Anna Livia
@daseinsof.bsky.social
premodern history
modern literature
postmodern religion
modern literature
postmodern religion
hello modernists!
my boyfriend and I have decided that this will be Moby Dick Summer (tm). what are the best editions available?
my boyfriend and I have decided that this will be Moby Dick Summer (tm). what are the best editions available?
April 3, 2025 at 3:52 AM
hello modernists!
my boyfriend and I have decided that this will be Moby Dick Summer (tm). what are the best editions available?
my boyfriend and I have decided that this will be Moby Dick Summer (tm). what are the best editions available?
going to the Jonathan Richman show was the best decision I’ve made in a while
March 3, 2025 at 4:12 AM
going to the Jonathan Richman show was the best decision I’ve made in a while
once again posting one of my favourite tree-related poem for tu bishvat. by Katie Farris
February 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
once again posting one of my favourite tree-related poem for tu bishvat. by Katie Farris
Sheila Heiti, Alphabetical Diaries
January 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Sheila Heiti, Alphabetical Diaries
back on my nonsense— this time it’s researching how to set up a bioactive microgecko habitat
January 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
back on my nonsense— this time it’s researching how to set up a bioactive microgecko habitat
that feeling of relief when you see that you’re not the only one googling people at the conference 😮💨
January 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM
that feeling of relief when you see that you’re not the only one googling people at the conference 😮💨
what do punks wear to yoga? is a question that never occurred to me until today
January 2, 2025 at 1:51 AM
what do punks wear to yoga? is a question that never occurred to me until today
I feel like I’m the only person in Newark airport
December 31, 2024 at 3:44 PM
I feel like I’m the only person in Newark airport
Perennial Chanukah/Purim question: how did we keep prune filling for hamantaschen and not sufganiyot?! Fruity but not too sweet or sticky— it’s the perfect doughnut filling
December 30, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Perennial Chanukah/Purim question: how did we keep prune filling for hamantaschen and not sufganiyot?! Fruity but not too sweet or sticky— it’s the perfect doughnut filling
just realised that Catherine Malabou provides a pretty solid theoretical explanation for the Chazon Ish's seemingly strange account of the radical transformation of one substance into another (yoreh deah 12:7) and I don't know what to do with this information
December 16, 2024 at 2:03 PM
just realised that Catherine Malabou provides a pretty solid theoretical explanation for the Chazon Ish's seemingly strange account of the radical transformation of one substance into another (yoreh deah 12:7) and I don't know what to do with this information
Lots of feelings listening to The Daily’s episode on the remarkable reconstruction of the Notre Dame. It’s beautiful. But it reminds me of the buildings we didn’t get to make. Our Temple that burned twice— after 2000 years we haven’t been able to begin rebuilding. (1/3)
December 11, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Lots of feelings listening to The Daily’s episode on the remarkable reconstruction of the Notre Dame. It’s beautiful. But it reminds me of the buildings we didn’t get to make. Our Temple that burned twice— after 2000 years we haven’t been able to begin rebuilding. (1/3)
Q! what should I read to get acquainted with Lev Shestov's politics? primary and secondary sources welcome
November 28, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Q! what should I read to get acquainted with Lev Shestov's politics? primary and secondary sources welcome
Having mammals snoozing in my lap has been so good for my mental health
December 31, 2023 at 8:00 PM
Having mammals snoozing in my lap has been so good for my mental health
lots of stuff out there about “giving season”
Misread “it’s giving Tuesday” email as “it’s giving Tuesday”
December 20, 2023 at 1:29 AM
lots of stuff out there about “giving season”
Waiting for them to realize that real balletcore is garbage bag pants and tshirts they would only wear as pyjamas
December 17, 2023 at 9:47 PM
Waiting for them to realize that real balletcore is garbage bag pants and tshirts they would only wear as pyjamas
Reposted by Anna Livia
Happy Hanukkah to all, but especially to Talia, who drew a menora (upside down) in a 16th century Italian manual for letter writing. More on Hanukkah in Columbia's collections here: blogs.cul.columbia.edu/jewishstudie...
December 7, 2023 at 11:58 PM
Happy Hanukkah to all, but especially to Talia, who drew a menora (upside down) in a 16th century Italian manual for letter writing. More on Hanukkah in Columbia's collections here: blogs.cul.columbia.edu/jewishstudie...
I had to say "lanolin" in Yiddish and the best I could come up with was a translation of "skin wax"
December 5, 2023 at 6:50 PM
I had to say "lanolin" in Yiddish and the best I could come up with was a translation of "skin wax"
on a mission to make motza''sh mulled wine a thing. all of the ingredients are right there
December 5, 2023 at 5:20 PM
on a mission to make motza''sh mulled wine a thing. all of the ingredients are right there
in the midst of the chaos of the final week of the semester, I'm getting overambitious about the next. should I audit a Ulysses seminar?
December 5, 2023 at 5:05 PM
in the midst of the chaos of the final week of the semester, I'm getting overambitious about the next. should I audit a Ulysses seminar?
Showed up to a study date 1hr+ late. Friend asks if I'm ok. I decide not to tell him that I spent the last half week in bed, knitting hats, binge-listening to a podcast about The Troubles.
December 4, 2023 at 4:47 PM
Showed up to a study date 1hr+ late. Friend asks if I'm ok. I decide not to tell him that I spent the last half week in bed, knitting hats, binge-listening to a podcast about The Troubles.
prof trying to get through to the youths by comparing the paytanim to rappers
November 30, 2023 at 6:09 PM
prof trying to get through to the youths by comparing the paytanim to rappers
psychoanalysis via wrapped isn’t even joke anymore
November 30, 2023 at 4:22 AM
psychoanalysis via wrapped isn’t even joke anymore
At risk of becoming a @canadaland.bsky.social fan acct, I gotta say that the latest episode is super important and it is so heartbreaking and infuriating to hear that such a vital outlet is losing supporters bc of Jesse’s refusal to assure ppl that he’s “one of the good ones”
November 29, 2023 at 11:27 PM
At risk of becoming a @canadaland.bsky.social fan acct, I gotta say that the latest episode is super important and it is so heartbreaking and infuriating to hear that such a vital outlet is losing supporters bc of Jesse’s refusal to assure ppl that he’s “one of the good ones”
jk also sadposting about Leonard Cohen. here’s a happy cohenpost to balance it out
November 28, 2023 at 7:59 PM
jk also sadposting about Leonard Cohen. here’s a happy cohenpost to balance it out
Still on the other place, but just to spam OU with hashgacha requests
November 28, 2023 at 7:52 PM
Still on the other place, but just to spam OU with hashgacha requests