MistyN
@mistyn.bsky.social
Reader, writer, k-drama enthusiast, aspiring UX designer. May or may not have unintentionally murdered multiple houseplants.
New furry family members have survived first vet visit. Baker T (for Twiddle Toes) ate vet treats. Vanilla Bean did not.
December 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
New furry family members have survived first vet visit. Baker T (for Twiddle Toes) ate vet treats. Vanilla Bean did not.
I literally cannot watch news clips because the ads pop up first and freeze, and because the ads never go away, the news clip won't start. This may or may not be a good metaphor for the state of things in the US right now.
September 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I literally cannot watch news clips because the ads pop up first and freeze, and because the ads never go away, the news clip won't start. This may or may not be a good metaphor for the state of things in the US right now.
Anyone else starting to feel like distinguishing between reality and fiction is a little more difficult than it should be?
TLDR: Scientists genetically engineered house spiders to spin glowing red spidersilk.
www.iflscience.com/worlds-first...
TLDR: Scientists genetically engineered house spiders to spin glowing red spidersilk.
www.iflscience.com/worlds-first...
World’s First CRISPR-Edited Spider Produces Glowing Red Silk From Its Spinneret
Genetically modified spider… don’t tell Peter Parker!
www.iflscience.com
May 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Anyone else starting to feel like distinguishing between reality and fiction is a little more difficult than it should be?
TLDR: Scientists genetically engineered house spiders to spin glowing red spidersilk.
www.iflscience.com/worlds-first...
TLDR: Scientists genetically engineered house spiders to spin glowing red spidersilk.
www.iflscience.com/worlds-first...
APOPO trains rats to sniff out landmines, diagnose medical illnesses, and do search and rescue after natural disasters. These programs are being affected by the disastrous decisions by the current US administration to cut funding. Please consider donating and boosting the signal. apopo.org
Training Rats To Save Lives • APOPO
APOPO's scent detection animals, nicknamed 'HeroRATs' and 'HeroDOGs', help to rid the world of landmines and tuberculosis – returning safe land back to
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March 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
APOPO trains rats to sniff out landmines, diagnose medical illnesses, and do search and rescue after natural disasters. These programs are being affected by the disastrous decisions by the current US administration to cut funding. Please consider donating and boosting the signal. apopo.org
Why do Tums not have glow in the dark letters on their label for that 3 am visit to the medicine cabinet?
February 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Why do Tums not have glow in the dark letters on their label for that 3 am visit to the medicine cabinet?
Actual photo of me and my husband.
February 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Actual photo of me and my husband.
I had no idea that having a garage sale is such a great way to meet your neighbors.
February 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I had no idea that having a garage sale is such a great way to meet your neighbors.
A true horror story in two sentences.
Recently my husband learned why he can't put the towels he used to clean the crawl space--towels filled with countless old, dead bugs, into the washer without shaking them out. In related news, I have discovered a new use for lint rollers.
Recently my husband learned why he can't put the towels he used to clean the crawl space--towels filled with countless old, dead bugs, into the washer without shaking them out. In related news, I have discovered a new use for lint rollers.
January 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A true horror story in two sentences.
Recently my husband learned why he can't put the towels he used to clean the crawl space--towels filled with countless old, dead bugs, into the washer without shaking them out. In related news, I have discovered a new use for lint rollers.
Recently my husband learned why he can't put the towels he used to clean the crawl space--towels filled with countless old, dead bugs, into the washer without shaking them out. In related news, I have discovered a new use for lint rollers.
Been traveling. Just returned a rental car that became more uncomfortable every day. It wasn't the terrible seats, the plastic spike that jabbed the driver's hip whenever you got in, or the touchy acceleration--it was the random spiders that finally crossed the line. WTF little rental car?
January 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Been traveling. Just returned a rental car that became more uncomfortable every day. It wasn't the terrible seats, the plastic spike that jabbed the driver's hip whenever you got in, or the touchy acceleration--it was the random spiders that finally crossed the line. WTF little rental car?
Apparently I hoard hobbies. And no I'm not giving that one in the corner up. It's just dusty, not forgotten.
January 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Apparently I hoard hobbies. And no I'm not giving that one in the corner up. It's just dusty, not forgotten.
Don't leave a trail of breadcrumbs. Leave a trail of half-finished projects and abandoned hobbies. That stuff is guaranteed to stick around for eternity.
December 22, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Don't leave a trail of breadcrumbs. Leave a trail of half-finished projects and abandoned hobbies. That stuff is guaranteed to stick around for eternity.
The dust bunnies. They be dead. Now I'm going to run around in a Narwhale moisturizing mask because this is my life and I am taking great joy on it.
