Alex C. Shaw
@lexcamshaw.bsky.social
I write. Sometimes books. Sometimes about books. But mainly about dogs and birds.
Yeah it's a weird place to be.
Yeah it's a weird place to be.
Well, thank you for making it clear.
January 15, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Well, thank you for making it clear.
I'm not big on new year's resolutions because I usually fall off in a couple of days, but how about this?
Live your values. Don't just say you have them, live them. Act.
Live your values. Don't just say you have them, live them. Act.
January 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
I'm not big on new year's resolutions because I usually fall off in a couple of days, but how about this?
Live your values. Don't just say you have them, live them. Act.
Live your values. Don't just say you have them, live them. Act.
Best books I've read all year. No, scratch that. These are up there with the best books I've read EVER. Like Mozart meeting Sex Pistols, like a motherfucking acid trip in the best way possible. If you call yourself a fantasy fan - or even a book fan - and you've never read these, FIX IT.
December 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Best books I've read all year. No, scratch that. These are up there with the best books I've read EVER. Like Mozart meeting Sex Pistols, like a motherfucking acid trip in the best way possible. If you call yourself a fantasy fan - or even a book fan - and you've never read these, FIX IT.
A bit less embarrassment at training today but we'll need a lot more work. The picture is starting to come together, all it needs is staying consistent.
And ordering some leashes. If you're not buying tug toys, you're buying fucking leashes.
And ordering some leashes. If you're not buying tug toys, you're buying fucking leashes.
December 22, 2025 at 3:23 AM
A bit less embarrassment at training today but we'll need a lot more work. The picture is starting to come together, all it needs is staying consistent.
And ordering some leashes. If you're not buying tug toys, you're buying fucking leashes.
And ordering some leashes. If you're not buying tug toys, you're buying fucking leashes.
The joys of working dog training.
Some days are like you're in drive along with your dog and everything is beautiful and perfect, like unicorns frolicking under a rainbow.
Others, especially in front of the entire field, are like
Some days are like you're in drive along with your dog and everything is beautiful and perfect, like unicorns frolicking under a rainbow.
Others, especially in front of the entire field, are like
December 15, 2025 at 4:38 AM
The joys of working dog training.
Some days are like you're in drive along with your dog and everything is beautiful and perfect, like unicorns frolicking under a rainbow.
Others, especially in front of the entire field, are like
Some days are like you're in drive along with your dog and everything is beautiful and perfect, like unicorns frolicking under a rainbow.
Others, especially in front of the entire field, are like
Was just completely randomly reminded that the OG Oblivion came out in 2006, effectively 20 years ago.
Its NPCs had jobs, daily routines, favorite watering holes they hung out after work. Rudimentary but functional random AND UNIQUE dialogue interacting with other NPCs.
TWENTY YEARS ago. TWENTY.
Its NPCs had jobs, daily routines, favorite watering holes they hung out after work. Rudimentary but functional random AND UNIQUE dialogue interacting with other NPCs.
TWENTY YEARS ago. TWENTY.
December 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Was just completely randomly reminded that the OG Oblivion came out in 2006, effectively 20 years ago.
Its NPCs had jobs, daily routines, favorite watering holes they hung out after work. Rudimentary but functional random AND UNIQUE dialogue interacting with other NPCs.
TWENTY YEARS ago. TWENTY.
Its NPCs had jobs, daily routines, favorite watering holes they hung out after work. Rudimentary but functional random AND UNIQUE dialogue interacting with other NPCs.
TWENTY YEARS ago. TWENTY.
Reposted by Alex C. Shaw
my dog: *being treated in such a way that shame has been placed on his bloodline for one thousand years*
me: ok bud now let me wipe your other paw
me: ok bud now let me wipe your other paw
December 1, 2025 at 10:41 AM
my dog: *being treated in such a way that shame has been placed on his bloodline for one thousand years*
me: ok bud now let me wipe your other paw
me: ok bud now let me wipe your other paw
I have a question for all you truffle oil enjoyers
Who hurt you
Who hurt you
November 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I have a question for all you truffle oil enjoyers
Who hurt you
Who hurt you
So let me explain what a "seasonally shedding" dog is.
Look out your window. Is it a season outside, i.e., spring, summer, autumn or winter? If the answer is "yes", your dog is shedding.
