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Kat Volk @katvolk.bsky.social · 14h

The rain is mostly done I think. Echo’s face sums up my feelings about that. But I enjoyed and am thankful for the 7 hours of rain we did get

Echo is on the foot of the recliner. Her head is resting against my shin and her face looks a bit sad

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Kat Volk @katvolk.bsky.social · 15h

She was! And purring!

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Kat Volk @katvolk.bsky.social · 15h

Echo says the day is going purrfectly

Echo is passed out in my lap as we sit together in the recliner. Her head is resting on my shoulder

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Kat Volk @katvolk.bsky.social · 16h

Yes! Especially all day rain! I miss days like this where you just sit listening to the sound of rain for hours

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Kat Volk @katvolk.bsky.social · 16h

Gus does not approve of my lunch. Nothing he enjoys that he can snag a bite of

Close up of Gus who is sitting in my lap. My arm is wrapped around him while resting on the table. He had a grumpy look on his face and is squinting his eyes

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Kat Volk @katvolk.bsky.social · 16h

The continuing rain is making me so happy. Enjoying a nice lunch while watching the rain out my front window and listening to the sound from the open door

A half eaten lunch consisting of an egg salad sandwich, coleslaw, and cut up oranges

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Kat Volk @katvolk.bsky.social · 18h

Today is a good day. It’s a work holiday. It’s rainy (which I love), and cool enough to have to doors and windows open for fresh air. And the cats are being bonkers little goofballs, so I have excellent entertainment

Gus & Echo @katskitties.bsky.social · 18h

Avert your eyes! (Toy) Mouse murder!!

Echo is on her side in the living room viciously bunny kicking and chomping her long tailed wool mouse toy

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Chris Schaller @hicommander.bsky.social · 1d

Could this be aliens?

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 4d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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Kat Volk @katvolk.bsky.social · 2d

Wow!

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Kat Volk @katvolk.bsky.social · 2d

Haven’t gotten any rain at my place yet!!

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Kat Volk @katvolk.bsky.social · 3d

It was walmart pizza made in the toaster oven 😂

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Kat Volk @katvolk.bsky.social · 3d

Dinner tonight is much more respectable than last night

A bowl with roasted zucchini and yellow squash and a southwestern flavored chicken, black beans, and rice bake covered in cheese and sliced green onions

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Sarah Tuttle @niais.bsky.social · 3d

Are you someone who is interested in astronomy graduate school? This is a list of many/most departments and their expectations for admissions this year. Please feel free to spread it far and wide. If you are doing admissions and you'd like to update your entry, reach out as per the form!

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Kat Volk @katvolk.bsky.social · 3d

They are handy for that!

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Kat Volk @katvolk.bsky.social · 4d

Yum! That reminds me that I have some chicken tenders in the freezer that I don’t love and maybe they’d be better doused in marinara with some pasta…

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Kat Volk @katvolk.bsky.social · 4d

Yup

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Kat Volk @katvolk.bsky.social · 4d

Wine wouldn’t been a nice touch

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Kat Volk @katvolk.bsky.social · 4d

I needed to eat a vegetable and that’s what I came up with in the last 2 minutes of the pizza cooking 🤷‍♀️

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Kat Volk @katvolk.bsky.social · 4d

It’s far too floppy a pizza to eat any other way 😂 (it’s actually pretty decent though)

Kat Volk @katvolk.bsky.social · 4d

Having a real gourmet meal over here (Walmart pizza and microwaved frozen peas)

A plate with a square of pepperoni pizza next to a small dish with green peas in it

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Kat Volk @katvolk.bsky.social · 4d

So sorry for your loss 💔 being able to say goodbye at home while they’re still comfortable makes a big difference but it’s so heartbreaking

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Kat Volk @katvolk.bsky.social · 4d

I must admit I sometimes use my doorbell camera to make sure delivery folks have driven away before retrieving things just to be sure to avoid interactions 😂

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 4d

Are things good right now? No. But are there signs of better days ahead? Also no. Still, we know that it's all going to hold together one way or another, that we'll emerge from this better than we were, right? Yeah, no, probably not.

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Tim Steller @timsteller.bsky.social · 4d

The Tucson City Council unanimously passed a resolution opposing the Trump administration's proposed compact with the University of Arizona. "Tucson's future depends on protecting that freedom to learn, to question, to innovate without fear of political pressure."
tucson.com/news/local/g...

'Capitulation is not in Tucson's nature': City Council opposes Trump compact

The Tucson City Council passed a resolution Wednesday night opposing the Trump administration's "compact" sent to the University of Arizona last week.

tucson.com

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Kat Volk @katvolk.bsky.social · 4d

It isn’t a proper workday until your officemate bunny kicks your arm for moving too much and interrupting his snuggles

Gus & Echo @katskitties.bsky.social · 4d

Echo is side eyeing Gus *hard* to prove she’s the good kitty who is letting human get some work done instead of grabbing her typing arm with claws and teeth

Echo is on the table in the office. She looks elegant with her front legs stretched out in front of her. She’s eyeing the desk

Gus is in the process of grabbing human’s arm with all four paws. Moment earlier he was also laying teeth on human

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