Ali K
@kayakalison.bsky.social
Mech engineer, data scientist, breast cancer survivor, world traveler, lover of cats and Beat Saber, reader, sailboat racer, finder of silver linings.
I had plans for today, but in a moment of madness I got BOTH a Covid and Flu shot yesterday. So instead I’m in bed feeling sorry for myself. 🤦🏻♀️
November 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I had plans for today, but in a moment of madness I got BOTH a Covid and Flu shot yesterday. So instead I’m in bed feeling sorry for myself. 🤦🏻♀️
Book 45 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “The Count of Monte Cristo”
I had a love/hate relationship with this one. Initially I found it overly dramatic and complicated, until I realized it is one of the original telenovelas! That changed everything.
#Booksky 📚💙
I had a love/hate relationship with this one. Initially I found it overly dramatic and complicated, until I realized it is one of the original telenovelas! That changed everything.
#Booksky 📚💙
November 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Book 45 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “The Count of Monte Cristo”
I had a love/hate relationship with this one. Initially I found it overly dramatic and complicated, until I realized it is one of the original telenovelas! That changed everything.
#Booksky 📚💙
I had a love/hate relationship with this one. Initially I found it overly dramatic and complicated, until I realized it is one of the original telenovelas! That changed everything.
#Booksky 📚💙
October Mini Challenge for #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “Dungeon Crawler Carl”, “Paladin’s Faith”, and “The Impossible Fortune”. This was a FANTASTIC trio to read on vacation. I loved them all!
#Booksky 📚💙
#Booksky 📚💙
November 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
October Mini Challenge for #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “Dungeon Crawler Carl”, “Paladin’s Faith”, and “The Impossible Fortune”. This was a FANTASTIC trio to read on vacation. I loved them all!
#Booksky 📚💙
#Booksky 📚💙
Have you ever visited a city for the first time and just felt at home? Like you were meant to be there? I am astounded by how much I immediately loved Porto and how encouraged I am now to learn ALL of the Portuguese history that I can. What a fantastic trip!
#BlueskyTravel
#Portugal
#BlueskyTravel
#Portugal
October 31, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Have you ever visited a city for the first time and just felt at home? Like you were meant to be there? I am astounded by how much I immediately loved Porto and how encouraged I am now to learn ALL of the Portuguese history that I can. What a fantastic trip!
#BlueskyTravel
#Portugal
#BlueskyTravel
#Portugal
The tour guide on our food and wine tour in Lisbon told us that Portuguese sounds like a drunk Russian trying to speak Spanish and…OMG, I can NOT unhear it now! #Travel #BlueskyTravel #Wanderlust
October 30, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The tour guide on our food and wine tour in Lisbon told us that Portuguese sounds like a drunk Russian trying to speak Spanish and…OMG, I can NOT unhear it now! #Travel #BlueskyTravel #Wanderlust
Fecking hell, Dublin flight landed 45 mins late and we sprinted to the bus queue. Made it just in time, the driver was contemplating selling our seats on the sold out coach to a line of hopefuls. Tragic that we can’t get a Guinness en route…but there’s an entire weekend for that 🍻 #GuinnessCorkJazz
October 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Fecking hell, Dublin flight landed 45 mins late and we sprinted to the bus queue. Made it just in time, the driver was contemplating selling our seats on the sold out coach to a line of hopefuls. Tragic that we can’t get a Guinness en route…but there’s an entire weekend for that 🍻 #GuinnessCorkJazz
Made it to Amsterdam and got a day to explore Haarlem and my cousin’s new digs until tonight’s flight to Cork was cancelled due to extreme winds and we found ourselves rushing to a much earlier flight to Dublin! Next stop: #GuinnessCorkJazz (by coach)
October 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Made it to Amsterdam and got a day to explore Haarlem and my cousin’s new digs until tonight’s flight to Cork was cancelled due to extreme winds and we found ourselves rushing to a much earlier flight to Dublin! Next stop: #GuinnessCorkJazz (by coach)
Book 44 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “Katabasis”
A fun vision of hell based on numerous different cultures / sources / eras. A unique implementation of magic, an enemies-to-lovers romance, a bit of adventure, a classic narcissist, and a lot of very interesting lost souls.
#Booksky 📚💙
A fun vision of hell based on numerous different cultures / sources / eras. A unique implementation of magic, an enemies-to-lovers romance, a bit of adventure, a classic narcissist, and a lot of very interesting lost souls.
