Abby Gruber

I finally submitted a full Chapter 1 draft. It took two years due to the whole "full-time job" thing, but I did it.

Now I just gotta do it 4 more times.

pov: you are a relief pitcher in citizens bank park

Welcome to the 2025 Philadelphia Phillies ball season.

Oh my god.

They removed "transgender" from the page about Trans woman Sylvia Rivera's page at the National Park service.

"Sylvia Rivera began fighting for gay and _____ rights"

WOW.

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The National Park Service has removed "T" and all mention of transgender people from the Stonewall National Monument.

Trans women were some of the most influential activists behind the Stonewall movement and what followed.

3 articles of clothing laws were why raids happened.

Erasure.

just lil phd things: would literally do my taxes to avoid writing anxiety

Tiny Goal: work today
Stretch Goal: finish this damn chapter.

I mean, you'd be correct and well within your rights

The Philly parade coverage is where it's at: no talking over the bands, views of the Art Museum, and Lisa Ann Walter?

Immediately better than the Macy's parade.

Does anyone else use Tropy to annotate research images? If so, have y'all also experienced frequent crashing to the point of not being usable?

(...or is it because my laptop not long for this world?)

IMPORTANT: big rainstorm at bedtime! big rainstorm at bedtime!

rain sleep hits different

Solidarity! I know it's a long road! 🩷

Yeah, it took me 5 different med combos with two dozen different dosages - finally found something to hit those same things too! Took a ridiculously long time...

It took me about 2 years post-comps to start reading For Fun again, but it also helped that I got diagnosed with ADHD and medicated 😅

“What radicalized you?” Bro I was told to treat people the way I would want to be treated in kindergarten and it made sense idk what else there is to say

I've been using my public transit rides to read historiography so I feel like I've actually done diss work before I go to my day job and it's been helping me not feel so behind when I open my laptop to co-write with my partner on Saturday mornings?

I miss reading fun stuff during the ride, but 🤷‍♀️

I'm writing about the National Society of Colonial Dames and some of their early 20C preservation work in Philadelphia -- happy to connect!

small lil victory: i've worked on my diss for two days in a row after weeks of not being able to push through the anxiety paralysis to make any progress.

it's not much, but it's a start. 🤷‍♀️

TEMPLE FANS POINTING AT THEIR TEMPLES WITH ONE THAT HAS A HAT THAT SAYS TEMPLE

TEMPLE FANS POINTING AT THEIR TEMPLES WITH ONE THAT HAS A HAT THAT SAYS TEMPLE

What are you teaching this term? I taught Historian's Craft on a MWF and a TR schedule and lover using my Friday workshop plans to spice up halfway through sessions for TR.