Erin
@chandlerin.bsky.social
Lover of stories, shieldmaiden of media literacy, medieval lit PhD, lifelong nerd, she/her
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well, i don't think we'll be hitting "this helps us leave the country entirely" numbers with this after all, but, i'm going to keep it up for a few more weeks in advance of the plans we *can* currently make finally starting to come together.
thank you again for the generosity/patience 💖💖💖🦔🦔🦔
thank you again for the generosity/patience 💖💖💖🦔🦔🦔
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November 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
well, i don't think we'll be hitting "this helps us leave the country entirely" numbers with this after all, but, i'm going to keep it up for a few more weeks in advance of the plans we *can* currently make finally starting to come together.
thank you again for the generosity/patience 💖💖💖🦔🦔🦔
thank you again for the generosity/patience 💖💖💖🦔🦔🦔
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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those of you who are afraid of aging, please understand that one of the huge blessings of middle age is arriving at this exact station
We gotta normalize responding to bullshit with "dude who fucking cares"
October 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
those of you who are afraid of aging, please understand that one of the huge blessings of middle age is arriving at this exact station
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What if we did a reverse Gävlebocken where we start with a fire goat and people have to keep adding kindling so he lasts until Christmas
November 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
What if we did a reverse Gävlebocken where we start with a fire goat and people have to keep adding kindling so he lasts until Christmas
Amen
I love our little TROP community here so much, it’s so positive!! the rest of bluesky seems to hate everything all the time lmao it’s like where is the joy and whimsy
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Amen
I went to grad school to become an English professor; the bottom fell out of the humanities job market; I moved back home & started over, trying to convince people that my writing and organizational skills were applicable to any job that didn't make me feel like my soul was in jeopardy
the first domino in the chain was listening to sleeping at last sophomore year of high school
What’s the lore behind choosing your career path ?
November 23, 2025 at 4:04 AM
I went to grad school to become an English professor; the bottom fell out of the humanities job market; I moved back home & started over, trying to convince people that my writing and organizational skills were applicable to any job that didn't make me feel like my soul was in jeopardy
Interesting that the first time we see the Great Wave, it isn't in the palantir, it's in Miriel's dream. We know she's seen it in the palantir, but now it haunts her dreams as well (unsurprisingly). Makes me think of my theory that Faramir peeked at his dad's palantir once. #TropRewatch
November 22, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Interesting that the first time we see the Great Wave, it isn't in the palantir, it's in Miriel's dream. We know she's seen it in the palantir, but now it haunts her dreams as well (unsurprisingly). Makes me think of my theory that Faramir peeked at his dad's palantir once. #TropRewatch
I would not be surprised. Especially considering this is the guy who procrastinated on a conference presentation so hard that he just read everybody an excerpt of The Fall of Gondolin instead.
LRP: so did all of the complex lore of middle-earth come about because of grading procrastination? hm
November 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I would not be surprised. Especially considering this is the guy who procrastinated on a conference presentation so hard that he just read everybody an excerpt of The Fall of Gondolin instead.
Imagine the papers he graded. So much grading.
I think this has to be the best auction lot ever:
J R R #Tolkien owned this desk. Just imagine the #Writing he did here, the imagining he did, as Middle Earth came into existence.
www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6...
J R R #Tolkien owned this desk. Just imagine the #Writing he did here, the imagining he did, as Middle Earth came into existence.
www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6...
www.christies.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Imagine the papers he graded. So much grading.
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It’s almost the awards season
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 AM
It’s almost the awards season
I'm now halfway through reposting all my Tolkientober ficlets on AO3. They're all TRoP-compliant, mostly 200-600-word glimpses into the life of Galadriel from her arrival in Middle Earth through the aftermath of the One Ring's destruction.
All my Tolkientober ficlets in one place on AO3! I'll be (hopefully) posting one of them per day.
archiveofourown.org/works/737406...
archiveofourown.org/works/737406...
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I'm now halfway through reposting all my Tolkientober ficlets on AO3. They're all TRoP-compliant, mostly 200-600-word glimpses into the life of Galadriel from her arrival in Middle Earth through the aftermath of the One Ring's destruction.
