Elena Existing
@elenaexisting.bsky.social
Gen X spinster aunt. Idaho to Louisville. Corporate drone from 8-5; devastatingly quiet from 5-8. Learning Mandarin. Going for a hike.
Let's take better care of each other, okay?
Let's take better care of each other, okay?
Sharing again, because this brought me a lot of joy this morning when I was struggling to get out of bed.
Please rise for the winter national anthem youtu.be/Yv6shy_9KVM?...
打首獄門同好会 (Uchikubi Gokumon Doukoukai) - I don' t wanna get out of futon
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November 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Sharing again, because this brought me a lot of joy this morning when I was struggling to get out of bed.
Ode to A Single Contact Lens, Upon the Occasion of Your Baptism (in a Sea of Bathwaters):
Alas!
Alas!
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Ode to A Single Contact Lens, Upon the Occasion of Your Baptism (in a Sea of Bathwaters):
Alas!
Alas!
Buzzing on the high of a "pristine" in the grading feedback for the project I spent all weekend on.
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Buzzing on the high of a "pristine" in the grading feedback for the project I spent all weekend on.
I saw a snow. It was awful. <shudders>
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I saw a snow. It was awful. <shudders>
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I hate winter in the springtime
I hate winter in the fall
I hate winter in the summer when it sizzles
I hate winter in the winter when it's winter
I hate winter in the fall
I hate winter in the summer when it sizzles
I hate winter in the winter when it's winter
December 1, 2024 at 3:43 PM
I hate winter in the springtime
I hate winter in the fall
I hate winter in the summer when it sizzles
I hate winter in the winter when it's winter
I hate winter in the fall
I hate winter in the summer when it sizzles
I hate winter in the winter when it's winter
Go home, November, you're drunk.
November 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Go home, November, you're drunk.
The class project that I spent 11 hours writing yesterday and another 4-5 hours writing today has been submitted.
Point value of the project that ate my entire weekend? 20 points.
Point value of the weekly discussion board post that is also due today? 20 points. 😒
I guess I should do that now.
Point value of the project that ate my entire weekend? 20 points.
Point value of the weekly discussion board post that is also due today? 20 points. 😒
I guess I should do that now.
November 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The class project that I spent 11 hours writing yesterday and another 4-5 hours writing today has been submitted.
Point value of the project that ate my entire weekend? 20 points.
Point value of the weekly discussion board post that is also due today? 20 points. 😒
I guess I should do that now.
Point value of the project that ate my entire weekend? 20 points.
Point value of the weekly discussion board post that is also due today? 20 points. 😒
I guess I should do that now.
I need a hookup from GE for a couple of commercial washers and dryers. Wrangling cantankerous machines is the only thing I dislike about volunteering.
November 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I need a hookup from GE for a couple of commercial washers and dryers. Wrangling cantankerous machines is the only thing I dislike about volunteering.
Who is awake and working on their paper again? This person.
November 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Who is awake and working on their paper again? This person.
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My neighbors are having some sort of electronic/metal rave type party. They did one of these last year, and this year they've added fun event tents. Festive.
November 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
My neighbors are having some sort of electronic/metal rave type party. They did one of these last year, and this year they've added fun event tents. Festive.
Please enjoy this ~1598 engraving by Theodor de Bry depicting the port of Acapulco with a fleet of Manila galleons dominating the image. At the back of the scene you can see mule trains bringing silver from the horrible Potosí mines, off on a journey via Manila to China.
November 9, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Please enjoy this ~1598 engraving by Theodor de Bry depicting the port of Acapulco with a fleet of Manila galleons dominating the image. At the back of the scene you can see mule trains bringing silver from the horrible Potosí mines, off on a journey via Manila to China.
7/16ths done... progress is happening.
I have approximately 3/16ths of this damn paper written. Focus is not my friend today. This is one of those rare days I do in fact miss nicotine.
I've been working very hard since 6am on thinking about starting my paper. Maybe if I keep thinking about it until noon...
November 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
7/16ths done... progress is happening.
I have approximately 3/16ths of this damn paper written. Focus is not my friend today. This is one of those rare days I do in fact miss nicotine.
I've been working very hard since 6am on thinking about starting my paper. Maybe if I keep thinking about it until noon...
November 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I have approximately 3/16ths of this damn paper written. Focus is not my friend today. This is one of those rare days I do in fact miss nicotine.
I've been working very hard since 6am on thinking about starting my paper. Maybe if I keep thinking about it until noon...
November 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I've been working very hard since 6am on thinking about starting my paper. Maybe if I keep thinking about it until noon...
Well, it is Friday evening and the second leg of my Monday morning flight has just been cancelled. The rebooked flight won't get me to where I'm going until Monday evening, which causes me to miss the first day of the client visit entirely.
November 8, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Well, it is Friday evening and the second leg of my Monday morning flight has just been cancelled. The rebooked flight won't get me to where I'm going until Monday evening, which causes me to miss the first day of the client visit entirely.
Normandy. Autumn.
November 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Normandy. Autumn.
This week's #LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday is brought to you by the 1990s:
Looking for Fun 《找乐》（1993）
Mama 《妈妈》(1990)
我的同桌是个角儿 《Oop(era)s Surprise!》(2025)
The Days《冬春的日子》(1993）
Currently watching/not shown:
Beijing Bastards 《北京杂种》（1993）
Looking for Fun 《找乐》（1993）
Mama 《妈妈》(1990)
我的同桌是个角儿 《Oop(era)s Surprise!》(2025)
The Days《冬春的日子》(1993）
Currently watching/not shown:
Beijing Bastards 《北京杂种》（1993）
November 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
This week's #LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday is brought to you by the 1990s:
Looking for Fun 《找乐》（1993）
Mama 《妈妈》(1990)
我的同桌是个角儿 《Oop(era)s Surprise!》(2025)
The Days《冬春的日子》(1993）
Currently watching/not shown:
Beijing Bastards 《北京杂种》（1993）
Looking for Fun 《找乐》（1993）
Mama 《妈妈》(1990)
我的同桌是个角儿 《Oop(era)s Surprise!》(2025)
The Days《冬春的日子》(1993）
Currently watching/not shown:
Beijing Bastards 《北京杂种》（1993）
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if we had a functioning society we wouldn’t need this patchwork of aid but here is a GoFundMe for a man who lived in a (now destroyed) RV on the property of one of the businesses the UPS plane struck. he also worked there so he is out of a job and a home (in addition to losing friends in the crash)
Donate to Help Rob Rebuild After Plane Crash, organized by Sam Aubrey
My name is Sam. My mom's boyfriend, Rob, has lost everything today in the UPS plane cras… Sam Aubrey needs your support for Help Rob Rebuild After Plane Crash
www.gofundme.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
if we had a functioning society we wouldn’t need this patchwork of aid but here is a GoFundMe for a man who lived in a (now destroyed) RV on the property of one of the businesses the UPS plane struck. he also worked there so he is out of a job and a home (in addition to losing friends in the crash)
I don't know how I got a sliver in my thumb but I regret it.
November 7, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I don't know how I got a sliver in my thumb but I regret it.
I have twelve appointments with airports next week.
I wonder how that's going to work out.
I wonder how that's going to work out.
November 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I have twelve appointments with airports next week.
I wonder how that's going to work out.
I wonder how that's going to work out.
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12 Hangry Men.
BREAKING EXCLUSIVE MUST CREDIT: Lunch for jurors in the “sandwich guy” trial are a variety of sandwiches, according to a source familiar with lunch.
November 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
12 Hangry Men.
I barely even knew what a geranium was when I brought this home in the spring. It's the first week of November!
November 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I barely even knew what a geranium was when I brought this home in the spring. It's the first week of November!
Suddenly needing to travel to Texas next Monday to support a client visit when I have personal travel scheduled next Thursday. 😒
But and I have a paper outline about Latin Am silver mines and the Manila Galleon trade due this weekend because I am also taking a class I have absolutely no time for. 😱
But and I have a paper outline about Latin Am silver mines and the Manila Galleon trade due this weekend because I am also taking a class I have absolutely no time for. 😱
November 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Suddenly needing to travel to Texas next Monday to support a client visit when I have personal travel scheduled next Thursday. 😒
But and I have a paper outline about Latin Am silver mines and the Manila Galleon trade due this weekend because I am also taking a class I have absolutely no time for. 😱
But and I have a paper outline about Latin Am silver mines and the Manila Galleon trade due this weekend because I am also taking a class I have absolutely no time for. 😱
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I will have an opening for a Ph.D. student (M.S. required) to begin Summer 2026, studying impacts to high Appalachian arthropod communities following Hurricane Helene.
I'll be at Ent. Soc. America meetings next week. Please point interested students my way.
More: sites.google.com/site/caterin...
I'll be at Ent. Soc. America meetings next week. Please point interested students my way.
More: sites.google.com/site/caterin...
The Caterino Arthropod Biodiversity Lab - OPPORTUNITIES
OPPORTUNITIES
Ph.D. research assistantship
Start date: Summer (preferred) or Fall, 2026
Compensation:
· $35,000 per year (plus 2% annual cost of living increase) for up to 5 years
· Ful...
sites.google.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I will have an opening for a Ph.D. student (M.S. required) to begin Summer 2026, studying impacts to high Appalachian arthropod communities following Hurricane Helene.
I'll be at Ent. Soc. America meetings next week. Please point interested students my way.
More: sites.google.com/site/caterin...
I'll be at Ent. Soc. America meetings next week. Please point interested students my way.
More: sites.google.com/site/caterin...