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Queer/Black/fat/Mama (any/all pronouns welcome). Born to live (in Mpls), forced to work (in St. Paul). Lover of random factoids, science fiction, and local politics. Tell your cat I said pspspspsps.

Same round baking pan as before, now with roasted tomatoes and eggplant. The top veggies have some nice browning.
A variety of eggplants and large grape tomatoes on a table
A small tuxedo (black and white) cat gets petted by a brown human hand.
A Black hand holding two small sour cherries and eight or nine tiny blueberries
Results from an “AI Compass” quiz (link in skeet). Reads: “You Are… The Union Organizer. Patron Saint: Cory Doctorow. AI is a real tool being used to extract real labor value from people without paying them. You don’t care about the singularity— you care about the artists, writers, and workers getting strip-mined by capital. You’re not anti-technology. You’re anti-theft.”
A brown-skinned hand petting the belly of a black and white cat
A Black person wearing a button up shirt with an artfully mesmerizing blue, purple, and pink pattern.
A medium haired tortoiseshell cat lays on her back looking quizzically at the camera.
Front of a purple shirt that says “The law won’t set us free”
Two pint jars full of chive blossoms and vinegar
A fluffy tortoiseshell cat lays belly up on a beige couch.
A brown skinned person modeling a large silver and green stone ring and a black and gray-green stone pendant.
A brown skinned hand wearing a ring with a large colorful stone on the ring finger.
A shirt that reads “Tired old introvert” in many different colors.
Three posts on the skyline in quick succession talking about how bad the Wolves are playing
A meme with a sad Squidward at a window watching SpongeBob and Patrick frolic below. Squidward is labeled “me”; SpongeBob and Patrick are labeled “#MSPsky posting about the feed being back”.
A small, fluffy tortoiseshell cat sits under an orange foam fort
Canvas bag that reads “First, they came for reality. #resist” festooned with multiple local political buttons for various campaigns and topics
Screenshot of a weather app that shows wildly fluctuating temperatures
A long haired tortoiseshell cat drapes herself over the shoulder and arm of a Black person wearing glasses and a red hoodie. The cat’s butt is facing the camera and her head is not visible.
Picture of a snow leopard cub staring at an adult snow leopard’s tail. Underneath, the caption states “Contenplating crimes”
A hand holding “The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters” by Priya Parker
A screenshot of libro.fm showing that The Edge of Space-Time has been preordered.
A closeup of my longhaired tortie Fig sitting on my shoulder. She is smiling as much as a cat can (eyes closed) while I pet her ear.
Photo of an outlook window showing 14,000 items in the inbox
A 10-day forecast for Minneapolis that shows the high for Friday to be -11°F.
Tumblr post by user Neptune-e: “every time I move I crunch like popcorn” Reply by user eyedeleter: “and every time we kiss I swear I could fly”
Three messages in quick succession, all presumably relating to football: Chris Kluwe, @chriswarcraft: “Damn, that was a hell of an ending. Felt like a playoff game.” Mina Kimes, @minakimes: “Not to go all Rob Lowe here but three week 18 games for division titles is awesome” Arif Hasan, @arif: “What a goddamn game”
Picture of a red notebook covered in art stickers next to a cardamom latte from Momo Cafe
Slide titled “FY2027 budget timeline.” Monthly chart that starts with community meetings in December 2025 through school board adoption of the budget in June 2026.
Slide titled “strategic recommendations”. Four suggestions include protecting fund balance, implementing cost containment strategies, advocating for more funding, and being more transparent through more public engagement.
A chart titled “fiscal projection: FY 27-FY 31.” Each year shows a growing deficit.
A small medium haired cat with a tortoiseshell (black and orange) fur pattern sitting on a work laptop and notebook. She looks smug and entirely too pleased to be in the way.
Aurora borealis lighting up the sky in light pink and turquoise over a house
Photo of the lower face and chest of a person wearing a red “I Voted” sticker.
Screenshot of a text message that reads: “Your vote will decide Minneapolis’ future Minneapolis needs practical, steady leadership to stay safe and affordable. Jacob Frey is the common sense mayoral candidate in this race. With ranked choice voting, Jacob Frey is the only choice.” There is random capitalization of words throughout the message.
Photo of a front yard with Elliott Payne for Ward 1, Omar Fateh, Jazz Hampton, and DeWayne Davis yard signs.
A tortoiseshell colored, medium haired cat lays across the torso and shoulder of a person.
A photo of a nest with three juvenile robins peeking their heads out as though judging any and everyone they can see.