I want reception of Augustan literature that questions authoritarianism not LITERAL AUGUSTAN AUTHORIANTISM

Me to my chair: yeah I won’t be at the faculty meeting Friday because I’ll be in a theater full of Swifties at the same time. Chair: good for you (To be fair, he doesn’t expect postdocs to be there since we’re not TT or tendered but invites us anyway)

I need to be making friendship bracelets for Friday but when I actually have free time I just open Minecraft and zone out instead.

Is there a Greek text of Cassius Dio (specifically the Augustus books) beyond the Loebs?

I’m reading a book I’m supposed to review and it mentions Apollo Galaxios and now all I can think when I see that is “Milky Apollo”

So I know there are a lot of controversies around English Teacher, but... It accomplishes what Abbot Elementary wishes it could do. English Teacher is a satire of issues facing high school teachers while Abbot Elementary, in the end, parodies the teachers not the situation

Help?

I am a person who only ever listens to my music on my phone. Yet I now have 3 CD versions of The Life of a Showgirl coming (one with special merch, one signed)...

Is there someone out there familiar with the works of Lovecraft who can tell me where to start if I'm looking for Diana/Artemis/Hekate, etc?

Is there a wiki for like, all academic jobs? Where people track when they've gotten interviews, more materials requests, etc? I'm applying very broadly and want to be able to keep track, if possible.

My background noise rewatch show recently has been Cold Case and I always forget how hard the soundtrack for each episode of this show goes.

Yesterday my window fan yeeted itself out of the window when it wasn't even on and apparently broke. It now violently shakes the whole window, causing a racket. I don't have air conditioning in my bedroom, and that fan was the only thing keeping me cool. I did not sleep.

I'm sorry, but I will never get behind barrel cut pants.

My sister got married this weekend, and all the family was telling me I had to be next because we only get together at weddings and funerals and they didn't want another funeral. They don't know how shit out of luck they are...

Happy Hobbit Reading Day to all who celebrate

Paget Brewster (aka Emily Prentiss on Criminal Minds) just liked my repost (on twitter) of her post and is that a sign Criminal Minds has been re-cancelled? Yes. Am I absolutely fangirling that my favorite actress from my emotional support show saw my tweet and interacted with it? Yes.

Hilary Duff’s song “Come Clean” from her 2003 album Metamorphosis begins “let’s go back, back to the beginning….” Centuries earlier, Ovid similarly began his poem the Metamorphoses with the creation of the universe. In this essay, I will…

The awful Latin of the season finale of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is one of the many reasons writers (of any media) should hire or at least consult Classicists when they want to write their own Latin or Greek.

Last night I thought my computer was having a breakdown because I was trying to unlock it using my PIN and I would press a number and it wouldn't show up or was slow. Turns out I had GreekKeys on and it was trying to accent my PIN...

***Attention Historians*** Tenure-track job postings in History and History-adjacent fields for September 2025. A thread. I will update the thread over the course of the month. 1/

So I’m still only about halfway into Secret of Secrets because I can’t seem to get into it. It’s missing that certain Robert Langdon je ne sais quoi

Stubbed my toe on the metal leg of my bed and now I’m pretty sure it is broken…. Just in time for my sister’s wedding this weekend.

I kinda like the fact that “not all men” can be translated into Greek as ου πάντες because it kind of sounds like “ew panties” and I think that’s fitting.

I had the brilliant idea to check on the price of Hamilton tickets to see Leslie Odom Jr. back as Aaron Burr and then was immediately confronted with how poor I really am

I’m reading Secret of Secrets and Robert Langdon seems to have forgotten his own history.

I was in an elementary school classroom just 5ish miles from Columbine when it happened. I don’t remember much except being scared. My heart goes out to the families at Evergreen High School.

Latinists, has 'studium' ever been used in the sense of 'bias?' I see in the OLD it can mean "partisan spirit or expression of it" but I don't see that being 'bias,' per se...

Finally updated my academic website. I should get better at doing that as things happen... Now to come up with blog posts that because I want to get back to that...

I'm happy I can finally stream Jeopardy. I may have to watch things a day delayed but that is okay.

The problem with having my students do all their work by hand is that I have to grade it by hand

I wish Secret of Secrets came out today because I have nothing to read and don't want to start something new before it arrives tomorrow.

I eat soup rather irrationally. Is it almost 90 out, roasting in shorts and a tank top with the air on blast? Yes Did I also have ramen for lunch yesterday, beef stew for dinner yesterday and noodle soup for lunch today? Also yes.

I don’t think you all understand how excited I am to have a new Robert Langdon book I my hands on Tuesday.

When I first heard about how the live action Lilo and Stitch ended, I was unhappy. But I just got the chance to watch it for myself and now I can say the endings of both movies have their own merits.

I finished Katabasis and I’ve got to say, it was quite jolting to read as someone who a) recently graduated and is looking for a job in academia and b) has a first name very similar to the MC…

American Airlines has really cheap flights to Europe right now but all of the dates would involve weekdays where I have to teach...

I refuse to give em dashes to the AI

Just like Samwise Gamgee, I was brave and defeated the fell beast

Walked out my door to the worlds largest spider having built a like 3 foot web right there and I’ve been in fight or flight ever since

It feels hard to get into the Fall mood when it is 87 and sunny and there are palm trees everywhere…

Listen, you don’t have to like what other people like, but you also don’t need to be a dick about it. Let people find joy in their own ways—it is not hurting you.

One of the worst things about the American healthcare system is that I have to get my insulin prescription renewed every 3 months. I’ve been on insulin for almost 31 years now. I’m not going to stop needing it any time soon.

I've seen a lot of people posting their AI policies, most of which underline the ethical issues with AI as a way of explaining why it is not allowed/only allowed for certain things in class. This great, but I worry that it will only speak to those with the same convictions. (1/)

I’ve started compiling evidence for an article I’m gonna eventually publish called “Diabetes Kills: The Depiction of Diabetes in Police Procedural Dramas”. Because some of this shit is wild.

She's coming to San Diego for the Katabasis book tour but the location is far enough away that the Uber costs would be exorbitant.

I love when R. F. Kuang roasts academia.

I should be working but Taylor Swift just got engaged and my copy of Katabasis came. Send help (and motivation).

My inner child is so happy right now

Every time you see Cerberus depicted in modern media, he’s usually a giant form of a bully breed. But hear me out… Shih Tzus were bred as guard dogs.

So once we finally get around to reading 'real' Greek, my class is reading Lucian's A True Story. I want to give them the opportunity to do extra credit by reading other parodies/satires (non-ancient) and comparing. (1/)