yes I should be writing but look

when I was doing my MA a friend used to take away my internet cord when I had to get some writing done (York somehow still required ethernet in 2010) and OH MY GOD I WISH THAT WAS STILL POSSIBLE

I just think so much of my life would feel better if I could just have a few days with some medieval manuscripts. In an archive. That maybe didn’t have wifi or phone service.

it is embarrasing how happy this makes me www.wcnc.com/article/news...

I truly have not missed being at a football school.

am sorry. did the rest of you know that snakes in trees are a new thing that I now have to deal with? new fear about the south.

🚨Job Klaxon🚨 Open rank Professorship in History of the Middle Ages with consideration of digital Methods 📍Institute of History, University of Bern (🇨🇭) 📆Deadline: 19 October 2025 ▶️ Information: tinyurl.com/56ywncuj #Medievalsky #DigitalHumaniities

Just over a month to go to get your articles in for consideration in Eolas vol. 19 (2026)! We're accepting short reports and digital humanities project reviews until end of year. I'm happy to answer any questions #medievalsky

“Data science will soon disappear and it will be called knowledge science” I AM PRETTY SURE THATS THE HUMANITIES or library science learning at a rapid pace that a joint appoinment between English and Data Science is going to be a weird time

We are looking forward to receiving your contributions! #Medievalsky #Digitalhumanities #LLMs #Manuscripts

RARE BOOKS DAY

I don't know how to explain to the much saner manpanion that having a mental breakdown is a completely nessecary part of my writing process

solving existential crises, one cookie at a time. spent the entire morning in a state of dread and crises about teaching - and like why it matters anyway turns out what I needed was a chocolate chip cookie

Hey DH Folks - is anyone still teaching TEI in their classes?

I cannot get over how incredible this is. No review, no advertising has ever made me want to read a book more

I am spending my sunday cuddling with my dog, playing nintendo, reading a fantasy book and ranted in the woods with a new friend earlier. sometimes. just sometimes. you really do get to live the life you wanted as a kid.

Alternative options : taking an edible, watching lord of the rings, and scrolling clips from The cardi b trial

I would like a lord of the rings version that ignores all the Sam and Frodo walking bits

Teaching in 2025: just sent my students a link to learn more about radioactive shrimp as that is what we used to ground our discussion yesterday in how to tell if sources are legitimate. Is your food safe to eat? Is your news legitimate? Can you rely on this source? English class in 2025

After some required reading this week that I did not enjoy, it’s so pleasant to turn to @jeffmanuel.bsky.social’s faculty book club pick! @biblioracle.bsky.social’s critiques of both AI and reductive writing pedagogies are thoughtful, generative, and (blessedly) engaging. #DigitalHumanities

hey does any one know things about medieval astrological calendars and want to answer a question? please?

I had no idea about this element of this story! This is a great read.

I have been riding the train to work since I got here, and I have to say - you have to have lived in a big city before to properly appreciate the miracle that is Charlotte light rail. HOW DO THEY manage to have a train with functional ac that doesn’t smell like pee? Miracle.

"Interesting digital humanities data sources": I blogged about 18 datasets for DHy teaching, research, & tool-learning I've bookmarked, & why they might be useful—plus some relevant tools, events, & resources re:data at risk:

Dog Days! Fantastic illustrations of the Canis Major constellation appear in these two @bodleian.ox.ac.uk medieval astronomical texts to celebrate #InternationalDogDay! 🐶⭐️

how I will be doing all of my academic writing from now on: shit I have ranted about in bars and coffee shops

some people become obsessed with tv shows or songs. I just discovered the field of critical data studies - and now I am trying to cram as much of this field into my brain as quickly as possible.

They say pets take after your personality traits. My dog’s attempt at solving the puppy treat puzzles: she just ate the puzzle

just ending every email that I dont know how to end with a picture of how giant my puppy has grown. at least my awkwardness is compensated for with puppy pictures?

the thing is. when your phd advisor is the same age as you. and she has published SIX BOOKS. well it really puts your own work in perspective. I have published zero books. zero.

trying to write at the end of the first week of classes. in a new job. permentantly have a browser open to specifically google "what is another word for x" brain no longer thinks on its own

attacking some weird white calcified mold thing in my back yard. before it keeps growing and takes over like a horror movie. I can't find a gardening shovel post move, so I am attacking it with a ski pole. We all questioned why I brought my skis to North Carolina, and now this is the answer.

The study of maps is making international headlines. Kind of.

I love finding little legible remnants in pulp paper boards :’) The persistence of typography

Yeah the new job is great or whatever but now I have to try to mute My face and not react to everything with exactly what I’m thinking. Yet. A whole new department of people to try to fool into thinking I’m a normal person.

THIS

My tiny puppy has grown a bit in the last year and a half

My niece is starting kindergarten on Monday. My sister is extremely nervous. The five year old is mostly thrilled about the bus. My sister bought her kid a watch that calls family members. We have all recieved a minimum of 20 calls. today.

what if I just don't know how to write any more? have we considered that?

in a moment that doesn't surprise anyone, I don't want to write up results. I just want to play with pretty images. Why do I have to actually explain what I did and why people should care?

any one wanna finish my syllabus for me?

The first week I complained so much about the rain every day and the humidity. Any way I still can’t handle that I apparently have moved to a temperate rain forest and legit didn’t know this ahead of time.

new faculty orientation. here sit here. still. for six hours. and be professional. and don't move. sure. fine. that is super easy. no worries. v chill.

found a new cafe. but forgot good headphones. so basically another day over for writing.

The rain in Charlotte this week is giving the whole place a deeply unexpected UK vibe

settling into a new job really just means slowly letting my new colleagues become aware of my truly insane email style.

just reposting cause this is stunningly pretty too

wow, what an intense writing deadline. wow, this cafe is great. I am going to get so much writing done. 45 minutes later - ohhh so thats how you care for air plants. yeah, I am not going to do that. (the writing was supposed to be on medieval maps. obviously).

This seems fine

Joseph Ibn Hayyim marks the beginning of Torah portion Va'etchanan (וָאֶתְחַנַּן) with a camel. #parashahpictures Bodleian Library MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.101r @bodleian.ox.ac.uk