Joi Massat

Catgirl System: The Grim, Spicy Truth

I’ve written a few posts about things that have influenced my story Catgirl System. Everything in them is true. Characters and themes really were inspired by those.

But they were also inspired by…something else. Something deemed too accursed to talk about.

A Finale I’m Actually Happy About?!

I know that there’s no set speed for finishing art, but after what I consider a frankly absurd amount of time…is my finish line finally within reach?

Random Creative Energy Spurting Out in Random Directions

I want to do MANY THINGS. Probably TOO MANY THINGS. It simultaneously holds me back and is the secret of my power.

Dark Secrets of That Disgusting Old Yu-Gi-Oh Card Art

If you don’t believe me about it being disgusting, just look at the banner. Or at this:

suzypavlis: A New Website for Conlang Nonsense

To my mild embarrassment, I’ve tacked another hobby on to my list of hobbies: web design. Enter suzypavlis, which is currently a home for the lyrics of, like, six songs in artificial languages that vanishingly few people use.

Biased Yet Scientific List of the Greatest Anime Boys

In the name of psychoanalyzing myself over and over again until I implode, I’ve recently examined the anime characters I find, or have found, most aesthetically appealing.

These are not my favorite boys of 2026. They are my favorites as chosen by my younger selves throughout time and space. Also, because the anime I’ve watched lately have been in the single digits, my list stops short at, like, 2015. Let’s get scratchin’!

The Feminine, Masculine, And/Or Nonbinarinine Within?

AKA My Good Friend Columbo From the Memes Helps Me Investigate Gender Roles

Colors Are So Delicious

All my other blog post WIPs require me to do more research (AKA more watching of shows) and I just haven’t circled back to that. Yet I wanted to post something, so here I am!

I like colors, I think they are very pleasing, please enjoy a carousel of color-related topics.

Tales from the Ace Zone: Sex and Gender Musings

Okay, get this: did you know that gender, sex, sexuality, romance, and aesthetic attraction…that they…that they might, might…they might…you know, they….they might be related???

I honestly didn’t because I thought I was too weird and too far beyond these things. It took some really roundabout reflection to reach these roundabout conclusions.

We Want Catgirl System and We Want It Now!

Seriously, how am I doing with this story?