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He was about a month from retirement and I was exhausted from the end of MSc/start of my PhD, so I decided against a formal complaint. He wasn’t going to be seeing many more patients. Sometimes I still wonder if I made the wrong choice.

It was. So out of nowhere.

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I literally just stared at him, open mouthed, while my brain slowly processed what he’d said. And then processed it again, because there was NO WAY.

Cherry @cherryice.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I once had a blood pressure specialist tell me “there were no fat people in concentration camps.” Boy howdy did I not see him again.

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Slaw, but I don’t really like potatoes. When I was a kid who lived at home, it was mashed potatoes. Canadian!

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Cherry @cherryice.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

My prawn suit falling through the floor to dangle, ass out, from the ceiling of the room below is going make it slightly more difficult for me to get out of the monster-filled lava maze 1300 metres below sea level... #subnautica

Photo of a still from the video game Subnautica. A mech suit has called through the floor, and mostly through to the room below. When looked at from said lower room, it is dangling, ass out, from the ceiling.

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Cherry @cherryice.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I love this for you! The worst restaurant experience I’ve had in my life was (highly recommended!) Mexican food in Paris.

Úna-Minh's ✨ Open to Work ✨ @unaminh.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

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IMPORTANT: For any artists/writers/etc etc, using Linktree to point people to their work, from 5 July, they'll be feeding all imagery you use on your landing page into DALL-E by OpenAI. I deleted my account this morning.

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Cherry @cherryice.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Things I like in a video game: exploring, world building, distinct biomes & eco zones with actual thought put into biogeology Things I don’t like: horror Current Subnautica experience: Nope-ing out of exploration every time I see the faint glow of some motherfucker teleporting in the distant gloom

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Cherry @cherryice.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

I just yelped “they can fucking teleport???” at my tv. Playing #subnautica unspoiled is a very normal experience.

Cherry @cherryice.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

A while ago, I had a meeting with a prof. When I left, his lab manager asked me if I was there to talk to him about doing my MSc. She seemed very confused about how chuffed I was at the question. Until I explained to her that I was already a postdoc.

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Cherry @cherryice.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

It’s so interesting to me that it’s Diamond and Morton’s there, because I don’t think I’ve seen either! Here you’re usually looking at a no-name store brand or Windsor. I’d have no clue how to calibrate to the common US brands.

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Cherry @cherryice.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I’m so sorry, this is awful. I hate it for you.

Cherry @cherryice.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

If both outcomes will be okay, pick the one where the process is the least annoying for you!

Cherry @cherryice.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Okay, but WHY do I have to price my own art if I want to attempt to sell it. It’s much, much harder than the actual making of said art.

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Cherry @cherryice.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

There was one point when I was standing outside. In the 20 degree sunshine. In January. With The Sound of Silence running through my head.

Cherry @cherryice.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

About two weeks ago, it hit 20c. Which is 68F. In January. In ALBERTA. It’s more pleasant than -30c/-22f. But what the actual fuck.

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Igor Dubovoy (Russian Artist, born 1972) "Winter Crystal", 2023. Oil on Canvas, 15" × 30". Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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Cherry @cherryice.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

I use mine more for things like roasting veggies or making things crispy or crunchy! Of course, I got mine in part because my place gets nigh unliveabley hot during parts of the summer, and the idea of turning on the stove or oven becomes impossible.

ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

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Young Sung Kim (South Korean, born 1973) "Fish in Glass", 2015. Oil on Canvas, 126 × 126 cm. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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Cherry @cherryice.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Thank you! And yeah, the first time I kept stepping and frowning and muttering “what.” I’m still a little confused! I’m obviously a stronger painter with my dominant hand, but - this could definitely be going worse???

Cherry @cherryice.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

My dominant hand continues to be a literal pain, so I decided to try painting with my left. The first time was mostly for shits and giggles. But now it is - going surprisingly well?

Rough impressionistic acrylic landscape. Two small islands with conifers in a very blue lake, with a treed hill and mountain range behind them.

Rough impressionistic acrylic landscape. A stand of evergreens and conifers is reflected in a barely-there lake. Behind them are foothills and a mountain range.

Rough impressionistic acrylic landscape. Two mountain ranges converge around a lake, and there are dramatic clouds in the sky.

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Cherry @cherryice.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

I missed that this was already going around this year (it’s sure been some kind of year, hasn’t it?). But if anyone has some extra love rattling around, my thread at the holiday love meme is here! gdgdbaby.dreamwidth.org/314179.html?...

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Cherry @cherryice.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

I’m a microbiologist with additional specialization in toxicology and making computers do things Just going to wave vaguely at the Everything Everywhere at the moment

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Cherry @cherryice.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

So glad you finally made it back safe!

… wait, can most people not tell when something is using alternative sweeteners

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The majority of people I know who dislike stevia have similar taste reactions to it - somewhere between sucking on a penny and weird vegetative off-ness - as opposed to the people who just find it intensely sweet!

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I suspect we will find out there’s a gene variant involved in stevia taste perception, similar to with cilantro. (I might have to keep an eye out for if it’s involved in migraine triggers, hmm)

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Stevia tastes like drinking bog water out of an aluminum can. Makes everything it’s in inedible. And because it’s technically a natural sweetener, they don’t even WARN you about it, unlike “artificial” sweeteners.

Cherry @cherryice.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

I mean, to be fair, 2020 has yet to release its hold on us

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Cherry @cherryice.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Artists! Quote with your yellow art!

A textured abstract painting sitting on an easel. The background is a textured mix of yellow, brown, and Payne’s grey. The foreground details including intersecting and overlapping lines in white, red, grey, blue, and yellow (a mix of solid and broken lines), raised sandy areas in fluorescent yellow and orange, and a circular vortex.

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Cherry @cherryice.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Maybe a potato crust for a quiche? Aloo paratha? Samosas? There’s a huge range of Thai and Indian curries you can put them in, and they usually freeze really well!

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Cherry @cherryice.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

If they’re waxy potatoes, I love pan fried shredded hashbrowns! Grate with a box grater, use your hands to squeeze out as much liquid as possible, and throw into a very hot pan with oil or butter. Season as desired. I’ll often do onions and or peppers at the same time, and an egg makes a meal.

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Cherry @cherryice.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Welp, that’s today’s reminder about how time works