Joe
@iamjoeprince.bsky.social
Children’s and Teen Collection Development Librarian. Vacation monster. Voracious reader. Husband of weirdmusic657, vati to Ouiser 🐈 Kylie 4eva.
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Theme for November: To grandmother’s house we go
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November 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Theme for November: To grandmother’s house we go
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In our years of doing this, The Nerdery Movie Night has never fallen on our anniversary!
We’ve spent at least the last six anniversaries celebrating the same way: a bottle of champagne, exchanging of gifts, passing out candy, & watching a horror movie.
Happy nine years of marriage to us!
🧵 1/2
We’ve spent at least the last six anniversaries celebrating the same way: a bottle of champagne, exchanging of gifts, passing out candy, & watching a horror movie.
Happy nine years of marriage to us!
🧵 1/2
November 1, 2025 at 2:04 AM
In our years of doing this, The Nerdery Movie Night has never fallen on our anniversary!
We’ve spent at least the last six anniversaries celebrating the same way: a bottle of champagne, exchanging of gifts, passing out candy, & watching a horror movie.
Happy nine years of marriage to us!
🧵 1/2
We’ve spent at least the last six anniversaries celebrating the same way: a bottle of champagne, exchanging of gifts, passing out candy, & watching a horror movie.
Happy nine years of marriage to us!
🧵 1/2
October Nerdery Book Club, selected by Dave and discussed over seafood (natch) at Fish N Grill.
Moments of terror are neutered by odd narrative choices, and the story within a story doesn’t even remotely work. We can’t believe this won a Bram Stoker!
Joe: ⭐️1/2
Dave: ⭐️⭐️
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Moments of terror are neutered by odd narrative choices, and the story within a story doesn’t even remotely work. We can’t believe this won a Bram Stoker!
Joe: ⭐️1/2
Dave: ⭐️⭐️
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October 28, 2025 at 11:29 PM
October Nerdery Book Club, selected by Dave and discussed over seafood (natch) at Fish N Grill.
Moments of terror are neutered by odd narrative choices, and the story within a story doesn’t even remotely work. We can’t believe this won a Bram Stoker!
Joe: ⭐️1/2
Dave: ⭐️⭐️
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Moments of terror are neutered by odd narrative choices, and the story within a story doesn’t even remotely work. We can’t believe this won a Bram Stoker!
Joe: ⭐️1/2
Dave: ⭐️⭐️
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I last saw Belly on the King tour - May 12, 1995 (which I’m fairly certain was senior prom night). I saw them again tonight… in the *same* venue (although it was WUST Radio Music Hall then… now it’s the “new” 9:30 Club). They played “King” in its entirety and a set of faves and b-sides. So fun!
October 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I last saw Belly on the King tour - May 12, 1995 (which I’m fairly certain was senior prom night). I saw them again tonight… in the *same* venue (although it was WUST Radio Music Hall then… now it’s the “new” 9:30 Club). They played “King” in its entirety and a set of faves and b-sides. So fun!
My grandmother immigrated here from Germany in the 1950s. My favorite city in Europe also happens to be the birthplace of my two dearest German friends. It felt like time to honor all my favorite Germans. And also the city of Berlin - I swear I lived there in a past life.
October 22, 2025 at 1:34 AM
My grandmother immigrated here from Germany in the 1950s. My favorite city in Europe also happens to be the birthplace of my two dearest German friends. It felt like time to honor all my favorite Germans. And also the city of Berlin - I swear I lived there in a past life.
Very helpful for my collection development needs
October 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Very helpful for my collection development needs
Theme for October: P!I!N!K!
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October 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Theme for October: P!I!N!K!
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September Nerdery Book Club, selected by me and discussed over tacos from Karla on the Go food truck.
Like the best memoirs, The Outrun is written with a clinical detachment that focuses less on drama and more on a powerful journey. Stunning.
Joe: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dave: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Like the best memoirs, The Outrun is written with a clinical detachment that focuses less on drama and more on a powerful journey. Stunning.
Joe: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dave: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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September 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
September Nerdery Book Club, selected by me and discussed over tacos from Karla on the Go food truck.
Like the best memoirs, The Outrun is written with a clinical detachment that focuses less on drama and more on a powerful journey. Stunning.
Joe: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dave: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Like the best memoirs, The Outrun is written with a clinical detachment that focuses less on drama and more on a powerful journey. Stunning.
