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amandafrench

  1. @colleengreene Feel free to add more issues at bit.ly/JR4KSU 33 minutes ago via YoruFukurou in reply to colleengreene
  2. @colleengreene Noted! Will put on the issues list -- we'll do some work on it this summer when we have a developer. 35 minutes ago via YoruFukurou in reply to colleengreene
  3. @briancroxall Ooh! I'll take it! Though of course it's Poetry Consultant, really. #dhcabinet 44 minutes ago via YoruFukurou in reply to briancroxall
  4. @briancroxall Happy whatever whatever blah blah blah. I want State. about 1 hour ago via Echofon
  5. @wynkenhimself So, so sorry, Sarah. about 3 hours ago via YoruFukurou in reply to wynkenhimself
  6. Via the marvelous @JenHoward: Paid internship available at the @Chronicle of Higher Education, deadline 6/1: bit.ly/9C6qeC about 3 hours ago via YoruFukurou
  7. @publichistorian @gtiso @dancohen How about "bleatise"? about 17 hours ago via Echofon in reply to publichistorian
  8. @miriamkp @wynkenhimself @samplereality Moving around (6 school systems in 11 years) was worse. I missed percentages, European History. about 17 hours ago via Echofon in reply to miriamkp
  9. @funkmelodious Always in fashion! about 17 hours ago via Echofon in reply to funkmelodious
  10. @jagriffin Sadly not the MacArthur people. about 17 hours ago via Echofon in reply to jagriffin
  11. @JenHoward Of course I was always tall anyway, so I don't think people necessarily knew I was younger. about 22 hours ago via YoruFukurou in reply to JenHoward
  12. @JenHoward It's hard to say. I had a somewhat tough time from 7th-10th grade, but I don't think it was age-related. Other years were fine. about 22 hours ago via YoruFukurou in reply to JenHoward
  13. @samplereality And frankly I somewhat enjoy telling people I graduated high school at 16. I *used* to be a bit of a prodigy, sigh. about 22 hours ago via YoruFukurou in reply to samplereality
  14. @samplereality FWIW, I skipped second grade. I don't think there were negative repercussions (unless you count the PhD </rimshot>). about 22 hours ago via YoruFukurou in reply to samplereality
  15. @TAC_NISO You're my go-to guy for tweeting heavily from meetings! Personally I appreciate it. about 23 hours ago via YoruFukurou in reply to TAC_NISO
  16. @TAC_NISO I'll be interested to hear about that one. I think alt metrics is super interesting. about 23 hours ago via YoruFukurou in reply to TAC_NISO
  17. @rogerwhitson I keep wanting to say "HASSENFEFFER InCORporated!" about 23 hours ago via YoruFukurou in reply to rogerwhitson