Community College instructor of English & Philosophy. Reader, cat and dog owned. Cancer survivor. I once studied 18th c lit for a long unfinished PhD.https://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mprmn5tp7c25I just finished this book, having won a copy from ACE. I enjoyed it. It was fast paced, action packed. If you don't mind vampires, witches, demons a bit of viscera, it's a nice summer escape.03 Jul 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mprmn5tp7c25https://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mqzdkqk2ns2qReading my 20th summer novel (all light summer fare)...this one is Roger Zelazny's A Lonesome October.19 Jul 2026 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzdkqk2ns2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mqdetfbxls27We spend a lot of time watching music videos on Xite particularly their rock video channel. I was never big into music, though I see to be becoming more as I age. I'm very sorry I missed out on Thin Lizzy at the time.11 Jul 2026 00:11 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdetfbxls27https://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mpygxdqn5k2uI should have kept a list of stuff I've read so far this summer, but it's been a lot of escapist works. So far #GuyKavriel's Written on the Dark and #FaithHunter's Unpredictable Magic have stood out.06 Jul 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpygxdqn5k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mprmn5tp7c25I just finished this book, having won a copy from ACE. I enjoyed it. It was fast paced, action packed. If you don't mind vampires, witches, demons a bit of viscera, it's a nice summer escape.03 Jul 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mprmn5tp7c25https://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mpmsmbnwns26I should have graded today, but my blood pressure has been low. I really don't like heat.02 Jul 2026 00:46 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmsmbnwns26https://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mnsbp25w2c2rRainy days mean cats in lap. Pugsley on left and Pearl on the right.08 Jun 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnsbp25w2c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mmyueip2ic2yHmm summer class starts Monday? Guess I better start getting it online.29 May 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmyueip2ic2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mm5titcguk2jI don't want to do colonoscopy prep this week.18 May 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5titcguk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mlu7bb4rfs2dIt's been a long day beginning with jury duty, no trial, early dismissal, and ending with 🎓 ceremony. Hello bed.15 May 2026 01:41 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlu7bb4rfs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mlrlwcrj2c2kGreat, great I can manage jury duty and graduation. Wait, no phones for jury duty. Since my phone is my reader for my cgm (continuous glucouse meter), I sense an issue.14 May 2026 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrlwcrj2c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mldysqz4cs2mGrades in...stressful end to the semester. Summer school starts June 1, so there's a bit of recuperation time.08 May 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldysqz4cs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mlbuzfkju22uGrading papers, still, and just had a reflection piece about a piece of literature that doesn't seem to exist. 1 for AI hallucination, none for student, and -1 for me, having to deal with such nonsense.07 May 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbuzfkju22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3ml555v2x4s26Oy very, these concurrent high school students will be the death of me.05 May 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml555v2x4s26https://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mkym4ejjn22rBurnt out but still have to grade the college students.04 May 2026 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkym4ejjn22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mktpuvhckc2jSo annoyed by the way my workplace has handled final grade information for high school concurrent students. Just give us the bloody dates at the beginning of the semester...not the final week of online classes. Shifting due dates with less than a week's notice is not good.02 May 2026 03:40 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktpuvhckc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mkqojyokwc23Had students flip the point of view in a fairy tale. I hate AI more... The papers all follow three paths. And oddly, no one thinks Cinderella's stepmother is just a bitch. #IhateAI.30 Apr 2026 22:38 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqojyokwc23https://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mkpkd2uor223I hate AI as used by my students, and I am so tired of grading it. 37 things to grade by tomorrow. I am tired.30 Apr 2026 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpkd2uor223https://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mki5uu652c2kWe have a visit from our accreditation organization this week. It's grand drama and performance art. If accreditation groups want a real picture of an institution, they should show up unannounced at midterms. Or do it like a secret shopper.27 Apr 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mki5uu652c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mjxaafvwtc2mGrading Blackboard discussion posts as I sit waiting for my six month post cancer check up.20 Apr 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxaafvwtc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mi7jkyrqxs2eSo, anyone living with a hernia? I seem to have a few!29 Mar 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7jkyrqxs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mh555uajjk2mSigh, it's March in Arkansas tornado warnings and sirens and a freeze warning.15 Mar 2026 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh555uajjk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mfayf4mgws22In-service tomorrow, some speaker telling us how to reach Gen z students. I'd be more impressed if hie Rate My Professor score was more than a 2.9. more AI pushing, I'm sure.20 Feb 2026 01:46 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfayf4mgws22https://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3me2rpk2vrk2iUgh, professional development on RSI...ugh. Save me from academia buzzwords.04 Feb 2026 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2rpk2vrk2i