K.W. Taylor

Yesterday was fantastic: barre class, RPG sesh, live theatre. Today: grading, writing, chores, and another barre class. End of semester is in sight!!! 😎🎉

GORGEOUS morning. I had an annual doc visit to make sure I'm still alive, and the good news is that I am and apparently functioning at extremely high capacity! Huzzah! I immediately made myself a huge, black coffee with super caffeine lol.

I have so much of West End Girl stuck in my head now. Heard a podcast talk about how the dichotomy between the catchy melodies and direct, blatant pain of the lyrics is Lily Allen’s signature way of using irony, and I couldn’t agree more. This should be adapted into a musical.

Had a great Pilates session last night. Tonight is a strength training class. Tomorrow and Friday, I couldn’t squeeze a studio class in around my schedule, so I’ll try to have enough discipline to workout at home on at least one of those days. Wish me luck!

Oh that one is SO GOOD!

Tonight’s TRX class didn’t feel as hard as last week’s! 💪

Today: grading, grading, grading, then a cardio sculpt class at 1, then we'll see what happens! I slept 10 hours last night, probably due to exhaustion and being in desperate need of a solid day off.

Today: early barre class, then grading and lesson planning. Busy little day and weekend after a busy week. 32 days to Thanksgiving break!

Been watching these for the first time
this fall. Currently on III. Lots of fun.

I didn't have "going to war with South America" on my Friday BINGO card, but here we are.

Multiple meetings? On a FRIDAY?

NOBODY ASKED FOR THIS. What on earth?!?!

Amazing

The AWS collapse has made it almost impossible to do my job today.

George Santos is released from prison ….

and then the Louvre is robbed of priceless jewels.

🧐🧐🧐🧐

I worked nearly nonstop all morn and afternoon Friday, Saturday, and today, taking breaks only for exercise and some chores. I canNOT do any work once it gets dark, so that’s my compromise. But on rainy bleak days like today, my motivation is TANKED.

Tweet from the verified NYPD News account reads: "The majority of the No Kings protests have dispersed at this time and all traffic closures have been lifted. We had more than 100,000 people across all five boroughs peacefully exercising their first amendment rights and the NYPD made zero protest-related arrests." The post is timestamped 3:27 PM on 10/18/25 and shows 50K views. The NYPD badge is displayed in the top left corner.

#withalttext

Actor Jeremy Strong, most notable for the HBO series Succession.

It’s going to rain all day today. Grateful that it looks like weather cooperated for protestors yesterday. ✊

Today was great. TRX class, caught up on a BUNCH of work, and then went to a community theatre production of Dial M for Murder. I’m trying to see more live events this year and to workout more,
in addition to being more present & keep up with reading and writing. Just lean into all that good stuff.

I've gotten really into TRX classes almost from the first one I took. This morning was no exception. Adding a Monday session into my fitness regime. It feels like how I fell almost instantly in love with reformer Pilates the first time I did it. Something about being semi-weightless and supported.

Stick on AppleTV would be better without all the golf.

Fridays I do a 7:15 am cardio sculpt class, but that start time is honestly so hard for
me. It’s a fantastic class and the studio is only like 5-10 minutes away. I usually get up at 6 am anyway, but there is something weirdly psychological about pre-9 am classes.

Every single university needs to make it clear they will not play ball with efforts to quash academic freedom, free speech, and the right of students and faculty to engage in open exchange of teaching and learning. In Ohio, most college students I know are not in support of our SB1 law.

Today: shaking up my schedule a little to nurture a need for selfcare, recreation, and stress relief. Doing the same tomorrow. Lots of fun things going on over the weekend, too. Joy is a form of resistance. Never forget that.

End of an era.

I had a wild dream about Robin Wright a few nights ago. Celebrities in dreams are always kind of hilarious.

This is fine. 🔥🐶☕️

RIP Diane Keaton. Baby Boom, Father of the Bride, The First Wives Club, Something's Got to Give... she was ethereal and showed that there can be elegance, whimsy, joy, and humor in being a woman of a certain age. I still subconsciously basically dress like Annie Hall.

Today: getting some work done, going to a yoga workshop, and hopefully going out to dinner. Trying to make sure to nurture my mind, body, and spirit every single day.