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Sarah

@schtimpy27.bsky.social

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Academic librarian / rhetorician / hockey nut / curler / donut connoisseur / spinster / Oakland, CA born & raised / According to a student is a magical woman

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · Oct 23

I'm just posting this so I can pin it and look at it every day. Because I need something to give me joy.

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 7m

Made it through the conference. Now I'm off for three straight days. THREE STRAIGHT DAYS! The first two straight days in a month. I'm unaware of what to do with myself.

Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 4h

I’m helping run it. Hard to leave 😝

Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 4h

The keynote speaker of this on-campus, campus-people conference is one of my faculty, and she has me close to tears. She is so damn amazing and honest. Just a beautiful and real human

Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 6h

“Sedate ourselves with distraction.” Damn, I felt that in my soul.

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 7h

Two days ago, I felt icky. Like, I'm-getting-sick icky. Then I was fine yesterday. Now, I'm feeling that again while in an all-day conference on campus. I just want to go home and go to bed to sleep any on-coming ick off.

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 8h

Talked to my students about earthquake safety yesterday, knowing the big 1989 anniversary is coming up. And apparently just had a shaker. I didn't feel it, but talk about timing.

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 9h

Walking across campus and two dudes are setting up their tools and there is a big piece of duct. I walk by and say “DUCT!” And a dude ducks and the other dude cracked up. Works better if you hear it. My day is made

Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 19h

That was my dad’s favorite joke. I can’t see a WWII plane diagram without thinking of it. Damn Fokkers.

Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 19h

The teacher interupts "Children I should explain, the Fokker was a type of figher airplane used by the German Air Force to stop the RAF bombers and their escorts."
The vet said,
"Yes, but these Fokkers were Messerschmitts!"

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 19h

"I was escorting bombers when out of the blue we were attacked by a bunch of Fokkers. There were 20 of these Fokkers. One took out my buddy but I managed to shoot the Fokker down. Then one was on my tail and I coukdn't shake the Fokker, but my pal got him. Then I took out 2 more of the Fokkers..."

Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 19h

An RAF veteran is giving a talk to a class of school children, and was trying to explain what a typical mission would be like…

Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 21h

* waves from across the lake *

Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 1d

It's freakin' midterms; if you're laughing in the library, you aren't working hard enough

Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 1d

It could be because I'm burnt out. It could be that I'm an introvert who has been at work for 14 of the last 16 days. Or it could be that I'm a gumpy old bitch. But my god, if I hear any more girl giggles today, I'm going to flip out.

Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 2d

Meeting with architects and seeing actual drawings makes this all feel more real. But I'll still believe it when they shut the door. (I said I'd believe it when they delivered moving boxes, but we just heard he have to get our own)

Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 2d

I know her and she is an absolute gem of a human and I hate that so many like her have this extra weight added for no logical reason. www.kqed.org/news/1205950...

California Colleges Fear Loss of Federal Funding for Hispanic-Serving Institutions | KQED

After the Trump administration cut $350 million in Hispanic-Serving Institution funding, Saint Mary’s College in Moraga says it remains committed to supporting Latino students.

www.kqed.org

Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 2d

It’s still a family pride thing, so good for them. It just took some time to get used to. Still kind of gets me.

Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 2d

I mean, they can do with their names what they wish. But I always thought it odd because the Sr and Jr applies to the first name and not the last (which is in the jersey). My dad was a junior. David Jr. but his younger brother shared the same last name. And I have that last name. Because family.

static klinger @jessespector.com · 3d

michael penix wears “jr” on his jersey and kyle pitts wears “sr” on his jersey and michael penix is five months older than kyle pitts and neither michael penix sr nor kyle pitts jr plays for the atlanta falcons these jersey nameplates are silly

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 3d

Annual reminder to East Bay folks to pay your Shuumi Land Tax to the Lisjan/Ohlone land trust. And people elsewhere on unceded land, see if you have something similar. sogoreate-landtrust.org/shuumi-land-...

Shuumi Land Tax - The Sogorea Te Land Trust

The Shuumi Land Tax is a voluntary annual contribution that non-Indigenous people living on the Confederated Villages of Lisjan’s territory can make to support the critical work of the Sogorea […]

sogoreate-landtrust.org

Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 3d

Same, Rasmus.

Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 3d

Rain is here!

Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 3d

After class - before reference duty walk in the campus woods before the big rain moves in.

Leaf littered path under trees past a gate post

Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 4d

I’d rather be punched in the face than be at work until 9pm tonight. But that wasn’t a trade off I was offered.

Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 4d

Oh no! And Gail is in this. And she’s… normal.

Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 4d

Season 2 of Cardinal lost me McMurray from Letterkenny showed up.

Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 4d

Season 2 of Cardinal lost me McMurray from Letterkenny showed up.