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raywoodson5.bsky.social
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March 1, 2025 at 5:09 AM
thechekhov.bsky.social
This one's about dog DNA! I get asked what breed Wednesday is a lot. (I also misspell Germy Sheppahrerd a lot) #dog #dogcomic
Comic: titled Wednesday the Dog, showing a black pup with pointy ears and a long tail in a smooth coat, with a bit of white on the chest. Text: when I originally posted Wednesday's photos on Instagram and invited people to guess what breed she was, a lot of people were very confident that she was some sort of Shepard. Photos: three photos of the same dog - laying by a window, looking up from under a table, and sadly sitting outside in the rain wearing a Costco dog hoodie Image: a doodle of chekhov wearing a red sweater, holding the dog in their arms. Both are looking up thoughtfully. Text: and I guess I can understand that logic! If you don't know that I live in Japan, or if you're only familiar with western breeds, any dog shaped dog will look like the most popular one near you: for example, the German Shepard. But even though I'm familiar with them, she didn't look like a German Shep to me at all. So out of curiosity and for the sake of keeping tabs on her health... (a big arrow points to a handwritten message with DNA strands) we did a doggo DNA test! (Thank you to Brandy Saltzman for the coupon) And the results are in! She's 100% mutt! Image: chekhov holds up Wednesday simba-style. Wednesday seems happy, and her tongue bleps slightly. Text: or more specifically, a Japanese/Korean Village Dog! It's not really a breed. It just means she's local!
February 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
thechekhov.bsky.social
Time heals all wounds and makes all puppies 200% less scared of things. #dogcomics #dog
Comic: The title shows a black dog with pointy ears in a green collar, wagging a long tail next to "Wednesday the dog". The comic is split into right and left sides - the left reads "what we were worried about" and the right "1 month later" The first image is a drawing of a puppy cowering in a crate. "She's so shy..." says someone off to the side. "She may never get fully used to people." Next to it is another image that shows her now: jumping up on the owner excitedly as they say "Hi! I've only been gone for 5 minutes!" Another set shows the left image as the dog hiding behind the door, shaking. "She can't even convince herself to go out the door. Maybe walks are too much..." Right next to it is the dog in her harness on a walk. She is standing in a stream and shaking around a piece of something green violently. "Girl, you've killed the moss, good job," says the owner from off-screen. "Let's go home please..." The last panel reads "What we should have worried about" and shows the dog chewing something eagerly while the owner grabs her and reaches into her mouth. "What's in your mouth!" yells the owner. "Don't chew faster, just give it to me!"
February 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
thechekhov.bsky.social
More Wednesday comics. She is good at climbing.
Image: a simply drawn comic titled "Wednesday the dog" Panel 1: Text on top reads "What song is (probably) playing on loop in her head during walks" A black dog with pointy ears and a long tail wearing an orange harness pulls someone along on the leash. She has thought bubbles that read like lyrics: "Climb every mountaaaain~ Fooord every streeeeam~ Eat every bug, and follow every dream~" Image: a simply drawn comic panel. A black dog wearing an orange harness is at the top of a hill, looking down and her owner, who is down below, holding the leash in one hand and a poop bag in another. The owner says "okay, congrats, how are you getting down?" Image: a simply drawn comic panel. A black dog in an orange harness is still at the top of the hill, with the owner down below. The dog looks off to the side, clearly thinking about her predicament. Image: a simply drawn comic panel. The black dog sits down at the top of the hill, seemingly resigned to her fate and content to remain where she is.
