Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them)
@jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist and professional nerd. Asst Prof, University of Alaska Anchorage.
queer af, they/them. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️✡️
jfmclaughlin.org
queer af, they/them. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️✡️
jfmclaughlin.org
I feel like there is some specific differences in the fiber growth that makes cotton more similar to wool to work with than linen is, but it's somewhere in the hazy back of my brain 🙃
Also iirc linen has a wild soaking + fermentation (?) step
Also iirc linen has a wild soaking + fermentation (?) step
November 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I feel like there is some specific differences in the fiber growth that makes cotton more similar to wool to work with than linen is, but it's somewhere in the hazy back of my brain 🙃
Also iirc linen has a wild soaking + fermentation (?) step
Also iirc linen has a wild soaking + fermentation (?) step
Yeah definitely got a little wonky at the end, but just an all-time great.
Also the music is absolutely top-tier
Also the music is absolutely top-tier
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Yeah definitely got a little wonky at the end, but just an all-time great.
Also the music is absolutely top-tier
Also the music is absolutely top-tier
same! and even though TCAs didn't help my IBS much, my symptoms have gotten much better since starting SSRIs for my depression back in grad school. bodies are just weird.
November 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
same! and even though TCAs didn't help my IBS much, my symptoms have gotten much better since starting SSRIs for my depression back in grad school. bodies are just weird.
Reposted by Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them)
Anyway mental health drugs are little tiny pills filled with miracles and I’m always absolutely astonished by how a slight chemical change in my body can completely alter my entire life.
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Anyway mental health drugs are little tiny pills filled with miracles and I’m always absolutely astonished by how a slight chemical change in my body can completely alter my entire life.
idk but god "vegan leather" is such a plague, i'm so sick of plastic shoes being marketed to me as some sort of high-end luxury
November 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
idk but god "vegan leather" is such a plague, i'm so sick of plastic shoes being marketed to me as some sort of high-end luxury