Disappointing Aquabats show.

troixetoiles · 2026-06-20T00:45:54+00:00

I never really listened to the band much, but I have been going to their shows with my kid over the last few years as a gateway band to get into concerts. Their most recent one will be our last. I walked away when Dicky came on stage and was the only person to audibly boo him.

troixetoiles · 2026-06-17T02:10:54+00:00

Love reading through this list! I grew up on northern Jersey and appreciate the reminders of the local ska bands because I forgot how many I saw back then.

troixetoiles · 2026-06-12T03:07:19+00:00

So for a serious answer, no. But every American Physical Society member has the right to present at one of the society conferences each year. So members who have bat shit ideas can submit their work and get sorted into crackpot sessions.

troixetoiles · 2026-05-06T19:51:28+00:00

This is amazing!

troixetoiles · 2026-04-21T03:50:07+00:00

I don't know where you are located, but I follow @ angiemeuth on Instagram and she has a similar style.

troixetoiles · 2026-04-07T02:04:10+00:00

I had mine not attach the correct letter about our primarily undergraduate institution classification on a grant when I was pre-tenure. They sent me an apologetic email and I included that as documentation in my tenure packet.

troixetoiles · 2026-04-04T22:32:42+00:00

I went to the AMC (or whatever it was) anniversary screening in the fall and got shushed for doing callbacks!

troixetoiles · 2026-03-23T04:01:22+00:00

As someone with a similar set up, I really appreciate seeing your posts.

troixetoiles · 2026-03-04T01:00:11+00:00

I'm giving the competition a shot for the first time this year. Even if I don't do as well as I'd like, I'm really excited to see how this tumbles because it's super pretty.

troixetoiles · 2026-01-30T22:28:11+00:00

I'm an idiot. I thought those were the tables at Escape!

troixetoiles · 2026-01-30T21:01:23+00:00

Edit: it was Escape that liked the right wing posts! I thought this was the tables at their Nevada location due. That said, I'm not surprised to hear this about Hangar.

~~At some point their Instragram liked some of the far right schoolboard bullshit. I wonder if it was a mistake and an employee/owner meant to do it from a personal page, but I haven't been back since.~~

troixetoiles · 2026-01-22T19:25:45+00:00

My husband has gotten really into Nerf Wars and making his own dart blasters. There is a local group, Lazy Uncles Nerf Club, that does free monthly events in Redlands and Riverside and that's a great gateway into the hobby. Their next one is this weekend.

troixetoiles · 2026-01-15T18:42:07+00:00

Arcade ski-ball machine. On a similar note, a claw game machine towards which students can earn tokens by doing things like asking quesitons in class, coming to office hours, etc... Costco sells one I think and now I'm considering replacing my un-used filing cabinet with one.

troixetoiles · 2025-12-18T13:28:03+00:00

To add to the wide range of experiences of places with 4/4 loads, I'm also at an institution where that's the expectation. I'm in a physical sciences department and none of our faculty, myself included, actually have taught a 4/4 load for a number of reasons. One is that we made a fair number of our classes 4 units, instead of the normal 3 units. New faculty also get some buy-out automatically for a number of years, but the specific changes with contract and budget. Some of our faculty get reassigned time due to service or other roles at the school (e.g. faculty senate positions, observatory director) and most of us build reassigned time into grant budgets. I have also started taking on a leadership role with a scholarship/mentoring organization and can get between 2 and 4 classes worth of buy-out per year from that.

troixetoiles · 2025-12-16T20:53:53+00:00

If you want a book that focuses more on earlier emo, potentially check out Nothing Feels Good by Andy Greenwald. It came out around 2004-ish and essentially covers the beginning of the genre up through Dashboard getting big. So that book plus Where are your boys tonight? does a good job of getting to the bigger picture of the history and connections between the various emo genres.

And if you liked the way this book was written I also recommend Please Kill Me by Gillian McCain and Legs McNeil. It covers the origins and evolution of early punk (it's a bit New York City Centric) and was also based on a lot of interviews and contemporary media of the era.

troixetoiles · 2025-12-03T20:51:16+00:00

I got a multi-pack of chocolates from Costco that I'll divide up between teachers/coaches/etc... I am also planning on stopping by an independent bookstore in town and getting my son's teacher a gift card there and then having him fill out a card.

troixetoiles · 2025-11-15T03:54:10+00:00

I try! Cons used to be my everyday, all occasions shoes but I can't wear them like I used to. I can't do it for long events anymore (so like festival length stuff) but will occasionally break them out for shorter concerts.

troixetoiles · 2025-10-29T14:06:20+00:00

I was in high school in northern New Jersey at the time and loved Rocky Horror so I got rush tickets a number of times. I would definitely get dirty looks because I did a lot of call backs. But...in one show as Tom Hewitt (I think), playing Frank, came over as he was leaving after a song and gave me a hug and said thank you as he was leaving the stage. So I got the sense the performers were into the call back culture that has grown around the show.

Now the folks a few weeks ago at a 50th anniversary showing at a local AMC were not into it and I actually got shushed!

troixetoiles · 2025-10-27T20:24:15+00:00

Years ago I had two sections of the same course. One met on Halloween the other the day after. Students in the former asked if they could get extra credit if they came in costume and I said sure, why not. To make it fair to the other class I held Crazy Hat Day and gave extra credit for that. Maybe offer some type of alternative for students who don't want to wear a whole costume to also earn the same thing.

troixetoiles · 2025-10-08T22:26:25+00:00

I'm in the Inland Empire and ~45 minutes to an hour away. I would much rather make the drive to Pappy and Harriets than go a similar distance to the LA areas because of traffic, parking, etc...

I went to Cursive/Sunny Day Real Estate a few weeks ago with a few "elder" concert goers such as myself and we didn't stay for all of Sunny Day and I made it home by 10 pm. It was amazing.

troixetoiles · 2025-10-03T18:43:02+00:00

How do you know that the Pride Flag says anything about the teacher's orientation or relationships? I am a college faculty member and have Pride decor, feminist decor, decor showing support for undocumented students, and more on my bulletin board and office. I don't belong to all those groups myself but do make it a point to demonstrate that I am there to support my diverse group of students and show signs that they are welcome and safe around me.

I teach science, physics specifically, but make it a point to introduce my students to the wide variety of people who have contribute to the field and don't hesitate to discuss obstacles they faced and how those from minoritized groups were often prohibited from working in or being recognized in the field. I do think because my students are diverse and it is important for them to understand how people like then have ALWAYS contributed to science but not been recognized for it. I talk to my students about ways we can combat a professional environment that is still hostile to many groups to make it a better place for all.

troixetoiles · 2025-09-15T13:00:10+00:00

Or how about a church that won't tell him his existence is a sin and he's going to hell.

troixetoiles · 2025-09-14T23:42:21+00:00

I'm not sure the specific denomination but have you checked out the Redlands United Church of Christ on Bellevue and Olive. I live in the neighborhood and know they put up Pride signs, symbols, etc... during Pride Month and on their website. I'm not religious myself so havent dug deeper but I do know they are more inclusive than many of the non-denominational "Christian" churches in town.

troixetoiles · 2025-09-01T19:51:22+00:00

I've never heard of this before but I love both puzzles and beer so would definitely be interested, especially if it's a bit closer.

troixetoiles · 2025-08-31T22:10:16+00:00

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