Using Fall Break to catch up on a few things, including a "Research Security Training" which features this slide...Ohhhhh boyyyyy

I’m watching 10 Things I Hate About You to celebrate fall break and all I have to say is Heath Ledger, be still my heart.

Because I like to stir the pot in the School of Music, today's lesson in Camp and Queer Aesthetics is totally relevant to our current holiday season...

Today in my Camp and Queer Aesthetics class we read Smart's "The Silencing of Lucia" so of course I had to use this gif as a discussion prompt and no. one. laughed. Crawling into a hole now.

Me: Teaching a Camp and Queer Aesthetics class will be fun! How hard can it be. Also me, now: *trying to decipher Kant* whyyyyyyy did I do this to myself

Really hoping this rapture begins soon so I don’t have to finish planning my Vivaldi lecture…

There was an item on today’s faculty senate agenda that just said “Rumors” and I was very excited for our Fleetwood Mac listening party. Unfortunately it was just some mediocre gossip that wasn’t even true. Lameeee.

Glad I went and got mine this morning

When I moved to Kansas, the first PCP I saw gave me some weird vibes. Come to find out his practice is a hub for anti-vaxers. Saw a new PCP today who insisted on me getting my flu and COVID shots ASAP in case insurance policies change and they are no longer covered...

I was planning on doing an Opera Studies musicology seminar in the spring but feeling more and more drawn to making it Music and Authoritarian Politics…

Just canceled my subscription.

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say. This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand. All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

Well this has been an interesting week 🙃🙃

The president of the United States just declared war, actual military war, not a metaphorical one, on a major American city, and one governed by his political opponents. In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.

A perfect afternoon in Astoria.

Amanda!!!!

Our elevator went out in the spring, so students were having to constantly carry large instruments up and down stairs, to say nothing of those with mobility issues. Meanwhile they are building literal rockets across campus.

Someone please kill me right now.

I work at an R2 with major R1 ambitions (it’s our president’s top priority). I’m in my 4th semester and I’ve have 11 new preps. No TAs. No pre-tenure leave available. It is structurally impossible to be a top scholar. I’m so fortunate to have a TT job, but this kind of ask is not cool at all.

I love Muchova, but you can’t not cheer for Venus tonight.

Is it too on the nose to go see a film about kids disappearing on the first day of classes?

Happy First day of school! Year two for me at WSU brings launching a new musicology curriculum and 3 new course preps 🙃 but very excited for my Camp and Queer musical aesthetics class. Bring on the fall term!

Calling historians and researchers. The BBC Written Archives Centre has changed its access rules without consultation. This means an end to proper independent research into the BBC's rich history. 178 have already signed the open letter. Please join the campaign here: tinyurl.com/bbcwaccampaign

I really wish streaming services had an episode shuffle option for some shows. Yes, I want to watch all 26 seasons of Law and Order: SVU. But the joy is not knowing what era of SVU you are gonna get!

Venus Ebony Starr Williams, 45, who hadn't played a match in 16 months, hadn't won one in almost two years, just defeated 23-year-old Peyton Stearns in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4 at the Citi Open.

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Fun last night in the UK. Haven’t laughed that hard in a while.

And now, back to London for a day before flying home tomorrow.

I love that when working at the Britten-Pears Archive you get to eat lunch in their garden. Highlight of the week.

Ugh that was hard to watch, especially someone with ~feelings~ about Iga.

Hello, Aldeburgh

It was a wild travel day, but made it to Suffolk ♥️

Anisimova d. Sabalenka 6-4 4-6 6-4 at Wimbledon AMANDA IS A GRAND SLAM FINALIST & she did it by beating the best in the world ✅1st win over world #1 ✅1st Slam final ✅13th top 10 win ✅Leads head to head with Aryna 6-3 Playing tennis worthy of a Grand Slam title 🇺🇸❤️

I'm convinced this is Sabalenka's favorite meme at this point

Wait how did I end up cheering for Laura effing Siegmund?

We're really gonna lose a generation of historians when cursive leaves schools fully. I am STRUGGLING through this stack of 1950s survey responses. I thought being a Cold Warrior I would get more typescript papers...

That has to be the most painful retirement in grand slam history. Jannik Sinner advances to the quarterfinal after Grigor Dimitrov is forced to retire while LEADING the world #1, 6-3, 7-5, 2-2. Utterly heartbreaking for Grigor.

Thought I was gonna get a grounds pass. But there was one court 2 ticket left. Soooooo a late birthday present for me 🥰 Cobolli vs Cilic to start the day!

The wildest part of queuing are the people who are already queuing for tomorrow.

A beautiful morning in the #wimbledon2025 queue🎾🎾

I’m actually pretty glad that all of my favs are out of Wimbledon by this point, so now I don’t feel so compelled to queue so early (especially with it raining tomorrow morning).

See ya next time, Aberystwyth. On to Brighton!

The groan I just heard outside my British hotel just now as Jack Draper lost at Wimbledon.

I'm currently in the UK where there are SO MANY train stations and it is so easy to live here and get to small towns without a car. Meanwhile, where I live now, it's impossible to live without a vehicle or access to one.

The NLW cafe gave me free carrot cake when they heard me tell someone in line that it was my birthday 🥹

Step 4: Birmingham to Aberystwyth

Step 3: LHR to Birmingham.

Step 2: ATL to LHR.

Starting a 24-hour travel marathon. Step 1: ICT to ATL.

Supreme Court Rules 6-3 To Open Evil Tomb Of Batibat