char
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fannish with too much to watch. tired also. (she/her)
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today's whiplash has been watching several episodes of Blood River (I've watched up to 21 now!) and then switching gears to American Graffiti bc the undergrads are watching it tomorrow and I need prompts for their discussion
but now I'm all, what is 1950s hot rod culture if not jianghu on wheels
but now I'm all, what is 1950s hot rod culture if not jianghu on wheels
November 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
today's whiplash has been watching several episodes of Blood River (I've watched up to 21 now!) and then switching gears to American Graffiti bc the undergrads are watching it tomorrow and I need prompts for their discussion
but now I'm all, what is 1950s hot rod culture if not jianghu on wheels
but now I'm all, what is 1950s hot rod culture if not jianghu on wheels
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You really have to read this thread. The genius of Tom Stoppard, the fragility of memory, the magic of theatre — and the glorious stubbornness of a researcher who would not stop.
Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
November 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
You really have to read this thread. The genius of Tom Stoppard, the fragility of memory, the magic of theatre — and the glorious stubbornness of a researcher who would not stop.
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me: wish there was something to post about other than being tired
me @ me: oh how about that amusing product you saw when idly browsing sales
me: oh good idea
me, 5min later: ...wait tho
me @ me: oh how about that amusing product you saw when idly browsing sales
me: oh good idea
me, 5min later: ...wait tho
November 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
me: wish there was something to post about other than being tired
me @ me: oh how about that amusing product you saw when idly browsing sales
me: oh good idea
me, 5min later: ...wait tho
me @ me: oh how about that amusing product you saw when idly browsing sales
me: oh good idea
me, 5min later: ...wait tho
til that the gap sells "nap" sweatshirts
November 30, 2025 at 9:10 AM
til that the gap sells "nap" sweatshirts
the kind of afternoon where you crawl back into bed after lunch and then stay there until it's time to make dinner, i guess
November 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
the kind of afternoon where you crawl back into bed after lunch and then stay there until it's time to make dinner, i guess
I did the thing <3 gdgdbaby.dreamwidth.org/314179.html?...
the annual holiday love meme on dreamwidth is here! come spread some good cheer 💛
🔗: gdgdbaby.dreamwidth.org/314179.html
🔗: gdgdbaby.dreamwidth.org/314179.html
November 29, 2025 at 6:36 AM
I did the thing <3 gdgdbaby.dreamwidth.org/314179.html?...
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“I was just following otters.”
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“I was just following otters.”
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a great headline
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truth coming out of her well to shame humanity
November 28, 2025 at 5:16 AM
truth coming out of her well to shame humanity
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We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
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Annoyed by his sibling's literary success, bored by meatballs and enraged by all the umlauts, a Swedish food taster goes on a crime spree that police call "restrained". Impassive Nils Bengt Folke Ekerot is FÖRSVARSMAKTLOGISTIK LONGSTOCKING, opening Friday at the Imperial Six.
November 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Annoyed by his sibling's literary success, bored by meatballs and enraged by all the umlauts, a Swedish food taster goes on a crime spree that police call "restrained". Impassive Nils Bengt Folke Ekerot is FÖRSVARSMAKTLOGISTIK LONGSTOCKING, opening Friday at the Imperial Six.
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I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
extremely looking forward to tomorrow, my one wfh day in the week, during which I will make no progress on research but might dent the teaching admin 🤞
November 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
extremely looking forward to tomorrow, my one wfh day in the week, during which I will make no progress on research but might dent the teaching admin 🤞
got a journal article accepted today and also got turned down for a journal editor role (after an interview), and tbh I'm equally pleased and relieved about both outcomes
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
got a journal article accepted today and also got turned down for a journal editor role (after an interview), and tbh I'm equally pleased and relieved about both outcomes
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The working classes are cursed to forever carry the ghosts of the rich on their backs
November 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The working classes are cursed to forever carry the ghosts of the rich on their backs
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The delight of seeing a new citation each for two of your works, followed by the sobering realisation that both have swapped your first and middle names in their reference lists
November 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The delight of seeing a new citation each for two of your works, followed by the sobering realisation that both have swapped your first and middle names in their reference lists
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We saw it with big tobacco, we saw it with the fossil fuels industry. When their own internal research showed the harm from their product, the defunded the research and attacked independent researchers coming to the very same conclusions.
#ScienceUnderSiege
#ScienceUnderSiege
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
We saw it with big tobacco, we saw it with the fossil fuels industry. When their own internal research showed the harm from their product, the defunded the research and attacked independent researchers coming to the very same conclusions.
#ScienceUnderSiege
#ScienceUnderSiege
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100% hit rate RIP king
November 24, 2025 at 3:57 AM
100% hit rate RIP king
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Terumaru, a bright young lightbulb and the mascot of the Tokyu Denki electric company, trapped in a door yesterday:
November 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Terumaru, a bright young lightbulb and the mascot of the Tokyu Denki electric company, trapped in a door yesterday:
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Hal hadn’t survived three Thanksgivings by being stupid.
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Hal hadn’t survived three Thanksgivings by being stupid.
forget winter, now it's "ice cubes discarded at the side of the cinema after close last night are still there in the morning because it wasn't warm enough overnight to melt them" season
November 21, 2025 at 7:23 AM
forget winter, now it's "ice cubes discarded at the side of the cinema after close last night are still there in the morning because it wasn't warm enough overnight to melt them" season
Have just had a meeting that we agreed could just be a text, but we hopped on Teams anyway so I could spend ten minutes explaining exactly how irritating all the admin had been
(mostly relating to a module that a different academic friend has suggested is one that "doesn't want to be taught")
(mostly relating to a module that a different academic friend has suggested is one that "doesn't want to be taught")
I'd wanted to spend the day writing but so far the morning has been spent on teaching prep and admin, while also FREEZING despite having the heat on
November 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Have just had a meeting that we agreed could just be a text, but we hopped on Teams anyway so I could spend ten minutes explaining exactly how irritating all the admin had been
(mostly relating to a module that a different academic friend has suggested is one that "doesn't want to be taught")
(mostly relating to a module that a different academic friend has suggested is one that "doesn't want to be taught")