Thumy (too-mee)
@thumy.coffee
Cataloger, baseball fan, crossword addict.
Want to know how my day is going? I just tried to push my headphone cord off the top of my monitor using my mouse pointer.
April 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Want to know how my day is going? I just tried to push my headphone cord off the top of my monitor using my mouse pointer.
I brought my laptop to work today specifically so that I could work outside while I ate my croissant in order to avoid crumbing all over my work area. This level of strategizing is why I get paid the big bucks.
March 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I brought my laptop to work today specifically so that I could work outside while I ate my croissant in order to avoid crumbing all over my work area. This level of strategizing is why I get paid the big bucks.
That cataloger urge to put spaces before and after colons and semicolons 😤
March 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
That cataloger urge to put spaces before and after colons and semicolons 😤
Ads about AI assistants make me irrationally angry. The system has been rigged by Corporate America™ so that we have to work longer for less pay, which means less time to do everything else (like sleep). But I can "save" time by throwing money at a new phone with an AI assistant? Go to hell.
March 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Ads about AI assistants make me irrationally angry. The system has been rigged by Corporate America™ so that we have to work longer for less pay, which means less time to do everything else (like sleep). But I can "save" time by throwing money at a new phone with an AI assistant? Go to hell.
I've been MISERABLE at work and realized it was because I've been spending all my time on projects, committees, and meetings. I gave myself a day to focus on cataloging and feel so much happier! I can't wait for these other obligations to wrap up so I can go back to doing what I enjoy every day!
March 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I've been MISERABLE at work and realized it was because I've been spending all my time on projects, committees, and meetings. I gave myself a day to focus on cataloging and feel so much happier! I can't wait for these other obligations to wrap up so I can go back to doing what I enjoy every day!
Reposted by Thumy (too-mee)
Ah yes looks like Google finally tried to kill uBlock Origin. If it says it needs to be removed because it's not supported, you can just toggle it back on from the extensions page. Fuck that.
March 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Ah yes looks like Google finally tried to kill uBlock Origin. If it says it needs to be removed because it's not supported, you can just toggle it back on from the extensions page. Fuck that.
I was looking for a slack key guitar playlist on Spotify (because ya girl needed something relaxing today) and Spotify offered up an AI-generated Slack Key Mix that consisted primarily of ukulele music. This is one of many reasons why AI can fuck right off.
February 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I was looking for a slack key guitar playlist on Spotify (because ya girl needed something relaxing today) and Spotify offered up an AI-generated Slack Key Mix that consisted primarily of ukulele music. This is one of many reasons why AI can fuck right off.
Reposted by Thumy (too-mee)
Let the young people in your life know that Costco has generic planb for $5.99.
You don’t need a membership to go to the pharmacy there.
You don’t need a membership to go to the pharmacy there.
February 4, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Let the young people in your life know that Costco has generic planb for $5.99.
You don’t need a membership to go to the pharmacy there.
You don’t need a membership to go to the pharmacy there.
Started Zoom on my work computer today to find that the AI Companion had been auto-enabled. After fruitlessly checking all the settings in the app, I learned I had to log into the WEB BROWSER version of Zoom to turn it off.
Every day my resentment of AI grows.
Every day my resentment of AI grows.
January 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Started Zoom on my work computer today to find that the AI Companion had been auto-enabled. After fruitlessly checking all the settings in the app, I learned I had to log into the WEB BROWSER version of Zoom to turn it off.
Every day my resentment of AI grows.
Every day my resentment of AI grows.
Inside of me are two opossums: one who absolutely loathes library committee work while the other volunteers for every committee opportunity.
Both of them would prefer to leave civilization behind to eat bugs in the forest.
Both of them would prefer to leave civilization behind to eat bugs in the forest.
January 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Inside of me are two opossums: one who absolutely loathes library committee work while the other volunteers for every committee opportunity.
Both of them would prefer to leave civilization behind to eat bugs in the forest.
Both of them would prefer to leave civilization behind to eat bugs in the forest.
Yeah, a real shame.
🚨 🚨 🚨 HOMEWORK 🚨 🚨 🚨
The email address for federal workers to inform on their colleagues is DEIAtruth@opm.gov.
Would be a real shame if folks flooded that inbox, rendering it useless.
The email address for federal workers to inform on their colleagues is DEIAtruth@opm.gov.
Would be a real shame if folks flooded that inbox, rendering it useless.
January 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Yeah, a real shame.
