@jessacp.bsky.social
Usually coffee and science (virology), with plants, running, bicycles, music, picturing, food, and toddler antics. All opinions are my own. she/her
TX to WI to ATL, back to TX
TX to WI to ATL, back to TX
TFW you have a rural drive of about an hour (so no clear radio nor cell signals) and all your downloaded audio books have expired #AwwMan
January 2, 2026 at 6:53 PM
TFW you have a rural drive of about an hour (so no clear radio nor cell signals) and all your downloaded audio books have expired #AwwMan
Reposted
If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
And hitting up social media to try and remember how extended family members spelled their kids' names... (-y? -ie? -tt or t? -iad or -ade? C'mon, people.
#OverlyHonestMethods #ADozenCousinsAndTheirKids
#OverlyHonestMethods #ADozenCousinsAndTheirKids
December 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
And hitting up social media to try and remember how extended family members spelled their kids' names... (-y? -ie? -tt or t? -iad or -ade? C'mon, people.
#OverlyHonestMethods #ADozenCousinsAndTheirKids
#OverlyHonestMethods #ADozenCousinsAndTheirKids
HEB in in our rural town was just playing Better Than Ezra's At The Stars? Surprised to hear a deep cut like that of a slightly niche regional band played in a rural grocery store, for sure, but map props to whomever had enough taste to put it on a playlist
December 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
HEB in in our rural town was just playing Better Than Ezra's At The Stars? Surprised to hear a deep cut like that of a slightly niche regional band played in a rural grocery store, for sure, but map props to whomever had enough taste to put it on a playlist
Am I just hungry, or are we living in a parallel timeline?
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Am I just hungry, or are we living in a parallel timeline?
Emailing students to remind them about lab practical exams that must occur during class and cannot be made up feels a little bit like a weird "must be present to win" situation #YesImASofty
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Emailing students to remind them about lab practical exams that must occur during class and cannot be made up feels a little bit like a weird "must be present to win" situation #YesImASofty
What the heck, right?
November 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
What the heck, right?
When I was a college freshman, my 3 years-younger brother, both of us innocent unsuspecting rural youth, visited me at college for a weekend. I dragged us to a "live" version of this because everyone raved about it. I'm still not sure he's forgiven me for the culture shock? #WeCanLaughNow
Fifty years ago, on Sept. 26, 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show flopped at the U.S. box office — then became the longest-running theatrical release in history.
I remember doing the Time Warp: The 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' turns 50
Fifty years ago, on Sept. 26, 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show flopped at the U.S. box office — then became the longest-running theatrical release in history.
n.pr
September 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
When I was a college freshman, my 3 years-younger brother, both of us innocent unsuspecting rural youth, visited me at college for a weekend. I dragged us to a "live" version of this because everyone raved about it. I'm still not sure he's forgiven me for the culture shock? #WeCanLaughNow
Hey hey! Excited to see this!
Novel oral polio vaccines, now in type 1 and type 3 “flavors”!
New Research:
Safety and immunogenicity of novel live attenuated type 1 and type 3 oral poliomyelitis vaccines in healthy adults in the USA: a first-in-human, observer-masked, multicentre, phase 1 randomised controlled trial
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Safety and immunogenicity of novel live attenuated type 1 and type 3 oral poliomyelitis vaccines in healthy adults in the USA: a first-in-human, observer-masked, multicentre, phase 1 randomised controlled trial
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
August 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Hey hey! Excited to see this!
In which my brother and I spend 51 minutes texting back and forth to figure out which audio book to download for my dad for a long flight #MondernFamilies #AdultChildrenDuties #TheAnswerIsStevenPressfield #PrettyMuchAnyStevenPressfield
August 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
In which my brother and I spend 51 minutes texting back and forth to figure out which audio book to download for my dad for a long flight #MondernFamilies #AdultChildrenDuties #TheAnswerIsStevenPressfield #PrettyMuchAnyStevenPressfield
"Ann’s humble description of her work as simply “taking viruses apart and putting them back together” fails to capture her scientific brilliance, influence on the field, and unrivaled support of junior faculty and women in science." Exactly this.
Biographical Feature: Diane E. Griffin and Ann Palmenberg—luminaries in RNA virology journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
journals.asm.org
August 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"Ann’s humble description of her work as simply “taking viruses apart and putting them back together” fails to capture her scientific brilliance, influence on the field, and unrivaled support of junior faculty and women in science." Exactly this.
As a person whose hometown minor league baseball team occasionally renames itself "The Flying Chanclas", I appreciated this article: apnews.com/article/john...
John Oliver's Erie Moon Mammoths debut in front of a record crowd
John Oliver brought his quirky humor to minor league baseball with the debut of the Erie Moon Mammoths.
apnews.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
As a person whose hometown minor league baseball team occasionally renames itself "The Flying Chanclas", I appreciated this article: apnews.com/article/john...
