Ladies gentlemen all configurations there of. I have announcement of a monumental scale for me as on January 1st 2025 the artistic gryphon known as KittyBird will be gone. Ad riding from the flames the artistic pheonix known by a different name will be in her place.
The reason for this is it’s a new start for me after surviving death and fighting my way back to heath and myself again. For those who were out of the kb news loop. Nov. 2023 I suffered a stroke which I was very fortunate to survive (thanks to Tess’squick response)

And this last year has consisted recovery stress and moving moving to another country so I can recover helped by my family and now here we are just of a year later and my heart is fully of nothing but gratitude and determination to get back to me.
Thank you everyone who has shown me nothing but love and support.

Rising from the ashes Kb

Hey, all. Tess here. Kb is still hospitalized but has gotten into rehab and could potentially get discharged in a couple of weeks. I have made the decision to take on all of her commissions so when she is better she doesn’t have any issues to worry about. However I will need everyone whom she owes art to contact me on discord before January 11th. If I have not heard from you by then I will assume you are willing to let your commission be cancelled in an effort to help us out. My discord is tesseractparadox
Thanks

Hello, all. This is Tess. I’m truly sorry to bring you all bad news. Please read my journal detailing recent events involving Artemis/KB

https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10743053/

Be well and please keep us in your thoughts.

Hey guys.
Kind of loss track if time. These last few days have kind of been a muddle and lost track of time.

So stream will be at 6pm Friday. See you there!

https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10732493/
 WitchieBunny Needs help!

Hey guys.
Yes its your l friendly neighborhood Kittybird here with a couple things I would like to bring your attention.
1. I will be streaming tonight (Thursday) from 6pm central time at https://picarto.tv/KittybirdandherShineyink where I will be offering all kinds of commissions including Chibis?Stickers and more! Now is a great time to get those festive gifts and such.

2. Tips and gratuities are GREATLY appreciated and if you love and appreciate your Kittybird you can buy me a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/kittybird

3. I am trying to push my streaming and also putting myself out there a bit more for a good reason.
A little while back the household was very tight for money and we also had car repairs and other bills to to take care of, and while I was able to make up my share with the help of you amazing guys (Thank you!) Another portion of this was made up by a loan from my father on the understanding that I would pay it back when they Visit at Thanksgiving. Now I am not proud to say this, but my brain told me I had more time to put the money together and I have manged to get some of the together but right now I am still short and this is causing me all kinds of anxiety.
I know I have two weeks to go, but I'm already anxious over the situation and I also wish to treat my parents when they are here as well, as last year, as well as a health scare in the last couple of months for my mum has been rough for them and last time they visited and Tess and I both ended up with Covid (Kinda put a dampener on their visit), so I want to make their visit better than the last . So any Tips and Commissions will be going towards that as well as the usual bills etc for the next two weeks and I would be so thankful for your support. Even if its just signal boosting or referrals .

So Thank you and love you guys!

Here we go!
Streaming now!
https://picarto.tv/KittybirdandherShineyink

Come see some art, maybe get a chibi or something. Or just come hang out ^_^

https://ko-fi.com/kittybird

No stream tonight.
Just stuff being dealt with and I next stream will be Tuesday 6:30pm central.

So hey guys.
Just to let you know, I shall be streaming tonight at 6pm central

https://picarto.tv/KittybirdandherShineyink

Right now the household car is out of commission and everyone is trying to pitch in to get it fixed. So my goal to is to get this covered is $100. This is on top of Rent and other household bills which we are having issues with at the moment.
In reality the cost to get the car going again is going to be more than that, but $100 will more than cover my share and help to take some of the pressure off the rest of the household.
Living where we do, you kind of need a car do anything- including grocery shopping.
So right now we are having to fork out even more for deliveries which drains our finances even more and that half the time come later than asked for or missing items.

But the bigger problem is that right now we are having difficulty making the bills through one thing and another, so we really need some support and love. Please.

