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🔻Miss Missa🔺

@heymissmisa.bsky.social
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✨Teller of tall tales and transatlantic tribulations.✨ (Professional mariner, oceanographic researcher, scifi/fantasy writer, outdoor adventurer)

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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Happy Gotcha Day to this silliest cuddlebug! This fearless attacker of toes, a terror (or tearer) of curtains, and sniffer of all the foods! When I first found him as an injured kitten in the street two years ago, I couldn't have imagined the adventures we would have. Here's to many more purrs! ❤️
A six week old kitten, still slightly dirty from the street, laying on a Sherpa blanketLevi, feline troublemaker extraordinaire, making a nest for himself out of the clothes in the closet.The face of a spoiled cat begging for treats.A tabby cat, passed out after playtime, asleep on a bed with his belly exposed.
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Just a lovely #bloomscrolling surprise from my yard today. ✨
A large white peony
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Just here in my corner, thriving out of spite. 🫧
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Finally finished Expedition 33 tonight. Feeling very wooo weee wooo about that ending, but wow, I don't regret a thing. ❤️
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a woman with red hair and freckles is looking at the camera
Alt: Just gonna play the OST on repeat until I recover...
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Just a lil critter to brighten your day.
A dragonfly on a steel structure.
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Just another day in the bayou.
A heron hanging out on some greenery in southern Louisiana
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Whatever it is, this is my favourite sport.
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
This silly boy wishes everyone a lovely day! He kept me company all day when I was sick yesterday and even made me biscuits this morning. What a perfect gentleman. 😺
A tabby cat with white paws in a cat tree making a silly face at the camera.
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Ugh. Sick during the weekend, and yes I'm going to be a big baby about it. 🤒💀
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The Weather & Climate Livestream @wclivestream.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Our 💯 hours to #SaveAmericasForecasts starts tomorrow! Tune in to hear over 200+ US meteorologists and climate scientists share the importance of federally funded weather and climate research! wclivestream.com
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
So are you telling me that a pork belly fried this rice? (I'll see myself out)
Home cooked pork belly fried rice. At least my cooking skills are way better than my food photography skills...
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doubleleaf @doubleleaf.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Weekend doodle Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
probably a french pop band
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Happy Murph Workout Day! #IYKYK Despite doing CrossFit style workouts for a few years now, this was my first Murph, so I just stuck with a half (plus I'm a wimp running in Louisiana heat). Finished at 29:50, so I guess I'm obligated to do a full next year! 💪
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
I think someone is trying to tell me he is in need of treats and scritches. (He has gotten copious amounts of both all day) ❤️
A tabby cat with white chest and paws leaning over the side of a chair and looking hopeful for attention.
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Sure, big flashy arena concerts are fun and all, but my heart will forever belong to the small venue shows. 💙 Finally made it to the historic Tipitina's in New Orleans!
The Crane Wives performing on stage at the historic New Orleans Tipitina's venue.
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Got some new hairs done, now just reading in the park before stopping by a local brewery then dancing at The Crane Wives concert later tonight! Not a half bad NOLA Saturday. 😊
Look guys, I'm awkward at selfies, ok?! But the oaks were too lovely to pass up a photo. So here I am, taking a selfie in a New Orleans park under the trees while reading The Last Murder At the End of the World.
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Yes, I do realize the irony of using kosher salt to cure pork belly.
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Ordered some food items (tasty but boring) which were delivered today packaged with dry ice (not edible but fun!). So of course I had to spend all morning playing with it!
Dry ice steam being poured out of a copper mugDry ice steam billowing out of a floral decorative pot with ceramic mushrooms and plants in the background.
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Taking a rest day from the gym tonight and I'll probably end up playing more Expedition 33, because if I'm not going to put myself through physical pain, I might as well go through some emotional pain instead. 😅
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Embracing the good vibes and dancing in the kitchen to my favorite Streetlight Manifesto songs b/c I just found out they're dropping a new album and apparently they're touring again!?! 🤯 #SkaIsNotDead www.streetlightmanifesto.com
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MBARI @mbarinews.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Pretty little babies 🥰😍⁠ ⁠ The pearl octopus (Muusoctopus robustus) mates and nests in deep-sea thermal springs, where the warm water seeping from the seafloor accelerates the development of their embryos.⁠ Learn more: www.mbari.org/animal/pearl...
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Been a hot minute since I've shared a ship pic, so here ya go: NOAA Ship Discoverer, as seen from the deck of NOAA Ship Oceanographer, two of four new vessels currently being built for the fleet. #shipbuilding
A blue and white hulled vessel viewed between the grey steel bulwarks of another vessel.
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Tonight's mood. (If not exactly tonight's reality)
A hallway with a brick floor and painted brick walls, lined with various art works from local artists
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Two hour drive each way to make some new friends and wander a state park in the Louisiana heat. But it was lovely getting a Sunday hike in!
A slow moving river under a partly cloudy sky in the Bogue Chitto Louisiana state park.
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
🎶So put some spice in my life, honey in my tea, an ace up my sleeve, and a slinky plan B🎶 Can't believe The Cat Empire is still around and touring, but I'm looking forward to dancing with them in New Orleans in a couple weeks! m.youtube.com/watch?v=pf1u...
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The Cat Empire - Days Like These (Official Audio)
YouTube video by The Cat Empire
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Dear past self, You know I'm not a morning person, so why exactly did you agree to a 9am dentist appointment?
