Geared up for my Darwin Day talk at EIU! Pretty fun to get out of the Env. Sci. realm where I live now and touch back to my biology roots!

Unless you were also up at 4 am with a 3-year-old calling you "Stupid Mommy" for failing to keep the motion sensors light on while she ate a strawberry Popsicle, I really don't want to talk to you today.

RT @laura_musacchio: How true this statement is!.

RT @MichelleObama: I wanted to share some of my thoughts on today's Supreme Court decision on affirmative action:

This is the dumpster outside of a dorm, the garbage truck is right around the corner. All this stuff is usable condition. What are we doing?! . Anybody's schools have good examples of swaps or donation systems for students moving out of the dorms?

Translation: One day an octopus was with his friend fish and they saw another fish who had died from eating plastic and a submarine cleaning up the ocean.

I absolutely LOVE kid artwork, and this treasure came home from kindergarten yesterday! Look at that submarine! And the dead fish who ate plastic. *Chef's kiss*

Basically hit the jackpot today, my 5yo spent the last 3 hours of the day playing "Obedience School" where he called me Miss Elsa and used impeccable manners and listened to everything I said. How do I capture this magic for the future?!?.

My kid is into the deep ocean right now. I doubt anglerfish have gotten this much ❤️ in a long time!! Any good recs on books, shows, movies, museum exhibits etc. that can help feed his passion, I will take weird animals over construction trucks any day!. @SarahMackAttack @Ologies.

The arborist in me has a lot of questions about this plastic tree cookie on display at the children's museum. For instance, where can I get first year saplings that are 30cm DBH?!

RT @BellBowlPrairie: We are devastated to say that at 6:00 this morning, the Chicago Rockford International Airport proceeded with their de….

RT @DocHPJones: We won't forget @GovPritzker that your legacy in the prairie state is allowing an ancient prairie to be bulldozed so @amazo….

RT @ESAEcosphere: From our #SocioEcologicalSystems track:. A new study shows that in #Baltimore, #StreetTrees wind up in wealthier, greener….

What even is this ad? What are the axes? What do the percentages mean? Why aren't they in any meaningful order? What are the jagged lines about? What's with the legend?. And most importantly, how could one possibly learn any math from a company producing such a shitty figure?

@SouthwestAir After nearly six hours, I'm excited to say I will be extending my vacation and flying home a few days later with all accomodations in place!.

@SouthwestAir Up to THREE HOURS on hold with @SouthwestAir . Unacceptable. I've always used Southwest because of their customer service, but this is atrocious. I can't and won't use the online service, simply getting on a flight in a few days doesn't meet the needs of my family.

@SouthwestAir 2 hrs 18 minutes on hold as of 10:24 am.

I have been on hold with @SouthwestAir for over two hours, trying to find a way to get my family home from Jamaica without camping at an airport with two littles or breaking the bank. I've literally missed a full morning of vacay with my kids, and I'm not happy. 🤬🤬.

The ambient nature soundscapes as we wait on the plenary are so soothing! #bes2020

RT @sarah_gis: Over in the Nature & Humans citizen science session, a great talk from @ElsaAnderson16 looking at the r'ship between ethnici….