Mei-Mei

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Biologist. Mom. Nerdy redhead from Ohio. Blog: jedibyknight.com

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Anyone in the Boston area looking for a lab tech? I've got a ✨stellar✨ undergrad who graduated & is looking for a lab position (industry or academia). Strong background in microbio, molecular & cell bio. Was in my lab for 3yrs, including 2 summers, and did an REU and an internship. 1/2

Reskeeting this as a lifelong Catholic...

time to dust this one off. amen.

I am absolutely here for "Heyer but Gayer" 💙📚

The Duke at Hazard is out on Thursday. Incognito duke! Disgraced gentleman! Regency road trip! Deceit! Gambling! Silhouettes! books2read.com/u/4A1xGA

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Back in 2016, I dealt with my stress over politics by writing my frothy feminist romantasy novella Snowspelled. From now until the end of tomorrow, in hopes that that kind of escape might help you, too, you can download Snowspelled for free at this link: bookhip.com/GHSMPAB

Native Ohio wildflowers! I had an empty patch by my driveway and put down some native seeds to encourage pollinators. I now have: *bee balm *coneflowers *black eyed susans *others I don't know yet *some very happy pollinators

2NE1: Minzy (ult) SHINee: Key (and Taemin) BTS: V Mamamoo: Hwasa Kiss of Life: Julie XG: Cocona Purple Kiss: Swan Le Sserafim: Chaewon Babymonster: Chiquita so far... I stan other groups, too, just no real bias

SKZ (ult group): Felix (ult), Han, Changbin Xdinary Heroes: Jooyeon, Gunil, Junhan xikers: Hunter ENHYPEN: Heeseung EVNNE: Park Hanbin, Seungeon The KingDom: Hwon

Now I'm trying to figure out if I read the 1818 or 1831 version 🤣

This is a subtweet about Frankenstein because I don't want to be a dick, but I also want some facts out there. 1. Most novels at the time were anonymous. We can't make definite judgements about why Mary Shelley's name wasn't on it. It was common practice. The novel was barely respectable. 1/?

"Ahmad was my child. And he was yours, too." 💔

I gave the keynote address at the pilgrimage to Minidoka (the Japanese American incarceration camp where my grandparents met) and it's intended for us, but I'd be honored if you read it, too. I wrote it for Ahmad Al-Najjar. www.prettyokmaggie.com/blog/2024/7/...

2024 Minidoka Pilgrimage Keynote — Pretty Ok Maggiewww.prettyokmaggie.com

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Are cherries on your #July4 menu? They come thanks to workers like Pablo who shared this pic from where he was harvesting cherries in Yakima WA. He works piece rate. This means he rushes to pick as many as possible while getting the quality growers require. #WeFeedYou

I know Bluesky isn't much for sports, but I have to brag on my Cleveland Guardians for a minute. (Also, go vote for Kwan for the All Star game) Gift link: wapo.st/3RRKXJo

How to remodel an offense on a budget: Embracing the strikeoutwapo.st Last year, the Cleveland Guardians owned one of the league’s least potent offenses. This year, they’re one of the league’s best teams.

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For just one more day, my frothy Regency fantasy rom-com Scales & Sensibility is a Kindle Monthly Deal in the US and Canada! (And it's still available in all other stores/other countries at its perfectly fine ordinary price.) Snap it up here: books2read.com/scalesandsensibility

His version of Mr. Bennet was quite different than the '95 version. But somehow even more lovable. ❤️ Donald Sutherland, everyone's favorite curmudgeonly introvert dad

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Hello! It's Juneteenth. It was made a federal holiday in 2021, and commemorates the end of slavery in the US. You can read about it here. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junetee...

Juneteenth - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org

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. @cenmag.bsky.social wrote an article covering Dr. Rami Morjan, a chemistry professor who stayed in Gaza, as well as the state of chem research & education in Gaza. It is eye opening, heartbreaking & one of the most impactful science articles I have read. cen.acs.org/people/profi... #Chemsky

The chemist who stayed in Gazacen.acs.org Rami Morjan hopes to survive and rebuild

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Ohioans, today is a good day to check to see if you are still registered to vote in our state. And if you are not, or if you haven't registered yet, today is also a very good day to do so. www.axios.com/local/columb...

Ohio is purging its voter rolls before November electionwww.axios.com See if you're on the list of more than 158,000 people.

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Everyone! All print and ebook versions are earned out! Yes! Including Even Though I Knew the End’s trade paperback edition which drops June 25 is earned out! Royalties straight into my pocket! Audio of ETIKTE is also earned out! Witchmark and The Midnight Bargain are so close! Buy any! It’s fine!

@clpolk.com hate to bother you, but where is the best place to start with your books that is both a good introduction to your work and most profitable for you?

ScienceSky 🧪 can chime in here too, but this is all true and not getting better. I get dozens of spam emails from predatory journals daily, and it's definitely still "publish or perish" out here in academia. Gift link : wapo.st/4b4sKPu

Opinion | An epidemic of scientific fakery threatens to overwhelm publisherswapo.st More than 10,000 scientific papers were retracted last year as “paper mills” exploit the system.

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Oooh a classic!

I’m told that for the next few days in the U.S. *Tigana* is on sale at all the usual ebook retailers for $1.99. Here’s the graphic the publishers sent me to share. Enjoy.

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For the first time since 2016, the French Open has a new men’s champion. Carlos Alcaraz made history with his defeat of Germany’s Alexander Zverev on Sunday in Paris, a dramatic match with wild swings of momentum that lasted more than four hours on Roland Garros’s red clay.

Carlos Alcaraz outlasts Alexander Zverev in French Open final for third Slamwww.washingtonpost.com Ranked third in the world, the Spaniard becomes the first male player to win his first three Grand Slam titles on three different surfaces.

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Male journalist: asks a question about her ‘body type’, by which he means “fat” Nicola Coughlan:

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If you're in the US, the Donut Fall in Love ebook is just $4.99 right now! Berkley: bit.ly/3Jm2HGq AMZ: amzn.to/3rMSJ7Z Kobo: bit.ly/2ZblGOF B&N: bit.ly/2OzR1bR Apple: apple.co/2N3Ir4y Google: bit.ly/2NhmI9c

Happy National Donut Day! 🍩

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If you're looking for a fun, frothy weekend read, my Regency fantasy rom-com Scales and Sensibility is a Kindle Monthly Deal in North America this June! Snap it up here: mybook.to/scales (Or find it, at its ordinary price, at every other store world-wide: books2read.com/scalesandsensibility )

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It’s June 4, 2024, and today is the 50th anniversary of one of the most important days in Cleveland history. TEN CENT BEER NIGHT. If you don’t know about Ten Cent Beer Night, please please please read this. This is my first thread. It will be long, but it will absolutely 100% be worth it.

Hostas = summer

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World Central Kitchen is back up in Gaza, having named its new meal distribution center after one of the aid workers killed in airstrikes last month. They're also on the ground in flood-affected areas of Rio Grande do Sul. So if you're looking for places to put your money: wck.org

World Central Kitchenwck.org Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a nonprofit organization that is first to the frontlines providing fresh meals in response to crises. Applying our model of quick ac...

For everyone just now joining the David Fry hype train, did you also know that he is an accomplished pitcher? 😂😂 www.mlb.com/video/david-... For real though, he is the definition of a utility player. And a team player! #guardians

David Fry tosses 4 innings | 09/04/2023www.mlb.com David Fry switches roles from utility man to pitcher and tosses 4 innings for the Guardians in their matchup vs. the Twins