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Former astronomer and ex-academic in recovery; current k-pop stan and ADHD non-binary lefty nuisance. British-Irish, born in England, long-term resident of the occupied north of Ireland. Living proof that having a PhD doesn't make you more sensible or interesting than anyone else.
Rarely serious, often swearing.
I also write novels (badly), play video games (somewhat competently), code in Python (pretty well actually), and accumulate new hobbies (with more enthusiasm than skill).
Former astronomer and ex-academic in recovery; current k-pop stan and ADHD non-binary lefty nuisance. British-Irish, born in England, long-term resident of the occupied north of Ireland. Living proof that having a PhD doesn't make you more sensible or interesting than anyone else. Rarely serious, often swearing. I also write novels (badly), play video games (somewhat competently), code in Python (pretty well actually), and accumulate new hobbies (with more enthusiasm than skill).
Former astronomer and ex-academic in recovery; current k-pop stan and ADHD non-binary lefty nuisance. British-Irish, born in England, long-term resident of the occupied north of Ireland. Living proof that having a PhD doesn't make you more sensible or interesting than anyone else. Rarely serious, often swearing. I also write novels (badly), play video games (somewhat competently), code in Python (pretty well actually), and accumulate new hobbies (with more enthusiasm than skill).
My mum has had an ongoing feud with Matalan customer service for MONTHS over an issue with a dress she purchased. They REALLY shouldn't have tried to fob her off initially. My mum is extremely stubborn and she thinks sending politely angry emails is a fun recreational activity.
Anyway, she has now made a small fortune in Matalan vouchers and has decided they have learned their lesson. For now.
Former astronomer and ex-academic in recovery; current k-pop stan and ADHD non-binary lefty nuisance. British-Irish, born in England, long-term resident of the occupied north of Ireland. Living proof that having a PhD doesn't make you more sensible or interesting than anyone else. Rarely serious, often swearing. I also write novels (badly), play video games (somewhat competently), code in Python (pretty well actually), and accumulate new hobbies (with more enthusiasm than skill).
Former astronomer and ex-academic in recovery; current k-pop stan and ADHD non-binary lefty nuisance. British-Irish, born in England, long-term resident of the occupied north of Ireland. Living proof that having a PhD doesn't make you more sensible or interesting than anyone else. Rarely serious, often swearing. I also write novels (badly), play video games (somewhat competently), code in Python (pretty well actually), and accumulate new hobbies (with more enthusiasm than skill).
I understand absolutely nothing about rugby but I can tell you my Irish partner is making SOME noises right now.
Former astronomer and ex-academic in recovery; current k-pop stan and ADHD non-binary lefty nuisance. British-Irish, born in England, long-term resident of the occupied north of Ireland. Living proof that having a PhD doesn't make you more sensible or interesting than anyone else. Rarely serious, often swearing. I also write novels (badly), play video games (somewhat competently), code in Python (pretty well actually), and accumulate new hobbies (with more enthusiasm than skill).
Former astronomer and ex-academic in recovery; current k-pop stan and ADHD non-binary lefty nuisance. British-Irish, born in England, long-term resident of the occupied north of Ireland. Living proof that having a PhD doesn't make you more sensible or interesting than anyone else. Rarely serious, often swearing. I also write novels (badly), play video games (somewhat competently), code in Python (pretty well actually), and accumulate new hobbies (with more enthusiasm than skill).
God, I love how Resident Evil Requiem flips between survival horror and action horror. I'm a giant baby, as previously established, so after I've endured a long segment as socially anxious data analyst Grace it is SO cathartic to suddenly switch to LEON FUCKING KENNEDY.
Like, I love Grace, actually, and her sections are super well-done and enjoyable, they're just so TENSE. And Leon Kennedy is an indestructible zombie-killing machine with a big hatchet and a one-liner for every occasion and it is very fun.
Former astronomer and ex-academic in recovery; current k-pop stan and ADHD non-binary lefty nuisance. British-Irish, born in England, long-term resident of the occupied north of Ireland. Living proof that having a PhD doesn't make you more sensible or interesting than anyone else. Rarely serious, often swearing. I also write novels (badly), play video games (somewhat competently), code in Python (pretty well actually), and accumulate new hobbies (with more enthusiasm than skill).
Former astronomer and ex-academic in recovery; current k-pop stan and ADHD non-binary lefty nuisance. British-Irish, born in England, long-term resident of the occupied north of Ireland. Living proof that having a PhD doesn't make you more sensible or interesting than anyone else. Rarely serious, often swearing. I also write novels (badly), play video games (somewhat competently), code in Python (pretty well actually), and accumulate new hobbies (with more enthusiasm than skill).
RE: @silvermoon82@wandering.shop
I was once at an observatory for work, and our target dropped below an observable altitude while there was still a little dark time left, so the telescope operator asked if there was anything else we'd like to take a look at.
We asked if we could look at Uranus.
The telescope operator did not find it as funny as we did.
We did get some nice images of Uranus though.
Former astronomer and ex-academic in recovery; current k-pop stan and ADHD non-binary lefty nuisance. British-Irish, born in England, long-term resident of the occupied north of Ireland. Living proof that having a PhD doesn't make you more sensible or interesting than anyone else. Rarely serious, often swearing. I also write novels (badly), play video games (somewhat competently), code in Python (pretty well actually), and accumulate new hobbies (with more enthusiasm than skill).
Former astronomer and ex-academic in recovery; current k-pop stan and ADHD non-binary lefty nuisance. British-Irish, born in England, long-term resident of the occupied north of Ireland. Living proof that having a PhD doesn't make you more sensible or interesting than anyone else. Rarely serious, often swearing. I also write novels (badly), play video games (somewhat competently), code in Python (pretty well actually), and accumulate new hobbies (with more enthusiasm than skill).
Been looking at rental places online today and it's not quite as bad as it first seemed. I mean, not the rent, the rent is atrocious, whatever happens we'll be paying at least a third more than we do now. But we can afford that on just my partner's salary, there ARE places available, and some of them don't suck.
Saw a nice place just up the road from us so I might book in to see that one if it's still available. It's got a hilariously excessive number of rooms for a couple who have been happily living in four rooms for seven years. And I wouldn't have to move away from Lisburn, because apparently I fucking like living in Lisburn, which is a sentence you don't hear often.
Former astronomer and ex-academic in recovery; current k-pop stan and ADHD non-binary lefty nuisance. British-Irish, born in England, long-term resident of the occupied north of Ireland. Living proof that having a PhD doesn't make you more sensible or interesting than anyone else. Rarely serious, often swearing. I also write novels (badly), play video games (somewhat competently), code in Python (pretty well actually), and accumulate new hobbies (with more enthusiasm than skill).
Former astronomer and ex-academic in recovery; current k-pop stan and ADHD non-binary lefty nuisance. British-Irish, born in England, long-term resident of the occupied north of Ireland. Living proof that having a PhD doesn't make you more sensible or interesting than anyone else. Rarely serious, often swearing. I also write novels (badly), play video games (somewhat competently), code in Python (pretty well actually), and accumulate new hobbies (with more enthusiasm than skill).
it’s my nephew’s 14th birthday today, which is wild. love that kid to bits. best kid in the world. currently spamming him with nonsense to wind him up because he STILL hasn’t told me what he wants for his birthday.
Former astronomer and ex-academic in recovery; current k-pop stan and ADHD non-binary lefty nuisance. British-Irish, born in England, long-term resident of the occupied north of Ireland. Living proof that having a PhD doesn't make you more sensible or interesting than anyone else. Rarely serious, often swearing. I also write novels (badly), play video games (somewhat competently), code in Python (pretty well actually), and accumulate new hobbies (with more enthusiasm than skill).
Former astronomer and ex-academic in recovery; current k-pop stan and ADHD non-binary lefty nuisance. British-Irish, born in England, long-term resident of the occupied north of Ireland. Living proof that having a PhD doesn't make you more sensible or interesting than anyone else. Rarely serious, often swearing. I also write novels (badly), play video games (somewhat competently), code in Python (pretty well actually), and accumulate new hobbies (with more enthusiasm than skill).
Tonight's "taking our mind off the situation" movie was The Menu, which we enjoyed very much. Cathartic. In the same way The Purge: Election Year is cathartic. But with more plates and less assault rifles.
