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writer and teacher in English and WGSS. last ditch attempt at social media (he/him) https://boxd.it/8HkXV
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They should do another Fun City era

Just won a tennis match. The guy basically refused to shake my hand and started chirping me and I was just like 🙂🙂🙂🙂

Sabalenka v Kostyuk absolute barnburner of a match

I’m really gonna miss Chicago

Back in Chicago. Less than two weeks until my PhD is conferred. Today I will be accepting an offer for an Assistant Professor position. Staying mindful to celebrate this moment in my life :)

Day 3 of the bachelor party: four dudes in a hotel room raptly watching POCAHONTAS

Blackboard, by Cy Twombly, 1967

Today in retail therapy, I bought an absurd amount of used DVDs

In this Teen Vogue Take, news & politics editor @leximcmenamin.com analyzes the April 17 Florida State University shooting and the politics of the alleged gunman. Read more here ⤵️

Listening to a witness to the shooting at fsu. Said something along the lines of “unfortunately we all knew what to do because we’ve been prepped for this our whole lives.” Really great country we have here

Another campus visit complete

Another campus visit tomorrow. As grateful as I am for all these opportunities, I am looking forward to simply not doing anything until fall 2025.

Green Day headlining the first Saturday of Coachella is fun for nostalgia (thank god they didn’t play American idiot in its entirety) but also a concert i wouldn’t pay 1/16 of the Coachella price to see. At least once they fixed the kick drum mic problem the stream became enjoyable.

Sitting outside at bar on a warm Chicago spring day, writing a job talk on sex and fascism, pretending the world isn’t imploding, enjoying some semblance of peace.

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller March 31,1958

Biggest laugh of white lotus this season? Mike White immediately cutting away from the manager’s performance

Finally get some time to relax. Gonna get into this bad boy

Timeline cleanse

Somehow leading both my March madness brackets after day 1. It’s a miracle

This week has been a whirlwind so of course to cap it off I pull a muscle in my back and now am couch bound. At least I have double screening of March madness and the Miami open

Defended my diss today. I guess that makes me Dr O’Connor 😭

How am I preparing for my defense tomorrow? By singing songs from the GREASE catalog to my cats

To alleviate some stress, decided to take advantage of a sunny Chicago day and hit some tennis balls. Happy to report that the children watching me did not make fun of me very much

White Lotus is really at its best when it focused on sex and sexuality

SEXUAL TRANSFERENCE (we’re so back) #whitelotus

Natasha Rothwell coming for that emmy on tonight’s WHITE LOTUS