Maureen O’Connor, PhD
@ecomaureen.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in English Literature, University College Cork (Ireland). Concerned world citizen and academic who writes about the nonhuman. She/her 😷
Yes, my desire to avoid infection engages either all of these points. If you somehow suffered no personal consequences from contracting COVID (as far as you can tell) and carefully isolated, you've still given the virus an opportunity to become stronger, more immune evasive, etc.
February 1, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Yes, my desire to avoid infection engages either all of these points. If you somehow suffered no personal consequences from contracting COVID (as far as you can tell) and carefully isolated, you've still given the virus an opportunity to become stronger, more immune evasive, etc.
'Squirrel Street' (Eichhornstraße) tree is up!
November 26, 2023 at 8:44 AM
'Squirrel Street' (Eichhornstraße) tree is up!
So much wet, gross coughing on this train.
November 23, 2023 at 9:54 AM
So much wet, gross coughing on this train.
Still nice enough for outdoors kaffee und kuchen.
November 11, 2023 at 8:07 AM
Still nice enough for outdoors kaffee und kuchen.
Still nice enough in Germany to enjoy an outdoor coffee.
November 10, 2023 at 1:14 PM
Still nice enough in Germany to enjoy an outdoor coffee.
Unpublicised update from the CDC. Lasting effects on EVERY organ and organ system for YEARS after infection.
November 6, 2023 at 1:48 PM
Unpublicised update from the CDC. Lasting effects on EVERY organ and organ system for YEARS after infection.
Went to look for packing materials in a box in the office. I made the disturbing(?) discovery of a dozen used RATs. The office administrator is out with the disease we dare not speak.
November 2, 2023 at 11:19 AM
Went to look for packing materials in a box in the office. I made the disturbing(?) discovery of a dozen used RATs. The office administrator is out with the disease we dare not speak.
A powerful, beautiful, important book.
October 29, 2023 at 6:24 AM
A powerful, beautiful, important book.
Poster available in the Residenz Würzburg gift shop. (18th?-century painting of a woman with face mask added.)
October 23, 2023 at 9:13 AM
Poster available in the Residenz Würzburg gift shop. (18th?-century painting of a woman with face mask added.)
I have had this same thought so many times over the last couple of years.
October 10, 2023 at 7:40 PM
I have had this same thought so many times over the last couple of years.
Good summary
September 29, 2023 at 9:33 AM
Good summary
Unexpectedly beautiful weather for our quick trip to Inis Meáin
September 21, 2023 at 12:00 PM
Unexpectedly beautiful weather for our quick trip to Inis Meáin
Look at how many pro-trans activists from the demo in Dublin wore masks! That's what true progressives do! 🥰
September 17, 2023 at 4:44 PM
Look at how many pro-trans activists from the demo in Dublin wore masks! That's what true progressives do! 🥰
Welcome to the jungle. (My tuxedo cat nestled in high grass.)
September 6, 2023 at 3:09 PM
Welcome to the jungle. (My tuxedo cat nestled in high grass.)
Summer has returned to this island. A beautiful weekend coming up.
September 1, 2023 at 2:53 PM
Summer has returned to this island. A beautiful weekend coming up.
Assembling an IKEA wardrobe. Prayers and offerings welcome.
August 24, 2023 at 10:17 AM
Assembling an IKEA wardrobe. Prayers and offerings welcome.
Well, shoot! They're replaying this Cosc episode I contributed to, and The Sunday Times got my name wrong!
August 20, 2023 at 1:00 PM
Well, shoot! They're replaying this Cosc episode I contributed to, and The Sunday Times got my name wrong!
Brought my precious girl in for annual vaccines and blood draw (she has kidney disease). When the vet saw my mask, he ducked into the back and put one on. It was a baggy blue, but I appreciated it, nonetheless. She is finally talking to me again.
August 8, 2023 at 2:12 PM
Brought my precious girl in for annual vaccines and blood draw (she has kidney disease). When the vet saw my mask, he ducked into the back and put one on. It was a baggy blue, but I appreciated it, nonetheless. She is finally talking to me again.
One of the most important people in my life! (Alt text: my tuxedo cat sticking her tongue out.)
July 25, 2023 at 7:12 PM
One of the most important people in my life! (Alt text: my tuxedo cat sticking her tongue out.)