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7 Oct, 5 tweets, 1 min read
OMG I watched one episode of the new Marie Kondo series, got super jazzed to clean & organize my house for like 2 hours then was like “fuck this is exhausting” & went back to watching TV. I know myself, this cycle will repeat until I finish the series.
After the first series I went did a deep cleanse of my wardrobe & I continue to do regular closet purges, but I really struggle to apply the methods to the rest of my house. I feel like my house is 30% unfinished projects most of the time.
“Projects” being everything from that bookshelf I bought on Facebook marketplace a month ago intending to add legs & maybe stain it to a bag of apples from the orchard I still need to bake into pie.
Ok but in that two hours I DID reorganize my TV console, clean off half of the shit on my dining room table & finally admit that I need to get rid of these ugly old but durable AF IKEA laptop tables I’ve had since grad school.
I think I still have them bc they are still usable & they were like maybe $20-30 about 6-8 ago. Something about how little they cost & how long they’ve lasted gives me satisfaction but I don’t actually like them.

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5 Oct
My social justice lit students discussed the proposed ban on anti-sexism & anti-racism education & the potential effects as part of a creative writing workshop. We read the bill & some of the letters of support & opposition then imagined a world 10 years from now if it passed.
We worked out a bunch of details of the world including key events that would happen: student protests, underground GWS classes, professors being surveilled, & a legislative controlled board that has to approve all readings & assignments for UW Madison classes.
Next class we’re going to make character profiles for people in this future dystopian world then write about them. Students will revise these quick in-class writings into short short stories for their midterm.
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5 Oct
3 year anniversary of when, at a campus show, Michael Kosta told a thinly veiled rape joke, mocked the Me Too movement by claiming he’s going to teach his daughter to profit off sexual harassment accusations, used pussy as an insult repeatedly, & told feminists to suck his dick…
I booed loudly at the last one out of pure exhaustion with his shitty set. He not only spoke back to me from the stage, but he also felt the need to air his hurt feelings to his followers. He said multiple times in his set that it’s a hard time to be a straight white man. Screenshot of a tweet from ...
The show, I’ll note, was the evening after Kavanaugh had been appointed at the end of his hearings. I responded to the tweet & several folks publicly echoed their displeasure with the set as well. Later, 3 different students e-mailed thanking me, including a survivor.
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4 Oct
I’m beginning the process of getting permanent surgical birth control, likely a tubal ligation. I’m so excited. I can’t wait to never worry about getting pregnant ever again.
Today my doctor made the referral to gynecology. Just getting that appointment will take weeks. From there I will hopefully be able to schedule surgery which will take several more weeks. This was just step 2 (step one was scheduling this appointment to get the referral).
I first wanted non-hormonal birth control around 26 so I tried an IUD but they couldn’t get it in. The doctor literally said that I “have an unusually narrow cervix” but said most doctors won’t consider permanent/surgical birth control options for child free women until after 35.
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3 Oct
The parent friends in my life don’t force their kids to engage with adults & I enthusiastically support it by responding positively, with gratitude, when a child chooses to wave or high five me instead of a hug. I affirm that all the ways they choose to engage with me are good.
Even when kids are feeling shy or angry & hid behind parents I will still say bye & that it was nice to see them because it was. Shaming kids, or anyone, for not being in the mood or not having the capacity to perform certain social etiquette norms is damaging & frankly ableist.
Generally I find that because I affirm kids’ choices on how to engage early on, they warm up to me way faster even when we don’t know each other well. I learned a lot being a nanny & from feminist mothers in my circles.
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29 Sep
Another student with COVID. We’re in week 4. I’ve had 6 students of 100 now test positive, most of whom disclosed to me that they were vaccinated. I’ve had just as many students have to miss class because of exposure or COVID symptoms while they waited on test results.
I’ve basically thrown out any attendance policy & have my classes taking collaborative notes for absent students to look at in lieu of trying to livestream discussions which is impossible without really good tech.
Every day I just dissociate a little to forget about the risk I’m taking walking into my classrooms each week. I’ve had students express their appreciation. I am also aware of how good it feels to teach in person & feel their energy, get real time feedback on what’s happening…
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29 Sep
Not Lizzo’s team releasing a bunch of Rumors merch that only goes up to a size XL! You gotta be fucking kidding me. (The sweatshirt does go to 3X but the crop tops, booty shorts and swimsuits do not). Fix it fat Black Jesus!
Like I DO want a swimsuit that says Fake Boobs on the chest & Fake Ass on the booty. That’s some funny shit. But I can’t. This is why the whole team has to be on board with the politics of the work bc this fuckery will happen w/out you knowing. At least I hope she didn’t know. 😩
And don’t tell me it was out of their control. This is some basic ass black on white/white on black screen printing. Find a better vendor with a wider size range. It’s pre-order anyway. You’re not losing shit by offering it and of all the fandoms I think Lizzo’s is pretty fat. 😤
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