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JS
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Advisor for UTK Esports. I count students for the University of Tennessee. Sometimes I teach streaming, content creation, and videa games. Donate to Extra Life https://www.extra-life.org/participant/jsmeth
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We might toy around with some of these times, but to sneak peak why more than just the players should attend Volan. We've got some education sessions, panels, and networking in the lineup this year.

Free for faculty, staff, students, everyone.
Star Wars Lego Advent Calendar day 1.
December 1, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Since moving, I did not realize how little wind we got in the valley in TN. My new place feels like it's constantly trying to get blown away.
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Looking at the SEC football schedule this week. I do think the state schools should at least be required to schedule homecoming against an in-state opponent.
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I kind of enjoy that "Black Friday" has been captured by marketing to mean a random set of dates after Halloween but before Christmas and sometimes in July.
November 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I always feel like.🎶🎶

Somebody's watching meee🎶🎶🎶
November 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I can't decide what job would be more fun.

A fired division 1 football coach.

or

A LinkedIn ghostwriter.
October 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This timeline is the worst. Amazon stock soars as they layoff 14,000 people going into the holidays.
October 30, 2025 at 11:06 PM
The Dances with Wolves soundtrack spent more than a year on the Billboard top 200 chart? That's kind of wild to think about now.
October 30, 2025 at 2:12 AM
My fellow parents out there:

How long is "one more minute" in real time?
October 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
If your school fired your football coach and paid them millions to do it, but then had a meeting complaining about paying House NIL money and having to cut other sports, how are you feeling today?
October 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
If your Husband (or boyfriend) shows up ready for the Halloween party in a pair of white boxers with red hearts on them, a leather jacket, and no shoes on, asking to borrow your cat, just put the cat on his shoulder and run with it, he knows what's up.
October 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I've been at UT 15 years and get a gift. (I've been here closer to 16 though, soooo, I should probably check on that.) Help me pick:
October 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Doing annual enrollment for benefits. My wife working in HE in KY were double the rates I was given from TN.

Wild.
October 17, 2025 at 12:59 AM
For those in college esports on here. Would there be an interest for a "meeting of the minds" of all the advisors/directors of esports in the Southeast. We'd do it at Volan. Order some pizza. Maybe even run some discussion sessions with speakers?

Oh, and free.
October 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I contend this is still a very weird shutdown. In past shutdowns they would turn off the government websites. But IPEDS is still up. Albeit not being actively updated (I assume).
Pull your IPEDS data for your work this week now. It may not be there in the morning.
October 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Wouldn't you like to be just good enough at your job to get $60 million to not keep doing it.
October 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I don't think universities should be stripped of their tax exemption. But when football can pay someone $60 million to not be a coach it sure makes an argument to at least on exempt certain parts of the enterprise.
October 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Hey You Guys!!!!
October 3, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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For your GRADUATE students! Submissions for the SCMS Gender and Feminisms Caucus Graduate Student Writing Prize are due in ONE month on November 1, 2025. The winning essay will be published (subject to revision) in FMH.

online.ucpress.edu/fmh/pages/aw...
Awards | Feminist Media Histories | University of California Press
Awards | Feminist Media Histories | University of California Press Awards   SCMS Gender and Feminisms Caucus Graduate Student Writing Prize   The SCMS Gender and Feminisms ...
online.ucpress.edu
October 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Pull your IPEDS data for your work this week now. It may not be there in the morning.
October 1, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I'm still new to the comic/anime conventions scene.

Why is it that so many of these conventions are also wrestling conventions?

Is it simply the consolidation of the "fan" experience trying to bring in enough people to cover all the costs? Is the overlap of the groups that large?
September 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Goddamnit Donut!
September 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I'm really intrigued on the idea the TN Holler is one of the tops.
if you can look at it without catching poster’s madness, the list of who actually gets engagement here is pretty interesting. somewhat dire at the top but quickly it’s real and high quality posters.

bluefacts.app/top-reach
The Top 1000 Engaging users of the last week (updated daily) | BlueFacts
View the most engaging users on Bluesky by total number of likes and reposts, updated daily.
bluefacts.app
September 24, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I want to become a "fill out this survey ambassador" for UT. It is vital that everyone takes this. Is that a thing? Can I volunteer for that to be a thing?
September 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM