Update from the field:
I am currently doing part of my field work in Iceland, where I am collecting samples from migratory birds to analyze for the presence of fungi and lichen propagules. So far it is has been aggressively slow, and so to avoid wanting to rip my hair-out as I stare at the apparently never-ending stream of rain, here are some pictures of my trip so far:
Here is my little work station where I am filling test-tubes with ultra-pure water
Here's my cool (note: very very warm) Iceland sweater that is perfect for field work on wet, chilly days
Here's the sunset over the harbor on the clearest day we've had so far
Here's this cool weird stick I found in a spruce grove. I have no idea why it grew like this (wide and flat as opposed to narrow and round like normal) so if anyone has any insight I would love to learn!
Here's the beautiful little spider who lives near one of the nets I use to catch birds
And here are some of the neighborhood cats I've met. I miss my cats terribly and so making friends with the local cats is a necessity, even though I wish people kept their cats indoors instead of letting them roam free (did you know that free-roaming and feral cats have devastating impacts on local bird populations?)
I am saving all my bird and lichen pictures for later so never fear, those are coming soon. For now, back to drinking endless cups of tea and reading scientific papers while checking the weather every five minutes.
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Is it coincidence that the supreme court is going on a fucking rampage while reddit is being dismantled. It was a primary news source for me I’m honestly way more behind on current events without it.
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if I were a K-12 science educator, one of the activities I would do with my students is making constellations. I’d print out star maps with the brightest stars in our region and have my students make their own constellations and create stories about those constellations. I’d then use it as a way to talk about how different civilizations around the world had stories that were important to their ideologies as well as using the stars to tell the passage of time and when to plant/harvest. then I’d transition to how constellations are used today to map regions of the sky and for locating deep space objects
and if possible I’d try to take all of them out someplace and look at the stars so they can try to find their constellations and look at cool things with telescopes
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So I've actually been going through and editing, for once in my life, and right now I'm in focusing on one slash two of my star wars fics.
Which, until recently, I haven't really...done. I mean I go back and check for spelling errors but I usually just finish the first thing and then post it because if I didn't i usually didn't end up posting it ever.
But I said screw it, I gotta try sometime so I'm trying to edit/revise.
And uh...it's going pretty well. I think I like this iteration better of the intro. And I'm sure I'll tweak it more, but it's better.
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