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Associate Professor, History of Art & Architecture, UMass Amherst. http://sonjadrimmer.com/about-forte (She/her)
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Vincent van Gogh's 1889 portrait of his friend Joseph Roulin in his French postal service uniform collection.barnesfoundation.org/objects/4720...

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Forgetting that lesson is why America needs another Kevin Costner movie. No, I’m not joking.

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This brings me joy. I remember in 2nd grade we were taught how to write letters, not just the formula for salutations and send-offs, but also the empathetic etiquette of asking after your addressee and not just talking about yourself. I still think of that regularly. And I still send letters.

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We’re taking a Canine wilderness emergency first aid course online. First question: “what would you do if your dog became injured while you were out hiking?” Me: “cry.”

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We have officially lived in Massachusetts long enough that my Aussie husband asked if I could pick up grinder rolls on the way home from work.

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OMG 😭😭😭😍😍😍

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Today in medieval manuscripts class, we were doing codicology. I was showing production signs in the book, &--hand to God--with no prompting from me, they all went full Marxist, talking about the importance of labor and acknowledging the worker, & fuck times are rough, but students give me life.

submitted 3 days ago • 4 comments

OH MY GOD there are people who think that everything that has ever been published is available on the internet.

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

<<sobbing in academic-who-actually-researches-and-publishes-on-this-topic>>

submitted 4 days ago • 4 comments

The Cntrl-F Coup is the dumbfuckingest thing to have to live through.

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Indulge my romanticizing but I just watched a video touching on the National Parks Service, & I started to tear up: I love the NPS, the USPS, the FAA, EPA, the FDA, the list goes on. Regulation is at the heart of democracy, & none of these agencies were ever perfect, but they are essential.

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I just looked out the window, and guys I don't think it was the hauntedness of the hotel that broke Jack Nicholson; it was the snow.

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Have never actually read this! It’s cold outside, I’ve got the fire on, and a doggo curled up by my side, so I’m going in.

submitted 5 days ago • 5 comments

Prozac saved my mom’s life. Thanks to it and to her courage I had a very happy childhood with both of my parents around to nurture and support me with all their love.

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Get your cookies here! I'm gonna see if I can find some girls local to my area and buy cookies from them. Fellow UMassians: please expect to find girl scout cookies distributed in the common areas of south college soon!

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1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts? Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from. Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!

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Found my old business card.

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