wolf patrol

okay, okay, dad, i know we only just started our walkies. i promise i will only be just a minute...

oh little bunnies, come out come out wherever u are... :)

snackies wait for no one :)

mom, sorry 2 wake u so early, but in light of the latest forecast changes, may me and duk duk please eat our hurricane snackies now, u know, before they are eaten by some sloppy cow? :)

canis platiformis :)

well, lemme just wiggle my toesies and sliiiide this one on and..oo hey duk duk, can u wing the other one a little closer?

hee hee, thanks, duk duk.

now lemme just sliiide my lefty and see if i can just stan- woop. woop. woo-o-o-oop. wait wait. duk duk, can u - hee hee, okay yeah, duk duk, just spot me right there for now til i get used to the extra height and.. okay, yeah, see? yeah these will totally work.

whoa - everything looks so much closer now. oh yeah, right. u can call mom over now.

see mom? no need to worry about me hurting myself with the upgrades we asked u to make to my flippy floppies. in fact, with hurricane irma maybe coming and what with all the water she will bring, maybe u can add another nother layer to make them super duper platform flippy floppies? :)

(to everyone in the path of hurricane irma, we send u our heartfelt wishes for your safety and protection. )

grill marx

hee hee, hey dad, no need to carry those all the way to the dinner table - a wolf can chomp it all down right here, no buns or forks necessary. :)

chikky likky stick

o chikky likky stick,
thanks for keeping me busy
while i get lasered :)

quack three times

hee hee, no, duk duk, u can go if u want to but i toldjoo already i am not moving an inch until mom starts another hungry games. last time it was chicken jerky versus mackerel and greens and before that it was cherry tomato vs chicken jerky. i did not know it was even possible, but the stakes seem to be getting higher and even more deliciouser.
besides, what r u even doing back there by my tushie? u know how dan-

(pfweeeeOoooOOOOOooOooT!)

-gerous it can be. hee hee, whoopsie. um, i cannot really see u so quack once if u r still conscious, twice if u need urgent medical assistance, and three times if u do not want me to eat your share of dessert tonitey nite. :)

b is for banana kitty

hee hee, yeah duk duk, i cannot wait to use everything either! - not tell mom but i guess hauling cassie's cootie butt to school really was worth it. i mean, just look at all the extra cool things mom gave us from her trip - an incredibly mesmerising banana kitty notepad, a super cool hot dog and ketchup flash card study block set, and super cute sticky flags that aost makes me want to do tonitey nite's reading so i can mark where we fell asleep...

and of course all sorts of me shaped things! and, if we put everything together...

i'd say we got a pretty good haul. :)

partial scene from the morning of the first day back 2 school (insert poop emoji here)(insert second poop emoji here)(insert third poop emoji here)

...well, i guess when u put it that way, mother, i guess the answer is yes. but it is hardly like i really have a choice in the matter when it is patently obvious that picking the alternative would engender a thick and gooey, conscience smothering layer of motherly disapproval, is it? it's not my fault she's reeking with coo- fine, okay, okay. i know she has been standing right here the whole time. let's just get this over with. (sigh). i cannot believe i am saying this, but yes, cassie, u can go to school with us in our pedal car. cooties and all...

kaaaaaack!

a wolf, a falcon, and a crocodile :)

whoa, duk duk. whoda thunk mom would actually find us a present from korea that is as ferocious as we are. this is incredible.

and u say he is all ours, mom? and when he wakes up, he will not bite our toesies? cuz u know i have sensitive toesies. and duk duk, well he barely even tolerates my chomping on him and we are best friends.

mm-hmm. okay. i see your point. i mean, here i am a wolf and all and most of the time i control my ferociousness, too. except when i am hungry because seriously, hungry is as hungry does, right?

well, i am still really impressed u were able to get him in your suitcase without losing at least a pinky. thank u, mom. and do not worry, all our chores will be done by the time u get back from the grocery store. yeppies. okay we love u too and smell u later...

i cannot wait til he wakes up, can u, duk duk? i mean, just look at the size of his mouth. i bet u he has a million teeth in there. no, maybe eleventy jillion. and when he yawns, i bet we could probably fit my whole
head in there. or my plumpty rumpty even. or a whole falc-

-on. um, duk duk, can u please get me my iphoney so we can google how to make crocodile-proof body armor?

filet of seoul

When you find yourself in a foreign land, stripped of your ability to quickly and conveniently communicate with others as equals in a common tongue, when you land in a world in which there are gaps in what otherwise would be grounding elements of a common upbringing, life becomes a series of slow, untethered, and often mysterious moments.

