Catvalente

Catvalente, 3 days ago to random

Turns out the kicker who told graduating women to go back to the kitchen, Harrison Butker, was raised in affluence by his physicist mother who specializes in gamma knife surgery, went to Smith, & hyphenates her name

Actually not a lot to unpack there. Basic af, really

But…

I didn’t know what a Gamma Knife was? But it sounded UNBELIEVABLY badass & sinister & also 💯 the title of a a bestselling dystopian SF YA series whose protagonist is named Soliloquy

THEN I LOOKED IT UP AND REALITY AGREES

Catvalente, 4 days ago to random

My five year old came home begging to watch Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Obviously I put on the ‘71 version because I’m not a MONSTER.

Just finished the scary boat ride that made me cry as a kid.

B: “WOW. That was really INCREDIBLE. That was my MOST favorite part so far!!"

Catvalente, 4 days ago to random

OMG OMG LOOK WHO JUST KNOCKED ON MY DOOR?

(This sweet baby is out September 24th!)

Catvalente, 11 days ago to Eurovision

Despite the fact that the artists themselves have been using the stage as a protest venue & that does not deserve to be erased, I will not be live-tweeting the second #Eurovision semifinal today. I just don’t have the mental health points for it after Tuesday.

Catvalente, 13 days ago to Eurovision

I will be live-posting the first #Eurovision semifinal later today! 3pm EST!

In the meantime, you could always get yourself a copy of Space Opera or pre-order the sequel WHOSE ARCs ARE ALMOST HERE!

https://amzn.to/3QCpx2p

Catvalente, 14 days ago to random

It is my birthday. Made it to Level 45 without dying!

Catvalente, 16 days ago to random

My birthday is on Sunday!

I have complicated feelings about turning 45, but birthday times are always good.

If people want to do or get something for me, honestly, pre-ordering Space Oddity or subscribing to my Patreon or Substack would be the best writer-present imaginable.

https://a.co/d/4nEcB7k

Http://patreon.com/catvalente

Http://catvalente.substack.com

Catvalente, 20 days ago to random

It’s so cool how everyone, even right wingers, are super mad that Kristi Noem killed her dog and her polling has tanked, but everything she’s done to harm humans is A-OK and increased her popularity in her state.

LOVE THIS MODERN LIFE!

Catvalente, 20 days ago to random

Hi-lo.

It me.

Ur lunch.

Catvalente, 28 days ago to random

My kindergartner child announced that they’d picked a drag name the other day and I literally can’t fucking cope with how good it is.

I had nothing to do with this, I swear to god. You know this isn’t what I’d stage-mother push onto them.

Beauty Rex, pronounced Bew T. Rex

video/mp4

Catvalente, 1 month ago to random

My five year old has been having a bit of trouble remembering the word “graduated” lately, so whenever he talks about me being all done with school it goes…

“But Mama you have already dominated school!”

Sure have, bud.

Catvalente, 1 month ago to random

My dear friend and incredible author @intelligentwat needs to get the hell out of Florida and a bad situation. Please help her!

https://gofund.me/43fce931

Catvalente, 1 month ago to random

I just had a realization.

It was (and is) always so confusing when The Bad Straights claimed “gay people getting married will ruin the institution for everyone.”

But I think they always meant that if two men or two women can get married, then marriage must not be defined by a man obtaining a woman as servant/property & securing exclusive rights to her labor, identity, & body.

And without that, they can’t even imagine what purpose marriage could ever serve.

Catvalente, 1 month ago to random

So Zin Rocklyn & me were up late last night complaining about the universe & long story short we made a t-shirt concerning what humans of our persuasion want out of said universe, romantic relationships, and/or a USDA approved nutritionally complete day on this trashplanet.

You should get one.

https://www.bonfire.com/simple-life-26/?utm_source=copy_link&utm_medium=post_campaign_launch&utm_campaign=simple-life-26&utm_content=default

Catvalente, 1 month ago to random

Other than the fact that he’s said it out loud several times, the clearest sign of Trump’s dictatorial ambitions is installing his daughter-in-law as head of the RNC, just openly shoveling all the money to him, & starving the downballot.

A Regular Evil-aligned candidate would never do this, because a President needs a workable Congress.

Trump doesnt. Because if he wins, the House and Senate will never matter again.

Catvalente, 1 month ago to random

OH MY GOD I CANNOT.

Bastian has been working on a story every day after school, on their own steam. 7 hours of school, then they literally beg for my laptop & write for 2 hours.

Just ran up to me cooking & said they “put snowflakes on it” because "it's winter in my pages!”

What’s a snowflake? Even if it wasn’t called that before, I’ll always call it that now…

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Catvalente, 1 month ago to random

The Child (working on trying new foods because…a child) requested “Eggplant Parmesan Thursday”

OH MY GOD THAT IS SO MUCH MORE WORK THAN I THOUGHT.

If he turns up his nose at this I might cry.

Catvalente, 1 month ago to random

Very yelly essay concerning the hypocrisy of purity tests and the danger of refusing to give anyone else an inch while taking all our miles is now up on Patreon for those who don't want to deal with Substack.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/100806075

Catvalente, 1 month ago to random

New Substack essay. There’s a whole lot of volume on this primal scream concerning the hypocrisy of literally everyone staying on Twitter while demanding ideological purity from ANYBODY AT ALL with a straight face:

https://catvalente.substack.com/p/purity-for-thee-convenience-for-me

Catvalente, 2 months ago to random

Back when I first started blogging and wasn’t anybody in particular, I used to be so intimate with my thoughts and my life and now it’s 20 years later & doing that is just SUCH a terrible idea so I guess what I’m saying is I probably I should have learned literally any other coping mechanism in there somewhere because fuck