the other Rebecca, PhD
@rebelipar.bsky.social
Schadenfreude appreciator, cat person, terminally online, bike commuter, amateur (film) photographer, EmoryUnite! (SEIU/WU Local 29) bargaining committee member-emeritus, postdoc in my spare time. About to live in Philly. (She/her)
I would be so embarrassed if I wrote this and people saw it.
At least 40% of the book is just tortured descriptions of her surroundings.
December 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I would be so embarrassed if I wrote this and people saw it.
I thought selling it would be a struggle but it took less than 24 hours from post to sale, dang. The people of Atlanta yearn for cheap cars.
I AM NO LONGER A CAR OWNER 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
December 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I thought selling it would be a struggle but it took less than 24 hours from post to sale, dang. The people of Atlanta yearn for cheap cars.
I AM NO LONGER A CAR OWNER 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
December 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I AM NO LONGER A CAR OWNER 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
The shutter release has decided to Be Weird, despite having initially been Normal. We live to fight another day.
Found this Nikon N65 at the thrift store for $7 and had to get her outfitted properly! I'm ready to embrace the autofocus lifestyle (and have a color camera and a B&W camera) 📷
December 4, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The shutter release has decided to Be Weird, despite having initially been Normal. We live to fight another day.
We live in a bizarro world Veep episode
December 2, 2025 at 5:51 AM
We live in a bizarro world Veep episode
When a person snores: ugh, no, please, STOP, I am going to die
When a cat snores: AH, omg, so cute, fffnnnggggg, adorable
When a cat snores: AH, omg, so cute, fffnnnggggg, adorable
December 2, 2025 at 2:40 AM
When a person snores: ugh, no, please, STOP, I am going to die
When a cat snores: AH, omg, so cute, fffnnnggggg, adorable
When a cat snores: AH, omg, so cute, fffnnnggggg, adorable
Found this Nikon N65 at the thrift store for $7 and had to get her outfitted properly! I'm ready to embrace the autofocus lifestyle (and have a color camera and a B&W camera) 📷
November 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Found this Nikon N65 at the thrift store for $7 and had to get her outfitted properly! I'm ready to embrace the autofocus lifestyle (and have a color camera and a B&W camera) 📷
Places are getting out of control with the appointment confirmations. I made the appointment, you can consider it confirmed! You don't have to send me four additional emails with confirmation links! I've never ghosted you why do you distrust me so?!
November 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Places are getting out of control with the appointment confirmations. I made the appointment, you can consider it confirmed! You don't have to send me four additional emails with confirmation links! I've never ghosted you why do you distrust me so?!
I was at a wedding recently where people started talking about Flock and I was like "IT'S EVIL" and, oops, turns out those people work at Flock bc Atlanta reasons.
Learned they feed their employees "success" stories about kidnapped children saved by Flock. Fun!
Learned they feed their employees "success" stories about kidnapped children saved by Flock. Fun!
Automatic license plate readers may seem like a good idea until you hear about the ways they enable cops to abuse women, all while not actually making you any safer skepchick.org/2025/11/the-...
The Police State Gets Flocked
Transcript: Earlier this year, I talked about the data and research that suggest that using tools like ChatGPT is bad for learning, because it offloads critical thinking to an algorithm, leaving ki…
skepchick.org
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I was at a wedding recently where people started talking about Flock and I was like "IT'S EVIL" and, oops, turns out those people work at Flock bc Atlanta reasons.
Learned they feed their employees "success" stories about kidnapped children saved by Flock. Fun!
Learned they feed their employees "success" stories about kidnapped children saved by Flock. Fun!
There's an entire genre of reddit post that is people posting their fucked up cookies, being asked what recipe they used, and answering tiktok/chatGPT. Like Jesus Christ there's a recipe on the chocolate chip bag! Stop this!!
I wonder how many people are gonna catastrophically fuck up thanksgiving by using chatgpt for their recipes
November 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
There's an entire genre of reddit post that is people posting their fucked up cookies, being asked what recipe they used, and answering tiktok/chatGPT. Like Jesus Christ there's a recipe on the chocolate chip bag! Stop this!!
