I've been trying to go freelance and get out of academe for 3 years. Yesterday I had the first milestone meeting for my first contract and sold a second project. I may be free from school by the end of the year!

Who the fuck is JoJo?

I remember one in the 80s about a ghost child called “When Michael Calls”

I’ve been reading runes and dreams since a pre-teen, and began tarot a few years ago. DancesWithPeeps is right about the deck personalities. I have one that is nurturing and insightful, like the mother I longed for. Some people say you can't buy a deck; you have to wait for one to come to you. The first deck I bought…

Right? And the buyers always seem shocked, like they’ve never seen the show.

Dish! I got married the same day.

The last was Henry VIII, no?

That doesn't mean it isn't ever.

Taylor Swift is Becky. Everyone knows that.

I have diagnosed anxiety, depression and PTSD, and I read recently that female autism is often misdiagnosed as a combo of the three. And that made a lot of sense to me.

Please write a really long, detailed post about this.

Also, the subtle feminism of “I really should start dinner...”

Me too, y’all! I love doing taxes. Before we got my married my husband had to file for an extension every freakin year. How do people live like that?

I gained 70 lbs in my pregnancy and did not have gestational diabetes. So.

All of this happened to me too. They put me on some kind of thyroid pill because my thyroid was ‘normal but not normal enough for pregnancy’ and I gained 10 pounds a month thereafter. My midwife lectured me on using a pen and paper to write down my calories (when I showed her my nutritional log in MyFitnessTracker)…

I remember a Weekly Reader story about a giant sturgeon in Lake Washington. If it’s Weekly Reader, it has to be true.

Boo hoo. I’m 38 and I’ve maybe been invited to five weddings. Sucks to be popular.

6000 linden is 24 dollars.

K. Tell that to anyone who wasn't white and upholding the patriarchy.

I'm replying because obviously this is important to you, not to get on your case. There aren't any actual students at a teaching demonstration. Teach to the hypothetical A students so you can show off the material that's still a bit engaging for jaded professors on hiring commities.