Traveling In My Mind

You try staying home for months and see how you like it

[longcovidbeachrat]

My child has gotten me hooked on @partycoffin and their Welcome Home project. So I’ve come up with a project of my own to keep me out of trouble. Updates ( and art!) will be posted here!

[longcovidbeachrat]

Home therapy: snuggle time with the foster rats, Apollo and Creed. These boys were rescued from euthanasia at a lab, but their former owner didn’t have space and time for their enrichment. So I’m helping them get used to being ratties again.

[longcovidbeachrat]

Still trying to find a name for this handsome guy (and his little wiggly friends).

[longcovidbeachrat]

Imagine dealing with customers who are this fucking dumb.

[elierlick]

Your annual reminder to not donate to Salvation Army!

[jellycreamjammedart]

“be quiet” i think the f not

[longcovidbeachrat]

Known this for years: after working with them locally on a free Thanksgiving meal in 2005, they would pick and choose the guests. Disgusting.

[longcovidbeachrat]

[elvarasokazokakurvaelvarasok-de]

[fungiblegoods]

[deejay]

[longcovidbeachrat]

In case anyone needed to know, hissing cockroaches flatten themselves out when they are sulking about being handled against their will.

[longcovidbeachrat]

Coffee and 47 degree weather make me think I should take a walk. A snuggly cat and AGT bad auditions on YouTube auto play make me think my recliner would miss me.

[longcovidbeachrat]

This is fine. Baron belongs there; he told me so. (NB: Car was not in motion when this intrepid lad made his ascent)

[humblegrub]

mainstream_mantids made their jumping spider an enrichment jungle gym!

[longcovidbeachrat]

Next art project, frfr

[longcovidbeachrat]

16 year old Lily wants you to know this is her favorite hangout spot, and you’re perfect the way you are!

[longcovidbeachrat]

Went to Starbucks and somehow they ALREADY had run out of peppermint syrup. So I made my own: 1 1/2 cups ice, 3/4 cup soy milk, 1 tablespoon chocolate syrup, 1 tablespoon sugar, 2 teaspoons cocoa powder, 2 teaspoon Starbucks medium roast instant coffee, 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract. Blend it up and top with whatever dairy free deliciousness is hanging around the kitchen.

You may wonder why I didn’t just use more chocolate syrup. Cocoa powder makes it frothier, preventing ice clumps in the final product. And nobody wants a clumpy frozen coffee drink.

[longcovidbeachrat]

I may have had to read this aloud to get it…

[longcovidbeachrat]

I miss “catch large bug” season.

[longcovidbeachrat]

Mystic forest, or capitalist wasteland?

[longcovidbeachrat]

If you have rats, you should probably have some kangaroo pocket shirts. Not for the rats’ enjoyment, but for the massive amount of serotonin you will receive when their little noses peek out.