Laura @Virelai@octodon.social

So, following @julia@harpy.life, here are my #MastoVoice #introductions, and be assured it was super awkward filming this. Phew. But here, go and enjoy my double chin.

I'm late to the #introductions, but here it goes. I'm 30, she/her, from #Germany. I work as a environmental scientist at a university, pursuing a PhD degree. I need some #python #programming skills to do that.
I'm fairly into #crafts, especially #fiberarts like #knitting and #sewing.
I enjoy #boardgames a lot, I also started playing #shadowrun about a year ago.
#games like #citiesskylines or #civilization5 have quite a few hours on my steam account.
Plus: Trying to improve my #french ;)

New skill unlocked!
I made Naan bread today! Yay!

Pro:
- Very Tasty
- seemed pretty foolproof
- The Boy looked at me like

Con:
- My lentil sweet potato curry was outshone
- need a nap now

Look at what a good friend I was back in 2013.
They actually were kind of fun, but sooo fiddly in parts. You start at the tip of the thumb and trust me, cabling with 26 stitches on the needle is veeeery fiddly.
I'm going to be #knitting something simpler for myself, I guess.

I might actually knit myself some gloves? I've been wanting to since forever since I can't just buy them (short & fat fingers) but eh, not a huge amount of fun, I guess!
I DID make some before, but only as a gift for a friend... Eh, I should be this kind to myself too! #knitting

I've had my first grey hair 3-4 years ago. Now I have 5 grey hairs.

Wasn't digging the heat today but I do enjoy this summery evening on the balcony.

Just got home from working as a poll worker. It's always a long day, 7:30 am you have to be there and prepare the room, get everyone on the same page and decide who works which shift. Polls close at 6 pm, then 2,5h of counting.

The election of mayor is looking like it didn't result in a majority, as expected, so there will be a run-off election in two weeks where I'll help out again.

This place is wild tonight!

Also no work since june and there's definitely some pressure falling off of me too. Of course looking for a job right now is also no walk in the park mentally but still. Although I loved a lot of things about my old workplace, there are also things I'm very happy to not have to worry about anymore and I think this part might have been bigger than I accepted it to be when I still worked there

You know, my periods have been somewhat irregular. As in you could count on it coming, but cycle length would vary, one month 26, next month 34 etc. You know, ever since march though? Cycles between 27-29 days. Not sure how to interpret.
... There are less social stressors for once, but also this whole going back and forth between the city I worked at and city I primarily live at with the Boy (2h drive twice a week) has stopped, so things have been more steady.

There is no obligation to wear masks for voters, just highly encouraged. If people show up without a mask, we (or security?) are supposed to offer them one and if they just don't wanna, make sure they are the only voter in the room.
I'm hoping security will handle those cases, not sure how that'll work out though... Hope there won't be too many people fussing about the adapted rules...

I'll be a poll worker in a local election on sunday. Have been doing this for a few years now but this year is going to be different of course.
There'll be plexiglass shields in front of the poll workers, masks, frequent disinfecting, security at polling sites to make sure there aren't too many people in and at the same time were expecting less people due to an increase in mail in ballots.