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What I Did This Weekend: Awkward Army & Dogs of Heaven and Hell
This is not required reading When people ask me the well-meaning question “What did you do this weekend?” they usually haven’t prepared themselves for the answer. This is their fault. Reasonable people...
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Elodie’s Compendium of Illustrated Search Terms
Sometimes it worries me what people search for. Sometimes it worries me more that they actually find this blog. Here are some search terms from the past month, illustrated with helpful pictures, so...
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Guest Blogging Announcement
STAND BY FOR AWESOMENESS I am really excited to announce that I’m going to be a regular guest blogger over at Captain Awkward! Captain Awkward is an amazing lady, the Internet’s favorite advice...
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How To Train Your Rageasaurus
My guest post is up at Captain Awkward! Look out for the fantastic Rageasaurus poetry in the comments; it has almost undone me. Filed under: Blogging, Unfuckery
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It’s OK to Just Be Tired Sometimes.
In the absence of my usual wit and beauty, here are some silent-film-ladies kissing. Dear Readers, I’d like to share a small kernel of realization with you. Here it is: Sometimes, being tired is a...
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Testostify! : How to Spot a Gentlemansplainer, and Possibly Engage Him In Debate
“A lady on the internet had a Thought about a Thing! THIS ANGERS ME DISPROPORTIONATELY!” “AND FURTHERMORE, she used a critical tone when speaking about the thing, which happens to be a Thing That I...
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The Ghost in the Microscope
Garner, Kathryn. Fluorescent Fibroblasts (2012). Fluorescent microscopy. Friend-of-Blog Kathryn is a molecular biologist and fine artist, and she’s kindly sharing this beautiful image of cardiac...
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SMASH SEXIST SCIENCE REPORTING: “Lady in the Lab”
Cover of “Heart Matters,” Jan Feb 2013, vol 47. A woman must be an angel in the kitchen… Disclaimer: This is a personal blog that is not affiliated with any research institution, funding body or...
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Elodie’s Compendium of Illustrated Search Terms, Volume II
Let’s lighten the mood in here with another Illustrated Compendium! All of these search terms are 100% genuine reasons why various people found my blog. What were they looking for? Did they ever find...
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The Rainbow In Your Hands: Protocols for Hand-Painting Yarn
Figure One. What did you do this weekend, Elodie? Nothing much. Met the Awkward Army, put the world to rights. Learned a bit of materials science and inadvertently created a new kind of polystyrene...
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Under Glass Around the Net
Three Places where I’ve Written This Week That Weren’t Here: The first Logbook entry at “Oh! Sweet Cleo,” my experimental narrowboat blog. The Grey Forest. A New Guest Post at Memetic Drifting....
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Reader Letter: Random Paper Airplanes
Dear Elodie: I ask this of you because you wrote the Adulthood Is A Scary Horse post, and I thought you might have some insight on Adult Things. I need some help with developing Consistency. I am good...
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Cups Runneth Over: Love, Lifestyle, and Clothing Tips for Large-Busted Ladies
Figure 1. Let’s open the floor by demonstrating how to be a Fool on the Internet. REVEL IN THE BELLY FAT! SO YOU ARE A PERSON WITH BOOBS AND THEY ARE EXTREMELY LARGE. THAT IS FANTASTIC!!!! WE HAVE SO...
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Smash Bad Science: The Bizarre Case of the Doubling Marmot
Figure One: Oh my god, I am so glad to have this on my blog. Isn’t it perfect? One thing that I’d like to do with myself is to teach The Public how to describe how to spot and mock Bad Science. Since I...
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Increase Your Awesomeness Stats! Blogging Tips for People Too Cool for Traffic
Figure 1: Use images to attract and astonish strangers in a dynamic way, and also make up stories about them. Equine skeleton with fine hat, 2012. Called “The Hollow Horse,” this entity comes alive at...
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What I Did This Weekend: Awkward Army & Dogs of Heaven and Hell
This is not required reading When people ask me the well-meaning question “What did you do this weekend?” they usually haven’t prepared themselves for the answer. This is their fault. Reasonable people...
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Elodie’s Compendium of Illustrated Search Terms
Sometimes it worries me what people search for. Sometimes it worries me more that they actually find this blog. Here are some search terms from the past month, illustrated with helpful pictures, so...
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