Anna James
@superteadrinker.bsky.social
Librarian. Archivist. Student. Tea drinker. Cat servant. Anglican't. Open to relevant job offers.
Went to see The Producers tonight. Crude, loud, over the top, not to my sense of humour at all.
Otoh I cannot remember the last time I laughed that much at a play. It was an absolute joy.
Otoh I cannot remember the last time I laughed that much at a play. It was an absolute joy.
November 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Went to see The Producers tonight. Crude, loud, over the top, not to my sense of humour at all.
Otoh I cannot remember the last time I laughed that much at a play. It was an absolute joy.
Otoh I cannot remember the last time I laughed that much at a play. It was an absolute joy.
More complicatedly we reached no real conclusion about what to do with accumulated knowledge with no citable source. Eg books in English show more wear and tear than books in Latin, showing ordinands avoided reading in Latin. But I have no statistics for wear of headcaps.
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
More complicatedly we reached no real conclusion about what to do with accumulated knowledge with no citable source. Eg books in English show more wear and tear than books in Latin, showing ordinands avoided reading in Latin. But I have no statistics for wear of headcaps.
I may have become the first PhD candidate in history to have to be told by their supervisor to use *fewer* citations.
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I may have become the first PhD candidate in history to have to be told by their supervisor to use *fewer* citations.
Yep, my tyndale conference has been cancelled. But there's £30k for a promotional film for zero content so that's all fine.
a close up of a cartoon character with a very angry face and a tie .
ALT: a close up of a cartoon character with a very angry face and a tie .
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November 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Yep, my tyndale conference has been cancelled. But there's £30k for a promotional film for zero content so that's all fine.
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Petition to stop cut of BA Theology and Religion at Nottingham - the subjects needs friends and supporters more than ever, just as we need all it offers students and society. c.org/BQN6S8JQHB
Sign the Petition
Stop the removal of undergraduate Theology & Religion at the University of Nottingham
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November 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Petition to stop cut of BA Theology and Religion at Nottingham - the subjects needs friends and supporters more than ever, just as we need all it offers students and society. c.org/BQN6S8JQHB
Reposted by Anna James
tell me you don't miss the language of the 19C
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
tell me you don't miss the language of the 19C
But will almost certainly focus on new branding and "values"
November 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
But will almost certainly focus on new branding and "values"
Slowly coming to terms with all the stuff I said I'd do this week when I'd handed in my chapter.
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Slowly coming to terms with all the stuff I said I'd do this week when I'd handed in my chapter.
Had to get up for another glass of water about 6 times in the night.
Celebratory chow mein is on its way
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Had to get up for another glass of water about 6 times in the night.
GOODBYE CHAPTER YOU ARE WIV DA SUPERVISERS NOWE
November 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
GOODBYE CHAPTER YOU ARE WIV DA SUPERVISERS NOWE
It's his turn to sit here
November 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
It's his turn to sit here
Purchased a half-dead winter flowering pansy for 50p a week ago. It remains scrungly and misshapen, but it's popping out new buds and flowers every day. 50p well spent.
#TinyJoys
#TinyJoys
November 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Purchased a half-dead winter flowering pansy for 50p a week ago. It remains scrungly and misshapen, but it's popping out new buds and flowers every day. 50p well spent.
#TinyJoys
#TinyJoys
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Whose good at apostrophe's, then?
November 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Whose good at apostrophe's, then?
Having a posh cup of tea in a hipster coffee shop which, unlike the other customers who are either recent immigrants or recent graduates, I remember being a brothel.
November 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Having a posh cup of tea in a hipster coffee shop which, unlike the other customers who are either recent immigrants or recent graduates, I remember being a brothel.
How many Bluesky users does it take to change a light bulb?
November 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
How many Bluesky users does it take to change a light bulb?
Extremely strong wanting to be a cat emotions today.
November 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Extremely strong wanting to be a cat emotions today.
Running out of synonyms for ordination
November 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Running out of synonyms for ordination
Kit told me he wanted to sit here, I refused to move, so now I'm never allowed to move again.
November 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Kit told me he wanted to sit here, I refused to move, so now I'm never allowed to move again.
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And he’s looking at you like, don’t be obtuse
November 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM
And he’s looking at you like, don’t be obtuse
An unfortunate evening for a migraine 🎆
November 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
An unfortunate evening for a migraine 🎆
He really couldn't be bothered less about fireworks
November 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
He really couldn't be bothered less about fireworks
A cute angle. About 45°.
November 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A cute angle. About 45°.
It's not self-deprecating if it's accurate.
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
It's not self-deprecating if it's accurate.
Cilip's coverage of the BL strike in their weekly newsletter is exactly the bold and incisive content I would expect from them.
a dirt road with a blue sky in the background and a gif from gifbin.com
ALT: a dirt road with a blue sky in the background and a gif from gifbin.com
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Cilip's coverage of the BL strike in their weekly newsletter is exactly the bold and incisive content I would expect from them.