Alicia Stevers
@leesies.bsky.social
Lecturer in linguistics at SDSU. Cooking enthusiast. Jazzercise instructor. Audiobook stan. Sewist, knitter, parent trying to raise two decent humans.
To the man in a tackle vest who burst through the deli door this morning shouting "Good morning, Earthlings!" and then when he was almost done ordering, added "And throw in the pickle too, Tiger!": you brought delight to my impulsive bagel stop and your positive energy was contagious.
May 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
To the man in a tackle vest who burst through the deli door this morning shouting "Good morning, Earthlings!" and then when he was almost done ordering, added "And throw in the pickle too, Tiger!": you brought delight to my impulsive bagel stop and your positive energy was contagious.
I can’t stop thinking about the dream I had last night: My mom and I went to New York and saw Wicked, with Ellen Degeneres and Rosie ODonnell starring as Galinda and Elphaba. There was a water scene. We bought merch. My productivity has dropped to zero. I am positively shook.
February 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I can’t stop thinking about the dream I had last night: My mom and I went to New York and saw Wicked, with Ellen Degeneres and Rosie ODonnell starring as Galinda and Elphaba. There was a water scene. We bought merch. My productivity has dropped to zero. I am positively shook.
My 5 year old just said pants are like caesar salad for your legs, and tbh this is an angle I hadn’t considered
January 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
My 5 year old just said pants are like caesar salad for your legs, and tbh this is an angle I hadn’t considered
10 year olds are funny
January 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
10 year olds are funny
I get all sad and awkward the last day of class. I like my students so much and then it’s like, “Ok so that’s linguistics, you did it have a good life” and I never see them again and it bums me out. How do you end a class without being a sentimental awkward weirdo?
December 15, 2024 at 6:10 AM
I get all sad and awkward the last day of class. I like my students so much and then it’s like, “Ok so that’s linguistics, you did it have a good life” and I never see them again and it bums me out. How do you end a class without being a sentimental awkward weirdo?
“I don’t really like these, they have too much no taste.”
-my 5 year old, on scrambled egg whites
-my 5 year old, on scrambled egg whites
November 10, 2024 at 9:02 PM
“I don’t really like these, they have too much no taste.”
-my 5 year old, on scrambled egg whites
-my 5 year old, on scrambled egg whites
@kirbyconrod.bsky.social we’re discussing your paper in my seminar tonight and you’ve got a lot of new fans! This second point was too kind not to share 🙌
October 23, 2024 at 8:14 PM
@kirbyconrod.bsky.social we’re discussing your paper in my seminar tonight and you’ve got a lot of new fans! This second point was too kind not to share 🙌
When you leave linguistics textbooks lying around and suddenly your 9 year invents whole grammar? Sound systems, tense, plurality, idioms, what a nerd!
October 17, 2024 at 11:50 PM
When you leave linguistics textbooks lying around and suddenly your 9 year invents whole grammar? Sound systems, tense, plurality, idioms, what a nerd!
In teaching a 3 hour long MA seminar this semester so I made each of my students (and myself!) a fidget beanbag 😄😄
August 28, 2024 at 3:24 AM
In teaching a 3 hour long MA seminar this semester so I made each of my students (and myself!) a fidget beanbag 😄😄
My almost 4th grader
“I remember my 1st day of 2nd grade.”
*calm, slow, meditative voice*
“I walk in. I sit down at my desk. I open a pouch. There’s Playdoh in it. It smells like shit.”
“I remember my 1st day of 2nd grade.”
*calm, slow, meditative voice*
“I walk in. I sit down at my desk. I open a pouch. There’s Playdoh in it. It smells like shit.”
July 18, 2024 at 4:11 PM
My almost 4th grader
“I remember my 1st day of 2nd grade.”
*calm, slow, meditative voice*
“I walk in. I sit down at my desk. I open a pouch. There’s Playdoh in it. It smells like shit.”
“I remember my 1st day of 2nd grade.”
*calm, slow, meditative voice*
“I walk in. I sit down at my desk. I open a pouch. There’s Playdoh in it. It smells like shit.”
