Cat Manning
@catacalypto.bsky.social
narrative director at Firaxis. emergent/systemic storytelling. nominated for awards and things. lit PhD. awful at Greek. better profile coming soon.
I’ve done enough things in my career that I don’t talk much about my time at Riot. this leads to people finding out I worked on League organically, but I don’t think anything will top this reveal
December 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I’ve done enough things in my career that I don’t talk much about my time at Riot. this leads to people finding out I worked on League organically, but I don’t think anything will top this reveal
this. and also Felix Gonzalez-Torres’ “Perfect Lovers”.
(Two identical wall clocks synced at the beginning of the exhibition but which eventually fall out of sync as one runs down.)
(Two identical wall clocks synced at the beginning of the exhibition but which eventually fall out of sync as one runs down.)
December 2, 2025 at 6:20 AM
this. and also Felix Gonzalez-Torres’ “Perfect Lovers”.
(Two identical wall clocks synced at the beginning of the exhibition but which eventually fall out of sync as one runs down.)
(Two identical wall clocks synced at the beginning of the exhibition but which eventually fall out of sync as one runs down.)
A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:
we already figured out the ideal computer shape and must retvrn
November 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
we already figured out the ideal computer shape and must retvrn
as in I don’t care how they get there but I hope they stay there. pic unrelated
November 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
as in I don’t care how they get there but I hope they stay there. pic unrelated
listened to thoughtful bluesky recs or ordered from your favorite Thai place again
ordered from my favorite Thai place again
ordered from my favorite Thai place again
November 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
listened to thoughtful bluesky recs or ordered from your favorite Thai place again
ordered from my favorite Thai place again
ordered from my favorite Thai place again
bonus screenshot of what it initially showed me because it’s very funny
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 AM
bonus screenshot of what it initially showed me because it’s very funny
fine but you literally asked for it
November 20, 2025 at 5:59 AM
fine but you literally asked for it
when u try and coordinate a nice funeral photo but your nephew has other ideas
November 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
when u try and coordinate a nice funeral photo but your nephew has other ideas
also the entire time I was picking out and testing raw pears I felt like the kid on the right in this meme
November 17, 2025 at 8:06 AM
also the entire time I was picking out and testing raw pears I felt like the kid on the right in this meme
And here’s Pear Crisp with a Twist. looking at the ingredients, I expected this one to be way harder, but it wasn’t. note the very useful instructions on Pear Chunk Size, which turned out very well for me & I intend to use in future.
November 17, 2025 at 4:52 AM
And here’s Pear Crisp with a Twist. looking at the ingredients, I expected this one to be way harder, but it wasn’t. note the very useful instructions on Pear Chunk Size, which turned out very well for me & I intend to use in future.
Here’s the recipe for “Perfecting Pear Crisp”, as well as Keith’s notes about steps he takes to reduce the issues I grappled with. I don’t doubt that his recipe is an improvement on some of this!
November 17, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Here’s the recipe for “Perfecting Pear Crisp”, as well as Keith’s notes about steps he takes to reduce the issues I grappled with. I don’t doubt that his recipe is an improvement on some of this!
Folks, I did it. I made the Cooks Illustrated competing pear crisps, and then I made my friends judge them blind.
November 17, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Folks, I did it. I made the Cooks Illustrated competing pear crisps, and then I made my friends judge them blind.
I’ve gone far enough without ruining things too much (i hope) so I will finally say: I’m doing the Pear Crisp Testing
November 16, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I’ve gone far enough without ruining things too much (i hope) so I will finally say: I’m doing the Pear Crisp Testing
say what you will about Astead but a lot of journalists today failing rule 2 here
November 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
say what you will about Astead but a lot of journalists today failing rule 2 here
to paraphrase Hazel, there are answers that are more correct than others, but go for it.
November 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
to paraphrase Hazel, there are answers that are more correct than others, but go for it.
“this was forecasting that by writing this, people would want to talk about it”
November 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
“this was forecasting that by writing this, people would want to talk about it”
stopped to go to bed
November 9, 2025 at 9:58 AM
stopped to go to bed