Priority registration with 60+ advisees from damn near every major on the same day as a widespread Canvas outage? Priceless. Pray for me and my poor inbox.

Having all the power go out on most of campus during rehearsal was never going to be optimal. But on a day we also got an alert email about an escaped convict? On day 2 of spooky season? Priceless. And yes, I made everyone leave together, & organized walking buddies bc I have seen that movie!

I had 10 meetings today, taught one class, and am heading in for a three hour rehearsal. Tomorrow, I teach two classes and have -- at current count -- 13 meetings. Cosplaying Ron Swanson to be OOO on Friday for a wee anniversary getaway is more daunting than I expected!

Today, I learned that I'm not a natural at teaching a discussion course with a cap of 35 students. Thursday is another day etcetera but woof.

would love to see more of this, as my sense has been that the grotesque dynamics of academic labor have meant that it is most often precariously positioned colleagues, including non-TL faculty in writing, who are targeted by admins whose goal is to secure “faculty buy-in” for AI mainstreaming

I'm so stressed about the start of term BUT at the same time, so stinking pumped to be teaching Dramaturgy, Communities, and Theatre History I this semester. Despite all The Shit™️ of higher ed in 2025, I continue to be FUCKING AGOG that this is how I get to spend my professional life.

I took Biomedical Ethics. It was a *lab* course for non-science majors & it rocked. I also took ChinaPop as my freshman sem, which was about intersections bt Chinese pop culture & history/politics. (I was a Theatre/English double major). Take weird classes, kids! Knowledge enriches your life!

Do you think your feelings? I mean, *think* them instead of just, like, feeling them? If so, may I recommend having a designated Crying Movie™️ to use when you need to force the feeling? Mine never ever fails and it's (my) therapist approved! #sobbing

I'm teaching a Communities class this fall. One facet I'm pumped about is real-life civic participation. Also thinking about a "bingo card" for tangible activities. Get a local library card, obtain absentee ballot, attend a city council mtg etc. What ideas do you have for other fun things? #teaching

My sweetest girl. It brightened my heart to see her sweet snoot today on SAA's feed. She casts a long shadow -- and it's not just her ears I'm referring to. 💕🐶🪽🌈🌁

Yes. I am right. I am seeing how Chat GPT is ruining students critical thinking and writing skills in real time. It is not the future. It is a tool designed to render the populace helpless, to make people doubt their innate intelligence, and to foster overreliance on technology.

Of the myriad challenges facing elder millennials, there's a serious one that not enough people are talking about... and it is china sets. Please, we're begging you, do not give us your fine china sets. I am the custodian of SIX SETS already and my MIL is working hard to get me to take a 7th.

I do not recommend two massive car repairs, a huge vet bill + pet cremation services, a dental issue, and non-negotiable interstate travel for family things in a two week period. My bank account and my will to keep on keepin' on are both approaching negative.

Feeling really smug about already having a ticket for Sunset Boulevard in two weeks. #OutOfTownNewYorker

COLE ESCOLA! #tonys

Honestly—as hokey and trivial as this sounds—at a time when individuality and creativity and humanity and the arts are under attack—celebrating all of those things with the Tony awards feels like a very small but meaningful act of resistance. And all resistance matters. #TonyAwards

I don't go in for awards shows generally, but I *live* for the #Tonys. Tony Kushner presenting Harvey Fierstein's lIfetime achievement award? Come the fuck on, Bridget. I love live theatre and love that I get to be a part of it for my own life's work.

In two weeks, I'm visiting favorite people, favorite places, and favorite housepets. And seeing Death Becomes Her. My heart is SO FULL. 💕

Pleased to shout that S3 of Writ in the Margins starts today! This is a dramaturgy podcast I co-create with the grad students at MBU Shakespeare in Performance. This summer, we're dropping back to back seasons, with new episodes launching every Monday in June and July! #earlymodern #shakespeare

Banana Hypermobility. 🤣

In a rare bit of good news, I learned today that I've been promoted to Associate Professor. This opportunity is not one I take for granted and I am very, very grateful. 💕

I got nominated for a thing. This was lovely. The org let me know. I started working through the thing's process. Lots of work, materials, emails. I've just learned that I'm not eligible bc (checks notes) I have an MFA & not a PhD. Which is in my email signature, CV, faculty bio. Barf.

WORLD-FIRST: Ground-breaking research published today in the Ornithologist Journal has, for the first time, translated common UK bird vocalisations into equivalent phrases in the human language. The results tell us a lot! Extracts below... 🧵

All power is out in my campus office except for the big light. I don't think I need to tell you that I'll be working in the dark for the foreseeable future. #BigLightNever

Love to refuse a prompt. static1.squarespace.com/static/53a4b...

Get ready to lose a shit-ton of library services.

Uplifting the care and radical hospitality of the organizers of the Silencing Scholars: Academic Repression and Palestine roundtable for providing lunch *on their own* dime when #Shax2025 did not. Academic freedom matters! They deserve (at least) reimbursement. @saaupdates.bsky.social

If you care about libraries and museums, speak out now oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/messages/edi...

Do you feel helpless in the midst of *everything* now? May I suggest joining your town's library board? I'm a year into my 1st term and I LOVE IT. I can actually help in a tangible way in my community. And you can do it too! Support your local library and the extraordinary work it does!

What a gift to have Alex visit THEA319: Theatrical Women today! Her insight and expertise on Charlotte Cushman blew their minds and added a whole new layer to our work on game-changing, field-making women! Thanks for sharing your wisdom, Alex! 💕💕

Coping with the world on fire with a new brand of intrusive thoughts that say things like "you know what you should get? Roller skates."

My island? Coney.

Working on lobby display for my uni's production of Boeing Boeing. We're celebrating the real women who worked as flight attendants from 1950-1999 to balance the farce. Is this you or someone you love? Would you be willing to share a photo and a few words about your/their experience? Lemme know. 💕

This week broke my heart but it won't break my spirit. Giving out a lot of extra hugs on campus -- and I'm not a hugger -- and working to fill my own cup to be ready to do it again next week. And for the next four years.

Grateful for lovely, kind students today. I had my first serious mid-lecture POTs episode & couldn't ignore/push through. I didn't faint but it was *close.* Hoping it's not repeated but good to know we can sit on the floor together! Here's to some sleep and a better hydration plan tomorrow.

Today, I got a massage -- my first in 3 years. In my meditation practice, I sometimes see colors when in the zone. In my massage, I found a glorious bright color. As I checked out, my massage therapist said my energy felt like bright [the color I saw]. Love that little synchronicity! #alittlewitchy

Morning Me booked a massage for Sunday afternoon... which makes aaaaalll the horseshit that Afternoon Me worked through feel slightly less bothersome!

Just finished what I *very desperately and fervently hope* are the final edits on a chapter for an edited collection that started as a part of my MLitt thesis. IN 2015. I never, ever want to see it again until it's published. 🤣🤣 #ladyacademic

Missed this back in April: “When will art institutions begin to pay respect to the legacies of our foremothers’ artistry? And when will we, as a culture, move beyond rigid hierarchies of value and celebrate domestic crafts in their own right?”

Anyone have a scan of Brian Friel's one act play" The Bear" to hand? Stuck in a "we keep sending the wrong book" ILL loop and am desperate. 💕 #academicsky

Tomorrow would be such a nice day to forgive student loans. 💅

Working on revisions for an editor who definitely has no patience for my bullshit. We're in the third draft and their comments hide exactly none of their irritation with me. I own it but geeeez this isn't fun.

I can already tell that ring splints are gonna save my life. A heavy typing day without locked joints in my thumbs, index and middle fingers? AMAZING.

Slow caturday over here with my littlest boy/arch-nemesis, Arthur.

Meet my best girl, Haggis. She has diabetes and cancer and so our time is limited. We fill it with snuggles, blanket burritos, and so many snooty snorts. Oh, the way I love her.

Reference check phone calls are terrifying. Here, take this thing that's so important for someone's future and let it hinge on a) me answering my phone b) while in a low background noise space so I can hear and c) an introvert's confidence in on the spot recall and expository speech.

Welcome all. Life in academia is particularly hard right now. Toward a modest improvement, consider sending Kudos Emails. Reach out to a stranger and say you liked their paper. This small mitzvah can make a world of difference. I’ve seen it happen. michaelkaspari.org/2016/05/23/o...

This thread is full of invaluable resources!

I'm on my library's advisory board and I highly, highly recommend getting involved in this way if you can!