Chemistring
@chemistring.bsky.social
Chemist. Crafty. Likes to play with string. (she/her)
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In better news, I was informed today that I have now donated over 5 gallons (20 L) of blood/platelets/etc, which is a worrying amount when you think of it in terms of pails.
But I got a mug that is 100% lying about the coffee part, so there's that.
But I got a mug that is 100% lying about the coffee part, so there's that.
November 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
In better news, I was informed today that I have now donated over 5 gallons (20 L) of blood/platelets/etc, which is a worrying amount when you think of it in terms of pails.
But I got a mug that is 100% lying about the coffee part, so there's that.
But I got a mug that is 100% lying about the coffee part, so there's that.
Source: Wikipedia article for Black Neon Tetra 🤣
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_n...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_n...
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Source: Wikipedia article for Black Neon Tetra 🤣
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_n...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_n...
In honor of BidBot being late to their live auction at @desertbus.org, please accept this ancient BidBot fan art from the early days of DBfH (one of the Moonbase Mk III years).
November 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
In honor of BidBot being late to their live auction at @desertbus.org, please accept this ancient BidBot fan art from the early days of DBfH (one of the Moonbase Mk III years).
When you can't remember if you're supposed to use Greek or Latin roots when naming your hydrates, and choose to give up instead.
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
When you can't remember if you're supposed to use Greek or Latin roots when naming your hydrates, and choose to give up instead.
Sending healthy, restful thoughts.
November 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Sending healthy, restful thoughts.
Not according to their menu, so it's probably the Opal and/or yellow chartreuse.
November 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Not according to their menu, so it's probably the Opal and/or yellow chartreuse.
Sports appears to have happened. CBC's gonna need a few minutes to think about it.
November 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Sports appears to have happened. CBC's gonna need a few minutes to think about it.
Mental health is health, right?
November 2, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Mental health is health, right?
I'm not familiar with the show, but the images looked very similar to Clone High (the original season)?
November 2, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I'm not familiar with the show, but the images looked very similar to Clone High (the original season)?
Notes from a sewing institute, 1909:
Things to remember (do not forget):
-Dre
- Thimbles
Keep your nasty feet on the floor. Yes, you.
Things to remember (do not forget):
-Dre
- Thimbles
Keep your nasty feet on the floor. Yes, you.
November 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Notes from a sewing institute, 1909:
Things to remember (do not forget):
-Dre
- Thimbles
Keep your nasty feet on the floor. Yes, you.
Things to remember (do not forget):
-Dre
- Thimbles
Keep your nasty feet on the floor. Yes, you.
It's honestly ridiculous. I don't want notepads, mousepads, mugs, keychains, and jigsaw puzzles of Starry Night if it's not in your collection.
But I JUST SAW the Ox Cart upstairs. Sell me a postcard of THAT.
But I JUST SAW the Ox Cart upstairs. Sell me a postcard of THAT.
November 2, 2025 at 12:53 AM
It's honestly ridiculous. I don't want notepads, mousepads, mugs, keychains, and jigsaw puzzles of Starry Night if it's not in your collection.
But I JUST SAW the Ox Cart upstairs. Sell me a postcard of THAT.
But I JUST SAW the Ox Cart upstairs. Sell me a postcard of THAT.
My hotel is telling me I need to be taking a lot more stairs these days...
November 2, 2025 at 12:49 AM
My hotel is telling me I need to be taking a lot more stairs these days...
I would have paid money for art cards or postcards of these stained glass panels, but alas.
These are the size of a standing adult, btw. Absolutely gorgeous.
These are the size of a standing adult, btw. Absolutely gorgeous.
November 2, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I would have paid money for art cards or postcards of these stained glass panels, but alas.
These are the size of a standing adult, btw. Absolutely gorgeous.
These are the size of a standing adult, btw. Absolutely gorgeous.
In my redhead era.
October 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
In my redhead era.
My happiness is not geographically determined, in the sense that I do not demand mountains or an ocean/lake to be happy, but some days I think a wall of cool moss and fallen leaves could fix me
October 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
My happiness is not geographically determined, in the sense that I do not demand mountains or an ocean/lake to be happy, but some days I think a wall of cool moss and fallen leaves could fix me
Me (as I pay my bill): I like the Halloween music!
Hotel Bar Staff: Haha, probably isn't the right mood for the book you're reading
Me, who was just reading a book about people who deal with the dead as a career: 😅Haha hahaha right...
(...the funk of 40 thousand years...)
Hotel Bar Staff: Haha, probably isn't the right mood for the book you're reading
Me, who was just reading a book about people who deal with the dead as a career: 😅Haha hahaha right...