February 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
thechekhov.bsky.social
I never posted any of these here! This comic is over a year old now, but still! #puppy #dogadoption #shelterdog
IMG: A simply drawn comic. TITLE: So we got a DOG. Panel 1: two people - Chekhov, who's wearing a red sweater, and their partner, who's wearing a blue sweatshirt, standing next to a table with a brown crate between them. They're both looking at the crate in awe. There's a pair of eyes peeking out of the darkness of the crate itself. "My partner and I recently moved, and have decided to adopt a pup! She's a rescue, about 5 months old. I've had dogs before, but she was incredibly distrustful of us and all people in general at first." Panel 2: A crate covered in a grey towel. The door is open and a small black dog face peeks out nervously. "With rescue dogs, there is something called the 3-3-3 rule for decompression: 3 days of hiding/adjusting. 3 weeks to get used to routine. 3 months to fully settle in. I trusted it, but it seemed unlikely that she would ever stop being such a careful and fearful dog. she was scared of us, of the leash, of doors..." IMG: a continuation of the comic "so we got a dog" "She wasn't used to a leash and panicked when it was put on. She hid when we looked at her, and cowered when we touched her. On top of that, despite being a rather skinny puppy, she didn't seem all that food motivated. But she did eat, and she came out when we were far away enough." Panel 1: a doodle of chekhov siting on the ground next to the open crate. The dog, barely visible, is cowering inside of it, watching nervously. Chekhov sets down a bowl of food, saying "I'm gonna leave this here." But boy... the process works. After 3 days, she began to explore more boldly, let us touch her (not picking up yet, but it's a start!) and even barked once! Panel 2: A doodle of a black puppy with half-flopped ears, stretching into the longest possible dog, to sniff at something in the righthand corner labeled as "Unknown object (heater)". The back leg is lifted up off the ground, labeled "one leggy up for max sneak". "We're about to have our hands full with training her, but it looks like despite my initial concerns, she'll settle in fine!" Panel 3: A doodle of a black, lanky puppy. There is a white spot on its chest. It sits up, looking around with black eyes, and wags its tail. A bit of its tongue is sticking out. There are little wiggles coming out of its head, labeled 'yogurt senses'. "So, with that in mind, I'd like to introduce you guys to the puppy who will probably spur many more comics yet to come!" Meet... Wednesday!
February 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
thechekhov.bsky.social
I should post here??? Or something??? I was equally bad at this when I had Twitter.
February 10, 2025 at 6:43 AM
thechekhov.bsky.social
By the way, this was about my dog, Wednesday. She has been with us almost a year now and she is thriving.
A photo of a black smooth haired dog with pointed ears. She's laying on a couch facing the photographer.
February 10, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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ceej.online
“Oh, did a sportsball happen?” I whisper smugly from my vantage point on a distant cliff, the sounds of celebration in the village far below just barely audible over the lonely wind whipping my tattered cloak
February 10, 2025 at 4:10 AM
thechekhov.bsky.social
My urge to share a bit of fun irl news is strong but my natural instinct to hide info of any new life changes until they're set in stone is stronger.
March 22, 2024 at 2:14 AM
thechekhov.bsky.social
I had no time to make this look neat. Is that ironic?
A b&w comic. A person wakes up, looks at their phone in the dark. 7:00, drawn in red. They close their eyes. Wake up, look again. 7:21. The coffee maker turns on. The clock on the wall says 7:52. Its hands are red. The same person picks up the pot and pours a cup as more time passes on the clock. The cup is set next to a muted tv. On it is a weather map, but instead of clouds and rain symbols, there are red alarm clocks and hourglasses. The TV unmutes: "...a fast time front coming in from the south as the trees are blooming even earlier this year," says the reporter. The screen shows a weekly forecast next. "And over the week, we have some fast time as the busy season at work kicks off, followed by a very slow Wednesday night when the results of the election are expected to come in over the course of two hours, which will feel more like six or even eight--" The TV mutes again. The person leans back in the kitchen chair and sips their coffee. There are no visible clocks.
March 15, 2024 at 2:04 AM
thechekhov.bsky.social
Sometimes, you wake up and check your phone and it's 7, so you close your eyes. And then you check again and it's 7:20. That means time is fast today.

Sometimes you check, and it's only 7:03. That's a Slow Time day.

