Kat Steiner🔸
@kastrel.bsky.social
Oxford-based medical librarian, butler to a cat named Abby, amateur actor, folk singer, cross-stitcher. Chronically helpful; annoying people for good. She/her, opinions absolutely my own.
I absolutely understand making parking charges expensive to encourage people to use other transport methods, but it frustrates me that there is no discount for blue badge holders. When you have mobility needs that may need equipment or modified vehicles, even taxis are not easy, let alone buses.
February 8, 2026 at 2:51 PM
I absolutely understand making parking charges expensive to encourage people to use other transport methods, but it frustrates me that there is no discount for blue badge holders. When you have mobility needs that may need equipment or modified vehicles, even taxis are not easy, let alone buses.
Finished off my project from the wonderful @westdean.ac.uk tapestry weaving for beginners course - I like the back almost as much as the front!
February 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Finished off my project from the wonderful @westdean.ac.uk tapestry weaving for beginners course - I like the back almost as much as the front!
Serious progress has been made! I also bought some gorgeous wools and a ball of warp thread.
February 5, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Serious progress has been made! I also bought some gorgeous wools and a ball of warp thread.
My workshop and set-up for the course!
February 5, 2026 at 8:25 AM
My workshop and set-up for the course!
Back @westdean.ac.uk for a short course!
February 4, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Back @westdean.ac.uk for a short course!
My least favourite thing about the Southern Railway stopping services is that because the stops are so close together, and there are so many of them, there are near-constant announcements of where we are, where we will be shortly, and where we're eventually going.
February 4, 2026 at 2:32 PM
My least favourite thing about the Southern Railway stopping services is that because the stops are so close together, and there are so many of them, there are near-constant announcements of where we are, where we will be shortly, and where we're eventually going.
2026 social media reduction has me turning MFA on my Bsky and Insta - very effective so far because I hate multiple signing in stages!
February 3, 2026 at 6:42 PM
2026 social media reduction has me turning MFA on my Bsky and Insta - very effective so far because I hate multiple signing in stages!
I see diet advice sometimes that's like "denying yourself 'treats' only makes you crave them more, if you had them available all the time, you'd get enough and then not want them" and...is that true? Because I know that if I buy mince pies every week they're available, I will eat them every week.
February 3, 2026 at 12:17 PM
I see diet advice sometimes that's like "denying yourself 'treats' only makes you crave them more, if you had them available all the time, you'd get enough and then not want them" and...is that true? Because I know that if I buy mince pies every week they're available, I will eat them every week.
I don't know how I feel about a sequel to The Time-Traveller's Wife. I listened to the audiobook during lockdown walks and I really fell in love with it, but I felt it was a perfectly-formed story that didn't need a sequel.
February 3, 2026 at 7:56 AM
I don't know how I feel about a sequel to The Time-Traveller's Wife. I listened to the audiobook during lockdown walks and I really fell in love with it, but I felt it was a perfectly-formed story that didn't need a sequel.
Just absolutely blew the mind of a dr by finding him two obscure articles from the 1860s (one in German, and with the wrong journal name) in less than 10mins, when he and colleagues had spent hours failing at it. Nice start to the week. #medlibs
February 2, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Just absolutely blew the mind of a dr by finding him two obscure articles from the 1860s (one in German, and with the wrong journal name) in less than 10mins, when he and colleagues had spent hours failing at it. Nice start to the week. #medlibs
It's time for #TheNightManager finale!
February 1, 2026 at 9:08 PM
It's time for #TheNightManager finale!
My algorithm recently seems to be 90% menopause, endometriosis, PCOS, PMDD, pregnancy. Just an endless, depressing list of ways women's bodies can screw up, and usually ways medicine isn't really offering solutions or acknowledgement.
February 1, 2026 at 6:38 PM
My algorithm recently seems to be 90% menopause, endometriosis, PCOS, PMDD, pregnancy. Just an endless, depressing list of ways women's bodies can screw up, and usually ways medicine isn't really offering solutions or acknowledgement.
A fun rainy weekend!
February 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM
A fun rainy weekend!
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relevant to many of yalls interests.
February 1, 2026 at 2:09 AM
relevant to many of yalls interests.
Blimey, @unchcrosswords.com issue 2 puzzle 1 took me down a peg or two this morning - absolutely no chance and still can't parse about 1/3 of the answers! Several words I didn't know at all (or would never have recalled).
February 1, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Blimey, @unchcrosswords.com issue 2 puzzle 1 took me down a peg or two this morning - absolutely no chance and still can't parse about 1/3 of the answers! Several words I didn't know at all (or would never have recalled).
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Reposted by Kat Steiner🔸
I do not want to watch your video update. I do not want to listen to your voice note. Write it down so I can read it.
January 31, 2026 at 6:07 PM
I do not want to watch your video update. I do not want to listen to your voice note. Write it down so I can read it.
Lord, give me the audacity of someone willing to arrive 2 hours later to a 3 hour workshop.
January 30, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Lord, give me the audacity of someone willing to arrive 2 hours later to a 3 hour workshop.
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'This decision is a major setback for Sex Matters, which raised more than £65,000 to try and force the pond to ban trans people, trying to go against regular swimmers. More than 32,000 people said they wanted the ponds to remain trans inclusive – 86% of the respondents to the consultation'
January 29, 2026 at 12:20 PM
'This decision is a major setback for Sex Matters, which raised more than £65,000 to try and force the pond to ban trans people, trying to go against regular swimmers. More than 32,000 people said they wanted the ponds to remain trans inclusive – 86% of the respondents to the consultation'
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We are looking for a digital archives specialist to support our project ‘Cripping Culture: a Journey into Disability Arts Heritage’.
Closing - 02 Mar
Location - UK
££ - £5.4K Fee
disabilityarts.online/opportunity-...
Closing - 02 Mar
Location - UK
££ - £5.4K Fee
disabilityarts.online/opportunity-...
January 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM
We are looking for a digital archives specialist to support our project ‘Cripping Culture: a Journey into Disability Arts Heritage’.
Closing - 02 Mar
Location - UK
££ - £5.4K Fee
disabilityarts.online/opportunity-...
Closing - 02 Mar
Location - UK
££ - £5.4K Fee
disabilityarts.online/opportunity-...
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The Reverend Daughter Harrowhark Nonagesimus is not allowed to make soup again, we've been over this.
January 27, 2026 at 10:05 PM
The Reverend Daughter Harrowhark Nonagesimus is not allowed to make soup again, we've been over this.
Me: I should report that ENORMOUS pothole, I keep seeing drivers bash up the undersides of their cars in it, it's lethal for cyclists in the dark and rain, and it's slowing the whole junction down while people try to avoid it.
FixMyStreet: you are not the only one to have had that thought!
FixMyStreet: you are not the only one to have had that thought!
January 27, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Me: I should report that ENORMOUS pothole, I keep seeing drivers bash up the undersides of their cars in it, it's lethal for cyclists in the dark and rain, and it's slowing the whole junction down while people try to avoid it.
FixMyStreet: you are not the only one to have had that thought!
FixMyStreet: you are not the only one to have had that thought!
Finally watching #DaddyIssues and I cannot conveg the cringe I cringed when Derek suggested that "close magic" was a way to get girls.
January 26, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Finally watching #DaddyIssues and I cannot conveg the cringe I cringed when Derek suggested that "close magic" was a way to get girls.