Marisa Guido 🦟
@marisaguido.bsky.social
Postdoc at Iowa State University 🦟 mosquito microbiologist 🧡💙🐊 caffeine overconsumer
views are my own (she/her)
views are my own (she/her)
The chances I move back to Florida are slim (sorry mom) but man do I regret living far away once it comes time to book holiday travel
November 16, 2025 at 3:46 AM
The chances I move back to Florida are slim (sorry mom) but man do I regret living far away once it comes time to book holiday travel
I'm certain there was a more efficient technique available, but I shoved my entire arm into my dryer vent to clean out the lint today, so it better start actually drying my clothes
November 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I'm certain there was a more efficient technique available, but I shoved my entire arm into my dryer vent to clean out the lint today, so it better start actually drying my clothes
David Bowie, a vampire, and a witch get hired in a mosquito lab
November 1, 2025 at 1:04 AM
David Bowie, a vampire, and a witch get hired in a mosquito lab
In true Steelers fan fashion, I had hoped DK Metcalf would be the one who kept me alive in fantasy this week, but alas, it's still Chris Boswell
October 27, 2025 at 2:35 AM
In true Steelers fan fashion, I had hoped DK Metcalf would be the one who kept me alive in fantasy this week, but alas, it's still Chris Boswell
Really trying to maximize a seasonally appropriate look today with ghost earrings, ghost hair clips, and (glow in the dark!!) skeletons on my shirt sleeves
October 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Really trying to maximize a seasonally appropriate look today with ghost earrings, ghost hair clips, and (glow in the dark!!) skeletons on my shirt sleeves
I'm being slowly dessicated by dry Midwest air
October 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I'm being slowly dessicated by dry Midwest air
I can't make it to the @4sove.bsky.social meeting this year, but I can browse the meeting agenda with severe longing
October 3, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I can't make it to the @4sove.bsky.social meeting this year, but I can browse the meeting agenda with severe longing
I'm having a terrible time in our lab fantasy league (shoutout auto draft) but I'm the last undefeated standing in my family league. So it balances
September 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I'm having a terrible time in our lab fantasy league (shoutout auto draft) but I'm the last undefeated standing in my family league. So it balances
An unforeseen con of now having a front door that faces the outside - we just got Jehovah's Witnessed
September 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
An unforeseen con of now having a front door that faces the outside - we just got Jehovah's Witnessed
Re-upped vaccines for covid and flu for both personal health, and so I can meet my nephew when he's born
September 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Re-upped vaccines for covid and flu for both personal health, and so I can meet my nephew when he's born
Somehow my flight from Pittsburgh to Chicago took 90 minutes longer than it should. My connection to Des Moines took off before I even deplaned. Now I'm waiting to board for a 12:30am takeoff.
At least I get home tonight?
At least I get home tonight?
September 22, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Somehow my flight from Pittsburgh to Chicago took 90 minutes longer than it should. My connection to Des Moines took off before I even deplaned. Now I'm waiting to board for a 12:30am takeoff.
At least I get home tonight?
At least I get home tonight?
Airport arrivals before 5am are too early
September 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Airport arrivals before 5am are too early
I loved that apartment and I loved living there. If I hadn't moved out of Pittsburgh, I would still be living there. I hope the city steps up and helps out those who lost everything today www.wtae.com/article/pitt...
Pittsburgh apartment condemned after hours long fight against flames in Squirrel Hill
Fire crews were lined along Forward Avenue battling flames at an apartment complex in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood for several hours Tuesday.
www.wtae.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I loved that apartment and I loved living there. If I hadn't moved out of Pittsburgh, I would still be living there. I hope the city steps up and helps out those who lost everything today www.wtae.com/article/pitt...
I've never cared about the Vikings before but I need Justin Jefferson to have a terrible game so I don't lose week one of the lab fantasy league
September 9, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I've never cared about the Vikings before but I need Justin Jefferson to have a terrible game so I don't lose week one of the lab fantasy league
Sitting alone in my car and eating a Costco chicken bake remains a quality Saturday afternoon activity
September 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Sitting alone in my car and eating a Costco chicken bake remains a quality Saturday afternoon activity
We have taken over an entire office whiteboard for the lab fantasy football stats
September 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
We have taken over an entire office whiteboard for the lab fantasy football stats
Science would be so much easier if I could just stop getting in my own way for five minutes (using the wrong concentration of antibiotic, followed by using the wrong antibiotic)
August 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Science would be so much easier if I could just stop getting in my own way for five minutes (using the wrong concentration of antibiotic, followed by using the wrong antibiotic)
I can't remember the specific incident that led to the creation of Lab Rule #25 (In general, the problem is you) but I do find new ways to prove it valid far too regularly
August 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I can't remember the specific incident that led to the creation of Lab Rule #25 (In general, the problem is you) but I do find new ways to prove it valid far too regularly
I've gone to the farmers market and gotten a library card so I think I really live here now
August 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I've gone to the farmers market and gotten a library card so I think I really live here now
Being in a new lab is great because it just means I'm on a daily scavenger hunt to find literally anything
August 15, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Being in a new lab is great because it just means I'm on a daily scavenger hunt to find literally anything
I got a new driver's license and the woman at the DMV looked at me like she didn't believe me about my own eye color
August 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I got a new driver's license and the woman at the DMV looked at me like she didn't believe me about my own eye color
Holy shit my landlord gave me back my full security deposit plus interest
August 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Holy shit my landlord gave me back my full security deposit plus interest
My undergrad apartment was next to the highway exit. My grad school apartment was next to the highway exit. My new place is not next to the highway and it's almost eerily quiet
August 2, 2025 at 2:25 AM
My undergrad apartment was next to the highway exit. My grad school apartment was next to the highway exit. My new place is not next to the highway and it's almost eerily quiet
Day one of loading the moving truck on one of the hottest days this summer. We are 💀
July 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Day one of loading the moving truck on one of the hottest days this summer. We are 💀
This is one of the coolest things anyone could've given me. Thank you Emily!!
July 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This is one of the coolest things anyone could've given me. Thank you Emily!!