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zastronomerski.bsky.social

Astronomer 🌌, professor at the U of Utah, mom of 2 littles. Exploring, hiking, camping, cooking, reading. Sci-fi and period romances. Definitely not writing social media bios.

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My comfiest socks are purple REI wool midweights I accidentally stole on a flight to Europe, because they looked like mine under the seat. (It was a flight from SLC, so like 85% of the plane was wearing REI socks.) I don’t know how the previous owner made them so soft, but my life is better for it.

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Discovered this week that our dept’s mission statement was changed to remove Now Banned Words, without telling anyone. Our mission statement. Of our values. Voted on by faculty (itself a feat). Without telling us. 🫠🫠🫠 Wayback machine out here doing the Lord’s work.

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

"First of all, some of the things here I say will be incorrect" is the new cold opener for every colloquium talk I give from now on.

submitted 12 days ago • 3 comments

There should be a rule that if you build a new house, especially if it’s odd/interesting, all the neighbors who watched it go up can come see what the inside looks like when it’s done.

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I realize this is, like, #2886447 on the list of imminent Bad Things, but I just remembered the US’s 250th birthday is within the next 4 years, and ugh that’s gonna suck.

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

sesame street isn't supposed to make money. the post office isn't supposed to make money. not everything is supposed to MAKE MONEY

submitted 70 days ago • 1126 comments

QP this with your 5 favorite female Star Trek characters, Bluesky Trekkies! #StarTrek #TrekSky 🖖🏼✨ (In no particular order) 1. Kathryn Janeway 2. Kira Nerys 3. Nyota Uhura 4. Lwaxana Troi 5. D’Vana Tendi If I were allowed 2 more: Beverly Crusher and 7 of 9

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

That canceled TV show you’ll never stop thinking about.

submitted 100 days ago • 0 comments

Based on a true story in our department 😂 (Details available in person)

submitted 101 days ago • 2 comments

“Murthered at St Paul’s Covent Garden” oh come on!

submitted 101 days ago • 1 comment

I was pumping milk 🤱 for my infant and my 3yo walked in the room and asked what I was pumping. I said “horchata” and she got really excited and thus I was reminded that 3yo’s don’t get sarcasm yet.

submitted 107 days ago • 1 comment

I am so embarrassed for my country, and so scared for my daughters’ futures.

submitted 109 days ago • 4 comments

Perhaps fitting that my first post on Bluesky, which I joined for totally professional reasons, is a loving ❤️ to @greatesttrek.bsky.social for their SLC show tonight! So much fun for us intermountain FoDs…thank you!!

submitted 472 days ago • 1 comment