Jen McAllister

@bakerina

Lawyer. Ediscoverer. Social Justice Stevedore. Pittsburgher. Married to the best guy. She/her.

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Jen McAllister@bakerina· May 14

Dear @thelifeofsharks.com: It's here! It's here! And I love it.

A rumpled yet pleasant old woman holds her copy of The World According to Sharks: An (Almost) 100% Factual Guide! by Christian Talbot and Sophie Hodge, creators of the magnificent comic The Life of Sharks!

Jen McAllister@bakerina· Jan 24

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.)

Henry, a 22-month-old female tuxie cat, lies on her left side on a white bedspread. Her shaven belly is visible, but her stitches are not.

Jen McAllister@bakerina· Jan 22

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.

Henry, a 22-month-old female tuxie cat, sits on the jeans-clad leg of her favorite human. Her eyes are fox-colored. Her paws have six toes.

Jen McAllister@bakerina· Jul 4

The video isn't great, but the audio is. Volume up. #ThanksDewey

Jen McAllister@bakerina· May 21

It ain't a beauty but hey, it's alright, and that's alright with me.

A bowl of strawberry shortcake, made with a pair of cream biscuits, macerated strawberries, and whipped cream.

Jen McAllister@bakerina· May 15

Share a bad guy from the 80s

James Spader as the evil, beautiful Steff McKee in Pretty in Pink.

Jen McAllister@bakerina· May 6

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.

Spider roll (nori-wrapped sushi roll with fried soft shell crab and asparagus) and Tuna Option (tuna roll topped with seared tuna and smoked avocado), courtesy of Luke Wholey's Wild Alaskan Grille in the Strip.

Jen McAllister@bakerina· Apr 24

Oh, Qters Mafooders. We will never stop loving you.

Q the cat's paw print, on top of the wooden box containing her ashes.

Jen McAllister@bakerina· Apr 22

There was much to love about Q, but I particularly loved her flawless imitation of Gloria Swanson.

Q, a female tuxie cat, lies on a gray sofa, belly up, paws curled adorably. On her face is an expression that makes her look just like Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard. Q left this earthly realm on April 18, 2025, and goddamn do I miss her.

Jen McAllister@bakerina· Apr 18

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.

Photo collage of Q, an adult female tuxie cat, in sweet repose, lying smugly on the lap of her favorite human, putting in some laptop time with her other human, lying belly-up on an unmade bed, hiding (unsuccessfully) under a sofa, and sitting next to a full cup of coffee, looking approriately wired even though she was never a coffee drinker. Q passed away today after a short illness. She is survived by her human McAllisters, her bonded sister Lil, and the basement-crashing kittens Dewey and Henry, who she liked more than she would let on.

Jen McAllister@bakerina· Apr 8

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.

A piece of embroidery, Stitchcraft, designed by Cozy Blue Handmade of Asheville, NC. The piece is framed in a wooden embroidery hoop, and depicts a needle, thread, and embroidery scissors among pink and blue flowers, leaves, and stars, all on a piece of kelly green linen.

Jen McAllister@bakerina· Apr 2

It's been nearly one year since this nutbar fell into our basement, three days after her sister also fell into our basement. #Henry

Henry, a female tuxie junior cat, lies on a red sofa on her left hip, belly up, front paws flung above her head, one eye in shadow.

Jen McAllister@bakerina· Mar 25

Without downloading new pics, what is it like dating you?

Still from a World War II-era Warner Bros. cartoon of a billboard reading WAS THIS TRIP *REALLY* NECESSARY?

Jen McAllister@bakerina· Mar 22

Without downloading any new pics, where are you at mentally?

Lil the Siamese-Maine Coon mix, glaring at the world as if it has spinach in its teeth.

Jen McAllister@bakerina· Mar 16

Henry, A Study:

Distance shot of Henry, a female tuxie junior cat, lying on top of a cat tree in front of closed window blinds, one eye peeking at the camera.

Closeup of Henry, a female tuxie junior cat, lying on top of a cat tree, one eye peeking at the camera.

Jen McAllister@bakerina· Feb 27

Not to brag, but I think my spicy poké game is improving.

Photograph of a bowl of spicy tuna poké, accompanied by Calrose rice sprinkled liberally with furikake. A pair of plastic chopsticks sits to the left of the bowl.

Jen McAllister@bakerina· Feb 20

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.

Photograph of a multishelved Swedish cooling rack holder. On the bottom shelf rests a cheesecake, suitable for breakfast. On the top shelf is a cooling rack with two loaves of sandwich bread.

Jen McAllister@bakerina· Jan 15

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.

The cast of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour. Florence Henderson is wearing a genuinely lovely white sequined Bob Mackie-esque gown. The Brady daughters are wearing red pantsuits with sequined collars. Robert Reed and the Brady sons are wearing truly astonishing red leisure suits with white piping. Everyone is smiling and applauding.

Jen McAllister@bakerina· Jan 10

Unlike you, I get my news from a reliable source

SCTV News, Melonville! With Floyd Robertson (r) and Earl Camembert (l)!

Jen McAllister@bakerina· Jan 10

Advertise your account with one Simpsons image.

Homer stands at his front door, wearing nothing but a pair of shorts fashioned out of grocery bags. He says to Belle, with Bart in tow, "I have misplaced my pants."

Jen McAllister@bakerina· Jan 8

Life is just a pair of tuxieeeeees (For the life of me, I don't understand why Q's ears look so long in this picture. I swear, her ears are not half the size of her head IRL.) #Q #Henry

Henry, a 10-month-old female tuxie kitten, sits on an ottoman, staring up at Q, a 14-year-old female tuxie cat, who is once again sitting on a coffee table on which she should not be sitting. Also, her ears look impossibly long, much longer than they really are. Stupid phone camera.

Jen McAllister@bakerina· Jan 8

we all have an emotional support dead famous guy and who he is says a lot about you

Mark Sandman, bassist and lead singer of Morphine

Jen McAllister@bakerina· Jan 7

I just love them. #Q #Lil #ThereWereNeverSuchDevotedSisters

A 14-year-old Siamese/Maine Coon cat presses her face into the neck of her tuxie sister, also 14 years old

Jen McAllister@bakerina· Jan 1

For context: Dewey on the left, Henry on the right.

Dewey, a nine-month old black kitten, lies on the ribcage of the photographer, who is still in bed.

Henry, a nine-month-old tuxie kitten, sleeps on a fuzzy blue ottoman next to a coffee table with a lot of clutter under it, because Henry's people are classy that way.

Jen McAllister@bakerina· Jan 1

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. 🧵

Close-up photo of a resin figurine depicting Cerberus, the three-headed hound of Hades, featuring his magnificent chompers.

Side view of Cerberus, standing on a night table, in front of a lamp and next to a Kleenex box. Good boy, Cerberus.

Jen McAllister@bakerina· Dec 31

"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."

Jen McAllister@bakerina· Dec 29

Post your Queen.

Cover of Slave to the Rhythm album by Grace Jones

Jen McAllister@bakerina· Dec 24

To quote William Steig: O U Q-T U R A B-U-T #Q #TuxiesOfInstagram #NowGetOffTheCoffeeTable

A beautiful female tuxie cat lies in sweet repose on a coffee table she is not supposed to be on

Jen McAllister@bakerina· Dec 19

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.)

Photo of sweet potato-rosemary rolls, baked in an oven-proof skillet, fresh out of the oven and glazed with egg (before baking) and butter (after baking). Did I mention I really like these rolls?

Jen McAllister@bakerina· Dec 19

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