iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 08/07/2026

Brought the boys home some blooming catnip. It was a feasting frenzy for the first several minutes and now it’s a relaxed curiosity.

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 24/06/2026

Enduring a long day of meetings with homemade strawberry rhubarb pie and double-knitting. #knitting #Homade #strawberryseason

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 12/06/2026

I checked my own settings and they had reverted to “no one can send you a message unless the chat is already there”. I updated my settings and wonder maybe if yours were also reset. As a second option I sent you a message in Insta!

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 12/06/2026

Herbert the Herb garden is doing very well this year with a bunch of volunteers seeded from last year. Mixed in is some raw, dirty wool to keep the rodents away (it’s working). Rosemary, 3 types of basil, chives, dill, oregano, cilantro, and parsley. 💚

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 09/02/2026

Finished my sweet stocking cap except I can’t get up to sew on the fuzzy ball (it’s in my office) because my cat has trapped me. #FuckIce #PlsCanIGetUpAndPeeNowCat

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 08/02/2026

While I do not partake in the superbowl, I do enjoy snacks.

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 28/01/2026

I had the privilege to visit Schindler’s Enamel Factory (turned museum) when I was in Poland a few years ago. It was horrifying. I’ll have the opp to visit Anne Frank’s house this year and even though it’ll be a downer, I’m grabbing it with both hands and will be telling everyone I can about it.

A photo taken at Schindler’s Enamel Factory Museum, where conditions of Nazi and German occupation were memorialized so we would never forget the mistakes of our past.

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 26/12/2025

Finished up “Colorshift” by Melanie Berg, and finally got around to washing and blocking it. Been leaning into wearing more wraps and shawls this winter- they’re nice for keeping a chill off my neck and shoulders while working on more bog witch stuff. #knitting www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 25/12/2025

Christmas Quiche success! Used some leftover ham from yesterday’s feast and plan on making split pea soup with more of that ham tomorrow. While I *AM* atheist, I love an extra day off here and there to lean into slow living and cooking.

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 11/12/2025

Took a little break between book 7 and 8 of The Sandman Slim series for one of my great loves: Autobiographies read by the author. This was a GREAT, but difficult and triggering read. It felt like my emotions and memories were articulated perfectly in this book. 10/10 @kathleenhanna.bsky.social

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 03/12/2025

Ted has me trained. He will stare under furniture/appliances until I get onto the floor and fish out a toy, whether there’s a toy actually under there or not. He also likes to get between me and the void, very helpful. #TedTheCat

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 20/11/2025

Bill and Ted keeping me company at the end of the workday. Despite my brain absolutely resenting being forced to operate, I got a lot of hard data logic hammered out. The short winter day is mocking all of us with a 4:30 sundown. #BillAndTedTheCats

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 15/11/2025

I’ve had this Nothing Bundt Cakes bag for over two weeks and I dare not dispose of it. #TedTheCat

Tuxedo cat named Ted hiding in a large white paper bag with handles.

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 11/11/2025

I opened this tub of greenies today. Bill decided the two I gave him two minutes ago wasn’t enough. 🤬 obviously all the rest of the cats capitalized on this industriousness. #BillTheCat #OrangeBoi

Orange cat with spilled greenie treats all over the hardwood floor.

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 04/10/2025

In this book, some main characters are Jewish, but it’s a high fantasy book with elves. There’s a lot of unwritten historical context in it with antisemitism themes and it’s a good read. However, being atheist, the real theistic struggles have less hold on me than the fake elves.

Screenshot of Libro FM audiobook Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik, 76% complete.

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 22/09/2025

Good morning from vacationtimes! Still dreaming about work, but relaxing as hard as I can.

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 13/08/2025

A GIGANTIC horsefly, a ripening squash, and a cool split colored daisy. Wisconsin nature is poppin’ this time of year.

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 06/08/2025

The garden is picking up steam! I thought some of the tomato plants were green zebras, but they’re turning yellow and orange, so who knows! At this rate, I’ll be bringing overflow to the bar on Sundays for Brunch/“Church”. I have also let several dog walkers know that they should pick freely.

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 03/08/2025

Finished a nice wrap today and am starting another shawl. This one I did purely for the joy of knitting and learning and have no idea what I’ll do with the results. #Knitting #LaceWeightYarn #CableKnit

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 06/07/2025

My team won Cryptid trivia this past week! All hail the Moth Man!

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 30/06/2025

This is what’s been keeping me sane lately. This and Stardew Valley. And the NYC Mayoral results. #Knitting #ShowMeYourKnits #OrangeCat

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 23/06/2025

Tom eats Churu cat treats and I eat Otter pops when it’s hot out. Tom thinks I also eat Churus and wants me to share 😂 #OtterPop #Churu #TomTheCat

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 16/06/2025

I lament this thin sauce, I forgot we had run out of corn starch, but the flavor and crisp farmers market vegetables were perfect. We are spoiled here in Madison 💙💙 Also: it’s been great to see all the #NoKings posts, it’s really been feeding my hope 💙

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 08/06/2025

#TheAICon is super relevant to my world, and there’s even a section in here about the taxi industry! As a former driver, I felt the tech boom push me out of a living wage and now I see AI starting to invade my data integration work. This will make my job shittier while techbros keep hyping it.

