Jen McAllister
@bakerina
Lawyer. Ediscoverer. Social Justice Stevedore. Pittsburgher. Married to the best guy. She/her.
Henry baby punkin cat How I wonder where you at (On a sick day from work. Henry and I are both lying down, staring flintily at each other until we both feel better.)
This is Henry, my large small potato. She went to the vet this morning because she stopped eating and drinking yesterday. X-rays showed her lower intestine is "bunched up," to quote the vet. She could recover on her own. Or she might need surgery.
Every once in a while, you order a plate of food so beautiful that you say to yourself "dang, that is a BEAUTIFUL plate of food," and then you whip your camera out like a common food blogger circa 2005.
There was much to love about Q, but I particularly loved her flawless imitation of Gloria Swanson.
Q McAllister, 2010-2025 Goodbye to this beauty, this nutbar, this puppy in the body of a cat, this eater of lettuce and toast and shocking amounts of Dietz & Watson turkey breast. I told you every day that you were a very nice and good kitty. And you were, too.
It's been about an age and two thirds since I've been able to complete a project of any kind. I started this one in early November. Then I put it down for a long time, because *makes All This gesture* Last month I picked the needle back up. Last night I finished the backing.
It's been nearly one year since this nutbar fell into our basement, three days after her sister also fell into our basement. #Henry
Not bad for a morning's work. Cheesecake is the Cottage Cheese Cake from Mollie Katzen's Sunlight Cafe. Bread is the sandwich bread recipe (in "Four Easy Pieces") from More Home Cooking by Laurie Colwin.
Don't you dare turn your eyes away from history, even the awful, scary parts. If you don't watch it with your own eyes, you rely on others to tell you what you saw. We must all bear witness to what's coming.
we all have an emotional support dead famous guy and who he is says a lot about you
This is Cerberus, the three-headed hound who guards Hades to prevent the dead from escaping back to the land of the living. Or rather, it's a resin representative figurine of Cerberus. But that's not important right now. Normally, Cerberus lives on Ross's desk, in his office on the third floor. 🧵
"You know how law is full of incomprehensible, inside-baseball jargon? You know how tech is also full of incomprehensible, inside-baseball jargon? I work at the intersection."
To quote William Steig: O U Q-T U R A B-U-T #Q #TuxiesOfInstagram #NowGetOffTheCoffeeTable
In case I haven't mentioned it since Thanksgiving 2023, I really, really like these rolls. (Sweet Potato-Rosemary rolls, from Claire Saffitz's YouTube show Dessert Person. A variation on the Sour Cream & Chive Rolls from her first baking book, also titled Dessert Person.)
She looks sweet, right? Yet here is the shortlist of things she has carried in her mouth and deposited into our bed: Purple Sakura Gelly Roll pen Pilot Frixion pen Tin full of stitch markers An entire-ass drop spindle (normally stored in a mug on my desk) #Dewey #ChaosAgent