meels
@meels.bsky.social
Sings to bacteria 🦠🧫🧬 • big nerd👾 � • bog swain • recovering geographer • current PhD student • more degrees than braincells • parody
Actually laughable that if I applied for a job with double the salary I earn as a PhD student I’d only take home an extra £9000 a year.
I get that I pay 0 taxes on my stipend but still
I get that I pay 0 taxes on my stipend but still
December 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Actually laughable that if I applied for a job with double the salary I earn as a PhD student I’d only take home an extra £9000 a year.
I get that I pay 0 taxes on my stipend but still
I get that I pay 0 taxes on my stipend but still
Absolutely fascinated by the psychology of my upstairs housemate who has their “wake up” alarm set for 6am, but they continually snooze it until at least 8am almost every single day of the week
December 19, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Absolutely fascinated by the psychology of my upstairs housemate who has their “wake up” alarm set for 6am, but they continually snooze it until at least 8am almost every single day of the week
Spaghetti suitcase strikes again
December 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Spaghetti suitcase strikes again
It’s so hard to get chip spice in the south ???
December 18, 2025 at 1:55 AM
It’s so hard to get chip spice in the south ???
I know why this is the case, but fast food in Thailand is hilariously expensive. For the cost of a meal from KFC, I could have a sharing platter of starters (enough for 2 or 3 people) from a Michelin guide restaurant
December 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I know why this is the case, but fast food in Thailand is hilariously expensive. For the cost of a meal from KFC, I could have a sharing platter of starters (enough for 2 or 3 people) from a Michelin guide restaurant
LMAOOOO OCADO BEING MY FIRST PURCHASE OF THE YEAR
December 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
LMAOOOO OCADO BEING MY FIRST PURCHASE OF THE YEAR
WORK SENT THE MINIBUS KILL ME NOW
December 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
WORK SENT THE MINIBUS KILL ME NOW
Just want to be on the plane ready to fly 😭
December 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Just want to be on the plane ready to fly 😭
Post doc? I’d rather post COCK
December 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Post doc? I’d rather post COCK
God can the AI bubble just burst already
December 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM
God can the AI bubble just burst already
Trizol? In my lab?! No!!!
December 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Trizol? In my lab?! No!!!
There was a disturbing amount of fluff in my phone charger port
December 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
There was a disturbing amount of fluff in my phone charger port
Gratifying as it is for a UEA alumnus to see the evil evil university of Essex suffer, it is a very worrying trend in academia atm!!!
December 3, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Gratifying as it is for a UEA alumnus to see the evil evil university of Essex suffer, it is a very worrying trend in academia atm!!!
Hoping that a week of sun and good food in Bangkok will heal what is currently calling me (general malaise)
December 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Hoping that a week of sun and good food in Bangkok will heal what is currently calling me (general malaise)
I’m in the top 1000 listeners for Joe Hisaishi and Rina Sawayama?!
December 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I’m in the top 1000 listeners for Joe Hisaishi and Rina Sawayama?!
Want chippy tea but cba to walk to the chippy and back
November 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Want chippy tea but cba to walk to the chippy and back
Maybe it was a mistake going shopping on the last payday before Christmas
November 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Maybe it was a mistake going shopping on the last payday before Christmas
Using a mobile phone is “unchristian” by Kemi’s logic
November 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Using a mobile phone is “unchristian” by Kemi’s logic
Big nosebleed first thing this morning? Must be cold season!
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Big nosebleed first thing this morning? Must be cold season!
God I hate living with other people
November 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
God I hate living with other people
Passed my final review for my PhD so onwards to the writing phase and viva!
November 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Passed my final review for my PhD so onwards to the writing phase and viva!
Read “MTG” and Megan the galleon
November 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Read “MTG” and Megan the galleon
Going to throw a tantrum if work don’t send the Mercedes take me to airport for my conference
November 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Going to throw a tantrum if work don’t send the Mercedes take me to airport for my conference