Frankenstein is my very favorite book, and idk if I’ve ever been as disappointed as I was while watching del Toro’s version tonight 😩 the only good adaptation continues to be the Nick Dear play

We didn’t even get a chance to finish decorating the tree first 😒

I’m prepping some lessons for my 9th grade class with Rome Reborn, and it’s wonderful to be able to hear my beloved undergrad advisor’s voice again after he passed away last year ❤️ Such an amazing resource, made even more special now!

AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."

Just took what I thought was a cute photo of Figment while we were setting up the Christmas tree, but… #cats

LET'S FUCKIN GO DODGERS 💙🤍

so trying to work on my PhD while watching this Dodgers game isn't going great

Lately I've been mulling over lots of questions re: wayfinding in the Subura and how demolition affected this process... Imagine my happy surprise when I discovered that @quidamabo.bsky.social published a fantastic article on wayfinding and subaltern Romans just last month! 👏👏

Once again urging archaeologists to critically assess the AI push into archaeology. There is a huge swath of problematic ethical issues that come with the AI tech & tech lords & we don't have to make it easier for them to insert themselves in archaeology by welcoming them in. Don't be complicit. 🏺

Yet again, petition for my PhD dissertation on ancient/fascist demolition to stop being relevant to current events, thx

I'm trying to write an abstract for a conference paper for an American conference for the first time in... like 5 years...? And I am so stumped because the word limit is so big! 300-500 words for an abstract?! I'm used to 150-200 word abstracts for UK conferences 😅

Behold my beautiful bounty. It is all magnificent 🩵 thank you @gettymuseum.bsky.social 🙏🏻 (I did film an unboxing video but the internet doesn’t need to bear witness to it… only @jebarr.bsky.social)

Ask me how I feel about the @gettymuseum.bsky.social Purrquoise merch dropping (package arrives tomorrow, I will report back 🫡)

Does anyone know any more about this arch carved out of the mountainside on Via delle Gallie in Donnas? This book mentions it without any citations or sources and I would really like to know more about it 😭

Well, the past few days have reminded me why I dip only the slightest toe into the stagnant pond of academia, and, aside from writing my dissertation, spend the majority of my time and emotional effort at my phenomenal job teaching amazing high school students... 100000/10 career choice on my part ✨

So now we’re just expected to live in a world without Jane Goodall in it?! 😩

I’ve officially experienced my first encounter with Reviewer #2… ouch 🥲

Trump again just implied that the MMR vaccine causes autism. Many studies have shown that there is no relationship between MMR vaccine and the development of autism. This one followed every single child born in Denmark from 1991 through 1998 (n=537,303). There was no association.

What does it mean that people keep telling me they “love my energy” when I’m caffeinated out of my mind 🤔

She loves her raviolo 🤌🏻🇮🇹

I can't find words to describe how angry this makes me

If this is true (not trusting the FBI as a reliable source these days), this adds yet another chapter to my book entitled “how did my ancient history/history of fascism dissertation became a current events dissertation, the world is terrible”

Jezebel posted this TWO DAYS AGO and I’ve never been this superstitious in my life, y’all

finally 🥹🙌🏻

Teaching has to be the career with the longest wait between accepting an exciting new job offer and actually starting said job. That being said, I finally start my new job tomorrow!! 🥳

Nothing like having to attach "evidence" of the fact that my mom died in order to apply for my bereavement leave of absence from UoB 👍 UKHE paperwork is something else...

Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, Republic Book VII 514a

I personally think my book stack from this trip is very reasonable and modest. This averages out to only one book purchased per day! 📚

Pictured: Roman archaeologist visits sites way older than the ones she studies, cries a lil bit with excitement

I’ve had the most incredible week in Ireland, and I want to give a HUGE shoutout to @tuatha.ie for helping me plan my carless day trips to Brú na Bóinne, Kilkenny, Hill of Tara, and Glendalough. I was singing its praises to everyone, especially those who remarked “you did all this without a car?!”

Tag yourself, I’m “snake turned to stone by a saint” 🐍🪨

I happened to arrive on campus yesterday at the tail end of the community festival, and had time to treat myself to a drink and amazing strawberries with clotted cream 🤤 definitely a nice welcome!

Well, waking up as an American abroad today is mortifying 😬

Me: *stops traveling to Rome in the summer because the heat is too unbearable* Also me: *ends up booking a trip to England during a crazy heat wave there*

Off to @unibirmingham.bsky.social today for a few days on campus to participate in PGR festival activities-- specifically the BRIHC workshop! Quite excitingly, this will be my first ever campus visit in a timeframe outside of the third week in November (#AmericanDLstudentproblems) 😅

Everyone look at my cats

Scenes from my library… they make do with the slivers of space between my Augusti

I’m grateful that my post about the asbestos ban repeal has gained some traction. There is no need for this evil to exist in our society, and especially no need for our government to be directly green-lighting it.

As someone whose mother suffered for almost eight years and died from mesothelioma two months ago, may I just say: everyone involved in this can go fuck themselves forever. despicable

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between this and the military parade happening today, multiple chapters of my PhD dissertation are suddenly becoming urgently relevant (also why does this post have germ theory in scare quotes lol)

my research to-do list: 0 five straight days of a fever and sore throat: 1 what a week 😩

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I love how the UK has arbitrarily invented the ETA so that I have to pay £16 just to set foot in the country... why

hello from wonderful Los Angeles, my beloved home ❤️ time to share my favorite illustration again

I've impulsively tacked on time in Ireland at the end of this month after my visit to Brum... Ireland was so special to me & my mom, and she had a return trip booked right before she passed away. I'm doing an archaeology trip, which means I finally get to partake in @tuatha.ie's amazing resources!

you all don't understand... I spend most of my waking hours obsessing over this kitten that I will never get to meet

Me 🤝 Madame de Pompadour sophisticated, tasteful collectors of this spectacular porcelain cat (Thanks @gettymuseum.bsky.social, I am also eagerly awaiting the plushie and full gift shop collection)