Did they check my social media? Maybe. Idk. As many have pointed out, the government has the ability to find most/all of this information themselves. Making you hand everything over is just security theatre meant to intimidate and humiliate you.

I (a civilian) worked at a lab on an airforce base for a while and had to get a 24/7 base pass. This is heaps more information than the military asked for. I had permission to drive past the bomb testing range in the middle of the night and nobody ever asked for my social media history.

You should check out this app. I still love a good field-guide but Merlin is handy in a pinch for making an ID from a grainy zoomed in photo or identifying from song depending on how well it knows the birds in your area MerlinBirdID.com

My dad is a naturalist so I grew up knowing all about the nature around me. I didn't realise how big a part of my identity it was to KNOW those things until I moved. It's wondrous and a little distressing to have no idea what things are.

It's so weird not having hummingbirds anymore. Especially in Australia? Like that's exactly the kind of flamboyant and bizarre creature this country specialises in. I miss them.

Thank you! We are VERY happy to know where we'll be this time next year 😂

Hey I have an address now. I can finally order a calendar! I'll just wait a few more days to make sure it doesn't arrive at the apartment before we have the keys.

Anyways I've been in Australia for 11 days and I have identified 21 new species of birds for my life list.

My grandmother has been sick and I know if I go back to visit her I'll have more trouble getting back into the US than I had getting into Australia with my US passport.

Thank you!

Public Parts

Franz Marc is my favourite! The colours are so intense in person. I saw some of his paintings in Munich and got a postcard of Cat Behind a Tree.

Finally the onion has made a joke aimed at me specifically

Mine is 79. I fell in love with a lot of the music I heard working at an assisted living home. 😅

I'm curious if technically the wording would also prevent treatment of a trans child who is experiencing precocious puberty.

It's just such bad writing too. Like 7th grade level. She could've written about the "wonders of woke" and still failed.

I used to try and make a point of donating every time the right got mad at them in the news. I'm not in the financial situation to do that anymore, but once we're on our feet again I will.

I don't understand why they didn't just flip the holiday calendar 😭

Also bought myself an inhaler by walking up to the pharmacist and saying "I'd like to buy an inhaler."