Jessi Grieser
@jessgrieser.com
Sociolinguist, novelist, photographer, quilter, saxophonist and Boglehead. Associate Professor of Linguistics at UMich.
Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid. It was free on Spotify and that’s what I can say for it. A plot did emerge out of thin air toward the last third of the book but it was otherwise not a book. #booksof2025 #booksky
January 3, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid. It was free on Spotify and that’s what I can say for it. A plot did emerge out of thin air toward the last third of the book but it was otherwise not a book. #booksof2025 #booksky
We have now implicated three flight attendants and one TSA agent in the Michigan sign stealing scandal.
January 3, 2026 at 3:12 AM
We have now implicated three flight attendants and one TSA agent in the Michigan sign stealing scandal.
Hello from the #MichiganAlumniBand!
December 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Hello from the #MichiganAlumniBand!
I feel like I’m watching a Michigan-specific version of The Reynolds Pamphlet. 😳
You ever see somebody ruin dey own life?
You ever see somebody ruin dey own life?
December 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I feel like I’m watching a Michigan-specific version of The Reynolds Pamphlet. 😳
You ever see somebody ruin dey own life?
You ever see somebody ruin dey own life?
I tugged on this door for a good minute before noticing the label.
All the left hand doors in this mailroom have this label.
The bulk of the people who use this mailroom have Ph.D.s.
Yes. 😆
All the left hand doors in this mailroom have this label.
The bulk of the people who use this mailroom have Ph.D.s.
Yes. 😆
December 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I tugged on this door for a good minute before noticing the label.
All the left hand doors in this mailroom have this label.
The bulk of the people who use this mailroom have Ph.D.s.
Yes. 😆
All the left hand doors in this mailroom have this label.
The bulk of the people who use this mailroom have Ph.D.s.
Yes. 😆
I like these CFP rankings.
Rose: PSU v. Chris Paul
Sugar: Steve Young v. Red Wings
Fiesta: Honey Badger v. Gators
Orange: Errors v. Grey Goose
Rose: PSU v. Chris Paul
Sugar: Steve Young v. Red Wings
Fiesta: Honey Badger v. Gators
Orange: Errors v. Grey Goose
December 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I like these CFP rankings.
Rose: PSU v. Chris Paul
Sugar: Steve Young v. Red Wings
Fiesta: Honey Badger v. Gators
Orange: Errors v. Grey Goose
Rose: PSU v. Chris Paul
Sugar: Steve Young v. Red Wings
Fiesta: Honey Badger v. Gators
Orange: Errors v. Grey Goose
Blake Cattum with the feather toy carry, first and donut Michigan.
December 2, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Blake Cattum with the feather toy carry, first and donut Michigan.
107 Days, by Kamala Harris. Great and interesting pace. Some new insights, some things we already knew. In many places it’s too much apologia and too little self-analysis, but the point of this book is clearly the story and the saga not the politics. #booksof2025 #booksky #blackbooksky
November 24, 2025 at 4:03 AM
107 Days, by Kamala Harris. Great and interesting pace. Some new insights, some things we already knew. In many places it’s too much apologia and too little self-analysis, but the point of this book is clearly the story and the saga not the politics. #booksof2025 #booksky #blackbooksky
This is how long we’ve been in this building.
Grabbed a couple for the next time I have to teach sign = signifier + signified
Grabbed a couple for the next time I have to teach sign = signifier + signified
November 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This is how long we’ve been in this building.
Grabbed a couple for the next time I have to teach sign = signifier + signified
Grabbed a couple for the next time I have to teach sign = signifier + signified
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood. A satisfying sequel with enough twists and turns to keep things interesting even if you’re very familiar with the world. Loved the character growth arc and background of Aunt Lydia especially, and Ann Dowd doing the reading makes it that much better. #booksof2025
November 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood. A satisfying sequel with enough twists and turns to keep things interesting even if you’re very familiar with the world. Loved the character growth arc and background of Aunt Lydia especially, and Ann Dowd doing the reading makes it that much better. #booksof2025
James by Perceval Everett. Loved the use of language as a plot device in this, and find it an interesting retelling. I’d never read Huck Finn! Rich storyline, though act III felt like it came a little out of nowhere. The relationship btw Jim and Huck is well done. #booksof2025 #booksky #blackbooksky
November 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
James by Perceval Everett. Loved the use of language as a plot device in this, and find it an interesting retelling. I’d never read Huck Finn! Rich storyline, though act III felt like it came a little out of nowhere. The relationship btw Jim and Huck is well done. #booksof2025 #booksky #blackbooksky
Gehringer and Grieser “Shifting Vowels in a Stable Place” retrieved from the printer!
