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@tekelidook.bsky.social

I draw things and drink coffee. Sometimes at the same time.

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Dook @tekelidook.bsky.social · 3d ago

Batman does not have a monopoly on brooding. One day I will learn how to apply lighting. One day...

Dook @tekelidook.bsky.social · 6d ago

Raar! Fierce and mighty gryphon!

Dook @tekelidook.bsky.social · 3w ago

Scandinavian gryphon (gryps gryps), adult male, in summer plumage

Dook @tekelidook.bsky.social · 4w ago

Coffee or tea? Dook has you covered either way. Now also with twice the hug capacity.

A green ferret with a head and forepaws in both ends is offering a blue cup and a pink cup while smiling

Dook @tekelidook.bsky.social · last mo.

Borzois are the unicorns of the dog world. #borzoi #unicorn

Dook @tekelidook.bsky.social · last mo.

I couldn't think of what to draw, so I drew a werewolf picking flowers. #werewolf #flowers

Dook @tekelidook.bsky.social · last mo.

"Don't you ever draw chicks with curves?" they asked. How can I resist a prompt like that? #shalina #curves #weasel

A female anthropomorphic weasel wearing only a shawl is standing with her arms crossed over her chest and her tail held in front of her lower body. She is looking at the viewer saying "no curves here" "sorry".

Dook @tekelidook.bsky.social · last mo.

One does not simply kick Garcelle out of a club.

Dook @tekelidook.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Khamil the fishmonger is the richest man in the (rather small) village. He is also very persistent. Sadly those are his only two qualities and Shalina only has room for ONE fish smelling person in her life. #shalina #weasel

A comic of a female weasel and a male camel talking, while the female is gutting a fish.
Camel: Greetings my future lover.
Weasel: I have a knife.
Camel: I promise to wash the fish smell off before our lovemaking.
Weasel: Don't. It masks the stench of your body.
Camel: So you say you WILL bed me if I don't wash?
Weasel: I still have the knife.

Camel: Now, before you threaten me with the knife...
Weasel: Wasn't going to?
Camel: Really?
Weasel: It didn't seem to be working...
*she holds up two bricks*
Weasel: ...so I brought these bricks.

Dook @tekelidook.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Back from CabinCon! It was lovely as always, and I really liked the venue, so I drew them a review.

A confused Dook has ascended a staircase and opened a door only to find an identical staircase going down. The text says "Dook was here. Dook enjoyed it. (Dook was a little confused by the stairs.)

Dook @tekelidook.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Dang. Roz Gibson is one of my first idols in furry art. You can still see the influence in my style.

Nice Footpaws @ionotter.bsky.social · 3mo ago

One of the furry community's originals, Roz Gibson, is in really big trouble. She is in kidney failure, and needs a donor, so please reskeet. www.furaffinity.net/journal/1138...

I’ve thought long and hard about making this post, but really, at this point, I don’t have much to lose. Desperate times, and all that.

TLDR version: I need a kidney transplant, and I’m looking for a donor. Read below for all the gory details.

Since late 2019, right before Covid hit, I’ve been battling a serious illness. I’ve been kind of cagey about what exactly is wrong, for a number of reasons, but here’s the truth—I’m in full kidney failure.

There is no history of this in my family, so when the symptoms began appearing I didn’t recognize them until it was too late. By the time I went to a doctor my kidney function had dropped into the single digits. Most kidney failure is caused by diabetes or high blood pressure—I got some weird kidney disease I can’t even pronounce and never heard of: Oxalate Nephropathy.

By adopting some dietary changes and careful monitoring, I was able to limp along with reduced kidney function for several years. But you don’t appreciate how much your kidneys do to keep you healthy until they stop working. There’s constant fatigue and nausea, and a general feeling of unwellness that never goes away.

But eventually I lost even what minimal function I had left, which left the end of the line for kidney disease: dialysis. As of this point I’ve been on dialysis for about 3 years. Let me tell you—dialysis is its own special kind of hell that you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy.

