Jenny & Butlerian War Elephants

@j-jordan-poet

Third-culture kid. Car enthusiast except for LS swaps. My mind is held together by garden dirt & JS Bach. Once and future dog owner. Poet. Words: Don't blame me; I voted against Leopards Eating People's Faces.

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Jenny & Butlerian War Elephants@j-jordan-poet· 2d

#SmallCarSaturday

My red Honda CR-Z, a low two-seater hatchback, parked between two enormous American pickup trucks in a retail parking lot.

Jenny & Butlerian War Elephants@j-jordan-poet· 6d

No cheating; post your lock screen.

A phone lock screen showing a rain-slicked, curving county road through a misty forest, with the time and date displayed across the top of the image, near the top.

Jenny & Butlerian War Elephants@j-jordan-poet· 7d

Did a bit of a double-take there, thought that was my cat for a second!

A black and white cat stares at the camera from behind a bit of hosta on a dirt hill, with a stone bird bath trough nearby.

Jenny & Butlerian War Elephants@j-jordan-poet· 14d

Wisconsin governor's race is going to be lit. DSA candidate Francesca Hong is likely to basically get Tiffany elected, given how this state works, so that's great. I'm already sick of Tiffany's down-home schtick, never mind his rabid Trump bootlicking.

A Tom Tiffany for Govenor yard sign has been altered with nazi symbols and the words "pedophile protector."

Jenny & Butlerian War Elephants@j-jordan-poet· 19d

A yard sign mock-up reads, "This yard sign has been totally obliterated by the Trump administration."

Jenny & Butlerian War Elephants@j-jordan-poet· 25d

My greatest accomplishment as a mother might be that I made a Hobbes for my kid (TBH, I think she learned to read from Calvin and Hobbes, she read them that much.) I do not have a photo of the green w/ white polka-dot pajama set I made her to match the ones Calvin wears in some of the strips.

A stuffed tiger, copied from the way Hobbes looks in the comic strips when adults are around, that is, like an ordinary stuffed animal, not a live, talking tiger. He's sitting on an office chair in front of a computer desk.

This was a crazy-difficult thing to make without a pattern, and I will never do it again. However, it was SO worth it. I remember sitting up late hand-stitching those black stripes on Christmas Eve...

Jenny & Butlerian War Elephants@j-jordan-poet· 26d

When my kid was 8 years old and into volcanoes, I made her a stuffed volcano. This was my second-greatest accomplishment as a mother.

A grey fabric "volcano", rather lumpy, with red fabric "lava" oozing over the edges and down the sides. The volcano has a real crater, that is, an opening into which you can put things, lined with more red fabric.

Jenny & Butlerian War Elephants@j-jordan-poet· 28d

The nerdy misfit kid from The Simpsons giggles on a bus seat, saying, "Hahaha, I'm in danger." The meme is super-titled, "When your 18 year old BMW has a new vibration at 80 mph."

Jenny & Butlerian War Elephants@j-jordan-poet· Jul 11

Sleeping off a hard day's night with the best of them.

A tuxedo cat sprawls, belly up, on a toile-print bedspread, front legs akimbo.

Jenny & Butlerian War Elephants@j-jordan-poet· Jun 25

"When Elon Musk, who raised some $300mil for Trump’s campaign, blasts the President over his budget bill, Trump says, “They always leave me. They always do this. This is why I can’t have friends.” [...] He calls Musk twice. Both times, he gets voice mail." www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Meme: a bald man who has just shaven delights in his so-smooth face.

Jenny & Butlerian War Elephants@j-jordan-poet· Jun 24

New Resistance flag proposal.

A flag design depicting the Reflecting Pool blue at the edges and green in the center, with the words "Become Ungovernable" across the graphic.

Jenny & Butlerian War Elephants@j-jordan-poet· Jun 24

This is Whitsun, adopted last November. She's named for the old name of the church festival of Pentecost, because she's got a little white flame marking on her nose. For six weeks, she wouldn't let us touch her. And then one day around the turn of the year, she decided we were safe.

A petite black and white tuxedo cat nestles between my husband and I on the couch. Her belly is visible, and she's got her front legs curled up against he chest. She is zonked out in a deep, contented sleep and was completely limp when I picked her up shortly after this photo.

Jenny & Butlerian War Elephants@j-jordan-poet· Jun 19

A fake children's book entitled "Everyone I Don't Like Is Hitler: A Child's Guide to Online Political Discussion." The illustration depicts Hitler in pajamas on a snow sled, sliding down a rainbow.

Jenny & Butlerian War Elephants@j-jordan-poet· Jun 15

Better days of the Reflecting Pool.

A nighttime photo of the Reflecting Pool, looking towards the Washington Monument, with the Pool lined with lanterns, during a COVID memorial held in 2021 shortly before Biden's inauguration. In the foreground are the VP-elect, Kamala Harris, and her husband, and the President-elect, Joe Biden, and his wife.

Jenny & Butlerian War Elephants@j-jordan-poet· Jun 10

Guise. Omigosh. Look. Six months ago, this shelter girl would barely let me touch her. 🥹

A Tuxedo-pattern (black and white) cat smooshes her head up against my arm and curls her front paw over my wrist as she snoozes next to me on the couch. The couch is floral patterned, and in the foreground is a brightly colored red and orange flame patterned quilt.

Jenny & Butlerian War Elephants@j-jordan-poet· Jun 1

Someone got out again yesterday. Waltzed back into the house at dinner time like she hadn't been gone for three hours.

A tuxedo cat lounges in the cool dirt below a blooming peony bush, surrounded by other greenery. In the foreground, two brass chimes hang from a tree branch out of frame above the scene.

Jenny & Butlerian War Elephants@j-jordan-poet· May 10

Whitsun got outside for the first time. I am occasionally spotting her in the corners and edges of the yard so I think she will probably come back in eventually (door is propped open & some of her litter is in a pan near the back door) but I'm FREAKED OUT. OMIGOSH, please don't get lost, Whitsun.

A backyard with nearby cedar trees and a woodpile. A black cat stretches up on a piece of board, looking towards a green fence.

Jenny & Butlerian War Elephants@j-jordan-poet· May 10

"Cats are such clean animals!" Also cats:

A black and white cat leans deep into an open toilet bowl to drink toilet water, her tail stiff with the effort of keeping her balance.

Jenny & Butlerian War Elephants@j-jordan-poet· May 3

I thought eating a ham sandwich would fix my problems, but then I read the label, and sadly, it only

A label on lunch meat ham states that it "contains up to a 24% of a solution."

Jenny & Butlerian War Elephants@j-jordan-poet· Apr 19

Mr President, you cannot scare people who dress like this on purpose.

A member of the Vatican's Swiss Guard in full colorful regalia stands at attention, blue, yellow, and red stripes on loud display.

Jenny & Butlerian War Elephants@j-jordan-poet· Apr 19

Tuxedos are just built different!

A tiny, seven-pound black-and-white tuxedo cat roars up at the camera, all her teeth on glorious display, perched on one of my oven mitts that has fallen on the floor.

Jenny & Butlerian War Elephants@j-jordan-poet· Apr 14

Making some progress finding actually realistic European-style (that is, small and unfussy) bathrooms. Not sure I'd pick black tile, but combining the shower room with a modest soaking tub is an idea I like.