berserk du soleil

she/her. Just some white lady. Writer, curious person, artist, bad coder, avid reader, extremely eclectic interests. Science and curiosity journalist. Co-organizer of Queer Games Bundle. I love books, #whoNamedIt, math, astrology for fun (#aetaDays), mythologies, space, animals, cooking, and helping with things because I'm a big dork.

Please don't reply-guy me. Assume I know things unless I ask. I'll make it weird.

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2024-11-08 21:25:14

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@npub178r…qekt hi Matt -- does the Center have a press/announcement list? I cover hard science and tech for Popular Mechanics and would love to get on the list.

2024-11-07 19:10:23

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@npub1c57…awu5 so much output from such a nice soft baby. He's like the Tardis!

2024-11-07 18:29:54

here's something i can do today for a few people. i have a prime membership, so i can get a lot of things shipped for free. could you use a big box of low-effort instant rice? you add equal parts rice and water, bring it to a boil, then cover and turn it off. it takes 5 minutes but it doesn't go bad or overcook if you don't get back to it right away. a 72-ounce box has over 7,000 calories worth of rice. i'd be happy to buy and send this to you today.
#food

2024-11-03 20:20:44

hey right now, today, would be a great time to work on your filters! if you don't use filters yet, find them in your Preferences menu. on mastodon, you can make like one bucket called U.S. Politics and then throw a million keywords or hashtags in there. if your mental health is poor, please just cast a wide net with these and stanch as much as you can! you can set them to expire after a week, or you can leave them forever until you decide to change them. look out for future you and take care

2024-11-03 12:45:26

Okay now I'm on the newest season (7) of "Love Is Blind" classic. These two were just talking about their favorite way to order dinner (many appetizers to share instead of an entree each), and it's true that one of my favorite things about Stepdad Greg is cooking and ordering food with him! I didn't realize how important it was to share that
#food

2024-11-02 13:53:10

Please I love this rotund little gentlethem with my entire heart!!! #bird #birds
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2024-10-25 19:23:37

hey this is random and a long shot, but do you live on a houseboat or near a place with houseboats? i just love them and would love to see some. the more old school and box shaped, the better.

2024-10-15 16:27:05

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@npub1463…00qn are these postings of games that your org worked on?

2024-09-25 15:14:02

i'm finishing a book that's turned from just bad to one of the most ableist things i've read from the last 10 years, so i'm just going to bitch about it openly to shine some light on these harmful tropes and myths. the book is "don't believe it" by charlie donlea, a chicago-area author apparently

2024-09-20 22:21:08

garlic can make me throw up and give me migraines (please, please don't reply with any version of "how do you live like that"), but it doesn't always make me throw up at least, so today i had falafels with that yogurt garlic sauce and i have no regrets. i do have bad breath though
#food

2024-09-12 18:20:57

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@npub1c57…awu5 two great tastes that taste great together

2024-09-09 13:05:01

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@npub139m…6cf9 beautiful shots of a beautiful little guy!

2024-09-07 23:18:44

Happy #caturday from Harrison and also my legs.
#catsOfMastodon
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2024-09-03 14:04:01

The rise of the smashburger in pop culture has alleviated this foundational problem. People love to mention how hot dogs and buns come in different quantities, but what about the hamburger overbread??
#food
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2024-08-26 16:47:37

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i'm thinking of hiring a traditional digital artist for an upcoming project, so this is a way to help raise some funds for that! turning art into more, other art: living the dream

2024-08-23 22:32:41

yes i have project management experience (deciding when to put the different ingredients in the curry)
#food

2024-08-15 19:27:52

Every person who helped us figure out which things were good to eat that grew in trees and which were not is a special hero. Everywhere around the world.
#food

2024-08-15 12:02:51

Hi, hey, are you someone who shops for "big and tall" clothes from an ethical brand (e.g. no fast fashion, & with enforced fair working conditions)? Where do you like? Which classic brands have good extended sizes? Please boost!
#clothes #fashion #shopping #sustainability

2024-08-14 14:11:40

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@npub1ftd…4cve this is so interesting! Thank you! And as a journalist this is vital stuff in my process, it means a lot to be seen in this mix!