Former astronomer and ex-academic in recovery; current k-pop stan and ADHD non-binary lefty nuisance. British-Irish, born in England, long-term resident of the occupied north of Ireland. Living proof that having a PhD doesn't make you more sensible or interesting than anyone else. Rarely serious, often swearing. I also write novels (badly), play video games (somewhat competently), code in Python (pretty well actually), and accumulate new hobbies (with more enthusiasm than skill).
Former astronomer and ex-academic in recovery; current k-pop stan and ADHD non-binary lefty nuisance. British-Irish, born in England, long-term resident of the occupied north of Ireland. Living proof that having a PhD doesn't make you more sensible or interesting than anyone else. Rarely serious, often swearing. I also write novels (badly), play video games (somewhat competently), code in Python (pretty well actually), and accumulate new hobbies (with more enthusiasm than skill).
Right. I own about 700 physical books. Since we're likely going to have to move into a smaller flat, I'm going to have to do the unthinkable.
I'm going to have to give a lot of my books away to charity.
This is going to hurt.
Former astronomer and ex-academic in recovery; current k-pop stan and ADHD non-binary lefty nuisance. British-Irish, born in England, long-term resident of the occupied north of Ireland. Living proof that having a PhD doesn't make you more sensible or interesting than anyone else. Rarely serious, often swearing. I also write novels (badly), play video games (somewhat competently), code in Python (pretty well actually), and accumulate new hobbies (with more enthusiasm than skill).
Former astronomer and ex-academic in recovery; current k-pop stan and ADHD non-binary lefty nuisance. British-Irish, born in England, long-term resident of the occupied north of Ireland. Living proof that having a PhD doesn't make you more sensible or interesting than anyone else. Rarely serious, often swearing. I also write novels (badly), play video games (somewhat competently), code in Python (pretty well actually), and accumulate new hobbies (with more enthusiasm than skill).
another one of those days where I wake up feeling horrible because I have to Do Things today and it's going to be a Struggle and I am going to Let Myself Down
and then I take my ADHD meds. by the time I've finished my first cup of tea, I feel perfectly capable again. like doing the laundry and cleaning the bathroom are not, in fact, insurmountable obstacles but instead just mildly tedious tasks.
Former astronomer and ex-academic in recovery; current k-pop stan and ADHD non-binary lefty nuisance. British-Irish, born in England, long-term resident of the occupied north of Ireland. Living proof that having a PhD doesn't make you more sensible or interesting than anyone else. Rarely serious, often swearing. I also write novels (badly), play video games (somewhat competently), code in Python (pretty well actually), and accumulate new hobbies (with more enthusiasm than skill).
Former astronomer and ex-academic in recovery; current k-pop stan and ADHD non-binary lefty nuisance. British-Irish, born in England, long-term resident of the occupied north of Ireland. Living proof that having a PhD doesn't make you more sensible or interesting than anyone else. Rarely serious, often swearing. I also write novels (badly), play video games (somewhat competently), code in Python (pretty well actually), and accumulate new hobbies (with more enthusiasm than skill).
Former astronomer and ex-academic in recovery; current k-pop stan and ADHD non-binary lefty nuisance. British-Irish, born in England, long-term resident of the occupied north of Ireland. Living proof that having a PhD doesn't make you more sensible or interesting than anyone else. Rarely serious, often swearing. I also write novels (badly), play video games (somewhat competently), code in Python (pretty well actually), and accumulate new hobbies (with more enthusiasm than skill).
Former astronomer and ex-academic in recovery; current k-pop stan and ADHD non-binary lefty nuisance. British-Irish, born in England, long-term resident of the occupied north of Ireland. Living proof that having a PhD doesn't make you more sensible or interesting than anyone else. Rarely serious, often swearing. I also write novels (badly), play video games (somewhat competently), code in Python (pretty well actually), and accumulate new hobbies (with more enthusiasm than skill).
The thing about my dad writing his memoirs is that we're also clearing up a lot of family misconceptions. He keeps texting his older sister for info, and sometimes she knows things he doesn't, and sometimes she comes back with "isn't there a possibility the Captain of the Titanic was our granddad?"
Bless her heart. It wasn't the captain, it was the wireless operator, and he definitely wasn't my great-grandad, he was just engaged to my great-grandma when the ship sank. My granddad was born far too late after that to have been Jack Phillips's son. I checked this in the records myself.