Poster session 1; Poster #20.
#nwav53 #ncvs #michiganEnglish
Poster session 1; Poster #20.
#nwav53 #ncvs #michiganEnglish
November 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Gehringer and Grieser “Shifting Vowels in a Stable Place” retrieved from the printer!
Poster session 1; Poster #20.
#nwav53 #ncvs #michiganEnglish
Poster session 1; Poster #20.
#nwav53 #ncvs #michiganEnglish
Loving this database view in Notion. Each of my Ph.D. students is a line on a Gantt from start month to planned grad and the color is where they are in the program (pre quals, in quals, pre-prospectus, dissertating). Clicking on the line leads to all my advising notes.
October 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Loving this database view in Notion. Each of my Ph.D. students is a line on a Gantt from start month to planned grad and the color is where they are in the program (pre quals, in quals, pre-prospectus, dissertating). Clicking on the line leads to all my advising notes.
[white [student athlete] jerseys] not [[white student athlete] jerseys]
But picking a jersey from a Black player would’ve helped here, M Den!!
But picking a jersey from a Black player would’ve helped here, M Den!!
September 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
[white [student athlete] jerseys] not [[white student athlete] jerseys]
But picking a jersey from a Black player would’ve helped here, M Den!!
But picking a jersey from a Black player would’ve helped here, M Den!!
Siren’s Song by Elizabeth Salo. An interesting witchy romance that does a good job setting up the series to come. While the plot was a little confusing in places, a fun twist at the end makes the next book a want-to-read.
September 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Siren’s Song by Elizabeth Salo. An interesting witchy romance that does a good job setting up the series to come. While the plot was a little confusing in places, a fun twist at the end makes the next book a want-to-read.
Dufour: “Hegseth thinks this is cool”
My tumblr-addicted ass: “More interesting is the fact that neither Dufour nor Hegseth understand the pragmatics of ‘cool story, bro.’”
My tumblr-addicted ass: “More interesting is the fact that neither Dufour nor Hegseth understand the pragmatics of ‘cool story, bro.’”
September 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Dufour: “Hegseth thinks this is cool”
My tumblr-addicted ass: “More interesting is the fact that neither Dufour nor Hegseth understand the pragmatics of ‘cool story, bro.’”
My tumblr-addicted ass: “More interesting is the fact that neither Dufour nor Hegseth understand the pragmatics of ‘cool story, bro.’”
Not a bad day. Time for dinner.
September 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Not a bad day. Time for dinner.
Be careful when calling the forcats package in R.
August 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Be careful when calling the forcats package in R.
Contemplating the cooking vs restaurant dilemma:
There is food at home
vs.
There are kittens at home
There is food at home
vs.
There are kittens at home
August 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Contemplating the cooking vs restaurant dilemma:
There is food at home
vs.
There are kittens at home
There is food at home
vs.
There are kittens at home
Ah. Achieving “big enough to jump on the desk” size right before classes was a masterstroke, kittens.
August 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Ah. Achieving “big enough to jump on the desk” size right before classes was a masterstroke, kittens.
I realize that in the 15 minutes I have wasted being angry about this and making it work differently I could've completed this task 5 times over but WHY DOODLE WHY. This is the worst way to present these choices to enable me to quickly see if I am free.
I miss the old calendar overlay so much 😭
I miss the old calendar overlay so much 😭
August 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I realize that in the 15 minutes I have wasted being angry about this and making it work differently I could've completed this task 5 times over but WHY DOODLE WHY. This is the worst way to present these choices to enable me to quickly see if I am free.
I miss the old calendar overlay so much 😭
I miss the old calendar overlay so much 😭