Anna Zabo
@amergina.bsky.social
Yinzer, author, tech writer & hockey fan. Tries hard. Loves the game. #LetsGoPens
Nonbinary. Old. On the internet since 1989.
Nonbinary. Old. On the internet since 1989.
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Anna Zabo
@amergina.bsky.social
· Nov 14
I should probably state a few things:
-I talk about my boring life as a middle-aged nonbinary person.
-I talk about the books I write.
-I talk about my cats
-I randomly will talk about hockey, especially the Penguins, but I adore the Canucks, too.
-I still love Kris Letang
-I talk about my boring life as a middle-aged nonbinary person.
-I talk about the books I write.
-I talk about my cats
-I randomly will talk about hockey, especially the Penguins, but I adore the Canucks, too.
-I still love Kris Letang
As someone with not one, but TWO whole English degrees, I would have JUMPED at the chance to take these! These sound like so much fun. Math rocks.
ruin your thanksgiving by reading new york magazine's take on mathematics
![The Ten Most
Ridiculous-Sounding
Math Classes Currently
Offered at Liberal-Arts
Colleges
By Jessica Pressler, Janelle Zara, and Emily Watkins Rachel Stein andAviva Shen OCT. 19, 2010
Every year, liberal-arts majors anxiously scour their college's course listings looking for classes that will fulfill their math requirement but aren't so, you know, math-y. Here's what they're signed up for this year.
10. Topology: The Nature of Shape and Space: "In geometry we ask: How big is it? How long is it? But in topology we ask: Is it [Sarah Lawrence
9. The Mathematies of Chance: "Most topics are introduced ina case-study fashion, usually by reading an article in a current periodical such as the New York Times. [Bard]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreieq6gmwmropzlvjkaaxk6d2smd4tv4dy7qar66uoyv6mhs6naa3fu@jpeg)
![8. Mathematics in Many Cultures: "Mathematical ideas are found in many cultures, among both literate and non-literate peoples. This course examines both mathematics and the role it plays in the cultures. Examples chosen from the mathematical ideas of present-day peoples of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas, as well as historic Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Islam and China." [Pomona]
7. The Magic of Numbers: "This course will explore the beauty and mystery of mathematics through a study of the patterns and properties of the natural numbers 1, 2, [and] 3." [Harvard
6. Models of Life: In particular, we will ask such questions as: How do you model the growth of a population of animals? How can you model the growth of a tree? How do sunflowers and seashells grow?" [Kenyon]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreic3c4ox53ouwr3ij3wsmvetmuknu2u2jai7hlvuigco3ahppeoabi@jpeg)
![5. Mathematical Origamist's Toolkit: "Topics include modular origami and how this models the creation of polyhedra and coloring of graphs, comparison of origami-axiomatic constructions to straight-edge and compass constructions, the combinatorics of possible crease patterns, the mathematics of origami design (circle packing, optimization), matrix models for paperfolding, spherical geometry, Descartes' Theorem, and Gaussian curvature." [Hampshire]
4. Mathematics and Narrative: "Many literary works (Arcadia, Proof, and Uncle Petros and the Goldbach Conjecture) use mathematics as an integral part of their narrative. Movie and television narratives such as Good Will Hunting and Numb3rs are also mathematically based. Nonfiction works about mathematics and mathematical biographies like Chaos, Fermat's Enigma, and A Beautiful Mind provide further examples of the connection between mathematics and narrative." [Vassar]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreigyk5tqjszw3fodt7ivmszq7mozpta55o7c552oyzpbqyphl26x7m@jpeg)
![3. Borges and Mathematics: "Jorge Luis Borges was one of the most important writers of the 20th century. Many of his short stories and essays were concerned with philosophical, metaphysical, and mathematical questions. The thesis motivating this course is that if we know the mathematies that Borges referred to, then we will read him differently, and we will read him better." [Bennington 2. Mathematics and Science as Art in Contemporary Theatre: "Playwrights such as Tom Stoppard, Rinne Groff, Michael Frayn, and others have effectively explored mathematical and scientific themes for artistic purposes. Through readings and exercises, and by conducting labs and staging scenes, this class will gain some first-hand insight into the complementary ways in which science and art aim to seek out their respective truths." [Middlebury]
1. Meaning, Math, And Motion: "Quoting a charming articulation by Kinsman (a mathematician-turned-oceanographer, in the preface to Wind Waves): "To the beginner, science is a conversation that has been in progress for a very long time. Our collective work is to catch up on the conversation. [Evergreen]
This is why Asia is winning, by the way.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreihglx3kxej43i22j4vggyoutp2oyomivtmmvgp6uvslqemm4hhpci@jpeg)
November 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
As someone with not one, but TWO whole English degrees, I would have JUMPED at the chance to take these! These sound like so much fun. Math rocks.
Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate!
Pens are in a playoff spot.
Pens are in a playoff spot.
November 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate!
Pens are in a playoff spot.
Pens are in a playoff spot.
I need to write a sapphic romance.
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I need to write a sapphic romance.
Girls kissing on the kiss cam!!!!
November 27, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Girls kissing on the kiss cam!!!!
ICYMI, since I posted late last night, I rereleased the Twisted Wishes series. New blurbs, new covers. They're in KU, since they've not been there before. Hopefully, I'll pick up the old reviews when the audio books link back up.
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
ICYMI, since I posted late last night, I rereleased the Twisted Wishes series. New blurbs, new covers. They're in KU, since they've not been there before. Hopefully, I'll pick up the old reviews when the audio books link back up.
