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metareferential.bsky.social
Metareferential (he/him)
@metareferential.bsky.social
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Space educator. Amateur forager/beekeeper/welder, has managed to not poison anyone (yet). All opinions my own. Trans rights are human rights. Fnord.
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Tuxedo cat wriggles happily in a box. Tuxedo cat writhes around in a box upside down. Tuxedo cat grooms his tail in a box. The box has been edited by small pointy teeth.
July 13, 2025 at 4:49 AM
metareferential.bsky.social
Maximilian also says hi
A little chestnut tree sapling grows away in the grass.
June 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
metareferential.bsky.social
Sharing some belly with y'all in These Trying Times.

Happy #caturday
A black and white cat lolls on its back while a white hand pets the belly.
April 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
metareferential.bsky.social
@blueheronfarm.bsky.social Just got our tasty cajeta delivered. Please consider using larger boxes in the future; this one is clearly undersized.
A black cat crouches on grey floor, having stuck its face into a white box barely larger than its head.
April 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Please take a moment to rejuvenate with our local amateur synchronized sleeping team:
Two cats curl on a white, textured bedspread. One is black and white, the other calico.
April 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
metareferential.bsky.social
Aw yeah. the good stuff:
A cat watches a twitch stream of hatching geese.
March 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
metareferential.bsky.social
Hello, please accept this small antidote against The Circumstances.
A tuxedo cat's face peeps out from a brown corrugated fiberboard box lying on its side in a kitchen. Only the cat's yellow eyes and black ears can be seen.
February 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
metareferential.bsky.social
Already piqued as a major goy:
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February 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
metareferential.bsky.social
Anyway looks like your household isn't the only one with a case of the Rounds:
Three cats are curled in rumpled bedding. One is showing its stretchy little toes.
February 6, 2025 at 2:40 AM
metareferential.bsky.social
Something on the wind clearly smells concerning.
Three cats crouch to sniff under the bottom edge of a closed white outer door. All three are clustered together on a grey floor.
February 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
metareferential.bsky.social
Good news, everybody!
A tuxedo cat looks past the camera. It is sitting on a black box out of which peeks the head of a calico cat. The box is on a patterned burgundy carpet.
January 13, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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Print messed up at the very end but I felt like the model was generally usable. Since it's a blunderbuss bro, I just stuck some polyester 'smoke' on and called it a day; happy with the result! #3DPrinting
A small 28mm figurine, against a brown paper backdrop, of a peasant with a straw hat and a blue tunic holding a blunderbuss. The crown of the figurine's head is missing and "charred", with a wisp of fake smoke drifting from the top.
January 8, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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Time for a play date? Ours is middleweight 80lb corrugated...
A tuxedo cat lurks in a red cardboard beer box; his yellow eyes barely peek up over the edge. The box is on a muted patterned carpet.
December 28, 2024 at 5:59 PM
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😷 ❤️
A tortoise shell cat curled into a tight ball on a mauve duvet. Its nose is very pink. A white snake squiggles in the neck of a grey sweatshirt and out the sleeve. A fat tortoise shell cat lounges in a cardboard box. A knitted hat is draped over it.
December 25, 2024 at 12:24 PM
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OK, now that we are talking about it I also wanna show this not-to-mini-scale little location prop that I was pretty proud of, considering that I knocked it together from 100% trash:
A small cardboard dive bar building prop, labeled "LIMBAR", sits on a dark tablecloth with other gaming props like cars and dice. The building has dirty-white walls and corrugated "steel" roof. A small cardboard dive bar building prop, labeled "LIMBAR", sits on a table with orange tablecloths. The building has dirty-white walls and corrugated "steel" roof. The picture shows a toothpick radio aerial. A small cardboard dive bar building prop, labeled "LIMBAR", sits on a table with orange tablecloths. The building has dirty-white walls and corrugated "steel" roof. The photo highlights fake power meters and some graffiti that says "JESU SPADO". A small cardboard dive bar building prop, labeled "LIMBAR", sits on a table with orange tablecloths. The building has dirty-white walls and corrugated "steel" roof. The photo highlights trash bins and some graffiti that says, among other things, "AMOR OMNIA VINCIT".
December 24, 2024 at 12:56 PM
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I was super chuffed to find a full spectrum of colors at the @gamekastlecp.bsky.social Flea Market for like $2 to get me started (for a quick casual game that needed distinctive minis).
A sinusoidal wave of Hot Wheels style toy cars is laid out on a shiny gold placemat. The cars vary from purple through the traditional rainbow colors, ending with blue on the other side.
December 24, 2024 at 12:48 PM
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Mr. Mans is all about enthusiastic consent; all touching is good touching:
A tuxedo cat lounges upside down on a patchwork quilt.
November 26, 2024 at 12:07 AM
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Them's fightin' words, friend
A pudgy tortoiseshell cat slumps sleepily with its chin resting on a colorful backpack
November 22, 2024 at 3:59 AM
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A sprawling pale orange chicken of the woods mushroom grows out of the ground. It looks like a nested, concentric series of partial fantails. A white hand is next to it for scale.
November 20, 2024 at 1:55 PM
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Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the skyline
A shred of latex balloon tumbles on a black skyfield under a blue-gradient shot of Earth and the atmosphere
November 16, 2024 at 8:24 PM
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Good morning, bsky. Everything is terrible, awful, and no good but there are still pockets of purity and light to be had:
November 15, 2024 at 2:13 PM
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Toot toot
A homemade Richard Scarry apple car floats next to the pier in Baltimore Harbor. A pool noodle Lowly Worm sits astride a center pontoon.
November 9, 2024 at 11:25 PM
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WE SENT THE PREVIOUS PHOTO IN ERROR; PLEASE RETURN BY POST AT EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. INSTEAD PLEASE FIND ENCLOSED ONE (1) WRIGHT'S TUXEDO BARRELEYE
A tuxedo cat is crouched to leap at a cat toy; its eyes are very upwards-focused, perhaps to a comical extent.
November 5, 2024 at 5:20 AM
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PLEASE FIND ENCLOSED ONE (1) EASTERN NECKLESS TUXEDO PHOTOGRAPH AS REQUESTED
An adorable, chunky tuxedo cat sits on a patchwork quilt. Its head is retracted back into its neck.
November 5, 2024 at 5:18 AM
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Obligatory "art/artist:"
A blank-eyed tuxedo cat proudly sits in a cardboard box, out of which he has gnawed an enormous crescent
October 22, 2024 at 12:56 AM