(...the funk of 40 thousand years...)
October 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Me (as I pay my bill): I like the Halloween music!
Hotel Bar Staff: Haha, probably isn't the right mood for the book you're reading
Me, who was just reading a book about people who deal with the dead as a career: 😅Haha hahaha right...
(...the funk of 40 thousand years...)
Hotel Bar Staff: Haha, probably isn't the right mood for the book you're reading
Me, who was just reading a book about people who deal with the dead as a career: 😅Haha hahaha right...
(...the funk of 40 thousand years...)
For those wondering why we actually pay attention to things that claim to be drugs...
I like that regulation eventually forced the company to remove the morphine from the formulation (because of the baby-killing)...the alcohol was still fine.
I like that regulation eventually forced the company to remove the morphine from the formulation (because of the baby-killing)...the alcohol was still fine.
October 30, 2025 at 2:34 AM
For those wondering why we actually pay attention to things that claim to be drugs...
I like that regulation eventually forced the company to remove the morphine from the formulation (because of the baby-killing)...the alcohol was still fine.
I like that regulation eventually forced the company to remove the morphine from the formulation (because of the baby-killing)...the alcohol was still fine.
Yaaaass, Ouija Queen! (with bonus "My Little Ouija Board")
October 30, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Yaaaass, Ouija Queen! (with bonus "My Little Ouija Board")
On the other hand, they also had this lovely little set up in the medical oddities room, and the only thing I found odd was how they hooked up the random tubing.
The small end of the sep funnel stopcock is not going to help cool your condenser, Dr Frankenstein...
The small end of the sep funnel stopcock is not going to help cool your condenser, Dr Frankenstein...
October 30, 2025 at 12:23 AM
On the other hand, they also had this lovely little set up in the medical oddities room, and the only thing I found odd was how they hooked up the random tubing.
The small end of the sep funnel stopcock is not going to help cool your condenser, Dr Frankenstein...
The small end of the sep funnel stopcock is not going to help cool your condenser, Dr Frankenstein...
$60 for a 2 L grad cylinder in an antique curiosities and oddities shop, vs ~$240 from Fisher Scientific. The cost of doing science, man...
October 30, 2025 at 12:19 AM
$60 for a 2 L grad cylinder in an antique curiosities and oddities shop, vs ~$240 from Fisher Scientific. The cost of doing science, man...
Me, this morning: I don't wanna get up at 5 and drive to the airport, I wanna sleep in...
Me now: The leaves are turning color here and the weather is perfectly crisp, I FOUND AUTUMN! I'M SO HAPPY!
(Full disclosure, it might be the sudden influx of vitamin D talking...because I AM OUTSIDE)
Me now: The leaves are turning color here and the weather is perfectly crisp, I FOUND AUTUMN! I'M SO HAPPY!
(Full disclosure, it might be the sudden influx of vitamin D talking...because I AM OUTSIDE)
October 29, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Me, this morning: I don't wanna get up at 5 and drive to the airport, I wanna sleep in...
Me now: The leaves are turning color here and the weather is perfectly crisp, I FOUND AUTUMN! I'M SO HAPPY!
(Full disclosure, it might be the sudden influx of vitamin D talking...because I AM OUTSIDE)
Me now: The leaves are turning color here and the weather is perfectly crisp, I FOUND AUTUMN! I'M SO HAPPY!
(Full disclosure, it might be the sudden influx of vitamin D talking...because I AM OUTSIDE)
A late night snack for the brain:
October 23, 2025 at 6:12 AM
A late night snack for the brain:
I still own, use, and love a literal Sony Walkman (8 GB, baby!). I'm not paying to rent music, but I'll pay to own it and that means no internet required between me and the tunes. AWS down? Don't care, still jamming.
October 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I still own, use, and love a literal Sony Walkman (8 GB, baby!). I'm not paying to rent music, but I'll pay to own it and that means no internet required between me and the tunes. AWS down? Don't care, still jamming.
Late night sock posting on main.
Balbriggan heel, and everything else made up on the fly (with a bit of Caribbean Blue to finish up the necessary yardage)
Balbriggan heel, and everything else made up on the fly (with a bit of Caribbean Blue to finish up the necessary yardage)
October 20, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Late night sock posting on main.
Balbriggan heel, and everything else made up on the fly (with a bit of Caribbean Blue to finish up the necessary yardage)
Balbriggan heel, and everything else made up on the fly (with a bit of Caribbean Blue to finish up the necessary yardage)
Used Gov.
Kind of says it all, really.
Kind of says it all, really.
October 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Used Gov.
Kind of says it all, really.
Kind of says it all, really.