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AJ Lauer
@ayjaylauer.bsky.social
Author, speaker, nerdy about leadership in STEM & HPC
Owner Thriving Ibis Leadership Solutions: thrivingibis.com

Formerly NCAR, CO School of Mines, Miami Dade College, UIUC

My Monster Mungo: https://www.amazon.com/My-Monster-Mungo-Imposter-Syndrome/dp/B0
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Are you feeling like you're not good enough, you only got here by luck, or that “they” are going to figure out you're a phony and take it all away?

Do you find yourself doing any of these things in order to avoid those feelings?

Check it out: thrivingibis.thrivecart.com/from-saboteu...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Marked out the first 20 "chapters" for my tandem read of @sarahjmaas.bsky.social 's Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn! It's a funny, different, way to read a couple books and I'm looking forward to it 😄
January 26, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Did I run a linear regression on my marketing data? Yes, yes I did. 🤓
Is it actually useful? No, I don't believe it is. But it was fun to exercise my stats brain!

#stats #marketing #entrepreneur #WomenInSTEM
January 20, 2026 at 4:03 PM
If you don't end up unpicking have you really learned anything?
😅

#sewing #garmentSewing
January 18, 2026 at 6:38 PM
The IRS Make a Payment option is down for scheduled maintenance. On Quarterly Estimated Tax Filing Day.
The site helpfully states "Your tax payment is due regardless of system availability" 😒

#entrepreneurship #UnitedStates #SchittsCreek #WTF #taxes
a woman talking on a cell phone with the words you literally had one job to do below her
ALT: a woman talking on a cell phone with the words you literally had one job to do below her
media.tenor.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Reposted by AJ Lauer
Seems appropriate today
🧶 #knit #knitsky
January 3, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Yesterday's airplane sashiko. I'm really happy with how it turned out!

#sewing #upcycle #sashiko #embroidery #textileart
January 2, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Just hit 10k steps in one day for the first time since breaking my ankle!! An auspicious start to the new year?
January 2, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Little bit of airplane sashiko 🧵🪡
Brought this jacket on our trip so I can fancy it up a little bit. Got more done on the plane than I expected!

#sewing #embroidery #upcycle
December 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Reposted by AJ Lauer
Over the past 50 years the lyrics of popular songs in the US have become simpler, more negative, and contain more stress-related words, according to an analysis in Scientific Reports. The authors suggest that their findings reflect the complex ways people use music to navigate stress. 🧪
Societal crises disrupt long-term increases in stress, negativity, and simplicity in US Billboard song lyrics from 1973 to 2023 - Scientific Reports
This study examines diachronic trends in stress-related language, sentiment, and lyrical complexity in popular music’s lyrics from 1973 to 2023, exploring how major societal shocks influenced people’s music preferences and offering insights into collective mood management through music. Over 20,000 lyrics of songs in the US Top 100 charts during this period were analyzed using Natural Language Processing techniques, with stress-related language assessed using a dictionary-based approach (LIWC), sentiment estimated via a rule-based sentiment analysis tool (VADER), and complexity via the LZ77 compression algorithm. Our analysis reveals a significant increase in stress-related language, alongside declines in positive sentiment and lyrical complexity over five decades. Surprisingly, societal shocks like COVID-19 coincided with attenuations rather than amplifications of these trends, indicating a preference for emotion-incongruent music, which may serve as a form of emotion regulation, such as escapism. When controlling for long-term trends, we found no significant relationship between income growth and stress or sentiment in lyrics. In contrast, periods of high-stress language corresponded with increased lyrical complexity. These results support the notion that music plays a dual role in collective mood management, functioning as mood management and regulation, depending on the context and intensity of societal emotions.
go.nature.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
A cheer at the #SaveNCAR protest: "What do we want - science!!! When do we want it? - after peer review!"

🧪 #hpc #womeninstem
December 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Holy shit. I just.. the hits keep coming.
I worked at NCAR for 8 years. The work they do is invaluable. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
www.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Shoutout to the guy at our local Freddy's who is scooping so fast it's like watching a cardio workout!

#FrozenCustard #icecream #FASTfood #PTAfundraiser
December 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Mood.
December 6, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Finally had some time to work on this guy again today! Used the jacket's arm fabric to piece together the peplum. It's looking like an actual circle now! Will sew it together and attach tomorrow 😁

#sewsky #upcycle #couture
November 29, 2025 at 3:39 AM
TIL The Land Before Time still makes me cry. 😭
November 29, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Kids were so helpful making apple pie this morning! And it turned out gorgeous. Now how to resist eating it until after the main event..?

#pie #baking #Thanksgiving #FoodArt
November 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Making sure this gets to #WomenInTech #WomenInSTEM and #AcademicSky !
Are you feeling like you're not good enough, you only got here by luck, or that “they” are going to figure out you're a phony and take it all away?

Do you find yourself doing any of these things in order to avoid those feelings?

Check it out: thrivingibis.thrivecart.com/from-saboteu...
🧵
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Are you feeling like you're not good enough, you only got here by luck, or that “they” are going to figure out you're a phony and take it all away?

Do you find yourself doing any of these things in order to avoid those feelings?

Check it out: thrivingibis.thrivecart.com/from-saboteu...
🧵
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Thanks for the fun time, #sc25! I made it back to CO with all my swag intact!
See you at #sc26 everyone ☺️
November 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This just may be the best #sc25 swag I've ever gotten!

#stl #food #conference
November 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Wise words from @giulsguidi.bsky.social while talking about her career story at the #SC25 @womeninhpc.org workshop:
"Your path keeps evolving as you meet the right people" and "if in doubt, yet a dog. Or two." ❤️🦮
November 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Great advice from @verolero86.bsky.social at the @womeninhpc.org workshop! Keep track of the things you say no to, to keep encouraging yourself to prioritize what is most important in your life.

#sc25 #hpc
November 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Ok staying in historic St. Louis is pretty cool.. there's cobblestone everywhere and all the buildings are lovely red brick ☺️
And! A cute locally owned grocery and Korean fried chicken.

#hpc #sc25
November 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
On my way to #SC25! Here's a friendly reminder to update your LinkedIn before you go.
Bonus points for putting your LI QR code on your phone lock screen to save time and battery! 🔋
For more tips check out the blog: www.thrivingibis.com/post/3-must-...
#HPC #Conferences #WomenInTech
3 Conference Preparation Tips for Science and Tech Events
In addition to making last-minute updates to your talk 👀 Update your LinkedIn profile before you go!Make it easy for new connections to find and follow your work.Make sure everything is current. Doubl...
www.thrivingibis.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM