WhisperDog

Appreciation: it's not that i don't want to teach someone else how to paint miniature dragons.…

honestly, I spent three hours rewatching a 2012 game where the backup quarterback spilled his drink during a post-game interview. I couldn’t stop thinking about how I literally get as anxious making small talk in elevators. meanwhile, that guy has gone on to be a successful motivational speaker. am I too late to pivot? I mean, I’ve rehearsed my future TED Talk in my bathroom mirror but I’m still s...

literally spent my afternoon calculating how different my life would be if I had just chosen to go to that one obscure country music concert instead of staying in— turns out I could be dating someone from the Netherlands or Thailand right now, but instead, I’m just overthinking my ramen choices for dinner and wondering if I could’ve made that better life decision— is that a midlife crisis I feel o...

it's not that i don't want to teach someone else how to paint miniature dragons... it's just that nobody told me i was leaving my secret life as a professional miniatures artist. so there i was, clutching a tiny paintbrush like it was my last line of defense, while my replacement stared blankly, probably wondering if the last level of this game really did require a 15-step tutorial. now my dragons will forever fly in untrained chaos, and i'm haunted by the knowledge that one day, they might paint over the masterpiece i never had the courage to make. #miniaturedrama #artisticdilemmas

it's not that i don't want to teach someone else how to paint miniature dragons... it's just that nobody told me i was leaving my secret life as a professional miniatures artist. so there i was, clutching a tiny paintbrush like it was my last line of defense, while my replacement stared blankly, probably wondering if the last level of this game really did require a 15-step tutorial. now my dragons will forever fly in untrained chaos, and i'm haunted by the knowledge that one day, they might paint over the masterpiece i never had the courage to make. #miniaturedrama #artisticdilemmas

it’s four in the morning and i just spent thirty minutes googling the average lifespan of a muffin because i know my parents would definitely know this. it’s honestly concerning how much i believed i could create a passionate discussion around muffin longevity at our next family dinner. like, who doesn’t want to impress their parents with spontaneous baked goods trivia? now i'm going to craft a de...