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Mike Shirley-Donnelly (MSD)
Hi hello I am msd I make music and take photos and make art but also run a joint cat rescue / recording studio in southern new england with my partner Della. I'm still mourning Cohost closing, but at least I started blogging as a result??
Latest Posts
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop Weds 01/07/2026 - Treecko AGDQ week continues! Here's our final starter from Gen 3, and what a little guy it...
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop Tues 01/06/2026 - Torchic Continuing our Awesome Games Done Quick coverage this week, here's the next Gen 3...
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop Mon 01/05/2026 - Mudkip In honor of Awesome Games Done Quick running this week and the finale game on the...
Daily Dex - Azelf, Grimsnarl and Cleffa
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop Fri 01/02/2026 - Azelf RNG for Friday's entry and we were greeted by one of the heralds of Arceus...
Daily Dex - Blacephalon and Solosis
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop Weds 12/31/2025 - Blacephalon Happy new year - I looked up "the firework pokemon" and I'm not sure what I...
New Techos, Moons, A sick as hell photo of a cat named Possum, and musings on celebrating your accomplishments at the end of the year Finally, some good fucking snow Leading up...
Daily Dex - Fennekin, Lunatone and Vivillon
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop Sun 12/28/2025 - Fennekin Inspired by my trip to Lumiose for Z-A, I started a fresh save of Pokemon X to...
Ending the year with one more set of moon photos
You know the drill!! One subject, three lenses I think all told I photographed the moon less than 12 times this year; that's bonkers compared to 2024 which was more than double...
Daily Dex - Delibird, Hitmonchamp and Mew
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop Thurs 12/25/2025 - Delibird I don't know how often I'll try to do 'thematic' pokemon selections (especially...
Daily Dex - Tyrunt and Trevenant
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop Tues 12/23/2025 - Tyrunt This was the first fossil pokemon I got in Z-A; I named him Grumpus and he was part...
Jump-scared by an update for a dead game Steam has this 'What's new' section on your library page; it highlights developer posts, patches for things you actively play etc - and...
Daily Dex - Garganacl and Frigibax
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop Both pokemon in today's post are tangentially related to sidequests in the Mega Dimension DLC for Z-A; I...
Happy Solstice from a Fuckload of Cats (2025 edition)
There are so many - but when you spin the wheel you'll only get one. What will your selection mean for 2026? It's that time of year again! We've reached the winter solstice...
Daily Dex - Sawsbuck, Altaria and Chimecho
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop Thu 12/18/2025 - Sawsbuck This one was a double hitter; one of my kids gave me the number randomly and while...
To the holiday decorations At the end of today I'm off for two weeks (barring any emergencies) and I'm happy to, despite not being any form of religious whatsoever, enjoy some...