Von Is Not My Middle Name Bergen
@meganvonbergen.bsky.social
PhD, Rhetoric, Writing, Linguistics. Ungrader. Ultrarunner. Personal account.
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(This is the important news in my life.)
(This is the important news in my life.)
May 3, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Logged back in specifically to share that I edited the Erfurt Latrine Disaster page on Wikipedia to include a new "in popular culture" section featuring @scalzi.com's latest
(This is the important news in my life.)
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Hi folks. Gonna deactivate for a bit (prob. in an hour or a little less). I can panic or I can be a human being who cares for myself and other people in my life –– I can't do both.
Hope to be back in a few days or weeks. Feel free to find me elsewhere.
Hope to be back in a few days or weeks. Feel free to find me elsewhere.
April 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Hi folks. Gonna deactivate for a bit (prob. in an hour or a little less). I can panic or I can be a human being who cares for myself and other people in my life –– I can't do both.
Hope to be back in a few days or weeks. Feel free to find me elsewhere.
Hope to be back in a few days or weeks. Feel free to find me elsewhere.
firefly intro goes so hard
a blurred image of a space ship flying through space
ALT: a blurred image of a space ship flying through space
media.tenor.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:32 AM
firefly intro goes so hard
Official weather report says more than a FOOT of rain since Wednesday evening
April 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Official weather report says more than a FOOT of rain since Wednesday evening
Big floods in Murray KY.
April 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Big floods in Murray KY.
One more big day of storms today (we've received EIGHT inches of rain already since Wed. evening, neighboring counties have received more than 12) –– this is the first semester where I've viscerally felt that I'm teaching through and around climate change.
April 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
One more big day of storms today (we've received EIGHT inches of rain already since Wed. evening, neighboring counties have received more than 12) –– this is the first semester where I've viscerally felt that I'm teaching through and around climate change.
Hi. Things are awful but I came back from an out-of-town workshop today to a complimentary note from a colleague on my work. 💜
April 5, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Hi. Things are awful but I came back from an out-of-town workshop today to a complimentary note from a colleague on my work. 💜
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If you are an NC resident and voted in November, please check if your name or the names of any family areone of the 60K votes being challenged. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks.
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
NC Court of Appeals gives over 60,000 challenged voters 15 days to prove eligibility
The majority wrote that, even though they have the authority to completely throw out the contested ballots, they decided to instead mandate a cure period for most of the challenged voters.
www.newsobserver.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
If you are an NC resident and voted in November, please check if your name or the names of any family areone of the 60K votes being challenged. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks.
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
I dreamed last night that the building I was in was on fire and I was struggling to put together a go bag and get out. As I did so, part of the upper-story wooden balcony lost integrity and fell to the ground.
April 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I dreamed last night that the building I was in was on fire and I was struggling to put together a go bag and get out. As I did so, part of the upper-story wooden balcony lost integrity and fell to the ground.
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🥗 backdoor cuts to Meals on Wheels by eliminating the federal staff that administer the program. Galling. Make America great by starving Grandma?
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
HHS layoffs hit Meals on Wheels and other services for seniors and disabled
Staff that administer programs to help the elderly, disabled people and poor families with basic needs lost their jobs amid the Trump administration's layoffs.
www.npr.org
April 3, 2025 at 12:29 PM
🥗 backdoor cuts to Meals on Wheels by eliminating the federal staff that administer the program. Galling. Make America great by starving Grandma?
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Four months later, I've finally finished this book, and I can't recommend it enough –– you must read it. Not an easy read –– there is a reason it took me four months –– but an important one, especially at this historical moment. The audiobook is read by Gessen personally, which I appreciated.
folks am I gonna regret reading this (via audiobook) on my drive for Thanksgiving this year? it's about the right length –– 17 hrs for a 20 hr drive & fits into my special interest in soviet russian history but i've been dealing with a recurrence of health issues & am worried it's too grim
April 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Four months later, I've finally finished this book, and I can't recommend it enough –– you must read it. Not an easy read –– there is a reason it took me four months –– but an important one, especially at this historical moment. The audiobook is read by Gessen personally, which I appreciated.
Safe for now. Three days of storms to go. Tornado came close to hitting the university
Tornado spotted outside my town in SW KY this evening. Lifted just before entering town, storms have died down for the night
April 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Safe for now. Three days of storms to go. Tornado came close to hitting the university
Tornado spotted outside my town in SW KY this evening. Lifted just before entering town, storms have died down for the night
April 3, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Tornado spotted outside my town in SW KY this evening. Lifted just before entering town, storms have died down for the night
Storms moving over us for now. Mid south still in for days of rain and flooding.
April 3, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Storms moving over us for now. Mid south still in for days of rain and flooding.
Hi folks I know we're all talking about the tariffs today but the midsouth is under multiple tornado warnings, some of the biggest tornadoes I've seen, so please keep people in this area in your thoughts tonight
April 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Hi folks I know we're all talking about the tariffs today but the midsouth is under multiple tornado warnings, some of the biggest tornadoes I've seen, so please keep people in this area in your thoughts tonight
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It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
April 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
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Classes remote or cancelled at my university for the rest of the week, on account of a predicted FOOT of rain (or more) over the next four days. This is the second week lost to bad weather & I'm adding a new category for a no-note-needed excused absence: health, and also now extreme weather
April 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Classes remote or cancelled at my university for the rest of the week, on account of a predicted FOOT of rain (or more) over the next four days. This is the second week lost to bad weather & I'm adding a new category for a no-note-needed excused absence: health, and also now extreme weather
Classes remote or cancelled at my university for the rest of the week, on account of a predicted FOOT of rain (or more) over the next four days. This is the second week lost to bad weather & I'm adding a new category for a no-note-needed excused absence: health, and also now extreme weather
April 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Classes remote or cancelled at my university for the rest of the week, on account of a predicted FOOT of rain (or more) over the next four days. This is the second week lost to bad weather & I'm adding a new category for a no-note-needed excused absence: health, and also now extreme weather
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“I’ll be 10 min late sorry!!!”
-ashamed
-fragile
-unreliable
“A thousand apologies. The relentless slog of time has overtaken my faculties.”
-powerful
-commanding
-honest
-ashamed
-fragile
-unreliable
“A thousand apologies. The relentless slog of time has overtaken my faculties.”
-powerful
-commanding
-honest
April 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
“I’ll be 10 min late sorry!!!”
-ashamed
-fragile
-unreliable
“A thousand apologies. The relentless slog of time has overtaken my faculties.”
-powerful
-commanding
-honest
-ashamed
-fragile
-unreliable
“A thousand apologies. The relentless slog of time has overtaken my faculties.”
-powerful
-commanding
-honest
Why grades are broken as a metric of student learning and what to use instead
What would you talk about for 19 hours?
April 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Why grades are broken as a metric of student learning and what to use instead
I live in the middle of the dark green and am really stressed about this
We are sounding the alarm on flooding this week. We believe some locations could see >20 inches of rain. This will be a historic event. accuweather.com/en/weather-f...
April 1, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I live in the middle of the dark green and am really stressed about this
reacher s3 finale slaps
March 31, 2025 at 2:18 AM
reacher s3 finale slaps
Everything is bad but I made a new kitty friend at my apartment today
March 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Everything is bad but I made a new kitty friend at my apartment today
I read everything I could get my hands on about methods during my dissertation –– this looks to be a useful source.
I made this bibliography for qualitative interviewing. Hope this helps someone. It's about 170 sources. If you have suggestions, please let me know.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Interview bibliography.docx
Abell, J., Locke, A., Condor, S., Gibson, S., & Stevenson, C. (2006). Trying similarity, doing difference: The role of interviewer self-disclosure in interview talk with young people. Qualitative Rese...
docs.google.com
March 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I read everything I could get my hands on about methods during my dissertation –– this looks to be a useful source.
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Extremely resonating with/appreciating the advice in this piece by @samdylanfinch.bsky.social (as I spend [yet another] day mostly avoiding like, six things that would be easily enough done... and yet!) helloalma.com/blog/demand-...
Demand Avoidance: A Guide For When You’re Too Anxious to Do Anything
I was desperate to know: Why had something as simple as taking a shower become so fraught?
helloalma.com
March 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Extremely resonating with/appreciating the advice in this piece by @samdylanfinch.bsky.social (as I spend [yet another] day mostly avoiding like, six things that would be easily enough done... and yet!) helloalma.com/blog/demand-...