December 16, 2024 at 6:52 PM
The dust bunnies. They be dead. Now I'm going to run around in a Narwhale moisturizing mask because this is my life and I am taking great joy on it.
I think we can all agree mistakes get made and messes happen, but if the result is feces in a grocery store aisle, please notify a store employee so cleanup activities can happen, hopefully before several shopping carts roll on through. I promise it will improve everyone's day. Okay?
December 10, 2024 at 12:13 AM
I think we can all agree mistakes get made and messes happen, but if the result is feces in a grocery store aisle, please notify a store employee so cleanup activities can happen, hopefully before several shopping carts roll on through. I promise it will improve everyone's day. Okay?
Took my son out for a driving lesson and wore a Neon Genesis Evangelion anime t-shirt that said: "Get in the f*ing robot Shinji." Not sure if I scored or lost parenting points.
December 6, 2024 at 10:01 PM
Took my son out for a driving lesson and wore a Neon Genesis Evangelion anime t-shirt that said: "Get in the f*ing robot Shinji." Not sure if I scored or lost parenting points.
I think one of American society's biggest downfalls was moving away from communal multi-generational living. We forgot how to be social creatures. We are isolated from family, and many folks have developed behaviors that deserve isolation. Explains a lot about holiday dinner tensions, doesn't it?
December 5, 2024 at 4:29 PM
I think one of American society's biggest downfalls was moving away from communal multi-generational living. We forgot how to be social creatures. We are isolated from family, and many folks have developed behaviors that deserve isolation. Explains a lot about holiday dinner tensions, doesn't it?
I think I figured out why I find creating content for my social media accounts so difficult. I currently have no pets.
December 2, 2024 at 5:37 AM
I think I figured out why I find creating content for my social media accounts so difficult. I currently have no pets.
My Thanksgiving movie choice: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. A movie about gratitude, the stunning beauty of the world, and oxygen choices.
November 29, 2024 at 2:31 AM
My Thanksgiving movie choice: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. A movie about gratitude, the stunning beauty of the world, and oxygen choices.
Art may go up in value after the artist dies, but we all benefit more when artists live and create more art.
November 27, 2024 at 12:03 AM
Art may go up in value after the artist dies, but we all benefit more when artists live and create more art.
Pickle update: I had pickles! And then I think I left them to ferment too long and TLDR: the daikon was soft and I became afraid of my pickles. They might have been fine. But I would rather lose a batch and try again than make myself sick and have a negative pickling experience. Farewell pickles!
July 2, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Pickle update: I had pickles! And then I think I left them to ferment too long and TLDR: the daikon was soft and I became afraid of my pickles. They might have been fine. But I would rather lose a batch and try again than make myself sick and have a negative pickling experience. Farewell pickles!
In the latest chapter of "why does this happen to me?" I was doing 70 on the freeway when a dessicated moth exploded out of the AC vent in multiple parts and scattered across my neck and chest. No wreck, but not an experience I recommend.
May 25, 2024 at 8:05 PM
In the latest chapter of "why does this happen to me?" I was doing 70 on the freeway when a dessicated moth exploded out of the AC vent in multiple parts and scattered across my neck and chest. No wreck, but not an experience I recommend.
Fermenting lesson learned: don't trust the moat water. It gets sassy and tries to climb the inner walls to taste the pickles. Moat water was doing unauthorized siphon / suction experiments this morning, but disaster stopped by a paper towel and good jar design.
May 18, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Fermenting lesson learned: don't trust the moat water. It gets sassy and tries to climb the inner walls to taste the pickles. Moat water was doing unauthorized siphon / suction experiments this morning, but disaster stopped by a paper towel and good jar design.
Looked for advice on fermented pickles. Discovered all good signs for fermenting are considered deadly failures for pickling and all good signs of pickling mean a spoiled ferment. Sniffed brine. Tried a small fermented pickle. Will report back if I die.
May 14, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Looked for advice on fermented pickles. Discovered all good signs for fermenting are considered deadly failures for pickling and all good signs of pickling mean a spoiled ferment. Sniffed brine. Tried a small fermented pickle. Will report back if I die.
First experiment with pickling. Will report back on whether I get pickles or new fuzzy frens.
May 10, 2024 at 3:56 PM
First experiment with pickling. Will report back on whether I get pickles or new fuzzy frens.
Everyone should try doing something fashionably flamboyant at some point. It is amazingly freeing to silence your own insecurities with the realization that all the points and whispers and giggles are not personal attacks but just strangers enjoying your fashion choice from a distance.
April 30, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Everyone should try doing something fashionably flamboyant at some point. It is amazingly freeing to silence your own insecurities with the realization that all the points and whispers and giggles are not personal attacks but just strangers enjoying your fashion choice from a distance.