gina ✨
@astrogina.bsky.social
they/them | aroace | cmu (astro)physics | monstera lover | trying to romanticize my life a little
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gina ✨
@astrogina.bsky.social
· Nov 14
hello everyone, I'm Gina (they/them), a PhD student at CMU working on binary black hole mergers (specifically from a computational perspective: trying to get our modeled populations to line up with our observed population)
generally interested in black holes and binaries and stellar evolution :)
generally interested in black holes and binaries and stellar evolution :)
picked up one of those pig shaped custard buns and someone said they for the kids and the adult custard buns were just the plain round ones
LET ADULTS HAVE WHIMSY AND CUTE THINGS
LET ADULTS HAVE WHIMSY AND CUTE THINGS
January 6, 2026 at 5:02 AM
picked up one of those pig shaped custard buns and someone said they for the kids and the adult custard buns were just the plain round ones
LET ADULTS HAVE WHIMSY AND CUTE THINGS
LET ADULTS HAVE WHIMSY AND CUTE THINGS
i had to leave my big cast iron pan and my small carbon steel pan at my parents house when i moved and i still miss them 😩
uh oh. the new year energy is making me contemplate carbon steel cookware
January 6, 2026 at 4:57 AM
i had to leave my big cast iron pan and my small carbon steel pan at my parents house when i moved and i still miss them 😩
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THIS IS THE WORST DAY OF MY
LIFE SHEETZ FREEKZ POUR ONE OUT TONIGHT
LIFE SHEETZ FREEKZ POUR ONE OUT TONIGHT
RIP, the guy behind Pennsylvania's greatest gas station fast food empire.
Steve Sheetz, business leader and philanthropist, dies at age 77
Steve Sheetz, an Altoona native whose leadership is credited for growing the Sheetz Corporation into a convenience store empire, has died. He was 77. Sheetz passed away from respiratory complications ...
www.altoonamirror.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:40 PM
THIS IS THE WORST DAY OF MY
LIFE SHEETZ FREEKZ POUR ONE OUT TONIGHT
LIFE SHEETZ FREEKZ POUR ONE OUT TONIGHT
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For many years I lived in an apartment without aircon. My list of places I could go to escape the heat in metro Melbourne
January 5, 2026 at 7:48 AM
For many years I lived in an apartment without aircon. My list of places I could go to escape the heat in metro Melbourne
feeling attacked omg
Trying to relax with some reading only to have Helen Humphreys come out the gate swinging 🫣
January 5, 2026 at 2:18 AM
feeling attacked omg
at a baby's first birthday party and he's climbing the stairs that are behind an employees only sign (supervised by an adult) and some other kids came over and one was like "i dont think we're allowed on there" and another one was like "well he cant read"
January 4, 2026 at 9:14 PM
at a baby's first birthday party and he's climbing the stairs that are behind an employees only sign (supervised by an adult) and some other kids came over and one was like "i dont think we're allowed on there" and another one was like "well he cant read"
oh my god i love being on holiday but i miss my kitchen
January 4, 2026 at 6:19 PM
oh my god i love being on holiday but i miss my kitchen
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I set up a GoFundMe for former @pghcitypaper.com staff. This will be used to help us submit last year's stories for awards, defray loss of income and insurance, and support laid-off single moms with childcare. Chip in if you'd like:
Donate to Support former Pittsburgh City Paper staff, organized by Colin Williams
R.I.P. Pittsburgh City Paper, 1991-2025.
After over three decades, Block… Colin Williams needs your support for Support former Pittsburgh City Paper staff
gofund.me
January 4, 2026 at 1:49 PM
I set up a GoFundMe for former @pghcitypaper.com staff. This will be used to help us submit last year's stories for awards, defray loss of income and insurance, and support laid-off single moms with childcare. Chip in if you'd like:
having this problem with wired 💀 got that $5 for a year sub last feb and after multiple emails asking how to cancel before i get charged again, they have told me a) my account doesn't exist b) i dont have a subscription linked to my account c) i will be charged for the annual sub in a few weeks
i think it should be illegal for the boston globe to allow me to sign up for an subscription online but then make me call and speak with multiple people just to cancel the subscription.
January 4, 2026 at 2:58 AM
having this problem with wired 💀 got that $5 for a year sub last feb and after multiple emails asking how to cancel before i get charged again, they have told me a) my account doesn't exist b) i dont have a subscription linked to my account c) i will be charged for the annual sub in a few weeks
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"Hands off Venezuela!"
January 3, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"Hands off Venezuela!"
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Hundreds out in Milwaukee with just a couple hours notice and ten degree temps.
January 3, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Hundreds out in Milwaukee with just a couple hours notice and ten degree temps.
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I’m at Times Square, where an emergency “No War On Venezuela” protest just took to the street. Easily a thousand people here in real-feel 20°F weather.
“No more coups, no more wars, Venezuela’s not yours!”
“No boots on the ground no bombs in the air, U.S. out of everywhere!”
“No more coups, no more wars, Venezuela’s not yours!”
“No boots on the ground no bombs in the air, U.S. out of everywhere!”
January 3, 2026 at 8:02 PM
I’m at Times Square, where an emergency “No War On Venezuela” protest just took to the street. Easily a thousand people here in real-feel 20°F weather.
“No more coups, no more wars, Venezuela’s not yours!”
“No boots on the ground no bombs in the air, U.S. out of everywhere!”
“No more coups, no more wars, Venezuela’s not yours!”
