Oktoberfest in Berlin

I do actually have to sort my waste into 7 bins in Germany. Also I have health care, a job, functional public transport, bike lanes, and subsidised fitness… not something I had in the UK. I’ll take the 7 bins thank you. (Slightly annoying you can’t throw things out after 7pm)

A civil servant somewhere arrived at their desk yesterday, and found that, unexpectedly, they had to write these words: "Whilst it was never the case that seven bins would be needed by households, this new plan ensures it."

The AfD sticking flyers to my car in the probably the most diverse neighbourhood in Munich is an interesting choice

It’s miserable here today so to lighten the mood here’s one of Germany’s best known newsreaders in absolute - and repeated - hysterics this morning as she tries unsuccessfully to get through her headlines x.com/MdBdesGrauens/…

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I’ve done that thing where I get on a flight, and when I land, the UK government has just gone nuts and completely changed major policies and projects. Previously there were changes in prime minister (or that time BoJo became FM). Anyway, I apologise.

My secondment ended with many exciting findings on SERT pharmacology. Huge thanks to Anton Turaev for his expertise in membrane protein biophysics and NanoTemper and Dr Nate Adams for providing NanoTemper technology and for hosting me. NeuroTrans Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions LolandLab

Ok I broke my leg so I’m back on this app as I’ve got very little else to do… and the Kate Photo has got me hooked. This is my life RN.

1 month in on wearing a cast and I’m starting to feel it. Arms are more swollen than my leg from the crutches! Back in a mobility cast next week so hopefully will be nicer. Today I actually saw muscles in my lower leg activate during physio 🦵

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In leg news, I managed to get the knee to bend to 90 degrees. The scary physio starts Thursday. 1 more month of crutches. #bored

No one tells you that red squirrels are common in Bavaria. Saw one out of my bedroom window today.

Bike gloves. Wish I had thought of this 2 months ago.

Duolingo totally triggering me about not being able to train circus at the moment.

BREAKING: Divorce rate in San Francisco surpasses 70% after tens of thousands of Bay Area product managers shared a popular Notion template with their wives this weekend

Great that our recent paper has been selected as the editors choice in The FEBS Journal

Knitting projects while recovering include these delightful calf warmers ready for Oktoberfest. Plus hides the surgery scar quite well.

In wasn’t aware that Bogner was the home to a high class golf ware brand.

Lol Berlin