Me this morning: gonna do these maxi preps, an hour, tops
Me at 5:30pm: if this third centrifuge and third set of tubes doesn't work, I am going to explode
Me at 5:30pm: if this third centrifuge and third set of tubes doesn't work, I am going to explode
November 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Me this morning: gonna do these maxi preps, an hour, tops
Me at 5:30pm: if this third centrifuge and third set of tubes doesn't work, I am going to explode
Me at 5:30pm: if this third centrifuge and third set of tubes doesn't work, I am going to explode
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The importer, Rad Power Bikes Inc., of Seattle, Washington has refused to agree to an acceptable recall. Given its financial situation, Rad Power Bikes has indicated to CPSC that it is unable to offer replacement batteries or refunds to all consumers.
November 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Possibly two years ago (or one? Who can say) my mom asked what she should get me for Christmas, and I said this giant tube of Burt's Bees filled with 52 Burt's Bees.
One of the best decisions I have ever made. Living in LUXURY. Can't find my Burt? Grab another
www.burtsbees.com/product/mega...
One of the best decisions I have ever made. Living in LUXURY. Can't find my Burt? Grab another
www.burtsbees.com/product/mega...
www.burtsbees.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Possibly two years ago (or one? Who can say) my mom asked what she should get me for Christmas, and I said this giant tube of Burt's Bees filled with 52 Burt's Bees.
One of the best decisions I have ever made. Living in LUXURY. Can't find my Burt? Grab another
www.burtsbees.com/product/mega...
One of the best decisions I have ever made. Living in LUXURY. Can't find my Burt? Grab another
www.burtsbees.com/product/mega...
Imagine thinking that grant peer review is currently fair. Like, imagine that being your mind. Wild.
November 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Imagine thinking that grant peer review is currently fair. Like, imagine that being your mind. Wild.
Really excited to move to Philadelphia in January but I will miss this tree
November 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Really excited to move to Philadelphia in January but I will miss this tree
63 Chinese Cuisines: the Complete Guide
YouTube video by Chinese Cooking Demystified
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Every time a university gives an endowed professorship (in the memory of a dead child) to a known abusive asshole (like seriously just ask ANYONE), several recent grads become more emboldened in their distaste for academia
November 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Every time a university gives an endowed professorship (in the memory of a dead child) to a known abusive asshole (like seriously just ask ANYONE), several recent grads become more emboldened in their distaste for academia
It is 3pm, the Devil's Hour, when the urge for an iced coffee grows just as swiftly as the surety of the negative effects
November 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
It is 3pm, the Devil's Hour, when the urge for an iced coffee grows just as swiftly as the surety of the negative effects
Don't even have my diploma yet but I have gotten two review requests this week and it is Wednesday. They aren't even that related to my PhD work. I think this is just my life now.
November 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Don't even have my diploma yet but I have gotten two review requests this week and it is Wednesday. They aren't even that related to my PhD work. I think this is just my life now.
Me last night: oh, it's 11:30, I should watch something to get ready to go to sleep
*Puts on Werner Herzog's documentary about capital punishment INTO THE ABYSS*
I liked it, though.
*Puts on Werner Herzog's documentary about capital punishment INTO THE ABYSS*
I liked it, though.
November 19, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Me last night: oh, it's 11:30, I should watch something to get ready to go to sleep
*Puts on Werner Herzog's documentary about capital punishment INTO THE ABYSS*
I liked it, though.
*Puts on Werner Herzog's documentary about capital punishment INTO THE ABYSS*
I liked it, though.
The people will come for me, but I think I prefer The White Stripes version of Jolene 😬
Hot take: Most covers of songs are not good.
Some covers are better than the originals, but this is rare.
What are your fave covers that are better than the originals?
Some covers are better than the originals, but this is rare.
What are your fave covers that are better than the originals?
November 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The people will come for me, but I think I prefer The White Stripes version of Jolene 😬
I biked to work even though it's cold. Please clap.
November 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I biked to work even though it's cold. Please clap.
Also the story of electric cars?
In retrospect, perhaps everyone should have recognized they were evil when Altria made it clear they liked the idea
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Also the story of electric cars?
I would like to give a giant "what the fuck is wrong with you?" to whoever is in charge of the renovations and signage at Five Points station.
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I would like to give a giant "what the fuck is wrong with you?" to whoever is in charge of the renovations and signage at Five Points station.