Patricia Wallinga ⛵🎵
@pwallinga.bsky.social
Bluesky's favorite opera composer [citation needed]. Not tonal, not atonal, but a secret third thing. Posts about music, D&D, and loads of other nonsense | she/her | midwesterner in 🌉
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Emily Dickinson Public Domain Project
Tracking copyright on the poetry of Emily Dickinson
emilydickinsonpublicdomain.com
In honor of Emily Dickinson's birthday today, I'm proud to announce the launch of the Emily Dickinson Public Domain Project!
emilydickinsonpublicdomain.com
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Real news more and more indistinguishable from The Onion by the day
official behind warm milk signing ceremony fired newrepublic.com/post/205305/...
Trump, 79, Falls Asleep in Weird Press Conference About Milk
New year, same old Trump.
newrepublic.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Real news more and more indistinguishable from The Onion by the day
Garbage is as garbage does, fork found in kitchen, etc. I hope he's the first one run out of town on a rail
Hans Zimmer is doing the score to HBO's Harry Potter show. Another one bites the dust
January 15, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Garbage is as garbage does, fork found in kitchen, etc. I hope he's the first one run out of town on a rail
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Not to be an "I always hated BEFORE we knew they were an asshole" girl but Zimmer's music is basically always:
Derivative
Exoticist or stereotypical or both
And is so strikingly simplistic in many cases it straight up robs scenes of nuance
And not even usually written by him!
He's pure showboat.
Derivative
Exoticist or stereotypical or both
And is so strikingly simplistic in many cases it straight up robs scenes of nuance
And not even usually written by him!
He's pure showboat.
Hans Zimmer is doing the score to HBO's Harry Potter show. Another one bites the dust
January 15, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Not to be an "I always hated BEFORE we knew they were an asshole" girl but Zimmer's music is basically always:
Derivative
Exoticist or stereotypical or both
And is so strikingly simplistic in many cases it straight up robs scenes of nuance
And not even usually written by him!
He's pure showboat.
Derivative
Exoticist or stereotypical or both
And is so strikingly simplistic in many cases it straight up robs scenes of nuance
And not even usually written by him!
He's pure showboat.
I'm sure this is one of those opinions that's like "the late Beethoven quartets are so good" or whatever, but I'm teaching Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing to choirs today and it's honestly such an all-timer among national anthems. Star-Spangled Banner dead in a ditch. La Marseillaise shaking and sweating
January 15, 2026 at 7:04 PM
I'm sure this is one of those opinions that's like "the late Beethoven quartets are so good" or whatever, but I'm teaching Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing to choirs today and it's honestly such an all-timer among national anthems. Star-Spangled Banner dead in a ditch. La Marseillaise shaking and sweating
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it's the big day
January 14, 2026 at 11:16 PM
it's the big day
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(reading my list of things i can control) well that is not very much
January 20, 2025 at 4:07 AM
(reading my list of things i can control) well that is not very much
For a show that owes so much to Dungeons and Dragons, it's downright embarrassing to admit you need ChatGPT to write a storyline with 19+ characters like not a single one of you is a DM
![You’ve got super fans pausing and zooming in on individuals frames of your documentary. One allegedly shows one of the Duffers with a ChatGPT tab open on their computer. In your presence, what did they use ChatGPT for?
I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?
I’m personally not, but the internet seems sure.
Well, there’s a lot of chatter where [social media users] are like, “We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.” But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?
I do.
How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7t2urmt3i33jl6tjgiolio6g/bafkreidw2tmcr2ayq74oqmjm5pn2tdox6hlxnpqevhuqqj6oa7nsslx3oi@jpeg)
January 14, 2026 at 7:31 PM
For a show that owes so much to Dungeons and Dragons, it's downright embarrassing to admit you need ChatGPT to write a storyline with 19+ characters like not a single one of you is a DM
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There is precedent for this; Swedish and Norwegian naval ships have QR codes so that when they return to port they can scan da navy in.
I am introducing the Quick Recognition (QR) Act, which requires ICE and CBP officers to wear uniforms featuring QR codes. When scanned, the code would generate a digital ID displaying the officer’s name, badge number, and law enforcement agency.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
January 14, 2026 at 5:24 PM
There is precedent for this; Swedish and Norwegian naval ships have QR codes so that when they return to port they can scan da navy in.
is now a bad time to admit that I own and still sometimes wear this exact necklace
this meme just unlocked the part of my brain where I store the memory of my college roommate who literally had this owl tattooed on her
January 14, 2026 at 6:44 PM
is now a bad time to admit that I own and still sometimes wear this exact necklace
Bad teacher: desk in arbitrary location, no clear setup, no defense from the elements
Good teacher: well-built Desk Fortress from which I can survey the entirety of my temporary kingdom
TOO good teacher: classroom designed for constant roaming. I am once again subject to the whims of their vassals
Good teacher: well-built Desk Fortress from which I can survey the entirety of my temporary kingdom
TOO good teacher: classroom designed for constant roaming. I am once again subject to the whims of their vassals
January 14, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Bad teacher: desk in arbitrary location, no clear setup, no defense from the elements
Good teacher: well-built Desk Fortress from which I can survey the entirety of my temporary kingdom
TOO good teacher: classroom designed for constant roaming. I am once again subject to the whims of their vassals
Good teacher: well-built Desk Fortress from which I can survey the entirety of my temporary kingdom
TOO good teacher: classroom designed for constant roaming. I am once again subject to the whims of their vassals
A Diet Coke is one of the most basic units of Liquid that there is. Easily in the first ten elements of the Periodic Table of Liquids. Astounding that it wasn't invented by the Mayans
January 14, 2026 at 9:47 AM
A Diet Coke is one of the most basic units of Liquid that there is. Easily in the first ten elements of the Periodic Table of Liquids. Astounding that it wasn't invented by the Mayans
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I know why the caged bird sings. It's because that's the noise they make.
