Thinking and Drinking

Thinking: Queer country culture, a trip to Nashville with a group of Vietnam vets, and the worst student paper that I've ever graded. Also, a few recommendations of musicians whose work I'm enjoying right now. Drinking: Ginger tea with lemon and honey. Podcast music: "Following Spirits" by TeknoAXE Reading: "Kissing cowboys: the queer rodeo stars bucking a macho American tradition" by Dale Berning Sawa; "Outlaw: Waylon, Willie, Kris, and the Renegades of Nashville" by Michael Streissguth

Thinking: If you have the resources, learning how to do things for yourself can be pretty empowering. Just do your research and use the right PPE (personal protective equipment) for the job... hair grows back, fingers don't. Drinking: Wild Berry Hard Seltzer Podcast music: "Following Spirits" by TeknoAXE.

Thinking: How have I kept myself sane during this time of plague? That's a good question. Drinking: From Dusk Till Donuts - Bones Coffee. Podcast music: "Following Spirits" by TeknoAXE

Thinking: What is the difference between assertiveness and Karenism? Drinking: Iced tea. I live in the South now. It's hot here. Podcast music: "Following Spirits" by TeknoAXE

Thinking: Thoughts about the messiness of humanity during a crisis and the utter futility of dwelling on what might have been. Drinking: An utterly pretentious "naturally essenced" Lacroix lime sparkling water. Podcast music: "Following Spirits" by TeknoAXE.

Thinking: My friend Stephen returns for a chat about life in the Navy, including how Sailors cope with long periods of isolation. Very NSFW. Drinking: Vodka Gimlet - vodka, gin, and lime juice. Podcast music is by TeknoAXE - https://youtu.be/fpOLJhikwiI

Thinking: One of the unexpected side-effects of COVID-19 is that we find out just how gross people can be in regards to personal hygiene. It's called soap, y'all. Drinking: Hunting Knife (Jagermeister, amaretto, vodka, and grenadine)

Thinking: Gendered double standards regarding "proper" attire and behavior. Also, how to interact in digital environs without being a creep. Drinking: 2016 Red Blend - Columbia Winery (Yakima, WA)

Thinking: Our internal baggage shapes the way that we interpret and express language. Drinking: Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Thinking: If someone is paid to digitally remove horse junk on The Witcher, then maybe I've missed my calling. Drinking: 1001 Years of Silence, a Mexican chocolate imperial stout by Fort George Brewery. (Delicious, but it's the only beer that's given me nightmares of giving birth to a herd of psycho robot babies. Take that as you will.) New season, new music! Opening and closing tunes are by TeknoAxe. You can find their work at http://youtube.com/user/teknoaxe.

Thinking: The behavior and practices of the Sect of Thirsty Goblins. Also, Hot Nerds with Dogs and the inadvertent inconsiderateness of youth. Drinking: Screwdriver. A good ol' classic, because sometimes simple is best.

Thinking: A casual discussion of Epicureanism, and why the concept of guilty pleasure is utter bunk. Drinking: Generic cold medicine, or as I call it, Cthulhu juice. It's the time of year for broke grad students to fight off seasonal crud, and we do what we must.

Thinking: Objectification and body image issues and how they relate to the media that we consume. Drinking: Toss a Coin to Your Witcher - Stoli Ruby Grapefruit vodka, Honey Jack, and Fireball.

Thinking: Queer identity, tribalization of LGBTQ+ spaces, and the commercialization of Pride. Drinking: I don't even know at this point. This year is screwy enough and it's only January. Drink what makes you happy. Cheers, y'all! [This episode is dedicated to all of the gays in my life. Y'all know who you are, and you bring me life and joy.]

Thinking: A meditation for the new year about survival and miracles and butt genetics. Drinking: Sparkling mountain spring water, perfect for feeling fancy when you're on a budget.

Thinking: Two drunk sailors - your host and her friend Stephen - talk about Wikipedia, internet asshattery, and how sometimes people aren't that bad. Drinking: A lot. [Note: Lots of swearing and off-color humor. NSFW, probably.]

Thinking: Sometimes caring for yourself is the ethical choice. Drinking: Blackberry honey mead - a golden vessel of silence for contemplative winter evenings. -- Intro and Outro Music: "End of the Street" by Kabbalistic Village Like what you hear? Buy me a Ko-fi!

Thinking: Can we use tools created by our existing society to effect lasting, useful societal change? Drinking: Stout black coffee - sobriety for sober topics.

Taking a break from the usual content to take you on an imagination journey into interstellar space.

Thinking: Rendering a fictional narrative in a non-fictional style and vice versa. The first segment is work-safe, but as for the second... that's up to you. Drinking: A hot toddy. Holy crap, it's cold.

Thinking: Is a cultural artifact ever truly lost? Drinking: An unnamed neon yellow sports drink - a beverage that's good for all kinds of recovery moments.

Thinking: Pondering the gestalt principle of closure and the cyclical nature of human behavior. Drinking; Good ol' boring tap water, because according to the Navy, drinking water cures just about everything.

Thinking: You'd like to think that video games are ideologically pure, but they're anything but - from the subconscious prerogatives of the creators to the baggage that players bring with them. Drinking: Gin & Tonic.

Thinking: Multimodal learning has been used in various applications for some time, so why has the humanities sector of the academy been so slow to adopt it? Drinking: White Claw Hard Seltzer.

Thinking: I'll briefly unpack the scholarly article "Digitizing English" by Jennifer Glaser and Laura R. Micciche and its consideration of updating the collegiate English curriculum to include the digital humanities. Drinking: Orange Cinnamon Tea - MarketSpice; Seattle, WA -- Intro and Outro Music: "End of the Street" by Kabbalistic Village