This is correct.

Welp. My job here is done ✅

Note: not my area of expertise- but I’m learning blogs.ubc.ca/celesteleand...

Rebecca wins an amazing attitude award for showing up to start her project solo when her partner called in sick ☹️ Way to go Rebecca!! 🤩 #science @ubcbotany.bsky.social

Back from the field starting a diatom diversity study! @ubcbotany.bsky.social

Afternoon groups are here! This project is looking at most effective concentration of EtOH to prevent E. coli growth AND how long 70% is effective post treatment 🧫

Rolling right along with this group looking at mislabeling of meat in raw dog foods.

This group is setting up an experiment looking at how different light affects Chlamy growth @ubcbotany.bsky.social

This group is looking at what’s growing on high traffic door handles 😬 (Stuff I don’t want to know) @ubcbotany.bsky.social

We’re out of the gate with student projects! This group is looking at salinity tolerance of Penicillium roqueforti 🧪 @ubcbotany.bsky.social

1) Vaccinating yourself is about protecting vulnerable people in your community. It’s not always about you personally 2)Measles has no other host outside of humans. This disease should’ve been eradicated decades ago 3) We are a moronic species 🙄 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

“Gussie McPhail, supervisor 3rd floor” 🧑‍⚕️ (According to Google, Royal Columbian School of Nursing provided a scholarship in Gussie’s memory. Way to go, Gussie!) 🥇 Her photo accompanies me in my kitchen during the holidays. 🎂 I hope someday my photo keeps company to a stranger somewhere. ❤️

Look how handsome Rip is 😍

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Flashback to mealworm cookie day circa 2019 #teaching #science

Today I got to be the proud presenter of UBC’s very first Canvas sticker! @ubcbotany.bsky.social

This tree needs to shut the eff up. It’s too early for this shit.

Important update 🚨 Puppy has arrived

Note to self: DO NOT PET PUPPY 😩

PSA: Sirius launched the Christmas music this morning 🤩

Merry Christmas my friends 🤩❤️🎄🎅🏼🤶

Update: I spoke too soon and since I’m dressed like Christmas I had a few candy canes 🍬 🎅🏼 I can now hear yelling down the block “THATS THE CANDY CANE HOUSE”

It’s suuuuper slow in Vancouver

Witches do not, in fact, melt! 🧙

GUESS WHAT. They’re bringing a service dog-in-training into lab next week 🤩. Bad news: we’re not supposed to pet him. They tried this on Amtrak once and it did not go as planned. Doggo got all the pets and even a couple treats.

Ronald, your hair is all nice. Your clothes are all pretty. You look like a nice guy, but guess what? You are a bum

Yesterday morning I gave away my witch spider hat to the barista who fell in love with it I got to work an hour later, and *surprise* this giant 1950s era skull (used to teach anatomy) was waiting for me Chad now has a head

Was just diagnosed with: Chronic spontaneous urticaria and angioedema + dermographism (Sounds worse than it is. Spontaneous rash/welts, itchy skin etc) Anyone else? Any advice?

Straight outa the bag is better 🤷‍♀️

Showed up early for belly dance class. The class prior was Acro Yoga. He asked “want to try?” (Duh) 😬 I’m going back Sat for an actual class. 10/10 highly recommend 🔥

Dog words

Yes, do this ✔️

I’m throwing Thanksgiving leftover carrots, scalloped potatoes, and some lentils in the pressure cooker for soup. Wish me luck 🥕 🥔 🍜

+1 on the paper menus

The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion) was overindulged rich white lady BS. (And I love her other work)

RIP Tanqueray Rest Well Queen.

Fuck. Jane Goodall, Diane Keaton, and now Tanqueray? 😩

I know, I already know … But #AI 🤖 is doing my students a huge miracle. They’re doing a plankton survey, which takes forever and is marginally complete because lots of cells are fragmented or overlapping so they can’t be ID’d. AI can give much more accurate abundance and diversity estimates

Rip says Happy Thanksgiving 🍁 🇨🇦

Hosted vegetarian gluten-free Friendsgiving last night which was actually great - highlight = chocolate cake made in the pressure cooker. Happy Thanksgiving!!

Just get on up in there 🙄🫠

Trick or Teat! 🎃

A few years ago, a black widow made her home under the front porch railing. Away enough from where hands would grasp, I decided she was safe there. Shy and reclusive by nature, I never saw her out and about - but I would frequently check on her in her home under the railing. 🧵

Wait- it’s Diana 👑 Josephine Baker or Dolores J Blige

Today’s 55 days of 55 is worth highlighting 🤩 Took myself on a thrift break and found a Cuyama 👜 It’s monogrammed DJB so I am now Dolores J Blige or maybe Dolores Josephine Baker

I had a bunch of old post cards from orientation (circa Y2K) that I put in a bin outside my office - along with a note offering to mail if they slide them under my door. Today’s under-the-door love ❤️ #HigherEd #OfficeHours

Debuting my Parisian vintage mechanical eyeball today on the eve of the holiest of months 🎃 👁️ What are u lookin at

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

This guy is NOT a morning person and is rightfully annoyed