Alison Smaalders

@vividwings.bsky.social

560 Followers 344 Following

Archaeology major, currently working in P&C insurance. Gamer, LARPer, general nerd, cat lover. Occasionally known as Fun Fact. She/her.

A white woman with a long brown braid trying on a pair of black jeans. The photo is a side view. She is pulling the waistband forward, away from her stomach. There is at least 6" of extra waistband space. The hips fit just fine.
A gray and white cat sleeping on a roughspun pillow on a dark brown leather couch. He is no longer curled into a ball, but instead has let one of his paws slip off the side.
A gray and white cat sleeping on a roughspun pillow on a dark brown leather couch. He is curled into a tight ball.
A gray and white cat, and a tabby cat, rest facing each other and snuggling close. No, imagine them closer. They are hugging each other. The gray one appears asleep, the tabby is looking at the camera.
A gray and white cat sleeping on a gray cat bed.
A black long haired cat sleeping on a gray cat bed.
Original tweet from Ted Cruz: "a brazen abuse of power and an insult to democracy", 47% of VA voted trump. They will now get just 9% of seats. 52% of VA votes voted for Harris. Now they get 91% of the seats..." Quote Tweet from L.Louise Lucas: "You all started it and we fucking finished it."
A sticker with white text on a black background that says "Well shit! That sounds like a day shift problem."
A crowd of people in a sunny park holding anti-trump, anti-ice, and pro-democracy signs.
Doom guy in armor, in hell, with a shotgun, surrounded by demons. The text says "where is John Calvin?" In all caps.
A white cat with gray markings resembling a cartoon burglar mask sits on a cat tree, lit from the side by a window. His blue eyes look very pretty in the light.
A snow leopard laying down on a box, his chin resting on one of his paws, staring at the camera through the mesh of his enclosure. He looks very soft.
A collection of candles and incense burners on a concrete curb.
A shrine at a protest against ice.
A medieval illustration of a corpse crawling out of a coffin. Modern impact font text over the top says "and another thing about John fucking Calvin".
A black long haired cat curling up in the sun from a sliding glass door and lazily looking outside.
A gray and white kitten and an orange and white kitten sleep curled up together in the bed on a cat tree, like an adorable fluffy yin yang symbol.
A selfie taken by white woman with light brown hair. She is wearing makeup that makes her looks corpse-like and dead.
A picture of six pieces of solid-color fabric around a gray/black/lavender tie-dye fabric. There are two black fabrics (1 and 5), two gray fabrics (2 and 3), one blue, and one maroon.
A long-haired black cat sleeping on a gray cat bed
Stick figure if a guy with an actual stick overlaid with text saying "come on, do an excommunication please just excommunicate him already" in impact font
A green background with a white goose on it, holding a set of keys. The goose is the goose from "untitled goose game". Above the goose is a stanza from a poem: The law locks up the man or woman who steals the goose from off the common but leaves the greater villain loose who steals the common off the goose ... and geese will still a common lack until we go and steal it back
a white woman with dark hair stands facing the camera, her hands resting on a foam latex prop sword that is braced on the ground. She is wearing a long black cloak with white fur on the shoulders, a black tunic with silver clasps up the front, and heavyweight black thigh-high boots. She is standing in a baroque gilt ballroom with a chandelier in the background.
A dark haired white woman posted in front of an ornate baroque fireplace dressed as a byzantine empress. She is wearing a long purple brocade gown with large hanging sleeves, a jeweled collar called a superhumeral, a gold brocade tabard, and a crown with orthodox icons on it.
Skeet by Maxoc Cairns @MadocCairns that says: "Will the next pope be right wing?" Wrong question. Catholicism is nine times older than the left-right paradigm. There's no way to plot conclave politics on less than twenty different axes, several of which operate on non-physical planes & three of which are about being Italian.
A gray and white cat, with a gray patch over his face that looks like a mask, is curled up on a gray cat bed on a desk. He is looking slightly above the camera.
A suburban front yard with the lawn newly torn out and replaced with mulch and very small, young plants.
A snow leopard looks out through the wire mesh of his enclosure walls. Snow leopards are medium-size cats with dense white and gray fur with black spots, big fluffy tails, and large paws. This one looks very soft, and like maybe he is contemplating murder but is too sleepy to really go for it.
An elderly man with white hair dressed in black feeding a snow leopard through a wire mesh. Snow leopards are medium-sized cats with thick white and gray fur with black spots, a large fluffy tail, and big soft paws. The snow leopard has climbed the fence a little bit and is showing off his soft, tempting belly which the photographer did not break the law to pet despite wanting to very much.
A snow leopard ( a medium sized, very fluffy white and gray cat with darker gray and black spots and huge feet) looks out at the camera through a sturdy wire mesh. Behind him is part of a much larger enclosure that includes many platforms, ramps, branches, and other toys.
A sand cat (small tan wildcat with black stripes on his tail, legs, and forehead) eats a mouse and glares at the camera.
A mountain lion lounging in the shade in a large enclosure full of big, sturdy logs and platforms for climbing. He is a tan cat the size of a large dog with a darker muzzle and tail, and a flecked coat. He is licking his lips, showing off big teeth. He is not for petting. The author wants to pet him anyway but did not, because it would be unwise and illegal.
