mail. Lots and lots of junk mail. Oh well, at least I got my #Warhammer." #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts

Collaged photos of the front and back of 10 Sisters of Battle and 1 ammo cherub.

Sisters of Battle Squad 2 is done. Getting super close to the finish line. Once done with this challenge, I will be adding #Battletech, #DnD, & #MarvelUnited minis back into the mix. 81/100 #Warhammer40K #MiniaturePainting #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts

4. I stopped at the grocery store for a couple things and came home. I'll nom and paint for a bit. #Battletech #Warhammer #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts

3. I didn't stop for lunch in between, as planned. I dropped in to say hi to Bryan and pick up a couple of his Battletech books. Since it was an intro event and there was enough interest to keep the tables busy, I didn't horn in on a table to play. #Battletech #Warhammer #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts

2. If they weren't on the opposite end of the county from me (gas prices suck), I woulda bailed and came back later in the week to order the exclusive. Got out of there late enough that the #Battletech thing had already started. #Warhammer #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts

1. The line for the freebies at the #Warhammer store anniversary event went pretty fast and I got my freebies. The line to order the exclusive and/or buy anything went slow AF. #Battletech #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts

Added nicknames to things coming to me via USPS: Dystopian Comic, Ammo Can, Socialist Music... Yup. I'm on a list. LOL! #Humor #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts

If any local (Salt Lake City) friends have an old metal ammo can that they might wanna unload, lemme know. I would like one for a non-ammo based project. Thanks! #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts

My Greatest Gen grandpa used to tell GenX me that I'd get more conservative with age. Nope, I've gone further Left. At first, it was just society going Right without me. Now, I'm moving Left on my own. Still got some to go to catch my Leftist Boomer Mom, though. #Politics #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts

Photo collage of the front and back of a flaming bottle pin made from mini perler beads.

Completed with plasticard reinforcement and a pin back. #Perler #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts

Photo of a burning bottle made from mini perler beads alongside a US quarter for size scale.

Made a quick design while on my break at the day job. Be the light you wish to see in the world. #Perler #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts

Photo of a bunch of Battletech mechs tipped over with the bottoms of their bases showing, containing both magnets and labels.

Since I straight up suck at being able to visually ID #Battletech mechs, I have labeled the poor things. Damned good thing that I have small handwriting and Tamiya 6mm masking tape. #MiniaturePainting #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts

I have no idea. My buddy got it second hand from someone else. It's slightly off size from the 3D print terrain though.

Photo of a Battletech game mat covered in terrain and minis.

Had fun getting my butt kicked for five hours. I have the naked mechs. They will be painted after I'm done with the GW challenge. I'm responsible for the water feature. Yes, I have the sense of humor of a 12 year old boy. #Battletech #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts

Thank you!

Collaged front and back photos of an Adepta Sororitas squad painted in purples, blacks, and white on a grey pebbly base.

Completed my first Adepta Sororitas squad. My baseing experiment failed. So, hand made clay pebbles it is. I love the fact that I have a purple metallic that goes with the rest of my purples. What do you think of my paint scheme? 70/100 #Warhammer40K #MiniaturePainting #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts