Hispanic pixie dreamgirl, now with 100% more Glühwein.
@bocadelperro.bsky.social
Historian of 17th century German religion and culture in the San Francisco area. I have a kid, a corgi and a garden.
Posts mostly in English, occasionally in German or Spanish.
All typos are due to the demon Titivillus, who has possessed my autocorrect.
Posts mostly in English, occasionally in German or Spanish.
All typos are due to the demon Titivillus, who has possessed my autocorrect.
I drew the line at opening the windows during those Arctic windstorms in Berlin, but I'm pretty sure enough fresh air got in through the cracks. 🙂
November 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I drew the line at opening the windows during those Arctic windstorms in Berlin, but I'm pretty sure enough fresh air got in through the cracks. 🙂
Fresh air+hard work+some sort of hideous herbal tea for my mom.
November 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Fresh air+hard work+some sort of hideous herbal tea for my mom.
It's particularly bad today because I decided to clean all the mirrors with Windex and I want the smell out.
November 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
It's particularly bad today because I decided to clean all the mirrors with Windex and I want the smell out.
Combined with the fact that academics tend to exist in a bit of a bubble (we marry each other, socialize with each other, etc), it definitely gives "this is fine" dog vibes.
November 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Combined with the fact that academics tend to exist in a bit of a bubble (we marry each other, socialize with each other, etc), it definitely gives "this is fine" dog vibes.
Those of us in humanities programs that are basically ed -adjacent spend a lot of time with paper bags over our heads a la Joan Didion.
www.goodreads.com/quotes/90845...
www.goodreads.com/quotes/90845...
A quote from Slouching Towards Bethlehem
It was once suggested to me that, as an antidote to crying, I put my head in a paper bag. As it happens, there is a sound physiological reason, something...
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November 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Those of us in humanities programs that are basically ed -adjacent spend a lot of time with paper bags over our heads a la Joan Didion.
www.goodreads.com/quotes/90845...
www.goodreads.com/quotes/90845...
There's a whole series of English Grammar for Students of (foreign language) book series because of this problem.
November 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
There's a whole series of English Grammar for Students of (foreign language) book series because of this problem.
Oh, absolutely! I never realized what an annoying word "phalanges" is.
November 28, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Oh, absolutely! I never realized what an annoying word "phalanges" is.