2024-08-13 20:54:04

Saying Martha Stewart invented one pot pasta is Pasta-Roni erasure
#food

2024-08-13 16:34:00

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@npub1x6a…d5cx you are RIGHT. also, do you know there were two dutch men in the finals of breakdancing at the olympics?? out of eight men altogether!

2024-08-13 16:20:32

so much stuff continuously gets added to software, and it's stuff i will never use, that only makes me annoyed, that you can't switch off, and that they use to charge more or leverage more funding or whatever. the infinite growth mindset applies to this annoying little stuff too. infinite growth of pointless greebles that are shown to venture capitalists or shareholders or whatever to show that infinite funding is also needed.

2024-08-12 11:57:58

it's monday, dies lunae, and i'm having a less grumpy day. but i'm still a little grumpy. in the last few weeks, we've ordered pizza three times and had secret onions all three times. one was an error, and two were not listed on the menu. onions give me migraines and other issues. it's not their fault, but i don't want a surprise of them.
it's a new day and a new week. NO onions. or proverbially whatever your symbolic onions are.
#food #aetaDays #diesLunae

2024-08-09 13:15:10

last boost, the abled belief that being disabled or chronically ill is a binary is very clear to me. it's why they think many people aren't "disabled enough" in a public way, accuse people of malingering, etc.
supporting disabled people's rights and quality of life and safety helps support our entire society. and abled people experience setbacks too. the same efforts and attention help ensure that someone with an injury or illness receives the devices or rehab they need. we're in this together.

2024-08-08 12:14:10

Twizzlers say gay rights.
#food
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2024-08-07 19:17:50

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@npub1dar…dnl5 oh wow, the dragonfruit in particular is so beautiful!

2024-08-04 17:46:17

BF tried the Hot Ones Hot Pockets and immediately ran into the kitchen asking for "any liquid" from the fridge
#food

2024-07-31 19:30:59

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@npub1x6a…d5cx it's an incredible marketing campaign. such an instant, immediate perversion of all the things jesus actually said and did!!!

2024-07-31 19:11:27

j.d. vance illustrates exactly what he and many millions do believe: that they care only for their own families. that's why he struggles to believe other people care about life or meaning or other people's children. he couldn't give a shit.
i think a lot about "everything happens for a reason," which is a deeply sinister idea that suggests other people also deserve the bad things that happen to them. the reason is that they deserve it somehow. that's sinister.

2024-07-30 13:45:09

THESE ARE SO GOOD
#food
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2024-07-27 12:34:05

who named it mealprepping and not hibearnaise
#whoNamedIt #food

2024-07-26 15:38:48

My job's budget has changed for the rest of this year, and I'll be cut back to a reduced workload. It's okay, and I'm still very lucky, but I'm looking into additional work to help fill in the gap. If you're interested in commissioning writing or editing work or even social media or something else I might consult with you on, get in touch! I love supporting projects and can charge on a sliding scale. And I've worked with adult content before and am open to that.

2024-07-26 11:27:37

my new corner store offers like 20 flavors of faygo that i'm excited to steadily continue to try. so far i've tried peach, black cherry, moon mist (lemon lime), and cherry cola. #food

2024-07-22 16:45:17

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@npub1xtz…9nyq incredlbie shot. unmatched coziness and stripes.

2024-07-18 18:07:45

hi, this is a #journorequest! do you live somewhere where it gets both very hot AND very humid? like hot days that are above 90f/32.2c with spikes of about 10 degrees higher. WITH humidity -- sorry desert folks. i know it's hot there too but i have someone already.
is this YOU and you can answer a few questions in the next about an hour? please dm me! no other advice or suggestions please than you

2024-07-18 17:58:14

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@npub1c57…awu5 i adore him!!! thank you for sharing

2024-07-13 19:54:35

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@npub1c57…awu5 omg Thor's face

2024-07-12 18:58:07

hi everyone. if you had a boat or even were captain of a large ship, what would you name it? and why?
my beloved grandfather had a houseboat named "the flying eagle." i love that name. i could name a boat after him, like, "morrie's good humor." maybe something like apollo, golden age, sunshine? dies iovis?

