Designs I Like

My Mental Health Designs

August 6, 2026

I’ve been pretty open about my current (and long-term) mental health challenges. Also quite vocal about the struggle of being an independent creative surviving late-stage consumption capitalism with some level of personal integrity. Those are combined with the ‘dark humour’ I learned early on and [read more]

Brushing Fame

Bucket List, The Squeakquel

July 30, 2026

A few years back I posted my newly-created bucket list, after talking about why I had refused to do one before. Now that I’ve celebrated yet another orbit around Sol (which is tied to the ability to work the list in question) a quick review. [read more]

Family, Identity

My American Life

July 16, 2026

A few weeks ago I posted about my family’s long history of living on both sides of the proverbial 49th parallel. And i said “Often times the influence[s] a person experiences by living for a time in a different country are hard to quantify- beyond [read more]

Family, Identity

My Dream Home

July 15, 2026

New for 2026: A Dream As part of my social media efforts to find a sympathetic landlord in S/W Ontario (moving: no Canadian credit history) and perhaps raise funds for the trip I’ve shared pictures of some cozy houses in our target area. Not that [read more]

Family, Identity

Stories About Grandma

June 28, 2026

There are a number of stories I can tell about Dad’s Mother. From being asked/told not to Come Out to her to the bits and pieces I (thought I) knew of her story. Although I regret not getting to know the person behind the title [read more]

Family, Identity

Your Move 2 Canada

April 26, 2026

A bit of a book review, as well as some information on our upcoming move to Canada (see Price of Freedom). Your Move to Canada: Navigating the Cross-Border Financial and Tax Aspects of a Move from the U.S. by Dolguina & Linton Neither my husband [read more]