Kirsten V.
@kirstenium.bsky.social
Anxious Medical Laboratory Technician and Blood Orange Evangelist. 🔬🩸🍊Childless by choice. Lover of cats, books, TV, and beer. 🍻
Guess who decided they weren’t going to apply and is now second guessing their decision? 😵💫
The new lab has Technical Specialist positions posted. I thought about it, but it would be validating new instruments more or less solo, probably will have Saturday rotations, starts early, and is the exact same pay
No idea which choice is the “safer” one in terms of stability
No idea which choice is the “safer” one in terms of stability
November 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Guess who decided they weren’t going to apply and is now second guessing their decision? 😵💫
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limited stock available. you can check out all of our other limited handmade jewellery using the link below. thank you for supporting a small business!😇
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#promosky #bsnm #crafting
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
looking for something a little more simple? check out our seed bead necklaces and sets!
limited stock available. you can check out all of our other limited handmade jewellery using the link below. thank you for supporting a small business!😇
madewithsash.etsy.com 🛍️
#promosky #bsnm #crafting
limited stock available. you can check out all of our other limited handmade jewellery using the link below. thank you for supporting a small business!😇
madewithsash.etsy.com 🛍️
#promosky #bsnm #crafting
The new lab has Technical Specialist positions posted. I thought about it, but it would be validating new instruments more or less solo, probably will have Saturday rotations, starts early, and is the exact same pay
No idea which choice is the “safer” one in terms of stability
No idea which choice is the “safer” one in terms of stability
November 13, 2025 at 5:15 AM
The new lab has Technical Specialist positions posted. I thought about it, but it would be validating new instruments more or less solo, probably will have Saturday rotations, starts early, and is the exact same pay
No idea which choice is the “safer” one in terms of stability
No idea which choice is the “safer” one in terms of stability
I spent a lot of time in my bed, rather than the not terribly comfortable couch when I was sick, then convalescing
It made me realize I should do it more often!
It made me realize I should do it more often!
November 12, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I spent a lot of time in my bed, rather than the not terribly comfortable couch when I was sick, then convalescing
It made me realize I should do it more often!
It made me realize I should do it more often!
I’m waiting to get my labs drawn at Quest. Will I be late for work? Stay tuned…
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I’m waiting to get my labs drawn at Quest. Will I be late for work? Stay tuned…
“In a sea of hoodies and sneakers, he shows up in a riff on a three-piece suit. And the hat? No, that’s its own ritual. The fedora is reserved for weekends, holidays and museum visits.”
What a delightful article!
What a delightful article!
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
“In a sea of hoodies and sneakers, he shows up in a riff on a three-piece suit. And the hat? No, that’s its own ritual. The fedora is reserved for weekends, holidays and museum visits.”
What a delightful article!
What a delightful article!
Describe your cat's personality with one photo
November 9, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Describe your cat's personality with one photo
I’m grateful to be snuggled up on my couch with some coffee
Current view: a cold and foggy morning 🖤
Current view: a cold and foggy morning 🖤
November 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I’m grateful to be snuggled up on my couch with some coffee
Current view: a cold and foggy morning 🖤
Current view: a cold and foggy morning 🖤
Marcel 🥰
I need to introduce you to someone. This is my new friend Marcel who has moved in with us. He has one eye and FIV and he is perfect!
November 8, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Marcel 🥰
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Existence is pain and therefore all care is palliative.
All drug use outside palliative care should be criminalized and possession of dealer quantities should be punishable by death without appeal.
November 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Existence is pain and therefore all care is palliative.
Despite having to be at work 2.25 hours earlier this morning, I somehow slept almost 8 solid hours last night
It’s gonna be a struggle making it to my regular bedtime!
It’s gonna be a struggle making it to my regular bedtime!
Holy shit, I am tired!
I slept well, but not nearly enough. I woke up early, so I went in early. I have to be there even earlier tomorrow for an online training they won’t let me do at home 😭
I slept well, but not nearly enough. I woke up early, so I went in early. I have to be there even earlier tomorrow for an online training they won’t let me do at home 😭
November 6, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Despite having to be at work 2.25 hours earlier this morning, I somehow slept almost 8 solid hours last night
It’s gonna be a struggle making it to my regular bedtime!
It’s gonna be a struggle making it to my regular bedtime!
Holy shit, I am tired!
I slept well, but not nearly enough. I woke up early, so I went in early. I have to be there even earlier tomorrow for an online training they won’t let me do at home 😭
I slept well, but not nearly enough. I woke up early, so I went in early. I have to be there even earlier tomorrow for an online training they won’t let me do at home 😭
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Holy shit, I am tired!
I slept well, but not nearly enough. I woke up early, so I went in early. I have to be there even earlier tomorrow for an online training they won’t let me do at home 😭
I slept well, but not nearly enough. I woke up early, so I went in early. I have to be there even earlier tomorrow for an online training they won’t let me do at home 😭
Apparently my stepmom let my mom know I still wasn’t feeling well yesterday. My mom panic texted my husband after I didn’t respond to her text for 30 mins 😂
November 4, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Apparently my stepmom let my mom know I still wasn’t feeling well yesterday. My mom panic texted my husband after I didn’t respond to her text for 30 mins 😂
I felt ok enough this am to go to work, and I made it! 💪🏻
November 4, 2025 at 5:22 AM
I felt ok enough this am to go to work, and I made it! 💪🏻
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Just another reminder that what someone buys with their SNAP benefits isn’t your fucking business and creating morality around food is one way we get disordered eating patterns.
November 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Just another reminder that what someone buys with their SNAP benefits isn’t your fucking business and creating morality around food is one way we get disordered eating patterns.
Ok, I’m done venting (for today)
November 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Ok, I’m done venting (for today)
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What a great resource. Spread the word.
This is a great resource in precarious times.
Tried it for my city and it pulled up all the things I know about + more I didn’t. It finds food pantries, but also stuff like legal help and housing assistance.
For those of us more fortunate, great way to find volunteer and donation opportunities.
Tried it for my city and it pulled up all the things I know about + more I didn’t. It finds food pantries, but also stuff like legal help and housing assistance.
For those of us more fortunate, great way to find volunteer and donation opportunities.
findhelp.org by findhelp - Search and Connect to Social Care
Search and connect to support. Find financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help in your area, anywhere in the US.
findhelp.org
November 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
What a great resource. Spread the word.
It’s my spouse’s birthday today. I’m so glad he decided he wanted to wait until next week (Seahawks are the Sunday night game) for his dinner out
I’ve been on clear liquids (save 0.5 cup of brothy mashed potatoes) since yesterday afternoon
I’ve been on clear liquids (save 0.5 cup of brothy mashed potatoes) since yesterday afternoon
November 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
It’s my spouse’s birthday today. I’m so glad he decided he wanted to wait until next week (Seahawks are the Sunday night game) for his dinner out
I’ve been on clear liquids (save 0.5 cup of brothy mashed potatoes) since yesterday afternoon
I’ve been on clear liquids (save 0.5 cup of brothy mashed potatoes) since yesterday afternoon
At this time tomorrow it’s going to be dark 😭
November 2, 2025 at 12:33 AM
At this time tomorrow it’s going to be dark 😭
Countered my blahs by making a monetary donation to our local food bank 💚
November 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Countered my blahs by making a monetary donation to our local food bank 💚
Woof, today is certainly a “one step back” kinda day, regarding my convalescence. My anxious brain is being a real dick! 🥲
Glad it’s the weekend
I don’t have a fever, so I’m going to take it easy, and go back to softer food
Glad it’s the weekend
I don’t have a fever, so I’m going to take it easy, and go back to softer food
November 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Woof, today is certainly a “one step back” kinda day, regarding my convalescence. My anxious brain is being a real dick! 🥲
Glad it’s the weekend
I don’t have a fever, so I’m going to take it easy, and go back to softer food
Glad it’s the weekend
I don’t have a fever, so I’m going to take it easy, and go back to softer food
The look on his face 🥰
‘Showing off to the elderly’ can look like lots of things.
November 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The look on his face 🥰
My neighborhood had SO many kids trick or treating on my way home!
Our lights were off. Doorbells and knocks terrify the cats, and we don’t want one to do a runner. We also didn’t buy any candy because then I would’ve eaten a lot of candy 😂
Our lights were off. Doorbells and knocks terrify the cats, and we don’t want one to do a runner. We also didn’t buy any candy because then I would’ve eaten a lot of candy 😂
November 1, 2025 at 4:06 AM
My neighborhood had SO many kids trick or treating on my way home!
Our lights were off. Doorbells and knocks terrify the cats, and we don’t want one to do a runner. We also didn’t buy any candy because then I would’ve eaten a lot of candy 😂
Our lights were off. Doorbells and knocks terrify the cats, and we don’t want one to do a runner. We also didn’t buy any candy because then I would’ve eaten a lot of candy 😂
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If you insist on buying food to donate, or have an unshakable deep desire to run a neighborhood food drive, then AT THE VERY LEAST you need to do the work to find out what the food bank actually wants and needs. Don't make their work harder.
But it's easier on everyone to GIVE MONEY.
But it's easier on everyone to GIVE MONEY.
Did my intake to commence volunteering at a local food pantry this afternoon and let me tell you, after just half an hour of basic description of operations I now thoroughly get why they stress "please just give money, don't buy random food at retail and bring it in" over and over and over.
October 30, 2025 at 2:01 AM
If you insist on buying food to donate, or have an unshakable deep desire to run a neighborhood food drive, then AT THE VERY LEAST you need to do the work to find out what the food bank actually wants and needs. Don't make their work harder.
But it's easier on everyone to GIVE MONEY.
But it's easier on everyone to GIVE MONEY.
Sensory overload at work today!
Our new Hematology analyzers are getting installed this week, and they were alarming all day 😭
Our new Hematology analyzers are getting installed this week, and they were alarming all day 😭
October 30, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Sensory overload at work today!
Our new Hematology analyzers are getting installed this week, and they were alarming all day 😭
Our new Hematology analyzers are getting installed this week, and they were alarming all day 😭