I posted these pictures of my recent trip to South Korea on instagram with little explanation, and do so here, at least initially, for the exact same reason - to generate the same sensations of mystery and wonder, and to let your brain fill in the blanks as mine had to, sometimes with the help of spotty google translations, but more often than not, without the symbolic aids and cultural cues we've grown accustomed to. Besides, at the end of the day, it's all about the shopping and eating, isn't it? :)

baxter and duk duk's day at the bazaar (part 3 - no bag necessary)

hmmm, well i am not sure that would leave us enough for the pedal ride home and they still are very blue and not pink like i want them..so i guess i am just gonna have to take them off and..what's that?

okay, two bags of gummy worms and throw in some orange flippy flops for my friend here and u have a deal, no bag necessary!

hee hee, wait'll everybuddy sees us in school this year, right, duk duk?? :)

baxter and duk duk's day at the bazaar (part 2 - and not a gummy more)

hee hee omg, duk duk, the way they fit, it is like these flippy flops were made for me!

u do not think they make my ankles look less ferocious, do they?

okay okay, do not get your feathers in a fluffle, duk duk. i was gonna do it already...okay, there. and still as comfy and awesome as ever. oh she's coming back...

miss market stall braavosi bazaar mom lady, me and duk duk will give u one bag of gummy worms for them and not a gummy more. :)

baxter and duk duk's day at the bazaar (part 1 - market pettiquette)

whoa, duk duk, those flippy flops are supercool!! but i bet if i show too much interest, she will ask a wing and a leg for them. and that's a lot of dark meat if i do say so myself. yeppies. besides i should really try them on. let me ask her.

miss market stall braavosi bazaar momlady, may my friend and i please try on this pair of really unimpressive flippy flops that probably will not even fit right and are an ugly blue color?

step five: watch your mom make your flippy flops and then oo and aw at them while the glue dries :)

mmm-hmm. mm-hmmm. oic. a skip tooth sawblade. not a flame throwe then. ok. ok. yes with an xacto blade and a drill bit - we would have done that wouldn't we have, duk duk? o, i see - a straw for the toesie part so the ribbon does not get smooshy weird. okay, yes, we would have done most all of that. except maybe for the part where we would have probably slightly burned a few feathers but seeing as how that would have been extra, it would have been a bonus step. like the way sometimes u get a bonus question on your test for extra credit and if u answer it right it makes up for the other questions u did not answer right bc u did not study really and otherwise u would have gotten a zero instead of a one. okay, okay, some stuff we forgot to take pictures of..and, that's it? hee hee, yay are we all done? well i mean except for the glue drying part?


may we see them, please, mom?

oooOOOOOOooooooooOOOOooo!

step four: if u get caught, think fast and deflect deflect deflect

hee hee, yeah, and maybe after, we can use it to carve our names on the unknowwhat by the uknowwhere. boy it is taking forever for that thingy 2 heat up. maybe i should go over and check on -

- uh-oh, i hear mom coming. if she finds out we will be grounded forever and not jusy til school starts again. quick turn off the thingy and help me get my safety gl--

oh hello mother. u smell nice today.
did u know we pooped and peed behind the sofa today? i will show u while duk duk stays here and does dukky things. and then maybe after, we can watch u finish our flippy flops? :) (ickqupoopay ukdpoopay ukdpoopay, eanclpoopay pupoopay ilewhpoopay ewpoopay reapoopay onegpoopay).

step three: try not to get caught by your mom using tools u r not allowed to use

hee hee, it may be overkill but finally, we are playing with fire!! well, a really hot cuttermajiggy anyway. or whatever that thingy is. just lemme get my fire goggles on and...

oh yes, dad. do not worry we have watched mom do it a million times. we are practically professionals.
okay, c u later.

hurry, duk duk, we need 2 finish this before mom gets home so we can show her how responsible we really are.

hee hee hee, okay, duk duk, it is time to ignite the flaming sword of poopsilon !...