Randomly, one of the other people who jumped with me was also a Latin teacher!

Bene scribis, O discipula ignota.

👋 I’ve published several articles on gender and sexuality in Latin poetry!

Currently working on a chapter on Star Trek’s reception of the Odyssey in the Short Trek “Calypso”! docs.google.com/document/u/0... Based on this 2023 AIMS talk

One group has goldfish crackers in their impluvium…one used fruit rollups for bedding and tapestries…one sculpted furniture & household items out of fondant…😳 So impressed by their creativity and effort!

Check it out on the SUA insta! www.instagram.com/p/DAThMZUudx...

Congrats!!!! That’s amazing!!

Oh damn I forgot ALL about this but I loved it too!! Wild how that one screenshot brought everything back from the Memory Dump.

p.s. the friend is me

Sharon taught me the phrase “vague pronoun referent” in my first year of grad school and then proceeded to write VPR all over my thesis, dissertation, and early article drafts until I finally broke the habit. A huge debt indeed! ❤️❤️❤️

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On the other hand...this is mine. :(

We were on the same flight! I always book out of Midway and it’s always a good decision.

Such a good point that these tasks often require serious research labor. Esp when I was the workhorse teaching faculty in a small dept, I was often expected to develop, prep, and teach courses that were far from my area of expertise. (Greek oratory when my expertise is Latin poetry e.g.)