In a garden this past weekend, I smelled some boxwoods before I saw them (a deeply engrained childhood scent from my g-ma's garden) and described it to a friend who was unfamiliar with the scent as "pungent", not "cat urine", but apparently that's a thing #TIL
www.housedigest.com/1648062/why-...
www.housedigest.com/1648062/why-...
Why Do Your Bushes Smell Like Cat Pee, And Should You Be Concerned? - House Digest
Does your garden smell like cat pee? Don't blame the local felines for the smell - it might be your bushes to blame for the urine-like odor.
www.housedigest.com
July 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
In a garden this past weekend, I smelled some boxwoods before I saw them (a deeply engrained childhood scent from my g-ma's garden) and described it to a friend who was unfamiliar with the scent as "pungent", not "cat urine", but apparently that's a thing #TIL
www.housedigest.com/1648062/why-...
www.housedigest.com/1648062/why-...
#RoseWednesday with bonus zinnia/butterfly
July 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
#RoseWednesday with bonus zinnia/butterfly
Turns out, I am a parent who shops Prime Day for Christmas gifts 6 months in advance, and my SO is decidedly not. #ModernParenting #DealsThough
July 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Turns out, I am a parent who shops Prime Day for Christmas gifts 6 months in advance, and my SO is decidedly not. #ModernParenting #DealsThough
Shaking my head as I, owner of a mature pear tree, was purchasing pears this morning at the end on June in Texas. #MyKidsFave #PearSeasonButThereWasADamagingLateFrost
June 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Shaking my head as I, owner of a mature pear tree, was purchasing pears this morning at the end on June in Texas. #MyKidsFave #PearSeasonButThereWasADamagingLateFrost
Somehow turned into a person who pulls MSDS sheets for their hobbies? #Resin #SeriouslyThough
June 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Somehow turned into a person who pulls MSDS sheets for their hobbies? #Resin #SeriouslyThough
We're apparently at the point in my toddler's development where I can recognize Bluey episodes within the first 5 seconds, including the episode name? #WeirdMomQuirks #OneHourOfScreenTimeADay
June 14, 2025 at 3:07 AM
We're apparently at the point in my toddler's development where I can recognize Bluey episodes within the first 5 seconds, including the episode name? #WeirdMomQuirks #OneHourOfScreenTimeADay
Resisting the urge to post angsty pop on Bluesky like the Millennial teen I was, circa AIM 2003-ish, but not the urge to post about the struggle apparently
#InMyFeels #SaidGoodnightAndTurnedOffTheCellCultureIncubatorsToday #ForNow
#InMyFeels #SaidGoodnightAndTurnedOffTheCellCultureIncubatorsToday #ForNow
May 31, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Resisting the urge to post angsty pop on Bluesky like the Millennial teen I was, circa AIM 2003-ish, but not the urge to post about the struggle apparently
#InMyFeels #SaidGoodnightAndTurnedOffTheCellCultureIncubatorsToday #ForNow
#InMyFeels #SaidGoodnightAndTurnedOffTheCellCultureIncubatorsToday #ForNow
Fun article about one of the most memorable theme songs ever #Woohoo
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/20...
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/20...
The Story of the DuckTales Theme, History’s Catchiest Single Minute of Music
A woo-hoo heard around the world.
www.vanityfair.com
May 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Fun article about one of the most memorable theme songs ever #Woohoo
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/20...
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/20...
Finally got the RNAseq data sorted, and on closer look, one of the (okay, 100s of) genes downregulated is called "I'm not dead yet", as apparently per the Monty Python quote #OfCourseDrosophilaFolksNamedIt #ItDidCatchMyEyeThough
May 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Finally got the RNAseq data sorted, and on closer look, one of the (okay, 100s of) genes downregulated is called "I'm not dead yet", as apparently per the Monty Python quote #OfCourseDrosophilaFolksNamedIt #ItDidCatchMyEyeThough
My kid treats our Silicon muffin tray like a giant pop-it toy #WhenItGoesMissingSheUsuallyKnowsWhereItIs
May 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
My kid treats our Silicon muffin tray like a giant pop-it toy #WhenItGoesMissingSheUsuallyKnowsWhereItIs
TFW you think you have your RNAseq issues sorted only to discover error codes in half the .csv files 🫠
#ScientistLife
#ScientistLife
May 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
TFW you think you have your RNAseq issues sorted only to discover error codes in half the .csv files 🫠
#ScientistLife
#ScientistLife
spamming the sibs chat about the upcoming Murderbot shows, based on the book series I enjoyed.
"That's not how Murderbot looks in my head"
"That's not how Murderbot looks in my head"
May 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
spamming the sibs chat about the upcoming Murderbot shows, based on the book series I enjoyed.
"That's not how Murderbot looks in my head"
"That's not how Murderbot looks in my head"