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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This furball is 6 today. (Well, approximately today.) Happy Leo’s birthday observed.

A grey tabby cat sitting on a wood table and looking at the camera with light green eyes

Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

They did a great job with the last-minute cake and sold it to me for half off ($22 for a decorated 1/4 sheet cake is a steal). So I supposed Publix is forgiven. 🎂

Publix 1/4 sheet cake decorated with Oreos with “Happy Birthday!” written on it

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Courthouse sign of the day. Took this pic of an info board inside the historic courthouse to show my 17yo, since he’s the court artist on his mock trial team. It depicts the trial of several KKK/Nazis for murder in 1980. (They were acquitted by an all-white jury. 🫥) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensb...

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

So I finally agreed to make a Bernd das Brot brot, which the 12yo requested after we watched hours of Astrobrot while jet lagged in Berlin last month. 🍞 🇩🇪

Uncooked bread shaped like Bernd das Brot on a piece of parchment paper and sheet pan

Cooked Bernd das Brot bread on a cutting board

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Your random courthouse sign of the day.

Metal park bench in dirt with a fallen down round sign on a stake that says “No Mow Zone”

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Today’s courthouse sights… a bell from 1805 and a historical marker made from the USS Maine that documents where Daniel Boone set out for Kentucky.

Historical marker in Hillsborough, NC (seat of Orange County) documenting a bunch of different things

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Odd tableau from outside the county courthouse.

Discarded sign protesting Roy Cooper next to trash can

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Once every few years, I get a craving for fresh homemade danishes. Time-consuming to make, but oh so good! Family verdict: the cherry ones had the best filling consistency, but the lemon curd ones were the best tasting.

A yellow and blue flower shaped plated piled high with homemade cherry and lemon danishes.

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Always love doing the dialect quiz when it goes around. Still repping my VA upbringing by a NJ mom. mydialect.us/quiz-standar...

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Photo dispatch from the first day of the fall semester in a college town: the ramen and cookie displays at the grocery store. #gdtbath

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

One of these things is not like the others… one of these things just doesn’t belong. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Screenshot of news pieces on Denisovan remains, with 1 of 6 saying it “revives biblical giant debate”

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

So if you’re ever in Berlin, hit up the Computerspiele Museum. We spent 3 hours there (and the 12yo generally hates museums). Lots of fun old games to play! Highly recommend!!!

Facade of the Computerspiele Museum in Berlin

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

It is trippy to see a copy of your first computer in a museum, of course. (Mine did not have a mouse though.)

Atari ST with mouse in a lime green museum case

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The 12yo attempted Gen Alpha speak with Eliza and it… didn’t go well.

Green text on black screen showing input and output of Eliza, the 1960s version of ChatGPT

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The Computer Games Museum in Berlin had my all-time favorite Atari game in a replica 80s den! I played a few levels, but it turns out it’s not a good game (by today’s standards).

An Atari with a cassette of Berserk inserted, hooked up to a TV for the display.

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

One of Berlin’s hooded crows tried to stalk my döner.

A hooded crow waiting patiently on a stone sidewalk for any bit of döner sandwich

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Still salty that the Pergamon Museum is closed for renovations, but the Altes Museum did not disappoint. Enjoy my pic of this 2,000(ish)-year-old red-figure vase depicting a nude lady hauling around an enormous cock-and-balls. 🏺

Red figure krater depicting a nude woman carrying an extremely large phallus

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Thing is… she’s not wrong. 😭

Kate Spade color block dress in white, beige, and red

Can of Vanilla Coke in white, beige, and red

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Not the most attractive plating, but got the job done. Lava cake with raspberry coulis and whipped cream, and a G&T with several spoonfuls of coulis.

Dingle gin glass with G&T and lava cake with whipped cream and raspberry coulis

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Everything low-key sucks right now, but I do like living here and think we can turn it around. Made some sugar cookies decorated like the flag to celebrate 250. Here’s to better years! 🇺🇸

5 sugar cookies decorated like American flags

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I saw the eagle cups at Dunkin this week and seriously considered buying one but was distracted by these horrifying free samples.

Tray of what appear to be jizz cups but are actually something called PB banana Dunkalatte

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I kept seeing the logo on the left and thought it was someone’s way of mocking AI. But no, the Claude icon is actually the same as Vonnegut’s famous asshole drawing??? 🤨

Page from Kurt Vonnegut’s Breakfast of Champions:

I am programmed at fifty to perform childishly-to insult "The Star-Spangled Banner, to scrawl pictures of a
Nazi flag and an asshole and a lot of other things with a felt-tipped pen. To give an idea of the maturity of my illustrations for this book, here is my picture of an ass-hole:

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Back in my hometown, so I had to stop and say hi to my homie, Homer.

Bronze statue of Homer on the UVa lawn in front of Cabell Hall

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Well, this is an… extremely specific sign. 🤔

A sign on a post in front of an apple orchard that reads:

DO NOT PICK US!
WE NEED MORE TIME!

UNRIPE APPLES CAN CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL DISTRESS
AND DENTAL EROSION

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Uhhh, not sure if this is good or bad. 847 / Top 2% (prolly because I write a LOT) 🤔

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Extremely Chapel Hill sight spotted on my walk this afternoon. #gdtbath

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Me: Lookit the mama and daddy geese and their little goslingggggs Geese: HISSSSSSSSSSS

Sidewalk towards a bridge over a dammed lake with a goose family crossing

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

At least 80% of the comments are just this Onion headline from this month’s print edition.

