R. Coleman
@rcoleman.bsky.social
Librarian. Pro-housing, noodle loving, coffee slurping person of Charlottesville. Not a fan of cake. Big fan of cats and trying to make things suck less.
Is there a German word for the dread of knowing you're going to have to go play in the snow when you might prefer to cocoon in blankets with a warm beverage and a book?
January 15, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Is there a German word for the dread of knowing you're going to have to go play in the snow when you might prefer to cocoon in blankets with a warm beverage and a book?
Me, in my new wide-leg jeans because I hear they're flattering and comfy for bodies like mine.
My husband: laughing and wondering why I'm wearing juncos.
Sigh.
My husband: laughing and wondering why I'm wearing juncos.
Sigh.
January 8, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Me, in my new wide-leg jeans because I hear they're flattering and comfy for bodies like mine.
My husband: laughing and wondering why I'm wearing juncos.
Sigh.
My husband: laughing and wondering why I'm wearing juncos.
Sigh.
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The Onion would like to congratulate its owner, G/O Media, for standing firm in its return-to-office mandate, as we can think of nowhere more conducive to best-in-class thought leadership than a fluorescent-lit room populated with the abandoned desks of terminated colleagues.
January 5, 2024 at 7:12 PM
The Onion would like to congratulate its owner, G/O Media, for standing firm in its return-to-office mandate, as we can think of nowhere more conducive to best-in-class thought leadership than a fluorescent-lit room populated with the abandoned desks of terminated colleagues.
Yesterday's windshield, a landscape.
January 6, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Yesterday's windshield, a landscape.
A frosty shout out to everyone driving to work with their window down because they lack the initiative to scrape the ice off their window.
January 5, 2024 at 2:39 PM
A frosty shout out to everyone driving to work with their window down because they lack the initiative to scrape the ice off their window.
@johnedwinmason.bsky.social This seemed up your alley. "Shenandoah Valley Blues" by Ruth Lam...
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December 5, 2023 at 7:07 PM
@johnedwinmason.bsky.social This seemed up your alley. "Shenandoah Valley Blues" by Ruth Lam...
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a note to Washington Post readers: On Dec. 7, we ask you to respect our walkout by not crossing the picket line: For 24 hours, please do not engage with any Post content. That includes our print + online news stories, podcasts, videos, games and recipes.
A letter to our readers
docs.google.com
December 5, 2023 at 4:55 PM
a note to Washington Post readers: On Dec. 7, we ask you to respect our walkout by not crossing the picket line: For 24 hours, please do not engage with any Post content. That includes our print + online news stories, podcasts, videos, games and recipes.
How does one convince the in-laws to order the meat log assortment instead of the catalog petit-fours? Because I'm pondering strategically themed Christmas cards...
November 19, 2023 at 3:32 AM
How does one convince the in-laws to order the meat log assortment instead of the catalog petit-fours? Because I'm pondering strategically themed Christmas cards...
Currently collecting stories of how getting a pacemaker is no big deal and easy peasy. Bonus points if your story includes improvement in quality of life, too. (My mom is scheduled for Monday.)
November 9, 2023 at 8:28 PM
Currently collecting stories of how getting a pacemaker is no big deal and easy peasy. Bonus points if your story includes improvement in quality of life, too. (My mom is scheduled for Monday.)
If anyone is handing out vacations, inspiration, or general uplift, I'll be waiting right over here.
November 6, 2023 at 6:35 PM
If anyone is handing out vacations, inspiration, or general uplift, I'll be waiting right over here.
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friends a request. Our department is the home of the Virginia Tech Prison Book Project - we read letters from incarcerated individuals in VA and send them books. we have robust community donations but we need to buy some. Can you help us out?
