Heather Collins 💀🧬⚕️🎓♿️
@variola13.bsky.social
Scientist, lecturer, lefty, gamer, book nerd. Sarcastic individual, into silliness, medicine, anatomy, & forensics. Wears odd socks. Death positive 💀 #ME NB: often inappropriate.
She/her.
DMs welcome if we have had some kind of interaction on here.
She/her.
DMs welcome if we have had some kind of interaction on here.
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a woman in a yellow shirt and a floral scarf says doggy in front of a white board
ALT: a woman in a yellow shirt and a floral scarf says doggy in front of a white board
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My life has become too sedate, I need to make more questionable decisions.
That is all.
Also, I like her grandma scarf ⬇️
That is all.
Also, I like her grandma scarf ⬇️
This is joyous! 😍
IT'S PANCAKE DAY.
IT'S PANCAKE DAY.
IT'S P-P-P-P-P-P-P-P-PANCAKE DAY.
IT'S PANCAKE DAY.
IT'S P-P-P-P-P-P-P-P-PANCAKE DAY.
Maid Marian and her merry men (Pancake Song)
YouTube video by Helliconia
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 9:47 AM
This is joyous! 😍
February 16, 2026 at 7:56 PM
I didn’t have anything planned and I couldn’t wait u too tomorrow!
Although I will be having some tomorrow too 😋
Although I will be having some tomorrow too 😋
February 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I didn’t have anything planned and I couldn’t wait u too tomorrow!
Although I will be having some tomorrow too 😋
Although I will be having some tomorrow too 😋
Meow meow meow meow
Meow meow meow meow
Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow
If you know the advert, please continue with the next two lines
🤭🐈
Meow meow meow meow
Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow
If you know the advert, please continue with the next two lines
🤭🐈
February 16, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Meow meow meow meow
Meow meow meow meow
Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow
If you know the advert, please continue with the next two lines
🤭🐈
Meow meow meow meow
Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow
If you know the advert, please continue with the next two lines
🤭🐈
My daffodils are out!! 😍
(Not euphemism)
I always feel so much brighter when they start to flower.
(Not euphemism)
I always feel so much brighter when they start to flower.
February 16, 2026 at 8:16 AM
My daffodils are out!! 😍
(Not euphemism)
I always feel so much brighter when they start to flower.
(Not euphemism)
I always feel so much brighter when they start to flower.
Reposted by Heather Collins 💀🧬⚕️🎓♿️
Another plan reset for the #brightonmarathon and #londonmarathon training! I blame my birthday and Valentines Day!
But let’s dig deep now. I’m also still raising money for @refugecharity.bsky.social if you would like to sponsor and can, thanks!
www.justgiving.com/page/0n1ydan5 or link in bio.
But let’s dig deep now. I’m also still raising money for @refugecharity.bsky.social if you would like to sponsor and can, thanks!
www.justgiving.com/page/0n1ydan5 or link in bio.
February 15, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Another plan reset for the #brightonmarathon and #londonmarathon training! I blame my birthday and Valentines Day!
But let’s dig deep now. I’m also still raising money for @refugecharity.bsky.social if you would like to sponsor and can, thanks!
www.justgiving.com/page/0n1ydan5 or link in bio.
But let’s dig deep now. I’m also still raising money for @refugecharity.bsky.social if you would like to sponsor and can, thanks!
www.justgiving.com/page/0n1ydan5 or link in bio.
Reposted by Heather Collins 💀🧬⚕️🎓♿️
Blankety Blank (15th February 1979). Miss Winterbottom said "I don't think my boss appreciates comment. In the middle of the office there's a BLANK with the word 'suggestions' printed on it."
February 15, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Blankety Blank (15th February 1979). Miss Winterbottom said "I don't think my boss appreciates comment. In the middle of the office there's a BLANK with the word 'suggestions' printed on it."
Signed.
The prices are ridiculous, I have spent a fortune while my daughter was ill. She was in and out of hospital numerous times when she was younger, they offered a 5 day pass but it had to be consecutive days. I never knew if she would be out in a few hours or in for a week.
The prices are ridiculous, I have spent a fortune while my daughter was ill. She was in and out of hospital numerous times when she was younger, they offered a 5 day pass but it had to be consecutive days. I never knew if she would be out in a few hours or in for a week.
🚨When we go to hospital, it’s rarely for something easy. But patients and their families are being immediately met with fees just to park their cars. And these charges are going up!
I’ve just signed the petition to Scrap hospital parking charges now
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/parking-...
I’ve just signed the petition to Scrap hospital parking charges now
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/parking-...
Scrap hospital parking charges now!
Need to visit the hospital? Patients, families and NHS staff are being met with rising fees just to park their cars. Join me and sign this petition from 38 Degrees to demand these unfair charges are s...
act.38degrees.org.uk
February 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Signed.
The prices are ridiculous, I have spent a fortune while my daughter was ill. She was in and out of hospital numerous times when she was younger, they offered a 5 day pass but it had to be consecutive days. I never knew if she would be out in a few hours or in for a week.
The prices are ridiculous, I have spent a fortune while my daughter was ill. She was in and out of hospital numerous times when she was younger, they offered a 5 day pass but it had to be consecutive days. I never knew if she would be out in a few hours or in for a week.
some activists for trans rights had been "so strident that it's made it more difficult for trans people themselves who are just trying to live under the radar", while equally people who had taken the view no1 should ever transition had "similarly made it difficult”
😑
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
😑
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Children 'weaponised' in toxic trans debate, Cass says
Clinician Dr Hilary Cass says
www.bbc.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 4:36 PM
some activists for trans rights had been "so strident that it's made it more difficult for trans people themselves who are just trying to live under the radar", while equally people who had taken the view no1 should ever transition had "similarly made it difficult”
😑
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
😑
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Heather Collins 💀🧬⚕️🎓♿️
"Love is in the air!"
