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nanila

[personal profile] rmc28 2016-11-10 04:45 pm (UTC)(link)
I would like to nominate Nanila for her excellent wit, courage, and humour. Many lovely photos and Exciting Space News.
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[personal profile] liv 2016-11-10 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm a bit awestruck by Nanila! She's such a witty and thoughtful writer, and I love reading her posts about science and parenting and Pokémon and every other topic. Even when she's angry and upset, her writing is sparkling and really makes me think about the issues she's rightfully angry about.
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[personal profile] nanila 2016-11-16 08:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, thank you! I'm particularly intrigued by your final observation, which is something I'd never have noticed myself.
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[personal profile] silveradept 2016-11-10 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Dr. N is an excellent person of SCIENCE who has great posts about space things and how they are very much succeeding at raising aware and brilliant children who will be all of their potential selves.
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[personal profile] nanila 2016-11-16 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you very much. It's especially nice to hear your perspective on the children, as I know how observant you are and how much experience you have with them.
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Re: nanila

[personal profile] alexseanchai 2016-11-11 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
Many hearts for nanila!
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Re: nanila

[personal profile] nanila 2016-11-16 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
And also for you!
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[personal profile] randomling 2016-11-11 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
I really like seeing Nanila's posts on my reading list even though we don't know each other at all - she always has something really interesting to say and her continued presence makes me smile. ♥
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[personal profile] nanila 2016-11-16 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, thank you! And thank you for setting up [community profile] spoonlessactivists because that is so exactly what I am, too.
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[personal profile] st_aurafina 2016-11-11 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
I love her nature photographs, and her love of Bake Off. And beautiful people.
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[personal profile] nanila 2016-11-16 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you. Which reminds me, I need to make Rav/Benjamina/moar Selasi posts on [community profile] multibeautiful...
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Re: nanila

[personal profile] davidgillon 2016-11-11 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Not to mention clearly excellent parenting!
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[personal profile] nanila 2016-11-16 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you. The parenting is probably the thing I worry about the most, so it's very nice to hear that it seems to be a thing I'm getting right (mostly...).
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[personal profile] sfred 2016-11-11 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Nanila is brilliant - her enthusiasm for her areas of expertise is utterly infectious, and she's brilliant at making them comprehensible.
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Re: nanila

[personal profile] nanila 2016-11-16 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, thank you! I spent part of my day today planning a demonstration that's going to be filmed, so that's really good to hear.
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Re: nanila

[personal profile] ironed_orchid 2016-11-13 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
[personal profile] nanila is wonderfully thoughtful and brings her keen intellect and kindness to all the subjects she writes about: space, science, politics, immigration, parenting, art.

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Re: nanila

[personal profile] nanila 2016-11-16 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you. That's much appreciated, especially coming from someone whose capacity for intellectual expression I have long admired.
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Re: nanila

[personal profile] nanila 2016-11-16 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you for this. Discovering this thread was a bright spot in my day. :)