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Aaron Pelly
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PhD student at Washington State University Tri-Cities | River ecologist | Biogeochemistry | he/him
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I read this yesterday evening then dreamed last night that he won, so yes, I think I'm definitely feeling some anxiety about it. Cautiously optimistic he'll lose, but still anxious

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Tark, a small brown half miniature Pinscher / part Chihuahua / part something else rests on a couch, looking chill, even though the kids have piled pokémon plushes on top of and around him
Tark, a small brown half miniature Pinscher / part Chihuahua / part something else sleeping, cradled in my arm like a baby
Tark, a small brown half miniature Pinscher / part Chihuahua / part something else staring plaintively at the camera - he wants food. Now.
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This has honestly been one of the most difficult things in my life. Watching friends and people I looked up to as mentors embrace vile anti-refugee and anti-immigrant fear mongering broke me in a way I haven't really recovered from

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Ooohhhhh, what a good prompt. Catch a cold in April 2011, visit a Trump property, meet Trump & pass it to him. He skips the WHCA dinner and Obama picks someone else to joke about. Or stop the rise of reality competition shows, so The Apprentice never becomes a thing. But don't know how I'd do that

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I don't have a photo, but this year there is a picnic table near the same site, floating in the river but caught on some branches along the shoreline.

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A payphone.

An old payphone on the shore of the lower Yakima River
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Oh, wow. For me: 1) Went back to undergrad 2) Internship 1 3) Finished undergrad 4) Internship 2 5) Started master's 6) Finished master's 7) Started PhD 8) Kid 1 graduated highschool 9) Kid 2 graduated highschool 10) Dropped kid 1 off at college 11) Kid 2 goes to college with me on Monday

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Excited that 3 of those might be mine! Hope you still manage to get lots of rest though. Covid wiped me out for weeks earlier this year. Such an awful disease

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These are both favorites for the same reason: Let the Mystery Be - Iris DeMent The Quality of Mercy - Max Richter

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Aaron Pelly
@aaronpelly.bsky.social
PhD student at Washington State University Tri-Cities | River ecologist | Biogeochemistry | he/him
37 followers81 following42 posts