Prof MNP
@nushpowell.bsky.social
Professor of eighteenth-century lit and culture; person who studies pirates; dragon aficionado; proud parliamentarian dork. Opinions are my own and no one else's.
Don't forget blistering! We'll bleed you AND burn you; that'll reset your humors.
December 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Don't forget blistering! We'll bleed you AND burn you; that'll reset your humors.
I don't think the knife was usually clean, let alone specialized!
December 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I don't think the knife was usually clean, let alone specialized!
Okay but he is so obviously a masochist--who are we to frown on his kink?
December 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Okay but he is so obviously a masochist--who are we to frown on his kink?
And none of them has ever been proven otherwise
December 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
And none of them has ever been proven otherwise
Quite similar — and you can get them with prescription lenses, too, which means asking someone to remove them can open a whole kettle of fish.
December 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Quite similar — and you can get them with prescription lenses, too, which means asking someone to remove them can open a whole kettle of fish.
I've already got students wearing them to class. And there's no university policy on them yet, so here we are.
December 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I've already got students wearing them to class. And there's no university policy on them yet, so here we are.
Bay trees are fussy little things, but they make attractive houseplants and are supposed to be good luck if you can keep them alive.
November 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Bay trees are fussy little things, but they make attractive houseplants and are supposed to be good luck if you can keep them alive.
Could be. Still, I'd like to see them try it.
November 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Could be. Still, I'd like to see them try it.
I must with great reluctance point out that there's also 1a) "Oh what a laugh it would have been / If Daddy had only seen" -- suggesting the father is open to being cucked by Santa Claus.
November 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I must with great reluctance point out that there's also 1a) "Oh what a laugh it would have been / If Daddy had only seen" -- suggesting the father is open to being cucked by Santa Claus.
I think this is maybe it. I’m seeing both.
November 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I think this is maybe it. I’m seeing both.
I miss Smokin' Jay
November 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I miss Smokin' Jay
Eh. Depends on your tolerance for mess. I’m a Sicilian Romance gal at the end of the day.
November 27, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Eh. Depends on your tolerance for mess. I’m a Sicilian Romance gal at the end of the day.
I'm not aware of AI platforms that introduce homonyms without a voice-to-text error also being involved. Sorry.
November 27, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I'm not aware of AI platforms that introduce homonyms without a voice-to-text error also being involved. Sorry.
You obviously know your class better than an internet stranger could, but my experience is that AI use rates are different for different assignments; the issue might be that this one is higher stakes?
November 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
You obviously know your class better than an internet stranger could, but my experience is that AI use rates are different for different assignments; the issue might be that this one is higher stakes?