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me every day when people are fighting with each other online
November 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
me every day when people are fighting with each other online
I think this is the week I fall behind in #TRoPReforged because, friends, I am moving in 9 days and I still have to pack up my entire life
November 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I think this is the week I fall behind in #TRoPReforged because, friends, I am moving in 9 days and I still have to pack up my entire life
Thinking about the sun as the emblem of Numenor in TRoP rather than the star as would, y'know, make sense. I'm wondering if they used the star previously but adopted the sun symbol when Numenor turned from the old/Elvish ways. "Look! We're the even BIGGER and MORE IMPRESSIVE sky light now"
November 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Thinking about the sun as the emblem of Numenor in TRoP rather than the star as would, y'know, make sense. I'm wondering if they used the star previously but adopted the sun symbol when Numenor turned from the old/Elvish ways. "Look! We're the even BIGGER and MORE IMPRESSIVE sky light now"
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"life in this world
just like a temporary shelter
from a winter shower"
― Sogi (tr. Makoto Ueda)
(image: Hasui Kawase)
just like a temporary shelter
from a winter shower"
― Sogi (tr. Makoto Ueda)
(image: Hasui Kawase)
November 19, 2025 at 6:32 AM
"life in this world
just like a temporary shelter
from a winter shower"
― Sogi (tr. Makoto Ueda)
(image: Hasui Kawase)
just like a temporary shelter
from a winter shower"
― Sogi (tr. Makoto Ueda)
(image: Hasui Kawase)
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Fabulous employment of alt text to provide... well... alternative text 😁
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent trees I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Fabulous employment of alt text to provide... well... alternative text 😁
There is a fairly significant character in Arthurian legend whose name we don't really know because of m/n/v/i and u/a confusion making it either Niniane of Niviane or Viviane or Nimue. Basically, this lady's name just looks like a squiggly line.
![David East
@davideastUK
[middle english period group chat] feudalismluvr: havin roast beef w/gravé tonite groats4days: lol gravé
saxon_69: gravé domesday_bloke: gravé yas _faerie_kween: gravé
[le_borte_d'arthur has changed the group name to "gravé"]
[quote-posting:
* Haggard Hawks * Words | Language | Etymology @H...• 2019-06-16
GRAVY is thought to derive from and Old French word, 'grané', that likely meant 'seasoned' or "well flavoured'. The N in 'grané' was likely misread for a U or a Vin the Middle English period, and the mistake has remained in place ever since.]
7:12 AM • 2019-06-16](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vzh3zzjcbamllzjadsmfooxq/bafkreig4czhllmvatyouia4i5aztpyr27bfqosohztp35527z63nam3h5u@jpeg)
November 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
There is a fairly significant character in Arthurian legend whose name we don't really know because of m/n/v/i and u/a confusion making it either Niniane of Niviane or Viviane or Nimue. Basically, this lady's name just looks like a squiggly line.
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bumping this again, sorry 🦔
i know i keep posting this and then deleting it out of self-consciousness or whatever, and i know everything is awful for everyone, but... if you can. things get more complicated for us every day.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
bumping this again, sorry 🦔
Still tired. Still being eaten alive by anxiety. Pretty overwhelmed.
Guys, I'm tired
November 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Still tired. Still being eaten alive by anxiety. Pretty overwhelmed.
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To improve account security and reduce unsolicited password reset emails, AO3 has changed our password reset process. The “username” option has been removed from the "Reset Password" page for logged out users. Read the full post on Tumblr: ao3-news.org/yscnd8ep
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November 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
To improve account security and reduce unsolicited password reset emails, AO3 has changed our password reset process. The “username” option has been removed from the "Reset Password" page for logged out users. Read the full post on Tumblr: ao3-news.org/yscnd8ep
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Attention friends! As a Cyber Sec Specialist, I feel a need to share this. If you receive an email from Ao3, alerting you to a password reset attempt, DO NOT click on the links! This is a scam to get you to provide your current password. Absolutely terrible. Safe cyber smart! #ao3 #scamalert
November 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Attention friends! As a Cyber Sec Specialist, I feel a need to share this. If you receive an email from Ao3, alerting you to a password reset attempt, DO NOT click on the links! This is a scam to get you to provide your current password. Absolutely terrible. Safe cyber smart! #ao3 #scamalert
I wrote 4,687 words for fic challenges over the last 5 days. That is a LOT for me. And I got them all done in time!
November 15, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I wrote 4,687 words for fic challenges over the last 5 days. That is a LOT for me. And I got them all done in time!