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I’m poison, and I’m coming for you. And no, al I’m poison, and I’m coming for you. And no, all of my cookies are not gone. (Volume up on video).
Do you have any favorite artists who post here on Do you have any favorite artists who post here on Instagram? I love the artwork by @agnes_cecile 💗
Well played. Well played.
I read At The Edge of Summer during the days that I read At The Edge of Summer during the days that linger at the edge of summer at a lakeside location on the edge of summer. It’s a story that follows two characters as they connect one summer as teenagers in 1910. Later, post-WWI, the aftermath of war brings them back together under less idyllic circumstances. A sweet historical fiction novel.
Another pre-fire/pre-smoke photo from earlier this Another pre-fire/pre-smoke photo from earlier this summer. Hitching a ride on my sister’s inner tube. My visor was so large, it almost capsized us.
What a view! (Earlier in the summer before the wil What a view! (Earlier in the summer before the wildfires and smoke). This beautiful planet is worth protecting. ⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ Update on the west coast #airpocalypse: Last night, we had a slight reprieve from our drought with about an hour of rain. That was a relief since lightning is in our upcoming forecast. The rain, however, didn’t do much to improve Western WA’s air quality, because the fires from Oregon are creating most of our smoke. Until more of the west coast gets rain, the fires stop burning through thousands of acres, and we get some winds in our favor, we’ll all be living with bad air quality. I especially feel for everyone in parts of eastern WA, Oregon, and California who have yet to get rain and whose homes are under threat. Be safe out there. 💗
Day 5 stuck inside with a persistent headache, an Day 5 stuck inside with a persistent headache, an intermittent cough, and irritated eyes. Air quality ratings were in the mid 200s for almost 48 hours. This morning we dipped to 194 (from “very unhealthy” to “unhealthy”). Leaving the area for better air is advisable but where does one go when every direction is inundated with smoke? Parts of Oregon are in the 500s today; yesterday they were in the 900s... literally off the chart. I’m grateful that my home isn’t burning. And I’m grateful that I don’t have to be outside, because I cracked my door for literally 1 second yesterday, and it was like sticking my head in a chimney.⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ All this because of the “unprecedented” wildfires ravaging the west coast, including western Oregon which has never seen wildfires like this in the areas that are being hit now. Never. Ever. Western WA and Western OR are meant to be mild climates with plenty of rain. But increasing temperatures, earlier snowmelt, hotter summers with periods of droughts (all due to climate change) are setting us up to be a tinderbox.⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ Category 5 hurricanes, record-setting floods, unprecedented wildfires, and other extreme weather disasters…. I’m hoping we’re getting close to the point where humans truly wake up collectively and do everything in their power to turn this train around for ourselves and for our future generations. #wakeup #thereisnoplanetb
I wrote this poem “Tomorrow It Will Be Okay” i I wrote this poem “Tomorrow It Will Be Okay” in 2017 (it’s a long poem – swipe through the carousel to read it in entirety). 2017 was the first summer that western Washington state had a significant amount of smoke. Not a teeny bit from eastern Washington fires like is always expected, but A LOT, mostly from Central Oregon wildfires that year. And then in 2018, we were hit with heavy smoke from fires in British Columbia, Canada. I kept hearing the word “unprecedented” then and I’m hearing it again now - except we probably should start calling it the new norm. ⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ I recommend the Ken Burns documentary The Dust Bowl and the History Channel special Black Blizzard to gain a better understanding of how human actions have consequences – but ALSO how if we move quickly as a government and a society, we can STILL save ourselves and the planet. ⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ What we did a century ago during The Dust Bowl – and barely got away with – parallels what is happening today. Except now the consequences are more widespread, and we are running out of time to fix it. But it doesn’t have to be this way…⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ “When you repeat a mistake, it is not a mistake anymore: it is a decision.” – Paulo Coelho⁠⠀