A sand cat perched on a wooden cat tree in a large, secure enclosure. Sand cats are very small wild cats with tan fur and black stripes. This one has his nose all scrunched up as he is eating a treat (a mouse).
A sand cat perched on top of a tall wooden cat tree structure inside a large, study enclosure. Sand cats are small, adorable, very much wild cats that look like kittens. They are tan with some black stripes on their tails.
Black image with white text saying "Butlerian Jihad Now"
Screenshot of a twitter post by @codemarvelous that says: I see a lot of people posting heavy plywood shields for protecting yourself. Listen to an old LARPer if you take a rubbermaid lid and blue camping pad and use 3M spray adhesive you can make a huge, lightweight, and durable shield for blocking rubber bullets and cannisters. (mispelling and typos were corrected)
A pencil sketch of a high waisted Italian Renaissance gown with a hooded over gown decorated with magical symbols at the hem and front. It has a train and very long sleeves.
A gray smoke point kitten with white paws and lower face lays on his side on a couch, looking up at the camera with big blue eyes and violence in his heart.
A short-haired gray smoke point cat with white markings sleeps peacefully on a pillow. His white markings cover the lower half of his face, so he looks like he has a gray mask on.
A tree house about 20 feet up in a huge old oak tree, with a cargo net strung sort of beneath it.
A picture of a green garden with a purple lupine bloom in the foreground, attended by a large bumblebee.
A white woman with brown pigtails, a wide-brimmed white hat, red shirt, and rainbow sunglasses holds a white sign with black painted text spelling out "dethrone king Elon and his little trump too".
a longhaired black cat sleeping on her side with her paws tucked up all cute against her chest.
A tiny gray and white kitten in someone's lap, curled up on his back holding his back feet and tail with one front paw, looking up at the camera with pale blue eyes.
A white woman in black standing in a park, holding a sign that says "people should have more rights than corpses".
A screenshot of entry #5 on the New York Times bestseller list taken 3/6/2025 showing the novel "Swordheart" by T. Kingfisher.
A cat tree in front of a window with two cats in it. The upper section that is a carpet covered tube has a long haired black cat with yellow eyes in it. The lower shelf-like section has a smoke point white and gray cat with blue eyes and white paws lounging. He does not quite fit and his paws are hanging off.
A white woman with dark hair pulled back from her face in a 1950s-ish dress. The dress is red with a black overlay, and red collars and cuffs with a spider pattern trim in black over red. She wears a red fascinator hat, and black/mother of pearl earrings and necklace. She is also wearing red lipstick.
A flyer for a protest titled "no kings for presidents' day" with pictures of Trump and Musk with red circle/slashes over them. Text of flyer: For the San Jose/South Bay folks looking for more information on the President's Day Protest. Here's the latest: San Jose, CA 50501 Protest Info: When: February 17th starting at 12pm Where: Circle of Palms Plaza - 127 S. Market St., San Jose, CA 95113 Notes: • There is not a permit for this event but, San Jose PD and local businesses will be notified of the peaceful demonstration. • Medics will be attending. • All participants must stay out of roadways. Do not block traffic or individuals from entering/exiting buildings! • This is a PEACEFUL protest. No weapons of any kind, do not engage with counter-protestors, and no hate speech. Violence of any kind will not be tolerated! • Bring signs, flags, and posters. Try to write on the front and back if you can! • If you have any privacy concerns consider wearing face coverings. • Messaging should center around protecting democracy, supporting rights for all, opposing Project 2025, and the unlawful government takeover. • Organizing is mostly occurring on Discord. Please DM me if you would like an invite to the California Discord. You must be validated once you accept the invite, so keep that in mind. • Most importantly, stay safe! If things escalate, walk away. Your safety is the #1 priority.
A gray and white cat in a cat tree, his blue eyes just barely open and looking at the camera.
A gray and white cat is laying in a cat tree looking down at a long haired black cat. The gray and white cat could be imagined to be saying "please play with me" while the black cat looks unamused.
One gray smoke point with a white lower face and stomach and one long-haired black cat lay on a white countertop otherwise covered in sewing supplies. The wall behind has a pegboard also full of sewing tools. They are preventing work and appear unrepentant.
A gray smoke point cat with white legs and a white lower face sleeps curled in a ball on top of a gray and white handwoven pillow. He is on a beige couch. He is, and I must stress this, incredibly adorable and a precious baby. His facial markings look like a little old style burglar mask.
A gray and white cat is slipping off of the couch backwards and holding on with just his front paws. He has a starbucks pastry bag stuck on his head (he got it stuck himself). In the background, a long haired black cat looks on judgingly.
A gray and white cat with markings like a dark gray half-mask on his face sleeps curled up on a handover white and gray wool cushion on a tan couch.
A picture of Derek Jacobi in his role as Cadfael, a medieval monk who solves mysteries. He is a middle-aged blonde man going gray, wearing a black monk's robe and holding a book.