This guy gets it.

Kinda jealous of all the snow my family and friends up north are getting right now. Also super relieved its not down here because I would NOT be happy about rearranging course scheduling.

The magic isn’t over. In two weeks will be the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milano-Cortina, in which you’ll be able to witness exceptional athletes with disabilities do things you’d never be able to do. ✨

The figuee skating gala has always been one of my favorite parts of the Winter Olympics but the creativity this year was just off the chart. Kung Fu Panda might've been my favorire though.

I have so much grading to do but I just got back from errands and annual gyno appt and it's been a week of insomnia. Can I just not do anything involving thinking for the rest of the day please? And not feel guilty about it?

Got my kickstarter order from Misty Mountain in! A part of me wishes I could've afforded the ocean biome dice, too. But the tundra dice catch amazingly in the light. And I couldn't resist the fossil dice!

Six am wake-up after a night of insomnia. Is it bedtime yet?

Right. Post offices are closed today. I am a genius.

Got a little too excited during th 1500m mens short track final cheering on the Netherlands. I blame beer and monotonous grading. Either way, Missy did not approve.

Someone talk me out of buying this: sanshee.com/products/dra...

“This is about as big as it gets,” President Trump said at the White House as a smiling Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the EPA, stood by. “We are officially terminating the so-called ‘endangerment finding,’ a disastrous Obama-era policy..." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...

How long until this is used as basis to censor discussing climate change in the classroom, now that the president has declared climate change a hoax?

Idk which I hate more: grading or writing recommendations.

The EPA is eliminating a Clean Air Act finding from 2009 that is the basis for much of the federal government's actions to rein in climate change.

Man, I love short track.

Sure did get awoken in the middle of the night by a tension rod shelf collapsing in the kitchen. Somehow, nothing broke. Including the Dutch espresso cups and saucers I was storing on there. But man, did it take a while for my heart to stop racing and to go back to sleep.

I have so much work to do but oh man, first day of that time of the month and can I just lie on the couch eating chocolate, watching Olympics, and playing video games today? I got one student rec done. I figure if I can grade a quiz and grade a lab, I am good? Because. Bodies. 🥵

Man, I miss Europe.

Having dental work done should not be so exhausting. So glad I did this on the five person lab day. I don't think I could handle my class of 20 this afternoon.

Religious persecution on my mom's side, love on my dad's. Quite literally. He met my mother and decided to move here for her.

The first Pirates of the Caribbean movie is playing at the dentist and it's kinda sad how many lines I can still quote in my head.

And my building sure did just lose power

I really need a freaking robot vacuum.

My parents' dog has Stage I/II chronic kidney disease. 2026 really is not starting out well.

Having students building topographic models from bathymatric maps during lab is ridiculously low stress for everyone involved. And a great way to recycle old cardboard.

I abhor zoom teaching but somehow I got both classes to answer questions during lecture, so I'm taking today as a win.

Sometimes I want to strangle my brother. Sometimes I feel like I have the best brother ever. He and his friend went to the Monk's Meadery last night. They do a Dragon Con mead. Since I couldn't meet up, he got a bottle and gave it to me today. ❤️ (As well as another Arcane Unicorno because.)

Can officially say I've been to the giant convention center by the Atlanta airport now. There's a sports and Pokemon card convention (from what I can tell) in town this weekend and my bro flew down to sell at a booth.

Meet the mysterious Prototaxites: “No matter what...it’s something weird doing its own thing,” one scientist says of the fossil

Former students stopping by just to chat delays getting work done and yet I love catching up with them so much.

Got laptop mostly set up last night. I have so much work to do now that I was supposed to do over the days lost to dealing with this. Mostly, I just want to sleep. I feel so exhausted.

Holy fuck buying a laptop shouldn't be such an agonizing experience. But I wound up with the Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura (www.pcworld.com/article/2791...). And thanks to @barbiejedi.bsky.social, I have new Dragon Age stickers ready to greet it when I get home.

Dropped laptop off at Micro Center to see if it's repairable. And if repairs are worth the cost.

So, anyone got any laptop suggestions?

Me: I'm going to be so productive this afternoon. My laptop: How about I decide tobe a little shit and die on you. 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞 This repair works.

Me

Got through the day. Being irresponsible and playing video games tonight instead of working on Canvas sites.

Welp, first day of the new semester for me. Why does this still make me so anxious?

Well, despite having a shit ton of work to do today, might as well get a root canal done! Better now than during the semester, I suppose.

AOC: What we saw today was a criminal murder a woman while she was trying to flee for her life. What we saw today was a manifestation of every American’s worst nightmare: their government turning into a tyranny.

Today is a day, isn't it? I think I'm gonna go hide from the world now.

Breaking News: President Trump said the U.S. would withdraw from the U.N.’s bedrock climate treaty, and 65 other treaties and agreements.

The Trump administration has finalized a plan to roll back regulations implementing a landmark environmental law that the White House says needlessly delays federal approvals for energy and infrastructure projects. https://to.pbs.org/499bL0Y

Why is dentistry so fucking expensive???

Reasons not to be awake: Dentist. Dentist. Dentist. Syllabus writing. Dentist. I know root canals and crowns are normal procedures but man, has needing to get one put me in a mood.

Like the genius I am, I left the tag on the Holy Clothing chemise when I tossed it in the wash. The resulting cascade of paper bits on my carpet just reinforces the need for a handheld vacuum, right? Because Missy's hair everywhere isn't enough.

I currently have a keychron k3 low profile keyboard with brown optical switches that I love. But am also having issues with and am thinking of replacing. I have about $150 in the electronics fund at the moment. Any recommendations for a new keyboard?