But even that is just a stop-gap measure, and my condition is continuing to get worse. Despite this, I’m trying my best to live as normal a life as possible. I’m extremely lucky I have a job that’s willing to allow me 9 hours a week for dialysis, so I’m still working. On weekends I work on my art and comics, and one or two days a month I do my volunteer work at the bird-banding site. I can even travel to see my family—if I arrange for dialysis at a local clinic ahead of time.

All of that is done while trying to deal with the symptoms of kidney failure. I’ve known 4 people who were on dialysis—none of them worked or really did much of anything, and at this point they’re all dead, which doesn’t really give me a lot of hope for my future.

Which brings us to the point of all this—I desperately need a kidney transplant. That is the only thing that will give me a chance at a relatively normal life. I’ve been approved and on the transplant list for a few years, but the waiting period in California is very long. By the time I get to the top of it, I may be too sick to get one. Right now I’m still in relatively good condition, comparatively. A transplant from a living donor lasts much longer and is better in every way than one you get from a deceased donor.

Unfortunately, everyone in my immediate family is too old or has other health problems that preclude donation. So this post is a desperate attempt to find anyone willing to donate. I realize donating a kidney is a lot different than giving ten bucks to a GoFundMe, but as I said at the beginning, at this point I don’t have much to lose by asking.

Here is the living donor site: https://www.uclahealth.org/medical-.....t/living-donor

You can inquire and even arrange to donate completely anonymously if that’s what you want. Hopefully there’s a Jack Salem fan out there who wants to see the stories (and the artist) continue for years to come.

That is all.

Dook @tekelidook.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Art isn't always made consciously. It can happen in the moment it meets its audience. As I was shopping for juice a scraping sound alerted me to a shelf full of products majestically sliding into place, closing the aisle into a cul-de-sac. Surrealist art, just for me. This is how Dook comics happen.

Dook @tekelidook.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I drew Ellis! I forgot to draw him clothes though. I blame the heat.

Dook @tekelidook.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I wrote a story! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Morgan

Detective Morgan didn't bother to knock this time, walking briskly through the door to increase the shock value of his new evidence. Inside, the already nervous Ellis was nearly startled into falling ...

docs.google.com

Dook @tekelidook.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Dook goes for a morning bath.

Dook @tekelidook.bsky.social · 4mo ago

A rare depiction of the first and only appearance of the #pipebanjccordion. (There were no survivors)

An anthropomorphic canine is preparing to play an instrument which is an amalgamation of a bagpipes with half of an accordion attached, and one drone pipe having been fitted with banjo strings.

Dook @tekelidook.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Not sure what's going on but he seems fed up with whatever it is. #nakedfalcon

Dook @tekelidook.bsky.social · 4mo ago

She walked into a door again. Yes, twice. No, she doesn't need help. Please don't be seen talking with her or she might walk into a door even harder the next time.

An anthropomorphic female fox is standing in front of a door, about to unlock it with a key. She is clutching her purse tightly, looking scared and glancing over her shoulder. She is wearing large sunglasses, and her fur and hair are dishevelled.

Dook @tekelidook.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"Yeah. What about it!?" is probably his answer to pretty much anything right now.

Dook @tekelidook.bsky.social · 5mo ago

She's doing a Jazz Jackrabbit cosplay. It's our excuse and we're sticking to it.

Dook @tekelidook.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Garcelle again, exactly twice as old as in the last drawing. This time it looks like her evening is going a bit better, too... if only Gavin gets to bed already! #Garcelle #Gryphon

Dook @tekelidook.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Roma day today. Santed to draw something nice. I picked a goldfinch. They're unobtrusive and resilient birds with beautiful plumage and song. I thought it was fitting. Found myself struggling with the drawing though, couldn't conjure a happy mood. But then I have no obligation to. Neither does she.