Heidi Hanrahan
@heidihanrahan.bsky.social
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Before class started on Friday, I was talking with my students about how it shows the beauty of care work (also often "women's work"), even when it's also ugly and hard (particularly the scene washing the dead body). When that young nurse held Louie's hand? I sobbed.
February 15, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Before class started on Friday, I was talking with my students about how it shows the beauty of care work (also often "women's work"), even when it's also ugly and hard (particularly the scene washing the dead body). When that young nurse held Louie's hand? I sobbed.
The way I am *dying* for your take on this movie!!!
February 12, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The way I am *dying* for your take on this movie!!!
Cue flashback to me opening this on Christmas morning.
February 5, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Cue flashback to me opening this on Christmas morning.
See, I thought you were making a double joke. You've never had salad, but if you did, you would use a fork. Thus you were low-key shading her for using a comb. That's the faith I have in you, John.
January 29, 2026 at 8:52 PM
See, I thought you were making a double joke. You've never had salad, but if you did, you would use a fork. Thus you were low-key shading her for using a comb. That's the faith I have in you, John.
When you are homeowner (esp. one who lives alone) there is nothing like the terror of a sudden, unknown sound! Glad this one had a happy ending!
January 29, 2026 at 1:32 AM
When you are homeowner (esp. one who lives alone) there is nothing like the terror of a sudden, unknown sound! Glad this one had a happy ending!
Prayers for MeanCat!
January 26, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Prayers for MeanCat!
You really should feel that way! I lost my dad about a month ago and everything globally is so bleak. It's been really hard. But this morning on my walk, I was listening to an episode with the "Core Four" and I found myself laughing and smiling like I hadn't in months. You guys are the best.
January 9, 2026 at 10:37 PM
You really should feel that way! I lost my dad about a month ago and everything globally is so bleak. It's been really hard. But this morning on my walk, I was listening to an episode with the "Core Four" and I found myself laughing and smiling like I hadn't in months. You guys are the best.
Precisely the good news I needed. Congratulations to my fellow academic!
January 8, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Precisely the good news I needed. Congratulations to my fellow academic!
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We don't need a New You in this New Year, we just need you. You in your fullness, you in all your messy beauty, you with all your creative joy and honest heartbreak. You. You are the only you we'll ever have, and we are not us without you.
December 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
We don't need a New You in this New Year, we just need you. You in your fullness, you in all your messy beauty, you with all your creative joy and honest heartbreak. You. You are the only you we'll ever have, and we are not us without you.