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Vaughn Z-N
@vzn11.bsky.social
PhD candidate | Edu, weather, art, rural, reads. EM volunteer.
[she/they] 🩷💛🩵
Nerd alert. ⚠️ I love it when I (an almost PhD, edu/lgbtq+) see research or memes related to my partner's field (PhD, cognitive psy/memory), and then immediately forwarding it, just cause I hope he finds it interesting/cool/funny/useful for his students.

Sorry not sorry, I can't be stopped.
November 13, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I am in complete awe by how much of the Northern Lights I could see tonight.... ❤️💚💙❤️💚💙 #aurora in Kansas!
November 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I am so damn happy, I might cry. This is so beautiful. I could see this with my naked eye (just not quite as bright).
November 12, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I am freaking out so hard. You can see faint pink and light green (it looks white without the camera) with the naked eye! I am in love. South central KS, 8pm.
November 12, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Is it likely the aurora will be visable in Southern KS tonight if skies are clear? Trying to get an idea if a srive a few minutes out to the dirt roads would be worth it later tonight!! #aurora #geostorm #nws
November 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Wait, fox or coyote? Our neighborhood is kinda rural and has both... #animals #fox #coyote
November 9, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Not sure if anyone I know has... but since we are near the KS one, figured I'd share.
If you've done in-person research at any of the following presidential libraries in the last 8 months, can you please follow me/contact me—soon—for a story I'm working on (can be off the record)?

Hoover
FDR
Truman
Eisenhower
JFK
LBJ
Ford
Carter

And either way, can you please share this request? 🙏
October 1, 2025 at 2:37 AM
The only cool thing that came out of that Sunday night game was a scorigami (40-40) tie.
September 29, 2025 at 4:15 AM
what's your sign
September 28, 2025 at 8:04 AM
I know teaching is hard.. but it's extra disheartening when you spend time grading essays and giving feedback just to realize SEVERAL students cheated (from one another or AI). My last week was already tough, so this icing on the cake is really getting to me..
a man is carrying a suitcase through a living room in a house .
Alt: Man walks into a room then falls to the floor to his knees then onto his face, representing how I feel mentally and physically right now.
media.tenor.com
September 22, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Note to self: Before returning student papers via Google docs, I need to turn off notifications for resolving comments or edit next time.
I'm glad they are working on revisions but the notifications are... a lot... Oops.
September 17, 2025 at 3:35 AM
If you see this, quote with the energy you bring to Bluesky.
September 16, 2025 at 1:16 AM
It is interesting to me that, while I was trying to search through my own posts on fb (like enter a keyword, sort by post by me/my friends, by year, etc) that you can no longer search/sort via posts at all. Interesting....
September 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I want to see this so damn bad... Someday...
The sky was on fire tonight
September 15, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Gotta admit, starting To Kill A Mockingbird (freshmen) and Night (sophomores) this week w/ my students has been a trip. Important, but... not a great trip. Tough.
September 13, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Reposted by Vaughn Z-N
Adjusted for inflation Spirited Away cost $22 million to make. The Triplets of Belleville cost $16.5 million, Cartoon Saloon's Wolfwalkers cost $14.28 million, and Oscar winner Flow cost only $4 million. These critically acclaimed, made by real people films, cost less than this pile of actual vomit.
OpenAI confirms they're helping make an AI-generated movie called 'Critterz'

• Goal is to finish production in 9 months
• Budget is ~$30M
• Plan is to debut the film at Canne
• 'Paddington 3' writers penned the script
• Art will be fed into Chat GPT 5 and other image models

(via WSJ)
September 9, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Clouds are so damn cool.. #kswx #weather
September 9, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Whoa. Last time I checked hrrr and for cumulus popping a few hours ago, not a whole lot to be seen.. Definitely developed quicker than I thought. Neat... #kswx #ks
September 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Y'all, are these bats or tiny birds? The old building is known for bats but I can't tell??
August 31, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Dat Kansas sunset tho... #ks
August 25, 2025 at 1:10 AM
With the joking trend of "What Radicalized You?" but you were a kid who watched Disney movies. They obviously have their cultural issues, but the very beginning of Aladdin shows him giving away the bread to poorer children & standing up to the a*hole prince in the street... Pretty on point tbh.
August 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I decided to finish creating my syllabus... Aaand the next thing I know it's 2am. King of poor decisions over here. 👑 🙃
August 13, 2025 at 7:07 AM
At that point where I'm just staring at my dissertation, particularly edits for chapter 1&2, and freezing... because I'm so overwhelmed and feel like an idiot that doesn't deserve a PhD. So.. That's fun.
August 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Good morning. I was greeted by this cutie as I was leaving. Obviously I got a picture to bless y'alls scrolling, but especially for @lalalychee.bsky.social 💙 🐇
August 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
We are about to watch the latest @dropout.tv episode of @gamechangershow.bsky.social with Jacob Wysocki... and I was told to get my tissues ready. So, here we go. Buckle up...
August 1, 2025 at 2:08 AM