“No boots on the ground no bombs in the air, U.S. out of everywhere!”
its been on my tbr for a while but my friend was saying almost exactly this about 4 days ago so its been bumped up to "going to place a hold at the library as soon as i get back home"
THE RAVEN SCHOLAR has me in an absolute chokehold, what an incredibly well-paced jewel of a book, I love the feeling of looking at the 400 remaining pages & feeling the anticipatory loss of it coming to an end
January 3, 2026 at 3:55 PM
its been on my tbr for a while but my friend was saying almost exactly this about 4 days ago so its been bumped up to "going to place a hold at the library as soon as i get back home"
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feels weird given everything but apparently I’ve retained the ability to be shocked
January 3, 2026 at 10:33 AM
feels weird given everything but apparently I’ve retained the ability to be shocked
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That is a lot of news to wake up to.
January 3, 2026 at 12:37 PM
That is a lot of news to wake up to.
wait kidnapping a president?
We live in a world where the US just manages to follow one horror with another. Child abuse. Sex crimes. ICE kidnapping. Invasion of a country and strikes on populated civilian areas, kidnapping a president. And there are nukes under command of those in power, and they are rash enough.
call me crazy but it really feels like “World’s Richest Man Creates AI Chatbot That Generates Child Porn” would’ve been a huge international outrage requiring a governmental crackdown not even 24 months ago
January 3, 2026 at 1:42 PM
wait kidnapping a president?
i always want a finer nib of pen than currently i have for actual writing and planner use but if im not gonna spend like $100+ on one any time soon i wonder if i should just go for a cheaper pen with a m or b nib just because im always like oooh they look so satisfying to write with
January 3, 2026 at 6:25 AM
i always want a finer nib of pen than currently i have for actual writing and planner use but if im not gonna spend like $100+ on one any time soon i wonder if i should just go for a cheaper pen with a m or b nib just because im always like oooh they look so satisfying to write with
the moon is so pretty today
January 2, 2026 at 11:08 PM
the moon is so pretty today
is it something about my face or vibe that makes people feel comfortable saying the most out of pocket shit to me? like why did someone tell me they were surprised i didnt know how to sew because i look chinese but apparently it makes sense because i was born in texas? lady i met you two minutes ago
January 2, 2026 at 9:59 PM
is it something about my face or vibe that makes people feel comfortable saying the most out of pocket shit to me? like why did someone tell me they were surprised i didnt know how to sew because i look chinese but apparently it makes sense because i was born in texas? lady i met you two minutes ago
and when they do have translations of the written korean if they could keep them on the screen for longer than 0.0001 seconds that would be great
I’m just a girl
standing in front of Netflix
asking them why I cannot have subtitles of spoken Korean AND translations of written Korean AND closed captions of spoken English at the same time
standing in front of Netflix
asking them why I cannot have subtitles of spoken Korean AND translations of written Korean AND closed captions of spoken English at the same time
January 2, 2026 at 1:47 PM
and when they do have translations of the written korean if they could keep them on the screen for longer than 0.0001 seconds that would be great
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I’m just a girl
standing in front of Netflix
asking them why I cannot have subtitles of spoken Korean AND translations of written Korean AND closed captions of spoken English at the same time
standing in front of Netflix
asking them why I cannot have subtitles of spoken Korean AND translations of written Korean AND closed captions of spoken English at the same time
January 2, 2026 at 2:52 AM
I’m just a girl
standing in front of Netflix
asking them why I cannot have subtitles of spoken Korean AND translations of written Korean AND closed captions of spoken English at the same time
standing in front of Netflix
asking them why I cannot have subtitles of spoken Korean AND translations of written Korean AND closed captions of spoken English at the same time
speaking of which i heard on the radio someone said mamdani is nyc's first democratic socialist mayor?? did nobody working the news follow his damn scavenger hunt
this is the most incredible interview i’ve ever read. the aei guy tries so hard to get sliwa to trash mamdani and he simply won’t. he also brings up flaco (rip) unprompted.
www.wsj.com/opinion/free...
www.wsj.com/opinion/free...
![How would you describe Mamdani's politics?
He's not a communist. People call him that. That's ridiculous. He is a democratic socialist. David Dinkins [New York mayor from 1990-93] was a democratic socialist. We've had a long history in New York City of socialism.
What's the biggest challenge Mamdani faces as mayor!
I don't think the Zohranistas totally understand the fiscal irresponsibility we just went through with the Adams years and how little money there's left.
There's not enough money to do all the things that Zohran wants to do.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ssxnmhdtz6le6nxu7jfhglz6/bafkreic7pxra6vmrjmqo4jmw4vdagiluj6xtkovqb3f4ex7fc55m7pzaxu@jpeg)
January 2, 2026 at 2:16 AM
speaking of which i heard on the radio someone said mamdani is nyc's first democratic socialist mayor?? did nobody working the news follow his damn scavenger hunt
i feel so strong at the climbing gym today 😤 already flashed a route i didnt expect to feel easy, finished a project i had been struggling with, and got to the second to last hold on another one! what a great start to the year 💪
January 1, 2026 at 7:56 PM
i feel so strong at the climbing gym today 😤 already flashed a route i didnt expect to feel easy, finished a project i had been struggling with, and got to the second to last hold on another one! what a great start to the year 💪
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A soft, small, hopeful thing.
January 27, 2025 at 11:12 PM
A soft, small, hopeful thing.
i am going to publish my first paper and i am going to get my hair dyed in celebration i am manifesting it ✨
Give yourself something to look forward to next year. Something less substantial than a resolution which can carry regret if you can't stick to it. Think of a book you want to read, a genre of music you'd like to learn more about, a curiosity to chase no matter how trivial. Keep your spark lit.
January 1, 2026 at 4:41 AM
i am going to publish my first paper and i am going to get my hair dyed in celebration i am manifesting it ✨