Ginkgotree
@ginkgotree.bsky.social
Medical librarian, parent, etc. she/her/hers
Baby: wa wa
Me, thinking: oh he's thirsty poor baby
Baby: *blows bubbles in water and laughs*
...
Baby: wa wa
Me: Do you want to go back in your crib?
Baby: *puts head on my shoulder and closes his eyes*
Me, thinking: oh he's thirsty poor baby
Baby: *blows bubbles in water and laughs*
...
Baby: wa wa
Me: Do you want to go back in your crib?
Baby: *puts head on my shoulder and closes his eyes*
August 9, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Baby: wa wa
Me, thinking: oh he's thirsty poor baby
Baby: *blows bubbles in water and laughs*
...
Baby: wa wa
Me: Do you want to go back in your crib?
Baby: *puts head on my shoulder and closes his eyes*
Me, thinking: oh he's thirsty poor baby
Baby: *blows bubbles in water and laughs*
...
Baby: wa wa
Me: Do you want to go back in your crib?
Baby: *puts head on my shoulder and closes his eyes*
I'm reading a book with a character named Doug Thunkleton. Can you imagine being named Doug Thunkleton? What a life that would be
January 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I'm reading a book with a character named Doug Thunkleton. Can you imagine being named Doug Thunkleton? What a life that would be
What I wish more people understood is that it does my children no good for me to fight only for them. If they are to live in the world I want for them, I must fight for EVERYONE'S children.
January 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
What I wish more people understood is that it does my children no good for me to fight only for them. If they are to live in the world I want for them, I must fight for EVERYONE'S children.
Exactly this
It all feels like a family with a genuinely abusive family member choosing to just carry on with the holiday traditions, hoping to create normalcy through sheer will and denial.
January 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Exactly this
Acetaminophen, aspirin, AND caffeine?! This one pill solves two of my biggest problems!
January 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Acetaminophen, aspirin, AND caffeine?! This one pill solves two of my biggest problems!
I'm starting to think I may have the opposite of the Midas touch. Everything I get involved in seems to go quickly to hell
January 8, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I'm starting to think I may have the opposite of the Midas touch. Everything I get involved in seems to go quickly to hell
I knew the baby formula was kept in a locked case but I didn't realize it had to be the last thing I purchased because the employee had to CARRY IT TO THE CHECKOUT FOR ME
January 5, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I knew the baby formula was kept in a locked case but I didn't realize it had to be the last thing I purchased because the employee had to CARRY IT TO THE CHECKOUT FOR ME
My daughter at bedtime
your honor this is boring
January 4, 2025 at 12:14 AM
My daughter at bedtime
Very grateful for the pediatric urgent care clinic staff who, I hope, were getting time and a half today
January 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Very grateful for the pediatric urgent care clinic staff who, I hope, were getting time and a half today
New contender for worst baby onesie I've ever seen via Buy Nothing
December 31, 2024 at 6:50 PM
New contender for worst baby onesie I've ever seen via Buy Nothing
I know TV can't use actual newborns but this baby is SITTING UP and it's only a few weeks old, couldn't they at least make them lie down?
December 29, 2024 at 1:51 AM
I know TV can't use actual newborns but this baby is SITTING UP and it's only a few weeks old, couldn't they at least make them lie down?
Turns out two of those little Aldi crèmes brûlée is too many, but nothing ventured etc
December 29, 2024 at 1:23 AM
Turns out two of those little Aldi crèmes brûlée is too many, but nothing ventured etc
My husband got me @ryannorth.ca 's Lower Decks comics for Christmas and the choose-your-own adventure in particular is providing HOURS of fun
December 29, 2024 at 1:18 AM
My husband got me @ryannorth.ca 's Lower Decks comics for Christmas and the choose-your-own adventure in particular is providing HOURS of fun
There's a birth control commercial that features a woman saying what sounds to me every time like
"I don't want the pill and I don't want something that goes in my ears"
So neither oral nor aural contraception, got it
"I don't want the pill and I don't want something that goes in my ears"
So neither oral nor aural contraception, got it
December 29, 2024 at 12:37 AM
There's a birth control commercial that features a woman saying what sounds to me every time like
"I don't want the pill and I don't want something that goes in my ears"
So neither oral nor aural contraception, got it
"I don't want the pill and I don't want something that goes in my ears"
So neither oral nor aural contraception, got it
My boss gave us lego bouquets to assemble and decorate the office and I'm convinced mine is missing a piece, which is going to eat away at me for the foreseeable future. (Not LEGO brand, so I can't obtain the piece)
December 27, 2024 at 6:20 PM
My boss gave us lego bouquets to assemble and decorate the office and I'm convinced mine is missing a piece, which is going to eat away at me for the foreseeable future. (Not LEGO brand, so I can't obtain the piece)
There was a part of me that felt this way when I got cancer because I didn't want to finish my semester in grad school. This is a sign the grad program was not for me, not that cancer is awesome.
