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Elisabeth Van Every
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Writer, editor, educator, naturalist, knower of things. Wildlife interp, media, film, fandom, politics, noir, goth, fashion, cocktails, hockey, public health/COVID safety, anything else I find of interest. Animal photos sometimes. Caution: Swears. She/her.
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It’s that time again
Arena video screen showing logos of Seattle Thunderbirds and Victoria Royals.
November 22, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Happy adoptiversary to our detective girls. 1st photo. They met & chose us, and we signed the paperwork, one year ago today. (They didn't come home with us right away because we weren't quite ready; then they turned out to have upper respiratory infections that the shelter wanted to clear first.)
Two gray and white cats lying in an enclosure at an animal shelter. The one on the right is more or less upside down with a contented expression. The one on the right is on her side with her head up but looks like she was awakened from a nap.
November 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Update: She has shifted to lobster-cracking tool
A dark gray and white cat is lying on a fleece blanket and is more or less folded in half, resembling a lobster cracking tool.
November 21, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Tight roumd!
A dark gray and white curled tightly into a round.
November 21, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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This morning I prepped my tea before feeding the pets, which included stepping out to get a mug I’d left on the coffee table. Miss Effie Cat, my supervisor, YELLED at me for leaving the kitchen before feeding her. Guess I know the order of my responsibilities now. 😜
(Photo to show how stern she is)
A gray and white cat with a stern expression sits upright innan empty box.
November 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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We've had 4 other cats since he passed, all more or less adults (ages have been hazy--some youngish, but not kittens), and all rescues one way or another. They've all brought their own joys, love, and laughter.
L: Kaga and Squish (both RIP)
R: Effie and Torchy (current)
A black cat (left) and a brown/gray/white lynx point cat (right) lie facing each other on a bed, their front paws entangles. Two gray and white cats lie together sleeping on a fleece blanket; the one on the right has her head tucked under the chin of the one on the left, and their front paws are tangled together.
November 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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This creamsicle boy came from PAWS near Seattle. He was at least 2 yrs old, likely older. His greatest talent was getting into trouble...but he looked after me like no other animal I've ever had. He was the cat love of my life. Said goodbye to him 20 yrs ago this month, still miss him.
A cream and orange cat sits in Bast pose on a table, his eyes closed, his overall body language relaxed. A cream and orange cat wearing a "collar" of long strips of lace and metallic fabric (it's actually an ornamental hair tie). He looks less than pleased. A cream and orange cat sits inside a fallen trash can, among the trash, with trash he displace so he would fit spilling onto the floor.
November 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Look what I got! EEL FACTS!!!!
Get your own from @sarahmackattack.bsky.social!
A scratch-off advent calendar with 24 dates in gold on orange rectangles. Surrounding the calendar dates is artwork of a number of full-color eel species in a habitat of ocean plants and rocks. At the top is letter art in yellow, orange, and black reading EEL FACTS: AN ADVENT CALENDAR.
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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“Aren’t you worried about having a huge, strong GSD living with much smaller cats?”
Please see these photos for why we are not concerned about this. The dog was lying on the bed in the second photo until Miss Effie decided to lie there too. He is utterly submissive to the cats.
A large German shepherd dog lies on a very small plush gray pet bed. A gray and white cat lies on the corner of a large gray orthopedic dog bed. The bed is more than large enough to accommodate both the cat and the GSD in the other photo, but the dog is not lying on it because the cat is there.
November 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Ending the weekend on a sweet note. Good night.
A pair of gray and white cats snuggled together and sleeping with their heads touching.
November 17, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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Capping off our week of hockey, it’s junior hockey night again. We almost bagged on this one due to cumulative exhaustion from the week, work, & errands today, but ultimately we wanted to see our kids play.
A hockey arena before the game.
November 15, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Back at the boy aquarium! Different seats tonight.
Three photos of the Seattle Kraken warming up before tonight’s game vs. Winnipeg.
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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This European robin thoroughly disapproves of anyone who would cross the Starbucks picket line.
A European robin standing on an iron fence arch in front of maple leaves. It's a small songbird with gray back and cap, bright orange face and breast, and pale tan/gray belly. It has a tiny beak and bright black eyes. Its expression is extremely disapproving.
November 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Good evening from the Boy Aquarium! 😝
All photos are of the Seattle Kraken and Columbus Blue Jackets warming up before their game in Seattle tonight.
November 12, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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The U.S. doesn't really do the poppies, but I assume most people understand the meaning. I took these photos last month at the Tower of London, of this exhibit of ceramic poppies commemorating WWII. It's very powerful to see them and reflect on the meaning. lialondon.net/ceramic-popp...
A cascade of faux poppies, with metal stems and centers and red ceramic petals, pours down the side of one of the buildings and into the grass at the Tower of London. Faux poppies, made of metal stems and red ceramic petals, are planted in a shallow pool made by the Thames River just inside the walls of the Tower of London, arranged so that they spill through the gate that was used to bring boats inside the walls and through the water, creating an effect like blood flowing through the water.
November 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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6. Coolest Film Noir Character:
"Acme Bookshop Proprietress" (the character has no name) played by Dorothy Malone in THE BIG SLEEP. Nerdy, educated, smart, up for being part of a PI's adventure, sexy, great banter, and VERY helpful. Her screen time:viewer impact ratio is huge. #NoirvemberChallenge
Still from THE BIG SLEEP: Dorothy Malone as Bookstore Girl and Humphrey Bogart as Phillip Marlowe toast to being stuck in the bookstore due to rain with paper cups full of rye whiskey.