So any tips/gratuities or even a commission will be gratefully accepted.
https://ko-fi.com/kittybird

I will also will be streaming Thursdays 5pm Central.

So please spread the word and come along!
We'll have some fun and maybe even get the Chimera household back on the road, which will improve our quality of life and make things much easier for us.
See you there!

So.Today's the day.

Not sure how its gonna go, but I will attempting to start art streaming again. This will be more of a test run than anything but from now on I will be streaming Thursdays 5pm (Central) and into the evening.
Tips and small commissions will be open and any support will be gratefully accepted.

You will find me here:

(update: I will be on Picarto not twitch)
https://picarto.tv/KittybirdandherShineyink

Tips: https://ko-fi.com/kittybird

Hope to see you there friends!

So just a heads up.
I dont have a confirmed date or time yet, as I have to work that out, but Art and maybe gaming streams will start up again soon and I intend to make it a regular thing once again.
And As always commissions and tips will be gratefully received.
So watch this space!

Well.
Hey guys, I know its been a while since Ive written a journal, sorry bout that.
After Hurricane Ida, I know some people have been reaching out to us (: iconDerpDraggy: and I ) as we were in her path in Louisiana and I would like to take this chance to reassure people, we are fine, well and safe.
We got lucky that, she more or less swung by.
Sadly for some of our friends in the same city she was more forceful and are having to deal with the after math now.
Then there are people further South to us.....Well...They were not so lucky as us.
So Im here to ask you for help.
Not for me.
But for the people who have lost everything.
There are people less than 20-30 miles away from us, who had to be rescued from their roofs.
More or less half the state has no power.
Some towns may never fully recover.

If you can....Help.
Donate.
Volunteer.
Do what you can.

https://www.redcross.org/about-us/n.....icane-ida.html
https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/hurr.....da-fundraisers
https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/
https://www.projecthope.org/hurrica.....nding/08/2021/
https://www.rtno.org/
https://www.savethechildren.org/


These are just some suggestions, but you can also donate blood and so many funds and operations that need help.
Louisiana is hurting.

*DING!* Kittybird has leveled up!

(seriously I should get more EXP considering the last year, but I'll take the W)

So, Im putting this here, so I don't have to keep explaining things over and also to help my brain process things.
Jan 31st My mother went to a dermatologist about a "Blemish" on her face, I was told it didn't seem to serious, got a little bit of mixed messages from Dad but cancer was mention, but also "non malignant" and she was getting it treated anyway.
It was agreed that she should have the blemish removed. If she did it on the NHS. The waiting list due to Covid-19 would be a YEAR.
So looked in to getting it done privately. Fast forward to last week and she sees the Private doctor, who identifies a couple more spots on her face that should be taken care off too, and the date is set for the procedure. The Beginning of February. Which is actually pretty good. Get it taken care of, no problem. Right?

Wrong.

Monday ,I wake up to the close family chat, going off...No biggie, we use it all the time to keep in contact and up todate, but then I look at what is being said.
"Sister 2. "I had no symptoms and tested negative". "
Wait, what?
I read on through some chat, and get to my mum.
" I feel really crap"
Not overly concerning as such as my mum has various health issues with pain etc, but is it a little unusual for her to say so in the chat.
So I call home a little later on...or maybe my Dad called me, I cant really remember that part of the day is blurry for me. But one part of the call stood out. "Your mum's had a cough for the last few days, so she got tested and she has Covid 19. "

Crap.

The chat continues, and he reassures me that they are isolating in their room and the rest of the household is also doing so away from them. I ask if hes been tested., he pointed out theres no point as hes always with mum so they are assuming he has. But so far no symptoms. Well ok, Now my Dad has always been my hero. My SUPER HERO. I grew up with him as a Retained Firefighter so he was always running off to the rescue..(Once it was even me from a toliet. Another story for another time) So in a way my brain was saying, he'll be fine and look after Mum. I manage to keep it together until the end of the call, I hate to show overt emotion to people who are most likely more scared than I am.

Thats when it hits me.

