Maggie “the Mage” Horton
@maggiemage.bsky.social
Recovering animator, production person. AD&D. CalArtie survivor. Loves stories, D&D, dinos, history, nature & magic! She/her/sir. Ally/Pan. BLM.
There were some good deals for Black Friday & I saved on some staples, which was really nice. But mostly, I had to opt out. I’m still paying for this little beast.
Worth it.
Worth it.
December 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
There were some good deals for Black Friday & I saved on some staples, which was really nice. But mostly, I had to opt out. I’m still paying for this little beast.
Worth it.
Worth it.
We saw a possum in the flesh Friday night. Smokey Joel got to see him pass the window & was delighted.
November 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We saw a possum in the flesh Friday night. Smokey Joel got to see him pass the window & was delighted.
Still binging at every opportunity.
November 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Still binging at every opportunity.
Tomorrow. Maybe tonight? I’m already starting to lose it man.
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Tomorrow. Maybe tonight? I’m already starting to lose it man.
This weekend’s project was ice-dyeing a Sherpa-lined hoodie (which is only $20 on Amazon btw). If I could redo it, I’d have gotten a true blue powder dye, bc the end result was that the teal looked more green. Also woulda reversed directions & been less rushed.
November 24, 2025 at 1:56 AM
This weekend’s project was ice-dyeing a Sherpa-lined hoodie (which is only $20 on Amazon btw). If I could redo it, I’d have gotten a true blue powder dye, bc the end result was that the teal looked more green. Also woulda reversed directions & been less rushed.
I came across these photos, almost exactly year apart (one from 2 years ago, the other a year ago) of Smokey Joel looking at me through the window. Yes, he is hissing at me in anger in the first 2 pic. Later, he is glowering & meowing in a demanding, loving way.
Oh how times have changed.
Oh how times have changed.
November 17, 2025 at 6:34 AM
I came across these photos, almost exactly year apart (one from 2 years ago, the other a year ago) of Smokey Joel looking at me through the window. Yes, he is hissing at me in anger in the first 2 pic. Later, he is glowering & meowing in a demanding, loving way.
Oh how times have changed.
Oh how times have changed.
Well the antibiotics seem to have saved Smokey Joel. Here he is grooming while doing his goofy-weird splits.
November 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Well the antibiotics seem to have saved Smokey Joel. Here he is grooming while doing his goofy-weird splits.
The blue dogs of Chernobyl DEFINITELY got so blue by rolling in the remains of an old portable toilet, as is the leading theory. I can imagine them all doing pilgrimage to that hallowed ground of decades old, stinky-stank poops, & rolling in it with zesty relish!
November 7, 2025 at 5:26 AM
The blue dogs of Chernobyl DEFINITELY got so blue by rolling in the remains of an old portable toilet, as is the leading theory. I can imagine them all doing pilgrimage to that hallowed ground of decades old, stinky-stank poops, & rolling in it with zesty relish!
Just spent the only $200 I had in savings to save my cat that’s not even officially mine from getting pneumonia. May next year bring less financial desperation.
November 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Just spent the only $200 I had in savings to save my cat that’s not even officially mine from getting pneumonia. May next year bring less financial desperation.
23 days until I lose my frickin mind! This is by far my favorite paleo period; the late Pleistocene to early Holocene. I devour all content about it! I’m so excited!
November 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
23 days until I lose my frickin mind! This is by far my favorite paleo period; the late Pleistocene to early Holocene. I devour all content about it! I’m so excited!
May you go to bed knowing that, somewhere in the world, this tiny poose-cat, Martina, is living a blessed life, doted upon by all who know her. Listen to her tiny squeak-squawking trills! Lookit her demanding glower. What a fine little cat.
October 28, 2025 at 6:18 AM
May you go to bed knowing that, somewhere in the world, this tiny poose-cat, Martina, is living a blessed life, doted upon by all who know her. Listen to her tiny squeak-squawking trills! Lookit her demanding glower. What a fine little cat.
She’s so sweet, so tiny. I imagine that hobbits would have such tiny cats.
October 25, 2025 at 6:05 AM
She’s so sweet, so tiny. I imagine that hobbits would have such tiny cats.
It’s too tall. Think I’ll frog it to make it shorter & see how it goes. But the pattern was so fun!
October 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
It’s too tall. Think I’ll frog it to make it shorter & see how it goes. But the pattern was so fun!
Lookit him! He looks like the most dog! My dog is also named Frank but he’s America’s shoutiest dog.
