Lmao I just checked the syllabus and apparently today was supposed to be Gunnluag Serpent-Tongue and not Gisla Saga. Turns out I mixed up the dates 🙃🙃🙃
Time to but together a whole different lecture in 30 minutes
Gisla* damn autocorrect
Pre class life! Lecturing on Gisli’s Saga today!
ANGELS!!!
Spending the day powering through a revise and resubmit draft on defining homoromantic in a chivalric romance context. Send cute pet pics to power me through 😭
I am not surprised. It was either this or fairy 😊😊
The one thing I don’t get to fully delve into in my conference paper was Valkyries as protector figures as well as choosers of the slain, though I suppose I can continue to develop this paper an include that
Happy birthday!
Finished my presentation. I got nervous and skipped like an entire section but I did it 🙃
Thank you to Josh Mangle, Natasha Symes, and Josh Coulthard for another fantastic session and for fielding so many thoughtful questions! We'll now break for lunch and reconvene for our keynote lecture with Prof. Carolyne Larrington!
12 days
Traveling to Arizona for an invited talk Thursday and I’m nervous af. Gonna be talking about Wyll from BG3, Sir Morien from Arthurian legend, and fan reaction to Black identities in Medieval Fantasy
It’s already shaping up to be a busy year. Giving an invited lecture at ASU in three weeks, then giving a conference talk about Valkyries at Cambridge in February!!!
Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
Today is the funeral of a good friend of mine from undergrad. We didn’t keep in touch nearly as much as we should have. I’m regret that so much. So maybe reach out to the friend you keep meaning to (but haven’t) today.
Gambit is so much fun!! He might be up there with Sue for me
One day they’ll give me a flying type eeveelution
Played FFXIV for the first time months (beyond walking into me house and waking out). It felt good to be back after a break!! If anyone wants to run some dungeons or something that’d be cool 🥺🥺
I’ve had so many professors come up to me telling me their students are so excited for my medieval women and magic course and my video game storytelling course
Making little protection charms for friends this Yule season!!
Cozy + family + Halloweentown !!
That one, perfume and milk, you can have it all, and witch dance are my faves from the album!
The Old Religion is one of fatm’s best songs
I really think this is going to be Florence + The Machine’s best album. Sympathy Magic makes me feel alive in the best way possible
Fall adventures
My next semester is gonna be so much fun. As of now this is my teaching schedule:
Jan term - Women and Magic in the Middle Ages
Spring term
Vikings and Valkyries
Video Games as Literature
History of the English Language
I played early access but I can’t wait to see the full story. It’s sooo good
Need the 25th to get here because I want the Haded 2 full release immediately
New faculty orientation is officially done!