It's like time weather. Just depends on the day.
March 13, 2024 at 10:24 PM
thechekhov.bsky.social
List under: signs I see and chortle to myself about.

For the nice tomorrow... Drug penguin.

Just do it you coward.
Image: a photograph of a sign in an alley. It features a simple drawing of a penguin-like charger with the words: PENGUIN. Underneath it reads: "For the nice tomorrow.... DRUG PENGUIN."
March 9, 2024 at 12:23 PM
thechekhov.bsky.social
Whatever this is called is my favorite thing. #dungeonmeshi
image: a simple doodle of senshi from dungeon meshi. the top shows him without his helmet, his face shaded and serious, his eyes darkened by furrowed brows. someone's doodled hands are comically holding his helmet above his head. the next image is when the helmet is slammed down onto his noggin. suddenly the intense serious features are gone, and all you can see through the helmet is the nose, the mustache, and the googly eyes.
March 7, 2024 at 1:04 PM
thechekhov.bsky.social
I decided a long time ago that all art and writing advice submitted to me gotta be presented with a citation of your age and experience in whatever you're critiquing me on. "Im Jared and i think you have too many plot holes in ur story (15, never learned how to read)"
March 7, 2024 at 1:00 PM
thechekhov.bsky.social
People can smell a hiatus a mile away, it seems. As soon as I decide to take march off to sort out some IRL stuff I get
- two separate commissions requests
- three translation orders for the first time in 8+ months
- friends being like "Hey, you wanna do a thing? :)"
I wanna help, but the timing--
March 7, 2024 at 12:57 PM
thechekhov.bsky.social
Sitting down next to someone else on the bus because no other seat is open is torture. "I'm so sorry to invade your private space and smear my horrid self upon this seat that once held your personal bag and feelings of privacy. I promise I'll leave as soon as possible. I'm so sorry--"
March 7, 2024 at 1:49 AM
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mukuuji.bsky.social
ありがとうございました
March 1, 2024 at 11:33 AM
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charlescmann.bsky.social
A few days ago I met a pal, an OB-GYN who is working at a service that sends abortion pills (mifepristone and misoprostol) to women who need them in states that ban abortion. She asked me to help spread the word about how to use the service, and asked me to ask you guys to pass on the info. 1/6
February 20, 2024 at 10:58 PM
thechekhov.bsky.social
Tumblr is down for me again. I'm still sick as a dog even after 4 days of rest. My new phone still hasn't arrived in the mail since my old one bricked 5 days ago. ......
Time for a coffee I think.
February 9, 2024 at 12:07 AM
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secondlina.com
People in the North of Gaza are being starved, and humanitarian aid is not allowed to reach them. Doctors have requested #FeedNorthGaza be shared on socmedia so the voices in North Gaza are heard. This is on my other socs to help boost donations.
gazaesims.com / doctorswithoutborders.org /
pcrf.net
January 26, 2024 at 12:36 AM
thechekhov.bsky.social
People who live in a different timezone stop expecting me to reply to emails within 12 hours challenge: Impossible
January 18, 2024 at 2:02 AM
thechekhov.bsky.social
2023 Year Summary! Here's to another year of comics, hopefully more original stuff too. :)
January 3, 2024 at 1:29 AM
thechekhov.bsky.social
I recently finished a YouTube video I've been lego-ing together slowly since September.

It's a primer/video essay of an introduction to the Locked Tomb Series!

