Ignacio Gallup-Diaz
@igallupd.bsky.social
College teacher, Atlantic World historian, Poirot + Morse aficionado
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On Nov 18, Dr. Sofi Chávez, César Chávez Post-Doctoral
Fellow in the Department of Latin American, Latina/o
and Caribbean Studies at Dartmouth, will be speaking at Bryn Mawr College -- her talk is titled "So Nasty: Sucia Realness and Visceral Encounters in the Writing of Julián Delgado Lopera"
Fellow in the Department of Latin American, Latina/o
and Caribbean Studies at Dartmouth, will be speaking at Bryn Mawr College -- her talk is titled "So Nasty: Sucia Realness and Visceral Encounters in the Writing of Julián Delgado Lopera"
November 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
On Nov 18, Dr. Sofi Chávez, César Chávez Post-Doctoral
Fellow in the Department of Latin American, Latina/o
and Caribbean Studies at Dartmouth, will be speaking at Bryn Mawr College -- her talk is titled "So Nasty: Sucia Realness and Visceral Encounters in the Writing of Julián Delgado Lopera"
Fellow in the Department of Latin American, Latina/o
and Caribbean Studies at Dartmouth, will be speaking at Bryn Mawr College -- her talk is titled "So Nasty: Sucia Realness and Visceral Encounters in the Writing of Julián Delgado Lopera"
Morning reading:
October 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Morning reading:
Bonifacio is sleeping in the first item we got for him when we rescued him -- we call it his 'wavy thing' -- back then, he could fold himself into it quite comfortably:
September 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Bonifacio is sleeping in the first item we got for him when we rescued him -- we call it his 'wavy thing' -- back then, he could fold himself into it quite comfortably:
Bug scientists, pls tell me what type of spider this is — it was clicking its pincers at me when I sat down at my computer this morning 😮😳 — apologies for the dusty screen!
August 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Bug scientists, pls tell me what type of spider this is — it was clicking its pincers at me when I sat down at my computer this morning 😮😳 — apologies for the dusty screen!
Sometimes — esp. when he has enjoyed his evening kibble AND has received a specially-plated serving of what we are eating — Bonifacio will allow me to sit close to him and take a pic:
August 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Sometimes — esp. when he has enjoyed his evening kibble AND has received a specially-plated serving of what we are eating — Bonifacio will allow me to sit close to him and take a pic:
Some days, Bonifacio likes to pretend he is is snake. 🐍
August 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Some days, Bonifacio likes to pretend he is is snake. 🐍
A new notebook, you say? Don’t mind if I do!
July 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
A new notebook, you say? Don’t mind if I do!
Bonifacio has returned to his cat tree -- he has avoided it entirely for the last six months -- and: he is sleeping on the parapet that he has never slept on before. 🤓
July 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Bonifacio has returned to his cat tree -- he has avoided it entirely for the last six months -- and: he is sleeping on the parapet that he has never slept on before. 🤓
My mysterious boy, keeping an eye on the building’s courtyard.
May 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
My mysterious boy, keeping an eye on the building’s courtyard.
This is a favorite diagram of mine (p. 87) 🤓
April 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
This is a favorite diagram of mine (p. 87) 🤓
Morning re-reading 🤓
April 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Morning re-reading 🤓
Saw this in the bottle shop and HAD TO HAVE IT 😸🤓
April 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Saw this in the bottle shop and HAD TO HAVE IT 😸🤓
Saw many lil turtles sunning themselves at the Jenkins Arboretum this afternoon -- when I first saw them I thought they were porcelain figurines! 🐢🐢🐢
March 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Saw many lil turtles sunning themselves at the Jenkins Arboretum this afternoon -- when I first saw them I thought they were porcelain figurines! 🐢🐢🐢
My relaxed feline son 😸
March 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
My relaxed feline son 😸
My sleepy feline son Bonifacio ❤️
March 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
My sleepy feline son Bonifacio ❤️
Got a nice fairly close-up pic of Bonifacio earlier today 😍
February 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Got a nice fairly close-up pic of Bonifacio earlier today 😍
“First projection shows conservative CDU in the leaD: Here's the first projection from German public broadcaster ARD. Unlike the earlier exit poll, a projection is based on real results, but as you can see, the numbers are very similar.”
February 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
“First projection shows conservative CDU in the leaD: Here's the first projection from German public broadcaster ARD. Unlike the earlier exit poll, a projection is based on real results, but as you can see, the numbers are very similar.”
Here is a picture of Monty, the good doggo won best-in-show + should have been the main image for the NPR essay.
February 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Here is a picture of Monty, the good doggo won best-in-show + should have been the main image for the NPR essay.
US steel tariffs will affect Canada, Brazil + Mexico -- none of this makes any sense -- the era of high tariffs WAS NOT a golden age of prosperity -- NOT EVEN CLOSE.
February 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
US steel tariffs will affect Canada, Brazil + Mexico -- none of this makes any sense -- the era of high tariffs WAS NOT a golden age of prosperity -- NOT EVEN CLOSE.
This morning Bonifacio has decided he is Snek-Bonifacio 😮
January 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
This morning Bonifacio has decided he is Snek-Bonifacio 😮
Bonifacio wants you all to know he is BACK ON HIS BLANKIE, BABY
January 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Bonifacio wants you all to know he is BACK ON HIS BLANKIE, BABY
Tho' I own sturdier editions of these Pauline Kael collections, finding all four paperbacks in a thrift shop is a bibliophilic high point for me. 🤓
January 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Tho' I own sturdier editions of these Pauline Kael collections, finding all four paperbacks in a thrift shop is a bibliophilic high point for me. 🤓
My handsome boy Bonifacio:
January 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
My handsome boy Bonifacio:
My Bonifacio is a snake-kitty 😸
January 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
My Bonifacio is a snake-kitty 😸
My 2025 Hobonichi Techo Planner is more than ready to enter service -- put me in, coach, I AM READY! 😸🤓😄
December 31, 2024 at 3:09 PM
My 2025 Hobonichi Techo Planner is more than ready to enter service -- put me in, coach, I AM READY! 😸🤓😄