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Megan
@spitfirephd.bsky.social
Neuroscientist: Aging, Alzheimer’s & Related Dementias, Parkinson’s
Stella’s mom and professional photographer 🐶
Scuba diver 🤿
Views: mine 🧿
Would rather be swimming with sharks
You’ll never convince me that bully breeds aren’t the biggest babies. Poor Stella just jumped on the couch while staring toward the front door, and was shaking so hard her teeth were chattering.

The culprit? Big bad scary snow plow 😭
January 26, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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If you have cried over the Krebs cycle, you may be entitled to compensation
Don't take it personally. The Krebs cycle makes everyone mad.
January 23, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Holy shit, Hoosiers!!!!!
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January 20, 2026 at 4:21 AM
IU football was so bad when I was an undergrad that our slogan was “Well, at least we’ve never lost a a party.” 🤪

Never in my life did I think I’d be watching IUFB play in a National Championship. Hoo hoo hoo!
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January 20, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Sunday/Monday scaries are hitting hard and this girl just knows. So lucky she picked me to be her mama.
January 19, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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January 19, 2026 at 12:15 AM
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We’ll see how long I can last on here this time before it/life becomes too much again.
September 10, 2025 at 12:55 AM
July 17, 2025 at 12:54 AM
We really couldn’t come up with a better name, eh?
July 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Stella got stung by a bee on her paw this morning so she’s been cosplaying as the Pixar lamp all day.

First pic she’s definitely saying “Count your fucking days, mom. Better sleep with one eye open tonight.”
July 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Oof, that was ugly but it’s a start - told my therapist my goal was to get one 30min ride in before our next appointment. The judgmental side eye from my new workout buddy didn’t help though 👀

If anyone needs me I’ll be worshipping the cold floor for awhile.
July 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
If anyone needs tree removal services, just let me know. Stella will gladly do it for free 🤣
July 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Clonidine + Trazadone + Gabapentin: 100

Stella: 0 and high AF
July 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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July 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Love having Black Hill Regional Park as our new back yard. Trail entrance is about 1/4 mile from the house and we have a lake view 🥰
July 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
July 1, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Packing to move this week and always love rediscovering things.

I wish I could go back to being 21 again when my biggest concerns were:
1) Get grades good enough to get into grad school
2) Beat Purdue (and UK) 🏀

#hoohoohoo
June 30, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Touching grass is not enough I need to walk down a misty forest trail and right into a spider-web at face height
June 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Zoomies on our long line walk this morning
June 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
When life gets to be too much I always go back to old dive footage. The ocean is truly my happy place where I can be truly present and nothing else exists.

Tidbit: moray eels and spiny lobsters are my biggest sea creature “NOPEs”
June 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Ok. To hell with the end of this season of The Bear.

Assholes.
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June 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
If not fren, why fren shaped?
June 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
UPDATE: they released the entire season, I thought they only released the first 3 episodes.

😍😍😍😍
June 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Everything sucks but at least I have 3 new episodes of The Bear to watch.
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June 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
As an SSRI and NDRI-taking girlie, summer in DC is as close to what I imagine the temperature of hell is like. Heat intolerance is probably one of the most maddening side effects for me.

My one and only goal for the next 10 days is to not die.
June 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM