Small existential crisis bc I can’t decide what music to listen to while I grade. I generally play what we’re talking about in class but we just finished punk/new wave and starting 70s country tomorrow.
I haven't found/looked for the merino wool community here, but I do feel like I've joined a cult now that I'm kinda all-in on woolx and wool& dresses.
This is a post about the "secret" woolx mystery sale and yes, I've already made a purchase.
Couldn‘t get a Lyft after amazing Gillian Welch & David Rawlings w/Paul Kowert Grateful Dead Acoustic Reckoning show. Driver cancelled, 2nd driver delayed, cancelled. V annoyed but finally paired w/new driver & Jesus was on the way! Couldn’t be too mad anymore & had to laugh. Happy Easter, y’all
Emotionally preparing (won't be prepared) for all of the "the shot" talk re: Pitino playing Duke in the Sweet 16. I still hate Christian Laettner.
Will neither confirm nor deny that the last two minutes of regulation & Oweh's epic buzzer beater was on the screen for the first part of my pop music history class. Go Cats.
It's really amazing what some sunshine, warm weather, and the start of March Madness can do for my mental health.
Haven't taken many photos except at the fantastic Virginia Museum of Fine Arts yesterday. However, I deeply regret not taking a photo of Michael Bishop, current lead singer of GWAR, holding up his performance mask (Blothar, I think?), at the beginning of his talk this morning #sam2026
First SAM in a minute & attending not presenting. Great papers/events and v much appreciate breathing room in the schedule & built-in opportunities to leave the conference hotel Plus obligatory basketball viewing with grad school pals #sam2026
Emotionally & physically unprepared for it
Made wild decision to come to campus during spring break (!!) but theres a conference & keynote is David Yeager author of 10 to 25 the science of motivating young people. One of the best books I’ve read & changed how I think about students. Highly recommend.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/10-to-...
The thing about overcommitting to wearing only clothes with pockets & keeping it up a decade plus (life is too short etc etc) is that when an exception is made for a fancy party you realize how very much putting hands in pockets has become part of your personality.
Def woulda been up for this if I had been in town!
Girl Scout cookies for breakfast bc I support the youths! Happy Friday, y’all!
Read book 4 and really enjoyed the whole series. Now I'm sucked in so I put the next book (full length novel!) on hold too. Maybe I'll watch the show over spring break?
Read first Murderbot book on Sunday, then immediately read the second. Even tho this isn’t my typical genre I do love a novella & these are good. Super nice of Libby to give me book 3 yesterday (read) & for book 4 to pop up today (soon to be read).
Came here to say this! 🙌
Mentioned something I had seen here in class & a student asked what's bluesky & another student said like twitter but nerds & I was like, yeah, ok sure, not wrong.
Someone in the classroom next door banged on the wall when I started playing "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" during class today. I assume they were inspired by the message, so I probably should have turned it up louder... but I refrained (probably deserve a medal for such restraint).
Ahhh! "Praise the Lord & Pass the Ammunition" was a favorite in our grad school TA office YouTube Friday rotation! Haven't thought about that one in a minute.
The reason for the season!
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance required 9,852 theatrical pyrotechnics, nearly 400 costumed extras, and a lot of ingenuity.
And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding.
www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
My puzzle
Fellow puzzle lovers: In honor of the Super Bowl I made a little football-themed crossword with my friend @robdubbin.bsky.social for @puzzmo.com.
You can play for free today:
www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...
I know there are other really important things going on, but I just ran across this while looking up something else re: Chicago style, and I just...?!?!
"Note that a place of publication is no longer required in book citations"
I just graded an assignment to avoid grading another assignment, so I'm really making the most of my snow day
I complain all the time about 11 a.m. central kickoffs, so I am obviously thrilled (tone: sarcastic) re: 10 a.m. central tip off for the UK basketball game. Safety first and all that, but I'll still be grumpy about it
Trader Joe's was out of everything
I had a former colleague from an office job years ago reach out to me privately making sure this wasn't me. Public Musicology!
It’s a good thing I don’t care much about the outcome of this game since both my cable & internet are down. I’m cheering most for my iPhone hotspot that’s letting me stream the game on my laptop
I know we had three days of class last week but tomorrow seems like the first day of class somehow?
The part of the semester when I'm an IT textbook/website consultant... and I definitely do not love it.
