Laura Suzuki
@sketchndoodle.bsky.social
Graphic and web designer in Toronto. On both Mastodon and Bluesky and will post on whichever one I happen to be on. Mom to a young man with cerebral palsy. Has a cute dog. Coffee nerd.
And we were visited by a little Jinu and at least three Runis!
November 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
And we were visited by a little Jinu and at least three Runis!
I can always tell that a new acquaintance (almost always male) is going to be an annoying so-and-so when they immediately call my husband Pete instead of Peter
September 27, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I can always tell that a new acquaintance (almost always male) is going to be an annoying so-and-so when they immediately call my husband Pete instead of Peter
Just turned two!
September 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Just turned two!
Neon. Who’s no angel, but gradually getting more reasonable as he grows out of puppyhood!
September 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Neon. Who’s no angel, but gradually getting more reasonable as he grows out of puppyhood!
I concur. Read A Wrinkle in Time to my kid (I loved it when I was young) and I couldn’t believe how creaky the language was. It did not go over well with the young ‘un
August 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I concur. Read A Wrinkle in Time to my kid (I loved it when I was young) and I couldn’t believe how creaky the language was. It did not go over well with the young ‘un
Mine makes our guy look a lot more derpy than yours
July 28, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Mine makes our guy look a lot more derpy than yours
Twinsies! Here’s our mini, Neon, at 2½ months. A month later *all* the pictured toys were utterly destroyed. Plus some of the baseboards.
July 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Twinsies! Here’s our mini, Neon, at 2½ months. A month later *all* the pictured toys were utterly destroyed. Plus some of the baseboards.
Man, this brings up memories! ITA didn’t hinder my reading at all, but I was a voracious reader and was more than happy to re-learn regular English afterwards. Never found it confusing; I guess it worked like it was supposed to on me!
July 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Man, this brings up memories! ITA didn’t hinder my reading at all, but I was a voracious reader and was more than happy to re-learn regular English afterwards. Never found it confusing; I guess it worked like it was supposed to on me!
Yup—both current favourites of ours!
June 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Yup—both current favourites of ours!
Yeah, years back when I was in a particular creative industry the executive of the main professional organization mainly consisted of “ladies who lunch” types with rich spouses. Their cluelessness to how many creatives lived was a bit of a turn off.
May 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Yeah, years back when I was in a particular creative industry the executive of the main professional organization mainly consisted of “ladies who lunch” types with rich spouses. Their cluelessness to how many creatives lived was a bit of a turn off.
Same. Though I would’ve preferred that the Cons got more of a thumping
April 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Same. Though I would’ve preferred that the Cons got more of a thumping
I used to listen to a podcast about creativity and design in the modern advertising industry. Yes, the artistic creativity was off the charts! But I could never shake the fact that all this genius and inspiration was in the service of making stupid ads, and I couldn’t stand listening to it any more
March 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I used to listen to a podcast about creativity and design in the modern advertising industry. Yes, the artistic creativity was off the charts! But I could never shake the fact that all this genius and inspiration was in the service of making stupid ads, and I couldn’t stand listening to it any more