Sending out a reminder to breathe. The end of the semester is madness. You are doing your best. Breathe.

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shout out to all the graduate student teaching assistants finishing up the semester who aren't paid enough & who don't get the benefits they deserve & who are given oversized workloads but who give every ounce of intellectual energy to their students anyway yall are the real mvps

Christmas came early! No deficit of media over my break. Carly Finseth, Ph.D. T.L. Taylor Trent Hergenrader Mellon-ated Scholar!!

I love the dawning on someone’s face when they realize what a skilled technical communicator can do. I’m lucky to work with some of the best.

I like copyright. It feeds and houses me. It doesn't need to feed and house my great grandchildren, though.

I'm reading these complaints abt having to grade final papers at the end of the semester & I'm over here evaluating student website resource projects & watching videos they made abt multimodality like it's Netflix. This doesnt have to be dreadful. It's all abt the assignments.

the human seems distracted. so i put my paw on their knee. and now they know. that whatever it is. we’re in it together

A writer who showed up to my meetup today said “a problem that a character can walk away from, is a book a reader can walk away from.” I cannot stop thinking about this.

Scientist goals I've not yet achieved but desperately want to: 1. Burst into a room full of politicians while clutching handfuls of data 2. Take of my glasses slowly and whisper " my god..." 3. Say "These readings are off the charts"

RULES FOR BORROWING MY BOOKS • keep in perfect condition • also you better love it • like wholly love it im warning you • treat it like gold • ok but the empty spot on my shelf makes me anxious • have you finished yet?? • you know what just...give it...give it back

the end of the year has me reflecting on things i take for granted & in that spirit i wanna say shout out to wikipedia sure it's not perfect but where else can you start reading about black bean guacamole & 15min later be directed to reading about the fall of the byzantine empire

Set realistic writer goals for 2019! Some suggestions: • write words you're proud of! • get some sleep for goodness sake • be a convincing human?? instead of a pile of coffee and typos in a trench coat • learn where commas even go • ok haha some of these aren't realistic

Same. I’ve found that narrative-based feedback is much more effective for building relationships, as well as helping students practice and “fail” without shaming or punishment. It builds trust and intrinsic motivation.

shout out to everybody who fell asleep on the couch & woke up just in time

Last term, I taught my first grad seminar. My gift to each student was a book (related to their research) published by/about black woman! Several of them have since then messaged me to share the joy experienced through reading the texts. My heart continues to smile.