Just a simple nerd trying to make his way through the universe. PhD in Medieval English Literature. 🍉 🇺🇦https://bsky.app/profile/jimfox14.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimfox14.bsky.social/post/3mumugjlrrc2fI’ve had my Gmail account for 22-23 years, ever since the early beta days. But, given the company’s obsequiousness to the Cheeto in Chief, I am going to transition to another service, probably Protonmail. I’ll also be migrating away from Google’s other services. No more Apple products either.03 Sep 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:ptd52v2jckragt2wu57efxb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumugjlrrc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimfox14.bsky.social/post/3msy4tghruc2gDid Bulgarian Split Squats for the first time today. Holy eff 😰13 Aug 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:ptd52v2jckragt2wu57efxb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3msy4tghruc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jimfox14.bsky.social/post/3mptckyeqwk2uWhen you write a bunch one day and it’s really good, but you realize the day after that it takes the character on a different trajectory that’s not going to work in the broader story, so you have to cut it. Not really a wasted day, but it does sting a little. #writersky #fantasywriting #booktok04 Jul 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:ptd52v2jckragt2wu57efxb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptckyeqwk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimfox14.bsky.social/post/3mp3nnzycsk2dI got back to writing on my Forest Project back in late April and May after nearly 8 months spent finishing my dissertation. It’s been rough, but today it finally started to click again. Still shooting to have the first draft done by the end of the month. #creativewriting #fantasywriting #booksky25 Jun 2026 05:03 +0000at://did:plc:ptd52v2jckragt2wu57efxb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp3nnzycsk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimfox14.bsky.social/post/3momjxggjvk2zConjugated my first word in a conlang I’m developing for a creative writing project tonight. I’m super excited. Maybe I shouldn’t do this to myself though as there’s no guarantee I can get this published 😅 #creativewriting #fantasywriting #writersky #booksky #conlang19 Jun 2026 04:46 +0000at://did:plc:ptd52v2jckragt2wu57efxb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3momjxggjvk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimfox14.bsky.social/post/3mmm35vumr22sJust a reminder of that time Kevin O’Leary did so bad at Jeopardy he had to be given $1000 just to participate in Final Jeopardy. Aaron Rodgers won, and Mark Kelly was also there. Weird episode in retrospect.24 May 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:ptd52v2jckragt2wu57efxb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmm35vumr22shttps://bsky.app/profile/jimfox14.bsky.social/post/3mlwb5qxse22tDid Ring Fit today and did about 1.75 miles trying to be mindful of striking on the balls of my feet and pushing up rather than lifting my legs. In other news, my ankles are tired.15 May 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:ptd52v2jckragt2wu57efxb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwb5qxse22thttps://bsky.app/profile/jimfox14.bsky.social/post/3mlkmcny5yk2hWhenever I’m in a hotel I like to look through the drawers to see if there’s a Gideon Bible so that I can quote Mission Impossible, “Those damn Gideons.”11 May 2026 06:07 +0000at://did:plc:ptd52v2jckragt2wu57efxb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkmcny5yk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimfox14.bsky.social/post/3ml7ewkk3js2dSo. Maybe this is my mid-life crisis happening, but I want to run. It seems like most people my age go for marathons or triathlons but I just want to sprint. I just recently learned about the USATF Masters, and maybe the goal would be to run in a meet? Anyone have advice? #track #trackandfield06 May 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:ptd52v2jckragt2wu57efxb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7ewkk3js2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimfox14.bsky.social/post/3mkxlgwzqok2wMade a decision today. I want to be a writer. I’ve been working on a story centered around a character named Fay for over a year now, and have had the idea since 2019. I hope that someday in the hopefully not too distant future that you all can meet her. #writersky #booksky03 May 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:ptd52v2jckragt2wu57efxb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxlgwzqok2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jimfox14.bsky.social/post/3mklzr5fax226I only started creative writing seriously about a year ago. I dabbled before, but nothing quite stuck. I'm still new and my work is really rough, but I absolutely love when I sit down and write a character's back story. This one in particular has