2024-07-06 20:59:17

I think Thai is my favorite kind of food. Like I love many, but if you said to pick one genre forever, I think I'd be happy with Thai food for at least a very long time. #food

2024-07-02 09:11:30

The more you find out about real England, the more its entire body of folklore and fantasy and children's literature seems very grounded instead of surreal. Everything is "Brazil"
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2024-06-24 15:22:54

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@npub1867…mfsf beautiful shot of a beautiful bird! does no crest mean they're maybe a juvenile?

2024-06-23 20:57:03

Sparked by posts with @/hecleretical, I'd love to hear from masc folks about what their hair norms have been. Are there rules at jobs, for sports, in school, peer pressure from social groups or religious groups? Has it changed over time? (Feel free to boost, and please take "masc" inclusively and with love!)

2024-06-23 19:52:00

Tired: Cheesy Blasters
Wired:
#food #puzzmo
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2024-06-22 18:10:41

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@npub1xkk…9gj7 what a beautiful shot!

2024-06-21 20:37:27

I'm delighted to share that Queer Games Bundle is now on the itch.io homepage alongside a TTRPGs for Palestine charity bundle I would also encourage you to check out!
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2024-06-19 16:30:08

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@npub1y5h…7m3c great job!!

2024-06-17 19:53:25

would we call this techno-brony? insect chaps? let's brainstorm
(katy perry publicity image from her announcement of an upcoming new single)
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2024-06-16 02:23:47

while shopping for stroopwafels i learned there's apparently a huge market of "energy stroopwafels" for . . . sports and working out? hahaha WHAT
#food

2024-06-15 23:47:20

Having a soft #caturday smush.
#catsOfMastodon
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2024-06-15 20:30:04

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@npub1c57…awu5 yeah! I get it, but to be clear, I'm suggesting if you like the top portion you could just pinking shears them to the size you want, or hem them

2024-06-15 17:49:33

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@npub1c57…awu5 of course! i also wonder about old navy's "first layer" camisoles -- it seems like a cropped cotton camisole might be in the zone for your use case.

2024-06-10 16:07:00

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@npub1t20…g5al wow, your work is gorgeous!

2024-06-09 19:55:30

we just saw that ryan trahan's candy brand, joyride, is in stock at my local chain grocery option -- one bag of 10 pieces of candy has 20 GRAMS of fiber and NO added sugar. this is a laxative, not a food
#food

2024-06-05 14:07:27

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@npub17qr…zatq gorgeous!!

2024-06-03 17:07:21

also, we're updating our press list for #QueerGamesBundle and i know things are grim (i work as a journalist!), but if you're someone who writes about or talks about games -- let me know and i'm happy to add you to our list.
reply here (private is fine) with your email and where you write or talk. please don't let the term "press" scare you, if you're someone who blogs or has a chat podcast or anything else like that. we just want to reach people who are excited about sharing queer games.

2024-06-01 20:36:13

friends don't ever need to be USEFUL to you or have utility, but i think often about @npub1x6a…d5cx sharing that he uses the electric kettle to boil water to then use for pasta. which i JUST DID and it was so fast
#food

2024-05-30 23:17:52

Last boost, contrast bot is really taking a stand with grapes and fruit salad as separate things
#food

2024-05-30 14:31:43

Yesterday I got two boxes of paletas (mango and coconut), and am currently having an all paletas lifestyle. But should eat some other foods probably I GUESS. I also got some Rainier cherries I'm excited to eat. #food

2024-05-29 14:57:13

Hi. It's me. I'm doing something hard for me soon and I wouldn't be mad if you wanted to share some calm, sweet, funny things, like pictures of animals or VERY harmless anecdotes haha

2024-05-29 11:26:14

That's the good stuff
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2024-05-28 01:27:13

i'm cleaning up and just noticed that the "wizardry" remake is by a company that specializes in "web3 and generative AI"
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2024-05-27 13:46:57

