mittens

@mittensmorgul

I write big people books. I might have comma issues. Averse to using my inside voice. I like pie.

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mittens@mittensmorgul· 19d

for caturday, have a vintage shot of my childhood cat peachy, probably about 1980 or so, that my mom sent me the other day

an orange tabby at the very top of a christmas tree. he looks slightly distressed that he reached the top and has no idea what to do next. this was my favorite childhood cat and i still miss him

mittens@mittensmorgul· 25d

this hamsome devil has decided it’s treat time, and is sitting so close to my face it was nearly impossible to get my phone between us to take this picture

a tabby cat sitting very close to the photographer, displaying the stink eye toward me since i chose photography over providing immediate treats to him for the record, he is now sitting several feet away from, loafed, and pretending i don’t exist

mittens@mittensmorgul· Jul 17

raspy shoutout to all my fellow breathers in the toxic cloud

aqi map of the eastern part of north america witha disturbingly vivid swath of reds, purples and blotches of extra toxic maroons extending from central ontario, engulfing the great lakes and swooping out to the mid atlantic. my local reading is a comparatively mild 198 (unhealthy!) near washington dc

mittens@mittensmorgul· Jul 17

so today has been a tedious slog but i have kitty belly so it can’t be all bad

a cat stretched out on his back on the sofa so far his back legs are entirely sticking off the edge of the cushion. he’s lying in a sunbeam giving his belly fur an invitingly golden glow. the belly is not a trap

mittens@mittensmorgul· Jul 3

impulse purchased a shark cat bed and virgil hasn’t left since he discovered it, so it’s absolutely money well spent

a contently comfortable tabby cat inside a very surprised looking plush shark’s mouth

mittens@mittensmorgul· Jul 3

bsky i can assure you that you have not actually run out of posts from my follows, considering this popped up in my timeline from 47 minutes back, sandwiched between two posts from my follows

a screenshot from my bsky timeline where an information bubble has been inserted in the feed stating "We ran out of posts from your follows. Here's the latest from Discover." the word discover is blue, and i presume a link to the discover feed, which i literally never, ever look at because i follow people i want to see and don't have any desire to discover new people by having them pitched to me at random. like i don't even have the discover feed as an option i could click by accident. i literally removed it from my list.

mittens@mittensmorgul· Jul 3

it’s 11pm and 91 fredom degrees outside according to my car. this should be illegal

blurry picture of my dashboard taken at a red light at 10:51pm indicating it was 91f outside. it was still 91 until i got out into the forest near my house about 10 minutes ago.

mittens@mittensmorgul· Jun 27

i showed my kid the results, and was told "congrats, you're a socialist" and i was like "and nobody was surprised"

the results of the test, indicating my closest political match was mayor mamdani

mittens@mittensmorgul· Jun 21

blue sky at the ballpark. if you look closely at the top edge of the clouds there’s a jaunty little rainbow

deep blue sky with a cloud shading us from the sun. the diagonal line across the image is the foul ball netting

mittens@mittensmorgul· Jun 21

happy father’s day from my cats who seem super enthusiastic

two tabby cats sprawled next to each other, fast asleep on the couch. one is curled in a circle and the other is stretched out straight so together they roughly form a lowercase d. for dad i guess

mittens@mittensmorgul· Jun 12

i am eating cheese. spork wants some cheese. this is his “please give cat cheese” pose

a tabby car sprawled on his back on a wooden floor belly fully exposed and his front paws curled up in a pose of supplication. he’s looking at me in a way i can almost hear oliver twist asking “please sir can i have some more” and yet he hasn’t even eaten the cheese i already gave him. absolutely shameless

mittens@mittensmorgul· Jun 6

happy caturday from virgil and spork

virgil the tabby cat standing guard in his favorite box. he seems unimpressed

spork the tabby cat on his back on the sofa presenting belly that is not a trap. he’s pulled a corner of a blanket over his shoulder and looks like he’s is hoping the photographer will put down the phone and scratch his belly

mittens@mittensmorgul· May 27

finally finished the arduous trek to nats park and mountaineering up to our seats. now bring on bruce

a small bit of my sweaty face like im photobombing the field/stage at nationals park. most of the dield is covered with white flooring around the stage set up below the main scoreboard. we’re about to see bruce springsteen and the e street band perform

mittens@mittensmorgul· May 16

happy caturday from spork’s sun warm belly. critical to note: his belly is not a trap!

