Katherine 🎶📚
@katherinemelb.bsky.social
High School Music teacher in Chicago - ✝️ - North Texas CoM alumni - urbanist/YIMBY - environmentalist - metal guitarist and classical/jazz trombonist
Being in an original band with serious musicians who have a similar artistic vision to yours is great. Highly recommend.
February 4, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Being in an original band with serious musicians who have a similar artistic vision to yours is great. Highly recommend.
I just did the math and realized that a calendar year could be evenly divided into 13 months of 28 days (4 weeks) with one extra day. Why have we done this yet?
February 2, 2026 at 6:06 AM
I just did the math and realized that a calendar year could be evenly divided into 13 months of 28 days (4 weeks) with one extra day. Why have we done this yet?
Elon's PR strategy right now:
February 1, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Elon's PR strategy right now:
Something weird about the custom feeds feature on here is that you'll make a snide comment about something you don't think about much, and someone you've never met who really, really cares about that thing will start beef with you.
January 26, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Something weird about the custom feeds feature on here is that you'll make a snide comment about something you don't think about much, and someone you've never met who really, really cares about that thing will start beef with you.
This won't mean anything to people outside of a very specific niche but the Odeholm Audio Thall Amp sounds sooo good. I need to figure out how to work this into a live rig.
January 19, 2026 at 5:33 AM
This won't mean anything to people outside of a very specific niche but the Odeholm Audio Thall Amp sounds sooo good. I need to figure out how to work this into a live rig.
Abolishing ICE the next chance we get is the moderate position. Working for ICE after February 2025 should be flagged on every future background check.
Listen to this.
Someone sent me this video of Trump’s goons in action today in the Twin Cities. The audio is disturbing.
January 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Abolishing ICE the next chance we get is the moderate position. Working for ICE after February 2025 should be flagged on every future background check.
It's reassuring that having a filling meal after a period of dieting is actually not enjoyable. It indicates that healthy portions won't leave me feeling cheated after I lose the weight.
January 6, 2026 at 2:04 AM
It's reassuring that having a filling meal after a period of dieting is actually not enjoyable. It indicates that healthy portions won't leave me feeling cheated after I lose the weight.
I can't believe I'm saying this, but Microsoft forcing Windows 11 despite all the audio issues for musicians is making me seriously consider switching to a Mac.
December 24, 2025 at 5:32 AM
I can't believe I'm saying this, but Microsoft forcing Windows 11 despite all the audio issues for musicians is making me seriously consider switching to a Mac.
Once in a while I'll check on Twitter when there's a major news event. I still can't believe how bad it's gotten. The worst part is that it's still the standard over BlueSky.
December 20, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Once in a while I'll check on Twitter when there's a major news event. I still can't believe how bad it's gotten. The worst part is that it's still the standard over BlueSky.
Internet personalities like Sor Hands are a plague for music academia and the online guitar community. You're not "doing a bit" if you do it constantly and occasionally poke fun at yourself. This is engagement farming at the expense of the image of higher music ed, classical, modern guitar, etc.
December 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Internet personalities like Sor Hands are a plague for music academia and the online guitar community. You're not "doing a bit" if you do it constantly and occasionally poke fun at yourself. This is engagement farming at the expense of the image of higher music ed, classical, modern guitar, etc.
The best part of having niche music tastes is getting to see so many amazing bands when they come through town without setting yourself back financially.
December 4, 2025 at 4:32 AM
The best part of having niche music tastes is getting to see so many amazing bands when they come through town without setting yourself back financially.
How long after moving out of the South do you stop craving Whataburger?
November 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
How long after moving out of the South do you stop craving Whataburger?
Does anyone else get flashbacks to wild moments in Trump's campaign and are baffled that he won and will be president for 3 more years?
I just now remembered that town hall where he stopped talking and swayed to corny white people music for 30+ minutes. People witnessed that and still voted for him
I just now remembered that town hall where he stopped talking and swayed to corny white people music for 30+ minutes. People witnessed that and still voted for him
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Does anyone else get flashbacks to wild moments in Trump's campaign and are baffled that he won and will be president for 3 more years?
