'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better

@fairestcat

Same girl. New site. Queer, polyam, bi-polar fangirl with eclectic tastes. Vidder. Multifannish AF. Kind of obsessed with figure skating. Once got a concussion from a cat.

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'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· 18d

Drove up to the cottage late last night with only Chesterfield for company. Pulled into the driveway and came to a stop just as U2's A Sort of Homecoming ended on the stereo. I am coming home, indeed.

A cozy red log cabin on a dark night. It's lit only by the halo of a yellow porch light and a bright moon behind it.

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· 28d

I drove back to the cottage and woke Marna up to say the cat had made a runner and I'd missed him. Mid-conversation we were interrupted by a loud meow. He had decided to come home on his own. At least we know he knows the way. (The screen has since been reinforced)

The miscreant upon his return. He's sprawled on the floor not looking remotely remorseful.

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· 28d

In other Chesterfield adventures, a few days after we brought him up here he managed to bust through the screen door like the Kool-Aid man and escape in the night. The next morning we managed to track him via his AirTag to under the neighbour's garage.

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· 28d

Yesterday Chesterfield discovered: A) that he could scale these wicker shelves like a tree and walk along the tops of the walls, and B) that there is a window with a deep sill that is an excellent place to curl up and admire the outdoors. It was a very exciting day.

A tall wicker shelving unit with a curved top that has been repurposed to hold a litterbox behind a dog gate.

The top of the picture is dim, but you can just see a grey tabby cat perched on the very top.

The same grey tabby cat is now standing on top of a tall log wall. The peaked roof of the cottage is visible behind him.

He got himself into this situation and is now trying to figure out a way to get himself out.

(He eventually succeeded in jumping down onto the futon I was sitting on to take this picture)

A grey tabby cat sitting on a deep windowsill staring out the window. There is a small stuffed sabretooth cat next to him.

The same cat, still in the window sill but now loafed and looking back into the room. It looks almost like he's cuddling the stuffed cat.

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· Jul 3

I could get used to this view. I CAN get used to this view. It's ours now and I can have it every sunny summer morning if I like.

A tranquil blue lake framed by a tree at the edge of the frame. The water is gently lapping against the edge of a rocky shore. In the distance a few cabins and accompanying docks are scattered along the shore.

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· Jun 29

💜💜💜💜💜 I'm on my way home to my kitten, having just spent a week with a pair of delightful calicos.

Chesterfield, a grey and cream tabby, giving himself a bath in the classic Leggy Go Up pose.

Cloud, a round calico cat, laying loaf-like in a chair.

Rainbow, another round calico cat, curled up in a circle on a blanket on a dining chair.

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· Jun 13

Wandering around beautiful Arundel castle thinking about how much death, destruction and theft is elided by polite terms like "acquired," and "collected."

A block of a large stone castle, approached by a gravel roadway lined with manicured trees. The picture has been taken looking across from another section of the castle.

A gravel walkway curving around some mature trees. On a hill straight ahead is a large stone castle.

Another view of the castle, specifically of the round keep rising above the grounds.

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· Jun 12

Seen around the corner from my hotel in Portsmouth

A picture on the side of a building, done all in shades of black and white, except for splashes of blood red.

Donald Trump is shown standing behind a map of the United States States. He's holding two bloody puzzle pieces labeled "Cuba" and "Iran." Another piece labeled "Venezuela" is leaning against the map.

Next to the map in stencilled letters it says "The peace president." With "peace" crossed out and replaced with "piece." The word "President" is underlined in a line of dripping red blood.

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· Jun 10

I got caught in a downpour without shelter and the wind broke my umbrella. I'd been planning to take a bus, but broke down and called an uber as soon as I found shelter. I was genuinely still dripping when I got back to my hotel.

Mirror selfie of a white woman in a blue sweater. The sweater is soaking wet and plastered to her skin so much that you can clearly see the outline of her bra.

The rain was coming at her enough from the side that the only dry part of the sweater is along the right side under her arm.

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· Jun 1

This is Georges, I picked him up in Lascaux. He's named after Georges Guingouin, because the day after Lascaux we went to the Museum of the Resistance in Limoges. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges...

A cute stuffed sabre-toothed tiger sitting on a white pillow.

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· May 18

Cat checkpoint.

A Grey tabby cat curled half on his back with his belly up and one paw hanging in the air. One tooth is visible sticking out of his mouth.

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· May 7

Cozy boy.

A grey and silver tabby cat laying stretched out on his side on a bed. His front legs are crossed by his head and his back legs are pulled in with his toes curled up. He looks very long. He is solidly asleep.

A close up on the tabby cat's face and front paws. His front feet are curled in front of him, his eyes are creased shut, and his face is doing that thing where it looks like he's smiling.

If you look very closely you can see that within his luxurious white whiskers he has one singular black one.

A close up of the tabby cat's back feet, which are curled up so tight you can't even see his toe beans.

