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@leilashafiqmog

Was @ShafiqMog on the bird site (before it went bad). Trans, Queer, Bi, Mixed Arab-Scot, Autistic, Fibre crafter, some time dancer and gym bunny. Feline Supremacist. Edinburgher.

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Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· 2d

Luuunaaaah! I'm glad she's still going strong! Sage (Grey&White boy) and Cassia TinyCat (Black Longhair) send best wishes to Aunty Priya!

A grey and white "tux" cat sits very politely on a cushion. He has white patches on his face, chest and paws. He wearing a little pink bowtie which matches the colour of his nose.

The head and shoulders of a Black longhair cat with yellow eyes. She gases off to the right of the camera, as though contemplating great thoughts.

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· 16d

Spare a thought for Sage, drugged, forced into a box and transported against his will.

A grey and white cat gazes out through the bars of his crate. His eyes are yellow and Very Round. His nose is very pink.

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· Jun 23

Who is excited for my new hair colour? Is it not lovely!

A selfie of me (Shafiq) a vaguely masc person with a brown goatee beard with brightly coloured and patterned hair wearing pink tinted glasses with purple frames.

Same person with head turned to the side to show the pattern in their hair, purple spots on yellow/orange background.

Same person viewed from above showing purple stripes on a yellow/orange background.

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· May 22

Sometimes, I really love my local area.

Graffiti twritten on a metal bit of street furniture. Text reads: "Solidarity. Unity. Community.

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· May 4

Waaay ahead of you! (Also, please pet your Greybie from me and tell them they are Best Cat.)

A very fluffy black cat glaring judgementaly down from a high shelf.

A grey cat with a white patch on his face and white paws uncurls slightly to look at the camera. He is lying on a pile of bright fabric.

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· Apr 2

Also, I got my hair dyed the other day. It isn't purple any more!

Me, Shafiq, with my hair dyed in shades of orange.

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· Apr 2

Travel crafting FTW!

Bright coloured layers of wool to be spun on the top of my project bag. Underneath is a wooden hand spindle.

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· Mar 31

Before and after pics of my latest colour adventure! Cut and colour at Stag Barbers in Edinburgh. This will be my look for this weekend at Tanz!

Me, a masc presenting person with tan skin, a goatee beard, short bleached hair with roots growing out and wearing purple glasses frames with pink lenses

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· Mar 21

Spring is doing it's sproingy thing and it is time to check my stash for moth sign. Well, the stuff I can get to that is. None of this is currently being worked on. Well, some stuff might be, now that I've looked at it. Anyway, more spinning will be happening. Go me!

Brightly coloured yarn and fibre in Ziploc bags.

Brightly coloured yarn and dark fibre in ziploc bags, some of which are opened.

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· Mar 20

I took have a sweet anxious boy! He'd been through Some Shit before I got him and it took weeks for him to realise that I wasn't a dangerous cat-eating predator.

A grey and white cat lying on a pile of blue fleecy fabric, one paw outstretched and looking grumpily unimpressed.

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· Mar 19

Post came with my gorgeous new t-shirt from @spunk-rock.bsky.social!

A black t-shirt draped over a chair with a drink of a gorgeous fat woman in a bikini. She is saluting and has glorious tattoos including the words "Built to fuck" tattooed on her belly.

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· Mar 16

I fucking love Leith.

Graffiti on a bus stop timetable sign. Text reads "FREE PALESTINE! FUCK REFORM! EAT THE RICH!"

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· Feb 14

So, I gave the eulogy at my mother's funeral on Thursday. It was a, under the circumstances, good day. Everyone who commented said what I'd written was good. I finally managed to cry.

A masculine presenting person reflected in a mirror. They are wearing a black suit and glasses.

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· Nov 16

New hair! I'm a calico cat boy now! For those who are unaware, some feline coat colours are sex linked. This is why almost all calico and tortoiseshell cats are female. I think it is both very appropriate, and funny as fuck, for me as a Trans guy to have calico hair.

The first of a series of headshots of Shafiq during the different stages of getting their hair cut and coloured. Starting with the finished design, my hair is cut short and dyed in patches of white/cream, orange and black

The colour from my previous look is just visible but the roots are very grown out.

After the cut, it's short and dark brown.

Post bleach, my hair is very light blonde.

