Good Vibes Nerd
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Good Vibes Nerd
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Nerd nerding out in public.

Right now high on: bugs, aquaculture, poorly drawn cartoons.

Always high on: Science, nature, jokes.
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Everybody thinks 'https://' stands for 'hypertext transfer protocol secure' but it actually stands for 'head to this place, sucka' followed by a colon and two laser sounds
January 13, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Third acceptance from a pro pub ... getting dangerously close to convincing myself I'm a real writer
January 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This book is WILDLY good. And it was 100% a lucky bookstore browsing find. Never read anything by Senaa Ahmad before (my ignorance & my loss), never saw this book promoted anywhere. Just out on the table at B&N and looked interesting.

Very very recommended.

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
The Age of Calamities
Written by an inimitable new voice, The Age of Calamities is a genre-defying, mind-bending collection of absurdist, funny, and speculative short stories. In ...
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January 13, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Love finding new rabbit holes -- I went looking for info on the "mystery third condiment" (turns out: likely mustard!) and spent the last forty minutes clicking through other random articles

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Exploring a Golden Age of Children’s Literature
The 19th century’s “Golden Age” of children’s literature brought adventure and nonsense, thanks to printing progress and changing ideas on childhood.
review.gale.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:17 AM
If you want a break from unrelenting aaaaaaa I recommend following zoos
Ume is officially 11 months old and already weighs 483 pounds! 💗 That’s more than halfway to mom Yuna’s impressive 800 pounds. This adorable Malayan tapir is gaining size, confidence, and curiosity by the day, still keeping close to mom while steadily growing into her almost-teen tapir era.
January 7, 2026 at 2:57 PM
What am I supposed to do with six beet pancakes
January 7, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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Biologists must display their most marvelous plumage if they are to be accepted by a flock of fellow biologists.

We are now witness to this rare yet beautiful phenomenon at the Society of Integrative of Comparative Biology conference in Portland, OR #SICB2026
January 6, 2026 at 12:49 AM
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Complimented McDonald’s lady on her nails and she lit up

Give someone a random compliment today

We can’t fix the world, but we can maybe be kind to each other
January 5, 2026 at 2:08 PM
I am lovvving We Solve Murders, and no I haven't read any other Richard Osman including any Thursday Murder Club but friend, I am going to, and I am psyched.
January 6, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Excuse me that is NOT all I need to know

So many questions starting with ...
- where is his nose?
- is his tail poky?
- are there videos available of tail prehensile-ing?
Ozzy is a prehensile-tailed porcupine. That's all you need to know!

(Visit him at Zoo Boise's newly renovated Small Animal Kingdom.)

📸: Lead zookeeper Taylor S
January 5, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
January 5, 2026 at 12:03 AM
My kid's lego set has instructions for a lego taco and now he's back in school I might just go ahead and make that taco
January 5, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Beautiful reporting on this story Tom Stoppard liked to share.

Perfect illustration of the transience & beauty of both theater and memory.
Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
November 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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We’re excited to welcome a new bat-eared fox to Zoo Boise! Fern, a six-month-old female, joins male Fletcher in their African Plains home.

📷: Zookeeper Emily
November 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I've been playing this with my sister (an actual biologist)

She is better at "getting the answer" but we're both excellent at "having fun with it" and that's the beauty of life my friend.

🐺 Animal #842 🐋
I figured it out in 8 guesses!
🟥🟥🟥🟧🟨🟨🟩🟩
🔥 3 | Avg. Guesses: 7.8

metazooa.com
#metazooa
Metazooa
Become an evolutionary detective to find the Mystery Animal!
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November 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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This might be an unpopular opinion but what this baby seal is doing is very special to me, personally.
November 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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It was great to finally see a Hoopoe for the first time, I caught this one flicking up cockroaches to swallow!

#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
November 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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WHAT A SPIDER!!! 🤯🤯

BEHOLD, one of the coolest arachnids in the world, the Long-horned Spiny Orb Spider (Macracantha arcuata)! 🕷😍

Found in the rainforests of SE Asia, these magnificent beasts are found usually at head-height in a web they’ve made to catch flying prey!🐞🕸️
November 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Flying Squirrel Loves It Every Time
November 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Tarantula foot-pad. Who knew they could be so pretty?
November 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Sorry spider haters, but this was just the most beautiful beast & I knew (nearly everyone) would need to see it 😉. It sat frozen, up on its toes, on the edge of Leeman (WA) salt lake while I took pics. Unfortunately it was too big (body length 1.4cm) for my lens. #spider #Lycosidae #Tetralycosa
October 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Day 29 of #inktober with bad drawings ...

#inktober2025 prompt: lesson
October 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Hi bluesky I made you a giraph ok thanks
October 29, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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Brittle star swimming! Love this movement.
October 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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You ever meet an animal who just naturally knows their best angles?

I took this and literally out loud said “DAMN, you look great”. And you know she knows it.
October 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM