His latest in Current Biology (based entirely on his co-author's field observations with no other systematic validation) is very much the same

This is the second time in just the past few weeks when I've felt good about not getting a postdoc with him

The cooking class idea isn't bad but I'd rather just do it myself instead of paying $90 or whatever

Logging on for the first time in like 6 months and seeing the mushroom post going viral again is fitting

I am

Facebook is even worse and has been for years because I made a page once to post about my books and got zero engagement even with like 200 followers

I am not taking my book posting to TikTok because I am not built for that life

@deaconblues1979.bsky.social relevant to your interests

I haven't heard of any that got denied but usually the issue is that they take years and the (American) man is rarely willing to live with her until it's figured out so they spend that time mostly apart

Not ideal imo

Oof yeah I've heard similar things with marrying people from the Philippines and that's definitely a factor I'm weighing alongside my newfound celebrity status

Nothing against Cambodia it's just very far away

I can already hear My Own Soul's Warning in my head