Month: January 2026

Somedays, I feel like I’m unraveling; others, I feel like I’m unwinding yarn off of a skein to make a project flow smoothly. I suppose…

All this talk about conferences raising an important issue: air travel. Some people fly so regularly that they wouldn’t give this issue a second thought.…

As I learned more about Appalachian folklore, I found the announcement for the 49th Annual Conference of the Appalachian Studies Association and realized that perhaps…

When I last mentioned AI, I spoke of academia needing to adapt — but I had no idea how much evolution would lie ahead for…

Ever since I worked as a secretary at the University of Florida’s Department of Material Science and Engineering, the term “H-Index” has existed in my…

For years, I saved a bookmark to a particular institution’s OpenCourseWare files in case I wanted to teach myself something (read: I got some masochistic…

After spending time scouring my settings to determine exactly how to remove these pervasive ads covering this blog, I realized the “free” theme isn’t free…

Since I am choosing to follow my own desires going forward, we’re listing some cosplay ideas I have for the year. *Quick note: cosplay is…

A favorite writer’s newsletter landed in my inbox on the 30th of December, advertising her latest course package. Funny, I started following her before I…

My intentions for my annual leave included catching up at least one crochet project, cleaning out my closet to donate old clothes that are much…