M.
@that1museumgirl.bsky.social
Historic homes curator, carb fiend, just a lil guy. Trying to navigate the State of Things post-Helene in Appalachia. Doing my best (cries often). Occasionally found under the floorboards.
"Sorry, I didn't hear you, the strapwork on the ceiling is too sexy"
And this, folks, is both why I can't watch The Gilded Age AND why I had to marry an architect
And this, folks, is both why I can't watch The Gilded Age AND why I had to marry an architect
June 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
"Sorry, I didn't hear you, the strapwork on the ceiling is too sexy"
And this, folks, is both why I can't watch The Gilded Age AND why I had to marry an architect
And this, folks, is both why I can't watch The Gilded Age AND why I had to marry an architect
I get this is extremely privileged, etc.
But JFC I miss the days when I didn't feel like my life could change because of an election for a state supreme court justice in a place I have NEVER LIVED.
But JFC I miss the days when I didn't feel like my life could change because of an election for a state supreme court justice in a place I have NEVER LIVED.
April 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I get this is extremely privileged, etc.
But JFC I miss the days when I didn't feel like my life could change because of an election for a state supreme court justice in a place I have NEVER LIVED.
But JFC I miss the days when I didn't feel like my life could change because of an election for a state supreme court justice in a place I have NEVER LIVED.
I've killed every houseplant I've ever owned but, sure, what could go wrong?
March 30, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I've killed every houseplant I've ever owned but, sure, what could go wrong?
I would just like to be planning a wedding not immediately preceded by an apocalyptic event
March 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I would just like to be planning a wedding not immediately preceded by an apocalyptic event
Note to self: "Butler's Panty" is going to turn up VERY different results than "Butler's Pantry." I think I need to apologize to my IT department now...
March 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Note to self: "Butler's Panty" is going to turn up VERY different results than "Butler's Pantry." I think I need to apologize to my IT department now...
Just because it's happening in the Oval Office doesn't mean it's right.
If someone in your life treats you like that: I didn't deserve it, and neither do you.
That behavior is the remit of profoundly small humans screaming so you think they're bigger than they could ever be. I hope you're safe.
If someone in your life treats you like that: I didn't deserve it, and neither do you.
That behavior is the remit of profoundly small humans screaming so you think they're bigger than they could ever be. I hope you're safe.
March 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Just because it's happening in the Oval Office doesn't mean it's right.
If someone in your life treats you like that: I didn't deserve it, and neither do you.
That behavior is the remit of profoundly small humans screaming so you think they're bigger than they could ever be. I hope you're safe.
If someone in your life treats you like that: I didn't deserve it, and neither do you.
That behavior is the remit of profoundly small humans screaming so you think they're bigger than they could ever be. I hope you're safe.
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american masculinity is so amazing. caring about clothes as a man apparently makes you "gay" but our position on geopolitics totally depends on whether you wear a suit
March 1, 2025 at 8:03 AM
american masculinity is so amazing. caring about clothes as a man apparently makes you "gay" but our position on geopolitics totally depends on whether you wear a suit
Ah yes. From shaking hands. An activity notoriously involving the back of the hand. Checks out, buds.
(This is clearly a cannula bruise. Is this regime made up of aliens?)
(This is clearly a cannula bruise. Is this regime made up of aliens?)
White House Has Questionable Explanation For Trump’s Nasty Bruise
An image of Trump's hand started making the rounds Monday night on X.
www.huffpost.com
February 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Ah yes. From shaking hands. An activity notoriously involving the back of the hand. Checks out, buds.
(This is clearly a cannula bruise. Is this regime made up of aliens?)
(This is clearly a cannula bruise. Is this regime made up of aliens?)
Doing antibias and harassment intervention compliance training right now seems...
I'm glad? But also? Will any of this 8 hours of mandatory training apply in a month?
I'm glad? But also? Will any of this 8 hours of mandatory training apply in a month?
February 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Doing antibias and harassment intervention compliance training right now seems...
I'm glad? But also? Will any of this 8 hours of mandatory training apply in a month?
I'm glad? But also? Will any of this 8 hours of mandatory training apply in a month?
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PSA: Don’t spread misinformation about Trump signing an order that gives only him and the Attorney General the power to decide the law. The Constitution guarantees separation of powers, and that’s what matters. Stay focused on that reality, not helping them spread propaganda.
February 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
PSA: Don’t spread misinformation about Trump signing an order that gives only him and the Attorney General the power to decide the law. The Constitution guarantees separation of powers, and that’s what matters. Stay focused on that reality, not helping them spread propaganda.
Anecdotally, why does 1974 paper smell *so* bad?
February 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Anecdotally, why does 1974 paper smell *so* bad?
I've lived in North Carolina for 7 years and every time I see a "First in Freedom" license plate I want to pull my hair out.
February 18, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I've lived in North Carolina for 7 years and every time I see a "First in Freedom" license plate I want to pull my hair out.
