Erin
@short2thepoint.bsky.social
Small human wrangler, reader, pet guardian, biologist studying ME/CFS. I like picking up heavy things and putting them down again.
When Google Reader was killed
What do yall think was the nexus event that created this branch in the timeline?
I’m torn between the Cats movie and when people were licking gallons of ice cream in the grocery store and putting it back.
I’m torn between the Cats movie and when people were licking gallons of ice cream in the grocery store and putting it back.
March 13, 2025 at 1:16 AM
When Google Reader was killed
My life has been deprived of very confident yet incorrect whale facts ever since I finished Moby Dick
November 22, 2024 at 9:52 PM
My life has been deprived of very confident yet incorrect whale facts ever since I finished Moby Dick
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 1
#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 1
#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
November 21, 2024 at 11:43 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 1
#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 1
#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
This cat loves snuggles and also loves attacking the other cat. He has no middle ground.
November 13, 2024 at 12:48 AM
This cat loves snuggles and also loves attacking the other cat. He has no middle ground.
I'm feeling very cultured
July 12, 2024 at 2:05 PM
I'm feeling very cultured
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You need to read this. By the brilliant and worm-informed @plantnerd.bsky.social
Meet the real-life versions of Dune’s epic sandworms
A Dune-loving worm palaeontologist makes the case that worms have been just as important on Earth as they are in the blockbuster film. A Dune-loving worm palaeontologist makes the case that worms have...
www.nature.com
March 8, 2024 at 8:24 PM
You need to read this. By the brilliant and worm-informed @plantnerd.bsky.social
Dear body, could we choose one problem at time? The only saving grace of strep throat is it doesn't include coughing, so having allergies at the same time is a real insult to injury
January 29, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Dear body, could we choose one problem at time? The only saving grace of strep throat is it doesn't include coughing, so having allergies at the same time is a real insult to injury
Reading a book about healthy aging, only to run into a story about hanging out with David Sabatini. The book notes that Sabatini used to be a professor at MIT but somehow skipped the part about him being fired for sexual harassment
January 17, 2024 at 2:49 AM
Reading a book about healthy aging, only to run into a story about hanging out with David Sabatini. The book notes that Sabatini used to be a professor at MIT but somehow skipped the part about him being fired for sexual harassment
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Oh gosh, this embroidered piece by Narumi Takada is so so lovely. “Stepping on Fresh Snow”
January 7, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Oh gosh, this embroidered piece by Narumi Takada is so so lovely. “Stepping on Fresh Snow”
2023 was a good reading year! Thank you for the collage, @thestorygraph.com!
January 1, 2024 at 1:17 PM
2023 was a good reading year! Thank you for the collage, @thestorygraph.com!
Me: I'm done answering questions for a while
3 year old: Why?
3 year old: Why?
December 26, 2023 at 5:13 PM
Me: I'm done answering questions for a while
3 year old: Why?
3 year old: Why?
AbbyCat wishes everyone a happy holiday
December 25, 2023 at 3:23 AM
AbbyCat wishes everyone a happy holiday
Me, upon seeing my son eating Hershey kisses for breakfast today: "Jesus Christ! Uh, is the reason for the season"
December 25, 2023 at 3:20 AM
Me, upon seeing my son eating Hershey kisses for breakfast today: "Jesus Christ! Uh, is the reason for the season"
Storygraph's 2024 challenges dropped, brb I need to plan out an entire year of reading
December 15, 2023 at 11:56 PM
Storygraph's 2024 challenges dropped, brb I need to plan out an entire year of reading
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I want a critter with a slime coat and some looooong gills
the Wikipedia entry for axolotls reads like a Cake song
December 14, 2023 at 10:48 PM
I want a critter with a slime coat and some looooong gills
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Astonishing visual essay from Giorgia Lupi about her 1374 days with long covid. This captures the experience in a really powerful way. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | 1,374 Days: My Life With Long Covid
Chronic illness has a way of picking apart your mind and breaking your heart.
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2023 at 11:51 PM
Astonishing visual essay from Giorgia Lupi about her 1374 days with long covid. This captures the experience in a really powerful way. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Libraries are arguably the best thing the United states has going.
They are not just book collections. They are free public space, job finding lifelines, connections to family genealogy, vital resources for parents. Libraries should be funded, utilized, and universally accessible
They are not just book collections. They are free public space, job finding lifelines, connections to family genealogy, vital resources for parents. Libraries should be funded, utilized, and universally accessible
December 7, 2023 at 1:49 PM
Libraries are arguably the best thing the United states has going.
They are not just book collections. They are free public space, job finding lifelines, connections to family genealogy, vital resources for parents. Libraries should be funded, utilized, and universally accessible
They are not just book collections. They are free public space, job finding lifelines, connections to family genealogy, vital resources for parents. Libraries should be funded, utilized, and universally accessible
Really grateful my pediatrician boosted me when I took my kid in. They met me where I was (literally) at
‘One expert at the meeting, Dr. Camille Kotton of Harvard Medical School, called the numbers "abysmal" and said part of the problem may be patient confusion.’
really tired of people saying that patients are confused instead of screaming that the system is a hot mess
www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
really tired of people saying that patients are confused instead of screaming that the system is a hot mess
www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
December 3, 2023 at 12:18 AM
Really grateful my pediatrician boosted me when I took my kid in. They met me where I was (literally) at
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You can just go to the woods and look at mushrooms anytime you want, nobody can stop you
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October 21, 2023 at 3:48 PM
You can just go to the woods and look at mushrooms anytime you want, nobody can stop you
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What does Spelling Bee have against pandas, aka my favoritePython package?
September 11, 2023 at 12:36 PM
What does Spelling Bee have against pandas, aka my favoritePython package?
Saw a sleepy champ at the catfe today
September 2, 2023 at 4:29 PM
Saw a sleepy champ at the catfe today
Just a recommendation here, but if your audiobook requires TWENTY-EIGHT CDs, you could probably stand to edit it a bit
August 30, 2023 at 5:07 PM
Just a recommendation here, but if your audiobook requires TWENTY-EIGHT CDs, you could probably stand to edit it a bit
I didn't realize part of parenthood would be mourning my kid learning correct pronunciation. I miss hearing appleshosh
August 30, 2023 at 1:48 AM
I didn't realize part of parenthood would be mourning my kid learning correct pronunciation. I miss hearing appleshosh
What if instead of import numpy as np, we switched to import numpy as bofa? Just to mix things up a bit
August 27, 2023 at 12:38 AM
What if instead of import numpy as np, we switched to import numpy as bofa? Just to mix things up a bit
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Soooo what are some things y’all wished you did in the first months of starting the lab?
August 23, 2023 at 10:31 PM
Soooo what are some things y’all wished you did in the first months of starting the lab?