Nicholas Allott

@nicholasallott.bsky.social

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Linguist, Oslo Uni. Migrant. Cat bed. Pragmatics, related philosophy, politics and cat photos, not necessarily in that order. Neotenous, crepuscular and thigmotactic.

Black and white cat lying tummy up between me and the back of a sofa, probably preventing work, but maybe not
Black and white cat who seems to have melted across a person
Black cat with her elbow on a tatami mat
Black and white cat, lying on his right side
Black and white cat, loafing
Black and white cat, starey
Black cat, starey
A small black cat sitting very close to. And staring up at, a screen showing the small black cat in Flow
Black and white cat looking up
Black and white cat, with a strange expression
Black cat sleeping curled up, revealed to be brown in strong sunlight
Black cat, sitting on a table and staring into the distance. I think she had seen a bird.
Black and white cat, on his back, one front paw stretched straight out in the air
Black and white cat sleeping, furry tummy up, big back feet pointed towards the viewer
Black and white cat, only just awake
Black cat lying on the floor, tummy up, staring at the photographer
Black cat on table, pensive
[Edmund] relaxing [on me] after [I’ve finished] work
Black and white cat, sceptical
Black and white cat in a sunbeam
Black cat on windowsill, in front of fir trees
A black and white cat, head in paws
Black cat in kitchen sink, caught in the act
A black cat curled up and a black and white cat lying on his back, with his resting on her
Black and white cat sleeping tummy up. But ready to spring into action no doubt
Black and white cat, fluffy tummy up
Black and white cat, sleepier
Black and white cat, sleepy
A black and white cat snuggled up to a person wearing a jumper
The sun low over a frozen lake. People are walking on it, casting long shadows.
A black cat amid clutter on a desk, looking up, while light streams down from above
A black and white cat looks out from under some kind of furniture. He has a wary, suspicious expression.
A black cat standing amid clutter on a desk with beams of light slanting down towards her face from the top of the frame
A black cat sitting on a windowsill, yawning at the outside world.
A black cat lies sprawled across someone’s legs. She’s obviously comfortable at least
A black and white cat half asleep with one of his back legs next to his face.
A black and white cat loafing magnificently.
Black cat sitting in loaf pose facing the camera. For some reason she has decided to sit with her head under the table except for the tip of her left ear. She has very big round eyes and a messy face which I will clean soon if she doesn’t.
A black and white cat sitting on a grey platform at the top of a cat tree. His eyes are wide open and very round. Also his white eyebrow whiskers are particularly magnificent in this photo, standing out against his black forehead.
A black and white cat resting his head on a blanket. He has white whiskers.
A black and white cat and a black cat are sleeping near each other
A black and white cat is staring intently at the screen of a laptop. He looks like he might recommend rejection.
Two cats under an umbrella. The umbrella is open and resting on the floor, so it’s a kind of roof for them. One cat is black and white. He is coming forward from under the brolly. The other cat is black. She is staring up at the canopy. Both of them have plans, it seems.
A majestic black and white cat on a richly patterned cushion. He is looking directly at you with wide, round eyes
A black and white cat lies on his side. Even though he’s quite tightly curled up he’s somehow managing to show all four of his paws
A black cat biting the corner of a computer screen. One of her fangs is clearly visible, and she has a nefarious expression on her face.
A black and white cat is lying sort of on his back but with head and front paws turned sideways.
Cover of Radu Lulu, Schubert sonatas D664 and D960
A black and white tuxedo cat stretches out on a blanket in a ridiculous posture. His head and front paws are sideways but his tummy is facing up and one of his back paws is sticking up
A black and white ‘tuxedo’ cat is standing with his head sticking out between bannisters. He is staring downwards and looks incredulous
Two cats, one black and one black and white, sitting on a duvet that lacks a cover. They are both staring at the camera as though expressing their complete unwillingness to move.