Thanks
crowdfund.vt.edu/project/38933
Thanks
crowdfund.vt.edu/project/38933
Virginia Tech Prison Book Project | VT Humanities Week
Help Virginia Tech raise $2,500 for the project: Virginia Tech Prison Book Project | VT Humanities Week. Your gift will make a difference!
crowdfund.vt.edu
October 25, 2023 at 8:39 PM
friends a request. Our department is the home of the Virginia Tech Prison Book Project - we read letters from incarcerated individuals in VA and send them books. we have robust community donations but we need to buy some. Can you help us out?
Thanks
crowdfund.vt.edu/project/38933
Thanks
crowdfund.vt.edu/project/38933
What should I treat myself with after this miserable Friday morning dental appointment?
October 20, 2023 at 1:25 PM
What should I treat myself with after this miserable Friday morning dental appointment?
It's hard not to miss Twitter. There should be way more people in my feed dunking on Jerry Miller right now.
October 11, 2023 at 4:29 PM
It's hard not to miss Twitter. There should be way more people in my feed dunking on Jerry Miller right now.
Lalala. Will this cough ever go away?
October 6, 2023 at 5:06 PM
Lalala. Will this cough ever go away?
Did you all know that for $20 you can order IKEA and pick it up in Richmond? Why did no one tell me this before? Also, why can I not also pick up meatballs?
October 4, 2023 at 8:07 PM
Did you all know that for $20 you can order IKEA and pick it up in Richmond? Why did no one tell me this before? Also, why can I not also pick up meatballs?
I heard that the emergency alert should have triggered my vaccine microchip so that I do the Left's bidding. So what's on the agenda, folks? Did anyone get the memo? Did I need to have the newest shot for this to work?
October 4, 2023 at 6:20 PM
I heard that the emergency alert should have triggered my vaccine microchip so that I do the Left's bidding. So what's on the agenda, folks? Did anyone get the memo? Did I need to have the newest shot for this to work?
Does everyone feel incredibly self-conscious and in the way while waiting for their Bodo's order, or is this another thing to talk to my therapist about?
October 4, 2023 at 5:13 PM
Does everyone feel incredibly self-conscious and in the way while waiting for their Bodo's order, or is this another thing to talk to my therapist about?
When is the *next* CLAW? I just came up with an idea for a perfect Cville villain character.
September 30, 2023 at 2:38 AM
When is the *next* CLAW? I just came up with an idea for a perfect Cville villain character.
Cville land use folks: if your goal is to accommodate projected housing. How much capacity do you zone for in a plan? And does anyone have a citation for why? I'm striking out.
September 21, 2023 at 1:45 PM
Cville land use folks: if your goal is to accommodate projected housing. How much capacity do you zone for in a plan? And does anyone have a citation for why? I'm striking out.
I just realized that the best shortcut for finding work clothes is to search for "funeral dresses". 🤷♀️
September 19, 2023 at 5:56 PM
I just realized that the best shortcut for finding work clothes is to search for "funeral dresses". 🤷♀️
One of our transportation planning faculty is currently holding class on the 3rd level of the parking garage, and I'm delighted.
September 14, 2023 at 5:27 PM
One of our transportation planning faculty is currently holding class on the 3rd level of the parking garage, and I'm delighted.
What are the laws about yard sign placement in Charlottesville? Can you just plunk those wherever? Who can remove them?
September 13, 2023 at 6:13 PM
What are the laws about yard sign placement in Charlottesville? Can you just plunk those wherever? Who can remove them?
Well, I commented on a NIMBY post on a FB community page, so there goes my day.
September 12, 2023 at 1:24 PM
Well, I commented on a NIMBY post on a FB community page, so there goes my day.
Is there a Girl Scout badge for finding a decapitated squirrel in the park? Because that wasn't in my troop plan.
September 10, 2023 at 6:55 PM
Is there a Girl Scout badge for finding a decapitated squirrel in the park? Because that wasn't in my troop plan.
Just in time for COVID surge, it's the return of Fall throat-clearing allergies!
September 9, 2023 at 3:30 PM
Just in time for COVID surge, it's the return of Fall throat-clearing allergies!