Margaret
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nerdfighteria's resident meteorologist | sometimes plays viola | migraines and ADHD and anxiety oh my | she/???/¯\_(ツ)_/¯
can I put "proficient in using wasp spray on office wasps" on my CV?
how am I supposed to lock in on my work this afternoon when it's office wasp season and they keep crawling around in my peripheral vision?
November 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
can I put "proficient in using wasp spray on office wasps" on my CV?
how am I supposed to lock in on my work this afternoon when it's office wasp season and they keep crawling around in my peripheral vision?
November 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
how am I supposed to lock in on my work this afternoon when it's office wasp season and they keep crawling around in my peripheral vision?
I desperately wish that the music industry understood that I don't want to listen to Christmas music until after Thanksgiving but alas new Christmas music is already coming out and so I've had to start this year's edition of my new Christmas music playlist on Spotify
October 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I desperately wish that the music industry understood that I don't want to listen to Christmas music until after Thanksgiving but alas new Christmas music is already coming out and so I've had to start this year's edition of my new Christmas music playlist on Spotify
it constantly bugs me that the plural of potato is potatoes and the plural of tornado is (usually) tornadoes but the plural of zero is more commonly zeros (no e between the o and the s) because it means when I'm writing code I have to constantly remind myself how it's spelled
October 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
it constantly bugs me that the plural of potato is potatoes and the plural of tornado is (usually) tornadoes but the plural of zero is more commonly zeros (no e between the o and the s) because it means when I'm writing code I have to constantly remind myself how it's spelled
I'll refrain from posting pics for those who don't want their socks spoiled but this month's awesome socks are *chef's kiss* impeccable fall vibes
October 16, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I'll refrain from posting pics for those who don't want their socks spoiled but this month's awesome socks are *chef's kiss* impeccable fall vibes
I should not be as proud as I am for 1) correctly identifying that the new pokemon go level structure follows an exponential curve and 2) using said curve to predict that my new level would be 69, but here we are
October 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I should not be as proud as I am for 1) correctly identifying that the new pokemon go level structure follows an exponential curve and 2) using said curve to predict that my new level would be 69, but here we are
I've repeatedly told myself that I'm not buying every variant of every Taylor Swift album but acoustic tracks are definitely tempting me right now
October 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I've repeatedly told myself that I'm not buying every variant of every Taylor Swift album but acoustic tracks are definitely tempting me right now
lol my grad school's alumni association is trying a new fundraising thing and it might actually work because it's "donate $10 or more to name a campus squirrel" and, like, I wasn't really planning on donating to them anytime soon but idk a $10 piece of paper to name a squirrel is kinda tempting
October 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
lol my grad school's alumni association is trying a new fundraising thing and it might actually work because it's "donate $10 or more to name a campus squirrel" and, like, I wasn't really planning on donating to them anytime soon but idk a $10 piece of paper to name a squirrel is kinda tempting
Do any of my other swiftie friends here follow @autotayloralert.bsky.social and know what's going on with all of the posts tonight? Is ms swift getting ready to Do Something or is the bot and/or store acting up?
September 25, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Do any of my other swiftie friends here follow @autotayloralert.bsky.social and know what's going on with all of the posts tonight? Is ms swift getting ready to Do Something or is the bot and/or store acting up?
Today's college football thoughts: the assorted rivals of both of my teams all have orange as one of their main colors. This is fine with me, because I'm also just not really a fan of that color
September 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Today's college football thoughts: the assorted rivals of both of my teams all have orange as one of their main colors. This is fine with me, because I'm also just not really a fan of that color
doing the academic equivalent of stalking my mentions and keeping an eye on what papers cite my papers is proving to be a useful strategy because I just found a paper that's potentially interesting for some of my planned future work and even better it's a well-written paper I'm enjoying reading
September 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
doing the academic equivalent of stalking my mentions and keeping an eye on what papers cite my papers is proving to be a useful strategy because I just found a paper that's potentially interesting for some of my planned future work and even better it's a well-written paper I'm enjoying reading
How can something that's supposed to be beneficial (a holiday) so completely derail my ability to take care of myself?
September 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
How can something that's supposed to be beneficial (a holiday) so completely derail my ability to take care of myself?
Reposted by Margaret
Hurricane forecasts are now much more accurate, 20 years on — largely because of federal government research.
Hurricane science has come far since Katrina. That progress is now at risk
Hurricane forecasts are now much more accurate, 20 years on — largely because of federal government research.
n.pr
August 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Hurricane forecasts are now much more accurate, 20 years on — largely because of federal government research.
