cathoseclectic. mystic. vegan. trans. disabled.
curious & idealistic
I dream of a better now: justice. kindness. community. mutual aid. friendship.
into tinkering, fine craftsmanship, art, meaning, and sometimes even science.
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not that techy lately. I just tire of it all.
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( if you have decent vibes and a profile with posts, feel free to follow! mostly looking for mutuals, not private. )
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profile: circle of three leaves around three round berries.
header: stormy Pacific and dark beach
cathosespecially as someone who no longer really believes in laziness, willpower, or work ethic.
of course, i am actually disabled, in some ways. and trans. and have plenty of mental and whole-system nonsense going on. but also, I'm okay. I'm enough. And I do make things that matter. And I don't have to keep looking for the next right answer.
cathosin other words,
what i do every day
shapes the world
but what i do now
changes it.
cathoscreate depth in the shallows
cathoslesson from the anachronist itinerant:
not all tangles must needs be undone.
but find the thread you need and follow it through.
not all idle thoughts must be resolved.
find; take a pace to notice, to weigh.
follow it through as needs must.
meet the requirements where you are, where. you may.
where you can.
and remember that
offices make papers, positions, qualifications.
but we are those who do what must and may and means be done.
anarchy is just
doing it together, regard-less.
be safe, be well.
be brave.
and do what must needs be done.
#poetry #Means&Ends
cathosI like stories with texture. Even if it distracts from plot.
Give me an extravagant sense of place and a mystic's appreciation of focus -
Show me constellations of stars in coiling ribbons of smoke. Show me secrets of language in a bird's dance. Make me feel chill breeze in the leaden, strangling air of summer, and lose me amidst twining paths in a starlit wood. Leave me staring, certain I've seen a glimmer of the most precious apparition in dark masts of bamboo.
cathoslemon balm,
lilac,
elm leaves in the fall.
sweet pea,
grape leaf,
pine in the woodstove
and the rainstorms of summer.
these are the smells of home.
what are yours? are there any, like the elm, that have disappeared from your world?
cathoscreate depth in the shallows
cathosespecially as someone who no longer really believes in laziness, willpower, or work ethic.
of course, i am actually disabled, in some ways. and trans. and have plenty of mental and whole-system nonsense going on. but also, I'm okay. I'm enough. And I do make things that matter. And I don't have to keep looking for the next right answer.
cathosin other words,
what i do every day
shapes the world
but what i do now
changes it.
cathossometimes the most terrifying question is
what if there's nothing wrong with me?
cathosespecially as someone who no longer really believes in laziness, willpower, or work ethic.
of course, i am actually disabled, in some ways. and trans. and have plenty of mental and whole-system nonsense going on. but also, I'm okay. I'm enough. And I do make things that matter. And I don't have to keep looking for the next right answer.
cathossometimes the most terrifying question is
what if there's nothing wrong with me?
cathosHey friends! I could still use a bit of help to make it through October.
( Any amount helps, but I know lots of you aren't doing much better than me financially, so no pressure. But thanks for reading and/or boosting this post. )
https://ko-fi.com/cathos
#mutualAid
cathosHey friends and fair folk. I could use some help again right now. Medical problems have been really discouraging, and though I have been getting a bit of help from other sources, it's not enough to keep me afloat. If you can afford to / would like to help me out, that would be wonderful. My goal before December (this week) is at least $500, and I'll likely need the same in December, so I'm setting the goal at $1000.
$ 170/1000
https://ko-fi.com/cathos
ps. If you can't afford to help, maybe you should be asking for help too! Mutual aid is a pretty awesome thing, despite the difficulty and shame most of us feel around asking for help. We need each other, and we are better and stronger together.
#mutualAid
cathosHey! I could use help for October - I've made some progress, but still looking for work and figuring out my next steps.
My goal this month is $1200, but any amount at all would be amazing.
update: at about $900/$1200!
https://ko-fi.com/cathos
#mutualAid
cathosHey friends! I could still use a bit of help to make it through October.
( Any amount helps, but I know lots of you aren't doing much better than me financially, so no pressure. But thanks for reading and/or boosting this post. )
https://ko-fi.com/cathos
#mutualAid
cathosupdate: goal met! Thank you all so much.
Hey friends. I could use some help this month to afford the basics. If you can afford to / would like to help me out, that would be wonderful. My goal this month (September) is at least $700.
https://ko-fi.com/cathos
ps. If you can't afford to help, maybe you should be asking for help too! Mutual aid is a pretty awesome thing, despite the difficulty and shame most of us feel around asking for help. We need each other, and we are better and stronger together.
#mutualAid
cathosHey! I could use help for October - I've made some progress, but still looking for work and figuring out my next steps.
My goal this month is $1200, but any amount at all would be amazing.
update: at about $900/$1200!
https://ko-fi.com/cathos
#mutualAid
cathoslesson from the anachronist itinerant:
not all tangles must needs be undone.
but find the thread you need and follow it through.
not all idle thoughts must be resolved.
find; take a pace to notice, to weigh.
follow it through as needs must.
meet the requirements where you are, where. you may.
where you can.
and remember that
offices make papers, positions, qualifications.
but we are those who do what must and may and means be done.
anarchy is just
doing it together, regard-less.
be safe, be well.
be brave.
and do what must needs be done.
#poetry #Means&Ends
cathosupdate: goal met! Thank you all so much.
Hey friends. I could use some help this month to afford the basics. If you can afford to / would like to help me out, that would be wonderful. My goal this month (September) is at least $700.
https://ko-fi.com/cathos
ps. If you can't afford to help, maybe you should be asking for help too! Mutual aid is a pretty awesome thing, despite the difficulty and shame most of us feel around asking for help. We need each other, and we are better and stronger together.
#mutualAid
cathosthis is an adapter from a sawzall to... XLR.
for reasons.