My go-to self care for when it feels like it's all too much, are the My Unsung Hero podcast from Hidden Brain and the slice of life entries from StoryCorps. Soothing balms that can, if only briefly, take you away from our often ugly world.

A question for the GenZ Black Twitter folk: Did you ever use BeReal? Are you still using it?

Birfday donuts.

The ones who could probably stand to benefit from it the most. Say it, show it, know it, grow it, and bestow the elixir, the balm that is love.

Missed my first Wordle in 63 days and am surprised at how salty I am about it. (Today's really had hellafied options as solutions, and welp.)

*adds salmon to the shopping list*

Suerdagawd, the formatting and nitpicking of the thesis margins, bold face type, italics, and indents is taking up as much as time as it did to write the thesis itself.

I just started sobbing in my office and I don't know why. I'm fine. I am! Seriously. Half delayed grief (bc this world is a shit show) coupled with joy and half optimism (bc things and happening, personally) and it's a blessing and curse to be a sensitive soul.

Any of my academic #librarian colleagues have policies about intellectual/academic freedom at your orgs amidst the rise in banned and challenged books and materials? Can you holler at me? TIA!

For real, for real, I don't love watching people fail. I mean, I'm not a monster, but...whew. 👀

I got a coupon from Krispy Kreme for a FREE DOZEN GLAZED DONUTS for my birfday and while I love donuts, baby, it's also 4-inch inseam short season. Something's got to give.

Since NPR isn't promoting their content on Twitter, allow me. wbur.org/hereandnow/202…

Gurl, what now?

I think I'm more shook by her...uh, recording...in a bathroom, regardless of gender?

Our Best Lemon Dessert Recipes nytimes.com/article/lemon-… Oh holly I know you feel me...

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below came out TWENTY years ago? *faints*

Today marks 13 years since the Gulf oil spill. Since then, Louisiana has found many ways to turn crisis into opportunity, including using settlement funds to further key Coastal Master Plan projects. Read our 10 year anniversary blog: bit.ly/3orQPxg