Lauren Woolsey
@cgsunit.bsky.social
Earthling, she/her, educator, reader, tabletop gamer, and more. Avatar by Corinne Roberts.
If you want my views and zines on AI, check out padlet.com/laurenUU/antiAI
"Social" media: I use Anisota.net for posting and I block as needed to protect my peace.
If you want my views and zines on AI, check out padlet.com/laurenUU/antiAI
"Social" media: I use Anisota.net for posting and I block as needed to protect my peace.
It's been a year since I joined Bluesky, so I feel like it's time for a shelfie update.
This is the current state of the shelf in my office, my curated collection. The top left square is my owned TBR, and I am about to select my next book.
This is the current state of the shelf in my office, my curated collection. The top left square is my owned TBR, and I am about to select my next book.
January 25, 2026 at 10:00 PM
It's been a year since I joined Bluesky, so I feel like it's time for a shelfie update.
This is the current state of the shelf in my office, my curated collection. The top left square is my owned TBR, and I am about to select my next book.
This is the current state of the shelf in my office, my curated collection. The top left square is my owned TBR, and I am about to select my next book.
I have lived here for ten years and I can't easily remember temperatures this low. Stay safe, everyone.
January 23, 2026 at 1:58 PM
I have lived here for ten years and I can't easily remember temperatures this low. Stay safe, everyone.
I stared at The Night Garden for ten minutes after an initial meditation practice and took in all of the details. It's such an interesting piece and I was sitting far enough away that I struggled to see what was depicted in the metal sphere, but how incredible to see the details afterward.
5/🧵
5/🧵
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 AM
I stared at The Night Garden for ten minutes after an initial meditation practice and took in all of the details. It's such an interesting piece and I was sitting far enough away that I struggled to see what was depicted in the metal sphere, but how incredible to see the details afterward.
5/🧵
5/🧵
The two Brian Connelly paintings will be a highlight for future visits to GRAM. For "The Night Garden," I did a deep viewing through a meditation practice with my long-time meditation instructor, also part of the day's events.
https://www.artmuseumgr.org/events/creative-mindfulness-event
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https://www.artmuseumgr.org/events/creative-mindfulness-event
4/🧵
January 19, 2026 at 5:56 AM
The two Brian Connelly paintings will be a highlight for future visits to GRAM. For "The Night Garden," I did a deep viewing through a meditation practice with my long-time meditation instructor, also part of the day's events.
https://www.artmuseumgr.org/events/creative-mindfulness-event
4/🧵
https://www.artmuseumgr.org/events/creative-mindfulness-event
4/🧵
At Grand Rapids Art Museum yesterday, my friends and I participated in an 11-word poetry activity and chose this painting to focus our attention on. We ended up with this group poem:
Fantasy
Shadowy life
Nature and craft
Where does beauty grow?
Within
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Fantasy
Shadowy life
Nature and craft
Where does beauty grow?
Within
1/🧵
January 19, 2026 at 5:45 AM
At Grand Rapids Art Museum yesterday, my friends and I participated in an 11-word poetry activity and chose this painting to focus our attention on. We ended up with this group poem:
Fantasy
Shadowy life
Nature and craft
Where does beauty grow?
Within
1/🧵
Fantasy
Shadowy life
Nature and craft
Where does beauty grow?
Within
1/🧵
And my summary graphic that I forgot to include in my thread earlier - I have my 2024 one in my introduction slides to students in my classes, and realized I hadn't updated it when classes began this week.
January 16, 2026 at 12:44 AM
And my summary graphic that I forgot to include in my thread earlier - I have my 2024 one in my introduction slides to students in my classes, and realized I hadn't updated it when classes began this week.
Spent the afternoon potting new baby spider plants and repotting the older generations. It was good to focus on greenery for a while, and we're having friends over who will be invited to take a plant home with them if they would like 💜
January 10, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Spent the afternoon potting new baby spider plants and repotting the older generations. It was good to focus on greenery for a while, and we're having friends over who will be invited to take a plant home with them if they would like 💜
🌿 "at this very moment, within the synapses of your brain, leaves are fueling thoughts of leaves." (Hope Jahren, Lab Girl)
January 5, 2026 at 4:47 AM
🌿 "at this very moment, within the synapses of your brain, leaves are fueling thoughts of leaves." (Hope Jahren, Lab Girl)
She has an excellent long quote and link to Bill McKibben's newsletter, The Crucial Years as part of her write-up. You can get to the link through Solnit's newsletter hosted on Ghost, but I try not to link Substack when I can avoid it.
The moves today and recently are about distraction and oil.
The moves today and recently are about distraction and oil.
January 3, 2026 at 9:56 PM
She has an excellent long quote and link to Bill McKibben's newsletter, The Crucial Years as part of her write-up. You can get to the link through Solnit's newsletter hosted on Ghost, but I try not to link Substack when I can avoid it.
The moves today and recently are about distraction and oil.
The moves today and recently are about distraction and oil.
Maybe more calm than joy, but I gazed in wonder at the Moon last night with my partner. I also braved the cold to take this photo of the Moon, since we have so few clear nights this time of year (it's been snowing daily and is currently snowing).
January 3, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Maybe more calm than joy, but I gazed in wonder at the Moon last night with my partner. I also braved the cold to take this photo of the Moon, since we have so few clear nights this time of year (it's been snowing daily and is currently snowing).
Lots of great suggestions in the thread - not sure how this got over 250 likes but I love how many readers are out there and I hope you start your reading year off right!
