iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My biggest flex is that I am apparently able to walk four miles across European cobblestone streets in 120mm Louboutins. Recommended? Absolutely not, but I’m proud that my shoes are in worse shape than my feet.

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I just spent twenty minutes picking out fancy candy at a fancy candy store, and can honestly say that it was legal research. What a world.

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Me, urgently: “Have you used my conditioner yet?” Partner Romantic™️ (actively in the shower): “Not yet, why?” Me: “Don’t. I put pink dye in it.” Partner Romantic™️: ………

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I’m at a fancy gala event and the sole of my shoe is actively falling apart with each step… either I’ll *just* make it back to the hotel, or I’ll be the unintentional star of a modern-day Cinderella retelling. Stay tuned (and wish me luck)

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Me, yammering about how I’m going to make Partner Romantic(™️) watch Practical Magic on the plane; PR™️: “I watched that with you a few years ago!” Me: “It’s seasonal! That means every autumn season!” PR™️: abject horror

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I think my water heater repair person could use a refresher in effective (and non-terrifying) communication….

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Probably shouldn’t have referred to my Torts class as “friends and enemies” today, but here we are. 🤷‍♀️

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

As I head into my first year of teaching as a tenure-track Associate Law Professor… do you think I can get rid of my Themis bar prep outlines?

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Spending the weekend clearing out my parents’ basement in preparation for a move. Anyone want to place a bet on how many typewriters I unearth?

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Partner (Romantic)™️ and I are currently listening to our entire vinyl collection chronologically (by genre). We have now been stuck in the 70s for four days. Please send help.

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Yes I’m biased, but even if I were not, this is just egregious. It’s truly appalling that they appointed as dean someone who (1) didn’t even make the first cut of applicants; and (2) was just banned from practicing in the S.D.Fl. for bringing an improper lawsuit. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...

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‘Unusual’: How a Trump attorney became interim dean of FIU’s up-and-coming law school

One search committee member called the incoming dean, who’s worked as President Trump’s attorney, “a poster boy for ethical corruption.”

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I fully and completely made up an entire constitutional analysis because I blanked. It was fine. Still passed.

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

As the FAR submission deadline is almost upon us, I thought I’d make a quick thread of advice for anyone going on the legal academic job market this year: … nope, I have no advice to offer. It’s a chaotic whirlwind and I was just hanging on for dear life.

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Ok pocket friends, I’m lighting the beacons: can anyone recommend a lawyer in the Chicago area who represent college students in disciplinary disputes with universities? Issues include disability accommodation refusals and harassment. I’m at a loss so any suggestions would be appreciated!

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

The other day, Partner (Romantic)™️ *barely* swerved when a bee flew into the car and down the back of their shirt, and stung them four times. A spider just crawled on me in the passenger seat, and I yelped and flicked it ONTO THE DRIVER. …one of us should perhaps work on her reflexes.

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

You’ve heard “the dog ate my homework,” but let me introduce a fun new twist: a mouse ate my research materials. … seriously, my books are *gnawed*

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Move over girl dinner, it’s time for medieval peasant lunch: bread, cheese, apple, and cider.

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

It has once again been zero days since I was mistaken for a law student. (I thought I was safe during the summer, but alas.)

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Our piano mover is stuck in an elevator in New Jersey. Huh.

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Partner (Romantic)™️ has a very specific laugh for when I have said something so absurd they can’t handle it, and it appears two specific times: 1) when I talk about how tan I’ve gotten this summer (I still look like a Victorian dying of consumption); and 2) when I say I’m becoming a minimalist.

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Just tried to dye my hair purple, and may have color theoried a little too close to the sun…

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Partner (Romantic)™️ showing me the dedication to their book for the first time: “Don’t cry!” Me, through teary sniffles: “You can’t tell me what to do!”

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Just gave myself a paper cut while grading exams. This has to be a new low for embarrassing injuries…

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Just fully leapt out of the shower and ran to my notebook because I figured out a central conclusion of my next law review article, and now I’m looking up waterproof shower notebooks. No one talks about how wildly inconvenient and damp eureka moments can be…

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Well, I am officially “earl gray tea as my pre-date-night drink” years old. Huh.

