Manic Pixie Librarian
@mncpxilibrarian.bsky.social
She/Her, Academic Librarian, and Associate Professor, misplaced in the Midwest for 6 years and I'm still not done complaining about the winters.
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Also someone remind me not to go shopping on my phone while I’m on The Good Shit ™️.
November 15, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Also someone remind me not to go shopping on my phone while I’m on The Good Shit ™️.
They gave me The Good Shit ™️ for my pain, but being the worrier I am, the doc literally had to talk me into it.
(Without getting into what’s wrong with me, I literally cried when I tried to move and the doc was like whyyyy didn’t you say something. It’s because I have always underestimated my pain.)
(Without getting into what’s wrong with me, I literally cried when I tried to move and the doc was like whyyyy didn’t you say something. It’s because I have always underestimated my pain.)
November 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
They gave me The Good Shit ™️ for my pain, but being the worrier I am, the doc literally had to talk me into it.
(Without getting into what’s wrong with me, I literally cried when I tried to move and the doc was like whyyyy didn’t you say something. It’s because I have always underestimated my pain.)
(Without getting into what’s wrong with me, I literally cried when I tried to move and the doc was like whyyyy didn’t you say something. It’s because I have always underestimated my pain.)
Only managed the briefest of naps so far but I woke up to two pieces of good news. My insurance company struck a multi-year deal making my current care team still in-network, and I got a book chapter proposal accepted. So if these antibiotics could start clearing stuff up that’d be great.
November 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Only managed the briefest of naps so far but I woke up to two pieces of good news. My insurance company struck a multi-year deal making my current care team still in-network, and I got a book chapter proposal accepted. So if these antibiotics could start clearing stuff up that’d be great.
A CNA who looked like she was about 20 herself thought that I was 25.
I call bullshit but it was nice of her to say?
I call bullshit but it was nice of her to say?
November 15, 2025 at 11:05 AM
A CNA who looked like she was about 20 herself thought that I was 25.
I call bullshit but it was nice of her to say?
I call bullshit but it was nice of her to say?
In the ER again…. Arghhh.
November 15, 2025 at 5:03 AM
In the ER again…. Arghhh.
In this weird limbo where I mostly feel okay but I’m also aware it’s a house of cards in a windstorm. Ugh.
November 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
In this weird limbo where I mostly feel okay but I’m also aware it’s a house of cards in a windstorm. Ugh.
I hate vomiting but what chemo keeps doing to me is so much harder to deal with and less socially acceptable. 😭😭😭😭😭😭
November 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I hate vomiting but what chemo keeps doing to me is so much harder to deal with and less socially acceptable. 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Now that I have a new phone with a better camera, I might have to make a cat account for my spooky girls. We shall see.
November 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Now that I have a new phone with a better camera, I might have to make a cat account for my spooky girls. We shall see.
2 days later and what she said is still fucking me up. I hate this.
My mom is a horrible person and apparently me having cancer isn't going to change that.
Those of you who have nice moms, please hug them.
Those of you who have nice moms, please hug them.
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
2 days later and what she said is still fucking me up. I hate this.
I really need to eat dinner but I just want to put more of this overpriced chocolate in my mouth.
November 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I really need to eat dinner but I just want to put more of this overpriced chocolate in my mouth.
Getting the final quote and signing paperwork for the renovations on Wednesday! I am one step closer to having an accessible bedroom!
November 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Getting the final quote and signing paperwork for the renovations on Wednesday! I am one step closer to having an accessible bedroom!
I am a librarian and a parent, but I cannot see the library at a university swaying my opinion of where my child goes to college unless they've done something really terrible or really amazing.
November 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I am a librarian and a parent, but I cannot see the library at a university swaying my opinion of where my child goes to college unless they've done something really terrible or really amazing.
Actually unimpressed at how quickly I rallied after my tummy ache went away. (It will come back so I'm making use of my time while I can. Have already taken care of one thing and started the other.)
I need to do two important things today but my stomach hurts and I have no concentration.
November 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Actually unimpressed at how quickly I rallied after my tummy ache went away. (It will come back so I'm making use of my time while I can. Have already taken care of one thing and started the other.)
I need to do two important things today but my stomach hurts and I have no concentration.
November 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I need to do two important things today but my stomach hurts and I have no concentration.
On the one hand, my kid does not notice when I'm feeling bad.
On the other hand, my kid DOES NOT NOTICE when I'm feeling bad.
On the other hand, my kid DOES NOT NOTICE when I'm feeling bad.
November 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
On the one hand, my kid does not notice when I'm feeling bad.
On the other hand, my kid DOES NOT NOTICE when I'm feeling bad.
On the other hand, my kid DOES NOT NOTICE when I'm feeling bad.
HELOC money is available. I've paid off my wheelchair ramp and one of the credit cards and will be calling tomorrow morning to get a new estimate on my new wheelchair accessible bedroom.
November 11, 2025 at 10:34 PM
HELOC money is available. I've paid off my wheelchair ramp and one of the credit cards and will be calling tomorrow morning to get a new estimate on my new wheelchair accessible bedroom.
I don’t know anyone in real life who served who wasn’t an alcoholic, an abuser, or a philanderer, so I don’t understand the military worship.
That being said, the best thing we can do to honor veterans is to stop making more of them.
That being said, the best thing we can do to honor veterans is to stop making more of them.
November 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I don’t know anyone in real life who served who wasn’t an alcoholic, an abuser, or a philanderer, so I don’t understand the military worship.
That being said, the best thing we can do to honor veterans is to stop making more of them.
That being said, the best thing we can do to honor veterans is to stop making more of them.
I don’t get the cats new collars often but I found some that match the family Christmas pjs and I need all the dopamine I can get.
November 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I don’t get the cats new collars often but I found some that match the family Christmas pjs and I need all the dopamine I can get.
Supposed to go to a Girl Scout event with my daughter tomorrow and I’m very nervous. They said it’s accessible but I’m still not used to the power chair, so…
November 11, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Supposed to go to a Girl Scout event with my daughter tomorrow and I’m very nervous. They said it’s accessible but I’m still not used to the power chair, so…
Class went okay. Professor was super encouraging. The class doesn't run in the Spring so I don't need to worry again until next Fall.
I have a different 4-session class I usually do library instruction for in the spring, so wish me luck that I get more stamina by then!
I have a different 4-session class I usually do library instruction for in the spring, so wish me luck that I get more stamina by then!
Teaching the class remote! I love this professor. She is the damn best.
(She also wrote me a peer-review for my tenure portfolio so I’m pretty sure she also thinks I’m the best.)
Remind me to respond to her after dinner lol
(She also wrote me a peer-review for my tenure portfolio so I’m pretty sure she also thinks I’m the best.)
Remind me to respond to her after dinner lol
Sent an email to the professor I am supposed to teach for about the snow/power chair problem. Still going to try but if accumulation gets more than an inch on my porch I can’t guarantee campus will be safe.
I hate this.
I hate this.
November 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Class went okay. Professor was super encouraging. The class doesn't run in the Spring so I don't need to worry again until next Fall.
I have a different 4-session class I usually do library instruction for in the spring, so wish me luck that I get more stamina by then!
I have a different 4-session class I usually do library instruction for in the spring, so wish me luck that I get more stamina by then!
Irrationally annoyed that my kid has school tomorrow when I don't have work, but I probably wouldn't sleep in if she didn't.
November 11, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Irrationally annoyed that my kid has school tomorrow when I don't have work, but I probably wouldn't sleep in if she didn't.
My mom is a horrible person and apparently me having cancer isn't going to change that.
Those of you who have nice moms, please hug them.
Those of you who have nice moms, please hug them.
November 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
My mom is a horrible person and apparently me having cancer isn't going to change that.
Those of you who have nice moms, please hug them.
Those of you who have nice moms, please hug them.
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No health care, no deal.
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
No health care, no deal.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE FUNKO POPS ARE A PRE-ORDER, TOO? HOW DID NETFLIX FUMBLE THE BAG THIS BAD?!?!
November 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE FUNKO POPS ARE A PRE-ORDER, TOO? HOW DID NETFLIX FUMBLE THE BAG THIS BAD?!?!
Teaching the class remote! I love this professor. She is the damn best.
(She also wrote me a peer-review for my tenure portfolio so I’m pretty sure she also thinks I’m the best.)
Remind me to respond to her after dinner lol
(She also wrote me a peer-review for my tenure portfolio so I’m pretty sure she also thinks I’m the best.)
Remind me to respond to her after dinner lol
Sent an email to the professor I am supposed to teach for about the snow/power chair problem. Still going to try but if accumulation gets more than an inch on my porch I can’t guarantee campus will be safe.
I hate this.
I hate this.
November 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Teaching the class remote! I love this professor. She is the damn best.
(She also wrote me a peer-review for my tenure portfolio so I’m pretty sure she also thinks I’m the best.)
Remind me to respond to her after dinner lol
(She also wrote me a peer-review for my tenure portfolio so I’m pretty sure she also thinks I’m the best.)
Remind me to respond to her after dinner lol