kat

@katmcbride.bsky.social

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nerd for narrative. chaotic good. the people’s princess of the housing crisis.

On the left is a large, brown cow eating grass. On the right is her calf. She has a brown body and a white face.
A grey cat who has tucked himself in bed so that only his head is showing above the green, orange, and pink bedspread.
Picture of a vinyl record sleeve sitting on a shelf. It is the soundtrack to Stardew Valley. It shows scenes and characters from the game throughout the seasons.
Three women, author in middle, stand in front of a an ice sculpture of a tauntaun.
Tight close up of Denise Gough as Dedra Meero doing her signature frown. She should win awards for this scowl.
A Saturday Evening Post cover from 1943 shows a baby in a diaper and soldier cap standing on two legs, one hand on his hip and the other giving a thumbs up hitchhiking gesture. It is upsetting. Babies should not.
Three frames from Difficult People showing Julie Klausner looking fantastic in a red dress, sitting at a bar, asking "what do you think John Landis' worst contribution to society is: his alleged manslaughter or his son, Max?"
Still from the Star Trek: TNG episode “The Inner Light” wherein Picard lives a whole live in a matter of moments after being hit by an alien probe.
Far Side cartoon labeled “Cow Tools.” There is a cow standing on its back feet in front of a wooden table with shabby-looking tools. A barn is in the background. No one gets it.
Your 2026 word: yeasty.
It’s just a little guy. He’s pink and orange with fine black stripes. In each claw, he’s holding a tiny, White Sea anemone.
Gif from Jurassic Park. A raptor sneaks up on Muldoon.
A small, b&w dog wearing a light blue onesie with donuts on it.
Two tiles side by side on the Roku Home Screen. One says “ROOFMAN” and has Channing Tatum wielding guns in silly glasses with a teddy bear on his shoulders. The other says “LANDMAN” and is a man tipping a cowboy hat in front of an explosion.
Spotify wrapped: my listening age is 21.
A gray cat with yellow eyes leans against a black cat with his eyes closed. They look snuggly and peaceful.
A bowl of chili-like stew. In the center is a small loaf of cornbread shaped like a skull.
A black and white little dog is curled up on a pile of blankets. She is chonk.
A tiny glass jar with a cork stopper has 8 dog teeth. The canines are very long. The others look like tiny fairy teeth.
A woman in a white shirt and glasses is sitting on a couch holding a white and tan long-haired chihuahua like a baby.
A grey cat with yellow eyes lounges in the grass.
Cover of Owen Pallett’s Has a Good Home: white background with name and title in black and gold, coming out of a surreal goose flower (?).
Album cover of This is Happening. It shows a black and white picture of a bedraggled James Murphy in a suit. Light blue text at the top shows the name of the band and album.
A record cover sitting on a shelf above a retro-appearing Marshall speaker. The cover is matte black, with gold border and lettering that reads JUNGLE.
Screenshot of TikTok inbox with 28 unread, flirtatious messages from unfamiliar men or, more likely, bots posing as them.
A house finch in profile, sitting on a bird feeder. He has a soft red head and chest, while the rest of his body and beak is brown. He has a bit of seed hanging out of his mouth.
Screen cap from the video game, Baldur’s Gate 3. Shows a Drow (gray elf) with a face of disaffected dreaminess, arms swaying over head.
A small, black and white dog with brown eyes, ears that droop at the ends, and a tiny blep makes eyes at the camera.
A tiny, long-haired chihuahua, white with brown spots.
A tarot pull with one card on top and three cards on the second row. Starting from top and moving left to right: 9 of Swords, Judgement, The Fool, 9 of Pentacles.
An Eastern cottontail rabbit under some brush.
A woman in VERY cool pants, black shirt, grey hat, running through rain-slicked city streets.
Two graphic novels: A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll and I Don’t Want to Be a Mom by Irene Olmo.
Two books: Freakslaw by Jane Flett and Strange Pictures by Uketsu.
Screen cap of Reddit post from r/Austin: Title: Where can I scream without being heard? Body: Might have repressed anger, want to try demons coming out of my body screaming into the void in nature. Don't want cops called for suspicious yelling when I'm just trying to heal. Where should I go?
Two small dogs are on a rug. The one on the left is black and brown, looking at the camera attentively. The one on the right is black and white. She is lying down, facing away from the camera, refusing to look at it.
A felted ostrich without legs.
Needle-felted core form of an ostrich. You would be forgiven for assuming it’s a duck. I apologize that this is awful alt text. My brain is very bad right now.
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I can’t wait to tell you what Aubrey Graham is wearing. Bright blue beanie. A white T-shirt that says, “Wait till u see my” followed by an arrow point to his crotch. Bright yellow shorts. Bright blue cowboy boots. This outfit is a diss unto itself and it’s self-inflicted.
Screen shot from DOWN WITH LOVE (2003). Peter MacMannus, dressed in a grey suit with a red vest and played by David Hyde Pierce, is asking a Ewan McGregor’s character off-screen, “Wow! How! Who’s hiding them?”
Album cover. Two men and one woman are sitting on a rug in front of a couch. One man looks away. The woman looks toward him. The second man is very close to camera and looks directly at it.
A black Devon Rex lays on his back, back paws sticking straight up, front paws crossed thoughtfully. He has a precious, fuzzy belly and would love to tell you more about the means of production.
A brown and white, long-haired chihuahua has flung herself dramatically over a gold knitted blanket.
A small black and white dog gives side-eye to the camera. She is lying next to a gray cat looking away. We see his perfect face in profile.
Screenshot from OED website which reads, "Word of the day. Procrusteanize (verb). To enforce uniformity without regard to natural variation or individuality; to stretch or contract unnaturally."
Picture of Shaxs, security officer from the USS Cerritos in Star Trek Lower Decks.
A black cat standing on top of a round, mechanical litter box like he’s a little mountain goat.
Screenshot from website that shows praise hands and says "Congratulations! You are registered for the 2025 Biggest Little Half Marathon, 10k, & 5K."
Album cover of In An Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Mill Hotel. The cover shows a woman in an old-fashioned swimming costume waving to the distance. Her head is a drum. Behind her is a shipwreck and drowning boys. Realizing for the first time my interpretation of this cover could have been very wrong for like 15 years.
Litter robot activity screen. Shows a 14.5 pound cat detected at 12:23. Shows him interrupting the clean cycle to watch his poop roll around at 12:31, 12:34, 12:35, 12:38, and 12:40.
Scrivener screenshot showing that I've been averaging 132 words per day on my novel (bad) and that has resulted in 666 words added to the manuscript this month (badass).
Screenshot from Spotify showing suggested audiobooks. Titles include Captial, The Communist Manifesto, Anarchism and Other Essays, Heart of the Anarchist, and the King in Yellow for good measure.
Image of Steam Achievement. Text: "You have two hands for a reason. Pet Scratch and the owlbear cub at the same time -- the greatest joy an adventurer can have."
Text says, "goofer (in use since 1887): a witch doctor; a curse, spell, or conjuration; goofer dust: a powder used in conjuration."