Coming Very Soon: Twisted Wishes!
I've just pressed publish on the reissue of the Twisted Wishes series ebooks! They should be live in the next 72 hours or so. I've enrolled them in Kindle Unlimited for 90 days, mostly because they've never been in KU, having been wide since they were first…
I've just pressed publish on the reissue of the Twisted Wishes series ebooks! They should be live in the next 72 hours or so. I've enrolled them in Kindle Unlimited for 90 days, mostly because they've never been in KU, having been wide since they were first…
Coming Very Soon: Twisted Wishes!
I've just pressed publish on the reissue of the Twisted Wishes series ebooks! They should be live in the next 72 hours or so. I've enrolled them in Kindle Unlimited for 90 days, mostly because they've never been in KU, having been wide since they were first published. Hopefully, this will introduce a whole new group of people to Ray, Zavier, Dom, and Mish.
annazabo.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Coming Very Soon: Twisted Wishes!
I've just pressed publish on the reissue of the Twisted Wishes series ebooks! They should be live in the next 72 hours or so. I've enrolled them in Kindle Unlimited for 90 days, mostly because they've never been in KU, having been wide since they were first…
I've just pressed publish on the reissue of the Twisted Wishes series ebooks! They should be live in the next 72 hours or so. I've enrolled them in Kindle Unlimited for 90 days, mostly because they've never been in KU, having been wide since they were first…
I have the Stars/Oilers game on as background noise, and it's 6-1 Stars.
I can't believe McDavid took a discount to stay with the Oilers.
I can't believe McDavid took a discount to stay with the Oilers.
November 26, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I have the Stars/Oilers game on as background noise, and it's 6-1 Stars.
I can't believe McDavid took a discount to stay with the Oilers.
I can't believe McDavid took a discount to stay with the Oilers.
Uploading the Twisted Wishes ebooks, finally.
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Uploading the Twisted Wishes ebooks, finally.
Reposted by Anna Zabo
For authors who don’t know this book club is a fake - it’s a FAKE! An AI fake.
There is a book club organization out there emailing authors telling them the club will feature their work for a "modest fee" for "branded materials" etc. Do not fall for this nonsense. You should never, as a writer, have to pay for such things.
November 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
For authors who don’t know this book club is a fake - it’s a FAKE! An AI fake.
Gonna get the Twisted Wishes books back out this weekend. At least the ebooks.
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Gonna get the Twisted Wishes books back out this weekend. At least the ebooks.
I'm sitting at work in the cardigan I bought in Sweden. It's toasty warm and like a nice Nordic hug.
November 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I'm sitting at work in the cardigan I bought in Sweden. It's toasty warm and like a nice Nordic hug.
Home from Stockholm (got in last night) and I'm appreciating that the sun will be up for another 2 hours rather than 20 minutes.
But I miss the baked goods, the coffee, and being on vacation.
But I miss the baked goods, the coffee, and being on vacation.
November 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Home from Stockholm (got in last night) and I'm appreciating that the sun will be up for another 2 hours rather than 20 minutes.
But I miss the baked goods, the coffee, and being on vacation.
But I miss the baked goods, the coffee, and being on vacation.
@hockeyviz.com Oh hey, nice redesign of the landing page!
November 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
@hockeyviz.com Oh hey, nice redesign of the landing page!
...eat my weight in Swedish meatballs.
November 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
...eat my weight in Swedish meatballs.
Nonserious comment about Sweden: I feel a bit like the Fonz going up and saying "Hej" whenever I enter anywhere.
a man in a leather jacket is standing in a doorway and says hey .
Alt: The Fonz from Happy Days, in a leather jacket is standing in a doorway and saying heyyyyy.
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Nonserious comment about Sweden: I feel a bit like the Fonz going up and saying "Hej" whenever I enter anywhere.
Me: maybe I’ll see the northern lights in Stockholm!
Stockholm: hahahahahahahaaaaaaaa *rains*
Stockholm: hahahahahahahaaaaaaaa *rains*
November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Me: maybe I’ll see the northern lights in Stockholm!
Stockholm: hahahahahahahaaaaaaaa *rains*
Stockholm: hahahahahahahaaaaaaaa *rains*
100% written by AI.
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
100% written by AI.
I’m on the nostalgia part of my wandering of Stockholm. Trying to find a few places I remember from my trip here in 1986.
November 12, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I’m on the nostalgia part of my wandering of Stockholm. Trying to find a few places I remember from my trip here in 1986.
Pretty sure I’ve fallen in love with Stockholm. Despite the sun setting at 3:30 pm.
November 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Pretty sure I’ve fallen in love with Stockholm. Despite the sun setting at 3:30 pm.
Every single toilet I’ve been to has been gender neutral. Just your own stall. Makes so much sense.
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Every single toilet I’ve been to has been gender neutral. Just your own stall. Makes so much sense.
Okay, it’s not all meatballs.
November 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Okay, it’s not all meatballs.
Just some ancient computing.
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Just some ancient computing.
It's the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. May she and her men always be remembered.
November 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
It's the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. May she and her men always be remembered.
I think my goal in Sweden is to consume as many meatballs as possible.
November 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I think my goal in Sweden is to consume as many meatballs as possible.
There are meatballs in the breakfast buffet. 😊
November 10, 2025 at 8:12 AM
There are meatballs in the breakfast buffet. 😊