Maya Ben David

Eating insulation from my boobs

While filming my fiberglass video I found this hack that I could actually eat insulation from my boobs and saved this cut for you. I feel grateful that I have somewhere to post this where I won't be judged or evaluated for not making "art".

As you all know, I always feel sad post-video release. Please share some random gossip in the comments to cheer me up. It can be as mundane as "I th...

The Fiberglass Clown

The new video is out! I took your advice and added a bunch of scenes to the draft I shared earlier. It's about twice as long now and gives a lot more context. Let me know what you think.

-rat pacing around waiting for validation

New vid sneaky peaky

Wake up your rat needs to show you something!

I'm almost done my new vid but I've been told it should be longer and is a bit incomplete. It could possibly use a bit more exploration into themes about the grotesque and illness. Maybe I could conduct an allergy test on my tummy. It would be fun to eat cotton candy and make it look like fiberglass. Tell me your thoughts! P.S I haven't added ...

I filmed and it didn’t kill me

After calling my big brother and getting a pep talk to actually film I did it! Sometimes I will spend hours putting makeup and costume on, setting up my lights and camera and then just sit there exhausted and dispirited. First three pics are my tired victory poses before I wash all my rashes off and the last two are me in costume on my set!

I dunno why but I actually really like myself i...

Choose for me

Is this headpiece working or does my natural hair work better to pull off the fiberglass outfit? Don't worry I will have itchy spots all over my body not just my face in the final costume. 

I have a lot of key elements for my next video in my head but I'm missing a hook.  An entrance point and premise to draw the viewers in.  I know the viewer for some reason keeps visiting...

Master of My Life

My dear cage cleaners, water topper-uppers and kib dispensers, for the past two months I've been applying for my masters. I'm sorry for not posting, I've just been in hyperfocus mode slash partial denial. I don't like to admit to anyone or myself that I'm doing a big thing because then I might lose courage.  Anyways, I'm done and now you are gonna hear from me A LOT! I have a video due Mar...

Granny Panty appreciation day

I posted on Instagram discussing my excitement for Granny Panty but obviously couldn't express their cuteness over there. I'm 32 now and feel like I'm really leaning into the full-coverage undies. I feel like the fact that they cover way more makes them mysterious. It helps me think of my body as a whole unit instead of thinking of thighs or booty as separate entities. Also, I sincerely think t...

i figured out my fixation with feathers

I think my desire to embody a bird girl stems from a shame of body hair. Hear me out. In my fantasy, I can have feathers wherever, whenever and they would be beautiful and interesting. Birds don't pluck or shave, they are perfect. I think this is why I also gravitate towards rodents, their fur is fuzzy and adorable and it makes them warm and cuddly. 

I grew up in the 90s/early 2000s ...

I’m going to build a cage

I’ve been a human for too long. I had to be human for like 5 months to make my K’naan video. I wore many costumes but all of them chronically hominid. I want to be silly, dumb and artistic till the end of the year!

I’m debating between a rat cage or bird cage. I kind of have this cool idea of creating underwear that makes it look like I have tiny feathers growing out of me. I just ...

thumb lingering on thumbnails

I'm having difficulty creating a thumbnail for my K'naan vid. Mostly, I'm struggling with the dissonance of wanting to speak directly and sincerely to K'naan and creating a click worthy title and thumbnail. Essentially, the video is about selling your soul for fame, accepting a boon without knowing the consequences and the destruction of a song. Something like "How to break a song" in the thumb...

Rat Shibari

Sometimes rats get tied up for who knows what reasons, for the benefit of science or humankind I hope. I tried shibari and it was, mind blowing. I loved it so much. I have nothing more to say, just treasuring the memory. I actually felt high after. This new obsession and my clown classes are keeping me brave.

- your rope rat

I FINISHED THE K'NAAN VIDEO (early release)

holy smokes it's finished!! I am still working on the patreon credits but I wanted to show you all the moment it was done!! It's 30 minutes long, that's the longest I've ever made a video!! I'm going to be posting it next Sunday, if you find some strange sound pops or editing errors please tell me. Also...what the heck should I name it!? It should have the words "K'naan" and "Wavin Flag" in it ...

Pls accept my offerings

Offering 1) sexy jock celebrating the branding of the FIFA World Cup from 2010

Offering 2) lil butler. I got this bodysuit for $10!! What the heck?! I feel like I need to make a full costume around it.

Sneak peak and updates!

Here is the intro scene to my K'naan Wavin' Flag video. I'm sorry it's taken so long, for some reason this is going to be the longest video I've ever made. 

Updates:

1) I have covid but it's actually charming because I'm even dumber now

2) I only have one scene left to shoot, so as soon as I'm done being weak (fingers crossed tomorrow!) I will film it

3) ...

