Ran across my extensive collection of conference badges from the professor years. Did I really go to so many conferences?

For the first time ever, the kids have tried *and* enjoyed my fried green tomatoes. I'm happy about it, but now I'll need more green tomatoes when I make a batch

My oldest will be a sophomore in high school this year and we just got our first college recruiting mail today. I am weirdly excited to be on the other side of this

Looking at the cohort of peers for a closed institution pretty much always reveals one place that is in financially worse shape than the one that closed.

I turned in my bio for A theatre program for the first time in years. I don't know who reads the budget manager's bio, but I won't leave them hanging.

Tried a new (to us) place for breakfast and it was terrific. If you're ever in Germantown Hills, try Buttermilk Cafe.

I passed my comps exam!

Turned in my comps today!

I think I have owned at least one piece of clothing from every theatre I worked at, but they've all eventually become too threadbare to keep.

All except for a hoodie from a Stagedoor Manor. That thing is 20 years old and it's still like new.

I just finished my last class in my PhD program. I'm celebrating the occasion by making my first Bluesky post