#Booksky 📚💙
October 20, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Book 44 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “Katabasis”
A fun vision of hell based on numerous different cultures / sources / eras. A unique implementation of magic, an enemies-to-lovers romance, a bit of adventure, a classic narcissist, and a lot of very interesting lost souls.
#Booksky 📚💙
A fun vision of hell based on numerous different cultures / sources / eras. A unique implementation of magic, an enemies-to-lovers romance, a bit of adventure, a classic narcissist, and a lot of very interesting lost souls.
#Booksky 📚💙
Book 43 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “The Wager”
A really remarkably written book that maintains the integrity of a meticulously researched piece, while maintaining readability for a general audience. I truly learned a lot.
#Booksky 📚💙
A really remarkably written book that maintains the integrity of a meticulously researched piece, while maintaining readability for a general audience. I truly learned a lot.
#Booksky 📚💙
October 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Book 43 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “The Wager”
A really remarkably written book that maintains the integrity of a meticulously researched piece, while maintaining readability for a general audience. I truly learned a lot.
#Booksky 📚💙
A really remarkably written book that maintains the integrity of a meticulously researched piece, while maintaining readability for a general audience. I truly learned a lot.
#Booksky 📚💙
Book 42 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “Shit, Actually”
A bit of silly fun for the ‘90s and ‘00s cinephile, the audiobook is narrated by the author which really brought it to life. Thanks for the recommendation, Jillian!
#Booksky 📚💙
A bit of silly fun for the ‘90s and ‘00s cinephile, the audiobook is narrated by the author which really brought it to life. Thanks for the recommendation, Jillian!
#Booksky 📚💙
October 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Book 42 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “Shit, Actually”
A bit of silly fun for the ‘90s and ‘00s cinephile, the audiobook is narrated by the author which really brought it to life. Thanks for the recommendation, Jillian!
#Booksky 📚💙
A bit of silly fun for the ‘90s and ‘00s cinephile, the audiobook is narrated by the author which really brought it to life. Thanks for the recommendation, Jillian!
#Booksky 📚💙
Book 41 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “The House Witch 3”
Eh? It just doesn’t pop like the others in the series did. Too many of the jokes feel recycled and forced, like they wouldn’t be funny without a laugh track.
#Booksky 📚💙
Eh? It just doesn’t pop like the others in the series did. Too many of the jokes feel recycled and forced, like they wouldn’t be funny without a laugh track.
#Booksky 📚💙
September 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Book 41 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “The House Witch 3”
Eh? It just doesn’t pop like the others in the series did. Too many of the jokes feel recycled and forced, like they wouldn’t be funny without a laugh track.
#Booksky 📚💙
Eh? It just doesn’t pop like the others in the series did. Too many of the jokes feel recycled and forced, like they wouldn’t be funny without a laugh track.
#Booksky 📚💙
Book 40 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “Trust”
A work of craft! Gorgeous, layered storytelling through that reads like the works of 4 different authors. But it wasn’t that fun to read. Not sure I’d generally recommend it.
#Booksky 📚💙
A work of craft! Gorgeous, layered storytelling through that reads like the works of 4 different authors. But it wasn’t that fun to read. Not sure I’d generally recommend it.
#Booksky 📚💙
September 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Book 40 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “Trust”
A work of craft! Gorgeous, layered storytelling through that reads like the works of 4 different authors. But it wasn’t that fun to read. Not sure I’d generally recommend it.
#Booksky 📚💙
A work of craft! Gorgeous, layered storytelling through that reads like the works of 4 different authors. But it wasn’t that fun to read. Not sure I’d generally recommend it.
#Booksky 📚💙
Book 39 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “The Song of Achilles”
On the surface it’s the Iliad told from the perspective of Achilles’ partner and companion…but the author has breathed so much life into their story, added so much depth and nuance, that she’s created something new.
#Booksky 📚💙
On the surface it’s the Iliad told from the perspective of Achilles’ partner and companion…but the author has breathed so much life into their story, added so much depth and nuance, that she’s created something new.
#Booksky 📚💙
September 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Book 39 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “The Song of Achilles”
On the surface it’s the Iliad told from the perspective of Achilles’ partner and companion…but the author has breathed so much life into their story, added so much depth and nuance, that she’s created something new.
