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@jenaciousd.bsky.social

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Midlife crisis, hyperfixations, cats, watercolours. Chronic fatigue and depression / anxiety. I need a nice cup of tea and a hug. PhD student in microfluidics with the OU.

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The D stands for Disappointment @jenaciousd.bsky.social · Dec 8

I have painted something that I’m genuinely proud of!
Whitby Abbey, from a reference on Unsplash. Watercolour on Arches Rough (grain torchon), 9” x 12”.
#watercolour #aquarelle

A watercolour painting of Whitby Abbey under a big white cloud on a sunny day. The sky takes up more than half the picture. The sea is just about visible in the distance, and a waterway is in the foreground. The town is suggested at on the left hand side.
I am *ridiculously* proud of this. I’m sure I could do it again better in a year’s time, but it’s the best thing I’ve painted with no guidance.

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Natasa Ilincic @natasailincic.bsky.social · 1d

“Yew tree on Lothrie Burn”, watercolour on hot pressed cotton paper.

I always stop to look at this tree on my daily walk, it was about time I painted it! :)

Now available through
everydayoriginal.com/artistprofil...

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Ebil @ebil.bsky.social · 1d

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[B]olosse aux pieds d'argile (Fulken McFlinkflonk OFFICIAL PAGE) @foulk.bsky.social · 7h

My "Bigfoot is hiding behind the giant squids" theory is getting klout

Jean-François Cudennec @jfcudennec.bsky.social · 7h

Just sayin

Chart comparing the number of camera, the number of giant squid footages and the number of bigfoot footages.

Number of giant squids rises as the number of camera increase, but not the number of bigfoot.

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The D stands for Disappointment @jenaciousd.bsky.social · 1d

Well, now I have to find people to play Mermaid Calvinball with. Obviously.

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 1d

Was heading out the door and my brother was like “off to play mermaid basketball?” And I was like “yup”, and I think he’s right, I think we *should* call the not-actually-water-polo that my buddy Ian and I do “mermaid basketball”, because we only have 2 people, which does not a water polo game make.

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FᎪᎢ ᏩᎪNᎠᎪᏞF @sofarrsogud.bsky.social · 2d

Be the reason they start searching bags for googly eyes at the entrance to your local zoo.

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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 1d

Regularly think of this all timer

Ayah
@carmela1161
Why do so many people romanticize the 1950's? Like calm down we still have milkshakes and racism
2/12/16, 10:01 PM
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Standplaats Kraków @standplaatskrk.pl · 4d

me: it's okay to be a person struggling with productivity during a prolonged crisis

my brain: not u though

me: not me though

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The D stands for Disappointment @jenaciousd.bsky.social · 1d

I wholeheartedly agree with this, and I haven’t touched a humanity since I was 16. Without Not STEM, what is the point?

Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 1d

Tech wythout heart ys harmful.

For a bettir future we need poetrye, creativitye, historical studye, love of languages, dreames, dialogues, new storyes, & intellectual curiositye.

We must fund & expand higher educacioun yn HEART:

H umanityes
E thiques
A rtes
R hetorique & the crafte of
T eaching

The D stands for Disappointment @jenaciousd.bsky.social · 1d

The generały recommended starter brand in the UK is Cotman (student grade Winsor & Newton) - my teacher suggested it and I’ve been happy with the basic set of 12 supplemented by other pigments as I’ve needed them. I’ll go for DS, Sennelier, or Schmincke to treat myself - never anything from Amazon.

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 2d

For #WorldOctopusDay we'd like to share with you this rare octopus skeleton that was found at the Palace.

An empty glass display box that, crucially, contains no bones.

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The D stands for Disappointment @jenaciousd.bsky.social · 3d

England! Which seems, these days, to be doing its best to become a Trump’s US clone 😫

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Serial Bookseller @serialbookseller.bsky.social · 3d

To the tune of, “If You’re Happy and You Know It”

“If you’re doing UBI it always works
If you’re doing UBI it always works
If you help your people thrive
They’ll do more than stay alive
If you’re doing UBI it always works.”

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 3d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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The D stands for Disappointment @jenaciousd.bsky.social · 3d

Can I text it here (reply to this post) instead, seeing as I live on Nazi Island?

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The D stands for Disappointment @jenaciousd.bsky.social · 3d

Glitch is a nicely thought out series (that actually got to finish and not be cancelled or dragged out to banality), and Wellington Paranormal is a very silly (/pos) series that sprang from the original WWDITS film.

The D stands for Disappointment @jenaciousd.bsky.social · 3d

Another vote for Talk To Me. I also liked Lake Mungo (though it’s not so much hallowe’en as general horror suspense) and Housebound.

The D stands for Disappointment @jenaciousd.bsky.social · 3d

I thought that was last month? Does heaven have a priority boarding system?

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SIMONE 🩷 @simonee.bsky.social · 3d

when u think about it, nunchucks are just very chunky circular knitting needles

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The D stands for Disappointment @jenaciousd.bsky.social · 3d

Now, I think it would take at least 20 before I started laughing and just left them to it.

The D stands for Disappointment @jenaciousd.bsky.social · 3d

I have very vague memories of the ladybird plague of 1976 (I was 2, so they’re mixed with being told about it and later memories of being disappointed there weren’t so many in following years). I don’t think I was scared or uncomfortable cos i think it felt like something that just happened.

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🕸️jess m. 🎃🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 3d

if I'm not mistaken, this is the first UBI scheme where they aren't in some stupid endless "study" and finally have enough data to just simply DO it, and of course like all the studies showed, the result is a huge boost for the economy

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 3d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

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The D stands for Disappointment @jenaciousd.bsky.social · 3d

I get that PhD work is v up and down. Knowing and recognising the cycle of “I’m not good enough -> This is wonderful -> This is far too simple for a doctorate” has helped a lot. I could excuse the downs at the start by it being the start. Now… it is not the start.

The D stands for Disappointment @jenaciousd.bsky.social · 3d

Maths has been not behaving for a couple of months now, and I’m feeling very very stupid. I’m also suspecting that having about 90% of my happiness invested in this might not actually be very healthy.

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Dan Howdle @danhowdle.bsky.social · 4d

everything i've ever done
everything i ever do
every place i've ever been
everywhere i'm going to

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The D stands for Disappointment @jenaciousd.bsky.social · 5d

Bruce Banner is Helping.

A box of pastel pencils. Two large cat’s feet (“large” applies to both the feet and the cat) are planted firmly on the yellow-grey section. He (the cat) has a few white speckles on his feet, likely due to scars acquired during his former life as a feral beast.

The D stands for Disappointment @jenaciousd.bsky.social · 5d

Sonic the Hedgehog and Yonic the Yorkie