I tweeted about this last week, but want to put it down on this more permanent record.

In a discussion about American politics last week*, my Austrian colleague stated that in Austria, both of the main political parties in the UK are seen as quite right-wing.

We all had little sit-and-think about that one. >.<

* My colleagues like to wind me up ( Read more... )

I'm spoiler-immune AND I read the book before I went to see the film, so I will do everyone who is spoiler-sensitive a favour and simply put this entire post behind a cut.

( Spoilers, spoilers everywhere I'm sure )

A casual acquaintance of mine made a post on Facebook that nettled me a bit, but I didn't want to reply to it there fore several reasons. First, I don't know this person well and have no idea how they'd take disagreement. Second, I make it a rule to check Facebook once a week or less. Third, I only use it to like pictures of other people's cats and ( Read more... )

If you have seen me and/or Humuhumu in the past three weeks, please read the rest of this entry.This Saturday morning, 23rd August, Humuhumu woke with red spots on her back and legs. We thought it was heat rash, but the spots had spread and widened and developed little pimples in their middles this morning, so we made an appointment with the out-of ( Read more... )

I was going to make a personal post this morning, but I'm so irritated by this that I'm not ( Read more... )

jixel asked: How about commenting on the challenges of being a (pretty) woman scientist?I wouldn’t say it’s actually a challenge to be a pretty woman scientist. It seems to be more of a challenge for other people to get their heads round ( Read more... )

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Most of the time when confronted with casual sexism or racism, I find myself responding in a manner that leaves me dissatisfied. I'm left instead to contemplate the host of scathing, incisive replies that come to me in the middle of the night, long after they could possibly be useful. L'esprit de l'escalier and that. So I feel the need to record ( Read more... )