you do not, under any circumstances, got to hand it to covid
December 27, 2024 at 2:12 AM
There was a part of me that felt this way when I got cancer because I didn't want to finish my semester in grad school. This is a sign the grad program was not for me, not that cancer is awesome.
Toddler: "can I watch Mr Screws?"
Me: "Absolutely." *Cues up Muppet Christmas Carol*
Me: "Absolutely." *Cues up Muppet Christmas Carol*
December 26, 2024 at 1:58 AM
Toddler: "can I watch Mr Screws?"
Me: "Absolutely." *Cues up Muppet Christmas Carol*
Me: "Absolutely." *Cues up Muppet Christmas Carol*
Have you met my friend butter? I think you'd really get along.
December 24, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Have you met my friend butter? I think you'd really get along.
Reposted by Ginkgotree
Did you know that you should end your alt text with a period?
"End alt text with a period, even if it isn’t a full sentence. The period ensures that the screen reader pauses after reading the alt text."
This was a new tip for me. Glad to learn something new!
www.nngroup.com/articles/wri...
"End alt text with a period, even if it isn’t a full sentence. The period ensures that the screen reader pauses after reading the alt text."
This was a new tip for me. Glad to learn something new!
www.nngroup.com/articles/wri...
Alt Text: What to Write
Images are decorative, functional, or informative. Skip alt text for decorative. Describe the action for functional. Convey the message for informative.
www.nngroup.com
December 19, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Did you know that you should end your alt text with a period?
"End alt text with a period, even if it isn’t a full sentence. The period ensures that the screen reader pauses after reading the alt text."
This was a new tip for me. Glad to learn something new!
www.nngroup.com/articles/wri...
"End alt text with a period, even if it isn’t a full sentence. The period ensures that the screen reader pauses after reading the alt text."
This was a new tip for me. Glad to learn something new!
www.nngroup.com/articles/wri...
I was informed today that I am a "spitty Mommy"
December 19, 2024 at 12:37 AM
I was informed today that I am a "spitty Mommy"
Children should have to sleep in cribs until they are old enough to appreciate sleep.
December 17, 2024 at 12:35 AM
Children should have to sleep in cribs until they are old enough to appreciate sleep.
Medical article title of the day: "Head over heels but I forget why: Disruptive functional connectivity in older adult fallers with mild cognitive impairment"
December 11, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Medical article title of the day: "Head over heels but I forget why: Disruptive functional connectivity in older adult fallers with mild cognitive impairment"
The mortifying experience of doing an intake with a therapist who is on a totally different wavelength. Now this bozo knows my whole life story.
December 10, 2024 at 8:23 PM
The mortifying experience of doing an intake with a therapist who is on a totally different wavelength. Now this bozo knows my whole life story.
One of the most illuminating conversations I've ever had was with an undergrad who was required to meet with a librarian (me) for an anthropology project. 1/
This is me with regard to AI, but also with regard to plagiarism, cheating, etc. I've NEVER understood why people do it.
WHY would you want to put ideas out there that aren't yours? Why would you put in WORK not to LEARN when you could just...LEARN THE THING?
WHY would you want to put ideas out there that aren't yours? Why would you put in WORK not to LEARN when you could just...LEARN THE THING?
Is anyone else just *not interested* in using AI for their writing? All accuracy and morality aside, I just don't want to. I want every last word I put on a page to have flowed out from my own body. Maybe I'm romanticizing it, but I just can't see it any other way.
December 10, 2024 at 5:08 PM
One of the most illuminating conversations I've ever had was with an undergrad who was required to meet with a librarian (me) for an anthropology project. 1/