Hubs & I are trying to stop saying “it was dumb/lame/stupid” and replace with non-ableist alternatives but we’re having a hard time finding any.
“How was your zoom meeting?”
“It was so bad.”
That’s all we’ve got. Help? We’ve gotta have some good ones out there somewhere.
“How was your zoom meeting?”
“It was so bad.”
That’s all we’ve got. Help? We’ve gotta have some good ones out there somewhere.
July 3, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Hubs & I are trying to stop saying “it was dumb/lame/stupid” and replace with non-ableist alternatives but we’re having a hard time finding any.
“How was your zoom meeting?”
“It was so bad.”
That’s all we’ve got. Help? We’ve gotta have some good ones out there somewhere.
“How was your zoom meeting?”
“It was so bad.”
That’s all we’ve got. Help? We’ve gotta have some good ones out there somewhere.
I had a student fail my class last year, take it again this semester, decide she loved linguistics, added it as a minor (she’s a music major) and then she just emailed me a pic of her new wug tattoo
May 12, 2024 at 4:17 PM
I had a student fail my class last year, take it again this semester, decide she loved linguistics, added it as a minor (she’s a music major) and then she just emailed me a pic of her new wug tattoo
Struggling with grading morphosyntactic analysis papers
Grade paper, make coffee
Grade another paper, do some reps with weights
Grade, eat cheese, grade, hold pet snake, grade, take dog out
My body hurts and I need a break after each paper. 17 papers to go, 2-minute-reward ideas welcome!
Grade paper, make coffee
Grade another paper, do some reps with weights
Grade, eat cheese, grade, hold pet snake, grade, take dog out
My body hurts and I need a break after each paper. 17 papers to go, 2-minute-reward ideas welcome!
May 3, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Struggling with grading morphosyntactic analysis papers
Grade paper, make coffee
Grade another paper, do some reps with weights
Grade, eat cheese, grade, hold pet snake, grade, take dog out
My body hurts and I need a break after each paper. 17 papers to go, 2-minute-reward ideas welcome!
Grade paper, make coffee
Grade another paper, do some reps with weights
Grade, eat cheese, grade, hold pet snake, grade, take dog out
My body hurts and I need a break after each paper. 17 papers to go, 2-minute-reward ideas welcome!
Someone nominate me for Aunt of the Year pls
March 30, 2024 at 5:31 AM
Someone nominate me for Aunt of the Year pls
“GOD DIED 80 YEARS AGO!!”
-My kid, shouting in Barnes and noble. In our very conservative Christian suburb. A grandma glared at me.
-My kid, shouting in Barnes and noble. In our very conservative Christian suburb. A grandma glared at me.
February 17, 2024 at 7:46 PM
“GOD DIED 80 YEARS AGO!!”
-My kid, shouting in Barnes and noble. In our very conservative Christian suburb. A grandma glared at me.
-My kid, shouting in Barnes and noble. In our very conservative Christian suburb. A grandma glared at me.
Every adult growing up told me I was an old soul and then on my student evals, a stude called me a young soul.
Basically:
1. I am a master shapeshifter
2. Am I finally old enough that my soul seems younger than my appearance
3. What is a soul
4. What is consciousness
5. What is the meaning of life
Basically:
1. I am a master shapeshifter
2. Am I finally old enough that my soul seems younger than my appearance
3. What is a soul
4. What is consciousness
5. What is the meaning of life
January 30, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Every adult growing up told me I was an old soul and then on my student evals, a stude called me a young soul.
