Adele Taylor (pthagonal)
@adeletaylor.bsky.social
Data analyst, dungeon master, depressive. A nerd and a nerdfighter. Cis bi woman. #NoLGBWithoutT
pthagonal on YouTube and elsewhere.
"Unfortunately, I have read a lot of books."
Views my own not that of my employer. She/her.
pthagonal on YouTube and elsewhere.
"Unfortunately, I have read a lot of books."
Views my own not that of my employer. She/her.
I am tearing up at the MCOE baby news because babies and communities and the wonderful things we can do as a species but also because I don't feel like part of it and my baby is all grown up and it is raining and I don't know what my life is for or why I exist.
Y'know, usual Sunday morning stuff.
Y'know, usual Sunday morning stuff.
February 15, 2026 at 11:17 AM
I am tearing up at the MCOE baby news because babies and communities and the wonderful things we can do as a species but also because I don't feel like part of it and my baby is all grown up and it is raining and I don't know what my life is for or why I exist.
Y'know, usual Sunday morning stuff.
Y'know, usual Sunday morning stuff.
Catching up on bits of #P4A2026 I missed and the sheer cognitive whiplash of hearing @hankgreen.bsky.social attempting various English accents and saying "do Adele?" because I always briefly forget she exists.
Btw, Hank, if you want to attempt my accent feel free, I have no idea what it is.
Btw, Hank, if you want to attempt my accent feel free, I have no idea what it is.
February 15, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Catching up on bits of #P4A2026 I missed and the sheer cognitive whiplash of hearing @hankgreen.bsky.social attempting various English accents and saying "do Adele?" because I always briefly forget she exists.
Btw, Hank, if you want to attempt my accent feel free, I have no idea what it is.
Btw, Hank, if you want to attempt my accent feel free, I have no idea what it is.
Me: I have got all the perks I want, I won't get any more
Also me: random signed book? <takemymoney.gif>
Also me: random signed book? <takemymoney.gif>
February 14, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Me: I have got all the perks I want, I won't get any more
Also me: random signed book? <takemymoney.gif>
Also me: random signed book? <takemymoney.gif>
Maybe I shouldn't try and catch up on the stream. I probably should try and finish my breakfast though.
February 14, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Maybe I shouldn't try and catch up on the stream. I probably should try and finish my breakfast though.
The grief-daze has mostly lifted but that just means the negative self-talk is back and really could I just get a break?
February 13, 2026 at 11:22 PM
The grief-daze has mostly lifted but that just means the negative self-talk is back and really could I just get a break?
Ok now I need a bit of a cry because I miss my dog.
Going to go make myself a food.
Going to go make myself a food.
February 13, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Ok now I need a bit of a cry because I miss my dog.
Going to go make myself a food.
Going to go make myself a food.
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February 13, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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Some quiet time with my son, some D&D time with my friends - house is still too quiet and still even though he was a very quiet and still dog, but I am prioritising self care and looking forward to a weekend of chaos with nerds in my favourite part of the internet
February 13, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Some quiet time with my son, some D&D time with my friends - house is still too quiet and still even though he was a very quiet and still dog, but I am prioritising self care and looking forward to a weekend of chaos with nerds in my favourite part of the internet
I think grief has given me superpowers. I did this pretty much instantly.
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February 12, 2026 at 10:50 AM
I think grief has given me superpowers. I did this pretty much instantly.
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He's gone. My beautiful boy.
February 11, 2026 at 12:36 PM
He's gone. My beautiful boy.
The perks do look great but a) I promised myself I wasn't going to splurge too early and b) my heart is not in it right now as I'm too worried about my doggo
February 10, 2026 at 9:41 PM
The perks do look great but a) I promised myself I wasn't going to splurge too early and b) my heart is not in it right now as I'm too worried about my doggo
And again. I really don't learn, do I?
I asked for advice on Reddit and now I'm stuck in an existential crisis loop
I guess I had that coming
I guess I had that coming
February 10, 2026 at 3:42 PM
And again. I really don't learn, do I?
Swear to god if my dog dies this week of all weeks
February 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Swear to god if my dog dies this week of all weeks
In possibly the weirdest thing my brain now does: saying to myself, "come on, Adele, you can do it" does nothing but saying to myself "come on, Green" in @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social's voice is strangely motivating
February 9, 2026 at 3:16 PM
In possibly the weirdest thing my brain now does: saying to myself, "come on, Adele, you can do it" does nothing but saying to myself "come on, Green" in @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social's voice is strangely motivating
Dog struggling again this morning and son very upset. Got another vets appointment this afternoon to talk about upping dosage or trying different drug.
February 9, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Dog struggling again this morning and son very upset. Got another vets appointment this afternoon to talk about upping dosage or trying different drug.
Reposted by Adele Taylor (pthagonal)
Reading Green Mars and just got up to this bit “even those who want minimal government and oversight still want the systems in place that afforded them their privilege in the first place. That’s libertarians for you - anarchists who want police protection from their slaves”
February 8, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Reading Green Mars and just got up to this bit “even those who want minimal government and oversight still want the systems in place that afforded them their privilege in the first place. That’s libertarians for you - anarchists who want police protection from their slaves”
Dog home from emergency vets. Pain relief for his arthritis, he's definitely better but still seems unsettled and I don't know what he wants. So relieved to have him home though.
February 8, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Dog home from emergency vets. Pain relief for his arthritis, he's definitely better but still seems unsettled and I don't know what he wants. So relieved to have him home though.
Without naming your job, tell us something you say over and over again at work.
"We don't have sufficient data to show that"
"We don't have sufficient data to show that"
Without naming your job, tell us something you say over and over again at work.
“Is it gonna mess anyone up if I push my file now?”
“Is it gonna mess anyone up if I push my file now?”
Without naming your job, tell us something you say over and over again at work.
“Do you have any thoughts of harming yourself or others?”
“Do you have any thoughts of harming yourself or others?”
February 8, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Without naming your job, tell us something you say over and over again at work.
"We don't have sufficient data to show that"
"We don't have sufficient data to show that"
Even a home win and a hat trick for Nerdfighteria's own Marcus Browne won't stop the tears. How long can I pretend to be putting laundry away before my son comes and finds me down we think?
February 7, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Even a home win and a hat trick for Nerdfighteria's own Marcus Browne won't stop the tears. How long can I pretend to be putting laundry away before my son comes and finds me down we think?
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February 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Oh thank fuck - the paper that I ended up redoing all the analysis for a week before Christmas has finally been accepted
February 6, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Oh thank fuck - the paper that I ended up redoing all the analysis for a week before Christmas has finally been accepted
Just got to get through the next week - I can do this.
And actually next week has dancing and double D&D so I will be busy af so really I just need to get through the next four days
And actually next week has dancing and double D&D so I will be busy af so really I just need to get through the next four days
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Just got to get through the next week - I can do this.
And actually next week has dancing and double D&D so I will be busy af so really I just need to get through the next four days
And actually next week has dancing and double D&D so I will be busy af so really I just need to get through the next four days
Sometimes I wonder if I have /ever/ heard that feathered thing sing
But that's probably The Depression talking
But that's probably The Depression talking
February 5, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Sometimes I wonder if I have /ever/ heard that feathered thing sing
But that's probably The Depression talking
But that's probably The Depression talking
Unfortunately, my brain is focused solely on trying to fix myself and not, say, on trying to remember how we defined high-risk in this previous analysis so I can pull out new numbers
February 5, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Unfortunately, my brain is focused solely on trying to fix myself and not, say, on trying to remember how we defined high-risk in this previous analysis so I can pull out new numbers