been a long time coming! #writing #creativewriting29 Apr 2026 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:ptd52v2jckragt2wu57efxb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklzr5fax226https://bsky.app/profile/jimfox14.bsky.social/post/3mkij5y6mgc2iIn my mid-20s, I thought I was done with Star Wars. The prequel trilogy was finished, The Clone Wars launch was disastrous, and the EU, which I loved was a hot, never ending mess where I made the realization that my favorite characters would never have the happy endings I wanted for them. 1/2.27 Apr 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:ptd52v2jckragt2wu57efxb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkij5y6mgc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jimfox14.bsky.social/post/3mk64qx5puk2xWorking out for the first time in weeks as I was working on the final push of my dissertation and listening to my FDT playlist. This is how it should be. #FDT23 Apr 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:ptd52v2jckragt2wu57efxb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk64qx5puk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimfox14.bsky.social/post/3mjzbv2evmk26The last few days have seen me getting back to my pre-grad school self. I'm reading This Gilded Abyss by @rebeccathorne.bsky.social , watching the Witch Hat Atelier anime, getting caught up on the Frieren manga, and playing the first Dark Deity game. It's good to be back! #nerd21 Apr 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:ptd52v2jckragt2wu57efxb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzbv2evmk26https://bsky.app/profile/jimfox14.bsky.social/post/3mjssscoij22rI submitted my dissertation to ProQuest this morning. For the first time in years, today was the day I felt like there wasn’t a weight on my shoulders or a task that couldn’t wait, but I honestly didn’t know what to do with myself. #phd #dissertation #phdlife #imadoctornow19 Apr 2026 01:34 +0000at://did:plc:ptd52v2jckragt2wu57efxb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjssscoij22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimfox14.bsky.social/post/3mgilqemng227I always thought the end of 1984 when the Party announces they’d switched allegiances in the war and were now enemies with their former ally, and the people accept it immediately and unquestioningly after a few seconds as unbelievable. MAGA and Republicans have shown me otherwise this past year.07 Mar 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:ptd52v2jckragt2wu57efxb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgilqemng227https://bsky.app/profile/jimfox14.bsky.social/post/3mg7c34suzs2gI hadn’t used ChatGPT since playing with it right after it came out, but when I saw OpenAI is courting the Department of Defense, I logged in and deleted my account. I hate it here.04 Mar 2026 02:59 +0000at://did:plc:ptd52v2jckragt2wu57efxb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7c34suzs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jimfox14.bsky.social/post/3mfhpoeir4c2iI submitted my dissertation to my committee yesterday. I cried a little because this is finally happening after COVID and life interrupted everything. There may never be a job out there in the field for me, but I will have my PhD. #phd #phdlife #dissertation #medievalliterature22 Feb 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:ptd52v2jckragt2wu57efxb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfhpoeir4c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jimfox14.bsky.social/post/3meyrx52j322mMy mentor approved the final chapter of my dissertation. Looks like this is finally going to happen after COVID and life got in the way. Still need to do some editing and get through the defense, but I feel pretty elated atm. #dissertation #phd #phdlife #medievalliterature16 Feb 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:ptd52v2jckragt2wu57efxb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3meyrx52j322mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimfox14.bsky.social/post/3matoqe6w3s2rI just realized Home Alone 2 is actually pretty prescient. Trump owned the Plaza Hotel at the time, and the employees we meet are a bunch of incompetent buffoons who clearly have no business working in those positions. #homealone #trump #FDT https://youtu.be/fspbzM-yWbM?si=WD3yMei4GSDyv6HD25 Dec 2025 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:ptd52v2jckragt2wu57efxb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3matoqe6w3s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimfox14.bsky.social/post/3ma4prquxhk26The weekend snowstorm made my car lose its mind. So, I’m sitting at the dealership waiting hours for them to replace the air pressure sensors in the tires (modern cars drive me crazy sometimes). At least I have some boon (book) companions for company. #booksky #gawain16 Dec 2025 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:ptd52v2jckragt2wu57efxb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4prquxhk26