*Sprays Lysol*
*Sprays Lysol*
February 15, 2026 at 2:24 PM
"Love is in the air!"
*Sprays Lysol*
*Sprays Lysol*
Finally, a word I can get my head round
Wordle 1,702 4/6
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,702 4/6
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February 15, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Finally, a word I can get my head round
Wordle 1,702 4/6
⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛
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🟩⬛⬛🟩🟩
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Wordle 1,702 4/6
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Reposted by Heather Collins 💀🧬⚕️🎓♿️
Red Dwarf is 38 years old today! "The End" first aired on 15 February 1988. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay
February 15, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Red Dwarf is 38 years old today! "The End" first aired on 15 February 1988. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay
Interesting, my chat GPT had a slightly different take. Nearly got it when it came to the cons!
February 15, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Interesting, my chat GPT had a slightly different take. Nearly got it when it came to the cons!
Who would like to share 80 million bacteria with me?
Mwah 💋💋
Mwah 💋💋
February 14, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Who would like to share 80 million bacteria with me?
Mwah 💋💋
Mwah 💋💋
I am back-ish. Thank you to those of you who noticed I’d gone quiet and were kind enough to reach out, it genuinely means a lot to me.
February 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I am back-ish. Thank you to those of you who noticed I’d gone quiet and were kind enough to reach out, it genuinely means a lot to me.
I wonder what tonight will bring… maybe sleep, likely yet more thinking time.
Maybe this will be the night I vanish from here in a poof of sparkly dust.
Or turn into a bat.
Maybe this will be the night I vanish from here in a poof of sparkly dust.
Or turn into a bat.
3 hrs later and I’m still awake.
Maybe I am nocturnal 🤔
Maybe I am a bat 🦇
Or a hedgehog 🦔
It would explain my constant state of exhaustion during the day.
I’m not eating worms or slugs though.
Maybe I am nocturnal 🤔
Maybe I am a bat 🦇
Or a hedgehog 🦔
It would explain my constant state of exhaustion during the day.
I’m not eating worms or slugs though.
Ah insomnia, you were here last night, it’s ok, it’s not like my mental and physical health would benefit from sleep.
😬
😬
February 7, 2026 at 10:48 PM
I wonder what tonight will bring… maybe sleep, likely yet more thinking time.
Maybe this will be the night I vanish from here in a poof of sparkly dust.
Or turn into a bat.
Maybe this will be the night I vanish from here in a poof of sparkly dust.
Or turn into a bat.
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
“Please send me your transcript”
“Please send me your transcript”
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"You're going to be ok"
"You're going to be ok"
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
“Git. Git git git git git. Git.”
“Git. Git git git git git. Git.”
February 7, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
“Please send me your transcript”
“Please send me your transcript”
February 7, 2026 at 1:30 PM
🤭🤭 that song is often my earworm
February 7, 2026 at 12:37 PM
🤭🤭 that song is often my earworm
3 hrs later and I’m still awake.
Maybe I am nocturnal 🤔
Maybe I am a bat 🦇
Or a hedgehog 🦔
It would explain my constant state of exhaustion during the day.
I’m not eating worms or slugs though.
Maybe I am nocturnal 🤔
Maybe I am a bat 🦇
Or a hedgehog 🦔
It would explain my constant state of exhaustion during the day.
I’m not eating worms or slugs though.
Ah insomnia, you were here last night, it’s ok, it’s not like my mental and physical health would benefit from sleep.
😬
😬
February 7, 2026 at 4:32 AM
3 hrs later and I’m still awake.
Maybe I am nocturnal 🤔
Maybe I am a bat 🦇
Or a hedgehog 🦔
It would explain my constant state of exhaustion during the day.
I’m not eating worms or slugs though.
Maybe I am nocturnal 🤔
Maybe I am a bat 🦇
Or a hedgehog 🦔
It would explain my constant state of exhaustion during the day.
I’m not eating worms or slugs though.
Ah insomnia, you were here last night, it’s ok, it’s not like my mental and physical health would benefit from sleep.
😬
😬
February 7, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Ah insomnia, you were here last night, it’s ok, it’s not like my mental and physical health would benefit from sleep.
😬
😬
Reposted by Heather Collins 💀🧬⚕️🎓♿️
prepare, prepare & prepare more for Major Incidents just in case
With the HIGH likelihood of a 2 hour live Sim for a Major CERT Lead role; does anyone know where I can get some hands on with Google SecOps for IR - found their training Vids but would like some actual usage. Help appreciated 🙏💙✌️
With the HIGH likelihood of a 2 hour live Sim for a Major CERT Lead role; does anyone know where I can get some hands on with Google SecOps for IR - found their training Vids but would like some actual usage. Help appreciated 🙏💙✌️
February 6, 2026 at 10:57 PM
prepare, prepare & prepare more for Major Incidents just in case
With the HIGH likelihood of a 2 hour live Sim for a Major CERT Lead role; does anyone know where I can get some hands on with Google SecOps for IR - found their training Vids but would like some actual usage. Help appreciated 🙏💙✌️
With the HIGH likelihood of a 2 hour live Sim for a Major CERT Lead role; does anyone know where I can get some hands on with Google SecOps for IR - found their training Vids but would like some actual usage. Help appreciated 🙏💙✌️
I think, all in all, I would not be a very good assassin in real life, not unless all my targets were deaf. And asleep.
#gaming #Assassinscreed
#gaming #Assassinscreed
February 6, 2026 at 9:59 PM
I think, all in all, I would not be a very good assassin in real life, not unless all my targets were deaf. And asleep.
#gaming #Assassinscreed
#gaming #Assassinscreed