Ali King (@aliking) · DIRTY

Ali King

@aliking

Data botherer & code tinkerer in Edinburgh. Queer Code Scotland organiser, support diversity in tech as I live here. Opinions model's own. They/them Mastodon: ali_king@blahaj.social Twitter (deleted): @ali_king

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Ali King@aliking· 20d

This inspired my sign for recent Pride events

A brown cardboard placard with neat black lettering: "Tell the khazi Stasi to bog off"

Ali King@aliking· Jun 7

Some of the Very Good Dogs (and one cat) on the #PortyPride Dog Walk yesterday

A medium size dog with short dark brown hair and a light coloured snout, wearing a pink sparkly party hat with "Birthday Princess" on it and pink lace frills, and a rainbow bandana with a "Well Proud" badge on it. She is wearing a harness and rope lead, held by a person in rainbow stripy trousers

A Ragdoll cat (long cream coat and dark face and tail with blue eyes) is sitting inside a transparent backpack, wearing a brightly coloured tinsel collar. To the left is someone wearing a Xena Warrior Princess t-shirt

A Scottish Deerhound dog (quite large with mottled grey medium length coat) is looking to the right, wearing a rainbow flower garland collar

A medium small dog with light brown curly fur is looking at the camera, wearing a rainbow tulle skirt over the middle of their body

Ali King@aliking· May 10

Biscotti and Tiramisu being silly in different ways

A ginger and white cat curled up on a grey faux fur throw, with her head upside down, front paws crooked and her tongue out

A calico tabby cat standing on top of a door with turquoise background, looking off to the side, in the middle of indignant meowing

Ali King@aliking· Apr 22

Ghost sign spotted in Piershill, Edinburgh, where a convenience store is replacing its signage #ghostSign #edinburgh

A shop front in a red and yellow stone Edinburgh Victorian tenement, with two steel ladders leaning against the front. The remains of a dark wood sign with yellow/gold painted writing at the top reads "-tions J.G.Nicolson Groceries". Below are pulled up metal shutters, and two glass windows and a door through which various goods can be seen, and signs for Western Union, the National Lottery and other services.

Ali King@aliking· Apr 3

Not often you see a horse-drawn hearse these days!

Two black horses wearing large black feather plumes pulling a small black glass-sided carriage containing a light wood coffin covered in flowers. It is being driven to the right of the picture by two men in black suits and top hats sitting at the front, along a tarmac road in front of Edinburgh-style red and yellow stone tenements and parked cars, with the front of a lorry in the foreground coming the other way

Ali King@aliking· Feb 26

Went to see Casa Dels Gats in Valencia. It's a little front door to a gap site, where a colony of feral cats live. Tried to get a look inside, but the bouncer wouldn't let me in!

A wall painted sky blue with a sculpture of a Spanish-style house in the bottom left, next to a planter. There is a cat-sized door with a hole through to the other side, a balcony and some false upstairs windows and tiling. There is a rough cat sculpture sitting on top of the wall.

Peering through the door, there is a short level plank near the top on the other side, on which loafs an intimidating looking black cat with yellow eyes, looking right at you. There appears to be weeds and a distant yellow wall behind it.

Ali King@aliking· Feb 21

Queuing for Edinburgh's hottest new nightclub (Typewronger Bookshop's all night opening) #books #bookshop

A long queue in front of the viewer on a pavement at night, with an Edinburgh Georgian terrace on the right and a road with vehicles and lights on the left

Ali King@aliking· Feb 6

I have Tiramisu and Biscotti

A ginger and white cat loafing on my lap in the foreground looking down, with a slightly out of focus calico tabby in the background on a blanket on the sofa

Ali King@aliking· Jan 8

Biscotti is quietly waiting for her scheduled feeding time

A light ginger and white cat sitting up inquisitively looking at something behind the camera (other cat Tiramisu approaching) with her head to the left, on top of a fleece blanket on a radiator next to a light blue wall

Ali King@aliking· Aug 14

Tiramisu is taking notes

A Calico tabby cat sitting on a grey bedcover with her right paw on a blank notepad next to a rose gold pen, looking attentively at the viewer

Ali King@aliking· Jun 21

It seems *someone* doesn't like matchstick men (and matchstick cats and dogs)

A white van in a car park with "FK LOWRY" painted on the side

Ali King@aliking· May 4

Finished these today. Pattern: Aveda by Natalia Vasilieva (from 52 Weeks of Socks); Yarn: Rum Paradise by West Yorkshire Spinners

Two feet wearing rainbow striped socks with a rippled texture

Ali King@aliking· May 3

If anyone's heading down Porty Farmers' Market, there's a stall doing excellent affogatos. Get on it!