Boons for all that are worthy

demented shot which obviously won't go in my vid but a funny little accident! Instead of giving me fire emojis which are worthless to me, tell me about one boon you think you've received in your life. 

vortex into flag land

5 shoots in and not even half way done filming my Wavin' Flag K'naan video. Yes it's happening! As usual I have hidden this information from you until there was no return because I was afraid saying it out loud would make me chicken out. I feel really excited and good about this video. I've never done this amount of research and learned so much from making a video before and I'm chuffed! It's g...

Distraction photoshoot

I’ve been procrastinating memorizing my script by doing a fun photoshoot in my new PJ dress ($3 from a thrift store!). I’m posing with the script so I feel like that counts. Yes I used a surgical mask at the back to make it look like the dress is more fitted, tricks of the rodent trade! In the middle of the shoot the mail arrived and my freaky little contraption came. It’s supposed to hel...

An unfortunate obsession

I cannot always control the things I'm interested in, but I can usually sway my interests to be thematically consistent. Unfortunately, these past two months, the only thing I've been able to think about or focus on is the three versions of the song Wavin' Flag by K'naan which was released when I was a teenager. Each version became more famous than the last. I don't yet know how to turn all my ...

I'm going to stop looking at hot anime girls on the internet

Yes hello, this is your incel rat with a radical statement. I dunno if hot anime girls are good for my mental health. This is a demented confession but I've ordered and dismissed 6 white morphsuits and I still am not happy with the fit. I keep waiting for the magic feeling that my first morphsuit gave me and I can't find it. I think the reason is that my standards have changed. When I bought my...

I bought Spanx and they kind of rule

To catch some of you up, Spanx is shapewear. Shapewear is a special garment that you wear under your clothes to make your body look really smooth and snatched. It also gets rid of panty lines. It's doing a pretty good job here cause I'm wearing granny panties. I've already tried it on with my airplane morphsuit and it makes me look super inhuman which is amazing!! Also, I am so totally obsessed...

New mistress of the sky

Hello civilians,

I am feeling very righteous today up in the skies looking over all my domain. A rat with airplane wings, a truly menacing force. As you may have guessed I am remaking my airplane gal cosplay. Her name will be Boeing Bonnie. I want to make a design that is washable because...my other one wasn't and that's a problem if you want to dissuade people from the stereotype that ra...

Please promise to give kisses to your scrumps

I'm considering going to clown school

Hello fellow, beloved, venerable owners, 

It is I, your favorite rat. I had an interview with a professional, elite performance clown last week. I just found out that I passed the interview and he said he would put me on the waitlist to get into his course when it runs next. 

I have been debating doing my masters for like 5 years now, basically every winter I'm like...shou...

emo wannabe rat

I'de really like to get some emo/goth cred before it's too late. Tell me some cool activities I can do to encourage rumors spreading about how spooky I am. Please don't suggest listening to music - ew

p.s I used my sacred Shabbat candle holder to take this pic so I guess you could call me anti-establishment already.

- the anti-rat

Where did Scrump Runts come from?

For my upcoming video, I will be telling the (plausible but unconfirmed) tragic tale of where Scrump Runts came from. In this (alleged) fable, Scrumps were once enormous powerful jumbo creatures. They appear to have been enslaved and forced to do hard labor, their casualties were constant but their brotherhood and comradery were powerful. It is also alleged that something happened to the Scrump...

Carbon Monoxide bra

Any impulse to awooga please direct towards poetically describing your favorite flower. Here is some footage that I was gonna use for the bra portion of my latest Q&A video but then I was like...the amount of effort I am putting into this section is kinda creepy. Anyways, I decided to add myself singing some Radiohead because I heard the song on tik tok and it's stuck in my head. I almost p...

The video born from poison purified by teddybear blood

I hope you enjoy the video!! I have already begun a new Scrump Runt video which hints at the lore that earth is an afterlife for scrump runts. 

Hope everyone is having a scrumpy weekend :p

- your teddybear rat

Answering questions that I shouldn't

I know I've come to you four times today asking you to change the angle of my cage but this time it's different!! The sun is hitting the cage at the perfect angle and if you move it 20 degrees to the right it will really toast up some of my sawdust and make it a nice lounge area.

I asked you about a month ago to give me some questions for a Q&A video and you really did deliver. I felt...

Ask me some questions!

New year, new shiny coat of fur.

Hello hand that feeds me, 

I hope winter is cute for you so far and you are taking care of yourselves! I have personally decided to make winter my fun season so when summer comes along I'm like "oh I don't even care I've already been frolicking!" This month I have been majorly trying to focus on applying for art shows, screenings, and film festi...

#1Rat

Healthiest coat of fur,

Brightest eyes,

Gold Standard claws,

Most creative freestyle routine,

The winner takes it all.

Please no fire emojis in the competition auditorium, it's a fire hazard. You can congratulate me by sharing your favorite healthy snack. Lately, I've been getting migraines so I cut out sugar and I've really been craving artisanal treats!

-Yo...