went for an MRI this morning and the nurse who put my IV in was a ringer for Dana on The Pitt in both appearance and demeanor. we talked about perimenopause and writing, it was great
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I lovingly water my outside plants all summer but eventually by mid-September I no longer care if they live or die, they’re on their own now
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.@sarahmackattack.bsky.social · last mo.Goooood morning! The 2026 Snail Facts Calendars are OUT! We've got 24 days of scratchable snail fact goodness, designed by Philly artist Kelly Nichols! Advent calendars are cute as hell, a delightful tradition, and keep @skypeascientist.bsky.social funded! Get one at SquidFacts.net Pls repost ❤️
[an incredible technology exists in my car that would have seemed like science fiction when I learned how to drive] me, an ingrate: I hate it when I’m adjusting the music volume and instead it adjusts the map lady’s voice
got stuck in horrendous traffic on my way home today but getting to honk in support of the striking workers at the casino made it worthwhile
the joy of being on the fence about going to your yoga class but feeling guilty about it and then seeing that it’s been cancelled
doing the lord’s work (eating 17 tomatoes a day because they all ripened at the same time)
last night’s anxiety dream: I am a doctor about to perform surgery I realize that I’m not really a doctor but have for some reason been telling people I am my pants are so tight that I’m going to have a panic attack but I can’t take them off because I’m at work, where I’m not actually a doctor
“who tracked all this dirt into the house?” I ask accusingly, having forgotten that it was me, 2 minutes ago
Libraries being bad for capitalism is good for society, actually. #SorryNotSorry 📚 www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Study Says Library E-book Lending Hurts Industry Sales
Amid new attempts by states to legislate e-book agreements between publishers and libraries, a new report from the AAP and Authors Guild found that increased e-book lending at libraries is threatening...
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making strawberry chartreuse ice cream and it’s in danger of not making it to the ice cream stage
we have reached the point in summer where I need someone to cut off all my hair immediately
one of the reasons I got out of higher ed is its insistence on making huge changes with lasting consequences for students based on the whims of mediocre dudes with too much money
Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · last mo.I once worked at a university that gutted an entire (very popular and useful) learning center and replaced it with two guys who would teach you how to host blogs. every student had to have a blog. Every single one. Our syllabus had to mention blogs. We had to teach WITH blogs.
julia child x midsommar is the crossover I didn’t know I needed
❌ Meta Glasses ✅ Camp Snoopy Glasses
Consumer Time Capsule@consumertc.bsky.social · last mo.The Camp Snoopy Glasses were the first time (of many) that the Peanuts and McDonald's teamed up. These were also practically guaranteed to be collecting dust in most cupboards across the country for decades to come. (1983)
As the sun peeks over the horizon, a small parcel of books from the interlibrary loan program appears on the roof of the wizard's tower.
insane to be able to take a photo like this with your phone
I know some people have real problems, but getting all the lasagna noodles to fit in the pot of boiling water is rly stressful
just got so mad that the post office website was saying they couldn’t pick up a package until AUGUST … which it turns out is tomorrow
started the day with our outside HVAC unit falling off the wall while I was standing next to it; my nerves, they are JANGLED