HL Eisthen, defective human product
@hleisthen.bsky.social
Neuroethologist, chemosensory scientist, herp lover. Immigrant and child of a refugee. Haver of snarky opinions. All the disclaimers.
Is this the Victorian-era equivalent of comparing someone to a used car salesman? 🏹
November 24, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Is this the Victorian-era equivalent of comparing someone to a used car salesman? 🏹
Okay yeah we all know Wharton is a great writer but holy cow the way she captures two completely different world-views in this one sentence! 🏹
November 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Okay yeah we all know Wharton is a great writer but holy cow the way she captures two completely different world-views in this one sentence! 🏹
Ah how the tables have turned! 🏹
November 14, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Ah how the tables have turned! 🏹
Don't have a meme but I'll take any opportunity to post this photo of a tater tot pizza my brother made after a 50-mile bike ride because I think bike ride or no this is indefensible and I am reliably told I'm wrong about that.
November 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Don't have a meme but I'll take any opportunity to post this photo of a tater tot pizza my brother made after a 50-mile bike ride because I think bike ride or no this is indefensible and I am reliably told I'm wrong about that.
has anyone done this yet?
November 9, 2025 at 2:39 AM
has anyone done this yet?
Ah, gah, I love this book so much. 🏹
November 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Ah, gah, I love this book so much. 🏹
Re-reading "The Age of Innocence" with the #bsbookclub gang. Only 2 pages in, the main character has barely just arrived at the opera, and I'm again struck by how funny Wharton is.
November 2, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Re-reading "The Age of Innocence" with the #bsbookclub gang. Only 2 pages in, the main character has barely just arrived at the opera, and I'm again struck by how funny Wharton is.
Made some ICE whistle kits (w two-sided bilingual instructions) to hand out at today's No Kings rally. h/t to @dansinker.com for seeding the idea -- hope we can spread the practice to mid-Michigan.
October 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Made some ICE whistle kits (w two-sided bilingual instructions) to hand out at today's No Kings rally. h/t to @dansinker.com for seeding the idea -- hope we can spread the practice to mid-Michigan.
October 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Update: I got ~100 g after planting 9 beans. Pretty satisfying ROI; will definitely plant more next year.
October 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Update: I got ~100 g after planting 9 beans. Pretty satisfying ROI; will definitely plant more next year.
I had some extra space and some extra 12" garden pots so as a little experiment I planted 9 Good Mother Stallard beans right outta the Rancho Gordo bag. Just harvested ~100 g of beans, which seems like a good ROI. Next year I'll plant maybe half a bed of them.
October 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I had some extra space and some extra 12" garden pots so as a little experiment I planted 9 Good Mother Stallard beans right outta the Rancho Gordo bag. Just harvested ~100 g of beans, which seems like a good ROI. Next year I'll plant maybe half a bed of them.
"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"
October 9, 2025 at 1:43 AM
"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"
Great idea! I’ve been doing this for a few years now and love it. I start the ferment in a tsukemono press so I can be sure everything is submerged. in a week or two I’ll blenderize it and add a smidge of cider vinegar. Delicious and also makes great gifts.
October 6, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Great idea! I’ve been doing this for a few years now and love it. I start the ferment in a tsukemono press so I can be sure everything is submerged. in a week or two I’ll blenderize it and add a smidge of cider vinegar. Delicious and also makes great gifts.
Cool! I have milkweed tussock moths (Euchaetes egle) here in my yard in Michigan, USA. As I understand it, they sequester glycosides from the milkweed and, as adults, produce calls that advertise their unpalatability to bats. Interesting clade!
October 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Cool! I have milkweed tussock moths (Euchaetes egle) here in my yard in Michigan, USA. As I understand it, they sequester glycosides from the milkweed and, as adults, produce calls that advertise their unpalatability to bats. Interesting clade!
HOW HOW HOW is it even possible that no one has yet said Dr Brown’s Cel-ray????
September 15, 2025 at 1:05 AM
HOW HOW HOW is it even possible that no one has yet said Dr Brown’s Cel-ray????
My neighbor's cat in my yard this afternoon, pretending she's unconcerned about me.
September 14, 2025 at 2:47 AM
My neighbor's cat in my yard this afternoon, pretending she's unconcerned about me.
Post a team you would send instead of Bongino and Patel.
September 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Post a team you would send instead of Bongino and Patel.
Doctor I trust more than RFK Jr
September 7, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Doctor I trust more than RFK Jr
Have a longish layover at OHare and have been thinking it’s time to reread this essential guide to contemporary American life so I went to Barbara’s Bookstore and they did not disappoint.
September 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Have a longish layover at OHare and have been thinking it’s time to reread this essential guide to contemporary American life so I went to Barbara’s Bookstore and they did not disappoint.
DC STRONG
August 27, 2025 at 11:28 PM
DC STRONG
Somebody must be buying it because my cousin in Houston reports that the local Costco is selling ICE costumes for Hallowe'en.
August 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Somebody must be buying it because my cousin in Houston reports that the local Costco is selling ICE costumes for Hallowe'en.
This just in from my cousin -- apparently Costco in Houston is selling kid-sized ICE costumes for Hallowe'en.
August 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This just in from my cousin -- apparently Costco in Houston is selling kid-sized ICE costumes for Hallowe'en.
Like these inexpensive chair cushions, I too am beige and filled with numbness.
August 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Like these inexpensive chair cushions, I too am beige and filled with numbness.