Cat Meng
@queviva.bsky.social
reader, lapsed poet, enthusiastic eater, music snob, knitter, & malcontent
high desert woo-woo
I’m a fighter, a nice, nice fighter
high desert woo-woo
I’m a fighter, a nice, nice fighter
Pinned
I’ve lost my pen 3 times this morning & have yet to write anything
December 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I’ve lost my pen 3 times this morning & have yet to write anything
Out of half & half… is buttermilk in coffee a thing?
December 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Out of half & half… is buttermilk in coffee a thing?
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I'm excited to announce that I've accepted a comics co-editor position at @therumpus.net
We're looking for original literary fiction and non-fiction comics that feel personal. Bonus if it's hand-lettered (the path to my heart) 😘
No AI
Pays $100
therumpus.submittable.com/submit
Pass it on!
We're looking for original literary fiction and non-fiction comics that feel personal. Bonus if it's hand-lettered (the path to my heart) 😘
No AI
Pays $100
therumpus.submittable.com/submit
Pass it on!
December 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I'm excited to announce that I've accepted a comics co-editor position at @therumpus.net
We're looking for original literary fiction and non-fiction comics that feel personal. Bonus if it's hand-lettered (the path to my heart) 😘
No AI
Pays $100
therumpus.submittable.com/submit
Pass it on!
We're looking for original literary fiction and non-fiction comics that feel personal. Bonus if it's hand-lettered (the path to my heart) 😘
No AI
Pays $100
therumpus.submittable.com/submit
Pass it on!
Zach Woods for the win in the petty attention war QT waged on that other attention seeker’s pod. Poor paul dano : caught in the cross-hair
December 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Zach Woods for the win in the petty attention war QT waged on that other attention seeker’s pod. Poor paul dano : caught in the cross-hair
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I think an ethics course should be required for every college student at this point.
Maybe we should rename it Conservative Arts so politicians stop attacking the Liberal Arts; philosophy is a conservative art in that it conserves the lineage of education from Europe.
Maybe we should rename it Conservative Arts so politicians stop attacking the Liberal Arts; philosophy is a conservative art in that it conserves the lineage of education from Europe.
December 6, 2025 at 6:05 AM
I think an ethics course should be required for every college student at this point.
Maybe we should rename it Conservative Arts so politicians stop attacking the Liberal Arts; philosophy is a conservative art in that it conserves the lineage of education from Europe.
Maybe we should rename it Conservative Arts so politicians stop attacking the Liberal Arts; philosophy is a conservative art in that it conserves the lineage of education from Europe.
From a knitter’s perspective: if AI can’t wind my skeins then it’s a non-starter
December 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
From a knitter’s perspective: if AI can’t wind my skeins then it’s a non-starter
Ate a bowl of stuffing with red chile on it for lunch #newmexico
December 1, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Ate a bowl of stuffing with red chile on it for lunch #newmexico
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Not coincidentally this is a pretty good list of Most Important Companies to Unionize.
The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time."
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
November 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Not coincidentally this is a pretty good list of Most Important Companies to Unionize.
Just realized Thanksgiving prep is butter in varying amounts sitting in their respective pots & pans
November 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Just realized Thanksgiving prep is butter in varying amounts sitting in their respective pots & pans
Pie crust rolled out & chilling
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Pie crust rolled out & chilling
Just sayin’…
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
Poets are now cybersecurity threats: Researchers used 'adversarial poetry' to trick AI into ignoring its safety guard rails and it worked 62% of the time
Hacking the planet with florid verse.
www.pcgamer.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Just sayin’…
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
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The Santa Fe City Council voted on Wednesday to raise its minimum wage from $15 an hour to $17.50 in 2027, eliciting praise from workers' rights advocates.
With new ordinance, Santa Fe becomes first to tie minimum wage to rental costs
www.abqjournal.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The Santa Fe City Council voted on Wednesday to raise its minimum wage from $15 an hour to $17.50 in 2027, eliciting praise from workers' rights advocates.
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I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
Acquired Tastes: A Call for Submissions
For younger writers, ages 15-21
audacity.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
Someone needs to do what Temple Gradin did for animals going to slaughter for woman getting mammograms
November 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Someone needs to do what Temple Gradin did for animals going to slaughter for woman getting mammograms
My mother would have been 83 today. Happy bday 🤍
November 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
My mother would have been 83 today. Happy bday 🤍
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Happy find-out-who-uses-Cloudflare day to those who celebrate
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Happy find-out-who-uses-Cloudflare day to those who celebrate
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periodic reminder of the existence of Atkinson Hyperlegible, a free font available from the Braille Institute designed to improve readability for people with low vision
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
Atkinson Hyperlegible Font - Braille Institute
Read easier with Atkinson Hyperlegible Font, crafted for low-vision readers. Download for free and enjoy clear letters and numbers on your computer!
www.brailleinstitute.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 AM
periodic reminder of the existence of Atkinson Hyperlegible, a free font available from the Braille Institute designed to improve readability for people with low vision
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
This #Pynchon quote tho 🔥
“Don’t forget the real business of the War is buying and selling. The murdering and the violence are self-policing, and can be entrusted to non-professionals…. The true war is a celebration of markets.”
“Don’t forget the real business of the War is buying and selling. The murdering and the violence are self-policing, and can be entrusted to non-professionals…. The true war is a celebration of markets.”
November 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This #Pynchon quote tho 🔥
“Don’t forget the real business of the War is buying and selling. The murdering and the violence are self-policing, and can be entrusted to non-professionals…. The true war is a celebration of markets.”
“Don’t forget the real business of the War is buying and selling. The murdering and the violence are self-policing, and can be entrusted to non-professionals…. The true war is a celebration of markets.”
Michael from Lost is Mercutio in Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet
a woman with a white wig is holding a small piece of glass in her hand .
Alt: Clip from BL’s Rom + Jules of actor Harold Perrineau playing Mercutio & giving Romeo drugs (but cute drugs with hearts on them) before they go crash the Capulet’s costume party
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Michael from Lost is Mercutio in Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet
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Reposted by Cat Meng
it's here
Robyn - Dopamine (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Robyn
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
it's here