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Neen C @kitchenmagician.bsky.social · 13d

#ZionNationalPark was the definition of awe-inspiring. Tremendous in its magnificence and magnitude. I am so grateful to have experuenced it this week. Please support our National Parks, they are incredible treasures. 🌳🌈❤️ #supportNPS #findyourpark

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Neen C @kitchenmagician.bsky.social · 26d

Super cute collab between @cinniharpy.bsky.social @pepperandpals.bsky.social @birdhism.com. Thanks so much for helping me surprise this amazing guy with the perfect d20.❤️ #birb #cockatiel #d20

AdmiralTurtle.bsky.social @admiralturtle.bsky.social · 26d

Thank you to my wonderful partner @kitchenmagician.bsky.social for this wonderful custom cockatiel d20 made by @pepperandpals.bsky.social featuring art by @birdhism.com! I can’t wait to roll for initiative!

A twenty sided die with cartoon cockatiels in the die being held in the foreground. A cockatiel is curled up on the arm of a chair in the background.

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Neen C @kitchenmagician.bsky.social · 27d

A beautiful friend once said to me that before you speak, the words should pass through these gates in your mind: Is it truthful? Is it helpful? Is it kind? While I’ll never have perfect discernment, I have found it to be a practice well worth the pursuit.

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Council of Science Editors @councilscienceed.bsky.social · 28d

Are you a CSE member in the Baltimore Area?

Meet with colleagues from SSP, AUP, ISMPP, and ISMTE at the lovely grounds of Manor Hill Brewing’s farm for a family-friendly hangout! 👪

Join this FREE get-together on September 13 between 12:30 and 4:30
👉 customer.sspnet.org/ssp/EventDis...

Event Registration

2025 SSP Regional Meetup, Baltimore, MD

customer.sspnet.org

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Neen C @kitchenmagician.bsky.social · Sep 6

Bonus #PRC10 sidequest to see Chicago family. ❤️❤️ Perfect end to the trip!

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Neen C @kitchenmagician.bsky.social · Sep 6

So much to absorb from a week in Chicago at @peerreviewcongress.bsky.social. Grateful to all who organized and spoke at this incredible meeting! #PRC10

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Peer Review Congress #PRC10 @peerreviewcongress.bsky.social · Sep 5

That’s a wrap on the 10th Peer Review Congress! Thanks to all for attending & following - we will repost in the following days & weeks to keep it all alive. Thanks to contributors and superfans @lexbouter.bsky.social @elisabethbik.bsky.social @abalkina.bsky.social and others for the amplification!

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Neen C @kitchenmagician.bsky.social · Aug 25

A tremendous, heartbreaking performance of one of my favorite shows. Parade was incredible. Bittersweet--the last tickets of the subscription I bought last fall. I will miss the Kennedy Center and hope one day it is back in the hands of those who truly champion artistic expression.

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Neen C @kitchenmagician.bsky.social · Aug 16

#MyChemicalRomance put on a hell of a show last night in Philly. Long live the black parade!

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Neen C @kitchenmagician.bsky.social · Aug 4

Summer with @admiralturtle.bsky.social is pretty special. ☀️❤️🙂

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Haley MacLean @haleyfax.bsky.social · Jul 28

In my office working and my partner is in the next room playing Death Stranding 2. BB starts loudly crying and I'm annoyed for half a second, but then realize I'll never have to hear a baby crying in the next room while I'm trying to work for real and a wave of euphoria washes over me

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Neen C @kitchenmagician.bsky.social · Jul 23

#WolfTrap National Park is a special, incredible venue and an awesome place to see #WeirdAl tonight! #findyourpark #supportnationalparks

Neen C @kitchenmagician.bsky.social · Jul 13

I turned 40 this weekend and it was a fantastic start to a new decade. ❤️ Dinner with my love, a sleepover with our friends, and lots of laughing. Perfect.

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Neen C @kitchenmagician.bsky.social · Jun 30

This was a delightful, unexpected journey and is so worth a listen. Tremendously grateful that this podcast exists!

