Evelyn Chirson
@evelynchirson.bsky.social
She/her, cat person, reader, cultural studies scholar, queer, from Poland. Currently very into Dragon Age & Wheel of Time. Always very into reading & TV.
Pinned
Just today, from my city apartment windows/while waiting for my tram, I have seen a hawfinch, two swans (flying super low), a kestrel (chased by gulls), and a pair of semi-amorous collared doves. That's not counting the usual visitors: pigeons, tits, sparrows.
<3 <3
<3 <3
January 21, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Just today, from my city apartment windows/while waiting for my tram, I have seen a hawfinch, two swans (flying super low), a kestrel (chased by gulls), and a pair of semi-amorous collared doves. That's not counting the usual visitors: pigeons, tits, sparrows.
<3 <3
<3 <3
Share a TV show that raised you.
(Me and my generation.)
(Me and my generation.)
January 19, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Share a TV show that raised you.
(Me and my generation.)
(Me and my generation.)
TW dental surgery
So, back in 2021 I had a tooth taken out to the sounds of Blank Space, which I thought was on the nose.
Yesterday I went back to the same dentist's office, and had a different dental surgeon take another one out.
To Dua Lipa's Houdini.
So, back in 2021 I had a tooth taken out to the sounds of Blank Space, which I thought was on the nose.
Yesterday I went back to the same dentist's office, and had a different dental surgeon take another one out.
To Dua Lipa's Houdini.
January 16, 2026 at 9:46 PM
TW dental surgery
So, back in 2021 I had a tooth taken out to the sounds of Blank Space, which I thought was on the nose.
Yesterday I went back to the same dentist's office, and had a different dental surgeon take another one out.
To Dua Lipa's Houdini.
So, back in 2021 I had a tooth taken out to the sounds of Blank Space, which I thought was on the nose.
Yesterday I went back to the same dentist's office, and had a different dental surgeon take another one out.
To Dua Lipa's Houdini.
The best sunset photo I have caught in ages. Beautiful weather we're having: consistently below zero, some sun every day, snow. Almost like a winter of my youth.
January 7, 2026 at 8:54 AM
The best sunset photo I have caught in ages. Beautiful weather we're having: consistently below zero, some sun every day, snow. Almost like a winter of my youth.
The onslaught of AI slop in jigsaws is horrifying. Awful ugly stuff and yet people seem to be buying given that there are entire companies that only offer that kind of shit?
It's all horribly dispiriting.
It's all horribly dispiriting.
January 5, 2026 at 8:57 AM
The onslaught of AI slop in jigsaws is horrifying. Awful ugly stuff and yet people seem to be buying given that there are entire companies that only offer that kind of shit?
It's all horribly dispiriting.
It's all horribly dispiriting.
The last book I finished in 2025 was Kerstin Hall's Asunder (deliciously bloody), and I started the year by reading five different books side by side, but the one I am the most into rn is my re-reading of We Could Be So Good, which is the paper equivalent of chocolate with a pinch of chili.
What was the last book you read/were reading in 2025 & what is the 1st of 2026?
I decided to close out last year by starting the We Will Rise Again anthology, which means @rblemberg.bsky.social 's story was the thing I read before spending midnight battling fireworks with Zim. Continuing it today.
I decided to close out last year by starting the We Will Rise Again anthology, which means @rblemberg.bsky.social 's story was the thing I read before spending midnight battling fireworks with Zim. Continuing it today.
January 2, 2026 at 2:56 PM
The last book I finished in 2025 was Kerstin Hall's Asunder (deliciously bloody), and I started the year by reading five different books side by side, but the one I am the most into rn is my re-reading of We Could Be So Good, which is the paper equivalent of chocolate with a pinch of chili.
Achievement: he survived 2025. We don't have a 100% diagnosis, bc once we got to the "other things now excluded, time for explo surgery to test for cancer" point, his bloodwork counterindicated invasive procedures, but all signs point to lymphoma. He is, so far, doing *great* on chemo. V. improved.
January 2, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Achievement: he survived 2025. We don't have a 100% diagnosis, bc once we got to the "other things now excluded, time for explo surgery to test for cancer" point, his bloodwork counterindicated invasive procedures, but all signs point to lymphoma. He is, so far, doing *great* on chemo. V. improved.
The year started with a very decent cup of pourover coffee and what may have been a hawfinch visiting the trees outside the window. May 2026 be better than 2025.
January 1, 2026 at 9:17 AM
The year started with a very decent cup of pourover coffee and what may have been a hawfinch visiting the trees outside the window. May 2026 be better than 2025.
As every year, wife&I spent the Eve doing our bullet journale and keeping our four cats company. Fave tv/film/music/books below.
December 31, 2025 at 11:24 PM
As every year, wife&I spent the Eve doing our bullet journale and keeping our four cats company. Fave tv/film/music/books below.
Mindfulness. Or an adhd symptom thing. (I spent a significant amount of time doing the beach and the sea part of the puzzle today.)
December 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Mindfulness. Or an adhd symptom thing. (I spent a significant amount of time doing the beach and the sea part of the puzzle today.)
Me starting the Buffy & Angel complete rewatch: yeah, I bet this has aged for me and also kind of watched it so much back then it can't really be a big deal this time around.
Me, watching Buffy s6/7 and Angel s4: screaming, crying, laughing, saying the line before the characters get to it.
Me, watching Buffy s6/7 and Angel s4: screaming, crying, laughing, saying the line before the characters get to it.
December 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Me starting the Buffy & Angel complete rewatch: yeah, I bet this has aged for me and also kind of watched it so much back then it can't really be a big deal this time around.
Me, watching Buffy s6/7 and Angel s4: screaming, crying, laughing, saying the line before the characters get to it.
Me, watching Buffy s6/7 and Angel s4: screaming, crying, laughing, saying the line before the characters get to it.
Some cats clearly thrive on being fed 3x night on top of the regular 6x a day.
(Tiny plates only.)
(Cancer patient needs to be accommodated for his appetite, but still. What a beloved asshole.)
(Tiny plates only.)
(Cancer patient needs to be accommodated for his appetite, but still. What a beloved asshole.)
December 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Some cats clearly thrive on being fed 3x night on top of the regular 6x a day.
(Tiny plates only.)
(Cancer patient needs to be accommodated for his appetite, but still. What a beloved asshole.)
(Tiny plates only.)
(Cancer patient needs to be accommodated for his appetite, but still. What a beloved asshole.)
17 years together with Wife today \o/
To celebrate, our cats didn't let us sleep, which is appropriate because 17 years ago we were also awake from all the Emotions (and woken up by family dog who wanted into the room out of the room back into the room).
To celebrate, our cats didn't let us sleep, which is appropriate because 17 years ago we were also awake from all the Emotions (and woken up by family dog who wanted into the room out of the room back into the room).
December 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
17 years together with Wife today \o/
To celebrate, our cats didn't let us sleep, which is appropriate because 17 years ago we were also awake from all the Emotions (and woken up by family dog who wanted into the room out of the room back into the room).
To celebrate, our cats didn't let us sleep, which is appropriate because 17 years ago we were also awake from all the Emotions (and woken up by family dog who wanted into the room out of the room back into the room).
Waiting for someone to post about whether the gay hockey romance is pro-Russian or sensitive to the issue, so far seeing nothing either way.
(Not on streaming here either way, but I'm curious.)
(Not on streaming here either way, but I'm curious.)
December 6, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Waiting for someone to post about whether the gay hockey romance is pro-Russian or sensitive to the issue, so far seeing nothing either way.
(Not on streaming here either way, but I'm curious.)
(Not on streaming here either way, but I'm curious.)
Reposted by Evelyn Chirson
Absolutely devastating account of the CSU's $17 million capitulation to ChatGPT, from a fellow faculty member watching it happen www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Absolutely devastating account of the CSU's $17 million capitulation to ChatGPT, from a fellow faculty member watching it happen www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
Sometimes I just think about how much I wish sb wrote books in the same niche as Jean Auel but without all the ways it fails the vibe check on consent, creepiness, racism etc.
Willing this into existence.
Willing this into existence.
November 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Sometimes I just think about how much I wish sb wrote books in the same niche as Jean Auel but without all the ways it fails the vibe check on consent, creepiness, racism etc.
Willing this into existence.
Willing this into existence.
Cherishing all the moments together. I love the chirpy hrrrmph he makes when wife or I approach him. Such a treasure of a cat.
November 28, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Cherishing all the moments together. I love the chirpy hrrrmph he makes when wife or I approach him. Such a treasure of a cat.
I was lukewarm on s1 of A Man on the Inside but inhaled s2. I'm a sucker for rl couples playing love interests or nemeses. The vibes were immaculate, new cast was great, setting was compelling, I want three more seasons.
November 27, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I was lukewarm on s1 of A Man on the Inside but inhaled s2. I'm a sucker for rl couples playing love interests or nemeses. The vibes were immaculate, new cast was great, setting was compelling, I want three more seasons.
Reposted by Evelyn Chirson
Tusk o ukraińskich uchodźcach: „Dużo ciężarów”. Liczymy te ciężary, wynik zaskakuje - https://oko.press/tusk-o-ukrainskich-uchodzcach-duzo-ciezarow-liczymy-te-ciezary
Tusk o ukraińskich uchodźcach: „Dużo ciężarów”. Liczymy te ciężary, wynik zaskakuje
Wydatki budżetu sięgają wg szacunków 8-9 mld zł rocznie, a przychody z podatków i składek, jakie płacą Ukraińcy, dają nawet 17 mld zł.
oko.press
November 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Tusk o ukraińskich uchodźcach: „Dużo ciężarów”. Liczymy te ciężary, wynik zaskakuje - https://oko.press/tusk-o-ukrainskich-uchodzcach-duzo-ciezarow-liczymy-te-ciezary
TW pet illness, cancer, death
Mamut our darling has been dxed with a likely aggressive form of lymphoma (due to his poor rbc we were advised against running more invasive tests). His prognosis is poor if vague. Yet he seems fine - his perceptible symptoms are mild, and could easily be missed.
Mamut our darling has been dxed with a likely aggressive form of lymphoma (due to his poor rbc we were advised against running more invasive tests). His prognosis is poor if vague. Yet he seems fine - his perceptible symptoms are mild, and could easily be missed.
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
TW pet illness, cancer, death
Mamut our darling has been dxed with a likely aggressive form of lymphoma (due to his poor rbc we were advised against running more invasive tests). His prognosis is poor if vague. Yet he seems fine - his perceptible symptoms are mild, and could easily be missed.
Mamut our darling has been dxed with a likely aggressive form of lymphoma (due to his poor rbc we were advised against running more invasive tests). His prognosis is poor if vague. Yet he seems fine - his perceptible symptoms are mild, and could easily be missed.
His royal cattenness, Mamut.
November 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
His royal cattenness, Mamut.
Can't do a full Camerimage experience this year because (on top of work existing) Mamut is having an existential crisis (sudden worsening of separation anxiety manifesting in IBD flareups) but we saw Raptures (2025) and we loved it.
November 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Can't do a full Camerimage experience this year because (on top of work existing) Mamut is having an existential crisis (sudden worsening of separation anxiety manifesting in IBD flareups) but we saw Raptures (2025) and we loved it.
The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015)
Silicon Valley, 1990s: Free and open access to all the world’s knowledge will usher a new utopian age of information!
Silicon Valley, 2025:
Silicon Valley, 2025:
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November 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015)
Some cats are just naturally photogenic.
November 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Some cats are just naturally photogenic.
Favourite new Florence tracks: Perfume and Milk + Music by Men. Absolutely amazing.
You Can Have It All reminds me of sth I can't put my finger on and that is A Difficult Experience.
You Can Have It All reminds me of sth I can't put my finger on and that is A Difficult Experience.
November 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Favourite new Florence tracks: Perfume and Milk + Music by Men. Absolutely amazing.
You Can Have It All reminds me of sth I can't put my finger on and that is A Difficult Experience.
You Can Have It All reminds me of sth I can't put my finger on and that is A Difficult Experience.