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time to get serious

Austin, TX
Joined January 2022
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"Poohsticks" - oil on canvas (8"x10") I forgot to post the finished version! I delivered this to my mom when I was in NYC a few weeks ago. I probably spent at least 15 hours on this. it brought back a lot of memories, mostly good ones, but it's always going to be complicated.
work in progress - commission for my mom (it’s me and my siblings) 8x10” oil on canvas I think I’m kinda good at this
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Callan retweeted
worth noting the difference in language here between "calms your nervous system" and "calms you". this is a distancing move. you are the person being calmed, by love. you are being magically cured because love is magic
Having a partner who calms your nervous system just by talking is so insane because wdym I could be having the worst day imaginable and then I hear “hi baby” from them and all of the sudden I’m magically cured????
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Pulling up at my doorstep after midnight in style @robotaxi
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only person in the world disappointed SHAKER HYMNS on an Austin venue marquee doesn’t actually mean Shaker hymns
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Callan retweeted
Sometimes your wife can be grumpy with you because she trusts you with challenging feelings. There is a lot of pressure on women to be genial.
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Good morning
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How does he have so many feet
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Photobucket sends me one of these shitty emails every other day for months then makes me pay to see my 20-year old photos. Well I guess they have stored them for that long!
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If you don’t live in Austin you have no idea how many Cybercabs there are
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(I just happened to look out the window and this was what I saw)
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Marriage is hard—life is hard—and I love my marriage. Even when we fight we’re on the same team!!
Replying to @webdevMason
yes fwiw by happy marriage I don't mean it's all sunshine and rainbows all the time. just that you're a team against it all, basically
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(Also we almost never “fight,” people say that’s bad but it’s yet another piece of advice that gets misapplied. Even when one or both of us are upset, we ALWAYS know it’s us vs. the problem and it ALWAYS brings us closer)
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I don't think people understand how much entertainment of the past was just going to your friend's house. Like play some cards. Have a beer. Sing some songs. Maybe dance. All for free (besides $1 for the beer). But that's not good enough for anyone anymore
We CANNOT even afford hobbies. We CANNOT afford to go out with friends. We CANNOT afford to exist anywhere outside our homes. They then call it a mental health crisis. It's not. It's an affordability crisis.
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Got out of the shower this morning to find that my husband had framed a bunch of my canvas paper paintings (and some important posters) for my birthday. Then spent some time configuring the gallery wall behind my desk. 🥰
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Callan retweeted
my husband wholeheartedly believes in my goodness, so much so that he sees my faults as unavoidable extensions of my virtues. i suspect this sort of stance towards one’s partner and children is one of the best things you can do for your happiness.
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It’s my birthday! If I’ve had an impact on you, would you share it here? I’m so curious, but it always felt intrusive to ask!
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Replying to @goblinodds
A lot of stuff that has made my married life much happier and more awesome sounds either unbearably generic ("make time for each other!") or hyperspecific and useless to anyone else
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Cats require attunement. People who don’t like cats are often revealing something about their relational capacity.
There is something innately trustworthy about men who love cats
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Commute home
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If you don’t think you need a loving partner/relationship in your life it’s because you’ve never had one We are not meant to be alone. We do not reach our highest self alone Having been hurt by a bad relationship doesn’t make the above not true
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Was about to make a sweeping critique of contemporary culture but then realised it was actually just a me problem
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