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Memphis, TN
Joined August 2011
I wrote 5 pages of my dissertation chapter (the last one, and the one I loathe most) today so I’m spending the rest of the day watching tv in the recliner eating grapes, channeling my inner hedonism bot. #Dissertation #PhD – at Memphis, TN
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Sitting down to write my thesis like
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Spending 4 hours reading 8 papers to write 1 sentence.
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Guess who just wrote a 2 page footnote about heraldic statues in the middle of their George II chapter, despite desperately trying to have this chapter done in 10 days? #phdlife #Dissertation #twitterstorians – at Memphis, TN
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At the Toulouse airport, just watched a woman try to order oat milk in English for her coffee. Barista kept hearing “hot milk.” Emotions escalated to the point where I had to intervene and explain what oat milk was, and this French man was absolutely pissed to learn it exists
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Aiya: “don’t do any work today. If you get your life together it’ll make the rest of us look bad.” – at Memphis, TN
Easy to say thanks when you walk away with $480k and an unblemished record, so no repercussions for your actions. – at Memphis, TN
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I’ve got a 9th grader. Officially an elderly person. đŸ€Ł #firstdayofschool – at Memphis, TN
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Today, Aiya is mixing dirt in a bucket (making soil blocks for seeds for the garden) in the kitchen sink. But she’s doing it while singing “Take Me Home, Country Roads” punctuated by goose honks. Cool. – at Memphis, TN
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Tonight’s Aiya quote: “I’m to afraid to become a mermaid and to afraid of space to leave. I’m trapped, dude.” đŸ§œâ€â™€ïžđŸ‘©â€đŸš€ #makessense – at Memphis, TN
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“Too” but “to” be fair, both seem awful.
This is about to become a “weird shit my kid says” account. She accused our poodle of evading taxes. – at Memphis, TN
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i am not having a baja blast i am actually kind of having a baja hard time
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A #lightbulbmoment at #ISMAdvancementAcademy today: you have to rest. Beautiful sunset with a great book to rest & recharge my brain!
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Excited to learn about creating/engaging community at #ISMAdvancementAcademy this week! Already met some wonderful folks!
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Learning - and talking about books! - with @JoanneSeale27 at #TeachTech2022 today! 📚
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I don’t even remember what I spent mine on. Probably bills. Probably food. You know - the things people can’t afford anymore.
WOW: Mitch McConnell says the labor shortage will be over once Americans run out of stimulus money
 Raise your hand if you don't know a single f**king person who has a penny left from the stimulus! ✋