I was at a coffee shop. Tapped my card. Forgot to complete the screen. Barista tipped herself 50% while I was in the restroom. 😐

Watching my friend help her son with his math homework as he slowly melts off the sofa in agony. The tone, the volume, the bargaining are universal and timeless.

Side by side headlines sum it up.

This rat was far too casual about plucking a bat in flight. His ease is unsettling. I wonder if his friends and family have any idea that this is what he’s up to at night.

My friend’s 9 yr old: “what’s your job?” Me: “same as your mom. I’m a professor.” 9: “where?” Me: “Vassar.” 9: “Princeton is the best university.“

Pro-life republicans are always working their hardest to withhold the things that sustain life.

Another person who started down this path from the most “innocuous” advertised uses of ChatGPT: homework help. I have been struck by the cases of people getting lost in delusions after using this product for work or school: ie the use cases we are supposed to encourage as faculty.

I know this is pedantic, but Kim Davis was not "jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses." She was jailed for contempt of court because she refused to follow a court order (she had stopped issuing all marriage licenses). NYT makes it sound like the Woke Police broke down her door.

Delayed two hours from LGA. But yeah I guess the airports “appeared to be working largely normal” in that I paid $21 for a burrito.

From a PERMANENT extension of the subsidies and the repeal Medicaid cuts to… a one-year extension of expiring health care subsidies?! Are you fucking kidding me? Let me in there, I once got an airline to buy me a train ticket to catch a diff flight during a snow storm. I can handle this one.

I just realized I have not seen a stretched earlobe since Obama was president. What happened? Did people have them removed and their lobes reconstructed?

I have no idea how saturated the AI market is in the private sector but… I imagine not saturated enough to get 100 of them to come teach.

This is fascinating because this is such a new field and somehow they are going to hire 100 tenure-track faculty in the next 5 years who specialize in it. And yet when asked to fill spots with faculty of color/women/marginalized groups, administrators often cry about how the pipelines don't exist.

The money is there for #SNAP. Trump is impeding court order to feed millions of people while continuing to pay for mass deportations. 1 in 8 families depend on SNAP. For the average person, by end of month, 95.5% of allowance is gone. These benefits are lifelines.

does mamdani know he's singlehandedly carrying everyone's mental health

Withholding food from children, elderly, and disabled citizens as leverage to cut healthcare is some pretty diabolical shit. #SNAP needs to be fully restored.

Lower the speed. There’s too much roadkill-cumber.

Daylight saving ends tomorrow, so I will be daylight spending. I am going to go into daylight debt. I will probably have to declare daylight bankruptcy by the end of the month.

You can't make this up.

Don't see a way out of this apart from the strict legal regulation of all generative "AI". Everything needs to be labeled, the use of the likeness of real people (alive or dead) without their express consent needs to be libel (even in a labeled video), and the fines need to be ruinous.

It’s really windy out—not the best condition for trick or treating. Regardless, these kids better come pick up their candy. (I’m a moth. She’s a bee.)

This legitimately sounds like a question they were asking at the NYC Mayor debates

Panel (2/4) of the “Piscola hunting squirrels at sunset” lamp done! Also a sneak peak of (3/4)

SNAP is unfunded after tomorrow, leaving families and children to go hungry. BUT... $130Million was privately donated to fund the military during this shutdown. I dunno, can you eat a tank?

...Because no one suffers more than the people who make up 7% of the population but own most of the land and wealth. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I am humbly asking all major media outlets not to abet or normalize the anti-constitutional designs of the current American President.

Between #SNAP benefits being cut off and the confirmation of a wellness influencer, you can’t paint a clearer picture of this administration serving the rich while actively punishing the poor. MAHAs public health approach is everyone for themselves.

The surgeon general confirmation hearing is today. A wellness influencer is about to become the “nation’s doctor”. Resharing this OpEd I wrote on May. www.newsweek.com/casey-means-...

This took like 30mins to separate. And now I’m going to eat it like cereal.

Finished cutting the pieces for panel 2/4 of the “Piscola hunting squirrels at sunset” lamp. Here, a squirrel peeks out, wondering where his friend is. Well, his friend is dead—eaten, as depicted on panel 1/4. In the foreground, Piscola’s favorite red ball.

Not just the facade but the whole East Wing… so maybe not just a ballroom but a resort & casino?

Sometimes I sit in a meeting and realize... oh no, they all think I'm a grown up. They are asking me questions and expecting answers. But I'm just a baby... a 40 year old baby. I still drink juice--granted it's all fermented.

I learned how to jump a car today--I do not mean going over it with a bike or skateboard, I mean with jumper cables. It's so crazy, you just clip those things onto the battery bits. I thought it would be more involved. Instead, it seemed very haphazard. I have hair clips that feel more secure.

Here are the positions: 1. Chairperson elect (1 year, three years total) 2. Secretary/Treasurer-Elect (3 years) 3. Program Committee Chair (2 years) 4. Publicity Committee Chair (2 years) 5. Membership/Mentorship Committee Chair (2 years) 6. Graduate Student Council Member at large (2 years 2/4

ASA Elections are coming up soon! We are seeking nominations for the following positions within our section. Terms would start in 2026! 1/4

I am reviewing a paper… the authors used AI to do their qualitative coding. The raw data: fewer than 90 pages of text.

With anything I give her, my mom asks “how much was it?” And then, to make it an excellent gift, I lie about getting a good deal (75% off! I used point! I used miles!) when in fact I paid full price like a fool.

Panel 1/4 of “Piscola hunting squirrels at sunset” lamp is soldered and done! Some people at the workshop felt sorry for the squirrel, but don’t worry—within the squirrel community he is widely despised. Hope that helps.

Discussed autism, Tylenol, and false promises of a cure with Areva Martin: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahM5...

My family is visiting. First thing this morning, my father asks “is there a Home Depot around here? I going to fix your doors.”

Ground the pieces today for panel 1/4 of the “Piscola hunting squirrels at sunset” table lamp. #stainedglass

I honestly believe that La Fermiere’s primary product is pottery. The yogurt is just bait.

“We have to reject the idea that our only, best power is our pocketbooks. (…) Our power isn’t in making one of the choices that are presented to us. Our power is in shaping the choices available to us.” Excellent piece by @tressiemcphd.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

Many of those who were fired were not fired for “controversial views”, whatever that means. Many were fired for simply expressing that they were having a hard time feeling sorrow for someone who held so many others in open contempt.

An incredibly insightful and important piece by @jenniferreich.bsky.social “The real solution is better public investments and clearer information that can make parents feel confident in their choices. Instead, parents are left to figure out on their own…” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/o...

The dry cleaner has been out sick for months, so her daughter moved from Boston to help. I interacted with her once before. Today I went in and she said, “several other Asian customers live around here. I think there are enough of us to have a potluck.” Absolutely. You have my name and number.

War ravaged Portland

Sometimes I will ignore a bunch of serious text messages and then suddenly show up again with a video of a French dog screaming at a Starbucks drive through. And that resets the tone.

Absolutely outrageous to say that a uni’s academic press doesn’t serve its undergraduates. Non-profit university presses support and sustain a scholarly and intellectual system THAT MAKES TEACHING UNDERGRADUATES POSSIBLE. No presses? no fields of study, no professors, no college.

Finally, our local Vietnamese restaurant got a kid who does homework in the back and answers the phone.