Fiona Craig
FionaCraig@mastodon.scot
<p>Likes cats, science, sci-fi. 3 degrees, 3 ABRSM grade 5s, cycling proficiency certificate, black belt, yoga teacher, has ME.</p><p>General chaos, ooh shiny thing, cats and Scottishness.</p><p>Jan 2026 - I'm using a lot of filters to reduce cognitive load, if I don't respond, could be why.</p><p>Profile pic: my face in front of the Falls of Dochart<br />Banner pic: the Falkirk Wheel</p>
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Post #2510288
The name won&#39;t make a bit of fucking difference unless we scour medical misogyny out of the entire medical profession. I went to GPs twice. In my 20s, presenting a record of my wildly irregular periods, I was told I was &#39;obsessed&#39;. In my 30s, concerned that a beard wasn&#39;t typical, I was told, &quot;You&#39;re fat so it&#39;s PCOS. Shave if it bothers you.&quot; This article is when I found out about insulin resistance and cardiovascular implica...
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Post #2425050
I am begging the world to stop making abominations out of other cultures&#39; food and drink and then making them trend. [They are putting milk and sugar in hojicha now.] I hope this dies quickly, which it might because it isn&#39;t a pretty colour like matcha or purple yam. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c232kzgm175o
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Post #2425046
I&#39;ve had a busy four days looking after myself whilst husband attended the International Guild of Knot Tyers&#39; Annual Symposium. As usual, I did too much whilst unsupervised but I can sit and look at the slightly less weed-filled garden from a slightly cleaner house whilst I recover. Was upending empty/weedy pots from along the fence line into a big tub and got startled. Lots of little insect grubs and then the soil boiled – with ants! So we&#39;ve got a nest at the bottom...
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Post #1148812
Weird dreams last night. Planted half a dozen xenomorph embryos on a mound and covered each one with a pork chop so it would have a little snack when it woke up. Still, feeling better this morning, even if confused!