Dr. Jess Hamlet (she/her)

Coffee is disgusting.

Last year on my birthday I flew across the country to go to my dad’s funeral. This year I started physical therapy because I wasn’t able to walk for five days after a back injury. I’d like to have a properly GOOD birthday next year, please.

Taught two classes today and made a dent on my grading backlog. I think that's all that can reasonably be expected of me after five days of not being able to walk, so I will be napping now, thankyouverymuch.

Huge news, Bluesky: I was able to stand and walk (sort of) today for the first time since Wednesday! Jess Hamlet isn’t beaten yet!!

I’m on day five of a back injury that has me completely debilitated—can’t stand, can’t walk, can’t even sit up—and I’m feeling very sorry for myself!

Fellow joint pain sufferers: I need an ice pack that actually stays cold. The ones I have warm up in 1-4 minutes. Any suggestions?

Came in three hours early today because it’s advising week…and there’s no internet. Which means I cannot do ANY work. I can’t advise, I can’t grade, I can’t do emails, I can’t prep. Cool cool cool.

Love to achieve inbox zero to start a Thursday!

Is this….is this what brings me back to the church???? (Spoiler: it’s not, but I’m so very here for Pope Bob)

I know I can’t be the only one disappointed that @thepwhl.com keeps hiring (white) men to coach these amazing female and nonbinary athletes.

You there! Yes, you! Are you an actor or performer, or do you teach drama, theatre, or acting? I want to hear from you for my new project that's all about *care* in relation to performer training. Details in the slides; Link is below Thank you in advance for taking part 🤗

Teaching the Wishbone episode about David and Goliath in my Bible as Lit class this afternoon. Hashtag praxis!

The real heroes of #FatBearWeek are whoever’s in charge of the livestream cameras. Bravo for always finding the bears and serving up stunning scenic shots!

I have seen a job ad for the “long 19th century” and like wow no thank you why must every century now be long

I don’t know how I’m supposed to wait another two months for the PWHL season to start. I need hockey NOW!!

Letter of recommendation: roast a bunch of garlic heads and blend them into a potato soup. 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻

Spending my afternoon setting up my spring Canvas courses because I'm just wacky like that.

Went and got my Covid/flu shots and they didn’t even give me a cool bandaid???? Just a regular boring skin colored one???? HATE CRIME.

ICYMI: Borrowers and Lenders the Journal of Shakespeare and Appropriation Vol. 18 No. 1 is now live! Ballet! Forged relics! Space musicals! Web-series! Muppets! Find these and more in B&L's fall '26 issue. https://borrowers-ojs-azsu.tdl.org/borrowers/index

Out now! My take on the definitive version of A Christmas Carol, and the Muppety bust of Shakespeare that governs us all. borrowers-ojs-azsu.tdl.org/borrowers/ar...

It’s the end of the first week of the fall semester, and today I finished my syllabi for my spring courses. Jess Hamlet is always gonna Jess Hamlet, but yeah, sometimes I hate myself too. 🤣

Major kudos to MIT, who just put out a report about AI on their campus that lucidly explains the threat posed by AI to cognition and the student experience, while at the same time prioritizes learning, students, and the value of education. 1/x aiandeducation.mit.edu/report/

Just a tour de force of a performance. 😭 Remember, kids, communism is just a red herring.

Double feature tonight of Muppet Treasure Island and Clue 😭😭

Used my grown up money to buy a vacuum sealer and I am going to be UNSTOPPABLE.

Had a truly horrific teaching nightmare last night, which can only mean that classes start on Monday 🙃

On this, the last day I can possibly consider "summer", I'm revisiting Joshua Tree, which I haven't listened to in its entirety in probably 15 years or more. And damn, it's so good.

Career milestone unlocked: asked to blurb a (very exciting and cool) book! 🎉

I’m just a girl, standing in front of @thepwhl.com, asking them to just announce the season schedule. 😭

I’m spending the next few days batch cooking because I miss eating like a real person but cooking for one all the time is such a slog. So: butter chicken, potato leek soup, lasagna, chili, chicken pie, ham and pea soup, chicken leek casserole, and so much more!!

My tenure dossier is IN!! Tomorrow I’m getting a massage and taking myself to Costco as a treat, and then I will enjoy the remaining three (3) days of summer before it’s back to the grind on Monday. 💪🏼

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

If the problem can be solved by “actually hire enough qualified people to do the job correctly” then the real problem isn’t selecting the right tool or shifting how the job is done

Things I need from @thepwhl.com immediately: 1) the season schedule 2) the new team names!!!

Okay I am just so damn proud of myself. When I bought my house two years ago, I inherited this 70s disaster of a bathroom. Today I finished the upgrade, which includes sexy tile floors and awesome new wallpaper that I put up all by myself with not one other person helping me!!

To help relieve work stress, don't answer emails on the weekend. Also on weekdays after 5 PM turn off your email. On Mondays, don't log into your email until after noon. Before logging in on Tuesday burn your computer and erase your identity. By Wednesday morning gather supplies and escape into the

My tenure dossier is due imminently and ughhhhh it's so hard

Hey did you know that putting up wallpaper is really tricky and double extra tricky if you try to do it all by yourself? Hashtag adventures in homeownership!