Procyon

A small raccoon in a big universe! I study exploding stars in distant galaxies by night and explore our home planet by day. 🇺🇸 in 🇬🇧, ♠️, 40, he/him/etc

[Procyon @procyonir]

@Pinkyfennec It's like a double holiday!

[Procyon @procyonir]

Oops I posted on Twitter again by accident! (I'm mostly on Bluesky these days so if you enjoy boring updates like this you can follow me there)

[Procyon @procyonir]

I'm still at Confuzzled since I did late departure this year! Have work to do so it will be a mostly low-key day though...

[Riff @riffraccoon]

In 2 weeks I'm co-running an FWA Q&A panel about furries with academic careers so if that sounds cool you should come and ALSO whether you're coming or not please consider asking a question for us to discuss using our handy dandy google form thank you! https://t.co/3LLoVoQGWG

[Procyon @procyonir]

@Pinkyfennec Glad you are okay...!

[Procyon @procyonir]

@KyashKT Haha, I had this exact same experience with a project student last year - at least he was still an undergraduate...

[Procyon @procyonir]

@ReevReev Yay, you made it! See you soon I hope!!

[Procyon @procyonir]

@GeoHolms Haha thanks! I still poke around here, but post mainly on Bluesky these days. (And, somehow, still on LJ...)

[Procyon @procyonir]

@patterfloof I've done a few ONS surveys now - it's legitimate; trustworthy data helps with rational decision-making so I've always been happy to contribute

[Procyon @procyonir]

@Pudgical Awesome, looking forward to it!

[Procyon @procyonir]

@vulpeculauk Absolutely! I'll make sure you know next time I'm in your part of the country - or if you ever find yourself in Liverpool yourself give me a heads up and we'll plan something!

[Procyon @procyonir]

For those of you who are still on this site for some reason - I'll be at MFF this weekend! Looking forward to it :)

[Procyon @procyonir]

@Pudgical I'll take one!

[Procyon @procyonir]

@Arcais_Panda I'm not sure if I count, but I'll be going!

[Procyon @procyonir]

@KyashKT Happy to talk about it over DM if you want - I faced a very similar dilemma myself seven years ago.

[Procyon @procyonir]

@KyashKT ... And/or did you have a change in priorities since the application? If none of these, then you'd definitely want to think very carefully about turning it down just because it's not ideal. Few people are lucky enough to get a truly ideal position right out of a postdoc!

[Procyon @procyonir]

@ReevReev You'd certainly be welcome to stay here if you came out this way - I work pretty long hours but am happy to host visitors!

[Procyon @procyonir]

I'm rapidly decreasing my usage of this site and will probably stop posting all but major life updates and such soon - feel free to follow me on 🟦☁️ (@procyon.bsky.social) or 🐘 ([email protected])!