youtu.be/sr8IcJ6QncQ
Necromancy and You - An Introduction to the Locked Tomb World
Have you ever wanted to read the series of The Locked Tomb - such as Gideon the Ninth - but felt that the jargon and the world-building were too inaccessible...
youtu.be
November 29, 2023 at 3:54 AM
thechekhov.bsky.social
Growing up on the Ninth. .....ah, childhood. #thelockedtomb #gideontheninth
A digital manga-like comic: 'Growing up on the Ninth' A silhouette of a child comes running from afar towards a tired-looking woman with a buzz cut, wearing simple Ninth facepaint. She wipes her cheek and looks over as the child screams "AI-GEMMY-KNEE!" Gideon Nav rushes to her, grabbing her pant leg. She looks about seven years old, and her front tooth is prominently missing. "Ith 'appenedh!" she yells. "Zhe 'ooth fairy 'took my 'ooth!" Aiglemene quirks an eyebrow. "What are you on about, child? What tooth fairy?" she demands. Gideon pulls something out of her pocket, presenting it proudly. "Thee 'ook my 'ooth justh 'ike 'arrow thaid! And I go'th thome rockth in re'urn!" Aiglamene does not bother to look amused. "...That's not a--" she begins, before cutting herself off, and looking off in another direction thoughtfully. Her gaze strays to the raised balconies of Castle Drearburgh. Hiding between two of the banisters is a barely visible skull-faced little figure robed in black. The scene fades. The panels lapse, as though a bit of time has passed and we see a pair of booted feet in front of a door. The light from the inside illuminates a small figure. "My lady," Aiglamene greets. "Stealing milk teeth is not becoming of the scion of the ninth." Harrowhark is sitting on her knees on the floor, small bones in a semicircle before her, and something else clutched tightly in one tiny fist. She looks to be about six - hair cropped short, and her cloak shrugged off her shoulders. Her dark eyes are large as ever. "I did not steal them, Captain," she replies. "I bargained for their purchase through a metaphor. I am low on resources, and mother says we must use all available materials wisely." "The Reverend Mother and Reverend Father do not want you near Gideon, you know that," says Aiglamene. Harrow looks away."I am working with those parameters in mind," she says calmly. Aiglamene says nothing, looking a bit dampened, and then heaves a tired sigh. Seemingly defeated, Aiglamene looks down at Harrow again. "What are you planning to use them for, if I may ask?" she inquires. Harrow looks up at her, having not relaxed her fist once. "It is... classified," she says. A black bar cuts between this and the next panel. It reads: "Not That Much Later." Next thing we see is a hallway near the castle. Harrow is hiding behind an archway, her little face split into a grin of delight as she peers around it to look at her handiwork. "Stop hitting yourself, Griddle!" she jeers. "Stop hitting yourself!" In the forefront, Gideon wrestles with a skeleton approximately her own size. It has a knee up on her stomach, and is rearing back for a punch, while Gideon kicks her feet and tries to shove it off, her face twisted up in fury. "HRRAARGH!" she hollers. "NONAGETHIMUUUTHHH!!"
November 21, 2023 at 11:51 AM
thechekhov.bsky.social
Oh yeah, I also did that thing I do and drew Gideon and Harrow as Pokemon trainers. Can anyone tell what that thing behind Harrow is? Hint: It's not a haunted toaster. 😂
A digital illustration of Gideon Nav from the Locked Tomb series as a pokemon trainer, drawn in a close approximate of Ken Sugimori's style. She is tall and muscled, her back to the viewer but looking back at you over her shoulder with a grin. Her skull face paint is minimal, and she has her typical aviator shades on. She also has slung a Honedge over her shoulder. It is longer than usual and has a dark Ninth House piece of cloth hanging from its pommel. A Cubone peeks out from behind her leg. A digital illustration of Harrowhark from the Locked Tomb series as a pokemon trainer, drawn in a close approximate of Ken Sugimori's style. She has her full skeletal garb, but the dark long skirt she wears splits at the hip and trails on the floor behind her, giving her legs more movement. She holds a pokeball in one hand, and in the other she seems to be summoning a Dukull. The Duskull has a little IX roman numeral on its skully forehead. Behind Harrow is another ghost Pokemon that resembles a shiny Phantump... but instead of a tree stump, its head resembles a steel vent, with eerie blue-green gas wafting out of it.
November 19, 2023 at 2:31 AM