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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 Ok we're back to it (the posting) - I haven't decided what I'm going to draw for today's (Tuesday) but since I have a kind of chaotic day due to work I figured I should...
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop Alright alright catching up. Sun 04/19/2026 - Jumpluff The first time I ever heard anything about this pokemon was in the Great Gundam Project episode (189, a benefit...
Here's some thoughts about how Gundam 00 adapted as a live performance is better than it has any right to be For some backstory, a few months ago I'd been doing a re-watch of 2007's Mobile Suit Gundam 00 with my kids; for one of them...
Surprise vinyl is kinda the best type of vinyl (Go listen to Dogcatcher) Why that's the very game boy I used!! I got a pretty rad surprise package in the mail this morning. I'd been asked for my address for this thing so it wasn't a...
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop Ups and downs and ups and downs. I’ve had plenty of sicknesses and such throughout life that have caused significant downtime, misery, hospitalization, immobility etc -...
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop OK so I know this feels moot at this point but like. Covid? Covid's got hands?? Before the first lockdown happened in March of 2020 my partner and I started taking it...
(Not a post about the wave of warehouse fires but also those) Dude you know what’s cool as hell? When you write a blog post detailing a technical issue you’re having and while listing out everything you’ve tried, you get a weird idea to...
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop Tuesday 04/07/2026 - Dragonite Ok this one was for me. Purely because I saw this ”they're going to super hell” post and I wanted to draw a goddamn dragonite. I love...
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop Oy oy oy. Each day I think I'm better; I wake up, get dressed, do morning stuff and then by like 3-4 my body collapses and I get short of breath. Covid's got hands. Sat...
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop Back from April Fool antics, thank you to all digimon fans who did not crucify me for speaking ill of agumon, and to those of you who did? I forgive you. Thurs...
A bummer post about politics, insidious "good news only" accounts and being racially perceived in 2026 (a few good cat photos though) This morning I realized I haven't done a non-pokemon post on this blog in a while, and mostly I can...
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon digimon every day until I stop Weds 04/01/2026 - Agumon Picked this one up via a random pokemon generator, what the hell gen is this from? Looks like a store brand charmander smdh art pokemon...
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop Man, the covid still going strong. I'm back at work partially (I'm remote, not exposing anyone) and it's just brutal how much even sitting at a desk for a few hours is...
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop Still riddled with covid! Trying my best to recover but man, it's been hard going. Fri 03/27/2026 - Haunter Haunted was a kid request. With how long this has been going...
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop Man, so. I was sinus sick for a long time with what turned out to be laryngitis and when I finally started feeling better....I had like maybe a day or two of clear...