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· Nov 15

In more positive news, I got a new computer case. I spent this afternoon moving all my parts from the old case to the new one with the assistance of Cassia Tinycat

A black fluffy cat inside an opened computer case, sniffing about where the motherboard is going to go.

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· Nov 1

Look at my perfect little princess baby! So fierce and large! (She's 3 kilos of fluff and audacity.)

A tiny fluffy black cat with big yellow eyes gazes at the camera from the back of a sofa as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouth.

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· Oct 26

Been doing some knitting! These are two and a bit blanket squares, based off of Frankie Brown's Ten Stitch Blanket, made from my heavy Aran to chunky weight handspun. It's lovely to be back on the knitting train again.

A grey cat with pink nose, white face and chest sits next to a couple of brightly coloured knit squares. He gazes past the camera with a self satisfied expression.

Same image focussing more on the knit squares, the cat is still there but he is looking off to one side now

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· Oct 12

Went to Lidl. Did not buy a lathe. I am not buying a lathe... I do not need a lathe. Until and unless I learn wood-turning, I do not need a lathe. I do not...

A section of the middle aisle of Lidl. The price, at the top, is 39.99. On the shelf is a lathe. More assorted hardware is on the shelf below it.

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· Sep 4

I'm contemplating a big change to my household/family arrangements. This is something I never thought I would even consider. I am thinking of... getting a dog. Given my history* I am proceeding carefully and doing lots of reading on the subject of dog behaviour and psychology.

Three hardback books laid on a pile of textiles. They are The Dog Listener by Jan Fennel at top middle, Clever Dog by Sarah Whitehead in lower left and In Defence of Dogs by John Bradshaw at the bottom right.

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· Aug 7

Saggy-boo, aka Sage, and CassiAct, aka Cassia Tinycat, testing out the new cat shelves.

Two cats on shelves. Cassia, a black longhair cat reclines on the lower right as Sage, a grey tux with white nose and chin, crouches on an upper left shelf. Cassia is looking directly at the camera with her eyes all slitty. Sage is looking downward at the ground.

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· Jul 22

I did it! I made holes in the wall! And now there's a shelf there! It is the first of, hopefully, many. I have one more shelf waiting to be en-walled before I need to get more pieces. Here's hoping the cats like it!

A wooden shelf with white brackets attached to a wall just above a daydo rail.

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· Jun 21

The drilling is Very Loud. I will have to put headphones on soon or I'll lose my mind. I wish I could get ear defenders for my cats. They're not enjoying it either. :(

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· May 18

Hi Q-tip! Cassia sends her regards.

A Black fluffy cat looks directly at the camera with her yellowy green eyes.

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· May 15

A baby, off her tits (all six of them!) on gabapentin for her annual checkup.

One yellow eye peeks through the bars of a pet carrier

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· May 7

Sooo, I may be making friends with a street cat. I can have one more, right? I spoke to one of the people who feeds her, who confirmed that she is unhoused, unchipped and has been for four years. I'm doing the sums and can afford to get her vet checked, flea and worm treated etc next month.

A longhair Tortie cat sitting outside in the sun ignoring the camera.

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· Apr 21

These new KnitPro cables really are a massive drop in quality compared to the ones I got when I started knitting a decade ago. Now I need to rip back several hours of knitting and start again. Fucking great. Love that for me.

An interchangeable Knitpro knitting needle and the end of the cable that is supposed to be attached to it.

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· Apr 5

The look of mischievous joy when my cat finds an unattended plate of food, dissolving into disgust when she discovers that the plate contains vegetables and humous.

A black fluffy cat giving the camera a disappointed look with her big yellow green eyes.

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· Mar 6

I got my hairs cut (at Stag Barbers, Edinburgh) today! Have some before and after pics! As you can see I went for a slightly more masculine look this time.

Head and shoulders mirror selfie of a person with tan skin and bleached hair with dark roots. The phone is held so that it obscures most of their face. They are wearing a red vest, leaving their shoulders and arms exposed.

The same pose but the hair on the sides of their head has been cut off.

Similar pose with their head turned to show the short cut round the back of their head

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· Feb 27

In other news my cat, Sage, is angy with me. I viciously and cruelly GRABBED his paws! And STOLE the points! To his great DISTRESS and SHAME!

A grey and white tux cat with pink nose looking unimpressed on a space themed fleece.

Queer. VIciously, with intent to wound.@leilashafiqmog· Feb 15

Out getting my breakfast and keep getting confused looks. Then I remembered I look like this