I have been dreaming of this day for over five years. Proctorio’s lawsuit against me is forever over. I’ve won my life back! linkletter.org/update-33-th...

Sigh... Call your Senators to demand a strong deal and not some pinky promise 🔥📞🔥 > 5calls.org/issue/federa...

I'm Commander Shepard and this is my favorite day on the calendar. Happy #N7day to all who celebrate! #N7day2025

Kahless tells us time is the one enemy no warrior can defeat. In the end, it is how you spent your that time matters most. Spend it being honorable, strong, and kind. Do this and time will not be your enemy, but your gift to those who will be glad to have known you.

I've had a rough week, but this morning I'm working on resources for navigating ableism as a neurodivergent library worker, and it's bringing me more joy than I expected.

When I taught this novel, I had to give my college students an hour to vent about Victor. They knew who the monster was.

I'm Commander Shepard and this is my favorite day on the calendar. Happy #N7day to all who celebrate! #N7day2025

Sometimes context is everything

I'm kinda hoping this dosepak does make me feel invincible because that would be a welcome change. As Joohoney would say, "Let's GOOOO!"

I may or may not be stress-buying plant-based Reese's. Just randomly mentioning that for no reason. 😎🍫

Autistic woman sending a work email: “Hi, so sorry to bother you! How are you? Yes I’d LOVE to do the highly inconvenient thing you’re asking me to do! Thanks SO much for thinking of me! No worries if you change your mind, have a GREAT weekend!” Autistic man sending a work email: “👍”

Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social

Today in the library, the instruction librarian cancelled all fines. All rejoiced.

If you're looking for a group of library workers who understand the power of labor organizing, social justice, & anti-racism, consider applying for the Library Freedom Institute. It's a 15-week program in privacy, intellectual freedom, & critical technology. libraryfreedom.org/institute/

Kaneta-nyan, a laid-back cat, is the “Chief Relaxation Officer” of Kanetaya Furniture Store in Chiba City. As a professional in relaxation, he proposes a relaxed and comfortable lifestyle. When he eats peanuts, he suddenly starts talking passionately about furniture and interior design.

Post something random or you'll have an awful November.

A student sent me cat photos, so at least I have that going for me today. 😍

Feeding America has a page where you can input your zip code and it'll show you all of the food banks near you overlaid on a map. If you need it, it's there. If you don't need it, think about donating money if you have it and your time if you don't. www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...

It rarely rains sideways here in the Seattle/Tacoma area, but today we are getting pretty good rain storms. Time to cozy up with kitties and a warm beverage.

Me: *trying to turn on the dishwasher* Dishwasher: ... Me: *trying again* Dishwasher: ... Me: *accidentally moving my hip in the general vicinity of the dishwasher* Dishwasher: 🎶Beep boop bee da bah beep!!!🎶

I was doing this dance this morning, while waiting for the coffee to brew, in delighted anticipation. Finally, Friday!!

Extremely niche but correct opinion: Stop 🛑 using Open Dyslexic and other unsupported-by-research fonts specifically for dyslexia. Start ✅ using Atkinson Hyperlegible, which is also free and was designed by the Braille Institute to help low-vision folks and is also helpful for many dyslexic folks.

Outside Princeton (Ill.) City Hall is a historical marker paying tribute to native son Virgil Fox. Nominally a church organist, he drew a big youth crowd (and inflamed critics) with his 1970s Heavy Organ concerts, featuring trippy light shows and the most metal playing: youtu.be/gIPCx3Te-BA?...

In "The Dad Rock That Made Me A Woman," Niko Stratis tells her journey of self-discovery through her love of dad rock. @nicolefroio.bsky.social interviews the author, asking why the genre is so appealing to queer and trans people.

Excited to see this is finally official and public news!

Having one of those reactive periods of MCAS where my sinuses feel like they're full of needles and every joint in my body is burning and throbbing. So, you know, "Hanging in there!" (It's so hard to explain this experience to other people.)

I can't do any grading or post updates for my students, but I am at least getting caught up on writing assignments for later in the quarter. 🤷‍♀️

I assumed that anonymous axolotl in my spreadsheet was me in another tab, but maybe it was The Daily Tism?

With the AWS outage, now‘s as good a time as any to post this old strip.

Me, to my partner (with almost breathless excitement): Guess what we can watch on the Chopin Institute channel?!? My partner: Um, I don't know? Me: The period instruments competition!!! My partner (trying to be supportive): Okay, that is not what I would have guessed... 🤷🏼‍♀️

It sure took a lot of my energy this week, though!

I'm always surprised when someone I would expect to have a deep and radical understanding of disability justice doesn't seem to. I generally wish academics would draw a clearer distinction between "doing" DJ and "drawing on" DJ. Alice Wong and others made that line clear for me, anyhow. 🙏

I counted up the number of ways (platforms, accounts, apps) that people in my professional and personal lives plus healthcare systems and kid’s school are contacting me and uhh. This is objectively impossible.

Roof is leaking again.

Me: (trying to peacefully eat a honey biscuit) Fenris: #FenrisUpdate

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking? Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

Apparently I'm going to spend the morning working around a large orange cat who is not a lap cat but also desperately wants a ton of attention this morning, and has resorted to standing in my lap with his front paws on my shoulders.

Good news for sewists: the paper pattern company feared lost to bankruptcy has been saved as an independent company. craftindustryalliance.org/sewing-patte...

Yay, I got to brag to a student about a former colleague's cool work! During drop-in hours, no less! My small win for the week.

No more personal emergencies this week, please. Surely we have met our quota.

please send condolences to @starinthetitle.bsky.social who just went into “Tears of the Prophets” completely unspoiled and experienced the slow march toward Dukat’s entrance in the Bajoran temple in real time

Sorry about being so distressed on main today. Have this meme that I’ve only shared with my synth chat recently.

We spent the morning at the emergency vet, and we're all back home safe now, but I feel like I've lived through today at least twice, if not more.

Nothing takes me back to my days in Augie choir like William Billings. Rose of Sharon is a close second.

I'm currently trying to explain to my partner how much I adored the fried mushrooms from Brown's Chicken, so of course I'm also singing their jingle. 🤤

It's been a long week, but thankfully...

Don’t know who needs to hear this but…an increase in class enrollment caps without an increase in teaching staff is an increase in production without commensurate pay. I.e. it’s a pay cut. Pass it on.

Me on October 1st