April 17, 2026

kip is home!
kip is back!

literally
everyone
in this house
[including kip]
is so happy they are home!

the puppy snoofed and kissed and croodled
the cat hasn’t left the couch by kip’s side
for more than a few minutes

and i have been in a far more
relaxed state
feeling more like myself
with my kip by my side

[and kip feels the same
with me by theirs]

it’s so strange and beautiful to have found
this wonderful little family

February 9, 2026

it’s destroying me
this whole “don’t touch the animals” track
we’ve been on lately

i am a puppy croodler
a cat lap person
a snuggler and kisser of all animals around me
[so long as they let me]
and petting them
brings me
such joy

but with the swelling
and the red eyes
and the misery that benadryl barely breaks up at night
i suppose not touching the animals
because i am
*technically*
allergic
is a smart move

[but the misery could also be alleviated
with a soft and floofy cuddle…]

[damn body
attacking me
for one of the few good things in my life]