This fire, smoke, and wind. The prologue to a post This fire, smoke, and wind. The prologue to a post-Apocalyptic novel… I wish. Western WA (the Seattle area with the rep for being rainy) has never been known for wildfires. Several years ago, we started getting smoke in the summers from wildfires in Eastern WA and Central OR. Now we have our very own fires. ⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ I’m not saying that it’s worse here than many other places that are suffering. Let’s be clear: It’s not – sure, I can’t ride my bike or open my windows with the unhealthy air quality (106 rating – ick- an improvement from Tues), but my neighborhood and life are not under immediate threat… future threat, yes, because we ALL are under threat in the next years and decades. ⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ 20 miles away, residents of Bonney Lake were evacuated with at least 8 homes burned so far from wildfires. Climate change (which human actions and political policy drive) is causing even the mildest areas like Western WA to tip into extreme weather patterns.⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ In the winter, our rainstorms have changed too. I had NEVER experienced a truly pounding rainstorm until my husband and I were accidentally caught in one in upstate NY when I was 26 yrs old. I was shocked and excited by the power of it. We ran to our car and then took photos of our soaked selves. As a lifelong Pacific NW native, I’d never felt rain like that. A few years ago, we started getting it here. I don’t mind a heavy rainstorm as long as it doesn’t cause flooding. But the point is, THIS ISN’T NORMAL. Climate change causes extremes in both directions. ⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ In the decades to come, Western WA will undoubtedly experience climate refugees relocating from other states. And yet, we are even experiencing our own climate-driven disasters here. It’s just the beginning. Climate change hurts everyone. And while our country is part of the problem, we aren’t even experiencing the worst yet of what’s happening around the world. Some island nations will be entirely underwater in as little as 50 years. Yes, the entire country just GONE. (Google “Kiribati” for 1 example). If you don’t feel it or believe it yet, you will feel it and believe it very soon. I want to believe in humanity, but it gets harder every year. Be safe. 😢💗
#poetry 💗 #poetry 💗
I have A LOT of keepsakes. I’m ridiculously nost I have A LOT of keepsakes. I’m ridiculously nostalgic! But over the years, I’ve also gotten rid of a lot of stuff. Usually, it’s out of sight/out of mind, but sometimes I wish I still had certain things. More than a decade ago, I put a pajama top that I wore when I was 11-12 years old (very oversized at the time) into a donation bag at my parents’ house. My mom thought it was so cute that unbeknownst to me, she plucked it out of the bag. I was surprised last year when she gave it back to me! ⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ So the answer is yes – I am walking around with a pajama top from the ‘90s tucked into a pair of jean shorts.
Magical summer evenings. 💫 Magical summer evenings. 💫
#wordsofwisdom from F. Scotty F. #wordsofwisdom from F. Scotty F.
Summer, don’t you even try to get away from me j Summer, don’t you even try to get away from me just yet. You’re still MINE. (Bonus: Swipe to see a highly technical jump from the dock that took me years of training to perfect 😜).
T’s and S’s and a pair of L’s. T’s and S’s and a pair of L’s.
I play one of the lead actors in the horror film H I play one of the lead actors in the horror film HELLBILLY HOLLOW, and the trailer is out! Directed by and also starring @kevinwayne_ - Executive Produced by and also starring @baldmanofficial - and also starring @treymiller03 - @meganaweaver - @forneskeller - Written by Bernadette Chapman. Creepy, slasher fun. I’m actually a little scared to see a few of the scenes that I wasn’t in, because the script freaked me out! . The trailer is 2 minutes, so you have to swipe to see the 2nd half of the video. . As per my contract, there are multiple shots of me running in the trailer. (This is a joke, because if you’ve seen my past films, I’m often running to or away from something. Annnnnd I really love doing running scenes!) . Hoping the movie will be available to everyone for a Halloween viewing, but there aren’t any official details on that yet. Stay tuned. #hellbillyhollow #screamqueen #horrorfilm
I think the important question here is, WHY did th I think the important question here is, WHY did the corpse wear pasties? #pulpfiction
What a week! 100 degrees on Day 1 of a movie that’s set in December. Rain on the morning of Day 3, rain on the evening of Day 5, and heavy, intermittent rain the entire Day 6. Masks. Extra Covid rules. Major road construction on the only route to/from set (flagger delays of up to 18 minutes!). But through it all, there was amazing work ethic, creative inspiration, positive attitudes, non-stop teamwork, and some hilarious scenes. I’m so, so grateful to the cast and the crew of our comedy feature Bigfoot Killed My Wife for an awesome final week of filming. We were delayed on getting this film into the can due to the pandemic, but we gathered again in this New Normal to get it done. And now, we’re back to the editing room! Stay tuned… #bigfootkilledmywife #indiecomedy #comingsoon #fireshoe #fireshoeproductions #bigfootmovie
I wrote a caption for this photo but deleted it be I wrote a caption for this photo but deleted it before I posted it… so now you’ll never know and I’ll never tell. #secretgarden #whathappensinthegarden 😎
You can come with me to the garden, but you can't You can come with me to the garden, but you can't tell anyone. It’s a secret.
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