A fabulous spinster
@drtallgirl.bsky.social
Chemist by education, now retired from an engineering profession. Amateur artist. Portlander for now, but still missing NM. Spinster style: More Vera Stanhope than Auntie Mame. (she/her)
Stay out super late tonight
Picking apples, making pies
Put a little something in our lemonade
And take it with us
We're half awake in a fake empire
Picking apples, making pies
Put a little something in our lemonade
And take it with us
We're half awake in a fake empire
November 23, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Stay out super late tonight
Picking apples, making pies
Put a little something in our lemonade
And take it with us
We're half awake in a fake empire
Picking apples, making pies
Put a little something in our lemonade
And take it with us
We're half awake in a fake empire
Got out on the trail this morning to enjoy the fog and the fungi.
November 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Got out on the trail this morning to enjoy the fog and the fungi.
I just got home from over two weeks away and I didn’t know my dogs could be so smiley and affectionate.
November 20, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I just got home from over two weeks away and I didn’t know my dogs could be so smiley and affectionate.
In 24 hrs, I will be reunited with my dogs. And I am very much looking forward to seeing those goofy pups for the first time in over two weeks.
November 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM
In 24 hrs, I will be reunited with my dogs. And I am very much looking forward to seeing those goofy pups for the first time in over two weeks.
Today I learned that Dublin Airport won’t let you check in more than three hours before your flight even though the check in desk is very open. ☹️
November 19, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Today I learned that Dublin Airport won’t let you check in more than three hours before your flight even though the check in desk is very open. ☹️
There is something I just love about a train passing by my train platform at full speed.
November 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
There is something I just love about a train passing by my train platform at full speed.
Did a little day tour and got to see the cliffs of Moher. The weather cleared up just as we arrived.
November 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Did a little day tour and got to see the cliffs of Moher. The weather cleared up just as we arrived.
Unfortunately, between storms in Ireland and US air traffic, I postponed my return to the states. But hey, it means I have time to go to Galway for a couple days.
November 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Unfortunately, between storms in Ireland and US air traffic, I postponed my return to the states. But hey, it means I have time to go to Galway for a couple days.
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Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
OMG thank you. Infinite Jest is amazing at describing depression and digging into addiction and recovery.
This is such a hack answer, but reading Infinite Jest really exploded my understanding of and empathy around the issues of depression and addiction! It legitimately made me a better person!
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 6:24 AM
OMG thank you. Infinite Jest is amazing at describing depression and digging into addiction and recovery.
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if dems are going to do whatever their corporate donors want, then don't bother texting us for money anymore
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM
if dems are going to do whatever their corporate donors want, then don't bother texting us for money anymore
I’m in Ireland this week. I got home from a Saturday night pub crawl with the friend I’m staying with. And I have to say, I not only enjoyed the live music but also hours of everyone singing along with the live music.
November 9, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I’m in Ireland this week. I got home from a Saturday night pub crawl with the friend I’m staying with. And I have to say, I not only enjoyed the live music but also hours of everyone singing along with the live music.
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ironically what makes star wars stuff best is when it is 'something else, but also star wars'
e.g. Andor, a British political thriller but also Star Wars
the Mandalorian, an episode-of-the-week Western but also Star Wars (when it was good)
e.g. Andor, a British political thriller but also Star Wars
the Mandalorian, an episode-of-the-week Western but also Star Wars (when it was good)
November 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
ironically what makes star wars stuff best is when it is 'something else, but also star wars'
e.g. Andor, a British political thriller but also Star Wars
the Mandalorian, an episode-of-the-week Western but also Star Wars (when it was good)
e.g. Andor, a British political thriller but also Star Wars
the Mandalorian, an episode-of-the-week Western but also Star Wars (when it was good)
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
Evergreen travel gripe: if you want to listen to stuff…any stuff, use headphones.
Even for kids.
Even for kids.
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Evergreen travel gripe: if you want to listen to stuff…any stuff, use headphones.
Even for kids.
Even for kids.
I’m giving out books tonight in addition to candy.
It’s funny. Some kids are like ‘no book’ and some are like ‘oh wow, I got a book!’
It’s funny. Some kids are like ‘no book’ and some are like ‘oh wow, I got a book!’
November 1, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I’m giving out books tonight in addition to candy.
It’s funny. Some kids are like ‘no book’ and some are like ‘oh wow, I got a book!’
It’s funny. Some kids are like ‘no book’ and some are like ‘oh wow, I got a book!’
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BREAKING: Not actually Carmy’s cousin
October 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
BREAKING: Not actually Carmy’s cousin
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'The "uncle" who Frodo said got rich by adventuring with Dwarves is actually a distant cousin, he clarified on Monday.' - Lobelia Sackville-Baggins, The Shire Post
October 29, 2025 at 12:10 AM
'The "uncle" who Frodo said got rich by adventuring with Dwarves is actually a distant cousin, he clarified on Monday.' - Lobelia Sackville-Baggins, The Shire Post
Carved the pumpkins I grew this year and finished decorating the house to be spooky.
October 28, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Carved the pumpkins I grew this year and finished decorating the house to be spooky.
Yesterday I spent the afternoon messing around making baskets out of the invasive English ivy I cleaned up.
Very, very rustic baskets, but it was actually pretty fun.
Very, very rustic baskets, but it was actually pretty fun.
October 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Yesterday I spent the afternoon messing around making baskets out of the invasive English ivy I cleaned up.
Very, very rustic baskets, but it was actually pretty fun.
Very, very rustic baskets, but it was actually pretty fun.
There’s something so lovely about sitting in bed on a rainy Sunday morning drinking a good cup of a coffee with your dog snuggled up next to you.
October 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
There’s something so lovely about sitting in bed on a rainy Sunday morning drinking a good cup of a coffee with your dog snuggled up next to you.
The GIF is perfect.
When a new technology suddenly pivots from being sold as a tool for business and governments, to individual subscription services and “adult” entertainment (porn) it’s a bad sign for anyone who’s invested in said new technology.
a woman with a soap bubble behind her face
Alt: a woman looking delighted as she pops a soap bubble.
media.tenor.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The GIF is perfect.
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oh we're gonna *lose* lose the next big war
Top US Army general says he’s using ChatGPT to help make key command decisions
Top US Army general says he’s using ChatGPT to help make key command decisions
Maj. Gen. William "Hank" Taylor told reporters that he's been using ChatGPT to refine how he makes choices affecting thousands of troops.
nypost.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
oh we're gonna *lose* lose the next big war
I’m watching ‘Gilmore Girls’ for the first time.
I can’t even with Lorelei. But Luke and Dean are both hot.
I can’t even with Lorelei. But Luke and Dean are both hot.
October 17, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I’m watching ‘Gilmore Girls’ for the first time.
I can’t even with Lorelei. But Luke and Dean are both hot.
I can’t even with Lorelei. But Luke and Dean are both hot.
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Punk bands played his stuff in the 80s, dipshit
Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, country-music legend Johnny Cash can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength, writes Jon Fasman.
Essay | Can We Finally Give Johnny Cash His Due?
Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, the country-music legend can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength.
on.wsj.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Punk bands played his stuff in the 80s, dipshit