I have just confirmed that my bullet journal is nowhere to be found in my office, and it's not in my backpack. Precious is looooooost!* *probably on my desk at home, hopefully, maybe

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spent the last couple of hours creating an in depth timeline for the events in Dorothy Sayers _The Nine Tailors_ because I'm in a close reading book club and that's our text. Kept my mind occupied very nicely. Highly recommend.

Have emailed Rep, who is 100% maga, and Senators. I can't do much of anything else. (Grateful for those of you who can call. My anxiety won't let me right now.)This is on the Republicans. They must act. Impeachment of both 47 and the Sec of Defense is all that will stop this.

I'll just say that if you're hoping to work data from a site that the Lab maintains for a faculty member, being obnoxious to me in your email replies is not The Way, nor is telling me that you have money to assist with development. Behold, the field where I sew my fscks is COMPLETELY BARREN.

editing a podcast episode this afternoon, and I have two thoughts 1. I am utterly charmed by my coworkers and the way they talk about their work 😍 2. I say "yea," "yes," "oh yes," "oh nice," and "nice!" WAAAAY too much. 🤦

Along with a heart-healthy diet, 30 minutes of enemy smiting each day reduces your risk of stroke by 90%.

This book is oh so good! It's so good that I've never finished the last chapter so that the story won't be over, and yes, I know that's ridiculous, and yes, someday I will finish it. Leave me to my neurodivergent weirdness, please.

DH+critical making CFP on how: 'making=rooted in collaboration ethics+politics; maker-based pedagogies=>historical+theoretical reflection around bodies, lands, infrastructures; research via making looks in classroom/community/world; making discourse also=talking labor, power, colonial oppression' +

I, for one, am so happy to see A Young Person interested in taking up the trades. It's so needed in the world. Also, I'm pretty sure it'll be much harder for AI to replace the people who fix and build actual things.

Just for fun, let me tell you about somebody you've probably never heard of, but who was once one of the most famous people in England, a national hero, a disgraced fraudster, and an astonishingly accomplished piratical maniac. He led quite a life. (1/53)

My head has been pounding all day, just a terrible near-migraine headache, but apparently the weather front just went over about 40 minutes ago, because my both ears popped and now my sinuses are emptying as fast as they can empty. um. oops. sorry. that's gross. But omg the relief! THE RELIEF!

Do I have godawful indigestion because I ate pizza yesterday, or do I have godawful indigestion because *gestures wildly at world*? Who can say Who can say

Increasingly convinced that if everyone just understood that LLMs are basically Magic 8 balls, a good chunk of our problems could be solved.

Many spring makerspace workshops now up on scholarslab.org/events! Join us for *free* workshops e.g. letterpress, laser, lightup, & yarn valentines 💌; beading; sewing; & friendly intros to our 3D printers, lasercutter, CNC milling, soldering. Open to public; registration req'd bc of space limits

On Thurs Jan 29, IATH is hosting an information session about the 2026 CFP for the DHC/IATH Resident Fellowship program, a 2-year Fellowship offered to a UVA faculty member using digital tools and methods for humanities projects. Learn more: cal.lib.virginia.edu/event/16242428

Happening tonight on Zoom at 4pm we'll chat about science fiction, Hawthorne, & Poe for the 2026 Reading Challenge! Register at: https://cal.lib.virginia.edu/calendar/events/ReadSciFi “Rappacinni’s Daughter” illustration: Valenti Angelo/Hawthorne’s Twice-Told Tales. Limited Editions Club, 1966

Sent messages to Kaine and Warner via their websites re: the situation in Minneapolis and with ICE in general. There must be no further funding, the billions allocated for expansion must be clawed back, and the agency must be abolished. No reform is possible, and never has been.

Here are my top 10 most unusual dog friends of all time!

@wickedjaws.bsky.social ! I missed your birthday yesterday! Happy Birthday! 💜🎉🥳🎂 Hope it was a good one 💜

Charles Yang of Time for Three absolutely slaying me. I would lose my mind if I heard this live. Even crappy phone speakers made me scream and cry.

We've made changes to hours based on incoming weather: Saturday Shannon & Brown: 9 am–6 pm Harrison/Small: noon-4 pm Clemons: 9 am–8 pm Sunday Clemons: Noon–10 pm. All other libraries closed Operations for Monday and beyond will be reassessed daily. Check library.virginia.edu & hours page.

New scam journal alert for #DigitalHumanities! Digital Humanities and Society Studies - not just predatory, but fully AI-generated with fake authors (or in at least one case, a recognizably stolen name). The publisher's been flagged before as being shady, but this journal is particularly egregious.

Teaching the first project management session for the Praxis Fellows this afternoon. As always, hoping I don't bore people, even though I'm usually surprised by how engaged everyone is when having these concepts explained.

Special thanks to @ziibiing.com, whose work putting together the Stand With Minnesota web site informed where I put my donations. www.standwithminnesota.com

Why are titles so difficult!? If you were making a podcast about the Scholars' Lab, what would you call it? Because everything I'm coming up with is boring! "Around the Lab"? "All About The Lab"? "Happening In The Lab"? See?! Boring! #crowdsourcingmyjob

This book is so good, and so very needed. I can't wait for others to get their hands on it. I'm so grateful I got to participate as a reviewer on some of these essays.

Did my civic duty at lunch today. Trying to find some hope to hang on to, and exercising my right to vote helped.

It's not too late to join us for an Open Access Week brown bag lunch at noon — short presentations followed by Q&A. Can't make it today? There's another one tomorrow... Follow the link for more including registration info! library.virginia.edu/news/2025/wh... #OA #OpenAccess #OpenAccessWeek

Painting my nails for this party later. How do I girly girl, again? Feeling hella weirdly intimidated, despite extensive prep and planning. Oh well. We go anyhow.

Here are my top 10 fall dogs!

Still in love with your research and interested in exploring what else you can do with the results of that work? We've got a design jam for that, too, and I'm telling all about it in this blog post! At UVA? Interested in chatting with us about your ideas? Email us at [email protected]!

Our GIS Specialists collaborated on this investigation of Virginia's local news ecosystem with UVA’s Karsh Institute of Democracy & Virginia Humanities—full report coming soon: karshinstitute.virginia.edu/research/vir...

Hey #fungi peeps -- @mawdc.bsky.social has $ available for students who need research support in mycology. Priority given to projects relevant to mid-Atlantic US. Deadline Oct 31. Please spread the word!

UVA IHGC and Games Lab sponsored crossword puzzle construction workshop this morning with Dr. Anna Schectman was a blast. I'm ready to download software, cultivate a dictionary, and create themed puzzles for all my friends. #PlayingAtWork

Sedation dentistry is no longer weird. Phone cameras are really good. The price of solar panels has dropped by tens of thousands. Southern white rhinos, giant pandas, Arabian oryx and Stellar sea lions are no longer endangered. And, I can testify, modern cancer treatments are fucking amazing.

As always, be careful what you say on the internet. We don’t need to go to the gulag today

The FDA warns public not to eat, sell or serve certain Great Value raw frozen shrimp sold at Walmart due to possible contamination a radioactive isotope

Same. The last few weeks have felt like I'm being pulled under. Not even sure exactly why. Other than *hand motions*, I mean. May all of us find it easier very soon.

This is a remarkable document for a mainstream media outlet to publish. (gift link) wapo.st/3IRLZn6

I got you this. It's helped me today, and maybe it will help you, too. youtu.be/wEBlaMOmKV4?...

We only rate dogs. This is Samuel L. Jackson in a cute sweater and a bad mood. Please only send dogs. Thank you… 12/10

This just in: sneezing when you've just yeeted your gallbladder 3 days previously is rather uncomfortable. Dear Allergies, Please calm your hypothetical tits. Jeebus god. Yrs in abdominal tenderness, Me

men are just so emotional. should they be allowed to run things?

Nothing quite as much fun as opening up a blog post draft you wrote a month ago and catching yourself wondering who wrote that dreck.

Set your will to live in a mixing bowl, loosely covered, overnight. It will double in size by morning.