Az
@amisamileandme.bsky.social
Erstwhile medievalist, over-explainer, cat paparazzi. Name-squatter on many platforms.
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"It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view." ~ George Eliot
December 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
"It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view." ~ George Eliot
The cats are not happy to see me; in fact, Herself is mad because my luggage was noisy.
December 12, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The cats are not happy to see me; in fact, Herself is mad because my luggage was noisy.
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So in order to encourage creativity, I told my genetics students they needed to have more than a standard PowerPoint for their final project
Which is how we ended up with a presentation on tardigrade genetics delivered entirely in rhyming couplets
Which is how we ended up with a presentation on tardigrade genetics delivered entirely in rhyming couplets
December 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
So in order to encourage creativity, I told my genetics students they needed to have more than a standard PowerPoint for their final project
Which is how we ended up with a presentation on tardigrade genetics delivered entirely in rhyming couplets
Which is how we ended up with a presentation on tardigrade genetics delivered entirely in rhyming couplets
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This reminds me of Milton's AREOPAGITICA on trying to hire censors. They will be too lazy to do the job properly so will under or over censor, or, in the case of these visas, will under or over find fault with peoples' social media. Makes the control fail or backfire-- guaranteed.
One under-appreciated part of this: note the bit below about “and their dependents.”
Under the Trump admin’s new policy, dependent children of visa applicants are not allowed to have their social media set to private during the entire visa process. They MUST make their social media public.
Under the Trump admin’s new policy, dependent children of visa applicants are not allowed to have their social media set to private during the entire visa process. They MUST make their social media public.
From the US Embassy in London today.
December 12, 2025 at 3:43 AM
This reminds me of Milton's AREOPAGITICA on trying to hire censors. They will be too lazy to do the job properly so will under or over censor, or, in the case of these visas, will under or over find fault with peoples' social media. Makes the control fail or backfire-- guaranteed.
The station attendant on the mic at the country platforms at Central is having a great time this evening, bellowing greetings and directions to Lady Gaga fans. The station loudspeakers are blasting out early Gaga hits to go with.
I had no idea she was in town, what a way to find out.
I had no idea she was in town, what a way to find out.
December 12, 2025 at 7:06 AM
The station attendant on the mic at the country platforms at Central is having a great time this evening, bellowing greetings and directions to Lady Gaga fans. The station loudspeakers are blasting out early Gaga hits to go with.
I had no idea she was in town, what a way to find out.
I had no idea she was in town, what a way to find out.
Why are you polyamorous?
Wrong answers only.
It was such a nice supportive and not at all creepy community when I was a 20-something girl, obviously.
Wrong answers only.
It was such a nice supportive and not at all creepy community when I was a 20-something girl, obviously.
why are you polyamorous?
wrong answers only:
regular check-in meetings, shared calendar management, and frequent travel were so fun at work that i needed them at home too
wrong answers only:
regular check-in meetings, shared calendar management, and frequent travel were so fun at work that i needed them at home too
why are you polyamorous?
wrong answers only:
i needed to justify my fantastical family subscription *somehow*
wrong answers only:
i needed to justify my fantastical family subscription *somehow*
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Why are you polyamorous?
Wrong answers only.
It was such a nice supportive and not at all creepy community when I was a 20-something girl, obviously.
Wrong answers only.
It was such a nice supportive and not at all creepy community when I was a 20-something girl, obviously.
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Saw this in a lab sticker pile today… seemed fitting
December 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Saw this in a lab sticker pile today… seemed fitting
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Being trans and an academic is like being stuck inside two burning buildings at once.
December 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Being trans and an academic is like being stuck inside two burning buildings at once.
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why are you polyamorous?
wrong answers only:
you know how english when you have zero of a thing you use the plural form like "no apples"?
yeah i have no partners, plural
wrong answers only:
you know how english when you have zero of a thing you use the plural form like "no apples"?
yeah i have no partners, plural
why are you polyamorous?
wrong answers only:
regular check-in meetings, shared calendar management, and frequent travel were so fun at work that i needed them at home too
wrong answers only:
regular check-in meetings, shared calendar management, and frequent travel were so fun at work that i needed them at home too
why are you polyamorous?
wrong answers only:
i needed to justify my fantastical family subscription *somehow*
wrong answers only:
i needed to justify my fantastical family subscription *somehow*
December 12, 2025 at 3:44 AM
why are you polyamorous?
wrong answers only:
you know how english when you have zero of a thing you use the plural form like "no apples"?
yeah i have no partners, plural
wrong answers only:
you know how english when you have zero of a thing you use the plural form like "no apples"?
yeah i have no partners, plural
Why are you polyamorous?
Wrong answers only.
I got fed up with psychologists looking at me funny for being single by choice, had to find something else to distract them.
Wrong answers only.
I got fed up with psychologists looking at me funny for being single by choice, had to find something else to distract them.
why are you polyamorous?
wrong answers only:
regular check-in meetings, shared calendar management, and frequent travel were so fun at work that i needed them at home too
wrong answers only:
regular check-in meetings, shared calendar management, and frequent travel were so fun at work that i needed them at home too
why are you polyamorous?
wrong answers only:
i needed to justify my fantastical family subscription *somehow*
wrong answers only:
i needed to justify my fantastical family subscription *somehow*
December 12, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Why are you polyamorous?
Wrong answers only.
I got fed up with psychologists looking at me funny for being single by choice, had to find something else to distract them.
Wrong answers only.
I got fed up with psychologists looking at me funny for being single by choice, had to find something else to distract them.
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absolutely massive, historic W for the republic's defenders
BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from immigration detention after a federal judge's order Thursday, his attorney's office says.
Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention
A federal judge in Maryland has ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward. U.S.
bit.ly
December 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
absolutely massive, historic W for the republic's defenders
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Wow, “French marine archaeologists have discovered a massive undersea wall off the coast of Brittany, dating from around 5,000 BC”.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Huge undersea wall dating from 5000 BC found in France
The 120 metre wall was either a fish-trap or a dyke for protection against rising sea-levels, archeologists believe.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Wow, “French marine archaeologists have discovered a massive undersea wall off the coast of Brittany, dating from around 5,000 BC”.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
My personal favourite format is “& Nephew”. I’ve never seen “& Nephews, pl” though. And people who are in business with their cousins tend to go for “Smith family” format.
Has anyone ever come across a comparative study of companies with “brothers” in the name vs companies with “and sons”?
December 12, 2025 at 3:30 AM
My personal favourite format is “& Nephew”. I’ve never seen “& Nephews, pl” though. And people who are in business with their cousins tend to go for “Smith family” format.
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Now it feels like Christmas.
December 12, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Now it feels like Christmas.
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It's very apparent that "board games" can mean very different things to different people when one game feels the need to warn you that it can take up to 30 minutes to play, while another prides itself on being "quick playing" on the basis that a minimal two-player game should only take 2 to 3 hours.
December 11, 2025 at 11:59 PM
It's very apparent that "board games" can mean very different things to different people when one game feels the need to warn you that it can take up to 30 minutes to play, while another prides itself on being "quick playing" on the basis that a minimal two-player game should only take 2 to 3 hours.
I am being snuggled.
December 12, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I am being snuggled.
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Since so many people enjoyed learning about spangled drongos, let me introduce you to another gem - the wattlebird. They looks like they took a couple of pepperoni slices and turned them into a pair of fashionable earrings
December 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Since so many people enjoyed learning about spangled drongos, let me introduce you to another gem - the wattlebird. They looks like they took a couple of pepperoni slices and turned them into a pair of fashionable earrings
Not sure why I just spent 45 minutes researching Thailand’s museums, but now I know of things to do in Thailand other than party and patronise day spas.
Who wants to visit the museum of royal barges with me? Or a house museum built of an American who disappeared in mysterious circumstances?
Who wants to visit the museum of royal barges with me? Or a house museum built of an American who disappeared in mysterious circumstances?
December 12, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Not sure why I just spent 45 minutes researching Thailand’s museums, but now I know of things to do in Thailand other than party and patronise day spas.
Who wants to visit the museum of royal barges with me? Or a house museum built of an American who disappeared in mysterious circumstances?
Who wants to visit the museum of royal barges with me? Or a house museum built of an American who disappeared in mysterious circumstances?
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2025 is the year I permit myself to use metallic paints (look at her!) #miniaturepainting #marilwyd #yule #christmas
January 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
2025 is the year I permit myself to use metallic paints (look at her!) #miniaturepainting #marilwyd #yule #christmas
I have not made Christmas Pudding. I let the anxiety of the new + the mixed experience of Mum’s kitchen [safety of the familiar + experts tools : the expert WILL have opinions about how I do it] get the better of me.
I have done all the prep and mum’s going to finish it 😆
I have done all the prep and mum’s going to finish it 😆
December 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I have not made Christmas Pudding. I let the anxiety of the new + the mixed experience of Mum’s kitchen [safety of the familiar + experts tools : the expert WILL have opinions about how I do it] get the better of me.
I have done all the prep and mum’s going to finish it 😆
I have done all the prep and mum’s going to finish it 😆
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PSA for Victorians with chronic illnesses! I just heard about the Medical Cooling Concesssion and it may be useful to you too? If you require cooling at home for medical reasons, get your GP to help complete the application and get a big discount on summer energy bills. Form linked here >
services.dffh.vic.gov.au
December 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
PSA for Victorians with chronic illnesses! I just heard about the Medical Cooling Concesssion and it may be useful to you too? If you require cooling at home for medical reasons, get your GP to help complete the application and get a big discount on summer energy bills. Form linked here >
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Reddit has filed its High Court legal challenge against the teen social media ban.
On top of arguing that it infringes on the implied right to freedom of political expression, Reddit says it isn't "age restricted social media platform" and shouldn't need to comply
On top of arguing that it infringes on the implied right to freedom of political expression, Reddit says it isn't "age restricted social media platform" and shouldn't need to comply
December 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Reddit has filed its High Court legal challenge against the teen social media ban.
On top of arguing that it infringes on the implied right to freedom of political expression, Reddit says it isn't "age restricted social media platform" and shouldn't need to comply
On top of arguing that it infringes on the implied right to freedom of political expression, Reddit says it isn't "age restricted social media platform" and shouldn't need to comply
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See this kind of conflict is why bishops are normally confined to only one particular colour square.
I called my father and it was bishop-on-bishop violence, a growing problem in these troubled times. The *biter* was George Bell of Chichester and he was moderately certainly that the *bitten* was the Bishop of London but he couldn't remember who.
trying to remember which philosopher/theologian got so mad at the Bishop of London defending the mass bombing of German civilians that he crawled under the table at Cambridge and bit him on the ankle. google isn't helping.
December 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
See this kind of conflict is why bishops are normally confined to only one particular colour square.
For reasons too complex to explain, my father has invented a song which is likely of interest to @jortsthecat.bsky.social .
It goes:
🎵I will butter him
Butter him wherever he may hide… 🎵
It goes:
🎵I will butter him
Butter him wherever he may hide… 🎵
December 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
For reasons too complex to explain, my father has invented a song which is likely of interest to @jortsthecat.bsky.social .
It goes:
🎵I will butter him
Butter him wherever he may hide… 🎵
It goes:
🎵I will butter him
Butter him wherever he may hide… 🎵