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Shelby Chartkoff @schartkoff.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Caturday energy already dialed up to 11 over here…

Action shot of fluffy gray cat with white paws and muzzle. The photo catches the cat in mid-air, about 4 feet off the ground, forelegs outstretched, leaping from a fireplace mantle onto the sofa several feet away.

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Shelby Chartkoff @schartkoff.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

This one, y’all. He’s such a little evil goblin, and yet he has my whole heart.

Close perspective portrait shot of fluffy grey and white cat on his person’s chest, gazing up at her. It’s not immediately clear whether it’s a look of love or attempted mental telepathy to make treats happen.

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Shelby Chartkoff @schartkoff.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Week 6 of making flatbread instead of buying bagels or other breadstuffs. First time trying a yeasted recipe. This stuff is SO cheap, so easy. This is a bit more than half of the batch. I don’t have a stand mixer, a ton of counter space, or any real skills, so if I can pull it off most folks can

A skillet and a plate sitting on the front burners of an older stove with a red teakettle on the left rear burner. The skillet has two pieces of flatbread cooking on it; the plate has a stack of finished flatbread

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Shelby Chartkoff @schartkoff.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

No joke: I drove past the Wendy’s in my neighborhood this afternoon, and their street-side sign read: “Misery has arrived. Good luck!”

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Shelby Chartkoff @schartkoff.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

One of my coping strategies is to get basic in whatever forms make sense at the time—enjoying simple competence at simple things. I’ve always been a cook, but this spring I started making things from scratch I’d ordinarily buy. Here’s a batch of tortillas I made this evening! Super good, sooo cheap

A brown ceramic plate stacked with freshly made flour tortillas. A cast iron tortilla press can just be seen in the upper left of the photo.

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Shelby Chartkoff @schartkoff.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Reilly here to remind me that I have other hangers, I don’t need to be so finicky. Happy Caturday!

Siamese snowshoe cat conked out on his back on a messily made bed with light purple quilt and clothes hangers laid out like the human is working to put away laundry. The cat is sprawled out and blocking access to the hangers, his white belly exposed and white paws curling into the air like he is making biscuits in his sleep.

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Shelby Chartkoff @schartkoff.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Today turned more stressful than expected…had to take this little urchin to the vet, and now she’s scheduled for surgery next week. Life’s always going to throw curveballs like this, but damn if they don’t hit even harder amidst the current chaos

The photo is of an adorable calico cat snuggled within a pile of vibrantly patterned throw pillows, looking up at the viewer

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Shelby Chartkoff @schartkoff.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

I am fine with “pointless stunts” like this every damn day. I will never tire of Dems standing up and articulating the damage for 19+ hours and counting when the other side can’t string five true words together in their defense. Keep. It. Coming.

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Shelby Chartkoff @schartkoff.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Could not pass up the chance for a hike today — I’m not taking a 45-degree day for granted, especially not with a long Michigan winter ahead! From the info I’ve gathered, the fungi in the second picture is commonly called “turkey tail” and is a sign of a healthy, active forest ecosystem (yay!)

A shallow stream running through the woods

The picture shows an array of interesting fungi, growing in a shelf like pattern on fallen logs in the forest. The logs are surrounded by dead leaves.

The picture shows bright red berries still attached to otherwise barren branches in the woods.

The picture shows a stand of thin trees in winter behind a clearing and against a partly cloudy sky

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Shelby Chartkoff @schartkoff.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Not sure why I’m just now putting this together…but is the reason *every* proposed cabinet appointee is a literal criminal about leverage against 25A maneuvers? bc while I correctly anticipated the “worst people you can think of” part, the flavor profile is too specific not to be a design decision

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Shelby Chartkoff @schartkoff.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

This is relevant to my interests! (Also probably dating myself here?!)

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Shelby Chartkoff @schartkoff.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Soup is awesome! No recipes, just vibes and whatever's on hand, fed for days.

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Shelby Chartkoff @schartkoff.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

In the time it takes to get up and refill my mug…

A photo of a stuffed chair with one fluffy, gray, and white cat fully occupying the seat, looking smugly up at the person taking the photo. A second cat (Siamese snowshoe with white legs and paws showing) is crashed out on the back cushion, weighing it down.

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Shelby Chartkoff @schartkoff.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Today's cemetery walk, signs of progress: A crow spotted us, flew off. 10 came back around, circled the tree right over my head, and briefly landed there, watching. We put out treats each time, but they don't go for them while we're still in the area. Maybe they're starting to associate though?

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Lien @liendata.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

The modern data pipeline is ELELTLELTLTLTLTL

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Shelby Chartkoff @schartkoff.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I’m chuckling and groaning at the same time…

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Shelby Chartkoff @schartkoff.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Is this place turning into a gecko chamber now?!!

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Shelby Chartkoff @schartkoff.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

This isn’t my first time making dumplings, but it’s my first time making dumplings that *actually look like and hold together* as dumplings!

A skillet on an older-model stove with 18 crescent-shaped, pan-steamed/fried dumplings (Chinese style, but with filling that doesn’t exactly match any given recipe). The dumplings are nicely browned but the crispiness diminished from steaming after frying. Notably, all are intact!

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Shelby Chartkoff @schartkoff.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Whoo hoo bsky! This new neighborhood is hopping… I haven’t even migrated most of my follows over here yet, but already my feed is 100x more interesting and vibrant, and I’m excited to *want* to post again. Here for it!

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