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Kirby Conrod

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assistant prof in linguistics at swarthmore; phd in linguistics from u washington; sociosyntax; they/them or ey/em.

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Kirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · Sep 26

btw i love being transgender and gay and teaching pronoun studies at a prestigious college

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Kirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · 15h

"fifty more pto and three more assistants and you are one million Niceness To Me" starting negotiation and let yourself be talked down from there? idk, i am a stranger on the internet and dont know the particulars but being Courted by Competitors is a position you're allowed to use ime

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Kirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · 15h

yeah i think picking apart the stress vs what money is/means seems worth some time and thought. if i were in your position of being headhunted by recruiters id want to ask about pto/benefits/flexibility etc, either bc they'd be better or to use as negotiation at current place betterment

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Kirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · 15h

fascinating. i would say you could take the class if you wanted but you cant get credits for it. but also i would prefer this scifi scenario has ubi and free college and no grades

Kirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · 15h

that's too many

Kirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · 16h

even if this specific job isnt the one to jump for, more money would mean things like "can temporarily pay for therapy out of pocket while making insurance fix their shit," which is worth considering. you're always allowed to share what you don't need

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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 18h

Weaver House, the yarn shop and weaving school that has drawn fiber arts enthusiasts from around the world, announced it will shut its doors for good in December.

Founder Rachel Snack hopes that a weaving or teaching enthusiast might buy these Macomber looms and start their own weaving school.

Are you looking to buy looms? The Weaver House in the Bok building is closing.

The shop owner is looking for a single buyer for the floor looms acquired from the University of the Arts after the school shuttered.

www.inquirer.com

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Kirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · 19h

if this is helpful to know: in the past when this happened to me, i did ask my therapist to use part of one of our sessions to support me navigating the insurance bullshit, which was helpful

Kirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · 22h

putting this on my "ivies are not real schools" moodboard sorry not sorry

Kirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · 22h

whenever i find myself listening on repeat i just buy the album

Kirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · 23h

you are one of the best people i can think of for such a thing, i want to know your THINKY THOUGHTS

Kirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · 23h

pLEASEESEEEESSEEEE

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Kirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · 23h

i would enjoy reading a little paper on speech act theory / performatives of/about this meme type o thing

Will Wiles @willwiles.bsky.social · 1d

Performatively reading in the cafe, but wearing white gloves so I'm still venerating the Book As Object, with a t-shirt saying "I know archivists don't wear gloves" so people know the gloves are performative.

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KD Thompson @katrinadalythompson.com · 23h

tinyurl.com/NoOfficialLa...

Opposing the EO that Designates English as the Official Language of the US

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Kirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · 1d

yes, very poorly advertised!

Kirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · 1d

i would not know, it's fall break so im not going there at all this week

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Kirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · 1d

i would say that the rained-on, traffic-causing, sparsely-attended and poorly advertised parade in my city did make me feel slightly less favorable to the u.s. navy in particular, to be completely honest

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noam chompers @noamchompers.bsky.social · 1d

hey, honest question here: what makes this sexy patrick rather than regular patrick? truly don't mean to sound judgey, no wrong answers, just genuinely curious lol

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Kirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · 1d

unrequited?? did we watch the same show?

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Koahnic Broadcast Corporation #Indigenous #Native Voices @koahnic.bsky.social · 1d

After an intensive two-year adult immersion program, the number of fluent Spokane Salish language speakers nearly doubled. Some of those program graduates will be hired on as full-time language teaching staff as the tribe expands its language revitalization efforts.