Christine D. Baker

@klaxoncomms

Posts many cat pics. Former scholar of Islamic history who now writes about new SFF at nerds-feather.com and podcasts about SFF history at Hugo History: klaxoncomms.com/hugo-history Queer/Ace/ADHD. #Vancouver 🇨🇦

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Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· 27d

@lisajune.bsky.social You mentioned Maryna and Serhiy Dyachenko on the podcast tonight. Have you also seen their delightfully unhinged photo on their wikipedia page? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryna_...

A white man and woman on a brown arm chair. The woman's eyes are a little weirdly wide. The man is awkwardly holding a black longhaired cat, who is not looking at the camera.

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· 28d

Tonight’s view from work.

Sunset over the water with the city of Vancouver visible in the distance.

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· 28d

So, I am making a youtube channel about History stuff. I made a logo!

Image of an old-timey horn with the words "History Klaxon" beneath. Background is beige. Text and line-drawn image done in brown.

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· Jul 13

View from work.

Beachside view. Mountains in the background. Cloudy sky at sunset.

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· Jul 9

Just got to talk to the fantastic @premeemohamed.com about her forthcoming book Wickhills and about John Crowley's Little, Big. It'll be a special episode of Hugo History that'll be out before the end of the month.

Cover of Wickhills by Premee Mohamed. Features a lovely but dark scene of a gate into a city. There are lanterns and blue walls and you can see three masks decorating the gate.

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· Jul 4

I’m not sure that this kitten could get any cuter.

Calico cat snuggled up with a very old stuffed dog. Behind her is a stuffed Ewok.

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· Jul 1

Emceed for VOWSA’s Sasamat Lake Challenge today, a job I love to do.

View from the emcee tent; there’s a coffee mug, a sound board with a phone hooked up to it and some papers. In the distance, a lake with trees on the far side. You can see a boat starting to head out to place large buoys for the race.

White lady in a seafoam green shirt and blue hat. She’s standing in front of a lake. You can see blue tents and picnic tables behind her and people in various kinds of swimming gear.

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· Jul 1

Spotted this weird but majestic marine mammal today. Some kind of mermaid? A fuzzy whale? (Also, if you didn't know, Vancouver is v pretty.)

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· Jun 30

I keep repairing their snake. (It’s felted, so I can fix it when they destroy it, up to a point.)

Comparison of a snake toy that has been well loved by cats. It’s felt is all loose and falling apart. A second photo of the same snake refelted and looking nice and svelte.

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· Jun 26

One of my coworkers at the wharf brings dog food to feed the crows.

Scene of a wharf: tall buildings in the background; boats in the midground; three crows and a seagull eating dog food off a sidewalk in the foreground.

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· Jun 21

Perk of working at the wharf: free mussels. This was my first time cooking mussels; they turned out great!

Bowl of mussels with tomato, onion, and garlic goo.

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· Jun 20

Got a new part time job that involves hanging at the wharf. I’m enjoying my new side-quest.

Water with boats and tall buildings in the background.

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· Jun 15

Waiting for my ferry home. It’s shockingly beautiful here.

View of a bay. Rocks and evergreen branches in the foreground. A dock and mountains in the background.

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· Jun 13

Off kayaking in the southern Gulf islands. If you look closely, you can see Mount Baker in the background.

A white kayak sits on a beach at low tide. You can see water and islands in the distance.

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· Jun 11

This is the image I liked to show students when we talked about muscular Christianity

A very buff Jesus breaking himself off the cross

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· Jun 11

The newest episode of Hugo History is up! I discuss Dune with @ourmankoto.bsky.social: sites.libsyn.com/586395/dune

First edition copy of Dune. Features a dark, mountainous, sandy landscape with what looks like two small people in the midst of it.

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· Jun 7

Went to the new Oakridge Mall in Vancouver. While these pics look nice, the overall vibe was very dystopian capitalist hellscape.

View of outdoor plaza on the roof of a mall; towers visible in the background

Outdoor plaza of mall with an entrance reading Time Out Market.

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· Jun 5

Ah, that explains her most recent preferred sleeping place, which is on my arm with her head gently elevated by using my boob as a pillow.

White lady with a calico cat sleeping on her arm with her head and one front paw resting on her boob.

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· Jun 5

Another inspiration for this work may have been the memory of how, when she and her sister were kittens, they used to be able to sleep *inside* my slippers.

Tortie kitten sleeping inside a purple fuzzy slipper.

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· Jun 5

This is part of a larger theme in her work where she likes to, as I say, 'cosplay as a Victorian orphan with no soft/warm place to sleep'.

Calico cat sleeping on the edge of a blanket that's being used as a doorstop.

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· Jun 5

Once again, HB is trying to innovate: trying out loafing half on a slipper.

Calico cat loafing behind a door with her front paws on a black fuzzy slipper.

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· Jun 2

The staring is intensifying.

Calico cat perched on a white lady’s leg next to her laptop and staring intently

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· Jun 2

These cats are not due to be fed for another HOUR.

A calico and tortie cat sitting very near to a white lady, looking very impatient.

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· Jun 2

I have to keep a stuffed animal sitting on my CPAP or this adorable monster will sit on it and accidentally turn it off.

Calico cat in a cream colored circular cat bed. It’s got high sides that are mostly dark brown. She’s resting her chin on the side and looking up. In the background you can see an apartment with a bright colored wall hanging and, in the distance, another cat sitting in a window.

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· May 29

We have building-wide common meals three times a week and, tonight, my partner cooked: the meal was “Oops All Balls!”

Three humans standing proudly in front of a spread of food that’s all ball shaped

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· May 23

Went for a paddle.

View of water. You can see a couple of land masses in the distance and a small island. There are tall grasses in the foreground.

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· May 21

I made too many kinds of Korean banchan today and now I am exhausted. (I ran out of steam; there was supposed to be two more kinds.)

A bowl featuring an assortment of veg, such as cabbage, mushrooms, eggplant, spinach, along with tofu and sausage.

Six containers of food stacked on a counter.

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· May 20

My dog tried to pick a fight with this giant bird today.

Blue Heron standing on the side of a small lake in Vancouver.

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· May 19

For example, here she is being forced to sleep on a tiny shred of blanket because there are no soft places in the house for her.

Calico cat on the edge of a thin blanket being used as a doorstop.

Christine D. Baker@klaxoncomms· May 19

Trying to shop for a relatively cheap water resistant watch (not looking for advice), but something feels like it has gone very wrong with MEC's search terms. [MEC is basically Canadian REI.]