My first time at TYCA NE this morning and every conversation with work friends and acquaintances is going like this bc I can’t bear to be normal

Work friend: Hey Olivia! how are you?

Me: Well everything is scary and terrible but I’m good I guess 🤷🏻🤷🏻🤷🏻

The crowd and the international student working group demands, plus a sign for trans students

Thread of photos from the @swcolumbia.bsky.social emergency rally today following the expulsion of their union president and roughly a dozen other students last night , will post video later once I get home and can verify my email

#Severance uh yeah if this was my colleague in the history department I would make an absolute fool of myself every time he was near me and Mark and Gemma were flirting IMMEDIATELY Gemma thought so too

This is my event + live orchestra

Got my grades in

I haven’t read this yet but it’s by my BA/MA mentor (and the English dept has a minor in rhetoric and public advocacy). Might be interesting to discuss in relation to Greta & other youth climate activism

It’s a good day when you get to watch doctor who for work ☺️

Ominous skyline

I have a new temporary job title while the regular guy is on leave

Also shoutout to my department for calling all of us Prof. regardless of actual job title (I am not technically a Prof)

My favorite insult I’ve ever received is when someone in my Fordham union called me a “fantasy unionist” for believing a strike was possible and im not using this graphic for my Bluesky header like I have on Twitter bc I like the blue rectangle, but here it is