Being the childless one of us three sisters means that at Christmas at my parents', I'm the odd job daughter. I'm prepared for all kinds of "could you real quick?" What I wasn't prepared for was being entrusted with _the talk_. But then 5yo was like "Aunty Sophie, how *do* you make babies?" 1/

Hey everyone! The days are getting longer again! We made it! ♥️♥️♥️

This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites. The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.

I knew the universe would punish me one day for being the fun aunty who gives her niblings the annoying toys with sounds and lights for Christmas. I assumed it would be when I have kids of my own. I was wrong. It's today. 1/3

Visit Top Speaker Sophie Küsters presentation "Glue work makes the crew work" at #JavaLand 2026! Learn what glue work means, why it is a necessity for every successful team and cannot be automated or done by AI. 💭 More information about the session: scomp.ly/GV1jaxy

Decided to fight my winter blues with a bit of dopamine dressing and went for a coral pink and butter yellow combo (it's gorge, trust me). Colleague decided he needed to comment "oh, Sophie is going all in today, colourwise, höhöhö". Dude.

The witch made him hot chocolate. "They say I'm strong," he said. "And I am." He took a sip. "They say I can overcome any hardship." "Mm," said the witch. "And I can. I do." The witch said nothing. "But I shouldn't have to!" "No." The witch held the hero as he wept. "No, you shouldn't."

Influenza Impfluencer. (And COVID Impfluencer!)

In light of recent events, I would like to share my personal top three infuriating things that have been mansplained to me: a thread. Friends (current and future) I would love to hear your stories, too! 1/4

Hey @deutschebahn.com get your shit together. Es kann doch nicht sein, dass das Stellwerk in #Krefeld seit 3 Uhr heute Nacht kaputt ist und alle Anzeigen und die App falsche Infos zeigen, welche Züge fahren (kein) und welche nicht (alle). Grüße aus dem Taxi.

One aspect of breast cancer survivorship nobody talks about is sometimes you slather pain ointment on your other boob and then you sit there, topless, freezing and have to wait for the goop to dry and then what.

Brain fog sucks so much.

I'm just an anonymous conference reviewer, standing in front of a submitter, asking them to please not hide their supporting video behind a "request access to view" thingamabob.

The comical tragedy or the tragical comedy of the aunty trying out Pinterest crafts for kids with her nieces, one temper tantrum at a time

I'll have you know I'm going from 3-monthly check-ups at my oncologist's to 6-monthly check-ups now. #OneInEight #CancerInTheButtKicker #fckcncr #I'mGonnaKeepOnDancingAtThePinkRibbonClub

You know what's fun? Because trying to translate between your boomer parents and your gen X brother in law in a political debate and then getting yelled at by both parties because you're clearly the only one who understands what they're on about isn't it.

If you're planning to go to @agiletdzone.bsky.social this year (which you absolutely should!), ping me for 150€ discount code! #AgileTestingDays #AgileTD #ATD You can ride unicorns there!

Being a card bearing member of the amazing aunty society sometimes means ending the evening with splinters in your pointer fingers because the main character of the borrowers that live under granny and grandpa's floorboards mentioned a life long ambition to become a yarn designer, so the... 1/2

The nieces have been playing with some family heirloom dollhouse furniture and it had always annoyed me that there was no bedding so I fell into a Pinterest rabbit hole and long story short, there's now a hand-tufted mattress on the bed.

I know I rant *a lot* about my adventures with healthcare. But I'm just off the phone with my gyno's office and they are just the nicest, friendliest, most helpful and understanding healthcare professionals. 🥹🥹🥹

Omg. I just walked into an elevator with a "caution! Wet floor!" sign. I hurt myself. Did I slip and fall. No. The sign tipped over when the elevator moved and grazed my leg. The irony. I'm bleeding.

Yes, and: Me, girly presenting, mentioning my fav SNES game. Them: Ugh, one of those "gamer girls" who "game" for the attention....

