Lisa
@agathacrispie.bsky.social
Publishing Support Analyst @ Consonance. MSc Translational Health Sciences. Well-meaning expert amateur. Patient and a11y advocate. Haver of autoimmune conditions. Story lover, fond of code & tabletop games. Wrangler of cats. she/her
Sainsbury's claims that I can use their AI search to shop how I think and yet my thoughts remain unanswered...
November 20, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Sainsbury's claims that I can use their AI search to shop how I think and yet my thoughts remain unanswered...
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Can we go back to the days when politicians said that they really wanted to help people but it’s very hard and takes time, rather than saying that they want to hurt people and can do it quickly?
November 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Can we go back to the days when politicians said that they really wanted to help people but it’s very hard and takes time, rather than saying that they want to hurt people and can do it quickly?
An excellent module. One I think all healthcare researchers, clinicians and policymakers would learn a lot from, though I do suppose I am pretty biased ☺️
Our MSc module 'Patients, Citizens and the Politics of Evidence' runs from 8-12 December @ox.ac.uk. Open to stand-alone students as a freestanding short course. #healthpolicy
lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/pati...
lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/pati...
Patients, Citizens and the Politics of Evidence
Examining the role of patients and citizens in providing evidence for health care research
lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk
October 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
An excellent module. One I think all healthcare researchers, clinicians and policymakers would learn a lot from, though I do suppose I am pretty biased ☺️
Finding it increasingly difficult to navigate various social medias without being triggered by certain types of posts that cause really negative, unhelpful thought patterns for me but hit a new low today when I managed to get got by sodding LinkedIn of all places
October 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Finding it increasingly difficult to navigate various social medias without being triggered by certain types of posts that cause really negative, unhelpful thought patterns for me but hit a new low today when I managed to get got by sodding LinkedIn of all places
When my blood disorder increases my clotting ability so much that i don’t even bleed when i manage to accidentally stab my hand with a knife
September 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
When my blood disorder increases my clotting ability so much that i don’t even bleed when i manage to accidentally stab my hand with a knife
Stress of tradesmen in the house is amazing. I'm anxious before they arrive about whether they'll show up and then immediately anxious once they arrive about how long until they leave. Wonder what not living in a constant state of fight or flight feels like, guess I'll never know.
September 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Stress of tradesmen in the house is amazing. I'm anxious before they arrive about whether they'll show up and then immediately anxious once they arrive about how long until they leave. Wonder what not living in a constant state of fight or flight feels like, guess I'll never know.
Recovering from a rubbish day by going to the local park and appreciating all the dogs having the best time
September 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Recovering from a rubbish day by going to the local park and appreciating all the dogs having the best time
Noticed that the Katabasis hardback is cheaper on Amazon than the Kindle edition. I’ve heard all sorts of justifications over the years for why ebooks shouldn’t be priced cheaper than print but I’ve yet to hear one for why an ebook should cost *more* than its physical counterpart 🤔
August 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Noticed that the Katabasis hardback is cheaper on Amazon than the Kindle edition. I’ve heard all sorts of justifications over the years for why ebooks shouldn’t be priced cheaper than print but I’ve yet to hear one for why an ebook should cost *more* than its physical counterpart 🤔
There is nothing quite so humbling to one’s ego as the professionally taken academic photograph, my word
August 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
There is nothing quite so humbling to one’s ego as the professionally taken academic photograph, my word
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i remain much more concerned about what humans will do to each other with AI than I am about what AI itself will do to humans
August 3, 2025 at 12:48 AM
i remain much more concerned about what humans will do to each other with AI than I am about what AI itself will do to humans
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Happy 15th anniversary of the peak achievement of literary criticism, to all who celebrate
July 30, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Happy 15th anniversary of the peak achievement of literary criticism, to all who celebrate
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Without proper nuance, "self-care" rhetoric shifts blame for systemic problems onto individual people. You can't meditate your way out of medical debt. Positive thinking won't raise the minimum wage. Sometimes the most caring thing you can do is get angry at the right systems.
June 16, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Without proper nuance, "self-care" rhetoric shifts blame for systemic problems onto individual people. You can't meditate your way out of medical debt. Positive thinking won't raise the minimum wage. Sometimes the most caring thing you can do is get angry at the right systems.
Variables I didn’t foresee when buying our new coffee machine: the cat sitting in my latte and subsequently me having to brush latte out of his fur
July 8, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Variables I didn’t foresee when buying our new coffee machine: the cat sitting in my latte and subsequently me having to brush latte out of his fur
Worked out last night that since randomly joining Cat in a Flat a few years ago I have now met over 20 local cats in my area and all of them have been excellent. Would recommend.
June 30, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Worked out last night that since randomly joining Cat in a Flat a few years ago I have now met over 20 local cats in my area and all of them have been excellent. Would recommend.
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Our cat Biscuit had his grooming appt today and they sent us his report card but I think I'm just going to use it as my bio
June 28, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Our cat Biscuit had his grooming appt today and they sent us his report card but I think I'm just going to use it as my bio
It’s the simple pleasures in life of singing immigrant song as a duet with your screaming cat in the morning when he wants his wet food
June 17, 2025 at 6:41 AM
It’s the simple pleasures in life of singing immigrant song as a duet with your screaming cat in the morning when he wants his wet food
Put the laundry on and went to sit under a tree in the park around the corner from new place because that is a thing I can do now
June 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Put the laundry on and went to sit under a tree in the park around the corner from new place because that is a thing I can do now
Moved into our new house at last. Wonder when the feeling that it’s a trick will fade away and I’ll stop feeling like any moment the real owners are going to show up and chase me out with a broom.
June 11, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Moved into our new house at last. Wonder when the feeling that it’s a trick will fade away and I’ll stop feeling like any moment the real owners are going to show up and chase me out with a broom.
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I forget who I heard it from but the essence of conservatism is "Couldn't be me." I could never get disabled, I could never be injured on the job, I won't be arrested, I won't be deported.
May 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I forget who I heard it from but the essence of conservatism is "Couldn't be me." I could never get disabled, I could never be injured on the job, I won't be arrested, I won't be deported.
Past 4pm on the day of our house exchange and the conveyancers casually drop an email asking us if we have a spare £30k to make up a deposit shortfall elsewhere in the chain. Pardon me while I just go get my infinite money chequebook???
May 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Past 4pm on the day of our house exchange and the conveyancers casually drop an email asking us if we have a spare £30k to make up a deposit shortfall elsewhere in the chain. Pardon me while I just go get my infinite money chequebook???
For someone who lives in the same three outfits I have far too many clothes in my wardrobe. Moving is eye opening.
May 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
For someone who lives in the same three outfits I have far too many clothes in my wardrobe. Moving is eye opening.
For reference medical professionals, if you are explaining a medical procedure to the patient that they may or may not need in the future, it is not particularly helpful to describe it saying “it might be painful, it might not”. That also describes literally every human experience.
May 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
For reference medical professionals, if you are explaining a medical procedure to the patient that they may or may not need in the future, it is not particularly helpful to describe it saying “it might be painful, it might not”. That also describes literally every human experience.
There is an older woman in this hospital waiting room playing games on her phone at full volume but sure it’s the kids today that are the problem…
May 20, 2025 at 10:41 AM
There is an older woman in this hospital waiting room playing games on her phone at full volume but sure it’s the kids today that are the problem…
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i dont want to be a killjoy but we desperately need to make it socially unacceptable to talk about asking chatgpt things in regular conversation
May 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
i dont want to be a killjoy but we desperately need to make it socially unacceptable to talk about asking chatgpt things in regular conversation
Can’t in good conscience engage with Eurovision, which I have loved for years, while countries committing war crimes against children, hospitals etc are allowed to take part with no repercussions at all.
May 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Can’t in good conscience engage with Eurovision, which I have loved for years, while countries committing war crimes against children, hospitals etc are allowed to take part with no repercussions at all.