googling how to sew myself into my own clothes for warmth, furtively buying sheets of brown paper big enough to wrap a human from the post office, smearing self in goose fat
February 18, 2026 at 10:35 PM
googling how to sew myself into my own clothes for warmth, furtively buying sheets of brown paper big enough to wrap a human from the post office, smearing self in goose fat
top five sea slugs
February 18, 2026 at 10:22 PM
top five sea slugs
had to buy first-class train tickets a couple of times recently because others had sold out, disappointed to discover that it is so much better and I may, with great reluctance and shame, need to enter my first-class train era
February 8, 2026 at 12:38 PM
had to buy first-class train tickets a couple of times recently because others had sold out, disappointed to discover that it is so much better and I may, with great reluctance and shame, need to enter my first-class train era
sitting on the train with a hot water bottle and bag of painkillers as pitiful defence against a womb trying to gnaw its way out of my body, perfect day to give an academic talk 😬
February 6, 2026 at 10:02 AM
sitting on the train with a hot water bottle and bag of painkillers as pitiful defence against a womb trying to gnaw its way out of my body, perfect day to give an academic talk 😬
the panel said we should hear by the end of the week, which might be today...eep
just submitted the big grant application I've been working on all month for the next (and final) round of internal selection 😱
February 6, 2026 at 9:56 AM
the panel said we should hear by the end of the week, which might be today...eep
first external examiner invite 😌
February 6, 2026 at 9:54 AM
first external examiner invite 😌
there's a particular writer where I feel like I must be the main person reviewing articles on their work, to the extent I wondered today, after getting another review invite, if I might actually be exercising an inappropriate degree of influence on this (admittedly small) critical area
February 3, 2026 at 12:17 PM
there's a particular writer where I feel like I must be the main person reviewing articles on their work, to the extent I wondered today, after getting another review invite, if I might actually be exercising an inappropriate degree of influence on this (admittedly small) critical area
tried a new lentil recipe this evening, turns out that they are great cold with tahini
February 2, 2026 at 9:46 PM
tried a new lentil recipe this evening, turns out that they are great cold with tahini
just submitted the big grant application I've been working on all month for the next (and final) round of internal selection 😱
February 2, 2026 at 2:09 PM
just submitted the big grant application I've been working on all month for the next (and final) round of internal selection 😱
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It’s International Zebra Day! Zebras are such an obvious temptation to the printmaker, considering how to depict life in black and white. They are inherently so graphic in their very skin. Though they aren’t striped any which way.
January 31, 2026 at 12:45 PM
It’s International Zebra Day! Zebras are such an obvious temptation to the printmaker, considering how to depict life in black and white. They are inherently so graphic in their very skin. Though they aren’t striped any which way.
dreamt that I found my lost favourite hairslide, then it turned up the next day in real life! But I also dreamt the same night that Tom broke up with me, which I do not want to happen, so I am sadly having to hold off on declaring this as evidence for my premonitory powers
January 31, 2026 at 9:11 AM
dreamt that I found my lost favourite hairslide, then it turned up the next day in real life! But I also dreamt the same night that Tom broke up with me, which I do not want to happen, so I am sadly having to hold off on declaring this as evidence for my premonitory powers
having to lie in bed quietly doing nothing for the second time in a week because I'm exhausted by work, not good
January 23, 2026 at 9:33 AM
having to lie in bed quietly doing nothing for the second time in a week because I'm exhausted by work, not good
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I'm going to be back in Nairobi from 16 February for the continuation of the inquest - any journalists interested in covering please feel free to DM or email me at pdkmitchell at gmail dot com
I'm in Nairobi this week for the opening of the inquest into my sister Kate's death here, almost four years ago, which is still very much unsolved. The case has been beset by obstructions and evasions; it's taken us a long time to get this far and there may be more to come.
January 19, 2026 at 8:57 PM
I'm going to be back in Nairobi from 16 February for the continuation of the inquest - any journalists interested in covering please feel free to DM or email me at pdkmitchell at gmail dot com
tfw you consult your uni's strategic vision document and notice it references Elon Musk 😬
January 19, 2026 at 2:55 PM
tfw you consult your uni's strategic vision document and notice it references Elon Musk 😬
my parents brought me a bag of chocolate-covered caramelised pistachios back from Peru, which are so delicious that I'm starting to get a bit worried about what will happen when they run out
January 19, 2026 at 1:47 PM
my parents brought me a bag of chocolate-covered caramelised pistachios back from Peru, which are so delicious that I'm starting to get a bit worried about what will happen when they run out
nice lunch of homemade pea soup and a samosa from the shop
January 19, 2026 at 1:45 PM
nice lunch of homemade pea soup and a samosa from the shop
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Moon Poppy /Kanamory Yoshio
金守世士夫
金守世士夫
January 17, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Moon Poppy /Kanamory Yoshio
金守世士夫
金守世士夫
@lobstereo.bsky.social thank you for bringing @randomgacha.bsky.social into my life, I hope one day to collect all the parts of the water faucet gachapon collection
January 17, 2026 at 2:51 PM
@lobstereo.bsky.social thank you for bringing @randomgacha.bsky.social into my life, I hope one day to collect all the parts of the water faucet gachapon collection
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worked non-stop for the past two weeks and am now ill, no-one could have predicted this etc
January 17, 2026 at 2:32 PM
worked non-stop for the past two weeks and am now ill, no-one could have predicted this etc
having a lemsip with you
January 12, 2026 at 8:49 PM
having a lemsip with you
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how I plan to spend 2026
December 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
how I plan to spend 2026
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This 1920’s painting by Michalina Janoszanka is the vibe.
November 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
This 1920’s painting by Michalina Janoszanka is the vibe.
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treacherous times on the ISS during christmas shutdown
The piss tank on the ISS is now 64% full.
December 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
treacherous times on the ISS during christmas shutdown