Just asking for a friend, this is some dictator shit, right?
the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
February 16, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Just asking for a friend, this is some dictator shit, right?
My little brother & best friend of 25 years are Probies. They're two of the smartest, most committed people, and they take their jobs incredibly seriously.
They will go in tomorrow not knowing how the day ends, and still try to do their jobs protecting American citizens.
Cruelty is the point.
They will go in tomorrow not knowing how the day ends, and still try to do their jobs protecting American citizens.
Cruelty is the point.
Across the government, probationary employees and Schedule A workers—including individuals with severe physical, psychiatric, or intellectual disabilities, as well as veterans—are being let go.
February 14, 2025 at 1:18 AM
My little brother & best friend of 25 years are Probies. They're two of the smartest, most committed people, and they take their jobs incredibly seriously.
They will go in tomorrow not knowing how the day ends, and still try to do their jobs protecting American citizens.
Cruelty is the point.
They will go in tomorrow not knowing how the day ends, and still try to do their jobs protecting American citizens.
Cruelty is the point.
Surreal experience being in a room with someone while they watch a video about how their family participates in ritualistic child abuse in the basement of their public attraction. (OBVIOUSLY false)
It isn't just political fuckery, the weirdos have been emboldened, and they're out in public.
It isn't just political fuckery, the weirdos have been emboldened, and they're out in public.
February 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Surreal experience being in a room with someone while they watch a video about how their family participates in ritualistic child abuse in the basement of their public attraction. (OBVIOUSLY false)
It isn't just political fuckery, the weirdos have been emboldened, and they're out in public.
It isn't just political fuckery, the weirdos have been emboldened, and they're out in public.
Okay but all I'm saying is I shouldn't have to give a lecture during the fall of the empire
February 4, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Okay but all I'm saying is I shouldn't have to give a lecture during the fall of the empire
I see a lot of popular media and popular history give the Gilded Age the glitz and glamour treatment. Twain termed it "Gilded" for a reason-- for every Vanderbilt or Gould, you had thousands dying in the streets to make their disgusting wealth possible.
Maybe just something to noodle on.
Maybe just something to noodle on.
February 3, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I see a lot of popular media and popular history give the Gilded Age the glitz and glamour treatment. Twain termed it "Gilded" for a reason-- for every Vanderbilt or Gould, you had thousands dying in the streets to make their disgusting wealth possible.
Maybe just something to noodle on.
Maybe just something to noodle on.
Me, a Black Death Historian in 2020: ...welp
Me, a Gilded Age historian now: !!!WELP
Me, a Gilded Age historian now: !!!WELP
February 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Me, a Black Death Historian in 2020: ...welp
Me, a Gilded Age historian now: !!!WELP
Me, a Gilded Age historian now: !!!WELP
Write it down. In ink. Tuck it away. One day, someone will need primary sources.
February 1, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Write it down. In ink. Tuck it away. One day, someone will need primary sources.
Chatting with someone from a different department & started comparing Helene stories. I mentioned I'd had to postpone my wedding-- we discovered her son got married the same day at a venue with a last minute opening.
My venue!
My venue!
January 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Chatting with someone from a different department & started comparing Helene stories. I mentioned I'd had to postpone my wedding-- we discovered her son got married the same day at a venue with a last minute opening.
My venue!
My venue!
My husband made me some art for my birthday. Seeing as I work at a fancy pants museum, you may have assumptions about it.
Allow me to present The Art:
Allow me to present The Art:
January 23, 2025 at 11:02 PM
My husband made me some art for my birthday. Seeing as I work at a fancy pants museum, you may have assumptions about it.
Allow me to present The Art:
Allow me to present The Art:
I believe museums should be for everyone, regardless of if it's "trendy" or popular with governing committees, and I will keep working to make mine so. Tomorrow and every day after.
My sphere of influence is small, but it's where I can do something, and that's better than nothing.
My sphere of influence is small, but it's where I can do something, and that's better than nothing.
January 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I believe museums should be for everyone, regardless of if it's "trendy" or popular with governing committees, and I will keep working to make mine so. Tomorrow and every day after.
My sphere of influence is small, but it's where I can do something, and that's better than nothing.
My sphere of influence is small, but it's where I can do something, and that's better than nothing.
Husband gave me a towel warmer for my birthday and now I go to bed every night with a warm blanket bundled around me feet feeling strangely like a warm lil cloistered nun
January 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Husband gave me a towel warmer for my birthday and now I go to bed every night with a warm blanket bundled around me feet feeling strangely like a warm lil cloistered nun
There's few bigger treats than pulling a book from the library at my job. The books are objects, so they're handled minimally, but it's so satisfying when you have a reason to actually *use* them as intended
January 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
There's few bigger treats than pulling a book from the library at my job. The books are objects, so they're handled minimally, but it's so satisfying when you have a reason to actually *use* them as intended