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tallymark.bsky.social
Environmental scientist and resin-casting crafter/sculptor.
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Just read Animal Farm for the very first time. Oh boy. Talk about a story that holds its relevance...

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Since it's world whale day and that story a kayaker being "swallowed" is going around, here is a whale fact PSA: if I put a piece of gum in my mouth I would not say I swallowed gum. If it goes down my throat it is swallowed. Humpbacks cannot physically "swallow" a human! Their throats are too small-

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Apparently it's world whale day? Have a happy humpback flipper wave!

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Yep. Definitely a victim of identity theft. Have found six fraudulent credit card applications so far made using my name and social security number. Did not have that on my 2025 bingo card.

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

...I was going to clean and craft tonight and instead marathoned Scavengers Reign in its entirety. Holy shit the xenobiology was wild and messed up in such a good way.

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Also it's probably partly the space in my heart and home left by the loss of Hannah, and partly my anxiety over our current dystopian circumstances, but I am struggling against the urge to adopt piles of cats and chickens and gather them to me to keep them safe.

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Had six different pings to my credit report. From various banks and credit card companies. That I have not applied for accounts with. So...that's not suspicious at all. Froze my credit but now have to figure out how to figure out if any fake accounts actually got made??

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Also found a new book at the expo for my natural history collection. I'm learning mollusk ID at work...mostly marine but a little freshwater.

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...I went to the reptile expo to get snake food and made bad decisions.

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20 day book challenge: Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 16 #20daybookchallenge #20books #bookchallenge #booksky

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A squishy face for these troubled times.

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20 day book challenge: Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 15 #20daybookchallenge #20books #bookchallenge #booksky

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20 day book challenge: Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 14 #20daybookchallenge #20books #bookchallenge #booksky

submitted 31 days ago • 1 comment

One more on this latest from @whalesorg.bsky.social Our longevity paper has been picked up by >150 news outlets. This is the first time this aspect - what it helps with inference on #rightwhales and #offshorewind - appears Wind *can't* have impacted this huge difference in lifespans 🐳🌍🦑 1/2

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20 day book challenge: Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 13 #20daybookchallenge #20books #bookchallenge #booksky

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20 day book challenge: Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 12 #20daybookchallenge #20books #bookchallenge #booksky

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20 day book challenge: Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 11 #20daybookchallenge #20books #bookchallenge #booksky

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20 day book challenge: Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 10 #20daybookchallenge #20books #bookchallenge #booksky

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20 day book challenge: Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 9 #20daybookchallenge #20books

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20 day book challenge: Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 8 #20daybookchallenge #20books

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20 day book challenge: Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 7 #20daybookchallenge #20books

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20 day book challenge: Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 6 #20daybookchallenge #20books

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20 day book challenge: Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 5 #20daybookchallenge #20books

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20 day book challenge: Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 4 #20daybookchallenge #20books

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20 day book challenge: Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 3 #20daybookchallenge #20books

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20 day book challenge: Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 2 #20daybookchallenge #20books

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