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Megan
@spitfirephd.bsky.social
Neuroscientist: Aging, Alzheimer’s & Related Dementias, Parkinson’s
Stella’s mom and professional photographer 🐶
Scuba diver 🤿
Views: mine 🧿
Would rather be swimming with sharks
👀
We’ll see how long I can last on here this time before it/life becomes too much again.
September 10, 2025 at 12:55 AM
July 17, 2025 at 12:54 AM
We really couldn’t come up with a better name, eh?
July 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Stella got stung by a bee on her paw this morning so she’s been cosplaying as the Pixar lamp all day.

First pic she’s definitely saying “Count your fucking days, mom. Better sleep with one eye open tonight.”
July 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Oof, that was ugly but it’s a start - told my therapist my goal was to get one 30min ride in before our next appointment. The judgmental side eye from my new workout buddy didn’t help though 👀

If anyone needs me I’ll be worshipping the cold floor for awhile.
July 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
New puppy followed by said puppy having a solid 5 months of health issues last year meant I went from riding 100+ miles/week to zero all year.

But…we are so back. It’s over for ya’ll 💪
July 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
“You rang?”
-Stella
July 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Wild Wednesday night at 34: in bed by 9 with a few electrodes slapped on the back of my neck, frovatriptan and Tylenol down the hatch, and ice beanie on my head.
July 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
If anyone needs tree removal services, just let me know. Stella will gladly do it for free 🤣
July 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Clonidine + Trazadone + Gabapentin: 100

Stella: 0 and high AF
July 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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July 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
When people ask you what’s the most insane thing you’ve done for your dog?

Moved house. She’s so excited and has so much room for happy zoomies 🥰 This park is her absolute favorite place to go on adventures so we really lucked out.
July 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Love having Black Hill Regional Park as our new back yard. Trail entrance is about 1/4 mile from the house and we have a lake view 🥰
July 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
July 1, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Packing to move this week and always love rediscovering things.

I wish I could go back to being 21 again when my biggest concerns were:
1) Get grades good enough to get into grad school
2) Beat Purdue (and UK) 🏀

#hoohoohoo
June 30, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Nature is cool.
June 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
June 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
June 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Zoomies on our long line walk this morning
June 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
When life gets to be too much I always go back to old dive footage. The ocean is truly my happy place where I can be truly present and nothing else exists.

Tidbit: moray eels and spiny lobsters are my biggest sea creature “NOPEs”
June 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
If not fren, why fren shaped?
June 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
As an SSRI and NDRI-taking girlie, summer in DC is as close to what I imagine the temperature of hell is like. Heat intolerance is probably one of the most maddening side effects for me.

My one and only goal for the next 10 days is to not die.
June 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
@markrcookson.bsky.social I present to you the most disrespectful spam email greeting I’ve received yet. Beat that.
June 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Stella and I both snuggled up on the couch having a case of the Sunday scaries (Sunday is her bath day and as for me…everything might as well be on fire).
June 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Going into Friday at 34 six months into 2025 be like:
June 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM