Viraj V. Patel
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Viraj V. Patel
@boyfrombombay.bsky.social
🎓 Doc Student @ Illinois State |
✍️ Researching affective potentials of Hip Hop lyrics & sounds in identity exploration
💻 Editorial Assistant for @lrtmp.bsky.social
2.57 am: I just had dinner comprising a glass (two) of white wine and an omelette. I see the appeal in going against the traditional circadian rhythms, fellow nocturnals - but I doubt it’s sustainability. 🥱
December 28, 2024 at 8:59 AM
baked potatoes are massively underrated
December 18, 2024 at 2:42 AM
Scholarship impacts everyday practice. Working alongside authors of articles in Vol. 73 of @lrtmp.bsky.social, to articulate how research can be used to leverage on-the-ground literacy practices has been tremendously rewarding. Massive kudos to @anna-phd.bsky.social and @edunowlab.bsky.social 🥳
@lrtmp.bsky.social & @edunowlab.bsky.social announce the launch of our Public Scholarship Initiative! 🔔 Stay tuned! We'll be sharing Vol 73 articles w/public media pieces made in collab w/authors & @edunowlab.bsky.social with @anna-phd.bsky.social, Fikayo Olutomiwa & @boyfrombombay.bsky.social
December 7, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Friendsgiving 2024 stats:
- we had 2 turkeys, 5 side dishes, 14 kinds of desserts, 3 types of wine & 2 types of beer
- we hosted 19 people, who contributed 24 different items
- We made approx 3 trips to Walmart, and spent nearly 21 hours buying ingredients & cooking the food
November 24, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Spent the evening baking four phenomenal cheesecakes for a Friendsgiving tomorrow. Can’t wait for everyone to have some tomorrow! Far away from home, these gatherings matter more than words alone can express. But first, bed time. 💤
November 23, 2024 at 7:24 AM
Sunday porch time.
November 17, 2024 at 7:02 PM
B.J. Novak described the blue sky period in The Office writers' room as unencumbered creativity: "What if?" Anything was possible.

In the wake of seismic shifts, I’m hope to treat this space as my own blue sky — a place for reinvention, possibility, & exploring new ideas. Let’s see where this goes.
November 15, 2024 at 8:44 PM