Joe: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dave: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Lastly: Slytherin
Ostensible flavor profile: chocolate and with chocolate sugar cookie
Dave: Pro - does taste like chocolate. Con - hair-raisingly sweet ⭐️⭐️
Joe: The least offensive of the bunch, but I feel like I just chewed on a dozen sugar cubes ⭐️⭐️1/2
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🧵 6/5
Ostensible flavor profile: chocolate and with chocolate sugar cookie
Dave: Pro - does taste like chocolate. Con - hair-raisingly sweet ⭐️⭐️
Joe: The least offensive of the bunch, but I feel like I just chewed on a dozen sugar cubes ⭐️⭐️1/2
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🧵 6/5
September 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Lastly: Slytherin
Ostensible flavor profile: chocolate and with chocolate sugar cookie
Dave: Pro - does taste like chocolate. Con - hair-raisingly sweet ⭐️⭐️
Joe: The least offensive of the bunch, but I feel like I just chewed on a dozen sugar cubes ⭐️⭐️1/2
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🧵 6/5
Ostensible flavor profile: chocolate and with chocolate sugar cookie
Dave: Pro - does taste like chocolate. Con - hair-raisingly sweet ⭐️⭐️
Joe: The least offensive of the bunch, but I feel like I just chewed on a dozen sugar cubes ⭐️⭐️1/2
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🧵 6/5
Is this a thread?
Next up: Gryffindor
Ostensible flavor profile: cookie butter
Dave: It tasted a little bit like Biscoff, and I liked the crunchy topping, but it was way too sweet ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Joe: A soupçon of cookie butter with a wad of sugar on top ⭐️⭐️
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🧵 4/5
Next up: Gryffindor
Ostensible flavor profile: cookie butter
Dave: It tasted a little bit like Biscoff, and I liked the crunchy topping, but it was way too sweet ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Joe: A soupçon of cookie butter with a wad of sugar on top ⭐️⭐️
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🧵 4/5
September 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Is this a thread?
Next up: Gryffindor
Ostensible flavor profile: cookie butter
Dave: It tasted a little bit like Biscoff, and I liked the crunchy topping, but it was way too sweet ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Joe: A soupçon of cookie butter with a wad of sugar on top ⭐️⭐️
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🧵 4/5
Next up: Gryffindor
Ostensible flavor profile: cookie butter
Dave: It tasted a little bit like Biscoff, and I liked the crunchy topping, but it was way too sweet ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Joe: A soupçon of cookie butter with a wad of sugar on top ⭐️⭐️
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🧵 4/5
Is this how you do threading? I am an old.
Next up: Hufflepuff
Ostensible flavor profile: brown butter toffee
Dave: It tastes overwhelmingly like a plain donut with sugar on it ⭐️⭐️
Joe: It just tastes like sugar with sugar cream inside ⭐️⭐️
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🧵 3/5
Next up: Hufflepuff
Ostensible flavor profile: brown butter toffee
Dave: It tastes overwhelmingly like a plain donut with sugar on it ⭐️⭐️
Joe: It just tastes like sugar with sugar cream inside ⭐️⭐️
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🧵 3/5
September 10, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Is this how you do threading? I am an old.
Next up: Hufflepuff
Ostensible flavor profile: brown butter toffee
Dave: It tastes overwhelmingly like a plain donut with sugar on it ⭐️⭐️
Joe: It just tastes like sugar with sugar cream inside ⭐️⭐️
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🧵 3/5
Next up: Hufflepuff
Ostensible flavor profile: brown butter toffee
Dave: It tastes overwhelmingly like a plain donut with sugar on it ⭐️⭐️
Joe: It just tastes like sugar with sugar cream inside ⭐️⭐️
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🧵 3/5
First up: Ravenclaw
Ostensible flavor profile: blueberry
Dave: it just tastes like a regular donut with sugar icing on it
⭐️⭐️ 1/2
Joe: Is there blueberry in this? It taste like a regular Krispy Kreme with and added layer of sugar on top. ⭐️⭐️
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🧵 2/5
Ostensible flavor profile: blueberry
Dave: it just tastes like a regular donut with sugar icing on it
⭐️⭐️ 1/2
Joe: Is there blueberry in this? It taste like a regular Krispy Kreme with and added layer of sugar on top. ⭐️⭐️
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🧵 2/5
September 10, 2025 at 2:06 AM
First up: Ravenclaw
Ostensible flavor profile: blueberry
Dave: it just tastes like a regular donut with sugar icing on it
⭐️⭐️ 1/2
Joe: Is there blueberry in this? It taste like a regular Krispy Kreme with and added layer of sugar on top. ⭐️⭐️
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🧵 2/5
Ostensible flavor profile: blueberry
Dave: it just tastes like a regular donut with sugar icing on it
⭐️⭐️ 1/2
Joe: Is there blueberry in this? It taste like a regular Krispy Kreme with and added layer of sugar on top. ⭐️⭐️
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🧵 2/5
Dave & I are far from rabid Harry Potter fans, but when Krispy Kreme announced their themed donuts, we were intrigued.
We bought all four today. What follows is our reactions/ratings (out of 5 ⭐️) of each.
🧵 1/5 (never done a threaded post so let’s see how this goes)
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We bought all four today. What follows is our reactions/ratings (out of 5 ⭐️) of each.
🧵 1/5 (never done a threaded post so let’s see how this goes)
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September 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Dave & I are far from rabid Harry Potter fans, but when Krispy Kreme announced their themed donuts, we were intrigued.
