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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

What 3 characters helped shape your entire personality at a young age? I’ll go: - Indiana Jones - Elvira - Ms Frizzle Talk about an odd combo…

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Halloween Costume 2026 Inspiration. A Rosy Maple Moth! Am I prepared for all the hot pink and yellow faux fur? Hell yes I am.

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I’ve decided on my Halloween costumes this year. House Party: Grim Reaper Work: Rosy Maple Moth Now I get to design them!

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

$1,675,245 That’s the combined total for all 18 grant proposals that I submitted for work today. All regarding invasive insects in one way or another. I’ve been running on empty for weeks and I finally feel like I can breathe. Fingers crossed that we get funding for as many as possible!

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I now have two great books signed by the incredible Gillian Anderson. *swoon* I also just noticed her full name is in lowercase on both books, how interesting.

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I swear, 50% of my job is deciphering acronyms. Insect and plant names, our program acronyms, state agency acronyms, federal agency acronyms, industry partner acronyms, and so many more… My new manager can’t even remotely keep up. I’ve had 6 years to learn…she’s only had 4 months. Poor thing.

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I know it’s selfish, but just once would I like to be taken care of (just a little) when I’m sick without my partner immediately “feeling sick too.” I always have to power through and take care of them because they get so needy and miserable. I don’t get to be sick. I get to work harder 🧵

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I couldn’t resist this trendy challenge... “Vibes I Bring to the Function” It’s me!

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Well crap. Guess who spent all day working on grant budgets and forgot that she had a presentation to make for an important meeting TOMORROW. I got my weeks confused. Guess I’m working from home tonight so I can get it ready… And I have a sore throat…*sigh*

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

My former manager, who now works for the USDA, sent me an email at 5:32 am this morning letting me know that the job opening on his team has finally been listed. This is the second time he’s encouraged me to apply. 🧵

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Who were your queer awakenings? I definitely cemented my sexuality in the early-mid 2000’s. In no particular order: Kate Beckinsale, Amy Lee, Charlize Theron, Milla Jovovich, Elizabeth Hurley, Rachel McAdams, Rachel Weisz

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Concert night! I haven’t been to a concert in nearly a year. I’m so excited to see Eihwar! It’s been so long since I’ve dressed up for an event. I’ve been so distracted, overwhelmed, and tremendously stressed by work and ✨life✨in general. I really needed to feel like myself.

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Bipolar depression is kicking my ass. I really wish I knew what triggered it. It just hit HARD today, and with no obvious warning/triggers. 😢 I’m in a lousy mood. I’m foggy-brained, can’t hold a smile, have no motivation or appetite, and just want to be left alone to curl up and sleep and/or cry

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I’m VERY excited for my concert lineup! - Elhwar (Nordic trance) - Rabbitology (alt dark folk) - Amélie Farren (alt folk) - Lilith Max (indie folk pop) - Haunted alike Human (Americana folk ) - Zolita (sapphic pop) -Ayria (goth industrial)

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I read 12 novels in the month of August. A new personal record! Mostly sapphic and queer horror!

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

54° this morning. Has sweater/flannel weather finally arrived??? *happy dance!* All that’s missing is some beautiful morning fog.

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

5 years ago I would have felt obligated to go to a friend’s whiskey tasting party because my wife wanted to go…I would have gotten trashed, even thought I didn’t want to go. Today, I stayed home (without feeling pressured) and my partner went without me. I feel liberated, and very content. :)

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Nicole 🪲 @fossilforager.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Happy #Invertefest! Celebrate invertebrate biodiversity 🐛💕

A circular illustration of 19 colorful different species of invertebrates across various phyla (arthropods, cnidarians, echinoderms, sponges, mollusks, annelids, flatworms). Black arching text surrounding them reads “Celebrate Invertebrate Biodiversity”. They are illustrated on a light blue background.

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I just finished this book and the author’s note made me cry so hard. “When it comes to Boys and bears, always choose the bear” is a very real, and tragic reality. Natural Selection by Clare Edge

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

As someone who has read 74 books so far this year, 89% sapphic, “Sapphic September” is cute. 😉

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I just signed my 17 year old for an 8-month youth choir school and in January I sign them up for a 5-day overnight replaying summer camp. Concert tickets might be my last “treat ‘yo self” purchases for a long while…this whole single income thing is HARD, but I’ll make it work.

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I bought a few concert tickets for upcoming events and the genre mix is fun. • Eihwar (Nordic Trance) • Zolita (Sapphic Pop) • Haunted Like Human (Indie Folk) • Rabbitology, Amélie Farren & Liltith Max (Indie/Dark Folk) • Aryia (Goth Industrial) I love nearly all genres of music :)

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I’m going to see the movie Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (with Gillian Anderson!!!) on the 3rd. I’m so excited!

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I’ve been really into indie circus/fantasy music lately. I found Alisha Liston this week. She has an angelic voice and is a lovely aerial preformer. She’s amazing, especially for someone so young! Makes me miss doing silks and trapeze SO much! youtu.be/tq4CQor7wUc?...

