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Weren’t the vaccines canceled last year because they weren’t effective in previous trials?

Dilute tortoiseshell cat sitting and staring directly at you with her eyes half shut. She’s definitely judging you.

You are being judged.

#Cats #CatsOfBluesky #CatSky #Caturday

Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. The Ethics of Biology
2. The History of Film & TV
3. The Philosophy of Logic
4. Children & Adolescent Literature
5. The History of Music

Dark grey cat sprawled on a short cat tree, staring directly at you with her front legs stretched out in front of her towards you.

Ohhhh. Big Stretch.

#Cats #CatsOfBluesky #CatSky

I need to up my dosage of anxiety meds.

We recently went through this.
The very nice appliance store guy told us that alliances are made to last about 5 years now, so we opted to not get the 800 series and went with the 500 series.
It’s a dishwasher. It washes dishes.

Things I can no longer do because I have post shingles nerve pain on the right side of head (still too young for the vax):
Wear sunglasses
Wear hats
Sleep on right side
Hugs
Be in the wind, sun, cold
Function during barometric pressure drops
I’ve been told flying is going to be awful, too

Grey/ dilute tortoiseshell cat hiding in dark grey, pink, and beige and pink pinstripe blankets. Her eyes are so dark that they look hollow.

It’s a trap.
She’ll steal your soul.
Give her a boop anyways.

#Cats #CatsOfBluesky #CatSky #Torties

It’s either “That sounds awful!”
Or
“Can you do my taxes?”

…Thanks? And No.

WTF happened to the marshmallows on those sweet potatoes? I’ve dehydrated marshmallows and they don’t look like that.

Or lard. I recommend trying cookies with lard once in your life (dietary restrictions permitting)

My great grandmother’s famous chocolate chocolate chip cookies turned out to be a Hersheys recipe.
My mother was so upset - I think she was really disappointed that GG didn’t have an entire R&D division creating the perfect cookie.

Dark grey cat looking down at you with a sneer.

The judgement is real.

#Cat #CatsOfBluesky #CatSky

Thanksgiving buffet dinner spread: waffles made of dressing, mashed potatoes, roasted brussel sprouts, a carved turkey, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, roasted butternut squash, gravy, and various dips.

Annual Wafflesgiving appreciation post. I forgot to get a pic of the amazing desserts.
#Friendsgiving

PhD program = Zero.
I really enjoyed my classes.

Did… all the universities hire the same consulting company last year?

WTF.

Oh my god.
The Bigfoot Pizza.
I need this to come back.

A dark grey cat, in loaf position, glaring at something just to the right. She’s resting in a fluffy, white cat bed and can barely see over the side. The shadows make everything look menacing.

She eats souls for breakfast.

#Cats #CatsOfBluesky #CatSky #GreyCat

All of my father’s cousins (… and 2nd cousins) are aunt or uncle to my generation. And my generation calls each other cousin.
Also… my neighbor’s son calls me aunt. But i don’t think he does that intentionally.

My niblings get a $2 bill (US) per tooth. It makes it special because they don’t otherwise see $2 bills out in the wild.

At my last job I had coworkers - who were required to have a master’s degree - that were paid so little that they needed to use benefits.

I have been guilty of the “let me know” minimal effort in the past. I hope to do better in the future.

We recently had a medical event in our family - everything is fine, full recovery is eminent.
But I have come to understand the uselessness of offering “let me know if you need anything” when compared to just doing or offering something specific.
Don’t make me plan your kindness. I’m too busy.

It’s me.

I just want one day where my anxiety meds have the advantage over my anxiety.

My mother: why don’t you go to church anymore?

Me: because this is what they tried to teach me.

Dark grey cat staring directly at you with wide eyes from inside a cardboard box.

She’s staring into your soul.

#Cats #CatsOfBluesky #CatSky

I enjoy explaining this over, and over, and over to my mother.

I once got a rejection letter … 4 years later. I’d forgotten about the whole thing.

Also… its not great on the inside. Mostly atrium with little offices (along the outside) as I recall. Very dark.
Also, a little plane flew through the handles once.