A gold rimmed plastic glass containing ice cream and coffee with pistachio sauce around the edge

A flyer with a picture of coffee being poured on ice cream, with text "Dolce Drip; guilt-free indulgence"

Ali King@aliking· Apr 17

Edinburgh protest

A black and white picture of the UK government building in Edinburgh, with a bright pink trans symbol in front with a raised fist in the middle, and breaking chains in the background. Text:
1PM Sat 19th April
Foot of the Mound
We refuse to be erased

Ali King@aliking· Apr 9

Well that's an ominous notification

Screenshot of a mobile notification from AccuWeather
Blood emoji, rain emoji, "'Blood rain' Incoming
Expect muddy conditions as dust & rain will coat Spain & Portugal. Tap to find out when:"

Ali King@aliking· Apr 2

Sinkhole in Edinburgh appears to be secret cat portal

Screenshot of a Facebook post
Photo of a hole in the road with houses in the background. The hole has a yellow metal cover on it (about a metre square) and is surrounded by 8 traffic cones
Text:
At about 10:30am, we saw 2 cats squeeze down the sides into the sinkhole next to Towerbank - one white and one black. We left and came back so did not see if the cats got out but we spoke to 2 workers who had come along after and they said they couldn't see the cats, however the hole does tunnel along. It is definitely possible for the cats to get out themselves but we thought it best to share just to make local cat owners aware. According to the workers, the hole should be sorted in the next day or so.

Ali King@aliking· Mar 23

Spotted in Portobello, Edinburgh

A sticker on a lamp post, which shows a pumpkin lantern wearing a face mask, surrounded by little viruses with faces
Text:
Every season is spooky season during a pandemic!
"Wear a mask"

Ali King@aliking· Mar 18

Banana Biscotti #cats

A ginger tabby cat with white patches on face, chest, belly and feet stretched out on her back in the sunshine. She is crooking her front paws and closing her eyes, with back legs and tail stretched out, on a grey faux fur throw on top of a bed.

Ali King@aliking· Mar 7

Tiramisu and Biscotti

A Calico tabby cat sitting up on a low black table, looking straight at the viewer. There is a bright yellow wireless keyboard in front of her, and in the background is a dining table and projector TV on the back wall

A Calico tabby cat sitting in a box full of packing tissue on the floor on a beige carpet. She seems a bit lost in thought, and has her paws tucked neatly under her

A ginger and white cat is getting her head scritched by a human in a green jumper, on whose lap she is sitting, and looking straight at the camera. Her eyes are narrowed in pleasure.

A slightly confused looking ginger and white cat is sitting up in a cardboard delivery crate, looking at the camera. Her yellow eyes almost match the orange tiled floor behind her.

Ali King@aliking· Feb 14

Happy #ValentinesDay from Tiramisu and Biscotti!

A Calico tabby cat and a ginger tabby with white face and paws lying asleep along the top of a radiator, with their heads and paws together in the middle

Ali King@aliking· Jan 23

Battening down the hatches for #StormÉowyn tomorrow - first time we've had a red warning for Edinburgh!

Screenshot of a Met Office weather warning, showing a map centred on Edinburgh which is mostly red.
Text:
Red Warning for Wind
Start 10:00 End 17:00 Friday 24 January
Very strong winds associated with Storm Éowyn causing very dangerous conditions and significant disruption on Friday. What to expect: Flying debris resulting in danger to life. Very dangerous driving conditions with fallen trees on roads. Damage to...

Ali King@aliking· Jan 15

Caterpillar

An orange cat tunnel with white spots on, with the head of an orange and white cat peeping out one end and looking at the camera

Ali King@aliking· Nov 23

#nowReading The Library of the Dead by T L Huchu. The appearance of snow in the book coincided with today's weather

Book cover of The Library of the Dead by T L Huchu, subtitle "When ghosts talk she will listen". The cover design features Edinburgh streets and landmarks and a large padlocj, in a ghostly green colour. It has a "Signed" sticker, and a quote from Ben Aaronovitch: "Fast-moving and entertaining"

Ali King@aliking· Nov 11

Tiramisu standing like a human

A Calico tabby cat standing up on her hind legs by a large window, looking out. Her front paws are tucked in and her body is absolutely straight, tail down. Outside are trees, bushes and grass

Ali King@aliking· Oct 31

One from quite a few years back, for the Deerhoof fans!

A person wearing a costume of the figure from the album cover of Milk Man by the band Deerhoof. They are wearing a white full body leotard and their head is a mask with a cartoon ghost face on it. There is a giant strawberry on their head and bananas sticking out from the sides of their body, with blood where they appear to enter it

Ali King@aliking· Oct 30

Double catlocked

A person's legs in black trousers stretched out on a sofa, with a Calico tabby cat and a ginger and white cat sitting on top

Ali King@aliking· Oct 30

I grew up surrounded by thongs, myself

A map showing a semi rural area with the place names Netherthong, Upperthong and Thongsbridge

Ali King@aliking· Oct 26

A pretzeled Biscotti #cats #catsOfBlueSky

A light ginger cat with white face, chest and paws, curled up on a grey faux fur throw, with her paws and tail curled around each other

Ali King@aliking· Oct 22

Went to see John Grant at Glasgow Barrowlands last night - amazing show!

John Grant singing on stage while holding a keytar. He is a middle aged white man with a beard wearing a black baseball cap and long sleeve black t-shirt with a cartoon face on it. Behind him is another musician playing keyboards and electronics

John Grant sitting at a grand piano in a spotlight with dry ice wafting behind him. He is wearing a long jacket with an embroidery of an alien monster on the back

John Grant standing alone in the middle of the stage surrounded by keyboards and electronics, his left hand pushing the mic stand away at an angle

Ali King@aliking· Oct 5

Spotted this handsome chap while out on a walk #cats #catSky

A grumpy looking greyish tabby cat with full cheeks sitting up on a stone patio and staring at the viewer. He has yellow eyes, full white whiskers, and patches of white on his nose and mouth, neck, paws and lower belly