Dr. Melissa Funke
@melissakafunke.bsky.social
Classicist and lover of fragments. Winnipegger. she/hers
Lauryn Hill: amazing, incredible, I am filled with joy that I actually got to see her live. My 19 year-old self can't handle it.
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Lauryn Hill: amazing, incredible, I am filled with joy that I actually got to see her live. My 19 year-old self can't handle it.
Happy Halloween/Game 6!
October 31, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Happy Halloween/Game 6!
Happy Halloween, #ClassicsBlueSky! Check out this amazing jack o'lantern from a student. It's the deer from an early Ephesian coin!
October 31, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Happy Halloween, #ClassicsBlueSky! Check out this amazing jack o'lantern from a student. It's the deer from an early Ephesian coin!
Back on the ice for a fun pre-season skate with a bunch of my favorite young athletes! (Also loving the Greek myth crossover merch)
August 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Back on the ice for a fun pre-season skate with a bunch of my favorite young athletes! (Also loving the Greek myth crossover merch)
Hopefully this offers some distraction
August 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Hopefully this offers some distraction
Here's our new puppy, Lola, enjoying her second camping trip ever. Consider Lola on call!
August 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Here's our new puppy, Lola, enjoying her second camping trip ever. Consider Lola on call!
The Folklorama Llama has been sighted!
August 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The Folklorama Llama has been sighted!
Today we welcomed a new member into the family and Lola is POOPED.
July 28, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Today we welcomed a new member into the family and Lola is POOPED.
Cheering for this guy first and foremost tonight. I know what it's like to lose a beloved dad suddenly and I hope he can carry through.
May 18, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Cheering for this guy first and foremost tonight. I know what it's like to lose a beloved dad suddenly and I hope he can carry through.
Time to brag on my amazing students: these are the only undergraduate presenters at the @cacscec.bsky.social and they ate! Thoughtful, sharp, and passionate about how they contribute to our community. I am still glowing with pride.
May 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Time to brag on my amazing students: these are the only undergraduate presenters at the @cacscec.bsky.social and they ate! Thoughtful, sharp, and passionate about how they contribute to our community. I am still glowing with pride.
I live in this parking lot now
May 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I live in this parking lot now
Today we said goodbye to our sweet Rasputin in a beam of sunshine in the backyard. He was love embodied, with a few legendary shenanigans thrown in. We are endlessly grateful to have been Raspy's people. (And yes, that picture is him dressed up as Rasputin)
April 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Today we said goodbye to our sweet Rasputin in a beam of sunshine in the backyard. He was love embodied, with a few legendary shenanigans thrown in. We are endlessly grateful to have been Raspy's people. (And yes, that picture is him dressed up as Rasputin)
Are Ann and Nancy Wilson still amazing goddesses? (Yes) Did hearing Cheap Trick play The Flame live fill a part of my soul I didn't know needed filling? (also yes) (Also my daughter's first concert!)
March 25, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Are Ann and Nancy Wilson still amazing goddesses? (Yes) Did hearing Cheap Trick play The Flame live fill a part of my soul I didn't know needed filling? (also yes) (Also my daughter's first concert!)
Well my day has just been made with a surprise student gift!
February 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Well my day has just been made with a surprise student gift!
Beautiful skies over Winnipeg this evening
January 15, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Beautiful skies over Winnipeg this evening
Another Harvard Gardens New Year to ring in 2025, this time with fireworks and national tv...
January 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Another Harvard Gardens New Year to ring in 2025, this time with fireworks and national tv...
Oh AI, you and I are really having a moment today. (Forgot to add -ai to my search...)
December 11, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Oh AI, you and I are really having a moment today. (Forgot to add -ai to my search...)
And a picture from a magical evening last February:
December 10, 2024 at 5:11 PM
And a picture from a magical evening last February:
Love that the dog groomer took one look at my elderly bichon and decided this was his holiday vibe
December 2, 2024 at 2:23 AM
Love that the dog groomer took one look at my elderly bichon and decided this was his holiday vibe
Love when students carve ancient-themed pumpkins, especially my favorite business-casual Amazon!
October 31, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Love when students carve ancient-themed pumpkins, especially my favorite business-casual Amazon!
A final #Phryne for #Classicstober24: Gustave Boulanger's exoticizing and challenging version of everyone's favorite hetaira
October 30, 2024 at 2:14 AM
A final #Phryne for #Classicstober24: Gustave Boulanger's exoticizing and challenging version of everyone's favorite hetaira
Now that I'm back from teaching, another #Phryne, this time by Charles-François Marchal, meant to contrast with its partner, the faithful and domestic Penelope. (the original is now lost). #Classicstober2024
October 29, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Now that I'm back from teaching, another #Phryne, this time by Charles-François Marchal, meant to contrast with its partner, the faithful and domestic Penelope. (the original is now lost). #Classicstober2024
Next up is Jeff Koons' #Phryne, a VR ballerina who guides viewers through a garden #Classicstober24
October 29, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Next up is Jeff Koons' #Phryne, a VR ballerina who guides viewers through a garden #Classicstober24
Following up with a less scandalous image (the last one was labelled "adult content"!), let's add in Gina Lollobrigida playing #Phryne in the 1952 film Altri Tempi ("Olden Days") and starting the trend toward buxom Italian screen stars (the "maggiorata physica"). #classicstober24
October 29, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Following up with a less scandalous image (the last one was labelled "adult content"!), let's add in Gina Lollobrigida playing #Phryne in the 1952 film Altri Tempi ("Olden Days") and starting the trend toward buxom Italian screen stars (the "maggiorata physica"). #classicstober24