January 14, 2026 at 8:53 AM
I know why the caged bird sings. It's because that's the noise they make.
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from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee
January 13, 2026 at 3:47 AM
from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee
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Check in on your MN friends. Ask how they're doing. If they say:
"Pretty good, you?" They're probably ok.
"Just fine, howryou?" They're struggling, exhausted, hanging on but close to the edge.
"Oh, doin ok" Send help. The situation is desperate.
"Pretty good, you?" They're probably ok.
"Just fine, howryou?" They're struggling, exhausted, hanging on but close to the edge.
"Oh, doin ok" Send help. The situation is desperate.
January 13, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Check in on your MN friends. Ask how they're doing. If they say:
"Pretty good, you?" They're probably ok.
"Just fine, howryou?" They're struggling, exhausted, hanging on but close to the edge.
"Oh, doin ok" Send help. The situation is desperate.
"Pretty good, you?" They're probably ok.
"Just fine, howryou?" They're struggling, exhausted, hanging on but close to the edge.
"Oh, doin ok" Send help. The situation is desperate.
Really fun part of this project that in no way is going to make me punch a wall is finding out which of the poems I set in my opera (and paid Harvard a bunch of money for) are actually public domain if you change like 3 em-dashes to commas
In honor of Emily Dickinson's birthday today, I'm proud to announce the launch of the Emily Dickinson Public Domain Project!
emilydickinsonpublicdomain.com
emilydickinsonpublicdomain.com
Emily Dickinson Public Domain Project
Tracking copyright on the poetry of Emily Dickinson
emilydickinsonpublicdomain.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Really fun part of this project that in no way is going to make me punch a wall is finding out which of the poems I set in my opera (and paid Harvard a bunch of money for) are actually public domain if you change like 3 em-dashes to commas
RIP Emily Dickinson you would have loved Bee Movie
January 12, 2026 at 8:01 PM
RIP Emily Dickinson you would have loved Bee Movie
Obsessed with this chaotic gay algebra teacher I'm co-teaching with today. Rolled up to work in a sleeveless flannel eating Flamin' Hot Cheetos at 9:45 am. A student presented him with an all-pink American flag with his face on it and he cackled for a solid minute. Now he's blasting Numa Numa
January 12, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Obsessed with this chaotic gay algebra teacher I'm co-teaching with today. Rolled up to work in a sleeveless flannel eating Flamin' Hot Cheetos at 9:45 am. A student presented him with an all-pink American flag with his face on it and he cackled for a solid minute. Now he's blasting Numa Numa
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wow really helpful, thank you new york times
October 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
wow really helpful, thank you new york times
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Hey, remember that period of time when the most distressing thing in the news was finding out that random objects were secretly cakes? Was it a dog? Nope. Cake. Was it a glass of wine? Nope, cake again. Anyways, that is the level of stress that I would be comfortable returning to. Thank you.
January 9, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Hey, remember that period of time when the most distressing thing in the news was finding out that random objects were secretly cakes? Was it a dog? Nope. Cake. Was it a glass of wine? Nope, cake again. Anyways, that is the level of stress that I would be comfortable returning to. Thank you.
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do you guys hear that bell tolling? wonder who it’s for. it’s so loud lmao
January 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM
do you guys hear that bell tolling? wonder who it’s for. it’s so loud lmao
To say nothing of "Thou shalt not kill"
For the good Christian folks piling on about how Renee Good deserved her fate:
"Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience."
Collosians 3:12
"Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience."
Collosians 3:12
January 10, 2026 at 9:03 PM
To say nothing of "Thou shalt not kill"
I've been massively obsessed with this YouTube channel recently, which (to the detriment of Me Getting Anything Done) has a pretty phenomenal backlog to go through. Every episode is like riding shotgun to somebody else's Wikipedia rabbit hole spelunking
How Cornell University Stole Wisconsin's Forests
YouTube video by Tor's Cabinet of Curiosities
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January 10, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I've been massively obsessed with this YouTube channel recently, which (to the detriment of Me Getting Anything Done) has a pretty phenomenal backlog to go through. Every episode is like riding shotgun to somebody else's Wikipedia rabbit hole spelunking
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This ad appeared this week on our West Philly block. Read all the way down.
January 10, 2026 at 12:39 PM
This ad appeared this week on our West Philly block. Read all the way down.
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