We bought all four today. What follows is our reactions/ratings (out of 5 ⭐️) of each.
🧵 1/5 (never done a threaded post so let’s see how this goes)
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We bought all four today. What follows is our reactions/ratings (out of 5 ⭐️) of each.
🧵 1/5 (never done a threaded post so let’s see how this goes)
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Theme for September: dat ass.
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September 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Theme for September: dat ass.
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August Nerdery Book Club, selected by Dave and discussed over Mexican seafood dishes at Rey Azteca.
The structure of Sing Like Fish is hit or miss, but the melding of pop science writing & academia mostly hits. Plus it’s a super fascinating topic.
Joe: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dave: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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The structure of Sing Like Fish is hit or miss, but the melding of pop science writing & academia mostly hits. Plus it’s a super fascinating topic.
Joe: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dave: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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August 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
August Nerdery Book Club, selected by Dave and discussed over Mexican seafood dishes at Rey Azteca.
The structure of Sing Like Fish is hit or miss, but the melding of pop science writing & academia mostly hits. Plus it’s a super fascinating topic.
Joe: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dave: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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The structure of Sing Like Fish is hit or miss, but the melding of pop science writing & academia mostly hits. Plus it’s a super fascinating topic.
Joe: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dave: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Here is the proof. The last visible bit cannot be moved up any further. My lips hit more plastic rim than medicated soothing goodness.
August 20, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Here is the proof. The last visible bit cannot be moved up any further. My lips hit more plastic rim than medicated soothing goodness.
Theme for August: artsy monochromatic covers.
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August 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Theme for August: artsy monochromatic covers.
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What perfect albums came out when you were 16?
July 24, 2025 at 12:40 AM
What perfect albums came out when you were 16?
My bestie since 1989 (we met in Mrs. Kinsey’s English class in 7th grade!) and I got complementary tattoos this past weekend: a tribute to our favorite queen. Kylie4evs
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July 23, 2025 at 1:38 AM
My bestie since 1989 (we met in Mrs. Kinsey’s English class in 7th grade!) and I got complementary tattoos this past weekend: a tribute to our favorite queen. Kylie4evs
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July Nerdery Book Club, selected by me and discussed over Italian deliciousness at Bello Manzo.
E.M. Forster’s tongue-in-cheek romance, Room with a View, has fabulously rendered characters, clever social commentary, and messy organization.
Joe: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Dave: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
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E.M. Forster’s tongue-in-cheek romance, Room with a View, has fabulously rendered characters, clever social commentary, and messy organization.
Joe: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Dave: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
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July 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
July Nerdery Book Club, selected by me and discussed over Italian deliciousness at Bello Manzo.
E.M. Forster’s tongue-in-cheek romance, Room with a View, has fabulously rendered characters, clever social commentary, and messy organization.
Joe: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Dave: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
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E.M. Forster’s tongue-in-cheek romance, Room with a View, has fabulously rendered characters, clever social commentary, and messy organization.
Joe: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Dave: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
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TOO SOON, CAPITALISM. JESUS CHRIST.
July 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
TOO SOON, CAPITALISM. JESUS CHRIST.
Ten years ago today, I hopped in my adorbs Mini Cooper and drove from Pittsburgh to Bristol, TN to spend a few days with a guy I had met 5 weeks earlier. We consider that visit our first “real date” Here’s a photo of Dave from July 3, 2015 and one from this evening’s meal at Cork & Table.
July 3, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Ten years ago today, I hopped in my adorbs Mini Cooper and drove from Pittsburgh to Bristol, TN to spend a few days with a guy I had met 5 weeks earlier. We consider that visit our first “real date” Here’s a photo of Dave from July 3, 2015 and one from this evening’s meal at Cork & Table.
Theme for July: Silver anniversaries. Yup, y’all: “I’m Like a Bird” is 25 goddamned years old.
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July 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Theme for July: Silver anniversaries. Yup, y’all: “I’m Like a Bird” is 25 goddamned years old.
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June Nerdery Book Club, selected by Dave and discussed over Greek fare at 2400 Diner.
Julie Myerson’s Nonfiction is a powerhouse: dreamlike vignettes woven together to tell a story far more than the sum of its parts. We loved it.
Joe: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Dave: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
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Julie Myerson’s Nonfiction is a powerhouse: dreamlike vignettes woven together to tell a story far more than the sum of its parts. We loved it.
Joe: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Dave: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
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June 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
June Nerdery Book Club, selected by Dave and discussed over Greek fare at 2400 Diner.
Julie Myerson’s Nonfiction is a powerhouse: dreamlike vignettes woven together to tell a story far more than the sum of its parts. We loved it.
Joe: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Dave: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
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Julie Myerson’s Nonfiction is a powerhouse: dreamlike vignettes woven together to tell a story far more than the sum of its parts. We loved it.
Joe: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Dave: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
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Ready for the No Kings protest in town today
June 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Ready for the No Kings protest in town today