An headline from the Onion satirical newspaper (print edition) that reads, “What kind of god would allow some people to speak Spanish?”

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

This is sad. Lynne Goldstein was an amazing archaeologist and formidable mentor. RIP 🏺🧪

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The Department of Anthropology is saddened to announce that former anthropology department chair
Lynne Goldstein passed away yesterday.
Goldstein (PhD Northwestern 1976) moved to MSU from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. She served as MSU department chair from fall 1996 through summer 2006 and retired in August 2018.
Lynne was founding director of the Campus Archaeology Program (CAP), which was named one of the winners of the 2017 Governor's Awards for Historic Preservation in recognition of people and organizations who have preserved Michigan's vital historic and cultural resources.
She served as the editor of American Antiquity, the journal published by the Society for American Archaeology, and received numerous awards from that organization, including the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019. Lynne was also a 1992 recipient of a President's Award for Exceptional Service to the Profession by the American Anthropological Association. She is best known for her contributions to mortuary studies, as well as her work in Illinois, Wisconsin and in the Great Lakes region, particularly at the Aztalan site.
The department sends its heartfelt condolences to Lynne's family and those who knew her best.

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

I miss the jauntily be-scarved Green Giant. (But the 1945 version is terrifying.)

Evolution of the Green Giant mascot from 1928 to today.

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

These are a thing that exists. And they’re even worse than you are imagining. 🤮 12yo: Who’s the target audience for this? Me: Well, we just bought a bag. 12yo: Yeah, to trick (the 16yo). But is there anyone who would buy it unironically?

A bag labeled “Colonel’s Favorite Jellybeans” in three flavors: fried chicken, gravy, and sweet corn.

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Started the day publishing this artifact, ended the day seeing this musical. 👑

Shot of the stage at the Lena Horne theatre on Broadway at the end of Six

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

My score. (Gonna nerd-snipe my colleagues with this tomorrow…) 🌈

Screenshot of my delta E ok JND number of 0.0042

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

It’s the second UNC-Duke 🏀 game of the year, which meant I had to stop by Harris Teeter to check on their bakery skills. The Teet never disappoints! 🤣

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Once again, Harris Teeter is terrible at the UNC logo. 🤣 #gdtbath

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Tried my hand at making a chocolate/candy illusion cake for my husband’s birthday. Turned out ok!

Three layer chocolate cake covered in chocolate buttercream and decorated with a flood of Reese’s Pieces and Reese’s hearts.

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

In just 24 hours, we’re gonna get hit with the worst snow we’ve seen in a decade, but for now, central NC is getting an absolutely gorgeous sunset. #gdtbath

Sunset over a placid lake. The blue sky and clouds reflect in the still water. There’s a dock with a gazebo on the right.

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

My 12yo is currently obsessed with Stranger Things and spent hours making this cake today.

Layer cake decorated like scenes from Stranger Things season 1 — Joyce’s alphabet wall and the Demogorgon

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

So, how are you celebrating Saturnalia this year? (I’m trying to convince my teenager to make cookies for his Latin club meeting tomorrow.)

Seinfeld 3 panel meme. Top panel - Jerry says “Kramer, what’s going on in there?” Middle panel - much debauchery. Bottom panel - Kramer says “It’s Saturnalia, Jerry. A season of death, rebirth, and renewal.”

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Saturnalia and Christmas existed side by side for several centuries.

Two women and one man drinking wine. The man is nude and a woman has her wine glass in front of his genitals. Labels read - saturnalia (on man), Christmas (wine covering his junk), Christians (woman 1), Romans who just want a solstice holiday (woman 2)

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Saturnalia is, of course, the basis for Christmas. Christian church leaders co-opted Saturnalia and made it Jesus’s birthday to try to convince more people to abandon paganism. www.history.com/articles/sat...

A horned devil-faced person in front of a Christmas tree. Text reads… Me: I promise I won’t talk about the pagan origins of Christmas this year. 3 drinks later:

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Io Saturnalia! Today is the first day in the ancient Roman week-long celebration dedicated to the god Saturn. It involved feasting 🍷, gift-giving 🎁, gambling 🎲, and role-reversal. 🏺 Here are some of my favorite Saturnalia memes…

Marcus Aurelius equestrian statue pours out a red Starbucks cup. Text reads “When your Starbucks cup says Happy Holidays instead of Io Saturnalia”

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Homer and the Rotunda were both extremely photogenic this weekend.

Old Cabell Hall with a statue of Homer in the foreground

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Just want to point out that both the Guardian and the BBC used "man" in their coverage of this research today. If you want science news that doesn't employ anachronistically gendered language, be sure to read us at @livescience.com. 😘

Screenshot of BBC story with headline "The moment the earliest known man-man fire was uncovered"

Screenshot of a Guardian story with the headline "Man made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, discovery in Suffolk suggests"

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

*insert sickos meme* (Seen on my neighborhood walk 🤣)

A backyard with leaves and grass. A blowup Elf on a Shelf stands behind a blowup Santa that’s bending over forward.

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