Sarah McC Stephens

I’m reading Job and it feels like you could describe it as: Men would rather turn a close friend’s suffering into a theological argument rather than offer a hug

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why is it always, "magic is dying from the realm" and never, "the magic is getting stronger. worse. we don't know why"

Vonnegut's lesser-known French novel: petit-déjeuner des champignons

the regularity of well-intentioned people saying very hurtful things without realizing makes me wonder how often I obliviously do the same

"I'm going to have nightmares about giant crabs in the trees tonight" -- one of my players, shortly after the party was ambushed by giant flesh-seeking tree crabs really what more can a DM ask for?

etsy no!

A new project I'm excited to announce! 🎉 Leningrad Codex TEI leningradcodex.page A digital version of L, encoding the columnar layout of the biblical text using TEI. But I need contributors! (see below) Though the text of the mss has received much attention…

hmm my sister has opinions about the sea peoples and bronze age collapse, this is rather new let no one say the Odyssey movie has done nothing for classical reception

well if the ai apocalypse eats my job I'm gonna start manufacturing sinks. why are these things so expensive?!

I ran into HEMA people at the park today. Maybe I'll finally get back to fencing. It's been a long time since covid ended all that....

the Jira board was made for man, not man for the Jira board

the first millennial president is gonna fill the oval office with mid century modern and millennial coffee shop aesthetics. and succulents.

MEOWMEOWMEOWing at the cat and randomly poking her belly in the middle of her nap so she knows what it's like when SHE does it at 4am. (She tolerates these attentions with amused disdain and a yawn, i.e. better than I do hers.)

I really liked Project Hail Mary. It's nice to watch a movie that isn't afraid of asking big scary questions but also doesn't take itself super seriously while doing so.

This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b

I think I remember writing this papyrus in a past life.

Οὐδεὶς ἐξαρκεῖ πλοῦτος ταῖς γυναικείαις ἐπιθυμίαις ὑπηρετούμενος, οὐδ’ ἂν ἐκ ποταμῶν ἐπιῤῥέῃ. - Basil of Caesarea, Homily on the Rich v. loose translation: "not even a river of wealth is enough to satisfy a woman" reading the patristics is so entertaining sometimes 🙃

I feel this way about buccees

I just think it's funny a professor of classics and translator of ancient greek is a controversial celebrity now. She's kinda that Indiana Jones archetype.

working remote has always created a bit of social distance with coworkers, but Slack is starting to feel more and more like I'm talking to a bunch of claudes with human profile pics :(

well, I didn't intend to spend today in Minneapolis, but it *is* nice to be in a civilized city every so often. (civilized: walk into a random coffee shop & they either have a flat white on the menu or aren't shook when ya ask for one)

> sees Fort Worth skyline on the way in from DFW > nostalgic for about two seconds > some maniac swerves around me going 90mph annnnd it's gone...

putting together a to-bring list for my 2.5wks off & it's the dril candles tweet but books someone who is good at packing please help, my carryon is dying

Methodical's Pink Lady will always be my daily driver, but I picked up their summer blend on a whim with my latest order and I gotta say, that's one fine-tasting coffee.

any recommendations on how to represent an llm black box call in a flow chart? I'm thinking about repurposing a paper tape because it's vibey

so roman numerals were too much, but greek numbers were fine? suuuuure

Also, citations of citations are the worst, why do editors permit them? Why do I have to do your job?! (I’m reading this purportedly scientifically informed book somebody recommended Jimmy and I’m not having a Good Time.)

I've been trying to write more but struggle to meet my own standards for clarity & style. Frustrating.