Kelly Watson

I will actually write this book. I will actually write this book. I will actually write this book

The fact that I don’t believe in astrology or ghosts always seems to surprise my students. Conversely, the fact that so many of the them do believe in these things always shocks me

I am extremely grumpy today

I saw You Can See Everything last night. I enjoyed the first half but couldn’t quite see what all of the fuss was about. But the second half? Woah. Now I get it.

My amazing brother!

Sorry grad student, but if you're going to ask me questions about cannibalism and colonialism I am going to rant excitedly at you for at least 30 mins

I try really hard not to make my dietary preferences any one else’s problem, but I went to dept dinner & the waiter dismissively said “we don’t really have vegan options.” I ate potatoes & squash for dinner (which were vegetarian and not vegan). Its 2026. Ugghhhh

It’s starting to get spooky over here in Field Hall. The whole building is participating in a Halloween celebration on Wed Oct. 28th from 3-4:30. Come by for fun decorations, snacks, and camaraderie. Everyone is welcome!

Feeling pretty defeated about higher ed in general lately. Everything feels Sisyphean.

Another thing I’ve never eaten.* But this song does get stuck in my head a surprising amount. #suckinonachilidog youtube.com/shorts/1labo... *I’ve had chili but I’ve never eaten a hot dog

Here’s a pointless fact about me: I have never tasted gravy. Why would I want my mashed potatoes to be wetter?

Still funny

the Hope Gas Coliseum. The jokes write themselves in WV

Any conferences within a few hundred miles of Latvia next summer? My partner will be performing at an arts festival in Riga and I want to figure out a way to go along and not have to pay out of pocket.

2 years after becoming Director of my program, I finally have access to the departmental shared drive!

I lol’d

Happy indigenous people’s day!

Mortifying moment of the day: I had a zoom advising meeting so i opened up my zoom room to wait for the student to arrive. Meanwhile, I forgot that I had done that and started dancing around my office. I looked over at my computer and the student was there.

Rosalía deserved a much better host

Live-streaming an execution is barbaric. We can be better than this

My newest nephew George has arrived (#14)! But also my Uncle Bob died. I hadn’t seen him in decades b/c my family is complicated with a lot of feuds to keep track of. I already mourned that part of my family a long time ago. But I still feel a loss for the relationships that we could have built.

It’s not the most exciting scarf, but I am pleased with it!

If you want to get young people to talk, just ask them whether they use both fitted and flat sheets on their beds

How should I refer to research by a woman that was conducted when she were married and had her husband's surname, but they have since divorced and she has used a different surname for decades since?* *I'm talking about Shirley Lindenbaum/Glasse and Robert Glasse

How I spent my Sunday:

Do you like cute things?

I need an intervention to make me stop reading comments on articles about the Cornell case. I don’t understand why I hate myself so much.

Is this much cuteness legal?

Look at this very dumb flyer that I made for a very cool class!

I might be old and still feeling the effects of a migraine, but at least I look cute

Fun new migraine symptom unlocked: having a whole conversation with my partner but having no memory of it at all

It's my birthday! In lieu of presents, I will accept praise and compliments.

I bought myself a (second-hand) slightly fancy automatic espresso machine for my birthday. I assume my whole life will change now.

You know what’s great? Fresh dill. Just spectacular

Perils of living next to a school: I have a migraine and the marching band is practicing

We can complain about students not showing up for stuff all day, but faculty are just as bad. Case in point: only 2 out of 5 faculty bothered to show up for our program meeting today.

I am so tired of fighting for my job and my expertise to be taken seriously.

Drexel University in Philadelphia is trying to shut down the oldest Natural History Museum in the western hemisphere, privatizing its vast collection. If you care about natural history PLEASE watch this video that tells you how you can help. youtu.be/nxyfBfCrbDw?...

I know that there are more important things to be annoyed about but why does every ignorant keyboard warrior assert that gender studies is a subset of sociology? I’ve taken one sociology course at a community college as a high school senior.

This picture of my dear departed Balrog showed up in my memories today and it’s too cute not to share

Our friend Nick passed away a few weeks ago. He was the 8th person in the world to have a Neuralink chip that enabled him to regain some communication as he declined. ALS is a cruel disease.

I wrote 3 pages. Sure there are two long block quotes but I’m counting it!

Writing a second book is really making me wonder how I wrote the first one.