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I need your thoughts and prayers. All the characters in my book are happy and all the problems are resolved.....

BUT I'M ONLY 75% THROUGH THE BOOK 😭😭😭😭.

#book #reading #send help

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On a scale of "Lables on the algal cultures in my labs collection", how are y'all doing today?

#algae #science #memes

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"Ghosts"

2024.

Original microscope photography. Dead Cosmarium algal cells surrounded by the Gloeothece cyanobacteria that outcompeted them for nutrients and light.

#photography #microphotography #algae #art

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The aforementioned cursed trailmix.

I rewarded myself for hard thesis work today by a trip to the bulk store. I got candy corn (yeah I'm pro-candy corn), gummy bears, licorice all sorts, pistachios, and wasabi peas.

I could, right now, make the weirdest trailmix in existence.

#trailmix

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Do you have some combo of or way to eat food that might make people bothered? Personally I love ranch dressing on red sauce pasta like lasagna and spaghetti.

*Asks are sent for fun, no pressure to answer within a certain amount of time or at all.*

I feel like a lot of other people do this but my partner is constantly confused when I dip french fries into milkshakes.

One time I did make the Worst Trail Mix Ever, which was gross but I ate two bowls of it because I was writing my thesis.

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Me: this yeast had been in the fridge a while. I should check it's still alive before making pizza dough.

The Yeast:

#yeast #cooking

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LOOK AT IT!

I know I post a lot of microscopic stuff but does anyone want to see some cute algae visible to the naked eye?

#algae #oscillatoria #science

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I know I post a lot of microscopic stuff but does anyone want to see some cute algae visible to the naked eye?

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Matching algae profile pictures anyone?

🦠🧪🌱🔬

#algae #matching pfps #phytoplankton #science

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Everyone talks about girl dinner but no one talking about girl "running late for work so I'm gonna grab one thing out of the fridge and also a mint that was in my jacket pocket" breakfast.

#girl dinner

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Mandatory photo of the solar eclipse outside of my lab window!

#solar eclipse #Twilight #im sure im only the billionth person to make this joke

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I'm trying to write a post about tick safety and avoiding tick bites, but a lot of the info on websites is like "Avoid going in the woods, in plants, and where there are wild animals" and "Activities like hiking and gardening can put you at risk" and I'm like thanks! This is worthless!

As ticks and tick borne illnesses are expanding their range, I think it's important for people to be educated about these things, and I think it's especially important to give people actual advice on how to protect themselves instead of telling them to just...avoid the natural world

Rough draft version of Tick Advice:

Ticks don't jump down on you from trees, they get on you when you brush against grass, brush, bushes etc.

Ticks get brought to an area when they get done feeding from an animal and fall off them. In the USA, the main tick-bringing animal is deer, but I've seen plenty ticks on feral cats and songbirds.

Ticks get killed when they dry out so drier areas with more sunlight are less favorable to ticks.

The above is useful for figuring out whether an area is likely to have lots of ticks, and how vigilant you have to be in that area.

Wear light-colored, long pants outside. Tuck your pants into your socks, and tuck your shirt into the waist of your pants. Invest in light, breathable fabrics idc

IMMEDIATELY change out of your outside clothes when you come back from a tick-prone area, wash them, and dry them on high heat to kill any ticks that might be stuck on.

Shower and check yourself for ticks after coming inside. Hair, armpits, and nether regions in particular. You can use a handheld mirror or rely on touch; an attached tick will feel like a bump kinda like a scab

While you're outside, you can just periodically check for ticks by running your hands down your legs and checking visually to see if anything is crawling on your clothes. Light colors make them easy to spot, and they don't move fast.

Combing through each others' hair to check for creepy crawly critters is a time-honored primate ritual and is not weird. When hiking, bring a friend who will have your back when you feel something on your neck and need to know if it's sweat or a tick

If you're careful, you can usually catch ticks before they bite you, but if one does bite you, it's not the end of the world. Since tickborne diseases are different regionally i suspect this advice will differ based on where you are, but the important thing is remove the tick with tweezers (DON'T use butter, a lit match, or anything that kills the tick while it's still attached, please) and contact a doctor to see what to watch for. Most illnesses you can catch from ticks are easily treatable if you recognize them when symptoms first appear

#Advice for field work #a proud “Get naked outside the car after a hike and put your hiking clothes in a ziploc if the ticks were bad enough” field worker

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I just finished Silver Under Nightfall and now have a massive book-shaped hole in my heart. Can't start the next one yet but I need audiobook recommendations to cure this book hangover.

January - March reading summary!

Currently reading: Silver Under Nightfall, Eldest, and The Odyssey translated by Emily Wilson.

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Today's little bit of joy is brought to you by all the colours of algae!

#algae #phytoplankton #science #microscope #microphotography

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The glamour of science! 🤣😭 Each of these had to be microwaved for 2 then 3 then 3 minutes with 30 seconds in between. Not enough time to do anything else between.

The thing about being a "scientist" is that some days you're creating novel experiments or analyzing important data using complicated math, and other days you're microwaving water for 7 hours.

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The thing about being a "scientist" is that some days you're creating novel experiments or analyzing important data using complicated math, and other days you're microwaving water for 7 hours.

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January - March reading summary!

Currently reading: Silver Under Nightfall, Eldest, and The Odyssey translated by Emily Wilson.

#bookblr #books