To get students in the right vibe for teaching gothic and Poe tomorrow, the pre-class music video lineup is: Depeche Mode "Enjoy the Silence" Siouxsie and the Banshees "Spellbound" My Chemical Romance "Helena" Amethyst Kiah "Darlin Corey"

Queer Horror Class Lineup: Psycho Bride of Frankenstein Fright Night (1985) The Haunting (1963) Daughters of Darkness Blacula Slumber PartyMassacre Sleep Away Camp Nightmare on Elm Street 2 Poison I Saw the TV Glow The Lighthouse Fear Street Series Carrie Jennifer's Body

New shirts for a new semester and I am delighted.

I got the privilege of plotting and scheming with amazing colleagues today. I've so much social anxiety I often think it's easier to just not interact with people but life keeps gracing me with the chance to learn from and receive kindness from wonderful people.

In the past 10 days I have worked about 115 hours between two jobs. Thinking that I might eat the world's largest hot fudge sundae tonight and melt into nothingness.

"If the hookers, the housewives and the homosexuals got together, we could rule the world." —a spokeswoman for Prostitutes of New York, 1980 Daily News, New York, New York · Tuesday, September 16, 1980, Page 3

I think the only films I am looking forward to this year are Nosferatu and The Wild Robot which really sums up a lot about me. Although the camerawork in Nickel Boys does look interesting.

A student posted an out of context list of the things I've said in the past week that they think are funny.

covidtests.gov is live again to order 4 free covid tests per household

this afternoon at 4pm EST! I have no idea what to expect but I think it'll be fun?? eventbrite.com/e/refocus-the-…

Because I taught The Lighthouse (2019) this term, I have had to read the term merussy more times than I ever thought possible. My students kept referring to the scene as the "jumpscare merussy scene" I am proud of what we have accomplished.

The last movie I saw in the theatres was Cats (2019). Do I unseat that with Nosferatu?

Global Cinema Class Finalized. Super excited to teach films I have not taught in years and some new ones on here for me.

For a new chapter in my current project, I am trying to think of characters whose queerness is largely understood through their vocal performance. Looking for suggestions for characters who "sound gay" or older media in which queerness is largely coded through the sonic. Thanks!

How am I doing emotionally? Only listening to Nine Inch Nails and Björk, so whatever that emotional state is.