Not intentionally subversive, but hortus? Not built, but clearly community focused, and lots of people have them where they don't mention their house.

I would like to register my displeasure at them for not returning the books to the cart like a good person. It’s a small thing, but lovely books deserve to be read.

Thank you, I hope the book lives up to that review! @idaostenberg.bsky.social wrote about the triumph trees before me though, I can’t take credit for finding that!

Darn. First thread and a typo. Turn. I meant turn.

All in all, I’m grateful for my students, for my tutees, and for a new department that has been welcoming and supportive at every term (although if someone could explain the stain in the middle of the floor in my office beyond “that was cider”…)

They ask difficult questions, spot gaps in the book, and are an absolute bright spot in my day.

Another bright spot are the natural world crew, with their cracking ideas, wild tangents, and willingness to grapple with difficult topics. They make Friday 4-6pm a fun slot to teach.

In other related news, the Greek students I have are phenomenal. I don’t think any of them are on here, so the fact they get awkward when I tell them well done is immaterial. These are students who started with nothing, and are now translating passages.

Likewise, my module on Friday stretched from Anglesey to Sri Lanka, because the world doesn’t stop at a border

But that won’t stop me from poking fun at the *shudder* Hellenists.