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Megan S.

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Devourer of SF/F. I knit, spin, sometimes weave. I crochet (badly). Slogging through a Ph.D. (don’t go to grad school, kids) Lifetime higher ed staffer: here be OPINIONS. Two things: 1.) Be nice or leave. 2.) The institution will never love you back.

Megan S.

2 авг., 07:20

There is no misery quite like that of trying to sleep in a house whose owners keep their thermostat 10+ degrees higher than yours while you are going through perimenopause

Megan S.

30 июл., 16:45

Niche nerd territory but if you like boat stuff, excellent nerd joke.

Dreadnought Holiday

I think quite enough people have already gone down in the Vasa, thank you.

Megan S.

28 июл., 02:14

You ever sit and read an article and then get really mad that you didn’t write it first? #dissertating

Megan S.

25 июл., 01:53

LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK!

Tressie McMillan Cottom

When those people use “normalize X” to make some passionate plea, it just means, ”make everyone like what I like!” Ma’am, you are an adult. No one needs to “normalize” small houses or white fridges or not assuming everyone likes cake. Grow up. Like what you like. Move on.

Megan S.

23 июл., 04:15

Hey @schrisomalis.bsky.social I have a question. When used to refer to the academy/higher education, is the term "ivory tower" a synechdoche? Or a symbolic synechdoche? Something else that is not occuring to me? I am not having much success trying to parse this out.

Megan S.

22 июл., 21:06

See also: the entirety of any faculty committee work.

Ciggy Smoke Bringer aka Riotous Blottoness

I've alluded to a 'Doers Decide' dynamic in any social venture, and it's like, there are some really pissed off people who decided to not do, but still want to maintain their spot as deciding.

Megan S.

22 июл., 03:45

“I’ve written pages upon pages Trying to rid you from my bones”

Secret Drug Addict

Megan S.

20 июл., 05:35

This, exactly. I don’t want to be going through it either, and then I get the added weight of feeling like everyone in the vicinity hates me because of it.

Micah

as someone with a child who has Big Feelings I promise - I promise! - that when he is screaming in public we feel Really Bad and are doing our very best to help him so it stops as quickly as possible and yelling at us will do absolutely nothing but make the situation worse

Megan S.

19 июл., 00:09

I deeply resent being Perceived in this rude manner!

stovey

Megan S.

10 июл., 20:05

Five living writers that you've read five books by each? Ctd. again b/c it's fun: Cherie Priest Hailey Edwards Ilona Andrews Seanan McGuire Patricia C. Wrede

Megan S.

Five living writers that you've read five books by each? Ctd. Courtney Milan Mary Robinette Kowal John Scalzi Helen Harper KB Spangler

Megan S.

10 июл., 20:00

Five living writers that you've read five books by each? Ctd. Courtney Milan Mary Robinette Kowal John Scalzi Helen Harper KB Spangler

Megan S.

Five living writers that you've read five books by each? Martha Wells Lois McMaster Bujold Robin McKinley T. Kingfisher/Ursula Vernon Sarah Monette/Katherine Addison

Megan S.

10 июл., 19:53

Five living writers that you've read five books by each? Martha Wells Lois McMaster Bujold Robin McKinley T. Kingfisher/Ursula Vernon Sarah Monette/Katherine Addison

John Wiswell

Five living writers that you've read five books by each? Percival Everett Jo Walton Max Gladstone Martha Wells Stephen Graham Jones