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Dr B Mikus
@melancholerical.bsky.social
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D.Phil Oxon in German language&literature; feminism, nerdiness, puns. Also, book: The Political Woman in Print:
https://www.peterlang.com/document/1053307

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OK. Time to finally catch up.

Couldn't really be bothered after *that* ending of vol. 9 and the hiatus, but now it's a quarter of the series I haven't read and I can't let that stand, either. 😆
Volumes 10, 11, and 12 of the graphic novel series Saga by Fiona Staples and Brian K. Vaughan.
November 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
melancholerical.bsky.social
Very kind!
I do tend to find my foot in my mouth regularly, though. 😅

And cat has stolen the nap spot while I was heating up dinner. 😂
A dark grey cat lying on her side on a rumbled blanket on a sofa. She looks into the camera with all innocence and perky ears.
November 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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A sleepy little cat on this quiet Sunday afternoon. #CatsofBluesky
#proofofcat
A dark grey cat in loaf position on my legs, shown from the side. Her eyes are closed, ears forward, and her head tilts down as she is nodding off. The same dark grey cat in loaf position on my legs, shown from the side. Her ear is tilted towards me and the camera now and she looks at me out of the corner of her eye. The same dark grey cat in loaf position on my legs, shown from the side. She has turned her head fully towards me and looks at me blearily. The same dark grey cat in loaf position on my legs, shown from the side. She has turned her head fully towards me, now looking slightly annoyed.
October 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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October 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
melancholerical.bsky.social
Since it's more autumnal again, afternoon naps on laps have resumed.
A dark grey cat sleeps on my legs, she is curled up and has her front legs stretched out, her head resting on them.
September 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Salad weather again ☀️🥵🫠
Photo of a white salad bowl with green leaves, some roast chicken slices, a cut-up egg, and some coleslaw on the side.
August 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Blue checking what's up.
August 9, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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If #InternationalCatDay, why not unlimited treats? 😾
A dark grey cat standing on a kitchen counter, looking up into the camera from an angle and looking grumpy because of it. Magnificent side-eye.
August 8, 2025 at 11:04 PM
melancholerical.bsky.social
😉
July 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
melancholerical.bsky.social
Me after the season finale of #Murderbot.

My cat actually came over to check on me. 😂

(From Martha Wells, Artificial Condition)
After it was over, it just sat there, not even pretending to do diagnostics. It sat there for a full ten minutes, which is a lot of processing time for a bot that sophisticated. Then it said, Again, please. So I started the first episode again.
July 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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July 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
melancholerical.bsky.social
My cat has decided I've done enough chores for today. She can be very convincing.
#Caturday
A dark grey cat is loafing on my stretched out legs, very effectively pinning me in place in my chair.
June 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
melancholerical.bsky.social
Glorious 25th of May to all who celebrate. #GNUTerryPratchett

And don't forget where your towel is.
A photo of purple likac blossoms with text in the upper right corner: How do they rise up?
May 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Happy #GotchaDay to my bestest of good girls! Four years and I hope many to come!
#ProofofCat #CatsofBluesky
A dark grey cat lies belly up on a red-patterned rug. She has all four legs in the air, paws curled up, and looks right into the camera, upside down as she is. Her pale green eyes look intense. This is how she asks for play time.
May 1, 2025 at 6:47 AM
melancholerical.bsky.social
Discovered this too!
A dark grey cat lies in a heap of towels that are fresh out of the tumble dryer. The cat has her arms stretched out, clutching the towels, and her nose buried in them.
April 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Morning Womble! Just finished the first book of Adrian Tchaikovsky's The Final Architecture trilogy. Before I immerse myself in the second one, I'll try Murder Underground by Mavis Doriel Hay. Someone recommended it to me but I forgot all about it until I saw the paperback in a charity shop.
The book Murder Underground on a wooden table, with a book mark in it. The book cover shows a modern style painting of a red London Tube train at a generic platform, a woman wearing a bright green skirt suit walking away from the train towards the reader.
April 20, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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#Caturday
A dark grey cat lying on her side on a red sofa underneath my propped-up legs. She has her head tilted back and her little fang is showing on one side of her mouth. The same grey cat on the red sofa, still on her side, now looking into the camera.
April 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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April 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
melancholerical.bsky.social
Happy #Caturday from the cat-slug.
My dark grey cat lying on top of and lengthwise on my legs, limbs all tucked in and her face slightly turned down. The furriest slug!
April 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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My cat's love affair with freshly washed towels, still warm from the tumble dryer.
#catsofbluesky
A dark grey cat sits in a pile of striped bathroom towels, only her head and shoulders are visible. She looks very content and smug, directly into the camera. The same cat, snoozing with her face pressed into the towels. She is covering her nose and eyes with her front paws. The same cat, lying on the towels with her front legs stretched out in front of her. Her nose is still pressed into the towels. The same cat, now lying on her side and half curled up, sleeping. She still has her nose in the towels.
March 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
melancholerical.bsky.social
Have a cuddlebug asking for belly rubs.
#catsofBluesky
A dark grey cat lies on her side on a blue footstool, exposing her belly fluff and looking expectantly into the camera.
March 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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My kitty likes to be hugged from both sides.
March 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Cat cinnamon roll to cat baton, all without waking up.
My dark grey cat has stretched out on my lap and now lies long on top of my legs. She has shoved her face between my knees and apparently that's a comfortable sleeping position!
March 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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My cat is emitting very strong sleepyons today. 🥱😴
#proofofcat
A dark grey cat is rolled up on my lap, snoozing, with her face covered with her front paws.
March 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
melancholerical.bsky.social
This photo reminds me so much of the dog from the BBC Mongrels series... 😂🥰
Film still from the BBC series Mongrels, showing two of the characters: the white-furred, Afghan hound looking dog puppet/muppet Destiny in the foreground and the smaller fox muppet Nelson in the background.
March 6, 2025 at 11:43 PM