We will see about that!

Damn it, I’ve lost #whamageddon! Note to self: if I care about not losing this game next year, don’t watch ‘The Holiday’ until it’s actually Christmas. Or skip the first 5-ish minutes….

Trying to remove trans people from public life. Tell me again how this isn't violent?

Remember, my friends: Do not comply in advance, and do not cry in advance. The fear and despair is the point.

Oh joy, another helpful AI infographic via LinkedIn. Off I go to my job as a liberaian, maybe to run some critical evaligane workshops and of course use New! Boulean! Logic!

You’ve just died. The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you. I mean, there are worse ways to die than by the sword. 🫡⚔️

‘Sexy HEMA Scorecard.’ Do I even WANT to know how to make that a Halloween costume?!

bringing back my most viral tweet for spooky season

Let’s talk about Banned Books Week. 📚

Induction week has arrived. Let’s go.

As someone who does HEMA, very much agree that women should have swords (along with non-binary folks).

If you live in or near Oxford, are a woman (cis or trans)/nonbinary person/trans identifying, and you want to learn consensual historical violence, come to this workshop next Saturday (19th July) hosted by my HEMA club! Tickets are free but space is limited: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-sword-in...

The most majestic thing you will see on #bluesky today. 😇

I may have watched the trailer for 'Wicked: For Good' about 5-6 times already.... Oops. youtu.be/vt98AlBDI9Y?...

And that is a wrap for Day 2 of #CALC25 and for me that’s a wrap for the conference! I am on annual leave beginning tomorrow, so will likely miss Day 3. The past two days have been packed with information but it’s been so illuminating and inspiring. Hope to ‘see’ everyone next year!

My #CALC25 buddies, Lizzie and Larry!

I’m already enjoying Christine Moeller’s session ‘“I’m killing myself to fit”: librarianship’s marginalization of neurodivergent librarians’. As a librarian who is likely neurodivergent (pursuing official diagnosis), a lot of the information is ringing true. #CALC25

Amazing session from Twanna Hodge and Abigail Philips, ‘Librarianship in the mirror: reflecting on our complicities.’ #CALC25

I'm at #CALC25 about to listen to "I'm killing myself to fit': librarianship's marginalization of neurodivergent librarians" by Christine M. Moeller.

Finished an incredible session from Tina Liu and Jennie Fallis, ‘Lessons from the Tortoise.’ Clearly articulates the problems with EDI initiatives within many universities (which are often corporate, ‘tick-box,’ and surface level rather than actually radical). Less neoliberalism, please! #CALC25

While waiting for the start, we have had puffins and a puppy cam. Yeah, I would say this a good conference. #CALC25

Time for Day 2 of #CALC25! Looking forward to it!

Loved @heroicendeavour.bsky.social's talk on Libraries as 3rd Spaces, closing a genuinely great Day 1 of #CALC25. "The fluidity of the 3rd space gives librarians a unique freedom to drive change". I wrote about this recently in @irishexaminer.bsky.social: mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/19...

Finished Day 1 of #CALC25 with a really interesting session from @heroicendeavour.bsky.social. Learned a lot and have a lot to think about in my role as an academic librarian.

Love to hear an #ebookSOS shout out! #CALC25

Eek, I missed Edgardo Civallero’s session ‘Slow libraries, radical futures’! I think I misread the timetable in my exhaustion and thought I had a longer break…. Oh well, I can just say that I was embracing the concept by taking it slow for an hour or so. #CALC25

Spotted this gorgeous cat on my walk earlier. I may not have a cat now, but I am pretty sure posting cat pictures during library conferences is mandatory. #CALC25

Really interesting to hear about Christina Kamposiori’s research on EDI in job specs (I now need to scour the RL PD Bank). Also interesting to hear that by comparison, there were a number of positions in the US that were created to drive EDI (at least at time of the research). #CALC25

Took a break to grab some paracetamol and lie down for a little bit before getting into the next #CALC25 sessions. I’m nearly a month post-appendectomy, but I still get EXHAUSTED.

In addition to ‘Queer as Folklore’, I have a whole list of books and articles to read thanks to the wonderful #CALC25 attendees sharing knowledge in the chat. Engaging with this community is why I’m glad to attend the conference live rather than just watching recordings afterwards.

@sachacoward.bsky.social's #CALC25 keynote is definitely the most entertaining keynote I've ever attended - we've had Dragula, we've had the sexuality of robots, we've had Hans Christian Andersen face down weeping on Dickens' lawn, we've had sapphic mermaids, we've had swords as phalluses...

Starting #CALC25 strong with an amazing keynote from Sacha Coward.

And now we’re discussing sapphic vampires. Not a bad way to spend an afternoon. #CALC25

Also, swords have already come up in the Zoom chat. I think I am going to have fun. #CALC25 ⚔️

Sacha Coward’s keynote has only just started, but I’m already hooked. Queer history, folklore, and pure hyperfixation-induced passion? I’m in! #CALC25 🧜

Today is the start of #CALC25! Apologies in advance for all the conference posting over the next couple days, but that was literally my whole point for getting the bird app back in the day, so going to continue that tradition!

I just finished my first week back at work post-surgery. Overall, I think it went really well and my colleagues have been so understanding, but WOW, even with frequent breaks and WFH, I feel like I ran a marathon. Time to rest and recharge this weekend….

Can’t say I’m surprised, but I am disgusted. Carla Hayden is incredible and her dismissal is yet another alarming action from this administration.

THE CHAFF PROJECT Hi! Are you cis in the UK and you'd like to support trans rights? Great! How: buy a trans flag pin and wear it in public. Why: chaff is an overwhelming amount of false positives so that when a missile gets close to the plane, it hits the chaff and not the plane.

Really wish I could be at the Oxford for Trans Rights protest, but sending all my love to those who are attending. Below is a picture from London Trans Pride 2023. Trans people have always existed and they always will. No courts can change that. #transrightsarehumanrights

If you are financially able, consider donating to @GoodLawProject. We need to stand up for trans rights 🏳️‍⚧️: goodlawproject.org/s/c41bb8

The past few days have been... eventful, to put it mildly. Slight CW for emergency surgery, hospitals, and everything related to that. Buckle up folks, it's gonna be a bumpy ride and a long thread. 🧵 1/11

British meanings of “I'm fine” 1. I am actually fine, don’t worry 2. I’ll be fine in a minute, but please go away because you’re not helping 3. I've never been so cross 4. I think I’ve just broken my leg 5. My whole life has collapsed

Hope Strom Thurmond is thrashing around in his grave 🖕🏾

The more time they have to spend being annoyed by you and your friends, the less time they have for other stuff. Be annoying.

Wasting their time and annoying them is still an act of resistance

I don’t know how we will get through the next four years. Grateful to no longer live in the USA, but am worried about friends and family across the pond. This is not normal.

It hasn’t been 24 f**king hours.

Brit 1: “Bit nippy out there!” Brit 2: “Yeah, it was freezing when I left the house this morning!” - end of conversation - - repeat tomorrow -

I don’t know how I feel about this….