Today I had to write an objection to a letter from the department for disabilities (answering a request from mofoing 18 months ago) that claimed that "regarding my impairment 'loss of breast' healing probation has occurred". 1/2

𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱. At #AgileTD, @mllesophiepofie.bsky.social aka Sophie Küster explores “glue work” - the invisible force that makes teams actually work. Because AI can’t onboard your teammate or make your Slack channel feel human. ➡️ tinyurl.com/486t8zsb #GlueWork #Agile #Testing

I literally just checked my calendar to see if I have enough time between meetings for a good cry. #BossBabe

Last year, I gave myself a second hand Sony alpha 6300 for my birthday. I had planned trips to awesome new places, I had always enjoyed dabbling in photography, and had just left a rough time behind me, so what the heck, I deserved a little treat. 1/

That female urge to smack your superiors around the ears when they ask "do you have a minute?" and give ✨zero context✨

I mentioned to my colleagues that I had encountered a humongous spider and I now needed a big game hunter and/or an exorcist now. One answered "Huh, why?" My talents are wasted here.

It's officially dude just walked into the office shirtless degrees Celsius.

In the 90s, my sisters and I got a hand-me-down SNES from my aunt's ex-husband. The *one* game we had was Secret of Mana. Today, I got it for the switch and I played it in English for the first time, so I was today years old when I learned that the first monster you encounter is called a Rabite.

The other day, I asked a doc how likely outcome X is. He said - and I'm not even kidding - "What does it matter to you if it's 20% or 80%? In the end, it's just 50/50 for you: either it happens or it doesn't."

Spite driven development.

Also: on cancer in the butt kicky days, we wear pink. #pinkRibbon #checkYourBoobs #IWon

I'm on my like 6th happy ugly cry right now.

A day I've been waiting for for 5 years. Guess who just got the official okay to get off her cancer meds.

Amazon delivery person and I need a little chat about what a "safe delivery place is". 😂😂😂 Yes, that's the paper trash bin. No, everyone else in the house didn't know it was there and yes, they piled the trash on it.

In the history of the world, has anything good ever come out of a guy gesturing for a woman to take her headphones off?

Speaking at @jug-ostfalen.bsky.social tonight! 😊

I let the tablet (that the little hacker girls kept stealing) deliberately run out of battery and then got mad at them because they went through my drawers to find a charger. Nevermind. 😂😂😂😂

We're at the soft play (again). The girls have managed to somehow leave the learning software on the play computer and are now exploring Windows. They've found solitaire and pinball, and fired up chrome. No WiFi though. Bummer. #ProudAuntyMoment

I have a billion dollar business idea: It's a soft play place but - hear me out - the chairs for the grown-ups are comfy, the coffee is decent and the arcade games that go ding ding ding are far far away from the seating area. #BlindingOpticalMigraine #L'enferC'estSoftPlay #auntyStruggles

Today I was at my nephew's birthday party and _things_ happened and I was in charge of 12 kids in a glass art atelier for an hour. I fear nothing.

This thought is brought to you by hyper exhaustion and fatigue brain fog. Also it is kinda cool.

I was just drifting off to sleep when it occurred to me that once humanity is going extinct because of all the micro plastics crossing the blood brain barrier and if plastics are made out of fossil oils and those are made out of dinosaurs, then humanity will technically be exterminated by dinosaurs.

listened to a great talk by @mllesophiepofie.bsky.social at #javaland 2025: "One of the Lads - Things I'm Tired of Hearing About Women in Tech" love seeing intersectional perspectives from women in tech based on own experiences. thank you!

@mllesophiepofie.bsky.social Jetzt gehts los!

Crocuses. Snow drops. Spring snowflakes. Daffodils. Crocuses. Snowdrops. Spring snowflakes. Daffodils. We can do it.

Lord grant me serenity to not sucker punch the dude who just told me "oh no no, I wish *I* was a depressive. Imagine the art I could make. Do you think Van Gogh's art would have been any good without depression?" Ma dude. What you're lacking is talent, not depression.

It's just so sad.

First #ReverseCasualFriday in a long long time, but I've made an effort today to wear something valentinesy... ❤️❤️❤️