Mum's procedure will have to be postoned. WHAM! I feel like a baseball bat's hit me.
My Mum has Covid.
My Dad probably has Covid.

Fuck.

Jump to that afternoon and I see someone is talking in the Extended family chat, where all my aunts and uncles keep in touch. It's Sister 1.
She tells the chat, "Mum has a couple of patches skin cancer- Carcinoma and whilst waiting for treatment has started a cough- you guessed it. Covid 19"

Seeing that in text. WHAM.
My mum has Cancer.
My mum has Covid-19.

Jump to today.  Derpdraggy Has been my rock and she has been getting me through this. We call my parents to check in. And a little spark of hope is mentioned. Mum is going to be taking part in a clinical trial, I dont know much but from what I understand it will help with the coughing (Which apparently has been driving Dad mad )
Then comes the next baseball bat.

My Dad mentions how nothing tastes right, and that he feels so drained, and all they have been doing all day is resting in bed.
Well. Then. Yeah.

Now I know, alot of you know people who have had Covid. And Im well aware this isnt a rare occurance.
But this journal is more for me to help process my feelings, and to let you all know what is going on in my life.
Im scared for them both.
Right now I seem to be swinging between fine and making jokes, to being angry or upset.
I will be okay, I just need time to process.

I hope you are all well.
I love you.

TL:DR Mum has a form of skin cancer and Covid-19 Dad has covid-19 symptoms.

https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9687384/
 ArisuVixen needs a hand with Rent this month. In the past they have been so kind and helped us out when we needed it, so Im asking my watchers, if you can help, Please reach out to them.

Hi there everyone.
Okay. First, I am still here. Draggy and I doing somewhat better
This year has beaten us up, like it has alot of people.
We have had some hard choices to make, but our life together will be better for them I think and better for others too
I am taking a few days to myself to gather, regroup organize myself basically for my own mental health and then next week I will be starting focusing as much time as I can on working on commissions and maybe starting my own personal projects too.

Hope you are all doing ok.
Hang in there. We love you;


ALSO IF YOU ARE VOTING ABSENTEE DO IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
MAKE A VOTING PLAN.

https://www.furaffinity.net/view/37529041/

So.  DerpDraggy Has had a passion project for as long as I have known her.
AND IT IS NOW A BOOK! or the first part is!
GO LOOK READ!
DO IT NOW

Hey guys.

Warning. This is a Vent/rant/I don't know what to call it. but I need to let things out.

Now I know I haven't been anywhere as near as active around here that I usually am, well Things are really starting to get to me.
This year has been really rough on us all. I know that. Mentally, Physically,spiritually and financially.
The trouble is. Derpdraggy and I were trying to rebound from all the crap we ended up wading through last year, so we kind of took even harder blow.
But that is not about all of that.
I'm tired.
I'm so fucking tired of "what now?" It seems like every month has brought even more shit and trials.
I couldn't even hug my friends at my birthday gathering. And if you know me, you know that HURTS like fuck. Now I know why and I respect why.
I have been doing EVERYTHING that has been advised. I rarely go out, and when I do step outside its with a mask on.
Im tired of seeing my spouse tired exhausted and anxious. And we are doing everything we can to make ends meet, and catch up.
I have been working on commissions and trying to keep myself together. Sometimes successfully, other times.....well lets just say I'm not always successful.
I don't like to complain online, but I just need to get this all out there.
We are hurting.
We are ALL hurting, from so many things.
So many injustices, to many to name it seems.
The Pandemic
People who helped me get through some rough times with their writings turning out not to be the awesome and kind people I thought
And yes I firmly stand and believe Black Lives Matter.
And I know fucking know that Trans Lives Matter.
I am trying to work through all my commissions right now. But sometimes my mental state is just cruel to me. But I am trying.
I'm just so afraid, I'm afraid for my family who are a ocean away, my mum's health has always been a issue and they haven't always been the best at telling me if things are wrong.
I'm afraid for Tess.
I'm afraid for all my friends
I'm afraid for you.

