This week in class I almost blurted out “I had a dream about the accordion last night!” But thankfully managed to keep that as an inside thought.
Abby
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I’m an academic studying commemoration of 9/11 and the GWOT. Open water & masters swimming. Sighthounds. Originally from IN.
Please remember that 1 in 3 women are probably having an extra terrible time right now
8 Sailors in U.S.S. Lincoln Strike Group Attempted Suicide, Navy Says www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
8 Sailors in U.S.S. Lincoln Strike Group Attempted Suicide, Navy Says (Gift Article)
The aircraft carrier with its crew of about 5,000 sailors has spent more than 300 days at sea.
nytimes.com
Math Teacher’s Duplex Too Depressing To TP https://theonion.com/math-teachers-duplex-too-depressing-to-tp/
The dog jumped on the couch to sniff John’s face. John gently cupped her head with his hands, saying, “My mind to your mind. My thoughts to your thoughts.”
It’s uncharacteristically humid and the elevator at work is broken. I’m melting into a puddle so someone please just mop me into a bucket and carry me around for today.
The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Robert Pattinson https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-robert-pattinson/
My dissertation advisor, in a recent email: “This summer I was in Athens, which lived up to my Dionysian expectations.”
Shook hands with John Adams (composer) last night and managed not to say or do anything embarrassing. So that’s a win.
Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming https://theonion.com/trans-teen-hatches-nefarious-plot-to-undergo-years-of-m-1850433563/
Interesting to note that there’s WAY more dog-themed merchandise in the 9/11 memorial & museum gift shop than there was in 2023.
Touring the 9/11 Memorial & Museum with Andrea was everything I hoped it would be. The critique flowed freely.
Abby@abbyshupe.bsky.social · 2w agoConvinced Andrea Moore to go to the museum with me and I’m VERY excited about that.
I know it’s cartoonish but I think Liz Lemon was correct when she said New York City is the capital of the universe.
I’m honored to have been selected for an American Musicological Society and Library of Congress lecture. Lectures like this one draw on a collection at the LoC, and I’ll present on John Adams, *On the Transmigration of Souls*, and 9/11 memory.
Headed to New York tomorrow to revisit the 9/11 Memorial & Museum and on Friday will hear the New York Philharmonic play *On the Transmigration of Souls.*
If you had to cast an all-muppets+1 human Don Giovanni, how would you do it? Who’s the human?
If my institution hadn’t cut my 9/11 class this year, I would assign this.
Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 3w ago25 years later and The Onion’s ParentCorner 9/11 explainer from immediately after the attack is a better understanding of the threat environment than the one produced by the U.S. government.
John somewhat randomly suggested watching War of the Worlds (2005), which is never seen. Turns out it’s a 9/11 movie.
Whew boy it has been a journey. Not sure if I can answer this question yet.
Karen Attiah@karenattiah.bsky.social · 3w agoWhat are you doing with your midlife existential crisis? No wrong answers. Just trying to see something, as the kids say.
Teaching theory III for the first time in a decade and I’m so excited by all the rep we get to do. Today: Chopin!
Got a text from a friend who is a retired military historian, asking if I have plans to do anything interesting for the 9/11 anniversary. My brand is strong.
We do not have a masters or PhD in music theory or musicology where I teach, so I’m mostly asking out of curiosity. 
Abby@abbyshupe.bsky.social · 4w agoHey music academic peeps: if you advise masters and/or PhD students, does coaching them count toward your teaching load? Or service? Or none of the above? Feel free to DM me if you’d rather. 
Hey music academic peeps: if you advise masters and/or PhD students, does coaching them count toward your teaching load? Or service? Or none of the above? Feel free to DM me if you’d rather. 
I’ve bought a few such weird items off Poshmark and my husband wishes I’d stop. I’ll post some pics next week.
Faine Greenwood@faineg.com · 4w agoI'm going to have to make a whole thread of "furry merch that was sold to cash in on 9/11." This figurine asks us to imagine an Al Qaeda terrorist attack in the Sylvanian Families cinematic universe: www.whitehouseholidays.com/Remember_911...
Update: we just got an email that said “the bat has been retrieved, all clear!” Lol
Abby@abbyshupe.bsky.social · 4w agoSecurity alerts on campus so far today: ✅ 🐻 Bear on main campus. Is it the one that arrived during freshman move-in? ✅ 🦇 Bat hanging from the ceiling on the second floor of the music building.