Spilled a box of Legos. Realizing how many teeny-tiny pieces I overlooked every time I step on one. Ouchy.

Technically, this is curling.

The express bus this morning smells like the perfume area in a department store.

The Minneapolis Animal Care & Control is at capacity. If you want to adopt dogs, cats or other animals please come over here and check them out, all adoption fees continue to be waived.

Univ Press and Library folks, JSTOR is announcing a pilot program for OA monographs in collaboration with ACLS and Presses. Path To Open - a new funding model that has potential to increase bibliodiversity and sustainable non-profit UP monographs that thrive and get discovered!

A doughnut angel brought us the most delicious doughnuts today at work and I was torn between jumping for joy and crying with happiness.

Only 2 days left to apply for a paid, remote fellowship at Ithaka S+R! Fellows work collaboratively on projects and publications that help shape the national landscape of higher education. Apply by Monday, February 13: ithaka.org/job/4188105005…

I’m Jennifer McClellan. In 4 days, I will be the first Black woman from Virginia to ever be elected to Congress. Can you please retweet this to help me reach 45K followers so we can build our people-powered movement, win, and make history?

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A post it note in my desk says, “What address do we use for Godzilla?”

87 degrees outside and we have snow in our yard. #mnwx

Good morning!

Happy another reason to bake a cake day.

Lemon-blueberry buttermilk cake is my current favorite flavor (and is the cake pictured in that last tweet). Though a phenomenal chocolate with chocolate buttercream recipe would be most welcome.

Sitting on the deck reading quietly and hoping the our hummingbird neighbor visits. It’s little squeaks as it zooms into flowers make everyone smile.

Going car test driving with my stepmom. Finally. Her car is decades old. I’m not sure which of us is more excited.