Converse
@lousywords.com
Author. Tech writer.
Likes: Movies, Lego, TTRPGs, WH40K, Comics, SF/F.
My preferred name is Unkle.
Converse is my family name. I am not the shoe company.
Banner image ©️2011 by me. All rights reserved.
Profile image by @valentinebarker.com
Likes: Movies, Lego, TTRPGs, WH40K, Comics, SF/F.
My preferred name is Unkle.
Converse is my family name. I am not the shoe company.
Banner image ©️2011 by me. All rights reserved.
Profile image by @valentinebarker.com
Here’s my baby, wondering why the hell I am still awake if I am not petting her.
December 22, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Here’s my baby, wondering why the hell I am still awake if I am not petting her.
My cat, Daemir, also likes to try to lift my spirits when I am feeling down or ill. She defends me from every other human on the planet, but she means well.
December 19, 2025 at 11:27 PM
My cat, Daemir, also likes to try to lift my spirits when I am feeling down or ill. She defends me from every other human on the planet, but she means well.
Pure serendipity on my skyline this morning.
December 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Pure serendipity on my skyline this morning.
As much as I love floofy cats, I am so glad to have been adopted by a black short-haired cat.
December 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
As much as I love floofy cats, I am so glad to have been adopted by a black short-haired cat.
I put out a heated cat shelter for OBC and I can’t swear to it, but I think she’s using it. This is her. She hasn’t quite made up her mind, but I am pretty sure she’s well on her way to joining the family.
November 30, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I put out a heated cat shelter for OBC and I can’t swear to it, but I think she’s using it. This is her. She hasn’t quite made up her mind, but I am pretty sure she’s well on her way to joining the family.
These are images of the insulated shelter.
October 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
These are images of the insulated shelter.
This is Outdoor Black Cat, or “OBC” for short.
October 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
This is Outdoor Black Cat, or “OBC” for short.
I woke up to this. Sometimes, when everything is really terrible, there’s a moment of beauty worth savoring.
October 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I woke up to this. Sometimes, when everything is really terrible, there’s a moment of beauty worth savoring.
My cat, Daemir looked so peaceful and content sleeping in the sunbeam from my patio door that I couldn’t resist trying to capture the moment.
October 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
My cat, Daemir looked so peaceful and content sleeping in the sunbeam from my patio door that I couldn’t resist trying to capture the moment.
Photo of my silly cat Daemir in recompense.
October 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Photo of my silly cat Daemir in recompense.
“Say, datz a nize hat.”
Said with envy and respect.
Said with envy and respect.
October 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
“Say, datz a nize hat.”
Said with envy and respect.
Said with envy and respect.
I pulled the battery this morning. It’s in very bad shape, having warped its frame and every cell is “pillowed.” This battery was installed in late 2018 and the laptop got heavy use until 2025. Since it spent most of those years being a desktop replacement, it spent lots of time plugged in.
September 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I pulled the battery this morning. It’s in very bad shape, having warped its frame and every cell is “pillowed.” This battery was installed in late 2018 and the laptop got heavy use until 2025. Since it spent most of those years being a desktop replacement, it spent lots of time plugged in.
This is my cat Daemir (Elvish for "pool of shadows") sleeping off the stress of a shift movers who had been packing up my main bath and bedroom for flood remediation had finished for the day.
September 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This is my cat Daemir (Elvish for "pool of shadows") sleeping off the stress of a shift movers who had been packing up my main bath and bedroom for flood remediation had finished for the day.
Robert Redford played the nerdy lead in 3 Days of the Condor, and changed how I saw heroes.
Redford made every role feel lived in.
Redford made every role feel lived in.
September 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Robert Redford played the nerdy lead in 3 Days of the Condor, and changed how I saw heroes.
Redford made every role feel lived in.
Redford made every role feel lived in.
Daemir - my black cat - came to me because someone here in Vegas found a stray kitten and couldn't keep her. I was in a bad headspace, but this creature needed a home. I told the rescuer to bring her over, and if the cat was happy, they could stay. Daemir is fiercely my cat.
September 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Daemir - my black cat - came to me because someone here in Vegas found a stray kitten and couldn't keep her. I was in a bad headspace, but this creature needed a home. I told the rescuer to bring her over, and if the cat was happy, they could stay. Daemir is fiercely my cat.
I need to post more photos of my cat. This is semi-recent. This is Daemir. Daemir is a word I cobbled together from the language reference at the back of JRRT's "The Silmarillion" and it roughly means "pool or jewel of shadow."
August 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I need to post more photos of my cat. This is semi-recent. This is Daemir. Daemir is a word I cobbled together from the language reference at the back of JRRT's "The Silmarillion" and it roughly means "pool or jewel of shadow."
Having lived in that state, however briefly ...
August 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Having lived in that state, however briefly ...
My weekend read has arrived. Looking forward to catching up and learning Dr Who stuff. @maggiemcneill.bsky.social knows more and has seen more Dr Who than I ever have.
August 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
My weekend read has arrived. Looking forward to catching up and learning Dr Who stuff. @maggiemcneill.bsky.social knows more and has seen more Dr Who than I ever have.
