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A librarian. And an enjoyer of all things Star Trek (and a whole host of other pop culture things). whatevs. she/her
Perhaps my favorite photo so far in Readymades.
November 13, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Perhaps my favorite photo so far in Readymades.
I'm sure you didn't mean to, but this episode of your podcast reminded why I hate quit Enterprise back in the day. OH? Am I the only one who hears George W Bush every single time Trip (TTTIII???) opens his mouth? Meh. And the alt sexualities? Banish the thought for any non-heteronormative rep in ST.
Coming up on the next chilling episode of It's Got Star Trek, we join Trip and Malcolm on a tragedy-induced journey of personal discovery in "Shuttlepod One" - available this Monday wherever podcasts about two fellows trapped in a confined space are distributed! 🖖🥶😠🍑🥰
#StarTrekEnterprise #StarTrek
#StarTrekEnterprise #StarTrek
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I'm sure you didn't mean to, but this episode of your podcast reminded why I hate quit Enterprise back in the day. OH? Am I the only one who hears George W Bush every single time Trip (TTTIII???) opens his mouth? Meh. And the alt sexualities? Banish the thought for any non-heteronormative rep in ST.
The landlady finally sent a minion to deal with the chirping fire alarm (which amazingly hadn't completely destroyed my nerves 7 days in) but now I need to block out the sport whistle being blown next door (basketball? volleyball? ugh, this is why I hate sports) www.youtube.com/watch?v=uclf...
Mark Farina - Dream Machine [J Boogie Mix]
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November 10, 2025 at 3:43 AM
The landlady finally sent a minion to deal with the chirping fire alarm (which amazingly hadn't completely destroyed my nerves 7 days in) but now I need to block out the sport whistle being blown next door (basketball? volleyball? ugh, this is why I hate sports) www.youtube.com/watch?v=uclf...
Nerd happenings today. 🤓🧝♀️
November 9, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Nerd happenings today. 🤓🧝♀️
My brain doesn't do math (it's a real basis for why I selected librarianship as a profession), so when my eyes glance across this, my entire being is in a world of pain...
And yet... and yet... Hahahahahaha!
And yet... and yet... Hahahahahaha!
Jay-Z’s Limited Problem Set:
Let x = the set including Jay’s total number of possible tribulations (maximum = 100).
GIVEN: One of the set ≠ “a bitch.” How many other potential quandaries might Jay-Z face?
Let x = the set including Jay’s total number of possible tribulations (maximum = 100).
GIVEN: One of the set ≠ “a bitch.” How many other potential quandaries might Jay-Z face?
Pop Song Math Quiz
Answer all questions in the form of a song title. 1. The Rob Base Postulate Given that a number greater than 1(x) is required to make a thing go ri...
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November 8, 2025 at 3:52 AM
My brain doesn't do math (it's a real basis for why I selected librarianship as a profession), so when my eyes glance across this, my entire being is in a world of pain...
And yet... and yet... Hahahahahaha!
And yet... and yet... Hahahahahaha!
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For this reason, the Gates memo presupposes a false dichotomy regarding climate outcomes: The choice we are faced with is not between "good for us" & "the end of the world," but instead how much harm we are willing to tolerate, and endure, in the years to come. [8/n]
October 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
For this reason, the Gates memo presupposes a false dichotomy regarding climate outcomes: The choice we are faced with is not between "good for us" & "the end of the world," but instead how much harm we are willing to tolerate, and endure, in the years to come. [8/n]
Not gonna lie, at every level it's been quite hard to fend off the sycophantic adoption of AI at my institution. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/t...
Big Tech Makes Cal State Its A.I. Training Ground
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October 27, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Not gonna lie, at every level it's been quite hard to fend off the sycophantic adoption of AI at my institution. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/t...
Last year I didn't finish the McSweeney's Advent Calendar until this year (I really pushed to make it a real Christmas in July type thing but never posted about it). So this year I think I'll start early and hope I'm not bored with Christmas before December whatever.
October 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Last year I didn't finish the McSweeney's Advent Calendar until this year (I really pushed to make it a real Christmas in July type thing but never posted about it). So this year I think I'll start early and hope I'm not bored with Christmas before December whatever.
In the middle of watching Weapons I get all the alerts of a missing 12 year old child in my neighborhood 😱. I'm not yet sure how the movie ends but I'm extremely relieved here in real life that I got all the subsequent messages that the child was found.
October 25, 2025 at 4:31 AM
In the middle of watching Weapons I get all the alerts of a missing 12 year old child in my neighborhood 😱. I'm not yet sure how the movie ends but I'm extremely relieved here in real life that I got all the subsequent messages that the child was found.
Me: wordless squee
Starr Lee: awesome review! 💜
Starr Lee: awesome review! 💜
#Justice, #Kaytranada deliver double dose of electronic mastery in Oakland, with #SamGellaitry. ✏️& 📸: Starr Lee.
Justice, Kaytranada deliver double dose of electronic mastery in Oakland
Justice's and Kaytranada's tour hit Oakland Arena with blistering electronics and soulful house music. Sam Gellaitry opened.
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October 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Me: wordless squee
Starr Lee: awesome review! 💜
Starr Lee: awesome review! 💜
Saw Kaytranada and Justice in Oakland last night. Original tickets had an obstructed view so we got reseated to much better seats (lol, so my photos were 10% less shitty 😆).
October 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Saw Kaytranada and Justice in Oakland last night. Original tickets had an obstructed view so we got reseated to much better seats (lol, so my photos were 10% less shitty 😆).
My Fringe re-watch feels like its winding down - we started season 5 already! But in a most unexpected hmmmmm moment, I'm wondering if that was a Longaberger basket in s5e2??? 🤔🧐
October 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
My Fringe re-watch feels like its winding down - we started season 5 already! But in a most unexpected hmmmmm moment, I'm wondering if that was a Longaberger basket in s5e2??? 🤔🧐
Hard to see the passing of such a wonderful voice in the Star Trek fandom. I'll miss her insight and brightness she brought to everything she did. 🖖
"I have been... and always shall be... your friend."
October 14, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Hard to see the passing of such a wonderful voice in the Star Trek fandom. I'll miss her insight and brightness she brought to everything she did. 🖖
I assume a lot of things turn 50 every year... but it's just now that I'm paying attention that it seems everything is!!! 😆
October 13, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I assume a lot of things turn 50 every year... but it's just now that I'm paying attention that it seems everything is!!! 😆
Recently I asked my coworker - the music librarian! - what their fav music movie is... LOL, they immediately dodged my question and asked what MY favorite music movie is. Without missing a beat I said Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. Sure sure sure there are troublesome bits, nonetheless - FUN!
In February 17, 1989 the world became a more excellent place thanks to Keanu Reeves and Alex Winters’ turns as hapless valley boys in Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure.
'Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure' Continues to be Excellent (Even Though it's Problematic AF) | Black Girl Nerds
Spread the loveOn February 17, 1989 the world became a more excellent place thanks to Keanu Reeves and Alex Winters’ turns as hapless valley boys in Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure. Ted “Theodore” ...
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October 11, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Recently I asked my coworker - the music librarian! - what their fav music movie is... LOL, they immediately dodged my question and asked what MY favorite music movie is. Without missing a beat I said Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. Sure sure sure there are troublesome bits, nonetheless - FUN!
I dragged a friend here (def not for Swift reasons, for all the other Hollywood reasons) (the stuffed celery was pure love) and now I'm wondering which Ocean's Eleven I'd have to watch to see it in film 🤔 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/d...
A Taylor Swift Mystery: Which Musso and Frank’s Booth Is ‘Best’?
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October 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I dragged a friend here (def not for Swift reasons, for all the other Hollywood reasons) (the stuffed celery was pure love) and now I'm wondering which Ocean's Eleven I'd have to watch to see it in film 🤔 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/d...
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Maybe actually sign those bills on your desk specifically focusing on trans protections too while you're there.
The Trump Administration’s removal of LGBTQ suicide prevention programs this summer was a disgrace.
I just signed legislation requiring student ID cards in public middle schools, high schools, and colleges to include the Trevor Project’s crisis and suicide prevention hotline.
I just signed legislation requiring student ID cards in public middle schools, high schools, and colleges to include the Trevor Project’s crisis and suicide prevention hotline.
October 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Maybe actually sign those bills on your desk specifically focusing on trans protections too while you're there.
In honor of Aftershock, which I did not attend, I play for you the one Deftones song I know I love. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPpD...
Deftones - Change (In The House Of Flies) [Official Music Video]
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October 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
In honor of Aftershock, which I did not attend, I play for you the one Deftones song I know I love. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPpD...
This was me last night. Just, ugh. Things I couldn't possibly unsee seared into my brain keeping me awake all. night. long.
Really feeling this Insomnia series of paintings by Gioia Fonda currently on display in the library gallery.
October 4, 2025 at 1:54 AM
This was me last night. Just, ugh. Things I couldn't possibly unsee seared into my brain keeping me awake all. night. long.
Not knowing the name of the group behind Obsession was just one of the reasons why my trivia team came in third yesterday. Now I can't get the song out of my head and the video has seared itself into my brain 🤣 m.youtube.com/watch?v=hIs5...
Animotion - Obsession
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September 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Not knowing the name of the group behind Obsession was just one of the reasons why my trivia team came in third yesterday. Now I can't get the song out of my head and the video has seared itself into my brain 🤣 m.youtube.com/watch?v=hIs5...
Really feeling this Insomnia series of paintings by Gioia Fonda currently on display in the library gallery.
September 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Really feeling this Insomnia series of paintings by Gioia Fonda currently on display in the library gallery.
I know zero people outside my immediate family who watched Canada's Red Green Show. So let me just be the whisper in the wind to say, Graham Greene playing a demolition expert on that show was a highlight of his acting career. RIP www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lyf...
The Experts "Today's Movies"
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September 3, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I know zero people outside my immediate family who watched Canada's Red Green Show. So let me just be the whisper in the wind to say, Graham Greene playing a demolition expert on that show was a highlight of his acting career. RIP www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lyf...
The marching band was practicing in the quad yesterday, and the tuba player was really going for a thing. LOL, I could hear it all from my office hidden behind the trees 😀
August 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The marching band was practicing in the quad yesterday, and the tuba player was really going for a thing. LOL, I could hear it all from my office hidden behind the trees 😀
Read (heh, "read") a second wave of Ed Ruscha artists' books today. I didn't realize my library had them because instead of classifying them into photography, they were classified by subject be photographed 😭🤣🤨
August 20, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Read (heh, "read") a second wave of Ed Ruscha artists' books today. I didn't realize my library had them because instead of classifying them into photography, they were classified by subject be photographed 😭🤣🤨
A group of shushing librarians is called a cliché.
Yessssssssss!
Yessssssssss!
A cluster of teens reading quietly is called a mystery.
A pile of books gathering dust is called a hold shelf.
A handful of change is called a budget.
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A pile of books gathering dust is called a hold shelf.
A handful of change is called a budget.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/col...
Collective Nouns for Librarians
A group of librarians is called a cardigan. A collection of empty chairs is called an author reading. A collection of Eric Carle books covered in s...
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August 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
A group of shushing librarians is called a cliché.
Yessssssssss!
Yessssssssss!