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· Apr 30

Today in bullshit my body just does sometimes: a mystery rash running from the side of my neck down to my cleavage. It's not a contact reaction. And it's not bug bites. It is one of a few specific places on my body that these rashes always show up. I have so much nothing.

A close up of the neck and chest of a white woman with pale skin. There is a series of red bumps of various sizes running from her neck to her cleavage.

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· Apr 22

I look ridiculous wandering around the house like this, but it does help remind me not to use my eyes too much. (Migraine day two)

A selfie of a white woman. She's wearing glasses and has a folded rainbow bandanna wrapped around her head.

That same woman. She is no longer wearing glasses, instead the bandanna has been pulled down to cover her eyes completely.

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· Apr 21

Would you like a perfect kitten in a basket?

Chesterfield, a grey and silver tabby cat sitting in a cloth basket and looking directly at the camera.

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· Apr 20

Teefs out, beans out.

A grey and silver tabby cat flopped on his back with his head tilted to one side and his paws in the air. You can see both his perfect white fangs and his perfect black toe beans.

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· Apr 19

I was up extremely late last night vidding in the living room. After several hours of firmly telling me to come to bed every time I got up for any reason, Chesterfield finally gave up and curled up with me in the living room.

A grey and silver tabby cat on a ratty yellow armchair. He's laying on his side with his back paws pressed against the back of the chair. He's staring off into space with the somewhat vacant expression of a cat who just woke up.

A grey and silver tabby cat on a ratty armchair. He's still laying on his side, but he's rolled over. He's yawning very pointedly.

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· Apr 11

An handsome man waiting for his breakfast this morning.

A grey and silver tabby cat sitting pretty on a blue stool next to a bag of cat food.

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· Mar 25

Kitten says, pay attention to meeeeeee!

A close up of a grey and silver tabby cat with his head endearingly cocked to one side.

A grey and silver tabby cat lounging on a bed looking over his shoulder. Behind him is a monitor showing figure skater Mone Chiba warming up for her short program.

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· Mar 16

This darling asshole can't seem to decide if my bed is for sleeping on or peeing on, and yet I love him and keep letting him back onto the bed.

A grey and silver tabby cat curled up like a crescent roll on an orange sheet. He has one front paw draped over his face.

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· Mar 8

I keep seeing that "post somebody who looks good in a dress" meme going around and it's all various celebrity pictures, but my immediate reaction was, "I look great in a dress!" So, here, have a picture I forgot to post in December of me looking great in a dress.

A fat white woman in a dark blue party dress standing in front of a wall of bookshelves. She has bleached-blonde hair with a faded red streak in it, that's short on one side and shoulder length on the other.

The dress is midnight blue taffeta, with gold and red floral embroidery on the bodice and slightly puffed cap sleeves. The front of the dress is cut in a sharp vee to approximately the bottom of the ribs, showing rather a lot of cleavage but without any risk of a wardrobe malfunction. The skirt flares out at the hips and it has pockets.

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· Mar 7

I think he's trying to tell me something.

A grey and silver tabby cat sprawled across a laptop keyboard almost-completely concealing the screen.

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· Mar 4

I had to very carefully extricate myself from under the dog to get a picture of Chesterfield's blissed-out little face. These two don't typically cuddle like this! This is exciting and new!

A grey and silver tabby cat sound asleep, pressed up against an also-resting medium-sized brown and white dog.

The cat has that kind of blissed-put look that only happens when a cat is fully out.

A close-up from the dog's side showing one floppy brown ear resting across a striped grey back.

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· Mar 4

We have progressed to almost cuddling!

A grey and silver tabby cat and a brown and white speckled dog asleep on a bed, they're curled up so close their backs are touching.

A close-up where you can see their furry backs pressed together.

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· Mar 4

Two sleepy boys doing their best to make me believe in naps.

A grey and silver tabby cat and a medium-sized brown and white dog both asleep on a turquoise sheet.

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· Mar 3

My first Canadian passport!

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· Mar 3

Today in speech-to-text texts from my mother.

That's just nothing to add. We're gonna go back f democracy, American Democrat for cleaning and x-rays.

Oops, you got some of Rachel Maddow in there

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· Feb 26

Throwback to 2021, when Dreadful and I tried and decidedly failed to recreate my user icon. (rip to the best kitten)

A woman with short multicoloured hair holding an overweight black and white cat.

I'm attempting to hold his front paws above his head in a V and he is not having it.

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· Feb 24

Are we going to address this in any way? Of course not! But we are going to casually put Joy back in the closet in the second-to-last paragraph and assume all her friends are straight while we're at it.

Back at Joy’s house, at least, there is no shortage of queer allies. She has turned all of her girlfriends onto the series. They’re excitedly planning a viewing party (husbands and boyfriends are welcome to join but probably won’t) for the first-season finale, which airs the day after Christmas — Boxing Day in Canada.

'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better@fairestcat· Feb 24

No, the article would not. We are moving right along. Paragraph 30, the one that made me want to do this breakdown in the first place. The one where we find out that Joy? The woman from our very first paragraph? Yeah, Joy is QUEER.