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 03/06/2025

The top chart is 10 years ago and the bottom was today. Ears are holding steady and I have concrete proof it’s not my ears, but my partner who mumbles. 😂 #WhatDidYouSay #SpeakUp

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 03/06/2025

Stanley cups are just fancy Big Gulps. I am not afraid to admit that I own one and use it mostly for “chunky water” (lots of ice in my water) daily around the house and got into this habit while recuperating from a surgery. It was a gift from a nurse friend a couple years ago 💙🥰 #HappyPride 🌈🌈🌈

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 27/05/2025

Today was pretty indulgent! I recognized Memorial Day by 1) spending time remembering my loved ones who passed in service to our country. 2) reading The Hunger Games (first time) and seeing it as a possible future with our current gvmt’s trajectory. 3) doubling down on my commitment to resist.

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 25/05/2025

Old man Zorro with my current knitting project. He keeps reaching up and stopping me from knitting because it’s disturbing his nap. I got “Perfection” again in Stardew Valley today, so I was able to immediately put it down and refocus on finishing this scarf. #Hyperfocus #Knitting #Cats

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 24/05/2025

So much about these raw new robot feelings strikes chords in me, and I think they would in you, too. Murderbot just acknowledged that no recognition about good work sucks, but somehow too much recognition ALSO sucks. He followed up that he is confused about that but moves on quickly. #Murderbot

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 20/05/2025

This lil dickhead. All morning he comes and scratches my chair, my leg, my door, begging for attention and as soon as I sit on the couch (away from work) he’s like “ok time to relax.” Every. Single. (Workday) Morning. Dude, I don’t want to be at work, either, but this is how you get treats! #Cats

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 18/05/2025

I made these stickers a couple-few years ago. I asked the bartender today if he’d like one for the bar fridge (it’s a VERY gay-friendly bar). The lady next to me asked “What is it?” Me: it’s a Domme and her slave, would you like one? Her: oh. No thank you. #Pride #GearingUpForPride

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 16/05/2025

I didn’t create this integration, but there was no documentation on it (and as you can see, it is VERY complex— this is about 60% of the whole thing). I am feeling very accomplished to have untangled and demystified someone else’s mess. #Lucidchart

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 16/05/2025

My straw bale garden has become a mushroom factory 😂 #Gardening #StrawbaleGardening

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 15/05/2025

It’s 83 in Madison, Wisconsin today and it’s the warmest day of Bill’s entire life! He’s enjoying the breeze coming through the window. #Cats

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 14/05/2025

Pretty sure this is the function of orange cats. They’re like Mikey from the old LIFE cereal commercials, they’ll try anything and if they survive the other cats will follow. After 5 minutes of my older cat and this tux kitten wondering what to do with this ice cube, the orange boy dives right in.

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 14/05/2025

I know this is SO DUMB but I just agonized for an hour (after stewing for a month) about needle stoppers. All the silicone designs seem so childish, cartoonish, infantilizing. The other option seems so utilitarian. Even the skulls are too cartoonish. So I was frozen with indecision. #KnitSky

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 13/05/2025

This yellow bird has a sweet lil song!

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 12/05/2025

There’s a breeze coming through my window that’s so nice. Within the same gust I can feel threads of cool air mingled with threads of heat. It’s so perfect. Why am I working?

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 12/05/2025

My fancy-ass expensive hand cream hasn’t been cutting it lately for my alligator hands. Yesterday I started putting my foot cream on my hands and it has IMMEDIATELY helped. I guess I’m one of those old ladies now. 👵🏻

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 12/05/2025

Me: I should probably focus on losing some weight. Also me:

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 11/05/2025

We gave Bill a taste of the great outdoors today, and now he is inconsolable. He wants more! His pathetic little mews can be heard at the end of the video, where he’s trying to ask why dad’s outside and didn’t bring him along. #BillTheCat

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 03/05/2025

Herbert the Herb garden is makin a comeback! The second raised bed has some lettuce that reseeded itself from last year and some new kale, and the straw bales have tomatoes, pepper, tomatillos, shallots, sweet yellow onion, and leeks! Gonna fill the rest in next weekend with some beans 😍

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 28/04/2025

Late to the party, but here’s my haul from Saturday’s Local Yarn Store Day 😍 (The Sow’s Ear, Verona, WI) I have absolutely no idea what I’ll make, but I couldn’t pass up these skeins or bags. #LYS #Knitting

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 23/04/2025

The boys are making it really hard to work today. #Cats

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 23/04/2025

I freaking LOVE when cats pick up their toys in their mouth and carry it around, and Ted freaking LOVES this cheap spring hahaha #Cats

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 17/04/2025

Keeping busy while recovering from surgery. I thought maybe these small charms would be short enough of a project to focus on in a drug haze, but they proved difficult because they are intricate and have a lot of directions. Shoulda stuck with a simple scarf lol #Knitting

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 16/04/2025

String bags full of strings! Irresistible! These small yarn balls are all leftovers from previous big projects. I’ll be making fancifully colored acorns, leaves, pumpkins, and acorns with them this week… if I can wrest them away from Bill. #Knitting

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becky^ (beckycaret) @yellowandblackmail.com · 10/04/2025

These are on deck for projects, but I don’t have any double-pointed needles! I’ve always used magic loop 😂 So anyway I am super excited to get my set of DPNs in the mail in the next couple days haha #Knitting

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