IT'S TOO DARN HOT. Also We Saw The Doubleclicks!

They say pets all start to resemble their owners, and I'm definitely seeing a resemblance to Suki this week:

 

Yep, two fluffy lumps, that's us. :p 

(She was midway through chasing her ball when she just... flopped.)

I'd like to blame the heat... so yeah, let's do that.

 John's been dealing with A/C repair on all fronts this week: the car A/C went out, our house A/C is gasping along, and then we discovered our rental's A/C has a giant hole chewed through it from the local wildlife. (Which was actually a happy discovery, since we thought the whole unit was kaput. A hole we can fix! A hole can be filled! YAY HOLES!)

(::WINK::)

(::snerk::)

It's been nearly 100 degrees for over a week now, so every time I set foot outside I start wailing like a rusty siren and demanding smoothies and a moving truck, in that order. "WE ARE MOVING TO MAINE RIGHT NOW.  Right after a Blimey Limey."

(Also me, when contemplating moving.)

John managed to stem my grousing the other day with some goodies from the P.O. box:

My friend and FOE Carrie sent me this awesome metal Stay Puft as a belated birthday gift. I didn't even know this guy existed!

I immediately ran to rearrange my shelf to make room for him. LOOK AT MAH BEAUTIFUL BABIES.

(John took issue with Zero being in there. "That's Stay Puft's dog. Obviously.")

Then Brooke - the master who made my rainbow skirt - sent along a whole box of goodies. This was the stand-out, though:

May Art Roundup: Galaxy Mermaids, Baby Dory, & Hilariously Inappropriate Deadpool Cat

Ahh, long weekends. Is it just me, or does an extra day off make it that much harder to get back to work?

Of course, when you're self-employed, there's no such thing as "weekends" or "days off," so really I'm just feeling lazy for no reason. :p

Plus, I really thought this month's art roundup would be a cake walk after I found dozens of great new artists at MegaCon. I came home with a big stack of business cards, totally pumped to show you guys my favorite finds.

So imagine my dismay when 85% of the business cards I picked up either A) have no website, B) link to a site that doesn't sell art, or C) link to a site that DOES sell art, but that's currently closed/broken/on vacation.

Grr. ARTISTS!

Sometimes you just have to unleash your inner Dr. Cox.

And now that I'm done grumping, let's look at some incredible art, most of which I didn't find at MegaCon, ha.

Starting with the best Disney pairing since Yzma and Kronk:

 Baby Dory and Piper!! Omigosh, THE CUTE, you guys. Piper is such an underrated Pixar character, this is amazing.

That's by Dane Draws, btw, who has many more adorable Disney couples:

You can buy these individually, or all on one print like this!

Dane also has some classic Mary Poppins goodness:

Go check out Dane's Etsy shop for more, including a fantastic Guardians of the Galaxy portrait series.

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I'm really digging this etching style art from Emily Zelasko:

I love the monochromatic look and all the intricate line work: 

Although Emily also has gorgeous pieces like this:

So good.

And this!

SO GOOD.

You can see the rest of Emily's prints here on Etsy, then go check out her fun stickers over on SquareStore:

The snail with the horn and the tiny wings. I have a mighty need.

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It's been 3 or 4 years since I last featured Jeff Langevin's work, and he has some STELLAR new pieces:

John and I've been re-watching old TNG episodes during our lunch breaks, so this hits me right in my Trekkie roots. 

And look at this Goonies one!