Trying to teach my students good notation then the book goes and uses B for a basis AND B for the matrix whose columns are the vectors in B. #mathsky

A bonus to applying for a sabbatical is that I get to skip the department meeting where they talk about sabbaticals.

#Hoosiers going to no. 2 baby.

Here for the @amermathsoc.bsky.social sectional meeting in #StLouis. Awake because I'm on eastern time.

The little paper on the end of my tea bag string is missing. I can only surmise that I have somehow consumed it. Send help.

Doing mandatory grant training through Workday. Any purchase under $10,000 is a "micro purchase" and a "small purchase" is between $10,000 and $250,000. Considering the size of my grant, I don't think most of this presentation applies to me.

Well, I got my 4 month math reviews reminder, so I guess that means I can delete my 2 month reminder. #mathsky

Krull versus global dimension in noetherian PI rings sounds like the title of a bad B-movie. #mathsky

Yesterday was a premier sports day, with #IU and the #Brewers both winning. Now we just need a #Packers win today to complete the trifecta.

#Hoosiers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you're in #Louisville today, come check out the Louisville Book festival at the convention center and pick up a signed copy of #Mosaic by @lauragaddiswriter.bsky.social.

Book #15 of 2025: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig @matthaig.bsky.social. Interesting concept that explores the nature of regret and the different paths our life can take.

It's hard to take a paper seriously when 10 of the 12 references are self citations.

Book #14 of 2025: Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut. Probably my third or fourth read of this book. I need to make a more regular habit of getting to the Granfalloon in Bloomington every year. Last time I went I caught a fantastic concert by the Flaming Lips.

Oh, so now my wife thinks we need to get our air ducts cleaned.

What I think every time I see one of these "Cracker Barrel is woke" posts

James Dobson is dead, was a monster: defector.com/james-dobson...

Had a couple fun days in Chicago doing #math, then capped it off with a fantastic @nin.com show! #nothingcanstopmenow #NIN

Mathematics degree? Not sure I understand the question mark. #mathsky

Book #13 of 2025: We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Such a fantastic writer. He lays out in full view the lingering effects of slavery today. Also be sure to check out his Black Panther run. #booksky

Trying to understand a theorem led me back to one of my favorite bits of math writing. There are two ways to compose paths in a quiver and my confusion traced back to the fact that the authors were using function notation. #mathsky

Visited @landlockedmusic.com in Bloomington last week. The Jack White album was the one I came in for, the others were 5 for $10 in the discount bin. #score #cds

CD haul from my local library booksale. Nice selection of genres represented here. #CDs

Book #12 of 2025: Girlfriend in a coma by Douglas Coupland. I think I missed the point. Also I've been slacking on summer reading. Too much #math. #booksky

I’m excited to bring my memoir to Asheville Sept 20! #writing #writingcommunityofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #literaryfestival #literaryfestival #punchbucketliteraryfestival #asheville #ashevilleevents #booklovers #bookstagrammer #bookcommunity #memoirs #memoirsofmotherhood #memoirwriting

Kind of over-the-moon about this. This was my third attempt at this (plus many other grant attempts that didn't work out). We need more grant opportunities like this to support mathematicians in the US. Thanks to @amermathsoc.bsky.social and @simonsfoundation.org! #mathsky #academicsky

Some time ago I wrote a survey article on the Weyl algebra and its generalizations. It's now published and available open access. It has jokes. #mathsky

Caught @ginblossomsaz.bsky.social at Rose Music Center. Such a great band. Little one rocked out as well.

My marriage can legally drink! Happy 21st anniversary to @lauragaddiswriter.bsky.social!

Watch my little girl go!

Had fun with the little one at Thunderfury #Comics in Marion, OH. Turns out she's got good tastes and came away with a pretty good haul. #TMNT #xmen #wolverine

I aspire to write an opening this good some day. #mathsky

I’m excited to get back to the in-person book events after a month-long hiatus! If you are in the Marion, Ohio area, come visit me and get a signed book! #ohioauthors #ohiowriters #author #authorsofinstagram #authorsoninstagram #writinglife #booklovers #bookrecs #bookstoreevents #bookstores #booksky

What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders? It turns out that, no, we don't know all the math.

Book #11 of 2025: The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury. I know it's a classic, but I really wasn't digging this one. #booksky

I got my 4 month reminder from math reviews so now I can delete my 2 month reminder. #mathsky

Oh, I'll just go into the office today and work. It will be nice and quiet.. ...and they're mowing the lawn right outside my window.

Thank you to the Midwest Book Review for the kind words! MBR recommends Mosaic “for readers with an interest in books focused on love, loss, death, and grief.” Available at bookshop.org or your local bookstore can order it! Also an ebook! #memoir #authorlife #smallpress #booksky #authorsky #agentsky

Book #10 of 2025: The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie. A friend recommended @annleckie.com for #sci-fi but picked a #fantasy novel instead. I was thrown by the use of second person at first but then I really got into it. #booksky

By the time I get proofs from a journal, I'm usually so sick of reading the paper that it's a tremendous slog to get through it looking for errors. #mathsky #academicsky

Made it to the Sessanta tour last night in Milwaukee. A Perfect Circle and Puscifer were great. Primus sucked, obviously.

Met Tito Santana today, a fantastic wrestler from the 80s and 90s. Nice guy, too.

Thanks to some funny business with Springer and OhioLink, I was able to publish my latest article open access for free. Co-authored with Ken Chan, Rob Won, and James Zhang. #mathsky

Book #9 of 2025: A Rare and Dangerous Beast by Lloyd Mullins. First #western I've read in a while. Fascinating story of Anatoly Lukyanov (Nate Luck), largely based on a true story, as he discovers his place in America during a tumultuous time in the country's history. #booksky 💙📚

Just rewatched The Lego Movie with my daughter. I forgot what a total jam Everything Is Awesome is.

Book #8 of 2025: The Electron Ghost Casino by Randoloh Healy. First #poetry collection in a while. I especially enjoyed the #math poems. #booksky

This is either absurdly late for a 2025 TT job posting or absurdly early for 2026 job. What's going on at FSU?! #mathsky www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/26...

Grades are done! Now to make an honest attempt to catch up on everything else that I've been putting off during the semester (looking at you referee reports). #academicsky #mathsky

You don't understand. It's not a Trojan Horse, it's a large wooden badger.

a.co/d/hmmlvMS Check out one of the lovely reviews I’ve gotten for my debut memoir! If you are looking for a book about healing and hope, you may want to check it out. And if you’ve read it, I’d appreciate an Amazon review from you! Every review helps others find my book.📕