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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

If you have burgers on the menu, you should have grilled cheese on an inside out bun on the menu

Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We think we're so smart and evolved, but you put a whole bunch of crap on the same tray and your brain goes "okay, that is all One Object now, much more pleasant."

A picture of my nightstand. There is book and my reading glasses case at the botton, the base of a lamp and a silver hand mirror at the top (I don't know where to store a silver hand mirror!) and in between is a long tray with a bunch of pill bottles and lotion and Dr Pepper tic tacs and whatnot.

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Best 50 bucks I spent all month (we have already swapped for a warmer bulb)

A tiffany style floor lamp. The shade has Orange-pink petals at the top, then blue, with green at the bottom. It coordinates with my other lamp.

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Physical therapist: Your quad is weak and your hamstring is tight. Me:

John Mulaney saying "we know, but hey!!"

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Is this the card you're thinking of

A jean jacket that probably belongs to my sister.

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Frankly, it's weird for any of us to have a word for fireflies, considering that they don't live out west.

What gave you away
Answers that point most strongly to Nevada.

What do you call the insect that flies around in the summer and has a rear section that glows in the dark?
firefly
What do you call a traffic situation in which several roads meet in a circle and you have to get off at a certain point?
roundabout
What do you call the miniature lobster that one finds in lakes and streams for example (a crustacean of the family Astacidae)?
crawdad
What is your *general* term for a big road that you drive relatively fast on?
a freeway has limited access (no stop lights, no intersections), whereas a highway can have stop lights and intersections

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I can understand the west coast similarity because Arizona is JV California, but my dialect matching Nevada?! Pardon me for differentiating freeways and highways, I guess. mydialect.us/quiz-standar...

A map of the US showing the most similarity (red) with the west coast and the least similarity with the northeast (blue).

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Maybe you're not zoomed in enough?

Google map with Lake Ontario relabeled to appease a petty tyrant.

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I love buying people's stuff off the internet. Yes I will take your new in box vaguely retro lamp for twenty bucks for my old lady office! My only regret is that people seem to prefer fb marketplace here and I am team offerup

The lamp in question. The shade has a linen-esque texture, and underneath the bulb section are three faux cut crystal balls.

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Not only has map quest refused to knuckle under on Lake Ontario, but you can be a cute little unicorn on the map instead of a blue dot!

Super zoomed-in screenshot of map quest, showing a little unicorn on my house.

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The blood bank now tells you what city your blood is headed to--someone in Ohio is about to hold (part of) me in their heart

An email that reads:
Your Blood Is About to Make an Impact

Catherine,

It’s happening!
Your recent O+ blood donation is on its way to a hospital in MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, OH, where it will be made immediately available for a patient.* While your donation may travel beyond your immediate community, every unit plays a vital role in saving lives wherever the need is greatest.

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

"August has some pretty bad weather," our neighbor said. The weather:

A screenshot of the ten day forecast, which has predicted high temperatures ranging 77-81, with chances of rain on several days.

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Corporate wants to to find the difference between these two circles!!! (cw: blood)

Close up on the anti-d and control circles on a home blood typing kit. Both circles are smooth red, indicating a negative Rh factor. A positive would have clumped up into little dots.

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

You can fit a lot of fruit into a bowl of oatmeal if you freeze dry and then powder it. Especially if it does a little move I call "avalanche!" and drops half the jar into your bowl at once

A blue rectangular dish of oatmeal, topped with walnuts and bright pink strawberry powder. The powder is accumulated on the right side of the bowl, where the avalanche happened.

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

In tiny print they put "of dyes / light pear scent"

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Good thing my husband cleaned out the gutters yesterday afternoon...after water started seeping in under the trim during the lunchtime storm. The bedtime storm was heavier, but no leaking!

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I call her Lady Jane, after the very nice woman who was clearing out her parents' house to put it on the market. (She couldn't stop thanking me for picking it up same day lol)

A medium tone wood china hutch (the seller called it pecan) next to a vintage child's rocking chair. The back of the hutch is dated January 20, 1966!

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

It's a good thing my husband deemed my enchilasagna "exceptional" because I made a set for the freezer.

Two square single serve dishes, containing cooked bean and cheese enchiladas, which are made with flat layers, rather than rolled.

Uncooked enchilasagna in my Souper Cubes.

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A more intentional green.

Our bathroom, painted a slightly blueish green. It is "timbered green" from the Crayola x Dutch Boy collection

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Gonna use this weekend to free myself from the tyranny of the world's ugliest bathroom color.

The greenish gray cement color of my bathroom. I don't love the light fixture, either, but I think it's salvageable with just new glass shades.

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Remember dress clips, from the early 90s? They still sell them, but I only need one. Why do they all come in multipacks?! I get the multiple colors pack, but six black ones?

Product listing photo of the type of dress clip in discussion. Sorry for the flashback.

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

"Where will we put it? What will we put in it?" "doesn't matter, it's beautiful"

A midcentury style sideboard, pictured inside the ReStore.

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I got rid of my pots and pans set when we moved, which means unless/until I pick replacements, all my cooking is happening on these five surfaces. And the oven and air fryer, I suppose.

Clockwise from lower left: the pressure cooker I never use to pressure cook, an 8" nonstick pan I got for free, a tiny 1 qt stainless sauce pan my mom gave me in like 2002 when she was attempting to prepare us to move out, one holiday at a time, a cast iron skillet, and (center) the built in cast iron skillet on my stove.

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Anything is edible at least once, right? (I have no idea what kinds these are)

A smattering of at least two different kinds of mushrooms. On the left, they are lighter and rounder, like the dancing ones in Fantasia. On the right, the are darker, almost sinister looking.

A different clump of mushrooms, but possibly the same type as on the left in the other picture.

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Who wants to see my new rug??

The rug has various large, brightly colored flowers.

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I was like "I don't even remember what mine is." Oh.

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

I had some downtime while getting new tires, so I looked up when I got gmail, as one does

Welcome email from Gmail Team, dated 9/21/2004

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I am cleaning out the spice cupboard and told my son to say goodbye to my tiny Tabasco bottle. Without missing a best, he said "Adios, muchacho" which is particularly hilarious because he doesn't speak Spanish or eat hot sauce

My hand, holding a bottle of Tabasco sauce that is so tiny that even my stubby fingers are longer than it

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Has anyone painted over their tile backsplash? Do you have any tips? I haven't even moved in yet and I already hate whoever chose and installed this.

Picture of a portion of the kitchen. Dishwasher below, cabinet above, and in between, the most obvious fake stone tile backsplash. They didn't even try to lay it so that the pattern repeats aren't as noticeable. Like, mix up the box, turn it upside down, SOMETHING.

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

It isn't comfortable for me to sit in a classic manspread, but it's important to me to establish my space.

A picture of my legs in my airplane seat. My right ankle is on my left knee, making my right knee take the full width of my seat. I am wearing gray joggers and navy sneakers with a rainbow stripe, plus some very awkward looking but important black compression socks.

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Post a meme you made Or several, there are no rules

The distracted boyfriend meme
The angry girlfriend on the right says
"TBR
library holds
New releases"
The boyfriend is "me"
The girlie in red on the left is "rereading a baseball romance"

Ryan Gosling as Ken with the caption "my job is just calls"

The arm wrestling meme. The left arm says "me not checking the toaster setting" the right arm says "people after a conversation with me" and their clasped hands say "'that was darker than I expected'".

It is possible that I didn't actually make this, but I'm like 95% sure it was me.

A screenshot of probably my most viral tweet, wherein on January 7, 2021 I posted the gif of Mrs Potato head in Toy Story saying "and I packed your angry eyes just in case" with the caption "Ann Romney on Tuesday". It was a reference to the photo of Mitt shooting absolute eye daggers as they certified the election.

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I made an oops all berries too!

A box of Oops All Berries cereal, but "berries" has been replaced with "Dead Bad Dad books mess me up." I was going through it.

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Phone: clean up space by deleting screenshots Me: Sure! ...no wait, I need all these The screenshots:

A screenshot from family search showing my relationship to Pocahontas (my 12th great grandma).

A tweet from t is online (@tbutonline) that says

why are you, a woman with great opinions and large breasts, having to goto work today

Timestamped 8:17 AM 16 Jan 2024

A (heterosexual female) friend sent this to me.

A kindle highlight that says
Vincent shakes his head. "No dog is truly hypoallergenic."

My annotation says
*slaps desk* THANK YOU!

I don't even remember what book this is from.

Screenshot of Instagram DMs. A friend has responded to my story, wherein I posted a John Green reel with a comment about how when I watched Finding Neverland with my kids, I explained that when someone has a cough in a historical film, it's bad news. My friend said "Chekov's cough" to which I responded "Chekcough".

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

I actually think the guys have a point, though.

A post from Yanncé, @uhnopenottoday.blacksky.app, which says:

I have never once been able to convince a boyfriend to go strawberry picking with me. Every single time, they look me dead in my eyes and say something about slavery.

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

This floor plan is unhinged, but I'll be honest, the price is right

Floorplan of a house that has clearly had an addition, resulting in some weird layout stuff. For example, in order to go from the front door to the primary bedroom, you have to go through the kitchen, the "dining room" (formerly a bedroom, methinks) down a couple steps into the family room, then turn into the laundry room. From there you go through ANOTHER kitchen, finally to get to the primary. But it has an en suite, so....

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

My husband wants to make a little table top soccer game and call it Futbol and I said to call it Futbowl, but I can't decide if it's clever or just Oneders.

A product called a Biñho board. It has a red playing field, surrounded by white...bands? They look kind of like resistance bands, I think? With little pegs as players and a ball that you try to flick into the net. It's kind of like a big shallow bowl, right??

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Cath @cathinator.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Maybe I'm just a basic bitch, but I hate this trend so much. I want a SHOWER CURTAIN. I do not want someone wandering into the bathroom to look for the good nail clippers and seeing me freeze my tits off as water splashes half the room!!