October 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Lookit him! He looks like the most dog! My dog is also named Frank but he’s America’s shoutiest dog.
He’s so baby.
October 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM
He’s so baby.
Tryna wake up this morning via stims & stimulants.
There’s no reason for me to be this tired, with 8 hrs of good sleep & unseasonably cold weather to energize me!
There’s no reason for me to be this tired, with 8 hrs of good sleep & unseasonably cold weather to energize me!
October 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Tryna wake up this morning via stims & stimulants.
There’s no reason for me to be this tired, with 8 hrs of good sleep & unseasonably cold weather to energize me!
There’s no reason for me to be this tired, with 8 hrs of good sleep & unseasonably cold weather to energize me!
My parents’ neighbors with the large fancy house gave l my parents/niece & nephews their Veloci-Tractor! What a kingly gift! My parents don’t have the grounds for driving that the neighbors do … so I get to watch my nephew terrorize the park this Sunday!
October 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
My parents’ neighbors with the large fancy house gave l my parents/niece & nephews their Veloci-Tractor! What a kingly gift! My parents don’t have the grounds for driving that the neighbors do … so I get to watch my nephew terrorize the park this Sunday!
Here’s some tiny wolluffs singing a good sing-song.
September 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Here’s some tiny wolluffs singing a good sing-song.
What a fine Saturday we shall have in SoCal! This is adventure weather!
September 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
What a fine Saturday we shall have in SoCal! This is adventure weather!
Another night with lil Frank feets on my shoulder.
It doesn’t matter what kind of day I have, as long as I get to end it like this.
It doesn’t matter what kind of day I have, as long as I get to end it like this.
September 27, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Another night with lil Frank feets on my shoulder.
It doesn’t matter what kind of day I have, as long as I get to end it like this.
It doesn’t matter what kind of day I have, as long as I get to end it like this.
… except maybe Smokey Joel on an old scrap of carpet outside in the mosquito-infested patio. This is his idea of sleeping out in nature. This is what he wants when I let him outside. He explores & inspects & then goes to claim his scrap of carpet, like there’s not a whole house of carpet inside!
September 24, 2025 at 6:48 AM
… except maybe Smokey Joel on an old scrap of carpet outside in the mosquito-infested patio. This is his idea of sleeping out in nature. This is what he wants when I let him outside. He explores & inspects & then goes to claim his scrap of carpet, like there’s not a whole house of carpet inside!
Here are some little Frank feets resting on my arm after a good stretch.
I cannot imagine a more comfy creature than a wiener dog at bedtime.
I cannot imagine a more comfy creature than a wiener dog at bedtime.
September 24, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Here are some little Frank feets resting on my arm after a good stretch.
I cannot imagine a more comfy creature than a wiener dog at bedtime.
I cannot imagine a more comfy creature than a wiener dog at bedtime.
Waiting for that frickin’ Sasquatch emoji & thinking I’d get this week, only to discover it’s not till next spring?!
All I want is to reply to my friends & especially my mother & aunts in particular with this emoji, & to label various things as this in my phone. It is the ultimate emoji.
All I want is to reply to my friends & especially my mother & aunts in particular with this emoji, & to label various things as this in my phone. It is the ultimate emoji.
September 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Waiting for that frickin’ Sasquatch emoji & thinking I’d get this week, only to discover it’s not till next spring?!
All I want is to reply to my friends & especially my mother & aunts in particular with this emoji, & to label various things as this in my phone. It is the ultimate emoji.
All I want is to reply to my friends & especially my mother & aunts in particular with this emoji, & to label various things as this in my phone. It is the ultimate emoji.
In other cat news, I seem to have earned the absolute adoration of Smokey Joel, and the feeling is mutual. This him lying on my chest, wanting head kisses.
I feel guilty on weekends because he is mostly alone.
I feel guilty on weekends because he is mostly alone.
September 20, 2025 at 6:33 AM
In other cat news, I seem to have earned the absolute adoration of Smokey Joel, and the feeling is mutual. This him lying on my chest, wanting head kisses.
I feel guilty on weekends because he is mostly alone.
I feel guilty on weekends because he is mostly alone.
He will do this thing where he’ll follow of precede you down the stairs & swat at you if you move too fast! Only treats will appease him.
September 20, 2025 at 5:40 AM
He will do this thing where he’ll follow of precede you down the stairs & swat at you if you move too fast! Only treats will appease him.