These are our cats, #OpheTheLoaf and #MayalaranTheCat. Ophelia was originally my partner's, we live together full time now, and are an integrated family

Fun facts about Ophelia:
* She is missing a tooth, so her lip sometimes gets stuck open in a cute way
* She has an "activation noise" that sounds kinda like a pigeon
* She will often do 10/10 loafs, hence the nickname

Some facts about Maya:
* Her favorite hobby is judging the neighbors
* She is very anxious
* She has an incredibly dainty play style
* She has a series of increasingly ridiculous nicknames: Mayalaran -> Maya -> Mayo -> Aioli -> Au Jus

(Follow the hashtags if you want just my cats)
#CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfFedi

Oh dang, my #introduction post is waaay out of date now. Let's do it again!

I have a #MastersDegree in #ComputerScience and #ComputerEngineering. I went to #NMU for undergrad and #MSU for my graduate degree. I currently work at #UChicago for the #TMWCenter, which focuses on helping young children acquire language (and therefore other learning skills) faster.

In my spare time, I develop #OpenSourceSoftware such as

• a library to talk to #ManifoldMarkets from native #Python
• a #PredictionMarket manager using the above
• a #transpiler from a subset of Python to #OpenStreetMaps's #OverpassQL
• bug fixes to many other projects, including #mypy, #base58, #attrs, #CPython, & more

I spend a fair bit of my time these days on #MathResearch, specifically into the #ThueMorse Sequence and its extensions.

I'm also a hobbyist editor on OpenStreetMap.

#Demisexual, #transfem, and happily engaged to my #enby sweetheart.

We have two cats: #OpheTheLoaf and #MayalaranTheCat (yes, from #StormlightArchive)

#OpheTheLoaf loves herself some #CatTV

You just *try* to tell me that this isn't a perfect angel

If you wait until she wakes up, you might have a better argument

They rarely get this close and stay civil for long. It's certainly rare that #MayalaranTheCat approaches #OpheTheLoaf! What a brave kitty

Look at her go!

She started purring as I took this batch of photos. Apparently #OpheTheLoaf loves getting her picture taken

This is my other cat, #OpheTheLoaf. She is originally my partner's, but lives with me now, until we can live together full time.

Fun facts about Ophelia:
* She is missing a tooth, so her lip sometimes gets stuck open in a cute way
* She has an "activation noise" that sounds kinda like a pigeon
* She will often do 10/10 loafs, hence the nickname

Also featured: #MayalaranTheCat
Her favorite hobby is judging the neighbors

#CatsOfMastodon #catodon
(Follow the hashtags if you want just my cats)