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
*Promises myself I'll finish my Witcher IV Ciri cosplay before starting a new project* *Finally begins playing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33* Well, shit. (It's all so beautiful! 😭)
Screenshot showing the characters from Clair Obscur Expedition 33
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
The Gulf Coast Chinese Lantern Festival at Bellingrath Gardens (just south of Mobile, AL). April 26, 2025. Looped through once before sunset to avoid the crowds, then again at night to see the lights. Was very excited about the giant crab. (There were also bubbles, so can you blame me?) 😆
Me, being a dork over the bubbles and giant animatronic crab.A tunnel through the trees lined with red Chinese lanterns.A giant dragon, lit up at night, for the Gulf Coast Chinese Lantern Festival.A "Black Tortoise" (according to the sign), with a smaller dragon riding on its shell, lit up for the Gulf Coast Chinese Lantern Festival.
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Bonus #caturday photo. What a goober. ❤️
A tabby cat with white paws flattening himself on the kitchen table and making a silly face as he eyes my plate of food.
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
The worst part about coming back home is that I have to cook for myself again. (I'm so tired) The best part about coming back home is that I get to cook for myself again. (So many ideas I want to try!) Anyway. One pot chicken and rice, with carrots, mushrooms, and saffron. #dinner
Pot filled with chicken drumsticks, rice, and veggies.
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Spending a week underway in the Gulf of Mexico was a really nice break from... *gestures* everything. But it is great to be back home with my cat and my own pillows.
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Checked Humble Bundle to see if they had Linux books available. (None today) Purchased a cosplay bundle and The Wheel of Time ebook series instead. Zero regrets. www.humblebundle.com/bundles
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Our Bundles are limited-time collections of games, books, software, and more. Pay what you want and choose where your money goes, including to charity.
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Happy Indie Bookstore day! @scalzi.com, @amalelmohtar.com, and @premeemohamed.com have been on my wishlist for awhile now. Drove up to The Haunted Bookshop in Mobile, AL to finally make those wishes come true! 💙📚
No One Will Come Back for Us, by Premee Mohamed
The River Has Roots, by Amal El-Mohtar
Highfire, by Eoin Colder
When the Moon Hits Your Eye, by John Scalzi
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Had a positively lovely day today. Catching up on news will have to wait until tomorrow.
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Actually got the weekend off, so took a little day trip up to Mobile, AL! Never visited the city before, so was pleasantly surprised by the local art scene, celebrated indie bookstore day, and had officially one of the tastiest crab cakes ever!
A mural on the side of a building celebrating Mobile, Alabama.
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Drove for three hours today to report to this beauty! Just a few more days ashore, then I'll hopefully be back underway once more. 💙
NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter tied alongside, with a sunset in the background.
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Today's workout? All. The. Burpees. *Crys in a corner somewhere* But hey, also new bench press PR, so that's cool. 😎
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S.S. Julian @octopolis.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Happy Earth Day! 🌍🌳🐙🦑🐡
A digital illustration of a blue octopus floating in a sea of stars. The mantle of the octopus looks like a planetary globe with latitude and longitude lines. Continental outlines can be seen.
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Actually had enough down time this weekend to do a bit of story writing again. Those writing muscles were stiff, so only 2200 words down, but I finally have a #WIP again for the first time in way too long! #amwriting #writingcommunity
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Colleen Parker, contemporary artist and illustrator #WomensArt
Artwork featuring three purple poppies with soft open petals on long green stalks and four poppy seed heads on long green stalks, all against a cream background
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Waluigi Adjacent @totally-normal.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Took photos of the #Handsoff #protest in #Denver today. Tbis was probably my favorite one of the batch, but plenty more to go through. #photography #Colorphotography #streetphotography #art #digitalphotography #highcontrast #reflections
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
I guess I'm just making #fermentationfriday a thing now! Last week was my first, and very successful, attempt at amazake. This week, lacto-fermented carrots. 🥕
Shredded carrots with seeds and seasonings in a fermentation jar
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
I may not be particularly religious, but if I get to make brioche french toast for breakfast after a successful morning workout, then it's a Good Friday to me!
A white plate with French toast, blueberries, and an orange on it, with a mushroom themed mug and rum infused maple syrup in the background.
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Also, on the topic of super weird shit, I just started watching Dan Da Dan. Um, I don't necessarily dislike it. But I do feel like I am way too sober to watch this. 😅 ✨👽✨
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a cartoon cat is holding a pink hair dryer with chinese characters on it
Alt: a cartoon cat is holding a pink hair dryer with chinese characters on it
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
IMHO, this is super cool. But also, definitely, super weird shit.
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
What's your most rewatched show? It was honestly a toss up between Attack On Titan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Doctor Who (look, I'm multi-faceted, ok? 😂), but I'm catching up on Solo Leveling tonight, so we're going with the anime theme!
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a group of anime characters are standing next to each other and one of them has the letter a on her back
Alt: Group of characters from the anime Attack On Titan
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Actually hit my protein goal at dinner tonight: mustard/brown sugar glazed pork tenderloin and miso/lemon sauteed kale. Some day I shall learn how to plate my food all pretty, but it is not this day. This day, I feast! #cookingsky
Sliced pork tenderloin, onions, and kale on a white plate
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Just a silly snoot and some toe beans for #caturday
A tabby cat with white paws curled up in bed with one paw covering his eyes.
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Paul Voosen @voosen.me · 11/04/2025
BREAKING from @science.org: The Trump admin is seeking to kill nearly all climate research at NOAA, its climate science agency. Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
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Trump seeks to end climate research at premier U.S. climate agency
White House aims to end NOAA’s research office; NASA also targeted
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🔻Miss Missa🔺 @heymissmisa.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
I missed a few #AlphabetChallenge weeks, but luckily I have a #shipbuilding themed entry for #WeekOForOodles ! Oodles of cable prepped and ready for installation on the future NOAA Ship Oceanographer.
Spools of black cables hanging from a bar in the overhead of a ship which is still under construction.
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