Are we...good...again??? (this post is about FSU football)
August 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Are we...good...again??? (this post is about FSU football)
that feeling when you're almost done writing a research proposal for a postdoc and just double checking that all of your references look good, and then you find a preprint doing something very very very similar to what you're proposing to do
a person in a straw hat is laying on the ground in the water
Alt: a person in a straw hat is laying on the ground in the water
media.tenor.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
that feeling when you're almost done writing a research proposal for a postdoc and just double checking that all of your references look good, and then you find a preprint doing something very very very similar to what you're proposing to do
we have now had three different"motor vehicle theft (e-scooter)" emails this semester, and it's still the first week and at this rate I can only assume every e-scooter on campus is going to end up reported missing at some point in the semester
August 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
we have now had three different"motor vehicle theft (e-scooter)" emails this semester, and it's still the first week and at this rate I can only assume every e-scooter on campus is going to end up reported missing at some point in the semester
This week's trivia team name was "America's Royal Engagement" and we won trivia on a Swiftie final bonus question (name all four of her albums of the year) so clearly TSwift is lucky for my team
Tonight's trivia team name is "33 million puzzles" in honor of the TSwift album announcement
August 27, 2025 at 3:40 AM
This week's trivia team name was "America's Royal Engagement" and we won trivia on a Swiftie final bonus question (name all four of her albums of the year) so clearly TSwift is lucky for my team
really getting frustrated that all of the documentation on chunking big datasets seems to boil down to "it's easy once you know how to do it" but then nobody can do an eli5 of how to do it so that I can actually learn
August 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
really getting frustrated that all of the documentation on chunking big datasets seems to boil down to "it's easy once you know how to do it" but then nobody can do an eli5 of how to do it so that I can actually learn
it happened again so now this Friday is just me trying to organize myself for next week rather than trying to get anything more done this week
My office computer restarting itself last night and closing all of my open (but thankfully saved) code has completely ruined my productivity today
August 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
it happened again so now this Friday is just me trying to organize myself for next week rather than trying to get anything more done this week
things I should be doing: figuring out how to describe this summer's descent into insanity in an academic manner so I can finally make forward progress on my dissertation again
things my brain wants to do: make memes about the weather
things my brain wants to do: make memes about the weather
August 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
things I should be doing: figuring out how to describe this summer's descent into insanity in an academic manner so I can finally make forward progress on my dissertation again
things my brain wants to do: make memes about the weather
things my brain wants to do: make memes about the weather
me looking at the seven-day forecast and seeing highs in the 70s for early next week
![the "is this [thing]" meme where Oklahoma wonders if temperatures in the 70s are fall weather](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:i7yfdx2rbqvmqk66mvaremqh/bafkreiaxte63f3kslwr67ltnwxrrdkmqhrviusp76nysupcilr46kujn6u@jpeg)
August 21, 2025 at 3:46 AM
me looking at the seven-day forecast and seeing highs in the 70s for early next week
how is it only the end of monday right now it feels like it's gotta be at least the end of tuesday with how long today has been
August 19, 2025 at 4:09 AM
how is it only the end of monday right now it feels like it's gotta be at least the end of tuesday with how long today has been
me looking at this afternoon's north atlantic tropical cyclone outlook like "we've had one easterly wave develop into a hurricane, but what about a second one?"
*disclaimer* the chances of this second wave developing are currently low, and if it develops, it'll take 5+ days to reach the Caribbean
*disclaimer* the chances of this second wave developing are currently low, and if it develops, it'll take 5+ days to reach the Caribbean
August 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
me looking at this afternoon's north atlantic tropical cyclone outlook like "we've had one easterly wave develop into a hurricane, but what about a second one?"
*disclaimer* the chances of this second wave developing are currently low, and if it develops, it'll take 5+ days to reach the Caribbean
*disclaimer* the chances of this second wave developing are currently low, and if it develops, it'll take 5+ days to reach the Caribbean
Shout-out to these alerts paired with @bluenotify.app because after taking too long to decide on an edition last night, I got one just now with the restock
The Life of a Showgirl: It's Frightening Edition Limited Release Deluxe CD in size Default Title is back in stock! Grab one while you can! store.taylorswift.com/products/the-life-of-a-showgirl-its-frightening-edition-limited-release-deluxe-cd Yk6
August 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Shout-out to these alerts paired with @bluenotify.app because after taking too long to decide on an edition last night, I got one just now with the restock
Tonight's trivia team name is "33 million puzzles" in honor of the TSwift album announcement
August 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Tonight's trivia team name is "33 million puzzles" in honor of the TSwift album announcement