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Victoria McIntosh

@vmcntosh.bsky.social
3.6K followers 906 following 11K posts

Freelance information & #privacy professional in Halifax, NS. Geek, history & caffeine enthusiast. MLIS, CIPT. I work hard so my pets live the good life. @vmcntosh on the old bird site. Skeets on a little bit of everything.

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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Happy (Canadian) Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving written out, with a festive turkey next to it.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
When you breeze through a book, look up the author, and find out they’ve written other books. #booksky
Two cakes meme. When you go to a party, you don’t complain there are two cakes.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Well I’m *trying* to get work done.
Tabby cat uses owner’s hand as a pillow when typing. Chin up, not a care in the world,
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Cashew stir-fry. Insanely easy vegetarian dish / side. #foodsky
Chopped carrots, snap peas, peppers & onion cooked in broth with roasted cashews.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Conscious, but barely. I will finish this sucker this month. #JapaneseLit
Book cover - Eight Dogs or Hakkenden, Book 2
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Yoga level = Master. #Caturday
A tabby cat sleeps in a ball. Her front legs are tucked in and her forehead rests on her back paws.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I’m doing my part.
Can of Alexander Keith’s Pale Ale (Nova Scotian beer) and a full beer mug. The mug says “I Drink and I Know Things”
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sausage, pepper, potato bake. So much prep. So worth it. #food #foodsky
Crock put with sausage, peppers, potato, onion, in broth, cooking wine & Italian seasoning.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Sunday morning. If there’s no work, there’s no excuse not to pat.
Tabby cat on owner’s lap; a Jean leg stretched out under her.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Out of curiosity, how many of Amazon’s investors are cats?
A tabby cat rests in an Amazon shipping box; a common side effect of online shopping.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Nope, sorry. I demand my cursed wearables to have more bling.
Display of the Hope Diamond.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I tossed this on to see if Tango would react. Folks, she’s hooked.
A tabby cat sits and stares at an (out of frame) TV.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Still not stopping.
A tabby cat getting chin scratches.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If I stop, I’m in trouble.
Tabby cat on owner’s jeans, getting petted.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The perfect cat photo doesn’t exi…
A tabby cat sleeps on a blue blanket. Her head rests on a book.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
How it feels to have no debt, no bills, and live rent-free with food on demand.
Tabby cat snoozing on a blue blanket.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
New house, who dis?
Tabby cat chilling in the bottom of a grey kitty condo.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Bangaladumpa Upma Koora… aka let’s clear out some sinuses. #foodsky
Potatoes mashed with lentils, chopped peppers and spices
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Owning a cat means existence as furniture.
A tabby cat sits, rump completely covering a human arm.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
It’s even more adorable when you realize they take orders from these guys. I had a Tibbie for years, and they absolutely know who is in charge.
Tibetan Spaniel - aka a Tibbie. 15+ pounds of alarm system.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Dogs I would love to own except I could never fit one into my apartment.
Flooft brown Tibetan Masstiff should to should next to kneeling human
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Arabian chicken stew. If only there was a way to cook this without adding heat to the room. I should have tried the slow cooker instead of stovetop. #foodsky
Chicken, potatoes, carrots, red onion & garlic in a tomato-based, heavily spiced stew broth.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Here’s what I now get, Google Maps on iOS, location tracking off. It was fully Lake Ontario on Friday.
Google Map with a pin - Lake America; Lake Ontario in a lighter blue.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Won’t someone please think of the poor cartographers?
From Google Maps: states Gulf of Mexico with (Gulf of America) in brackets.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Calculating future applications of cat hair per square inch.
A tabby cat on a beige rug.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
So I hear you like big waves…
Beige rug on grey floor with Hokusai’s “The Wave” printed on it.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
And still, not the most disruptive coworker I’ve ever had..
A tabby cat lies belly up on a laptop, leg stretching over the keys
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The kisses, head butts and finger nibbles will continue until undivided attention is delivered.
Tabby cat on desk in front of books, blank notepad, coffee cup and office mess.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Yep!
Emergency Alwrt: Bomb threat upper water street
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Current status: my wallpaper.
A red hot dog.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Since I was a kid.
Oliver and Company - Disney’s Oliver Twist
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Thank goodness times have changed.
Potato and lentil curry simmering on stove.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Office assistant is checking my work very carefully today.. and yet oddly not commenting on all the Lorem Ipsum I put in.
B&w photo of a cat staring at a computer screen. On the monitor is a word document with Latin text.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
The problem with this of course, is what happens if I stop?
Tabby cat laying down belly up as a hand rubs her tummy
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Not in the TaleSpin opening. 😁
Grey bear dances while wearing a red and green flower skirt and top
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Ditto. You can see the failed clipping mask.
Close up of pillow. Notice the blue fuzz between white pillow and brown wall, where it wasn’t completely cut correctly from a prior image.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Beware of flying purple ponies.
Purple horse kite with a yellow striped frog and two other kites.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Here’s one with Tony as a model. He wasn’t a fan of clothes, but tolerated these in part because you could feel his fur was cooler after wearing.
A small blond Tibetan Spaniel dog with tong out wearing a blue cooling shirt.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Post a random picture or everything else will go bad in July.
Three barn owls in a stone window. Screenshot on picture roll.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
How exactly am I supposed to work in these conditions?
Tabby cat chilling on a desk, paws and belly up as she leans over the keyboard.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I mean..,
Long beans. Very green, very big
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
How your email finds me this morning:
Tabby cat resting head on desk, looking at keyboard while laying on owner’s lap.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Meanwhile, in Canada…
Fabric softener from No Frills chain
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
No thoughts, only chin scritches.
Tabby cat being rubbed under her chin.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Literally my province’s icon.
Red lobster on a Nova Scotia shore
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Dig deep enough behind every Greek mythology enthusiast, and you’ll find this featured prominently in their childhood.
D’Aulaires’ Book of Green Myths. Cover of book has person in chariot with four white horses.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
I love owning a cuddler.
Tabby cat curled up on jean leg.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Yoga goals.
A tabby cat sleeping completely rolled up in a ball, head and upper paws into legs.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Exactly so.
Oregon trail video game: you have died of dysentery
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Best film adaptation of The Odyssey, wrong answers only
Poster for Disney’s Homeward Bound
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