Cathy Newman ⚜️🐘
@cenewman0.bsky.social
Bioinformatics 👩🏻💻🧬🧠 | evolution & ecology | Louisiana | Bama | salamanders | the South | posts mine
https://catherinenewman.net
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Baton Rouge I have missed you. No procrastimergers here -- folks just come flying up the entrance ramps straight into traffic 😂
January 7, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Baton Rouge I have missed you. No procrastimergers here -- folks just come flying up the entrance ramps straight into traffic 😂
Arrived! Time for lunch
January 7, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Arrived! Time for lunch
Ok so whoever designed the new I-12/10W merge/College Dr exit ramp is an absolute genius
January 7, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Ok so whoever designed the new I-12/10W merge/College Dr exit ramp is an absolute genius
The Mississippi welcome center in Toomsuba looks amazing! 😳 They were closed last year for renovations when I passed thru
January 7, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The Mississippi welcome center in Toomsuba looks amazing! 😳 They were closed last year for renovations when I passed thru
Oh good my generic antihistamine from Amazon just came in. 365 pills.
Expires in 4 months 😑
Expires in 4 months 😑
January 7, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Oh good my generic antihistamine from Amazon just came in. 365 pills.
Expires in 4 months 😑
Expires in 4 months 😑
How am I packing my entire wardrobe for this trip
Can't decide which dress you might want to wear? Bring all 4 of them!
Can't decide which dress you might want to wear? Bring all 4 of them!
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January 7, 2026 at 12:01 AM
How am I packing my entire wardrobe for this trip
Can't decide which dress you might want to wear? Bring all 4 of them!
Can't decide which dress you might want to wear? Bring all 4 of them!
My to-do list for Baton Rouge is basically just a growing list of restaurants and king cake spots
January 5, 2026 at 3:05 AM
My to-do list for Baton Rouge is basically just a growing list of restaurants and king cake spots
Scouting out my options for later this week and apparently LSU has doubled the cost per hour to park in the visitor/welcome center lot since last year 🫠
January 5, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Scouting out my options for later this week and apparently LSU has doubled the cost per hour to park in the visitor/welcome center lot since last year 🫠
Sitting at Starbucks and a Vic Fontaine classic comes on the radio ("The Best is Yet to Come") 😂
(No it's not actually James Darren, but the song takes me waaaaaay back, hoo boy I love DS9)
(No it's not actually James Darren, but the song takes me waaaaaay back, hoo boy I love DS9)
January 4, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Sitting at Starbucks and a Vic Fontaine classic comes on the radio ("The Best is Yet to Come") 😂
(No it's not actually James Darren, but the song takes me waaaaaay back, hoo boy I love DS9)
(No it's not actually James Darren, but the song takes me waaaaaay back, hoo boy I love DS9)
THEY ACTUALLY GOT RID OF IT ALREADY
So are we just stuck with this Copilot button now in the middle of our documents or what
January 3, 2026 at 1:15 PM
THEY ACTUALLY GOT RID OF IT ALREADY
I TURNED IT OFF AFTER THE FG WHAT HAPPENED
January 2, 2026 at 4:56 AM
I TURNED IT OFF AFTER THE FG WHAT HAPPENED
Did a search on here just now for "julie accounts" and I see it's not just me
January 2, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Did a search on here just now for "julie accounts" and I see it's not just me
About to eat the rest of these peas on behalf of the Dawgs just in case
I just ate an entire can of black-eyed peas so I think this whole good luck thing is a scam
January 2, 2026 at 1:53 AM
About to eat the rest of these peas on behalf of the Dawgs just in case
Texting my West Coast CFB chat and the typo came out "Ole Moss" and welp that's what I'm calling them from now on
January 2, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Texting my West Coast CFB chat and the typo came out "Ole Moss" and welp that's what I'm calling them from now on
I just ate an entire can of black-eyed peas so I think this whole good luck thing is a scam
January 1, 2026 at 11:10 PM
I just ate an entire can of black-eyed peas so I think this whole good luck thing is a scam
Good news is if we lose this game I won't have to watch Alabama football in Baton Rouge next week 😂
January 1, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Good news is if we lose this game I won't have to watch Alabama football in Baton Rouge next week 😂
Me checking the forecast daily hoping it's not gonna be 80 degrees in BR every day next week & weekend 🤨 Typical winter on the Gulf lol
a person is holding a cell phone in front of a cartoon character with a sad face .
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January 1, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Me checking the forecast daily hoping it's not gonna be 80 degrees in BR every day next week & weekend 🤨 Typical winter on the Gulf lol
Me: trying to lose excess weight
Publix: CLEARANCE CHOCOLATE SANTAS
Publix: CLEARANCE CHOCOLATE SANTAS
January 1, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Me: trying to lose excess weight
Publix: CLEARANCE CHOCOLATE SANTAS
Publix: CLEARANCE CHOCOLATE SANTAS
Took 1/8 of a low-dose xanax before bed, put on my white noise headphones, and heard exactly 1 firework last night 😂
January 1, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Took 1/8 of a low-dose xanax before bed, put on my white noise headphones, and heard exactly 1 firework last night 😂
Happy New Year, let's gooo 2026 🎉
January 1, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Happy New Year, let's gooo 2026 🎉
Baton Rouge -- best king cakes locally that I can bring back home when I'm in town next week?
December 31, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Baton Rouge -- best king cakes locally that I can bring back home when I'm in town next week?
5yo nephew, opening a present from me yesterday: "Animal books! That's exactly what I was thinking it was!"
Sister: "What do you tell her?"
Nephew: "Thank you!"
...
"and also next time can you get me Flat Stanley?" 😂 OK
Sister: "What do you tell her?"
Nephew: "Thank you!"
...
"and also next time can you get me Flat Stanley?" 😂 OK
December 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
5yo nephew, opening a present from me yesterday: "Animal books! That's exactly what I was thinking it was!"
Sister: "What do you tell her?"
Nephew: "Thank you!"
...
"and also next time can you get me Flat Stanley?" 😂 OK
Sister: "What do you tell her?"
Nephew: "Thank you!"
...
"and also next time can you get me Flat Stanley?" 😂 OK
Southern zigzag (Plethodon ventralis), red-striped morph, on the Fall Line in eastern Tuscaloosa County, probably the southernmost extent of the species range
📍 Hurricane Creek Park
📍 Hurricane Creek Park
December 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Southern zigzag (Plethodon ventralis), red-striped morph, on the Fall Line in eastern Tuscaloosa County, probably the southernmost extent of the species range
📍 Hurricane Creek Park
📍 Hurricane Creek Park
Took all day but I finally figured out what my nephew meant by "drippy necklace" (it's a baseball thing apparently)
December 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Took all day but I finally figured out what my nephew meant by "drippy necklace" (it's a baseball thing apparently)