Librarian Soul
@librariansoul.bsky.social
Gay, wannabe data scientist, former librarian. He/they
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Tal is back with another excellent sandwich newsletter article that’s about alllll the things!
The sandwich newsletter is back!!! Prepare to learn more than you ever thought you would about pastrami! Origin myths! Disputes! An outstanding historical mystery! Yiddish ballads! Unlikely lyricism! The Armenian Church takes a stand! buttondown.com/theswordandt...
Notable Sandwiches #132: Pastrami
Hello, and welcome back to the Sword and the Sandwich! I’ve been struggling with a particularly pernicious case of writer’s block, for months now. Not being...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Tal is back with another excellent sandwich newsletter article that’s about alllll the things!
I need an assistant to sometimes gently take my phone out of my hand and say, “Let’s think about that post for a while before you post it.” A poasting vizier, if you will. The power behind the throne.
December 3, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I need an assistant to sometimes gently take my phone out of my hand and say, “Let’s think about that post for a while before you post it.” A poasting vizier, if you will. The power behind the throne.
Got some really good news at work right after I logged on, but never fear: work made up for it by being extra shitty for the rest of the day. Wouldn’t want to upset the natural order or anything.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Got some really good news at work right after I logged on, but never fear: work made up for it by being extra shitty for the rest of the day. Wouldn’t want to upset the natural order or anything.
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
When I was a librarian: some variant of “Oh, so you just get to read all day?” or “So you just shush people all day?”
Now it’s: “What does a data analyst actually do?”
Believe me, neither of us is prepared for me to try and answer that question honestly
Now it’s: “What does a data analyst actually do?”
Believe me, neither of us is prepared for me to try and answer that question honestly
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 1:02 AM
When I was a librarian: some variant of “Oh, so you just get to read all day?” or “So you just shush people all day?”
Now it’s: “What does a data analyst actually do?”
Believe me, neither of us is prepared for me to try and answer that question honestly
Now it’s: “What does a data analyst actually do?”
Believe me, neither of us is prepared for me to try and answer that question honestly
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I’m envious of people who understand the assignment bc I almost never do
December 1, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I’m envious of people who understand the assignment bc I almost never do
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Never stop bullying corporations. It’s always morally correct
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Never stop bullying corporations. It’s always morally correct
I’m envious of people who understand the assignment bc I almost never do
December 1, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I’m envious of people who understand the assignment bc I almost never do
This was delightful! Thanks for sharing it.
November 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This was delightful! Thanks for sharing it.
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introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Not sure all of these count as “concerts” but I’ll bite
Muse
Janelle Monáe
Neko Case
Wye Oak
Shearwater
Not sure all of these count as “concerts” but I’ll bite
Muse
Janelle Monáe
Neko Case
Wye Oak
Shearwater
introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
bjork
rammstein
NIN
thomas dolby
no doubt
special mention lollapalooza 1993:
rage
tool
primus
alice in chains
front 242
dinosaur jr
bjork
rammstein
NIN
thomas dolby
no doubt
special mention lollapalooza 1993:
rage
tool
primus
alice in chains
front 242
dinosaur jr
introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Ratatat
Marika Hackman
Molchat Doma
My Chemical Romance
UPSAHL
Ratatat
Marika Hackman
Molchat Doma
My Chemical Romance
UPSAHL
November 28, 2025 at 1:35 AM
introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Not sure all of these count as “concerts” but I’ll bite
Muse
Janelle Monáe
Neko Case
Wye Oak
Shearwater
Not sure all of these count as “concerts” but I’ll bite
Muse
Janelle Monáe
Neko Case
Wye Oak
Shearwater
At my Mormon missionary going-away party, a guy I had a crush on said I was the coolest person in my family.
What is the best compliment you ever received? Putting aside whether or not you believed it.
November 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
At my Mormon missionary going-away party, a guy I had a crush on said I was the coolest person in my family.
Had a follow-up visit for my recent surgery yesterday and it turns out I can’t take a bath for another three weeks. But my feet are cold *now*! I want to sit in a tub full of hot water until my toes prune up! Blargh
November 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Had a follow-up visit for my recent surgery yesterday and it turns out I can’t take a bath for another three weeks. But my feet are cold *now*! I want to sit in a tub full of hot water until my toes prune up! Blargh
My therapist: People who catastrophize are often smart, because it takes intelligence to consistently come up with the most ludicrously unlikely things to worry about
Me: I will take that as a compliment
Me: I will take that as a compliment
November 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
My therapist: People who catastrophize are often smart, because it takes intelligence to consistently come up with the most ludicrously unlikely things to worry about
Me: I will take that as a compliment
Me: I will take that as a compliment
My lukewarm Star Wars take is that I have tried multiple times to get into Andor and it apparently is just not for me! (Also I hated Rogue One and didn’t really need more of that story.)
