Steph is a 2011 graduate of Gettysburg College (majored in history, minored in Civil War Era studies) and current graduate student at Pratt Institute (library science with a focus in Archival Studies) who loves baseball, anime, writing, drawing, Rogue Squadron, cars (and Top Gear), comedy (especially its history and, naturally, the British variety) and her cats and Old English Sheepdogs. Fond of Stanford even though she doesn't go there. Has Asperger's syndrome, a mild form of autism. Created the 30-Day Baseball Meme. One time she made a music video about Buster Keaton's love affair with trains. Since she's an archivist-in-training, she often preserves things on her own. See her scans here.
Author of the webcomic The Historians, the excuse to draw dead comedians called Comedian Heaven, and Londinium, a novel in the making set in 1863 London. Scriptwriter for the webcomic Home By Now, a story about time travel, music, history and general hijinks (meet the incredible artist here!).
Very occasionally posts about herself when she's not posting about baseball, dead people, Top Gear or her pets.
kittykittyhunter Asks:
1863-project Said:
Stanford’s mascot is the color Cardinal. They were the Indians for a while, but in the early 1970s they switched back to Cardinal because Native American groups pointed out that the mascot they were using was actually pretty offensive.
The LSJUMB (Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band) decided to take matters into their own hands and came up with a bunch of new mascot ideas (this included things like the Steaming Manhole, the French Fry, and other things of that ilk). One of the options the LSJUMB came up with was the Tree, and it became so popular that the Tree became the school’s unofficial mascot.
Every year the LSJUMB has people audition to be the Tree, and each elected Tree has to make his or her own Tree costume, so each year’s Tree is unique.
Basically, it’s the greatest college mascot story ever.
maybe university isn’t a good idea
maybe becoming a tree is a good idea
YOU CAN DO BOTH IF YOU GO TO STANFORD JUST SAYIN’
(via themediocre--gatsby)
tinkersghost replied to your post: I cry because the A’s were trying to get Jed…
I’m not crying. -Evil smile-waah.
I’m not so much upset we didn’t get him, it’s more like I’m pissed we still have Carter on our team.
That’s because the Astros know to just send Jed to my house.
JED HAS A PHOTOGRAPHY WEBSITE NOW
GET ME OFF THE WEBSITE
Hello, favorite. (buys ‘Lowrie 4’ shirt)
In order to receive a PhD in Marine Biology, students at Stanford University must compose and perform an original whale song that is convincing enough to receive a response from a local orca pod.
I love you, Stanford.
More pictures of Stanford’s Mark Appel.
(I think Jeana will approve of this post!)
STAFF ACE.
Yes, that’s Tycho Celchu.
Black and White Baseball
jed lowrie, on jacoby ellsbury (boston.com)
ONUS. I love your vocabulary, Jedders.
Yeah, this is what I do.
This is my ‘oh, crap, Stanford lost’ face.
