Raechel Portelli

Technology, Capitalism, & Feminist Manifestos Booklist for Women's History Month

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My studio. My total space in the house besides my office space. Day 1, 207 to go. Hand needle felting. First large piece, but it's for me so less stress.

YouTube video by Virgil Longwalk - Topic A Snow Pilot Ponders the Great Alger County Snow Redistribution Movement

FB memory for the day featured my dad's best friend, and second dad/babysitter when we were growing up. He's also a musician, so a mix of FB memory and New Music (not to me) this day. For a long time one of his random jobs was shoveling snow around town for people, too. youtu.be/Nrp6vWN0OvI?...

Used car shopping is such BS now.

Ah, perfect timing. calendars.illinois.edu/detail/5442?...

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live Cyclops - SNL

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After over 8 years, I'm finishing my term as editor-in-chief of Geopolitics. We're hiring two co-editors-in-chief to replace me. Please share widely and get in touch if you are interested

Michigan Storm Chasers has an Amazon wish list and is collecting donations for those impacted by today’s tornados in SW Michigan 🌸

Amazon list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

Donate Monetarily: michiganstormchasers.com/get-involved/

Venmo: @MichiganStormChasers

If you're in the process of hiring someone for a serious job, don't make them wait for you to say no because someone on your team is going on vacation.

Most excellent afternoon of the week. Chat and catch up with one of my favorite geographers, hard cider with two of my favorite artists, and one engaging talk from colloquium. Not often Friday is the most stimulating day of my week.

It totally frustrated the hell out of me.

Hecomi Mapping | Ken’ichiro Taniguchi / 谷口 顕一郎 / official site Hecomi Mapping – Hecomi Archive – Between 2000 and 2020, I have collected roughly 400 shapes […]

Ken'ichiro Taniguci - Hecomi Mapping. Mapping meets urban crevices. My insta algorithm gets my vibe. kenichirotaniguchi.com/hecomi-study...

#skystorians but really everyone who writes & reads academic books:

➡️What makes a good virtual book launch?

Tell me about formats that you really enjoyed, whether as an author or an attendee!

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, at Birkbeck, University of London, is looking for a talented researcher to join a project focused on expanding our understanding of non elite writers and writing in seventeenth century England. As Postdoctoral Research Associate you will join 'Written Worlds in Seventeenth-Century England', an exciting Leverhulme Trust–funded project. The role is offered on a 13 month, part time (17.5 hours a week) contract with a salary of £22,124 rising to £25,189 per annum (pro-rated £44,247 to £50,379 per annum). In this role, you will carry out dedicated research on non elite textual production, working closely with the Principal Investigator, Professor Sue Wiseman, and the Co Investigator, Dr Brodie Waddell. You will have the opportunity to work extensively with manuscripts and printed sources, visit archives, investigate datasets, develop the project database, and contribute to shaping the project’s scholarly outputs - and you may also be involved in textual editing. As Research Associate, you will focus on one of two thematic strands: 1. Non elite writing produced in the provinces, or 2. Writing produced by non elite women. Further details via link

We are hiring postdoc researchers to join our #WrittenWorlds project at Birkbeck, with Sue Wiseman, @mdpowelldavies.bsky.social, @richardjansell.bsky.social and I.

0.5FTE, 13 months, focus on women's or provincial non-elite writing #EarlyModern 🗃️
cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/post...

Smiling yellow candy land man in front of abstract art

FB memories didn't disappoint. Mr. C was found on the road by a friend in Missouri, and she mailed it to me with one of her art postcards in 2022. Now married to a Fisher Price Widow, they have a Co-op Mini Troll son and yellow hippo pet from Russia. He's had a busy 4 yrs but keeps smiling.

YouTube video by SOFIA ISELLA SOFIA ISELLA - Everybody Supports Women (Official Music Video)

Haven't done new music to me in awhile. Sofia Isella. Some vibes like Billie Eilish that I really like. So many amazing artists. Also got to listen to a Kermit the Frog song about the war in Iran already today. youtu.be/iUFEhqn810M?...

Come work with me on the William & Mary Anthropology Collections! We're looking for a postdoc in North American archaeology, preferably with experience on collections. Apply by April 2 for full consideration. 🏺🗃️ #academicsky

Wasn't it "you can put lipstick on a pig and it's still a pig"?

It's such a slog physically and mentally after that long. a 10 minute easy run feels like an hour at first. I hope the climb back is going well!

“Right to the Discipline” grants - Antipode Online Call for Proposals, November 2025 Last year we received 169 strong applications with a success rate of 5.9%. We anticipate funding a similar number of 10-12 grants in the next application year. Antipo...

Call for applications -- Antipode Foundation "Right to the Discipline" grants -- due date 10 April 2026 -- funding available for imaginative, daring, and unruly scholarship and praxis, including scholar-activism, workshops, and much more antipodeonline.org/a-right-to-t...

Check out the recent Art in Bio blog from Integrative & Comparative Biology @sicbjournals.bsky.social featuring artwork along with artist’s thoughts on how their art influences biology and vice versa.
integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/fine-art-ame... #SciArt #SciComm #VizSciComm

A month off running and the gym is not it. Orchid season is done. GeoVis redevelopment 2 is done and it's time to get my balance back.

No clue on that one. What kiddo wrote was accurate to who he is, but he's not your average student. He has a bit of that rabbit holing trait.

Kiddo's class is writing reports on their personal philosophies. He chose existentialism. I do not remember doing any of this in high school.

This "man" needs to be removed from office along with anyone over the age of 75.

Nick helped me buy a gaming laptop because Adobe CS bloated software was killing this 6yo laptop when trying to edit photography. It came two weeks ago now, and I haven't migrated anything, just used it for two work zoom meetings yesterday. I miss when getting a new computer was exciting.

Victoria Memorial Hall and the geo-logics of empire

Historical geographers of the world unite, to hear Professor Swati Chattopadhyay's talk on Victorian Memorial Hall and the Geo-logics of Empire. 10 March at 530pm BST in London at the Institute of Historical Research & online on Zoom. All welcome and free. Register with the link below. #Skystorians

Beautifully put. I feel similarly about my crafting.

There's one thing that I wish AI promoters could understand: writing is not a means a product.

I write to learn something, to experience something, and to come to know more about myself in the process. It doesn't matter what I produce - what matters is how I got there. 🗃️

Time to see if going to bed at 7am is as useful.