November 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
My lukewarm Star Wars take is that I have tried multiple times to get into Andor and it apparently is just not for me! (Also I hated Rogue One and didn’t really need more of that story.)
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While on tour promoting 'Wake Up Dead Man', Rian Johnson goes off on AI for “making everything worse in every single way.” bit.ly/47UBPfH
November 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
While on tour promoting 'Wake Up Dead Man', Rian Johnson goes off on AI for “making everything worse in every single way.” bit.ly/47UBPfH
As a Scorpio, I approve of this message. (I probably post this once a year. I am not sorry.)
Astrology Is Fake But Scorpios Are Extremely True
And it’s their high season RIGHT NOW
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November 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
As a Scorpio, I approve of this message. (I probably post this once a year. I am not sorry.)
WHY would I buy a lawn mower, Amazon? I don’t have a lawn
Someone’s machine-learning algorithm needs some work
Someone’s machine-learning algorithm needs some work
November 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
WHY would I buy a lawn mower, Amazon? I don’t have a lawn
Someone’s machine-learning algorithm needs some work
Someone’s machine-learning algorithm needs some work
“I may have poured that drink a little shtrong,” I slur to myself, continuing to nurse it.
It was that kind of day at work, unfortunately
Or rather, that kind of *week*
It was that kind of day at work, unfortunately
Or rather, that kind of *week*
November 21, 2025 at 12:08 AM
“I may have poured that drink a little shtrong,” I slur to myself, continuing to nurse it.
It was that kind of day at work, unfortunately
Or rather, that kind of *week*
It was that kind of day at work, unfortunately
Or rather, that kind of *week*
Inspired by @weregeek.bsky.social , I made beef stew last night. I have lots of recipes but this time I went with the classic interpretation from Serious Eats. Turned out amazing!
November 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Inspired by @weregeek.bsky.social , I made beef stew last night. I have lots of recipes but this time I went with the classic interpretation from Serious Eats. Turned out amazing!
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A few weeks ago I was talking politics with a local, highly straight, bartender.
All the sudden he said: “Well, I think a big part of the problem is that so many of the people who would’ve been our progressive leaders died of AIDS & can’t help us now.”
And I’ve thought about that every day since.
All the sudden he said: “Well, I think a big part of the problem is that so many of the people who would’ve been our progressive leaders died of AIDS & can’t help us now.”
And I’ve thought about that every day since.
November 16, 2025 at 1:47 AM
A few weeks ago I was talking politics with a local, highly straight, bartender.
All the sudden he said: “Well, I think a big part of the problem is that so many of the people who would’ve been our progressive leaders died of AIDS & can’t help us now.”
And I’ve thought about that every day since.
All the sudden he said: “Well, I think a big part of the problem is that so many of the people who would’ve been our progressive leaders died of AIDS & can’t help us now.”
And I’ve thought about that every day since.
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The wizard pours water over tea leaves and the air fills with the smell of cardamon.
November 16, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The wizard pours water over tea leaves and the air fills with the smell of cardamon.
Bogomil and Malo Mogge from Kelly Link’s The Book of Love. Kai from Martha Wells’s Witch King. The Ladies and the Beast from Jared Pechaček’s The West Passage. All the horrifying things in the forest in Premee Mohamed’s The Butcher of the Forest.
What's your favourite monster/creature from literature? I'm thinking Tuunbaq from Dan Simmon's The Terror, the triffids from Wyndham's Day of the Triffids, the demon from M.R. James' Casting The Runes, Grendel, Pennywise, etc.
November 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Bogomil and Malo Mogge from Kelly Link’s The Book of Love. Kai from Martha Wells’s Witch King. The Ladies and the Beast from Jared Pechaček’s The West Passage. All the horrifying things in the forest in Premee Mohamed’s The Butcher of the Forest.
Had a frustration dream last night where I had to communicate with someone in French but couldn’t remember any vocabulary or grammar. Not happy that my dreams are feeling like school
November 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Had a frustration dream last night where I had to communicate with someone in French but couldn’t remember any vocabulary or grammar. Not happy that my dreams are feeling like school