I just now remembered that town hall where he stopped talking and swayed to corny white people music for 30+ minutes. People witnessed that and still voted for him
I just now remembered that town hall where he stopped talking and swayed to corny white people music for 30+ minutes. People witnessed that and still voted for him
DNC consultants trying to figure out how they're going to fumble this is 2028:
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 AM
DNC consultants trying to figure out how they're going to fumble this is 2028:
Duolingo just switched me to the energy system (effectively limits you to two lessons a day regardless of how many right answers you get) and I'm seriously considering dropping my 2000+ day streak over it. Classic example of subscription-motivated enshitification.
October 25, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Duolingo just switched me to the energy system (effectively limits you to two lessons a day regardless of how many right answers you get) and I'm seriously considering dropping my 2000+ day streak over it. Classic example of subscription-motivated enshitification.
That feeling when you find a restaurant you love but you know it's not going to stay open long because every time you go, you're the only customer.
October 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
That feeling when you find a restaurant you love but you know it's not going to stay open long because every time you go, you're the only customer.
The reason Chicago still has such a large share of drivers is that the CTA is a consistently mediocre rider experience. I've spent an hour today waiting at transit stops because the system can't stick to its own schedule. Why would anyone who owns a car pay $5 for this luxury?
October 12, 2025 at 4:42 AM
The reason Chicago still has such a large share of drivers is that the CTA is a consistently mediocre rider experience. I've spent an hour today waiting at transit stops because the system can't stick to its own schedule. Why would anyone who owns a car pay $5 for this luxury?
Props to Guitar Center for having a generous return policy. Dropping the big bucks on a guitar you plan to play for a long time and realizing it has some fatal flaws you'd overlooked is not a nice feeling. I was able to return it and get something that will serve me much better instead.
October 9, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Props to Guitar Center for having a generous return policy. Dropping the big bucks on a guitar you plan to play for a long time and realizing it has some fatal flaws you'd overlooked is not a nice feeling. I was able to return it and get something that will serve me much better instead.
I've seen so many feds in Chicago today going about my normal routine. Every SUV is suspicious. Every student absence longer than a day is concerning. Our public institutions feel like they're held together with duct tape now and we just lost another $2 billion.
Things could have been so different.
Things could have been so different.
October 4, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I've seen so many feds in Chicago today going about my normal routine. Every SUV is suspicious. Every student absence longer than a day is concerning. Our public institutions feel like they're held together with duct tape now and we just lost another $2 billion.
Things could have been so different.
Things could have been so different.
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Blue cities should tear up the roads in front of ICE facilities and then start decades of community engagement and input sessions to rebuild them. Let's harness our core competencies.
September 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Blue cities should tear up the roads in front of ICE facilities and then start decades of community engagement and input sessions to rebuild them. Let's harness our core competencies.
It really does feel like American society has just accepted that urban public schools are grossly underfunded and neglected, and we take that as a given, rather than the very deliberate policy choice that it is.
September 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
It really does feel like American society has just accepted that urban public schools are grossly underfunded and neglected, and we take that as a given, rather than the very deliberate policy choice that it is.
One of the best parts of teaching modern band is when a student picks up a guitar and wants to learn a metal song that you grew up listening to. #edusky
September 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
One of the best parts of teaching modern band is when a student picks up a guitar and wants to learn a metal song that you grew up listening to. #edusky
Someone needs to invent physical books with a built-in mp3 player that contains only the audiobook version of that specific book.
You lose something when your entire book library is stored in an app on your phone.
You lose something when your entire book library is stored in an app on your phone.
August 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Someone needs to invent physical books with a built-in mp3 player that contains only the audiobook version of that specific book.
You lose something when your entire book library is stored in an app on your phone.
You lose something when your entire book library is stored in an app on your phone.
Living on a busy street is annoying sometimes, but going from my front door to my bus in less than a minute is so, so nice.
August 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Living on a busy street is annoying sometimes, but going from my front door to my bus in less than a minute is so, so nice.
The Avatar sequels feel so late. It's like leaving a party to pick up snacks for everyone and getting back at 6 AM to a few people passed out on couches.
They could have been so much more successful delivering sequels with slightly worse CGI 12 years sooner.
They could have been so much more successful delivering sequels with slightly worse CGI 12 years sooner.
August 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The Avatar sequels feel so late. It's like leaving a party to pick up snacks for everyone and getting back at 6 AM to a few people passed out on couches.
They could have been so much more successful delivering sequels with slightly worse CGI 12 years sooner.
They could have been so much more successful delivering sequels with slightly worse CGI 12 years sooner.