tabby cat comically stretched out on his back on the sofa, his belly centered in a patch of sunbeam. he looks sleepily content. his belly really isn’t a trap and looks like he’s in need of skritches

mittens@mittensmorgul· May 13

don’t let virgil know i told you he’s scared of the dinosaur tea steeper

a tabby cat sitting as far as possible from a green tea steeper shaped like a long necked dinosaur. they appear to be engaged in a battle of wills across the chasm of the kitchen sink

mittens@mittensmorgul· May 10

almost forgot to celebrate caturday 😬

two tabby cats curled up side by side on a blanket, sleeping. they almost look like little squares mashed together

mittens@mittensmorgul· May 9

it’s barely noticeable but seeing it on the wrong finger after so many years was just so upsetting 😂

a photo of my knuckles. there is a tiny grey dot embedded under the skin of one of them

mittens@mittensmorgul· May 3

the ex-tot *salutes and hums taps, then tosses it*

the charred remains of a single tater tot held between my fingers above a stainless steel sink basin

mittens@mittensmorgul· Apr 28

apparently this is comfortable 🤷‍♀️

a grey tabby cat sitting up in an indescribably odd position, bent sideways in half, one rear foot wedged against the arm of the sofa, the other stretched out. he has one front paw holding the outstretched back foot. it’s confusing imagining what his spine is doing here

mittens@mittensmorgul· Apr 25

the cats decided to chill for caturday

two grey tabby cats sharing a blanket, relaxing together. the closer one is loafed and the other is sprawled out and reclining against a plushie orca. they appear incredibly chill

mittens@mittensmorgul· Apr 11

happy national pet day (and caturday) from virgil and spork

virgil, a very good tabby cat looking up eagerly because i called his name

virgil’s back across the bottom of the image because he still can’t figure out why i called his name once but then called out for spork, who remains tentatively in the distance by my kid’s feet trying to determine whether it’s worth the effort to cross the room just because i said his name. for reference, he decided against it and wandered off to the kitchen instead

mittens@mittensmorgul· Apr 6

Without downloading a new picture, where are you at mentally?

a display of clear plastic storage bins at ikea. the two stacked in the middle contain stuffed blahaj sharks. in the bottom bin is one big blahaj, squished in so you can really on see its mouth and chin. in the bin above are three small blahaj sharks, similarly smooshed into their box. somehow they look like a lead singer and three backup singers to me. and yet as they sing their fluffly little hearts out, they are still trapped in plastic storage bins in an ikea display.

mittens@mittensmorgul· Apr 4

there will be consequences if not

the same cat from the quoted post in nearly the same pose, but somehow with more the air of a 1920’s mob enforcer. i have bribed him with pettings but that wont satisfy him forever

mittens@mittensmorgul· Apr 4

virgil hopes everyone is having a hamsome evening

virgil, a very hamsome tabby cat gazing thoughtfully into the distance off to the right of the camera

mittens@mittensmorgul· Mar 29

after the no kings march we popped in to the local bookstore as you do and were greeted by a happy stack of @tkingfisher.com

a featured stack of wolf and worm by t. kingfisher. there’s a card from browseabout books employee jessie who loves this book. jessie has excellent taste

mittens@mittensmorgul· Mar 28

outing where i currently am experiencing tequila but

a wood coaster carved with a phone number and a crab that says CALL FRANK HE’S GOT CRABS. i hope he’s okay

mittens@mittensmorgul· Mar 23

i don’t have a dog but i do have a spork

a small tabby cat lying on his back and looking slightly bewildered, which is his natural state

mittens@mittensmorgul· Mar 15

search your camera roll for “hell”

the hell is real billboard in ohio. my friend’s hat is on the dashboard of the car we’re driving in. the hat has a rooster embroidered on it and the word COCK

mittens@mittensmorgul· Feb 24

dear spellcheck, i promise you that these characters are discussing eating taquitos, and not mosquitos please stop suggesting i change it to mosquitos i mean wtf...

a screenshot of the draft text of this post, with the word "taquitos" underlined with the red spellcheck squiggle and the information menu pulled up beside it where it suggests i change it to mosquitos

mittens@mittensmorgul· Feb 20

never speak to me or my son or my even smaller son ever again