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

True love is Partner (Romantic)™️ flying all the way to London to hear me give a talk, when they hear me talk nonstop at home for free. (INTA friends, come see me present today at 10:30 at the Scholarship Symposium!)

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Just posted on LinkedIn for the first time, and suddenly I have an irresistible urge to brag about hustle culture and missing all my family’s milestones for “the grind.”

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

There is nothing quite like the joy of realizing that the academic calendars of your dual-professor household line up *perfectly* for the upcoming year.

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

I know this question is inherently flawed *because* I am asking it here, but - law prof peeps, where are we hanging out these days? Is there still a critical mass on X? Threads? Here? Somewhere else? I miss my community and would love to plug back in!

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Ok trademark friends, who’s going to INTA this year???

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Was craving for a really good Caesar salad for dinner… so accidentally made a reservation at a hilariously over the top fancy restaurant. … this better be a damn good salad.

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I dunno guys, I think I’m really getting the hang of this whole coauthoring thing, don’t you?

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

You know you’re in DC when an entire subway station is draped in banner ads for an e-discovery platform..::

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Coming back from spring break, Partner (Romantic)™️ has a glorious bronze tan. Meanwhile I acquired so many bug bites that apparently I look like I have measles.

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

You’ve heard of “intrusive sleep,” but let me introduce you to defensive sleep: when you pass out on the couch before game night starts to avoid being absolutely demolished in Yahtzee (again)

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Today’s humiliation: I was just carded trying to rent a bicycle, because - and I quote - “if you’re under 16 you’re required to wear a helmet.” Oof.

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I’m aggressively anti-AI for so, so many reasons… but I also just realized that it will almost certainly result in people sending EVEN MORE emails, and I can’t even express my horror. I already hope your emails do not find me. Please leave me alone.

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Being a two-professor household can have its challenges, but sometimes your Spring Breaks line up, and then? Then, life is perfect.

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Our flight was cancelled so our seats were separated for our rebooking, and I’m sipping Prosecco with my headphones on while Partner Romantic™️’s seatmate is telling them all about her heart attack and near-death experience.

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

A life lesson: casebooks and groceries need to go in *separate* tote bags… unless you want to spend an hour wiping smushed soft cheese off of every single page of your casebook

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

A Symposium audience member just referred to a law professor and panelist as THE LADY. I’m used to this bullshit, but this feels especially egregious.

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Sure you might be having a bad day, but did you fling your favorite (and expensive) pen into a crack in the classroom media center IN THE MIDDLE OF TEACHING? It took me forty minutes after class to retrieve it, and I pulled out four other pens first.

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

You read The Velveteen Rabbit as a kid and it fucks you up for life, and next thing you know your Partner (Romantic)™️ is driving an extra 2.5 hours to find your stuffed puppy that might have fallen out of the car. I am very, very loved. … and the pup was in the car the whole time.

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Rating cross country ski snacks: Milk duds: they’ll freeze and you’ll crack a tooth, 3/10 Granola bar: classic, dependable, 6/10 Sunflower seeds: make me feel like a small forest bird, 10/10 Communal moonshine from a mason jar in a warming hut: no explanation needed, a million out of ten.

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

The duality of road trips: toggling between early 2000s pop radio, and an audiobook about the assassination of James Garfield.

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

New low: just got carded for buying DayQuil. Way to kick a gal when she’s down….

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Overheard student tour guide to prospective law students: “I’ve learned the most important thing about law school is to not procrastinate.” Partner (Romantic)™️ and I - notorious procrastinators - making eye contact and trying not to die laughing. *don’t do what we do. But like, it works….

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

How’s it going, you ask? Well, I just made a cup of pour over coffee minus the coffee. Pour over water, if you will.

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

As I’m wrapping up my current article, it is absolutely astonishing to look back at the first outlines and see how much it changed from inception to final draft. Genuinely not even the same project.

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BigLawGothGF @biglawgothgf.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Achievement unlocked: cited a Reddit comment in a law review article.

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