I picked Lab Girl because it was the most mentioned so far. Here's a slide from Hope Jahren's science talk a few months ago!
I picked Lab Girl because it was the most mentioned so far. Here's a slide from Hope Jahren's science talk a few months ago!
January 1, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Lots of great suggestions in the thread - not sure how this got over 250 likes but I love how many readers are out there and I hope you start your reading year off right!
I picked Lab Girl because it was the most mentioned so far. Here's a slide from Hope Jahren's science talk a few months ago!
I picked Lab Girl because it was the most mentioned so far. Here's a slide from Hope Jahren's science talk a few months ago!
The most important question of the day: what is my *first* book of 2026 going to be? Here's my owned high-priority TBR, though my list of books to read on StoryGraph is closer to 40.
January 1, 2026 at 6:50 AM
The most important question of the day: what is my *first* book of 2026 going to be? Here's my owned high-priority TBR, though my list of books to read on StoryGraph is closer to 40.
Incredible smile from Andy Cohen coming back from the commercial break after a phenomenal rant about Eric Adams
January 1, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Incredible smile from Andy Cohen coming back from the commercial break after a phenomenal rant about Eric Adams
January 1, 2026 at 4:21 AM
And some official @thestorygraph.com stats from my Wrap-Up!
January 1, 2026 at 4:12 AM
And some official @thestorygraph.com stats from my Wrap-Up!
It is not surprising to see the genres I leaned into for 2025 that I haven't read as much previously, like sociology and politics. Had to meet the moment, you know? And poetry helped keep me human and connected to wonder throughout this tumultuous year.
December 31, 2025 at 7:35 PM
It is not surprising to see the genres I leaned into for 2025 that I haven't read as much previously, like sociology and politics. Had to meet the moment, you know? And poetry helped keep me human and connected to wonder throughout this tumultuous year.
In a day or so, I'll add more from @thestorygraph.com wrap-up, but I always enjoy seeing how the school year affects my reading :) That's all for now!
December 31, 2025 at 5:37 AM
In a day or so, I'll add more from @thestorygraph.com wrap-up, but I always enjoy seeing how the school year affects my reading :) That's all for now!
I read 96 books this year, and it was hard to pick favorites. I decided to highlight one from every month of the year! #booksky
I'll add some additional stats in this thread from The StoryGraph, too 🧵
I'll add some additional stats in this thread from The StoryGraph, too 🧵
December 31, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I read 96 books this year, and it was hard to pick favorites. I decided to highlight one from every month of the year! #booksky
I'll add some additional stats in this thread from The StoryGraph, too 🧵
I'll add some additional stats in this thread from The StoryGraph, too 🧵
Finally, my collegiate dictionary.
I grew up in a house with a dictionary on a book stand that had thumb tabs, and as I thought about how I want to lower my time interacting with the internet, I decided to invest in the newly released @merriam-webster.com 12th Edition. Yes, I'm a nerd 🤓
I grew up in a house with a dictionary on a book stand that had thumb tabs, and as I thought about how I want to lower my time interacting with the internet, I decided to invest in the newly released @merriam-webster.com 12th Edition. Yes, I'm a nerd 🤓
December 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Finally, my collegiate dictionary.
I grew up in a house with a dictionary on a book stand that had thumb tabs, and as I thought about how I want to lower my time interacting with the internet, I decided to invest in the newly released @merriam-webster.com 12th Edition. Yes, I'm a nerd 🤓
I grew up in a house with a dictionary on a book stand that had thumb tabs, and as I thought about how I want to lower my time interacting with the internet, I decided to invest in the newly released @merriam-webster.com 12th Edition. Yes, I'm a nerd 🤓
I limited myself to three books in Verso's holiday sale because I already have a huge TBR 😅, but @versobooks.bsky.social is now on my radar to check new titles regularly!
December 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I limited myself to three books in Verso's holiday sale because I already have a huge TBR 😅, but @versobooks.bsky.social is now on my radar to check new titles regularly!
I didn't know much about @versobooks.bsky.social before this year, but I followed @annakornbluh.bsky.social at the start of the semester because of against-a-i.com and am very interested to read her book Immediacy. Why stop at just one book, though? 😁
December 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I didn't know much about @versobooks.bsky.social before this year, but I followed @annakornbluh.bsky.social at the start of the semester because of against-a-i.com and am very interested to read her book Immediacy. Why stop at just one book, though? 😁
My gifts to myself this holiday season were all books 😍
More info in thread!
More info in thread!
December 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
My gifts to myself this holiday season were all books 😍
More info in thread!
More info in thread!
This blog post by @chuckwendig.bsky.social is incredible. If I wasn't already finished with my zine with a list of names for LLMs (linked in pinned post), this one has some gems like "giant corpo shit," "THIEVING MAGPIE," and "bad shrimp." The analogy here at the end for a garlic press is excellent.
December 28, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This blog post by @chuckwendig.bsky.social is incredible. If I wasn't already finished with my zine with a list of names for LLMs (linked in pinned post), this one has some gems like "giant corpo shit," "THIEVING MAGPIE," and "bad shrimp." The analogy here at the end for a garlic press is excellent.
Merry Christmas Eve, celebrated last night by finally watching Wake Up Dead Man!
December 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Merry Christmas Eve, celebrated last night by finally watching Wake Up Dead Man!
Just as an LLM can be prompted to sound like Walt Whitman, so too can Whitman pretend to be an LLM.
December 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Just as an LLM can be prompted to sound like Walt Whitman, so too can Whitman pretend to be an LLM.