musings from my lab bench

MB, late 20s, lab scientist, nerd

[microbiologistmusings]

Hey, I’m MB — I run my labs in my work hours and write and obsess over my darlings when I’m off.

My illnesses are chronic, my ass (parked in my wheelchair) is iconic and I’m Ashkenaz enough to be everyone’s problem.

Here’s my Ao3: microbiologistmusings

[wearerandomlyyours]

Ship type: If these two assholes were a millimeter less civilized they'd be gnawing on each other's biceps.

[unhingedthoughts24]

Sorry, I had to. 🤣🤣🤣

[wearerandomlyyours]

You cannot convince me that this isn't the moment where Steve fell in love.

[noahwhyle]

Happy 55th birthday to Noah Wyle (June 4, 1971), the wearer of many hats 🎩 🧢 🎉

[pinkypixie23]

afternoon snooze 😴☀️🌅

[roobydoos]

just saw a drawing of robby with abs. like our old man chubby dad bod robby. beautiful artstyle don't get me wrong bc UGH it was texture and sassy and scrumptious....but.....robby tummy......where have you gone....

[abbotcoded]

Jack’s the type of guy who wears a plain tee, backwards cap and jeans to pride while Robby wears one of those tank tops that has the armholes down to his waist and you can literally see through it because it barely covers him (used to be a tee from some AIDS organisation he volunteered at but overtime the sleeves had to be cut off for it to still be wearable)

Jack begrudgingly accepts when someone offers to paint rainbows on his cheeks (he lowkey loves it) and Robby has the classic pride flag tote bag that at this point is old enough to vote and kinda crusty but Robby loves it and takes it out all the same because he’s sentimental like that

Jack puts all the stickers he gets on his tee and jeans looking like a human advertisement but Robby keeps them to throw into his keepsake box as memorabilia

they take lots of pictures ever year and Jack manages every time to find some baby queers with glitter (not that he’d ever admit he does it on purpose) so he ends up sparkly and looking like Edward Cullen in all of the pictures

Jack and Robby my beloveds at pride, both pushing 50, happy and content at being free and together and seeing young people celebrate what they couldn’t when they were young (both completely unaware they’re both senior queers who are such a big example and inspiration to baby queers that you can be happy and old and greying and queer)

[abbotcoded]

bringing this back for pride month because it’s one of my favorite hcs ever

[roobydoos]

How’s my handwriting here🥺🥺

When ur husband is having a breakdown but ur Lwk dreaming about beard burn

[black-berry-brambles]

we are all forgetting Robby is the kind of man to sit on a couch for five whole seconds and immediately start snoring like a 70-year-old man. Head back. Mouth open. annoying the shit out of abbot

[permanent-fire-hazard]

Michael “shirt on at the pool” Robinavitch

vs

Jack “Sun’s out guns out” Abbot

[funnelcloudd]

Noah Wyle go on Hot Ones. I know u love visibly suffering on camera and I enjoy it as well. Go on the dumb YouTube show and eat the chicken wings. Do it for me and the other sick children.

[roobydoos]

bbq dads

[microbiologistmusings]

I hope this is okay to ask but how do you find working in labs while being disabled? I'm a cane user and so many of the job descriptions say you need to stand for long periods of time and I genuinely can't understand why when chairs exist??

Babes, I’m gonna tell you what I wish someone had told me when I was starting lab work as a young kid. They are fuckin’ with you and hoping you give up. It’s a room with hoods, you are not ruining anything by sitting in a fuckin’ chair to do your work.

See, those job descriptions are ableist as fuck on purpose, because science as a career field changes about as fast as a glacier moves. If you’re an American, you’re covered by the ADA to get what you need. If not, you need to remember your worth and that the steps to accommodate you are beyond worth it to have you. Have a list of what you need, see the space during the interview if possible. ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. You have a right to be there, you are an asset. It doesn’t ruin anything for you to sit in a height adjustable chair.

I wish I could tell you it’s gonna be easy. But it’s not. The room you’ll be working in is going to be the easiest part of this. You are going to have to prove you belong in there a countless number of times, but you do. I promise. ❤️

Here are some resources, please ask me anything anytime: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01889-4

ADA in the laboratory refers to designing lab spaces that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act by ensuring accessibility, safety,

[doesthemoonhaveeyes]

fanart of yuri hucklerabbot from @microbiologistmusings 's "cowgirl problems" series!

[microbiologistmusings]

Lol, editing the next chapter of to the apple of my eye 😊 should be out later! Thank you guys so much for being patient with me ❤️😊

[eon1ee]

reminiscing on how i spilled a whole bottle of milk in the nicu one time… anyways here is HLHS dennis from @microbiologistmusings ‘to the apple of my eye’ !

(where we started btw)

[captaincrusher]

Me filtering out kinks I don’t like on AO3.