Has anyone read "The Haunting of Hill House"? I'm starting the audiobook, read by Bernadette Dunne who is the GOAT, and I already love Eleanor very much

2024-05-26 22:39:07

I've watched and learned so much about cooking and did not ever know that aioli is because garlic is an emulsifier. Even food pros seem to just mean mayo plus garlic! This is so interesting. #food
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2024-05-25 22:30:38

This is an accountability post because I want to make cookie dough today. Then it sits for a bit and maybe I'll bake it tomorrow. With WALNUTS of course
#food

2024-05-24 14:05:01

intensive work day for me today! say an executive function prayer for me. if you're working today too, you can do it!! we can do it.

2024-05-23 21:37:44

Today had worn me out and made me sad but I'm okay and I just love my bed right now is the truth

2024-05-23 19:35:04

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@npub1c57…awu5 also the ac/dc song "thunderstruck" was our high school football fight song. but no one would ever call THAT soft rock haha. that's more my speed

2024-05-23 18:39:24

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@npub1c57…awu5 haha no i have no idea what that is, i mean actual thunder in the sky! it's like rolling boulders made of air, which is amazing honestly

2024-05-23 18:33:35

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@npub1c57…awu5 thunder is kind of a soft rock!

2024-05-23 17:02:14

i associate "we both apologize to each other unnecessarily" with the midwestern u.s. because that's what i am and where i'm from. do you know of another place this is the good-natured stereotype of local people? the apologies have to be both genuine AND unnecessary. not like how english people say "sorry?" to mean like "excuse me?" haha

2024-05-20 23:05:58

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@npub1y5h…7m3c that's true. french wikipedia transphobes fuck off

2024-05-20 22:58:55

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overall, the site honors and enforces people's pronouns -- that part is great. if you find something that needs editing, someone behind the scenes will work to keep that change in place. and they will be pushing back on some big creeps, so they are cool and doing a good thing.

2024-05-20 22:57:27

protip, i was morbidly curious and looked at the "talk" tab on a nonbinary actor's wikipedia page, and it's as horrible as you imagine, so just don't do this bad idea i did

2024-05-19 18:01:16

We're trying stairs for Chester, or obviously, Chestairs
#catsOfMastodon
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2024-05-17 15:02:32

investigate this on your own if it's relevant to you, but cooking oils can definitely go bad, and for me personally it's not a good idea to buy a huge thing of olive oil. esp with supermarket stuff, which is overall fine!, you don't know how long it's been traveling or how long it was stored. this is just practical advice, not food elitism! whatever you use is fine, i buy whatever as well.
oily foods, like raw nuts or ground flax, often need to be refrigerated for a similar reason.
#food

2024-05-16 11:02:48

it's 6:00 a.m., i'm awake, the sun is up, i'm about to fill my delicious big drink, and then i'm gonna do some work. it's dies iovis, and you can do it too.
#aetaDays #bluesBrothers #diesIovis #motivation
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2024-05-14 21:23:43

#food question for people outside the u.s. (or people here who've lived elsewhere!):
do you have a version of instant jello (jelly? gelatin dessert? haha), and/or or instant pudding or custard made by adding milk? or anything else similar?
my local mexican supermarket has a brand with flavors like horchata and mango, and i just put some coconut jello (with frozen fruit!) into the fridge.

2024-05-14 18:27:10

Harrison has a little blanket (on my new account).
#catsOfMastodon #harrisonsLittleBlanket
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2024-05-14 17:00:06

Who named it infinite scroll and not Suddenly See-More
#whoNamedIt

2024-05-08 20:41:44

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@npub10zv…nz7m this one is great ahahaha omg

2024-05-08 12:18:40

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@npub1av4…94ku ahhh so much like my dual sleepers!!
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2024-05-07 19:10:33

Brøtherpillow
#catsofmastodon
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2024-05-06 23:32:28

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@npub1h8s…cvp3 oh my gosh, a SWEETIE

2024-05-06 11:50:35

HARRISON is a sweet guy
#catsofmastodon
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