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I’m just a teenaged dirtbag baby.

Quite a bit of Western dress owes itself to other cultures, and specifically to Asia. Most obviously, silk was invented in China. That material would later make up the bulk of neckwear production, an accessory that defined the coat-and-tie aesthetic. But everyone knows that, so

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Pulling some of my books & exhibition catalogs for class next week (a few won’t be useful for us, but want students to see that physical books can be really useful!).

Bit of a busy & up-down day. But raid glam theme this week was Disney, which as cute & wholesome. Our two healers went as Belle & Gaston which was hilarious and wonderful. XD

Got my new stickers today (a dear friend saw the 麻煩 one & sent me to the shop)!

My favorite LNY meme

My static had a Valentine’s glam theme today, plus we had to bring a themed macro. Here was mine: ┳┻| Roses are red ┻┳| I hope this is grammatical ┳┻|_∧ ┻┳|ω･) ┻|⊂ﾉ I like all of you more ┻┳| Ｊ Than I'd like a sabbatical

Crazy busy week this week, but had good TEA prog. Today’s glam theme was ‘futuristic,’ I went as the Ghost (Angel?) of Christmases Yet To Come.

Our book for tomorrow in Gender & War is pretty grim reading on the whole (Roberts, What Soldiers Do) but has occasional moments of levity, such as this anecdote on the perils of cross-cultural communication.

Our TEA commission is done! Wumbum has a cameo :) thank you Yan "Kern" Gagné for another fantastic piece of art.

For Maggie Greene 's Lunar high tea static. #FFXIV Those frogs are out to get the party some extra wipes.

My favorite 2 weeks in MT are immediately after the undergrads have vacated & before the tourists show up (so, usually mid-May). It’s generally cool & rainy and quiet, and happens to be a nice time of year to admire the way the setting sun hits the Bridgers.

Had the chance to talk with Edward Wong about his excellent new book, At the Edge of Empire, which is getting rave reviews National Committee on U.S.-China Relations He'll be coming to UC Irvine on Oct. 14, hosted by Long Institute -- more details soon! youtu.be/lJkGvKplR-E?si…

She can look pretty dignified for an old chonk.

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Today marks twelve (!!) years together with this chonk. She is definitely showing her age in some ways, but generally, she's the same happy, cheerful Wumbum she's been all these years.

I am now an honorary member of the Dirty Sox Club (a BZN climbing institution), and one of our grad students brought me this sticker (that’s not actually Everest in the picture, but I appreciate the sentiment). We had a lovely afternoon out with 4 storied BZN climbers!