Pew Pew Bang! @pewpewbang.bsky.social · Jun 24

It's the Season 1 Finale, and it's ending the only way it can. With a Dungeons & Dragons One-Shot feat. @chuckduck365.bsky.social as our DM (designated mansplainer). Newbie? Don't worry! Most of us are too.
Spotify: tinyurl.com/5dzztykj
Apple: tinyurl.com/3823mkfr
Video: tinyurl.com/mpcnsx4w

YouTube thumbnail text says pew pew bang girlypop dungeons & dragons. 4 cast members pictured laughing. There is also Charles Harte (DM) cackling. Key art is of the old barbie movies.

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Neen C @kitchenmagician.bsky.social · Jun 17

I shared a little about #FiftyStatesOfSwings and the 42 states I've seen thus far. You can see my contribution around 57:45 in this video, but honestly the whole festival is so very worth watching. What an incredibly creative community. Thanks for hosting this @minnmax.bsky.social!!

MinnMax @minnmax.com · Jun 16

We challenged the MinnMax community to create a short documentary under 3 minutes. 39 people stepped up and created something magical.

Doc Lightning 2025 is now live on YouTube! Don't miss this one. youtu.be/ZjfgWJsx9HI

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Neen C @kitchenmagician.bsky.social · Jun 13

I shared a short doc on my quest to swing my mace + hike in all 50 states as part of this! The #minnmax community is exceptionally creative and talented. Definitely check out the festival on youtube next week if you couldn't tune in on twitch tonight. #dadofallbugs #sparkbird #savethewatersphere

MinnMax @minnmax.com · Jun 13

We're live with MinnMax's third annual short documentary film festival, let's celebrate these documentaries from the MinnMax community together! www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow

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Anna Hughes 🍁 @annaghughes.bsky.social · Jun 5

this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake

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Jacob Geller @jacobgeller.com · May 26

I'm so confident Pew Pew Bang could have like 5 million followers if the right people were exposed to it. Do you have people in your life who love games but hate listening to a bunch of dudes talk about them? Show them Pew Pew Bang!! It's the podcast that's also a slumber party!

MinnMax @minnmax.com · May 26

The new episode of Pew Pew Bang is now live! The crew finds games at the intersection of fragging and friendship and Haley has some wise words to share for those mourning a relationship gone by. Watch here or listen on your podcast app of choice: youtu.be/_i27qAXe2-4

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Neen C @kitchenmagician.bsky.social · May 31

Happy #WorldParrotDay to this cutie patootie! #King 👑

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Neen C @kitchenmagician.bsky.social · May 28

And dates SLAP. Finally getting the respect they deserve here.

Neen C @kitchenmagician.bsky.social · May 28

I was thinking initially that banana ranking would vary wildly for me based on ripeness, but honestly even the overripe ones are sent to banana bread and are thus delicious in their own special way.

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Neen C @kitchenmagician.bsky.social · May 27

Best early birthday present ever. Can't believe I get to experience this. <3 @admiralturtle.bsky.social making more of my dreams come true!

Ragtime, Starring Caissie Levy, Joshua Henry and Brandon Uranowitz, Is Coming to Broadway

The New York City Center production of Ragtime, mounted in 2024 in a two-week gala presentation, will transfer to Lincoln Center Theater's Vivian Beaumont Theater. Tony …

www.broadway.com

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Neen C @kitchenmagician.bsky.social · May 14

Cabaret was beautiful, top to bottom and start to finish. Everything felt purposeful and wow live theater is as close to real magic as there is.

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Neen C @kitchenmagician.bsky.social · May 13

Reminds me of this slide from a Firaxis panel I went to in 2013. Big Gandhi energy.

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Neen C @kitchenmagician.bsky.social · May 11

Eleven years sober. This year I've performed in a Prince-themed musical about scientific publishing in front of industry peers, worn cosplay that involved copious red body paint at a con of 25k, + attended robot prom in a rhinestone bustier. I assure you sobriety is joyful and definitely not boring.

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