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/3mzg32e4khc2sTried Mounjaro... If that's the one with the least side effects..yikes. 3 1/2 days of diarrhea is more than I can take ..no more.03 Nov 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzg32e4khc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mxihzaqzl22jSomeone named Lulu managed to split her claw in half down to the toe bed (see bandaged foot). Here she models the soon to be easily escaped donut of shame. Silly dog.10 Oct 2026 02:48 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxihzaqzl22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mubd65pxxs22My husband has thrown out his back, and my abdominal hernias are unhappy (probably because I started PT for my back). It has not been a great day.30 Aug 2026 02:17 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubd65pxxs22https://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mtyfnc6ip22rMy hernias, I have an supra umbilical hernia and a hiatal hernia, hate me.26 Aug 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyfnc6ip22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mtjczsmy622dStudent orientation today. And I'm already exhausted. Classes start Monday. 4 online classes, one concurrent face to face. Oh joy.20 Aug 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjczsmy622dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mt7zmdg4gc2bWe've adopted Simple Syllabus. I'm not sure about this. Anyone familiar with this?16 Aug 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7zmdg4gc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mrstytgq2k2gGood Lord, so Nolan's THE ODYSSEY isn't to every one's taste. Heck, the poem isn't either, live with it.29 Jul 2026 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrstytgq2k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rosarymia.bsky.social/post/3mrbtzilaqk2vSummer course is finished. Grades due tomorrow, and I'm waiting on last minute assignments because students are students.23 Jul 2026 03:03 +0000at://did:plc:6cmsg4gsv5kxpftcd4dwwxvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbtzilaqk2vhttps://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/3mkym4ejjn22r