The software on my Kindle Scribe updated, so now I can harness the formidable power of AI to help me write notes. Maybe the next enhancement could be an orientation lock, like every other digital device on the planet already has? Thanks for the AI, though, I guess.
January 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The software on my Kindle Scribe updated, so now I can harness the formidable power of AI to help me write notes. Maybe the next enhancement could be an orientation lock, like every other digital device on the planet already has? Thanks for the AI, though, I guess.
Something I love about cataloging materials published by my own institution is the ability to email people with requests for more information AND THEY ARE HAPPY TO OBLIGE. I've found out some neat things about my own university because I asked for info to flesh out an authority record.
January 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Something I love about cataloging materials published by my own institution is the ability to email people with requests for more information AND THEY ARE HAPPY TO OBLIGE. I've found out some neat things about my own university because I asked for info to flesh out an authority record.
Freshly cataloged and added to the collection! A throwback to when the federal government acknowledged that marginalized people existed.
January 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Freshly cataloged and added to the collection! A throwback to when the federal government acknowledged that marginalized people existed.
Something I did *not* have on my Houston bingo card was having to scrape ice and snow off of my car before leaving for work.
January 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Something I did *not* have on my Houston bingo card was having to scrape ice and snow off of my car before leaving for work.
Reposted by Thumy (too-mee)
I have taken
the resources
that were in
the budget
and which
you were probably
saving
for higher education
Forgive me
they were needed
to feed the AI bubble
and to dismantle the humanities
the resources
that were in
the budget
and which
you were probably
saving
for higher education
Forgive me
they were needed
to feed the AI bubble
and to dismantle the humanities
January 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I have taken
the resources
that were in
the budget
and which
you were probably
saving
for higher education
Forgive me
they were needed
to feed the AI bubble
and to dismantle the humanities
the resources
that were in
the budget
and which
you were probably
saving
for higher education
Forgive me
they were needed
to feed the AI bubble
and to dismantle the humanities
This is not the kind of book I usually catalog, but how could I say no?
December 4, 2024 at 9:07 PM
This is not the kind of book I usually catalog, but how could I say no?
I'm steadily making progress toward achieving inbox zero before the Thanksgiving break! 💪
November 26, 2024 at 8:51 PM
I'm steadily making progress toward achieving inbox zero before the Thanksgiving break! 💪
Reposted by Thumy (too-mee)
Please to enjoy this health record filled out by crewmen of the Battleship North Carolina for a cat they found and adopted. (From battleshipnc.catalogaccess.com)
November 21, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Please to enjoy this health record filled out by crewmen of the Battleship North Carolina for a cat they found and adopted. (From battleshipnc.catalogaccess.com)
Empires may rise, and empires may fall.
The one constant is that graduate students will never turn down free pizza.
The one constant is that graduate students will never turn down free pizza.
November 22, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Empires may rise, and empires may fall.
The one constant is that graduate students will never turn down free pizza.
The one constant is that graduate students will never turn down free pizza.
My Texas friends may appreciate this: I made a Library of Congress authority record for H-E-B today!
woody from toy story is dancing in front of a red wall
ALT: woody from toy story is dancing in front of a red wall
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2024 at 10:39 PM
My Texas friends may appreciate this: I made a Library of Congress authority record for H-E-B today!
Registering a fun domain name years ago finally paid off! My Bluesky handle is @thumy.coffee now ☕
November 21, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Registering a fun domain name years ago finally paid off! My Bluesky handle is @thumy.coffee now ☕
James Cruz Bamba, the canistrumologist (basket weaver) on today's episode of Ologies, is studying botany at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, my alma mater! 🏝️
November 20, 2024 at 10:04 PM
James Cruz Bamba, the canistrumologist (basket weaver) on today's episode of Ologies, is studying botany at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, my alma mater! 🏝️
Creating name authority records never fails to lift my mood. Immortalizing people in the Library of Congress’s records? YES PLEASE.
November 20, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Creating name authority records never fails to lift my mood. Immortalizing people in the Library of Congress’s records? YES PLEASE.
The Libby app is a blessing and a curse when you have poor time management skills. I love being able to check out an ebook from my public library at any time, which means I can have a shiny new book at 2am (and a mostly finished book at 7am).
November 20, 2024 at 12:59 PM
The Libby app is a blessing and a curse when you have poor time management skills. I love being able to check out an ebook from my public library at any time, which means I can have a shiny new book at 2am (and a mostly finished book at 7am).