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@doctorallisona.bsky.social

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Astronomer-turned-biophysicist Aspiring writer She/her, trans🏳️‍⚧️, neurodiverse♾️, bri’ish🇬🇧 Cats, coding, reading, and all things nerdy Expect either wholesomeness or chaos, there is no in-between!

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Dr Allison Andrews’ monster @doctorallisona.bsky.social · Nov 8

Hi, I’m Allison!

Here’s the things I usually post or talk about:
- Memes and jokes 🤣
- My nerdy interests 🎮
- Painting Warhammer minis 🖌️
- My writing journey 📖
- Astronomy 🔭
- My cat, Elsie 🐈

On top of that, I always strive to be positive and uplifting. But be warned, there’s occasional chaos too!

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Dr Allison Andrews’ monster @doctorallisona.bsky.social · 16m

Indeed!

You’ve read Dorley already. Would you be interested in reading some other works of Greaves? Say ‘kimmy’ or ‘When you fell from heaven’?

Dr Allison Andrews’ monster @doctorallisona.bsky.social · 33m

Also me with my future partner(s) who I hope to meet someday.

Dr Allison Andrews’ monster @doctorallisona.bsky.social · 42m

I think I would recommend the reading books kind of torture instead!

Dr Allison Andrews’ monster @doctorallisona.bsky.social · 44m

Okay then, how about breaded calamari on pizza?

Dr Allison Andrews’ monster @doctorallisona.bsky.social · 1h

Pineapple on pizza is good, actually.

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Dr Allison Andrews’ monster @doctorallisona.bsky.social · 1h

Both are very true when you have a cat.

Dr Allison Andrews’ monster @doctorallisona.bsky.social · 1h

Like…the fun kind from reading certain books or a much less fun kind?

Dr Allison Andrews’ monster @doctorallisona.bsky.social · 1h

Literally every day for the past 3 years she’s been like this!

Dr Allison Andrews’ monster @doctorallisona.bsky.social · 1h

Elsie knows the word ‘dinner’.

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Dr Allison Andrews’ monster @doctorallisona.bsky.social · 9h

I earned that PhD, I was a good girl for that PhD, I spent a whole year indoors avoiding the plague for that PhD, I willingly moved to Milton Keynes for that PhD, I transed my gender for that PhD…

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Dr Allison Andrews’ monster @doctorallisona.bsky.social · 1h

Roundabouts. Concrete cows. That’s all it is!

Dr Allison Andrews’ monster @doctorallisona.bsky.social · 3h

It was the sauce that came with the dish. Some sort of sweet chilli, I think?

Annoyingly, I cannot for the life of me remember the name of the restaurant! I know it had a pacific menu theme and the dish was called ‘Hawaiian volcano beef, but I cannot remember the restaurant itself!

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Dr Allison Andrews’ monster @doctorallisona.bsky.social · 4h

Still does 💜

Elsie the tabby cat, lounging next to me on the sofa, looking up with big loving eyes as I scratch her back

Dr Allison Andrews’ monster @doctorallisona.bsky.social · 4h

I can do those!

The best broccoli I ever had was in this one restaurant in San Diego, about 20 years ago. No other broccoli will ever live up to it!

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Dr Allison Andrews’ monster @doctorallisona.bsky.social · 4h

It’s a slow day. Ask me anything?

Anonymous messages!

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Dr Allison Andrews’ monster @doctorallisona.bsky.social · 5h

a man in a purple shirt is pointing to his nose and the words spot on are visible

Alt: Gale in Baldur’s Gate 3 point g with his fingers and saying, “spot on!”

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Dr Allison Andrews’ monster @doctorallisona.bsky.social · 6h

Or undiagnosed ADHD!

Dr Allison Andrews’ monster @doctorallisona.bsky.social · 6h

£30 on the PlayStation store 👀

Dr Allison Andrews’ monster @doctorallisona.bsky.social · 6h

A therapist I saw much later, once I was transitioning, remarked that I did in fact have a much more female-typical presentation of autism. It’ll probably be the same case once I go through the my ADHD diagnosis.

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Dr Allison Andrews’ monster @doctorallisona.bsky.social · 6h

It was still the case in the early 2000s.

Teachers knew something was different with me, even got a professional in to discretely observe and try to figure it out. They ended up saying I had ‘signs of’ autism but overall it was inconclusive.

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Dr Allison Andrews’ monster @doctorallisona.bsky.social · 9h

What? I never wore a lab coat once in my PhD!

In fact, I don’t think I ever wore anything aside from jeans, a t-shirt and a cozy jumper.

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Dr Allison Andrews’ monster @doctorallisona.bsky.social · 9h

I earned that PhD, I was a good girl for that PhD, I spent a whole year indoors avoiding the plague for that PhD, I willingly moved to Milton Keynes for that PhD, I transed my gender for that PhD…

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Dr Allison Andrews’ monster @doctorallisona.bsky.social · 9h

I earned that PhD, I was a good girl for that PhD, I spent a whole year indoors avoiding the plague for that PhD, I willingly move to Milton Keynes for that PhD, I transed my gender for that PhD, get your own!

Dr Allison Andrews’ monster @doctorallisona.bsky.social · 9h

Hey! I may be a brainless airhead catgirl but I worked hard for my PhD! 😾

Dr Allison Andrews’ monster @doctorallisona.bsky.social · 9h

Hey! I may be a brainless airhead catgirl but I worked hard for my PhD! 😾

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Dr Allison Andrews’ monster @doctorallisona.bsky.social · 9h

I’ve also known a Samuel L. Jackson and an Annie Lennox, also (apparently) named after the famous actor and singer, respectively. They’re actually both really nice and very successful in their own right—both of them now have PhDs!