#Booksky 📚💙
On the surface it’s the Iliad told from the perspective of Achilles’ partner and companion…but the author has breathed so much life into their story, added so much depth and nuance, that she’s created something new.
#Booksky 📚💙
Book 38 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “Murder by Memory”
OMG this is my new favorite series! A sapphic Becky Chambers meets Miss Marple mash-up with great characters, a remarkably interesting premise, a well-crafted mystery, and mesmerizing storytelling?!?! Yes, please!
#Booksky 📚💙
OMG this is my new favorite series! A sapphic Becky Chambers meets Miss Marple mash-up with great characters, a remarkably interesting premise, a well-crafted mystery, and mesmerizing storytelling?!?! Yes, please!
#Booksky 📚💙
September 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Book 38 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “Murder by Memory”
OMG this is my new favorite series! A sapphic Becky Chambers meets Miss Marple mash-up with great characters, a remarkably interesting premise, a well-crafted mystery, and mesmerizing storytelling?!?! Yes, please!
#Booksky 📚💙
OMG this is my new favorite series! A sapphic Becky Chambers meets Miss Marple mash-up with great characters, a remarkably interesting premise, a well-crafted mystery, and mesmerizing storytelling?!?! Yes, please!
#Booksky 📚💙
Book 37 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “The Last Murder at the End of the World”
Another mind-bender of a book cast in the mold of a locked room murder mystery. A lot of characters but it all comes together in the end. Would make a great vacation read!
#Booksky 📚💙
Another mind-bender of a book cast in the mold of a locked room murder mystery. A lot of characters but it all comes together in the end. Would make a great vacation read!
#Booksky 📚💙
September 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Book 37 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “The Last Murder at the End of the World”
Another mind-bender of a book cast in the mold of a locked room murder mystery. A lot of characters but it all comes together in the end. Would make a great vacation read!
#Booksky 📚💙
Another mind-bender of a book cast in the mold of a locked room murder mystery. A lot of characters but it all comes together in the end. Would make a great vacation read!
#Booksky 📚💙
The big question now is…when is #BeatSaber getting the #KPopDemonHunters soundtrack…
September 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The big question now is…when is #BeatSaber getting the #KPopDemonHunters soundtrack…
Book 36 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “Medicus”
A murder mystery set in ancient Roman occupied Britain…but feeling very contemporary. I didn’t vibe with the main character enough to continue the series, but it’s a well-crafted cozy that was an easy and fast read.
#Booksky 📚💙
A murder mystery set in ancient Roman occupied Britain…but feeling very contemporary. I didn’t vibe with the main character enough to continue the series, but it’s a well-crafted cozy that was an easy and fast read.
#Booksky 📚💙
August 31, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Book 36 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “Medicus”
A murder mystery set in ancient Roman occupied Britain…but feeling very contemporary. I didn’t vibe with the main character enough to continue the series, but it’s a well-crafted cozy that was an easy and fast read.
#Booksky 📚💙
A murder mystery set in ancient Roman occupied Britain…but feeling very contemporary. I didn’t vibe with the main character enough to continue the series, but it’s a well-crafted cozy that was an easy and fast read.
#Booksky 📚💙
#GirlsNightIn with my old college roomies up from Portland. We watched “Sleepless in Seattle” and “Crazy Stupid Love”, ate pizza, drank wine, snuggled my dying kitten, talked endlessly and kinda had a perfect night! It was the best distraction ever to Groo being on his last legs.
#CatsofBluesky
#CatsofBluesky
August 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
#GirlsNightIn with my old college roomies up from Portland. We watched “Sleepless in Seattle” and “Crazy Stupid Love”, ate pizza, drank wine, snuggled my dying kitten, talked endlessly and kinda had a perfect night! It was the best distraction ever to Groo being on his last legs.
#CatsofBluesky
#CatsofBluesky
Today, home with a sick kitty, I started watching #GreysAnatomy for the first time…what have I done?!?!?
August 29, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Today, home with a sick kitty, I started watching #GreysAnatomy for the first time…what have I done?!?!?
Book 35 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “The Pursuit of Love”
A ridiculous, rollicking good time filled with brilliant characters whose antics are described with a wit that rivals Jane Austen.
#Booksky 📚💙
A ridiculous, rollicking good time filled with brilliant characters whose antics are described with a wit that rivals Jane Austen.
#Booksky 📚💙
August 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Book 35 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “The Pursuit of Love”
A ridiculous, rollicking good time filled with brilliant characters whose antics are described with a wit that rivals Jane Austen.
#Booksky 📚💙
A ridiculous, rollicking good time filled with brilliant characters whose antics are described with a wit that rivals Jane Austen.
#Booksky 📚💙
Book 34 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “Consider Phlebas”
Another book with an obscure literary title that I had to google. Still: a solid read, I see why it’s a classic! It’s a really refreshing take on AI embedded culture where the robots aren’t actually the bad guys.
#Booksky 💙📚
Another book with an obscure literary title that I had to google. Still: a solid read, I see why it’s a classic! It’s a really refreshing take on AI embedded culture where the robots aren’t actually the bad guys.
#Booksky 💙📚
August 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Book 34 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “Consider Phlebas”
Another book with an obscure literary title that I had to google. Still: a solid read, I see why it’s a classic! It’s a really refreshing take on AI embedded culture where the robots aren’t actually the bad guys.
#Booksky 💙📚
Another book with an obscure literary title that I had to google. Still: a solid read, I see why it’s a classic! It’s a really refreshing take on AI embedded culture where the robots aren’t actually the bad guys.
#Booksky 💙📚
Book 33 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “The Bear”
I put this in the same category as “The Alchemist”: A slightly woo woo book that everyone seems to love but just didn’t resonate with me. It’s fine? It just wasn’t for me.
#Booksky 📚💙
I put this in the same category as “The Alchemist”: A slightly woo woo book that everyone seems to love but just didn’t resonate with me. It’s fine? It just wasn’t for me.
#Booksky 📚💙
August 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Book 33 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “The Bear”
I put this in the same category as “The Alchemist”: A slightly woo woo book that everyone seems to love but just didn’t resonate with me. It’s fine? It just wasn’t for me.
#Booksky 📚💙
I put this in the same category as “The Alchemist”: A slightly woo woo book that everyone seems to love but just didn’t resonate with me. It’s fine? It just wasn’t for me.
#Booksky 📚💙
Book 32 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “He Who Fights With Monsters 3”
A great 3rd book from a structure and story arc perspective, but it needed editing. It’s essentially a 15 hr RPG training montage with some fun bits thrown in and a 3 hr epilogue. It just wasn’t for me.
#Booksky 💙📚
A great 3rd book from a structure and story arc perspective, but it needed editing. It’s essentially a 15 hr RPG training montage with some fun bits thrown in and a 3 hr epilogue. It just wasn’t for me.
#Booksky 💙📚
August 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Book 32 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “He Who Fights With Monsters 3”
A great 3rd book from a structure and story arc perspective, but it needed editing. It’s essentially a 15 hr RPG training montage with some fun bits thrown in and a 3 hr epilogue. It just wasn’t for me.
#Booksky 💙📚
A great 3rd book from a structure and story arc perspective, but it needed editing. It’s essentially a 15 hr RPG training montage with some fun bits thrown in and a 3 hr epilogue. It just wasn’t for me.
#Booksky 💙📚
Book #31 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “Prodigal Summer”
There’s an unexpected amount of science that was SO interesting I was captivated! Highly recommend!
#Booksky 💙📚
There’s an unexpected amount of science that was SO interesting I was captivated! Highly recommend!
#Booksky 💙📚
August 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Book #31 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 “Prodigal Summer”
There’s an unexpected amount of science that was SO interesting I was captivated! Highly recommend!
#Booksky 💙📚
There’s an unexpected amount of science that was SO interesting I was captivated! Highly recommend!
#Booksky 💙📚
Have you ever dropped a mad movie reference in conversation and gotten crickets in return? When that happens to us, we add the title to a list that we use to plan #MovieNight.
Tonight’s epic was the ‘04 classic #EuroTrip and now my husband understands what Scotty doesn’t know. 🤣🍿🎬
Tonight’s epic was the ‘04 classic #EuroTrip and now my husband understands what Scotty doesn’t know. 🤣🍿🎬
August 18, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Have you ever dropped a mad movie reference in conversation and gotten crickets in return? When that happens to us, we add the title to a list that we use to plan #MovieNight.
Tonight’s epic was the ‘04 classic #EuroTrip and now my husband understands what Scotty doesn’t know. 🤣🍿🎬
Tonight’s epic was the ‘04 classic #EuroTrip and now my husband understands what Scotty doesn’t know. 🤣🍿🎬