I don't know what else to do.
So Now you know.

And I know we can get through all this and I am VERY aware it will be hard and...well...Its going to be hard.
I am trying to keep faith and hope. But sometimes The light at the end of the tunnel seems like it could be a on coming train.


I am trying.
I am trying to hold myself together.

Hey guys.
Hows it going?
Well for me and Draggy, money is very tight, with everything being as it is, (and before the whole world went crazy we were trying to get back on track anyway) all of the house hold income is coming from our commission work.
Now as before I do have some larger pieces under way and going, but right now I am looking for commissions to help cover what we owe on the rent, which we have been paying off a bit at a time.
So if any one would like some art, please PLEASE feel free to contact myself or  DerpDraggy

Commissions are open!
Shineys/tips/Kofi are VERY gratefully accepted as well.
https://ko-fi.com/kittybird

As you knowRecently  Asalis approached me for a commission, of one of their characters as Capt. Of the U.S.S Enterprise F (Odyssey Class) Taken from the game Star Trek:Online.

Needless to say I jumped at the chance...Also they had a wonderful idea to let others get in on the fun!
So We are looking for 4 brave souls to help crew this mission in art. Or put it another way, we are offering 4 YCH slots!. Now 3 have been claimed but there is still one wide open.

HELM is still open

There is only one slot for per station and they are $20 each . Payment will be needed to claim a slot, so if you have a preferred role, consider snapping it up. Please note me before sending any money to confirm slot is still open

Paypal: paypal.me/kittybirdinks

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.

End Communication.

Reminder of this Journal, Please guys, read and if you can help out by preordering a commission , you will be helping us get back on our feet, Draggy has a job, but wont get paid until next month and it wont help cover fees and bills this month:

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9291623/

Hey guys.

First and foremost, I want to say thank you for the love and support you have all shown us.


But right now...I'm not sure what to do.
Yesterday events conspired to pull us deeper into the pit we are in, I dont really want to explain or talk about it as Im trying to hold things together.
Now Most of you know  DerpDraggy Has a new job, which she will be starting soon, but she needs her car for that, due to the events yesterday she doesn't have access to it for now."To rectify this, it's going to cost us a large chunk of money. More than we currently have.

We aren't sure of the exact figure yet but it could well be upwards of $800 to start with.

Not to mention my phone screen cracked today (I don't even know how.)


Now guys. I'm not begging. I hate asking and such, but right now we need help, Once we get Draggy working, we can get back on a even footing and sort things out.

Right now, I am technically open for commissions, but The current wait time for me to be able to work on pieces will be about a month as I have a few commissions that I'm currently working on, So if you would like something from me and would be willing to pay up front I would be eternally grateful.

Also I am considering selling some of my books and video games if anyone is interested, I haven't got a list together yet, but as soon as I can get it together I pull it up.

I am considering doing a art/gaming marathon stream as well to maybe help out things, but right now I'm trying to work out what to do.

I am really trying to hold things together, So if you could help us out in anyway. Please feel free to note/discord me....

Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/kittybird

P.S Also there is still a $20 slot (helm) open for the Star Trek YHC

P.P.S I love you guys.

Attention: Incoming communication from Commander Kittybird

Greetings fellow Star Trek fans!

Recently  Asalis approached me for a commission, of one of their characters as Capt. Of the U.S.S Enterprise F (Odyssey Class) Taken from the game Star Trek:Online.

Needless to say I jumped at the chance...Also they had a wonderful idea to let others get in on the fun!
So We are looking for 4 brave souls to help crew this mission in art. Or put it another way, we are offering 4 YCH slots!

The Choices are:

First officer .*CLAIMED*
Helm,
Weapons,
Tactical *claimed*

There is only one slot for per station and they are $20 each . Payment will be needed to claim a slot, so if you have a preferred role, consider snapping it up. Please note me before sending any money to confirm slot is still open

Paypal: paypal.me/kittybirdinks

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.

End Communication.

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