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Laurel Stvan

@LingLass@vmst.io

Professor, linguist, bookworm, geek.
She/her.

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Joined November 18, 2022

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oak, glass-fronted bookcases curving around the open, second story of a library.

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short-haired white woman in a blue shirt, wearing glasses, seated in a passenger train.

Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 4mo ago

Feeling a bit pistol-whipped by the the attitudes about classroom management, tech incorporation, and hair gel. So not up for the sequel. But thanks, as always to @Taweret@timeloop.cafe, @Cherizilla@mastodon.social and @JoeWynne@mstdn.plus for an action-packed #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 5mo ago

Just the right amount of sun and rain this spring. The hydrangeas are finally thriving. #BloomScrolling

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 5mo ago

I should have voted for this one earlier. Yes, the human acting was horrible—but it was a classic monster story! Thanks, @Taweret@timeloop.cafe, @Cherizilla@mastodon.social and @JoeWynne@mstdn.plus for some good stompy #Monsterdon fun.

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 3mo ago

Sadly, I’m looking for a new instance in the next week or two. Any recommendations for a stable, yet nerdy new home on Mastodon?

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 5mo ago

Has he seen no kaigu films? Choppers never work. #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 5mo ago

Look, bullets don’t work. Just stop already. #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 5mo ago

Love the cheering kids on the monorail #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 5mo ago

The grad student decodes it from her doodling #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 5mo ago

Totally non-localized. If it’s approaching “the city” you can show this anywhere. #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 5mo ago

Oh—I missed that the soldiers were in jet packs! #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 5mo ago

“I want a sensible explanation. And I want it now” #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 4mo ago

Yeah, I guess we knew how derivative that plot would be. And it was. Some solid second tier actors and some variable special effects. Kind of the definition of a B film. Happy Bingo to everyone who won. Thanks, @Taweret@timeloop.cafe, @Cherizilla@mastodon.social and @JoeWynne@mstdn.plus for another fun #Monsterdon.

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 3mo ago

‘Lady, it’s just your imagination’ should be a perennial bingo square #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 5mo ago

Beheaded! #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 5mo ago

Yongarry’s enemy emerges! #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 5mo ago

“I am activating megadrive.” [Run away. Run away] #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 5mo ago

“Good—it’s decoding” #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 5mo ago

“Dang it. How could we miss?” #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 5mo ago

Snap! #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@Hellybootwader@mastodon.scot That's an amazing shot!

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@vmstan@vmst.io Well heck. Really? Sorry to hear this. It's been a great instance.

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 4mo ago

Replying to

@Configures@mindly.social @Taweret@timeloop.cafe Giant From the Unknown (1958 ) "A very large, degenerate, Spanish conqueror is freed from suspended animation by lightning and goes on a killing spree in a small town." 😀

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 4mo ago

Replying to

@Taweret@timeloop.cafe Holding out hope that it’ll have some Castle of Otranto vibe, I’m voting again for the rogue conquistador #Monsterdonalert

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@Phangurl@vmst.io Oh! I wasn't aware of this. Will track it down for sure!.

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@SRLevine@neuromatch.social @bpettis@mastodon.benpettis.ninja If you try to log in to Canvas, you get the "Scheduled Maintenance" notice. But faculty received email with more details--as attached.

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 3mo ago

There sure is a lot of scripture in this film #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 3mo ago

Nightime smoke, or just blue fog? #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 4mo ago

Love the menu of weapons for class discipline #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 5mo ago

Replying to on mathstodon.xyz

@spradlig@mathstodon.xyz The school would like it all it one place—easier to run the same accessibilty checker on, for example. But yeah, personally I’m wary of the consistency of any cloud storage.

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 5mo ago

So yeah, Canvas, the learning management system our university uses got hacked this afternoon. I had already downloaded my grade roster. But many students are now prevented from uploading final work, since this is the end of finals week. Interesting times.

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 5mo ago

Replying to on beige.party

@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party From me, sure. From the larger school--we'll see what happens, how long its down for, etc.

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 3mo ago

The tedious old man, the menacing rapist, and dull plot sunk what could have been an interesting telepathic zombie film. Ah well. Thanks, @Taweret@timeloop.cafe, @Cherizilla@mastodon.social and @JoeWynne@mstdn.plus for the chance to share a partially irradiated future #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 5mo ago

A bubbling batch of fireworks is going off in the neighborhood. Not gunshots, but the frenzied, showy kind. I think it’s for the children’s hospital. It takes me by surprise every summer. It’s fun.

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 3mo ago

No Bechdel pass, cause they’re talking about Mickey. Sigh #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 3mo ago

Old dude finally get his priorities straight #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 4mo ago

“School’s out forever…” 🎵 #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@paco@infosec.exchange 😄

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 4mo ago

Are Heidi and Kimmy supposed to be the same age? #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 3mo ago

Perhaps Granger will eat Larry? #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 3mo ago

In 15 minutes, log on to Tubi and join in for the group viewing of “In the Year 2889” (1969), tonight’s #Monsterdon film. Because posting a stream of snark is the best way to process post-nuclear Earth stories. See you there!

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 4mo ago

I really want to snip Stacy Keach’s mullet. #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 4mo ago

So many different kinds of mouths and mandibles #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 4mo ago

I’m bummed about Kimmy. #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 3mo ago

“It’s just your imagination” #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 4mo ago

Satisfying, if predictable ending. Thanks for filling in the details, dude 😄. #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 4mo ago

It's almost time for school run amok with tonight’s #Monsterdon film, The Class of 1999 (1990). Tune in to see robots quelling gangs, and join in the tooting. In fifteen minutes.

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 4mo ago

“Problem: Students not listening” 😄😄 #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 4mo ago

Uh huh. We’ve seen this truck loading scene before #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@skatem@mstdn.social oh yeah! #Monsterdon

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Laurel Stvan @LingLass@vmst.io

· 4mo ago

Until you meddlesome kids interfered… #Monsterdon

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