Hello from Oregon where large chunks of the eastern part of the state are under various evacuation orders

Victoria Rose Richards@aerialembroidery.bsky.social · yesterday

'You'll choke too' - an aerial embroidery landscape inspired by all the wildfires happening right now... I'm upset every time I smell smoke outside and somehow we have people starting them maliciously too! But we all breathe the same air so they'll choke too (1/2 - see thread for close-ups)

On top of Crowd Control premiering and I can't wait to see my episode and the rest of the season, @pdxbroadsides.bsky.social got an email from a certain famous long-running podcast yesterday and I can't stop cackling. A hint: We'll be bringing you the weather on September 1. I KNOW.

Got to see my @solcita.sunnie.org for a little bit today! The barista wrote YAY! on our cups and it took me 5 minutes to realize it didn't say YIFYI

I am practicing outsourcing things I don't have bandwidth for. Not necessarily things I can't do, or things I don't want to do, just things I need to not thrash my taxed brainpower or time over right now. There are other costs (pride, $$, mostly), but being able to breathe is what I need the most.

Thread. Reeeeaaal bad look for the Moda center.

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer.online · 5d ago

so, the stooges came back and asked my friend to leave her seat and tried to convince her that she had to change her shirt... we are currently being effectively escorted out of a building that is currently asking for untold millions of our tax dollars

Miss Abby has peacefully gone across the Rainbow Bridge. She was and is a very good dog.

Dr. Jess Hebert@jesshebert.bsky.social · 6d ago

Saying goodbye to Miss Abigail, the very best tank of a dog. We're sitting with her, offering love and chicken and pets and happy sounds. Light a candle for this good girl tomorrow. ❤️

Saying goodbye to Miss Abigail, the very best tank of a dog. We're sitting with her, offering love and chicken and pets and happy sounds. Light a candle for this good girl tomorrow. ❤️

Weird request du jour: looking for a photo shoot stylist (or even amateur enthusiastic stylist) in the Portland area. A friend has offered to do photos but I could use help with the outfit curation.

Not only did Huds fall asleep in his bed for the first time (versus having to be transferred there), he stayed ALL NIGHT and only called out for us once, and settled back in quickly! I'm so proud of both these guys.

Dr. Jess Hebert@jesshebert.bsky.social · last wk.

My husband, @royalpdx.bsky.social, used every bit of empathy, compassion, and kindness to respond to our kid and managed to get him to fall asleep in his own bed tonight. FOR THE FIRST TIME. It's one step, but huge, and could not have happened if Royal wasn't the loving, wonderful human he is. <3

My husband, @royalpdx.bsky.social, used every bit of empathy, compassion, and kindness to respond to our kid and managed to get him to fall asleep in his own bed tonight. FOR THE FIRST TIME. It's one step, but huge, and could not have happened if Royal wasn't the loving, wonderful human he is. <3

Whoever is dressing Rehka Shankar this season of Smartypants, especially this week's episode, needs to apologize to her.

I got stories. One more flight to go home. Love this kid so much. A flight attendant asked if she had the honor of having Dr. Venkman on her flight today as Huds boarded in his Ghostbusters hoodie 🤣

Further adventures of bougie baby

A fancy North Dakota barn party.

Huddy's 2nd flight and he's first class. Bougie baby.

Science is not truth. Science is finding the truth. When science changes its opinion, it didn't lie to you. It learned more.

As is tradition. Huddy's first flight! We touch down in 45, he's done really well.

Whirlwind morning, but quick shoutout to Delta for trying to make something complicated as easy as possible to fix. Flight delay by weather meant we'd miss our connecting in MSP, so they let us re-route to another nearby city, no charge, by app. When I needed an agent, response time was <1 minute.

A favorite story— Petitioner: Would you like to sign a petition to require voter ID? Person: Do I have to show ID to sign? Petitioner: No. Person: Then how do you verify? Petitioner: We do address and signature matching. Person: Do you hear yourself?

I just saw a meme that said “get in losers, we’re reclaiming the emdash”. People. PEOPLE. Where are your STANDARDS? It CLEARLY should be “get in, losers — we’re reclaiming the em dash.”

What it said: "You don't need to be a professional to get a killer blowout" What I read: "You don't need to be a professional killer to get blowout"

The OH CRAP moment of I'm taking my kid on his first flight in 24 hours

Deja Skye: I Am A Bit Nervous

Alt: Deja Skye: I Am A Bit Nervous

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By drying up all our excess moneeeeey

Dr Ben Wolfe@benwolfevision.bsky.social · 2w ago

I'll join you in a chorus of "how does this role serve the mission of the university?"

As far as I can tell, academic executives whole job is hunting for, accepting, and leaving academic executive appointments. I swear, at least once a week I get an email about some new Executive coming in or leaving, all for absolute buckets of money. Meanwhile, in research:

Maybe Cat: No Cash, Fresh Out

Alt: Maybe Cat: No Cash, Fresh Out

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Apparently a fan at the Belgian F1 race thinks Fernando Alonzo is Jesus. Or at least a saint. Poor guy is getting outrun by everyone but his teammate, so maybe Patron Saint of Pit Lane Starts. #formula1

My whole reading goal this year was "DNF if you don't enjoy." I find this immensely difficult. Impossible. I have DNFed 5 books this year. The first was 11 hours into a 20 hour audiobook where I couldn't stop rolling my eyes.

Jennifer Wilck@authorjwilck.bsky.social · 3w ago

I need to start listening to my own advice. If I don't enjoy a book, I don't have to finish it. This isn't English class.

I've been getting reviewer requests for some higher impact journals lately, and it turns out that it's because the papers up for review are citing my work so I'm...an expert? WEIRD.

For folks who mentor science grad students or run grad programs: what do you feel the greatest strength of your training program is?

It shocks no one that a child of mine is good at axe throwing.

Told my other half we're trying this position at half-time #EngArg