RowerGirl

@rowergirl

Voter, rower, cat lady. Knitter, baker, chocolate maker. Smarty pants, Oxford comma enthusiast, potty mouth, and all-around pain in the ass. 🦄 Don’t sleep on the Alt text 😉

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RowerGirl@rowergirl· 5d

Welp. Google Maps didn’t waste any time. I mean, fuck these people. But you know what you can do? Give them some feedback. I certainly did. I also downloaded MapQuest.

Screen shot of Google Maps showing Lake Ontario as Lake America

Screen shot of Help & Feedback section of Google Maps to show where you can give feedback. I told them to go fuck themselves.

RowerGirl@rowergirl· 26d

Freddie and Trixie are wishing our cat friends a very happy #Caturday and #InternationalCatDay May you get all the treats and snuggles you deserve! #CatsofBluesky #AltText

Freddie, a black and white tuxedo shorthair cat, is sitting atop a scratching post. In the background you can see part of a front door and small entryway. Freddie is looking intently at the camera and his head is tilted inquisitively to the side. He is wondering if all kitties are having a good day. Also, if anyone wanted to play with him right now, he is ready. Like, now.

Trixie, a fuzzy, medium haired tortoiseshell cat, is sitting on the floor looking (also intently, as it happens) up at the camera. You can see her multi-colored face, bright yellow eyes, fluffy chest, and the hint of feets at the bottom. You maybe able to discern from the small amount of her back shown that she is a lady of substance. Ahem. Which, of course, means she is well-read, she’ll have you know. She is wishing many, many, many treats for her cat friends today. And if they are already too full of treats, she will take any extras off their paws!

RowerGirl@rowergirl· Jul 12

Well, at least Lindsey Graham leaves behind his legacy…

Screen shot of a Tweet from Lindsey Graham from 5/3/2016 that reads, “If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed…….and we will deserve it.”

RowerGirl@rowergirl· Jul 2

Op! I have one of those. His favorite time to come and cuddle and drool, you ask? The wee hours of the morning. I did get this pic though in awake hours. #Cats #CatSky #AltText

Freddie is a black and white tuxedo cat. This is a picture of his face and upper body as he sits on my chest and looks dreamily off to my left. You can see a little drool about to drop onto me. (Don’t worry, I keep a little hand towel to drape over me for this purpose.)

I mentioned that Fred’s favorite time to come cuddle and drool is in the wee hours of the am. He will walk across my pillows until I pull over a large towel and drape it across a pillow. He will then flop down nose to nose with me as I cuddle him and he throws a paw over my neck. He will stay and drool for a few minutes and then jump up and off the bed and continue with his early morning cat stuff…whatever those are. He doesn’t tell me.

Crazy, drooly boy. 😽

RowerGirl@rowergirl· Jun 18

RowerGirl@rowergirl· Jun 6

Transitioning from #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶 blanket week into stripes week with these two blankets (plus pattern detail from a non-stripe blanket). #knit #knitting #knitsky More in #AltText

A picture of a baby blanket laying flat. It has stripes of chocolate brown, teal, cream, and tan and the repeating knit pattern is textured and looks kind of like open “v” shapes.

This pattern is called Shadow-Cable Baby Blanket from a book called “30 Baby Blankets to Knit” by Bernat. The yarn is Bernat Baby Blanket Stripes.

This is a closeup picture of the pattern of the striped blanket but with a different colored Bernat Baby Blanket yarn. The color is speckled white, tan, and light blue.

Picture of a throw-sized blanket laying flat that has a chevron pattern. The yarn is Bernat Baby Blanket Stripes in a colorway called Seaglass. It is stripes of cream, sea green, light blue, and a darkish taupe. The pattern is Caron’s Catch Some Waves Knit Blanket modified for the different yarn weight.

RowerGirl@rowergirl· Jun 4

4th installment in #ShowMeYourKnits blanket week. This is a baby blanket I have made a couple of times. Loved the way it turned out both times. #knit #knitting #knitsky 🧶 More in #AltText

Picture of an oatmeal colored baby blanket laid over a couch. The pattern is a fisherman’s knit with cables and honeycombs. At the bottom is a multi-tiered knotted fringe. The pattern is called Little Fisherman and is from a pattern book called “The Ultimate Book of Baby Afghans.”

This pattern is actually a great intro to cabling. It is straightforward and once you get the 7 row pattern down you can easily continue without having to reference it constantly.

RowerGirl@rowergirl· Jun 3

Another baby blanket for this #ShowMeYourKnits week. 🧶 This one was finished hastily for a former rowing teammate that was going to be at a regatta I was attending. #knit #knitting #knitsky More info in #AltText

Picture of a jade green baby blanket laid out on a bed. The pattern is a repeating leaf-like interior with a sewn on knit border of more leaves. The pattern is Rock-a-Bye Baby for a pattern book called “The Ultimate Book of Baby Afghans.”

This picture is a closeup of a corner showing the main motif and the leaf border more clearly.

RowerGirl@rowergirl· Jun 2

Another installment in #ShowMeYourKnits blanket week. My first attempt at entrelac. It is a little clumsy but was a nice soft blanket given to a new mom on my rowing team several years ago. #knitting #knitting #knitsky

Closeup of an entrelac knit baby blanket in tan and slate blue colors. Entrelac is a method that makes knitting look like woven strips by changing the direction diagonally of the knit rows of the different colors.

Picture of the same blanket showing the whole blanket: the entrelac middle with a seed stitch border around the edges.

RowerGirl@rowergirl· May 30

Well, this week's #ShowMeYourKnits is perfect for me because I make a lot of baby blankets! These two are from Tin Can Knits: Polygon (complete) and Vivid (WIP) More info in the #alttext #knit #knitting #knitsky

Baby blanket. Pattern is Polygon from Tin Can Knits. It is a modular blanket made by knitting a bunch of hexagons and half hexagons and then stitching them together and adding a border. The long sides are straight and the ends are pointed following the edges of the hexagons. The one I made has a bunch of different colored hexagons and a heather grey border.

Same Polygon blanket folded and draped over a light grey headboard.

This is a knit and blocked square from another Tin Can Knits pattern named Vivid. It is a medium green color and is ribbed around the edges and has a lacy middle that looks kind of like a flower. The pattern is also modular and comprises a bunch of these squares knit together to form a blanket. I have been making them in different colors but have more to go to finish the blanket.

RowerGirl@rowergirl· May 7

Without downloading something new, where are you mentally?

A young girl is looking forward. Her left hand is on her forehead and she looks stressed out. The caption reads, “I want to be a Nice person, but everyone is so stupid.”

RowerGirl@rowergirl· Apr 25

Out on a hike with a friend today and passed a little picnic area. There was a tree almost in peak bloom and when we walked by it heard a cacophony of buzzing. It was full of bumblebees! Nice sound of spring. Sound up!

RowerGirl@rowergirl· Apr 11

#ShowMeYourKnits 🧶 this week is cables so here are a couple of baby blankets I have knit for people. The first is a fisherman’s knit and the other is a loose cable (close-up and full pic in different colors). I have done both of these patterns multiple times.

A fisherman’s knit blanket with a layered fringe on the bottom. It is an oatmeal color.

Close-up of a loose cabling pattern with a bulky variegated yarn in light blue, tan, and white.

Picture of a baby blanket in a loose cable pattern. It is striped with brown, taupe, cream, and light blue stripes.

RowerGirl@rowergirl· Apr 1

Friends, this was me. I didn’t realize how much stress I still held about that. 🥴

A poster writes: “Shout-out to every other Gen Xer that was holding their breath the entire time for the first five mintues of the launch

For

r e a s o n s”

This references the Challenger disaster in 1986, which many children watched live at the time in their schools. I was one of those kids.

RowerGirl@rowergirl· Mar 22

For green week, here’s a baby blanket that I knit for a friend several years back. It is finished but unblocked in this picture. #showmeyourknits #knitsky 🧶

Picture of the corner of a knitted baby blanket. It is green and has leaf motifs in the main blanket and is edged with a leaf patterned edging that was knit separately and sewed on the outside.

RowerGirl@rowergirl· Jan 12

An opportunity to report the GoFundMe fundraiser for Jonathan Ross by citing the GFM TOS

Screenshot from Section 8.10 language of the GoFundMe Terms of Service:

Prohibited Fundraisers and Related User Content

“8.10. the legal defense of financial and violent crimes, including those related to money laundering, murder, robbery, assault, battery, sex crimes or crimes against minors;”

RowerGirl@rowergirl· Jan 4

Ok… Everything is terrible. 😞 Here are some cats living their best lives.

Trixie, a medium-hair tortoiseshell cat, is sitting on an ottoman in a portrait style picture. You can see out of focus part of a hearth and a side door. The shot highlights her different dark and orange coloring with an orange stripe down her nose on a mostly dark face and a chin that is half orange and half dark. She is a sassy and talkative lady, with a silly side when she gets playful. She would like to treat Freddy as her son and boss him around and frequently groom him but, alas, to her daily disappointment he does not comply with her plan. Nevertheless, she is very loved and snuggles with me instead.

