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Celeste is out caroling
@drceleste.bsky.social
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Friendly neighborhood biology teacher working on better assessment and grading practices (UBC). Permanently under construction. Say hey to your dog for me! 🇨🇦🇺🇸 @ubc
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“Gussie McPhail, supervisor 3rd floor” 🧑‍⚕️

(According to Google, Royal Columbian School of Nursing provided a scholarship in Gussie’s memory. Way to go, Gussie!) 🥇

Her photo accompanies me in my kitchen during the holidays. 🎂

I hope someday my photo keeps company to a stranger somewhere. ❤️
A black and white 1950s looking photo of a person in a mid century nursing uniform. She’s sitting with arms crossed, smiling, beside a decorated Christmas tree.
November 14, 2025 at 3:35 AM
drceleste.bsky.social
Look how handsome Rip is 😍
A most regal Australian Shepherd. He has one blue eye and one brown eye and looks very calm and poised, even though he’s really a dufus
November 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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🦕 Blink blink
Ponysaur Crochet Pattern!

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#craftyintentions #crochetpattern #amigurumi #ponysaur #crochetcreature #crochetcommunity
A crocheted Ponysaur stands on a rock outdoors. The creature has a long neck topped with a single large, glossy purple eye complete with long eyelashes.
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
drceleste.bsky.social
Flashback to mealworm cookie day circa 2019

#teaching #science
A classroom table with a small container of mealworms, a larger container of chocolate chip mealworm cookies, and a cellphone/microscope contraption with a magnified view of a mealworm. There are hands of students looking at the stations
November 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Today I got to be the proud presenter of UBC’s very first Canvas sticker! @ubcbotany.bsky.social
A screenshot of a Canvas submission page with an arrow pointing to the new sticker, which is a gold star on a blue background
November 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
drceleste.bsky.social
This tree needs to shut the eff up. It’s too early for this shit.
An obnoxiously red tree from the view out an open front door.
November 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
drceleste.bsky.social
Important update 🚨

Puppy has arrived
Same screen as before but now there is a real dog and handler in front
November 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
drceleste.bsky.social
Note to self: DO NOT PET PUPPY 😩
A projection screen from the ceiling at the end of a lab bench. The slide projected has a cute golden lab puppy with a service vest. The caption says “Campus Canines. University of British Columbia. Intro to PADS and assistance dogs.
November 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
drceleste.bsky.social
PSA: Sirius launched the Christmas music this morning 🤩
November 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
drceleste.bsky.social
Merry Christmas my friends

🤩❤️🎄🎅🏼🤶
A giddy looking person in HoHoHo pajamas with a Christmas mug. They’re in front of a Christmas tree with an Australian Shepherd also in Christmas pajamas. The woman has a light up smaller tree on her head and is smiling
November 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
drceleste.bsky.social
Update: I spoke too soon and since I’m dressed like Christmas I had a few candy canes 🍬 🎅🏼

I can now hear yelling down the block “THATS THE CANDY CANE HOUSE”
November 1, 2025 at 1:59 AM
drceleste.bsky.social
It’s suuuuper slow in Vancouver
minouette.bsky.social Ele Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 13d
No even dark in Toronto and the trick-or-treaters have started. I think parents are trying to finish before the ballgame starts 😹
November 1, 2025 at 12:56 AM
drceleste.bsky.social
Witches do not, in fact, melt! 🧙
A person in a black raincoat talking a selfie. They’re wearing a red witch hat adorned with Aminita mushrooms and walking and Australian shepherd dog in a green raincoat
October 31, 2025 at 9:21 PM
drceleste.bsky.social
GUESS WHAT.

They’re bringing a service dog-in-training into lab next week 🤩.

Bad news: we’re not supposed to pet him. They tried this on Amtrak once and it did not go as planned. Doggo got all the pets and even a couple treats.
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
drceleste.bsky.social
Ronald, your hair is all nice. Your clothes are all pretty. You look like a nice guy, but guess what? You are a bum
The left half is an illustration from The paper Bag Princess book. She is gleefully standing on one foot, arms wide, grinning. The right half is a person dressed like the paper bag princess with a tan crinkly dress and a crown made from a paper bag. She’s mimicking the pose.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
drceleste.bsky.social
Yesterday morning I gave away my witch spider hat to the barista who fell in love with it

I got to work an hour later, and *surprise* this giant 1950s era skull (used to teach anatomy) was waiting for me

Chad now has a head
A Halloween entryway. There’s a light up plastic torso, spiders, and a giant skull
October 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
drceleste.bsky.social
Was just diagnosed with:

Chronic spontaneous urticaria and angioedema + dermographism

(Sounds worse than it is. Spontaneous rash/welts, itchy skin etc)

Anyone else? Any advice?
October 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
drceleste.bsky.social
Straight outa the bag is better 🤷‍♀️
October 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
drceleste.bsky.social
Showed up early for belly dance class. The class prior was Acro Yoga. He asked “want to try?”

(Duh) 😬

I’m going back Sat for an actual class. 10/10 highly recommend 🔥
October 19, 2025 at 11:51 PM
drceleste.bsky.social
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No More Kings - Schoolhouse Rock 1975
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October 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
drceleste.bsky.social
Dog words
October 17, 2025 at 1:49 AM
drceleste.bsky.social
Yes, do this ✔️
A brown pottery bowl with orange puréed soup. The soup has some herbs sprinkled on and a torn piece of brown bread shoved in the side
October 17, 2025 at 1:40 AM
drceleste.bsky.social
I’m throwing Thanksgiving leftover carrots, scalloped potatoes, and some lentils in the pressure cooker for soup. Wish me luck

🥕 🥔 🍜
October 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
drceleste.bsky.social
+1 on the paper menus
keezyyoung.bsky.social Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 28d
tbh I don't think this is that niche but man we gotta make LIVING accessible for people who don't have smart phones and/or data. I'm talking bus schedules, restaurant menus, doing your laundry, accessing social security and unemployment, all of it. we goddamn GOTTA dude
zachweinersmith.bsky.social Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 28d
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 17, 2025 at 12:40 AM
drceleste.bsky.social
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion) was overindulged rich white lady BS.

(And I love her other work)
rachelfeder.bsky.social Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · Oct 13
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 14, 2025 at 1:13 AM