For those of us in the Bay just shaken awake!

Nothing wakes you up more than missing the last step leaving your house while carrying a cup of tea, some recycling and wearing a backpack. Luckily I had a hand on the railing. Sorry birds, I’m gonna have to increase the light level on the porch lights.

My back has been cracked and I feel like I have the opposite of a hangover.

NPR's @ayesharascoe.bsky.social heads to the club — the Earlybirds Club — and dances until the break of 8 p.m.

I’ve already went for a 3 mile walk and meal prepped for the week. However I realized I do not have any large food storage containers. I do not know how this happened.

Let’s make this a quick Friday with no bullshit, shall we?

Look, I’m not a Disney adult. But I do love a red shoe, polka dots and a fun sneaker.

I have a very serious discussion about lens coatings and nuclei detection today and it warmed my lil’ science heart.

The David Byrne concert Tuesday night in Pittsburgh had them dancing in the Benedum. The energy, production and performance was incredible. One of my top all time favorite shows. The stage and background were televisions. We all screamed “Pittsburgh PA” when “Life During Wartime” was up.

The David Byrne show was glorious. I won’t be surprised if they end up at the sphere. It’s strange how many songs you know, and how many are continually relevant.

Today is David Byrne night. Tomorrow is new coworkers figure out how tired I am after a weeknight concert.

They keep the new lab at 62F and in the dark. I feel like a mushroom. But! I can do indoor laps at lunch.

I took an HR benefit meeting Friday for my new company. They paid me for my time. It’s already in my bank account.

A little ditty I wrote

Sunday squirrel gets a drink.

A convo in my last 30 min at work yesterday: Student: Says something about a going away card. Me: There's no card. S: We always make cards for people when they leave! M: And who makes these cards, exactly? S: (hangs head, puppy dog eyes) You can't make your own going away card.

Someone on this train smells appalling.

Well, I’m out of here.

Last day!! I have done 2 of the 3 tasks that I have to do, the 3rd is jus dropping keys off. Then I have a meeting at noon, and a meeting at 1:30 and I'm done.

Would you like some good news? A new vaccine has just been approved for protecting koalas from chlamydia, which is one of their leading causes of death.

Penultimate day of work. All I have on the schedule is to drop off some badges.

Getting shit done: scheduled an e-waste pickup and scheduled a haircut for mid-November (actually the soonest weekend availability for my star of a hair woman).

So, right now, the only reliable way to diagnose endometriosis is with exploratory surgery. But finally, real scientists (instead of male scientists), are on the job & of course they’ve identified multiple markers in menstrual blood that point to noninvasive testing. www.science.org/content/arti...

they sent someone to Picklesburg, when they could have sent someone to Britsburgh. www.independent.co.uk/travel/north...

If you're the naked guy driving on 279 right now, the cops are too busy to look for you. Be free, King.

I have had to keep chanting to myself today “it’s not Wednesday“ under my breath.

Now that they just paved second ave, seems like they’re cutting it up.

Scrub wearing people, talk to me! What’s a good not$$ brand? How do you keep warm? (New labs are COLD!) I’ve not had to wear scrubs not provided before.

Do yackity sax next.

Today is my last monday at this place!!

Also, COVID shot arm is not great.

Ahh, a 45F morning, where the transplants are wearing coats and the natives are thinking about a long sleeved shirt.

Wordle 1,542 2/6 🟨🟨⬛🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Did my nails. Unintentionally matchy matchy

I got my flu shot Thursday and just came back from my COVID shot. Normally I'd wait until end of Sept for the flu, but who knows what will happen in terms of access. Also, because I did 2 different days, I got 2 of the $10 off $20 coupons.

Today I showed up for a concert that took place yesterday. In my defense it changed venue too.

Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)

These assholes eating my raspberries. Don’t even care I’m standing 10 feet away.

I'm going to go to the post office to buy stamps and then find the ones I have, right?

Not enough people know about Homer City. The single largest fossil fuel plant that's being built *explicitly* to power a data centre. This isn't a future projection, or some hollow marketing. This is physical stuff happening right now. bsky.app/profile/keta...

When I bought my house, I promised the cats a 'squirrel watching window', and frankly, I didn't disappoint. There were 3 squirrels: Unit (he was HUGE), baby (tiny) and Squirrelly Jones (who would come very close to eating out of my hand). Baby still comes around, Unit fell and died, but this week...

And because it was pointed out this week that I didn't say anything: I got a new job. I start on the 15th. I'm leaving the university and going back to industry and imaging and the lab and I CAN'T FUCKING WAIT.

I'm at the point in the off-boarding process that I'm just making lists for other people, putting files in places for other people, and trying to explain to others how I do my job (and have them realize how much I did.)

They don't have the covid vax at my local CVS, but they have one at a local enough CVS, so I'm scheduled for tomorrow!

What is that noise? Oh, it’s rain. I forgot what that sounded like. Especially when it’s sunny out.

Endow a professorship at my UG alma mater. Give enough money to 2 local radio stations so that the morning show starts at 5AM and have a few songs on a 'no play' list. Hire a gardener and a driver.

If I can plan out this R25 task list for the next 5 years today, I'm rewarding myself with some yarn. The staff will ignore it, but I said I'd do it so...

Remember a few years ago when over the summer there were like 3 'wild' alligators in the south hills that had to be taken care of? Apparently they migrate.

For the first time ever, I have seen the pittsburgh belt system indicated on a map.