Freddy, a tuxedo shorthair cat, is lying on his side on a bed. His head is closest to the camera and a little out of focus. His right front and back paws are in the air and his mostly white belly is exposed. It looks like he is fixated on something out of the shot. Freddy is all baby-man and a goofball. We are playing in this shot. He likes playing on the bed with hair ties and little balls of paper. I fling them around and he jumps up or pounces on them. He would make a great goalie in cat soccer. And he is often up for a game of fetch when I fling or flick said hair tie or paper ball off the bed. Sometimes he’ll bring them onto the bed again or just drop them on the floor at my feet. He needs a lot of play time, this cat. Sadly, he and Trixie don’t often plan nice together so I am his primary playmate. So we play a lot.

RowerGirl@rowergirl· Jan 4

Freddy says, ”…what…?”

Freddy, a black and white tuxedo shorthair cat, is lying on top of a dresser with his looong front legs just hanging down over the side. He is looking straight at the camera.

RowerGirl@rowergirl· Dec 8

This post came up in my feed. Indignantly challenging people to block her for her reaction. I responded to SOMEONE ELSE who asked who decides what "culturally normal" is. I responded to that person that it was people in power: white, cishet people. SHE blocked ME. Sensitive much? LOL, ok lady.

Screenshot of Gayton Gomez post (quoting Cheryl Lynn Eaton): I don't think Newsom is the one; I agree with the substantive content of this post. But I immediately feel hostile when a post starts with the "hey cishet white people" thing, and those of you who do it are winning no new converts. There. I said it. Block me. I don't give a damn

Cheryl Lynn Eaton post (quoting another person with a recent video clip from Gavin Newsom where he talks about Democrats needing to be “more culturally normal”): “Look, I’m just gonna tell cashew, white people right now—Newsom ain’t the one. You got Walz and Pritzker out there. You do not need a Bill Clinton clone wearing Mitt Romney’s skin.”

RowerGirl@rowergirl· Nov 26

Lol. My Trixie will sneak behind the ottoman when I am going to walk by and then she jumps out to get me. I always see her but I always jump and pretend to be scared.

Trixie, a medium-hair tortoiseshell cat, is pictured sitting on a black ottoman looking straight at the camera. Out of focus in the left background is a part of a hearth with brick surround and pictures on a mantel.

RowerGirl@rowergirl· Nov 1

Post-Halloween hangover for our first #Caturday of November. I briefly got to pet not one but TWO kitty bellies at the same time! #CatsofBluesky #Cats #AltText

Trixie, a fuzzy tortoiseshell cat, and Freddie, a short-hair black and white tuxedo cat, are lazily lying on a bed about a foot away from each other. They are both on their sides facing each other with their bellies exposed, as if to invite a gentle belly rub, which they did then receive. A perfectly tranquil start to the day. ❤️

Of course, shortly after this Trixie felt the need to rouse herself to go over and groom Fred, which he hates. Shoving ensued and Fred ended up jumping off the bed to avoid the onslaught. Oh well. 🤷‍♀️

RowerGirl@rowergirl· Oct 18

Free balls for members of Congress that have lost theirs. Harder to see but glued into the white space are various sizes and colors of pompoms.

Sign that reads "Free balls for members of Congress that have lost theirs." In the free space on the sign are various sizes and colors of pompoms.

RowerGirl@rowergirl· Oct 18

#NoKings in my neck of the woods. Definitely seemed larger than last time, which was ~10K. Democracy is worth standing up for! Hope you had a great turnout at yours!!

Picture of a No Kings rally. People are holding signs. And there is a large bird puppet being worn by someone.

Picture of a No Kings rally with people holding homemade signs. Two people in inflatable unicorn costumes are centered in the shot.

RowerGirl@rowergirl· Oct 18

I have one of these… Cats, man 🤷‍♀️ #CatsofBluesky #Cats #AltText

A black and white tuxedo cat is sitting? laying on? perched atop? a tall round scratching post. In actual fact, his belly is laying across the small round top and his long legs are kind of dangling down. He is looking at the camera as if to say, “what…??” Doesn’t look comfortable to me, but you do you Freddy. You do you.

RowerGirl@rowergirl· Aug 23

Poem of the day

A poem entitled “Grit”
Grit
Though the world rolls and tilts
I hang on

Though evil seems poised to win
I hang on

Though life isn't fair
I hang on

Though help is not coming
I hang on

Though my nails are bloodied
I hang on

Though panic sets in
I hang on

Though there is no one to see me cry
I hang on

I hang on
I hang on
I hang on

Because I refuse to comply
I hang on

Because they will not define me
I hang on

Because others need help
I hang on

Because beauty remains
I hang on

Because being good is enough
I hang on

Because hope is free
I hang on

Because my story is still being written
I hang on

I hang on.

RowerGirl@rowergirl· Jul 29

Happy #TuxieTueaday to this brave guy who has had to endure a couple days of LOUD NOISES as we’ve taken down and trimmed trees. While I have worked, he’s taken shelter at my feet for protection. #CatsofBluesky #Cats #AltText

A brave black and white tuxedo cat lies on his side on a red and yellow patterned rug in between chair legs and beside a foot in a Birkenstock sandal. Freddy, whom I have raised from a kitten, has never had anything to worry about, yet he is a cat who worries. As a kitten he would run under the couch terrified when I sneezed. He’s better about that now. But I still apologize when it happens. Unknown noises though are still quite anxiety producing. But he is braver. There was a time when he’d be hiding in the basement. Progress…

RowerGirl@rowergirl· Jul 12

This #Caturday Trixie would like to remind everyone that in these times of strife, sometimes you just gotta let it all hang out there and get in some good trouble. But Freddy says that once you’re done, it’s ok to retreat for a little while to power back up for later. #CatsofBluesky #Cats #AltText

A fuzzy tortoiseshell cat is laying on white sheets. She is on her back with her belly exposed. It is a metaphor for being vulnerable and putting yourself out there when you don’t know what the outcomes could be in uncertain times. We all have to contribute something if we want this shit to get better. Attend the town halls, call your Sens/Reps, go to the rallies, speak with your wallet, volunteer/donate to help vulnerable populations, push back on people who spread hate and misinformation. Big and small, it all counts.✊🏼 …But with Trixie this is also a literal invitation/plea for some belly rubs, which she actually loves. 😻

A black and white tuxedo cat is laying on a fabric covered ottoman. He is in his side and covering his kitty face with a paw. He is demonstrating that we all need some recovery time after fighting for democracy and justice. Watching all the BS in real time and taking actions large and small makes it often feel like we’re operating at 1% battery. Remember to be good to yourself. And do those things that feed you and help you take breaks so that you don’t become desensitized or apathetic to the chaos. We need everyone in the fight.

RowerGirl@rowergirl· Jun 14

Well attended #NoKings rally in my neck of the woods. I really hope many of you are attending something today, whether it be large or small. Everything counts.

Picture of a woman holding a sign that reads “Trump or Morality. Pick one.” She is surrounded by a crowd of people at the protest rally.

Crowd scene at a protest rally with people holding various signs. Also there are a number of people holding American flags. A couple of Palestinian flags too. The is also someone holding up and Energy Star flag for some reason? Maybe there is something on the front of it? I don’t know lol

A couple signs:

One says “Hands Off: Immigrants. Abortion. Trans kids. Science.”

One says: “Deportation Without Due Process is Kidnapping”

One says: “Nearly all men can stand adversity but if you want to test a man’s character give him power”

RowerGirl@rowergirl· Jun 7

Happy #Caturday from Freddy with a side of toe beans. And a bonus pic of five years ago this week when Freddy came to me as a little baby. #CatsofBluesky #Cats

Freddy, a black and white tuxedo short hair cat, is lying on his side on a brown fabric ottoman. Closest to the camera and in best focus are his four white feets with mostly black toe beans showing. Out of focus on the top of the photo is his reclined body and head. His eyes are open and he is staring off to the side. Beyond him a little more in the distance you can see a partly shown brick fireplace with a wrought iron screen with ginko leaf motif.

I love this naughty, impossibly cute cat. It was five years ago this week that he came to me as a little pandemic kitten.

Freddy, a little bitty baby black and white tuxedo kitten, is shown here with his head peeking out from in between two white pillows on a bed. His head is mostly black with a thin white blaze that starts between his eyes and widens toward his whiskers. It is very symmetrical. His little nose tip is all black and looks like a little upside down triangle. He has one front paw outstretched toward the camera and he is spreading his toes with his claws visible. A little baby murder mitten.

At the foster, I had a choice between Fred and two other longhair tuxedo kittens. But this one was the one who kept trying to jump off the table to go explore stuff. Impossibly cute and naughty. So, of course, he's the one I brought home. To this day he continues his impossibly cute and naughty run. But I wouldn't have it any other way.

RowerGirl@rowergirl· May 24

Happy #Caturday to the most devoted coworker and the silliest derp. Even on the worst days these two will make me smile. 😊 More in AltText. #CatsofBluesky #Cats