Sarah Daniel Rasher

@rasher.bsky.social

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Education evaluator trying to save the world using math. Erstwhile Shakespeare professor. Music challenges, cat photos, Chicago events and ephemera, figure skating. Occasional Star Trek: DS9 podcaster and culture newsletterer. They/them, él/elle/-o.

An orange and white cat standing on her hind legs with her front legs at her sides and tail flat on the carpet.
An orange and white cat, lying on her side on a wood floor surrounded by shoes. She is stretching her back feet while licking her front paw.
A gray and white tabby cat lying on her back on a white sheet with Disney princess logos. She is showing off her fluffy white belly, chin, and paws.
Pigeon, a gray and white tabby cat, standing where the food goes and staring judgmentally.
An orange and white cat lying on her side on a pile of blankets. She looks peaceful, like she would never dream of biting you.
Fifteen pens and pencils, in a variety of shapes and colors, all branded with organizational or project logos.
A gray and white tabby cat lying on her back, showing off her fuzzy belly and looking up as if promising this is not a trap.
Momo, an orange and white cat, sits wedged among pillows, with one eye shut in an awkward wink.
A little gray hare in the middle of an urban front lawn.
A gray and white tabby cat stands on the kitchen table, photo bombing a large green houseplant with many bright red flowers and buds.
A tiny orange cat sits in the top tier of a gray cat tree.
An orange cat sits sphinx-style on the top level of a cat tree in front of a sunny window.
An orange and white cat standing on her hind legs in a doorway.
An orange and white cat sitting on her bum with one hind leg in the air.
A gray and white tabby cat sitting on her haunches, looking disgruntled.
Robin Szolkowy, a man with light brown skin wearing a navy jacket over hideous bright blue pants, executes a death spiral figure skating element with his partner, Aliona Savchenko, a blonde woman in a hot pink jumpsuit.
Photo of Surya Bonaly, a brown-skinned woman in a light green dress, heels-over-head in midair as she does a backflip on ice.
A black-and-white photo of a white man in a jumpsuit, Terry Kubicka, in midair as he does a backflip on ice.
An orange and white cat, sitting upright in the crook of her human's elbow, stretching her paws toward the camera. She is purring her face off.
A gif from The Muppet Movie (1979) made by userjohndeacon on Tumblr. Kermit, Camilla the Chicken, and Gonzo are riding in a car as Fozzie drives. Caption: "We picked up a weirdo."
An orange and white cat leaning on the armrest of a red couch with her front legs crossed.
A gray and white tabby cat lying belly up on a chair. She is far too cute to ever pee on anything but the litter box, of course.
A martini glass swirled with chocolate syrup, containing a beverage that looks like pale chocolate milk, which is correct except for the booze.
A clear beverage in a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles highball glass, positioned to feature my first boyfriend, Donatello.
A martini glass containing a red liquid and a lime wedge garnish.
A rocks glass containing a dark brown beverage with ice cubes and a lime wedge.
An orange and white cat standing on a computer desk on her hind legs.
A gray and white tabby cat sitting on a bed, looking at the camera as if to ask, "And where is the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band we agreed to?" Behind her sits a plush toy of the hippo ballerina from Fantasia.
An absurd quantity and diversity of Chinese takeout, arranged buffet style on a kitchen island. From MingHin, which was NOT closed.
A gray and white tabby cat looks up from her favorite pale green upholstered chair, which matches her eyes.
Starbenders – Cover Me (2020, USA) U.S. Girls – 4 American Dollars (2020, USA/Canada) Sault – Wildfires (2020, UK) Lightning Dust – Material Life (2020, Canada) Pom Poko – Like a Lady (2020, Norway) Celeste – Stop This Flame (2020, UK) Fiona Apple – Under the Table (2020, USA) Fake Fruit – No Mutuals (2021, USA) Klara Andén - Gå bara gå (2021, Sweden) Yves Tumor – Jackie (2021, USA) Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever (2021, USA) girl in red – Serotonin (2021, Norway)
Irish moss, a brownish red sea algae, growing in a large flowery cluster. User:Kontos, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons
Close-up photo of a cotton plant with dark brown leaves and stems and large open bolls of raw cotton ready to be harvested. Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=689304
A cluster of Coffea canephora berries, ranging in color and ripeness from green and unripe to red and almost ready for harvest. By This Photo was taken by Timothy A. Gonsalves. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author. I would much appreciate if you send me an email tagooty@gmail.com or write on my talk page, for my information. Please contact me before commercial use.Please do not upload an edited image here without consulting me. I would like to make corrections only at my own source to ensure that the changes improve the image and are preserved.Otherwise you may upload an edited image with a new name. Please use one of the templates derivative or extract. - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=145136905
A stand of banana trees with green leaves and woody stems, and some bunches visible. By BeraDigle - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=162864910
Two tall rows of green sugarcane in a field with blue sky overhead. By Rafael Alcarde Palomares - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32788368
Tall green oat plants in a field with a blue sky overhead.
A pale orange, slightly cloudy beverage in a Collins glass, with ice and a lime wedge.
An orange and white cat lounging smugly on a blue upholstered chair with a yellow throw cushion.
An orange and white cat sits at a bedside table like it's a diner counter, behind a corn-themed souvenir coffee mug from Nebraska.
A gray and white tabby cat lying on her back, white belly and tiny fang on display. She is halfway tucked in under a pink blanket.
A gray and white tabby cat lying on her back and grinning. It's not even a trap.
An orange and white cat lying on her side and stretching her back toes for maximum weirdness.
An orange and white tabby cat, captured mid-yawn so she looks like she's primal screaming and also appears to have no right legs.
A Maxwell Street-style Polish sausage (poppy seed bun, grilled onions, mustard) and a side of fries.
An orange and white tabby cat being held belly up, because she is baby.
A brown and white tabby cat, curled on her side in a chair to show her tummy.
An orange and white cat, lying stretched on her side, caught in a perfect mlem as she licks her front paw.
Pink, orange, and purple flowering plants, mostly lantana.
Red, white, and pink begonias along the fence edge of a lawn.
A large outdoor cast iron flower pot filled with blooming pink fuchsia, yellow celosia, and a red leafy plant that I forget the name of.
Pink, orange, and purple flowers, primarily Lantana and cottage roses.
Clockwise from top left: a small white plate with a tin of seasoned trout and accompanying condiments; an orange cocktail in a coupe glass; a wooden cutting board with cheese, fruit, and crackers; and a white plate with baguette toppings and spreads.
Screen capture of an Instagram story photo, with a shot of the crowd at the 2005 US Gymnastics Classic. A blue circle has been drawn around a section of the crowd.
The balance beam and floor setup for US Classics at the NOW Arena, from the stands.
A brown and white tabby cat sitting with her paws tucked under her body, looking into the distance, with a text caption: "Thinking about beef."
A cast iron pot full of enthusiastic fuchsias with round pink flowers, a celosia with flame-shaped yellow flowers, and a red leafy plant of uncertain taxonomy.
Enormous daylily plants with blooming and budding orange-yellow flowers.
A sprawling yarrow plant with clusters of red and yellow flowers.
A thriving bee balm plant with round, spiky purple flowers.