November 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Effie (top) and Torchy reporting in!
Two gray and white cats lie together on a black and white fleece blanket. The bottom, darker cat is in modified loaf position, mostly on her side. The top, lighter cat is in half-shrimp position, with one paw over her face, and the top of her head pressed against the other cat's side.
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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Just had a very good pub lunch with this attentive young lady monitoring us. Just in case any snacks were available.
A black and white springer spaniel standing near my feet at a restaurant table side-eyes me as I have not yet provided her with any snacks. (I did so shortly after this.)
November 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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We are finishing off our final day in London with a nice calm nature walk. In a cemetery. (Highgate Cemetery, to be specific.)
View of a pathway in Highgate Cemetery. The grave marker for actress Jean Simmons, with a variety of potted plants and small decorative items placed on the grave amidst fallen leaves from the trees all around the cemetery. A small statue of a sleeping pig between some graves. The grave marker for Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, reading “Beloved son, Brother, Friend”. The world knew him by an anglicized version of his name as a monumental singer, songwriter & entertainer.
November 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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I posted this image yesterday from the exhibition in London where he talks about this idea and said that the quote made me cry, and this here in the video in the quoted post is is WHY that quote in my image made me cry.
Image of a quote from an interview with Guillermo del Toro: Meticulously planned and then blessed by a series of casting, creating, and crafting opportunities that sprung fully formed almost at every step, this is my favorite filmmaking experience without exception. The Creature that crossed that threshold transfigured itself into a living entity that embraced us back, healing childhood wounds, fulfilling lifetime dreams, and heading toward you, the kind viewer. May you love this as much as we have. And may monsters inhabit your dreams and give you as much solace as they have given me. We are all creatures lost and found. For the journey is eternal, but so is the faith.
November 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Here’s something for some of the eldergoths, especially those in alt.gothic groups around the turn of the millenium.

Also we saw a group of eldergoths outside the performance venue in Camden. There’s an Adam Ant show tonight. 🫠
The New Rocks boot & leather shop on the High Street in Camden (the one in London).
November 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Fine, I’ll try it this year. Already a day behind.
1. Favorite Film Noir Opening Scene:
TOUCH OF EVIL isn’t just technically masterful; it also takes what seems fun & celebratory and turns it into horror & dread in a second. Brilliant.
#NoirvemberChallenge
@ LadyKdesigns #NoirvemberChallenge 2025 1. Favorite Film Noir Opening Scene 2. Favorite Film Noir Character Introduction 3. The Film Noir That Made You a Fan 4. Film Noir Ahead of Its Time 5. Film Noir You'd Show Someone Who's Never Seen One 6. Coolest Film Noir Character 7. Favorite Film Noir Dream Sequence 8. "Now You're Talking, Noir!" Favorite Line in a Film Noir 9. Favorite Dan Duryea Film Noir 10. Favorite Gloria Grahame Film Noir 11. Favorite Bar Scene or Cocktail in a Film Noir 12. Sexiest Film Noir 13. Favorite Low-Budget B Film Noir 14. Who's on the Film Noir Mount Rushmore 15. Film Noir Character You'd Trust the Least with Your Secrets 16. Lesser-Known Film Noir Everyone Should See 17. Favorite Film Noir Duo 18. Favorite Film Noir MacGuffin 19. Favorite Boxing Film Noir 20. Favorite Gambling Scene in a Film Noir 21. Favorite Film Noir Made Outside the USA 22. Favorite Musical Performance in a Film Noir 23. Film Noir Actor Who Stole Every Scene They Were In 24. Favorite Film Noir Poster 25. Favorite Film Noir Featuring a Boat 26. Favorite Neo-Noir 27. Favorite Film Noir Featuring Food 28. Film Noir You Watch Over and Over 29. Favorite RKO Film Noir 30. Best Film Noir Ending Art by ejauntworks
November 2, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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And this was this afternoon’s activity. It was EXCEPTIONAL, a phenomenal look into the process of making a film while also looking deeply into this *specific* film. And a quote that made me cry. I’m so grateful to @realgdt.bsky.social for this exhibition & for being in London so we could see it.
A title card showing an image from Guillermo del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN and the words “Frankenstein CRAFTING A TALE ETERNAL”. An information card from the exhibit: Meticulously planned and then blessed by a series of casting, creating, and crafting opportunities that sprung fully formed almost at every step, this is my favorite filmmaking experience without exception. The Creature that crossed that threshold transfigured itself into a living entity that embraced us back, healing childhood wounds, fulfilling lifetime dreams, and heading toward you, the kind viewer. May you love this as much as we have. And may monsters inhabit your dreams and give you as much solace as they have given me. We are all creatures lost and found. For the journey is eternal, but so is the faith.
November 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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If you know me (especially for a long time) you will know why this outfit in particular resonated with me. And yes, it’s exquisite.
A mannequin wearing a summer linen suit accessorized with a straw Homburg hat, which was worn as detective Hercule Poirot in the eponymous TV series. This may be from the series version of DEATH ON THE NILE.
November 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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This morning’s activity. My friends, I walked into the room shown here, and nearly started crying with overwhelm. FANTASTIC exhibition.
Sign for an exhibition at the Fashion + Textile Museum in London for “Costume Couture: Sixty Years of Cosprop.” A long room full of mannequins wearing exquisite costumes from a variety of films.
November 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM