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Frances Lievens
@franceslievens.bsky.social
parent, partner, teacher, singer, cyclist, city-dweller, she/her.
Can we please collectively agree that when people talk and behave like 12yo shitheads we are allowed to call them out on it and make them feel the consequences!
January 19, 2026 at 11:22 AM
My not-a-lapcat demanded I sit in his chair so he can cuddle up on my lap. Anyone looking for clean socks can pick a pair in the laundry basket; I have other duties to attend to.
January 17, 2026 at 11:13 AM
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im so sorry..

that anchor is fighting for his liiiifeeeee
January 16, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Went for a bit of a lie-down and now I can’t get up because I’ll disturb the cat.
January 15, 2026 at 1:56 PM
I made a thing…
January 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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Punk's Not Dead.

#birds
January 14, 2026 at 11:12 AM
I play the renaissance guitar. All the books from that time simply say “guitar”.
Acoustic guitars used to just be called ‘guitars.’

Then, we invented electric guitars. Oh no.

Which meant saying ‘guitar’ wasn’t clear enough.

So 'guitars' became 'acoustic guitars.'

‘Acoustic guitar’ is an example of a ‘retronym.’

🧵⬇️
January 13, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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I get up when I want
except on Wednesdays
when I get rudely awakened
by the phytoplankton
January 8, 2026 at 11:24 PM
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David Bowie died ten years ago today so here is a photo of him in Japan looking cool as the current Berlin winter.
January 10, 2026 at 9:42 AM
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Foreign policy explained
January 5, 2026 at 4:49 PM
An hour and a half walk through the cold. Just in time back home before it started snowing again.
January 5, 2026 at 12:10 PM
The up-side of a cancer diagnosis? I don’t have to go into school today. 😛
January 5, 2026 at 7:38 AM
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Expecting libraries and other services for the public god to “turn a profit” “or spend less to save money” is a sign that something has gone seriously wrong with the understanding of why these services exist!
January 4, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Happy New Year from my favourite company for public transport! (Must watch for every fan of Wes Anderson)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZbr...
STIBMIVB - Bonne année / Gelukkig nieuwjaar / Happy New Year 2026
www.youtube.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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If we wanted to watch a series finale where a girl with powers closes a dimensional rift to stop ultimate evil with the help of her friends then we’d watch umm
December 31, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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You don't know what day it is.
You're eating countless meals a day with lots of snacks in between.
You're napping throughout they day.
Either it's the time between Christmas and New Year or you're a cat.
December 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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My daughter has been selected to benefit from the Turing Scheme in S. Korea attending workshops at top animation studios but the college funding has fallen short so Phoebe wants to help them. She's going to spend a day crocheting hats for the homeless in exchange for sponsors.

gofund.me/963ccbb54
Donate to Help fund my college trip while I make hats for the homeless, organized by Lisa Blackwell-Dickinson
Hello kind and generous people, my name is Phoebe and I have … Lisa Blackwell-Dickinson needs your support for Help fund my college trip while I make hats for the homeless
gofund.me
December 27, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Funny Numbers

xkcd.com/3184/
December 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Happy Christmas to those who celebrate. Enjoy your day off. I am slowly recovering from spending Tuesday in the OR and am in awe of our healthcare system. All considered I’m actually doing fine.
December 25, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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Lovely internet friends, acquiantainces: wonderful book readers, publishers, sellers and related trades, enjoy MrsRJ's Christmas card. Have a lovely holiday. (Forgive my awful photograph.)
December 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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In our actual cyberpunk dystopia, there will remain in the dark nooks and crannies of the world machines which are cognitohazards people must avoid.

Young people told "if you see one, don't fucking talk to it. Don't ask it any questions. It will drive you mad and get you to kill yourself."
December 24, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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Oh my goodness, YES! Why don't more people write musical covers of their papers??!
'Tis the season for some festive science songs.

If you've ever wanted to hear someone sing about a dimunitive tyranosaur then now is your chance
December 20, 2025 at 8:55 AM