RIP vacuum cleaner no. 3.
Look out your window. Is it a season outside, i.e., spring, summer, autumn or winter? If the answer is "yes", your dog is shedding.
RIP vacuum cleaner no. 3.
November 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
So let me explain what a "seasonally shedding" dog is.
Look out your window. Is it a season outside, i.e., spring, summer, autumn or winter? If the answer is "yes", your dog is shedding.
RIP vacuum cleaner no. 3.
Look out your window. Is it a season outside, i.e., spring, summer, autumn or winter? If the answer is "yes", your dog is shedding.
RIP vacuum cleaner no. 3.
One last gem from "Understanding the Bird of Prey" for the road.
Also, why am I hungry for octopus hot dogs
Also, why am I hungry for octopus hot dogs
November 25, 2025 at 5:16 AM
One last gem from "Understanding the Bird of Prey" for the road.
Also, why am I hungry for octopus hot dogs
Also, why am I hungry for octopus hot dogs
How do you know it's 4 in the morning? Is your upstairs neighbor doing any of following?
- moving/assembling furniture
- throwing barbells around
- wall demolition
- clog tap dancing
- Having a screaming match with their SO
If the answer to any/all of the above is "yes", it's 4 in the morning.
- moving/assembling furniture
- throwing barbells around
- wall demolition
- clog tap dancing
- Having a screaming match with their SO
If the answer to any/all of the above is "yes", it's 4 in the morning.
November 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
How do you know it's 4 in the morning? Is your upstairs neighbor doing any of following?
- moving/assembling furniture
- throwing barbells around
- wall demolition
- clog tap dancing
- Having a screaming match with their SO
If the answer to any/all of the above is "yes", it's 4 in the morning.
- moving/assembling furniture
- throwing barbells around
- wall demolition
- clog tap dancing
- Having a screaming match with their SO
If the answer to any/all of the above is "yes", it's 4 in the morning.
So I'm cooking most of a chicken today. Soup on the stove, legs and wings in the oven. My entire kitchen has been dedicated to this one bird.
November 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
So I'm cooking most of a chicken today. Soup on the stove, legs and wings in the oven. My entire kitchen has been dedicated to this one bird.
Here from the experts horse's mouth, what I've been saying for _years_: GOSHAWK PEOPLE ARE WEIRD
October 23, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Here from the experts horse's mouth, what I've been saying for _years_: GOSHAWK PEOPLE ARE WEIRD
Also, there's no funny like dry, British funny
October 23, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Also, there's no funny like dry, British funny
Rereading "Understanding the Bird of Prey" - apparently avian air sacs can leak, which you fix by...poking the bird like a balloon. Animals are WEIRD.
October 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Rereading "Understanding the Bird of Prey" - apparently avian air sacs can leak, which you fix by...poking the bird like a balloon. Animals are WEIRD.
If you have a husky - especially if you, at some point, made the conscious intentional choice to get a husky specifically, and you're not living in Alaska or Canada or are not a musher, we can't be friends. Ever.
September 26, 2025 at 4:37 AM
If you have a husky - especially if you, at some point, made the conscious intentional choice to get a husky specifically, and you're not living in Alaska or Canada or are not a musher, we can't be friends. Ever.
Been a real "thank FUCK it's over" week. Thank FUCK it's over.
August 30, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Been a real "thank FUCK it's over" week. Thank FUCK it's over.
The horse girl racing game soundtrack has no right - NO RIGHT - to go as hard as it does
July 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The horse girl racing game soundtrack has no right - NO RIGHT - to go as hard as it does
Me, approx. every 2 years: I should get another dog.
My finances, job, living situation and circumstances: You should have fewer dogs, actually
Me: SHHHHHHHH
My finances, job, living situation and circumstances: You should have fewer dogs, actually
Me: SHHHHHHHH
July 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Me, approx. every 2 years: I should get another dog.
My finances, job, living situation and circumstances: You should have fewer dogs, actually
Me: SHHHHHHHH
My finances, job, living situation and circumstances: You should have fewer dogs, actually
Me: SHHHHHHHH
I don't think I ever hated anything in my life as much as I hate the Half Life 2 helicopter.
May 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I don't think I ever hated anything in my life as much as I hate the Half Life 2 helicopter.