Basically:
1. I am a master shapeshifter
2. Am I finally old enough that my soul seems younger than my appearance
3. What is a soul
4. What is consciousness
5. What is the meaning of life
Basically:
1. I am a master shapeshifter
2. Am I finally old enough that my soul seems younger than my appearance
3. What is a soul
4. What is consciousness
5. What is the meaning of life
Me, still in bed this morning
4yo: Mommy I had a yogurt but I’m still hungry can you make me a bagelllll
Me: Ok, I’ll get you a bagel in a couple minutes when I get up
4: Ugh ok fine I’m just trying to SURVIVE
4yo: Mommy I had a yogurt but I’m still hungry can you make me a bagelllll
Me: Ok, I’ll get you a bagel in a couple minutes when I get up
4: Ugh ok fine I’m just trying to SURVIVE
January 28, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Me, still in bed this morning
4yo: Mommy I had a yogurt but I’m still hungry can you make me a bagelllll
Me: Ok, I’ll get you a bagel in a couple minutes when I get up
4: Ugh ok fine I’m just trying to SURVIVE
4yo: Mommy I had a yogurt but I’m still hungry can you make me a bagelllll
Me: Ok, I’ll get you a bagel in a couple minutes when I get up
4: Ugh ok fine I’m just trying to SURVIVE
My 9yo’s new hobby is making google slideshows. He made one about me (a mommy recipe?) My ingredients and preparation are EXCELLENT
January 24, 2024 at 2:45 AM
My 9yo’s new hobby is making google slideshows. He made one about me (a mommy recipe?) My ingredients and preparation are EXCELLENT
My 4yo informed me that he likes his boy brother, but would really love a “girl brother”
Sisters are girl brothers now, deal with it
Sisters are girl brothers now, deal with it
January 23, 2024 at 10:29 PM
My 4yo informed me that he likes his boy brother, but would really love a “girl brother”
Sisters are girl brothers now, deal with it
Sisters are girl brothers now, deal with it
My 4yo, running around completely naked.
Me: Hey, can you please put some clothes on? It’s almost dinner time.
Him: Nope! I like being extremely nuded!
Me: Hey, can you please put some clothes on? It’s almost dinner time.
Him: Nope! I like being extremely nuded!
January 19, 2024 at 2:13 AM
My 4yo, running around completely naked.
Me: Hey, can you please put some clothes on? It’s almost dinner time.
Him: Nope! I like being extremely nuded!
Me: Hey, can you please put some clothes on? It’s almost dinner time.
Him: Nope! I like being extremely nuded!
Here’s an overview of the CSU strike happening next week. I ❤️being a CSU lecturer but also my paycheck is about the same as my grad school stipend was. I work for the benefits. If it weren’t for my husband, I could not live on my salary AT ALL. 100% of my paycheck goes to child-related costs.
Heard about the Cal State strike and want to know what’s going on? Here’s a primer. JOURNALISTS pls take note.
California Faculty Association is librarians, coaches, counselors, and professors. We rep 30k people at 23 campuses serving 500k students. We have called a strike Jan. 22-26. Why? Well …
California Faculty Association is librarians, coaches, counselors, and professors. We rep 30k people at 23 campuses serving 500k students. We have called a strike Jan. 22-26. Why? Well …
January 12, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Here’s an overview of the CSU strike happening next week. I ❤️being a CSU lecturer but also my paycheck is about the same as my grad school stipend was. I work for the benefits. If it weren’t for my husband, I could not live on my salary AT ALL. 100% of my paycheck goes to child-related costs.
@jessgrieser.bsky.social are you at the championship?? 🏈🏈
January 9, 2024 at 2:47 AM
@jessgrieser.bsky.social are you at the championship?? 🏈🏈
👀 Look at my little paper, being the top paper last month! Thanks, CadLin!
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January 3, 2024 at 6:01 PM
👀 Look at my little paper, being the top paper last month! Thanks, CadLin!
cadernos.abralin.org/index.php/ca...
cadernos.abralin.org/index.php/ca...
So thrilled to have gotten the opportunity to be on a team that contributed to this volume in Decolonizing Linguistics. It's coming out sooooon so check it out in the new year! It will be available via open access or you can preorder a hard copy now!
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December 21, 2023 at 11:15 PM
So thrilled to have gotten the opportunity to be on a team that contributed to this volume in Decolonizing Linguistics. It's coming out sooooon so check it out in the new year! It will be available via open access or you can preorder a hard copy now!
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Sign me up for this false belief task
December 15, 2023 at 7:43 PM
Sign me up for this false belief task