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Emily Rollinson

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That feeling when you teach in Pennsylvania, or possibly the ornithologist was in here today

“Go Birds!!!” Written huge on a lecture hall chalkboard

October 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM

Emily Rollinson

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Fig was the sweetest little cat and I’m going to miss him a lot.

Tuxedo cat sleeping in a gray fleece blanket. He loved this blanket and would knead it constantly.

Tuxedo cat on a carpet soaking up stripes on sunshine coming between the blinds. He would always lay in the middle of the floor to get some sun.

Tuxedo cat laying between slats in vertical blinds to look out the window at the plants and birds on the patio. He used to sit here every day to see my car pull in, and he would run from here to the front door when I started walking in. You would always see the blinds parted from outside and then suddenly fall back into place when he ran.

Tuxedo cat on his hind legs jumping for a feather on a string. This was his favorite toy and he had a specific meow of excitement for when this toy came out of the closet. There is crumpled packing paper on the floor. He loved diving for the feather into packing paper.

June 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM

Emily Rollinson

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"Tronk!" written in a comic book style bubble font with background explosion

March 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM

Emily Rollinson

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I’m sure this is good for the computer

A tuxedo cat laying on a computer tower, blocking the fan, looking sleepy and/or grumpy

December 18, 2024 at 4:38 PM

Emily Rollinson

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Everyone, please show me how your cats help with grading

An orange cat laying on his side on a stack of exam papers with his paws up by his face looking very content but ultimately unhelpful

December 17, 2024 at 3:05 PM

Emily Rollinson

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Image from Jaws ("we're gonna need a bigger boat" meme) - reading "we're gonna need a bigger alphabet"

December 10, 2024 at 3:37 PM

Emily Rollinson

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Knew I still had this somewhere. March 2004.

Cover of a Playbill for Wicked, with illustration of Galinda/Glinda (witch wearing white) whispering into Elphaba’s ear (green witch wearing black)

Cast list from inside the Wicked playbill, including Idina Menzel, Kristen Chenoweth, and Joel Grey

December 1, 2024 at 6:04 PM

Emily Rollinson

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No tally today, but the lab had an early #Plantsgiving last weekend - 60 species, and the usual resulting tree. I've let the grad students know we'll need to plan ahead for next year to pass @barkerms.bsky.social 's record.

circular phylogeny of 60 food plant species

November 29, 2024 at 1:50 AM

Emily Rollinson

@ejrollinson.bsky.social

November means it is time for the Kenji bean chili.

Bean chili in a white bowl on a white background

November 24, 2024 at 11:24 PM

Emily Rollinson

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Facebook has thoughts on the state of my social circle

Facebook suggestion for a group to join. “Emily, groups for you: A group where we pretend to be boomer birders” includes picture of older white man with a bow your and suspenders and binoculars looking incredulously at a child with a smartphone labelled “eBird”

November 16, 2024 at 11:17 PM

Emily Rollinson

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Ah, memories

Facebook memory of a post from 2012, reading "One of our dedicated undergrads, upon calling my cell phone and getting my voicemail: "Are you sure that was your number? That voicemail message didn't sound like you. It sounded happy." /gradschool"

September 26, 2024 at 5:27 PM

Emily Rollinson

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This sent me down a rabbit hole in the publication in question, so I present for your additional consideration "36 cat pictures suitable for framing" and "bird people, have you considered a side interest in plants"

36 CAT PICTURES.
SIZE 5 x 8, SUITABLE FOR FRAMING.
Sent postpaid for 50 Cents.
Cat Journal
The only publication in Ameica of its kind. Its reading matter is devoted entirely to cats.
$1 PER YEAR, SAMPLE COPY 10C.
A sample free with all 50 cent orders for pictures.
Address the CAT JOURNAL, No. 16 Ave. A., Palmyra, N.Y

With photo of cat standing on its rear legs

AN ORNITHOLOGIST
Is not expected to be proficient in the other sciences; in fact it is about all one can do nowadays to keep up with his own specialty. But an Ornithologist ought to know something about plants for he is constantly associated with them, and that is why we wish to call your attention to
THE AMERICAN BOTANIST.
This is not a technical journal- the general reader can understand it all - but it will keep you informed of the interesting features of plant life, better than any other publication. 20 pages monthly
Sample for a 2-cent stamp. Subscription, $1.00 a year. Address, WILLARD N. CLUTE & CO., Publishers, Binghamton, N.Y.

June 13, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Emily Rollinson

@ejrollinson.bsky.social

My TA fell asleep while grading

Orange cat holding an orange pen laying on a stack of exam papers

May 3, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Emily Rollinson

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This is a very thoughtful feature from Todoist that I will absolutely be ignoring thank you very much

Text from Todoist features list, reads:
"Today at a glance"
Avoid overload
Ever get a litte too optimistic when planning your day? It happens! Now our new task + time total in Today will help reminde you Earth days are only 24 hours long* so you can keep your plans realistic (and avoid unnecessary stress).

December 19, 2023 at 3:22 PM

Emily Rollinson

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My department at ESU is hiring a tenure-track assistant/associate professor in animal physiology to start Fall 2024 - please share! Review begins 1/31/2024. esu.csod.com/ats/careersi...

East Stroudsburg University campus in spring, picture outside sciences buildings

December 19, 2023 at 2:21 PM

Emily Rollinson

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Of course 👍🌿

A bottle of The Botanist gin. The label says it contains 22 foraged botanicals, the names of which are engraved on the glass bottle

November 23, 2023 at 4:32 PM

Emily Rollinson

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Happy ginkgo leaf drop day to those who celebrate

A ginkgo tree in front of the ESU dining hall with a small number of yellow leaves still on the branches

A ginkgo tree with a small number of yellow leaves and fleshy seeds still on the branches

November 2, 2023 at 8:09 PM

Emily Rollinson

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A very spooky day to you, from the Halloween-colored boys

An orange tabby cat and a mostly black tuxedo cat sleeping forehead to forehead

An orange tabby cat and a mostly black tuxedo cat sleeping together on a blue couch

October 31, 2023 at 6:46 PM

Emily Rollinson

@ejrollinson.bsky.social

Accidentally commissioned some graffiti on the study area chalkboards.

A drawing of a salamander on a chalkboard labelled “Salamander from General Ecology lab Tuesday) -Kelly” and a caterpillar labelled “For Dr. Rollinson” surrounded by various other chalk drawings and study notes

October 18, 2023 at 5:56 PM

Emily Rollinson

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We seem to have updated the security of the biology building.

Praying mantis on an exterior door handle

Praying mantis on an exterior door handle next to the lock

October 18, 2023 at 11:13 AM

Emily Rollinson

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A rainy plant survey weekend.

October 15, 2023 at 12:24 AM

Emily Rollinson

@ejrollinson.bsky.social

Installed Outlook on a new machine and got this gift of two hundred reminders from the past. Thank you, but I think I did in fact make it to most of those meetings.