oh so she doesn’t like getting deadnamed. lol noted

Living in a culture where shoes off is the default, I never have to ask anyone to take off their shoes. However, I think most Canadians would be way too awkward to actually say something if somebody left their shoes on, and would likely just silently judge them.

Professor: What inspired your interest in Medieval history and literature? Me:

@trinnaas get some chalance I beg!

My student on The Wife of Bath going after younger men: "Well, older men, around 40 or so, often experience sexual performance issues."

Seems like having children should really be an opt-in situation rather than an opt-out situation.

Something so sexy and mysterious about responding “I was raised Catholic” when somebody asks if I’m religious instead of just saying no

Why does the gym have so many weights that would be easier to move with a forklift?

I have built a domesday device which, if detonated, will catalogue all the lands and holdings of the great magnates of England.

One of my students wrote about a movie that she learned about from a coworker who likes to recommend really old movies that were popular back in his time. The movie? Interstellar (2014).

This church sign would cause a full meltdown among medieval theologians

My book, The Reparative Impulse of Queer Young Adult Literature, is now available for pre-sale! Please let your your libraries know about this, and remember that the volume will be open source and freely available online on October 1. So excited for my book to be out soon!

If someone could make this happen I would gladly give them a hot dog

The three classic blunders: Never get involved in a land war in Asia, never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line, and never ask a man two questions in an email when you need both of them answered.

No one: Medieval canon lawyers:

There should be something just for fun on the ballot, like voting for the best flavor of ice cream . I think that would get a lot of people really excited to get involved

Sending so much neighbourly love to my dear friends in the US today. 💙