Checking out The Folk'N Guys at The Beer Kitchen at 100 Kellogg. The first set just started. Intro to Games of Thrones, instrumental. Wow. London, Ontario, has such great stuff going on if you know where to find it.

It's going to be a busy week so I'll post now. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays all. Slàinte, Joel

Hello Ottawa. I'm back for a night. Let's have some fun, shall we? It's been a bit. (Photo is of the view from my hotel room.)

I'll miss Dave. www.westviewfuneralchapel.com/obituaries/g...

Happy American Thanksgiving all. I've managed to rewatch A Charlie Browns Thanksgiving and now, I'm heading to work. Enjoy!

Each year, we come together to honour all who have served our country in times of war, conflict, and peace. #WesternU has been associated with Canada's armed forces throughout our shared history, and many of our members serve in the Canadian Armed Forces. #LestWeForget #LdnOnt

Status.

Trader Sam's at the Polynesian Village Resort at Walt Disney World knows how to serve a Bud Light to an older fellow in style... Great tiki joint.

Status tonight in Nashville. Bill Murray and his Blood Brothers.

Just a red-tailed hawk hanging out above the main doors of University College at Western University in London, Ontario - nothing to see here... #WesternU

Yes! The Grad Club is having a mascot design contest! www.uwogradclub.ca/mascot I'm of course hard at work with potential designs. And you could be too! (Note: I have no idea if AI generated images are allowed. I'm just going with my muse. See the website for the submission guidelines.)

Happy #startrekday2025! In honor of the franchise, here's a pic of me at the future birthplace of James T. Kirk, from my 2022 cross-country road trip. #LLAP #StarTrek

Welcome back Western Space! We are looking forward to another great year of activities, opportunities and more to bring to our membership. Follow along on our website at www.space.uwo.ca

The University of Chicago recently announced pauses on admissions to some of its humanities doctoral programs. Tyler Austin Harper argues that it's “a particular gut-punch to the humanities, not just at the university itself, but nationally and even globally.”

We got out a podcast episode! Enjoy SciFi Pubcast - Episode 114: Superheroes Movies: Superman & The Fantastic Four: First Steps! New episode is out now! It's a bit of a stretch for us, we know. www.scifipubcast.space/superheroes-...

It's always nice to see wildlife on campus, looking north from the University Drive Bridge, along the Thames River, in London, Ontario. #WesternU

Whoa. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Great episode. Captain Kirk!

Alright @stratfest.bsky.social. Let's do this. www.stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/Play...

I'm sorry I'm missing Star Trek Las Vegas this year. Have fun and enjoy the Klingon bloodwine. #STLV @creationent.bsky.social

Huzzah! The Grad Club is back open (summer hours)!

Interesting reading list by The Atlantic on the problems of (and facing) modern universities (gifted article). www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...

So on average, I consumed about 4 hours a day of science fiction content for the past four years with my PhD research. I just finished the brilliant 1967-68 British series, The Prisoner. I have thoughts....good ones. Patrick McGoohan was way before his time. www.imdb.com/title/tt0061...

Sunfest! I've made it! The free international music festival runs until Sunday night at Victoria Park in London, Ontario. Good times. Also #andersoncraftales has a branded Sunfest cerveza. How cool is that?

Wait. There's a Hallmark Christmas cruise out of Miami? www.hallmarkchristmascruise.com

Yeah... I love my colleagues at the Grad Club. Funny. It was a good event by #WesternU SOGS. Thank you Society of Graduate Students!

This was from last Tuesday's Western University convocation. I was so happy I participated as the Graduate Student Representative to Western University's Board of Governors (I did two convocations and a formal dinner on the Tuesday.) I'm in the left (stage left) of the framed shot. Congrats!

Ok #WesAnderson, let's do this.

Our global petition to save NASA science closes this Thursday, and we’re just shy of 15,000 signatures! Every name counts, this petition will be hand-delivered to members of Congress. Add yours today, Save NASA Science. planet.ly/petition

We got out another episode of our scifi comedic podcast. Enjoy! SciFi Pubcast - Episode 113: Doctor Who (Disney+/BBC)! We took the time to speak about the latest season of Doctor Who! We had thoughts. Enjoy! scifipubcast.space/doctor-who-d... #DoctorWho #Podcast

Working on my bartender's game.

As evacuation orders are going out, If you have the means, please consider donating to the Canadian Red Cross Wildfire appeal. Donations are being matched

I love it when legal scholarship and Star Wars collide. #CassRSunstein

Macbeth (Official Trailer), from the Stratford Festival YouTube account. It's so good. youtu.be/rVXklLnEVPE?...

Getting my Stratford Festival fix.

I'm attending my first opening of a play, ever, tonight at the Stratford Festival. I'm catching the Scottish play. I hope the characters patch things up before bad things happen... Also witches. #StratfordFestival

First run of the season. 3 km and a bit, slowly. Send lungs. Thanks.

Tell Congress: Save NASA Science. There is a U.S. resident petition as well as an international petition. www.congressweb.com/PlanetarySoc...

@chriskempshall.bsky.social., I just bought your Star Wars book. I support you sir.

Spending time figuring out how to do U.S. legal citations (the McGill Guide is unhelpful.) Send whiskey and cigarettes.

Paying my respect to good old Alec Guinness at the Stratford Festival. #StarWars

Hello Stratford Festival. My 2025 season adventure has begun. I'm looking at you, bard man.

Want to see the slide presentation to "Droids, AI, and Sentience" as you listen? Come to the Star Warsologies YouTube: youtu.be/ZGQEHraWt3o

New episode is out! Our "Droids, AI, and Sentience" panel from #StarWarsCelebration Japan is up! Come listen to Prof. Yukie Nagai, @chriskempshall.bsky.social, Joel Welch, discuss the nuts and bolts of droids, from modern tech to ethics, law, and baking skywalkingthroughneverland.com/star-warsolo...

Cool. @starwarsologies.bsky.social just posted the audio of the panel I was on at #StarWarsCelebrationJapan. skywalkingthroughneverland.com/star-warsolo... It's also posted to YouTube. youtu.be/ZGQEHraWt3o?... Thanks all! Great times.

We got out our latest SciFi Pubcast episode. Enjoy! SciFi Pubcast - Episode 112: Star Wars Celebration Japan & Andor! Joel survived Japan. We talked about it as well as the #StarWars series, Andor. scifipubcast.space/star-wars-ce... #Andor #SWCJ #StarWarsCelebration #StarWarsCelebrationJapan

I accidentally ordered a children's book on artificial intelligence through Western University Libraries and it's really good. I'm so going to quote from it for my dissertation.

Attending the Exploring Art & Pop Culture's Relationship with Space Exploration at @westernuSpace #WesternUSpaceDay. The panelists are Kate Howells of the Planetary Society, @aerospacewriter.bsky.social, Helen Gregory, moderated by Maya Soukup.

Alright #WesternUSpaceDay, let's do this. #WesternU @WesternU @westernuSpace

So I just walked into 100 Kellogg (London, Ontario) and Beer Kitchen is doing multiple choice #StarWars trivia for #MayThe4th. I'm not playing because I feel like a ringer...considering what I'm doing with my life. The restaurant is on the busy side. That's great to see. Lots of families.

Happy #MayTheFourth to those who celebrate it. #StarWars #MayThe4thBeWithYou