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I designed these wooden coins for all 22 members of my field staff team at work. Each token has the program name, the date, and the staff member’s name on the back. They turned out perfectly and everyone loved their small little trinket to celebrate a great trapping season 🪲

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Good morning! It’s going to be a great day, I just know it. I woke up in a great mood and didn’t have a headache or migraine (after 5 mornings in a row). Look out world, Amber is awake and happy! 😊

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

An old boss of mine tried to poach me today. The job sounded pretty cool, and the experience could be valuable, but I don’t trust the job security of working for the federal government right now… AND I nearly laughed over the phone at the near-$20k annual pay cut. Nope. 🙂‍↔️

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I have 2 federal grants to draft by next Friday. They haven’t been started yet. 🙃 Combined, they total around 300k… Next week is going to be rough.

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

33 YA books purged from my library to donate to a high school library. Most of them were published within the past 5 years! Just doing my part to help support school libraries and make some space for new books!

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B'alith Tia is progging FFXIV Write again @inmyleylines.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Find out who you are, and do it on purpose.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Happy 110th birthday to the National Park Service! And thank you to everyone who has taken action this week to support and defend our parks.

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Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Sometimes, when someone dies, what helps me is thinking about how wonderful it is that they were even alive in the first place. Dolly was the closest you could get to an American saint. We all loved her.

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

My field staff picnic was a huge success! After their surprise awards ceremony (hand designed & personalized be me), one of my coordinators recognized ME with a very sweet speech. Everyone literally cheered for me! It was so unexpected and I nearly cried! 🥹 I’m full of happy warm fuzzy feelings!

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I did it! I got my blackout (with 6 days to spare)! 24 horror novels in 3 months (most of them were sapphic!). I’m so happy! I get 20% off at the horror book store when I turn in my card next weekend. 🔪🔪🔪

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I’m sad today. I didn’t go to my grandmother’s funeral months ago. I’m estranged from my family, and when I asked if I could attend, I never got a reply. They never even told me when or where it was. Despite this, they will forever resent me for not going, for not “caring enough”. 🧵

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

One book left! I’ll likely finish it this weekend or on Monday! As a mood reader it’s been challenging reading this many horror books (almost exclusively) for the past 3 months, but it has been a lot of fun. :) I’m really excited to turn my blackout card in next week.

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

My cross stitch bee project is finished! It took about a month and a half to do, and I really love it. Next up: Dragonfly!

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I’ve spent the last week planning an “escape-room inspired” game for my staff for their picnic on Tues. They will identify insects from 5 different orders using dichotomous keys to get lock combinations and unlock IPM methods to establish a quarantine grid for an “outbreak” of invasive pests. :)

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Today’s cards: Bazzite & Daphne - Clarity of the Mind • Clear, grounded thought Northern Giant Hornet (highly invasive!) - Resilience, Courage, and Community Defense • Another clarity card about protecting/standing up for what is important It’s a great day to prioritize what matters most.

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

How freaking cute are these squishy stress toys?! They are going to be little gifts for my field staff members at the annual picnic. They have quite the plastic/paint smell currently so they are airing out before they are ready to be gifted. I’m so excited for this picnic!

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Just announced: Tickets for a local queer book convention (Queers & Quills) go on sale on Sept 1st. My heart is weeping at the $225 ticket price. I think it’s worth the cost. My budget, however, says “ha ha…no.”

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I wanted an interactive game for my 28 person field staff team picnic this year. So I’m creating an “escape room-inspired” invasive insect teamwork challenge with puzzles and dichotomous keys for each of the 5 teams (different insect orders) It’s a ton of work to create but I’m having so much fun!

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Went to urgent care today with abnormal chest pressure and pain. The ECG came back normal. It *could* be several things but I’m thinking it’s likely stress or anxiety. I’ll probably go to the ER to rule out the scary stuff though, since my grandfather got an angina diagnosis in his late 40s…

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I got to meet one of my favorite authors last night. @maggiestiefvater.bsky.social was hilarious and super fun. I couldn’t help asking what her favorite insect was…she said praying mantises and click beetles! Warmed my entomologist heart! I can’t wait to dive into her newest graphic novel.

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The new Spider-Man movie was really good, but my favorite part was having dinner & a movie adventures with this awesome kid. It’s been a fantastic day!

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

My favorite pair of discontinued shoes were finally falling apart and I lamented to my partner about it yesterday morning. This afternoon, I get a phone call saying that my shoes “would be ready on Friday” My thoughtful partner took them to the cobbler for repairs as a surprise! 😭🥰

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I haven’t shared a cross stitch WIP in a while. Here is an update on my bumblebee! I started it on July 9th so this is almost 1 full month’s worth of work.

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𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾 🪲 @liantari.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I can’t stop thinking about the theatrical pro shot release of Hadestown. I’m so glad I saw it in theaters! I can’t believe I forgot how much I love Reeve Carney. He was a perfect Orpheus. A very stark contrast as he is also still my favorite Dorian Gray. (Penny Dreadful, 2014)

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