Travis Stern

@travisstern.bsky.social

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PhD in theatre history - American theatre history, improv, comedy, and baseball performance. Cloverfield monster in disguise. Self loathing with a hint of lime. 1st book: Ballplayers on Stage (at UTenn P)

A close up of a Black one-eyed cat looking into the camera lens.
Janet Varney and John C. McGinley in a still from the series Stan Against Evil
A 1981 baseball card of Ken Landreaux in a Minnesota Twins uniform with a handlebar mustache and hair puffed out underneath his baseball cap.
the backside of the moon as seen from the Artemis II with the words Mystery Science Theater 3000 written on the moon like the image from the program's opening credits.
Tabby cat with her head hanging over the side of the top perch of a cat tree.
2013 Allen and Ginter baseball card of actor Abe Vigoda with a swatch of his shirt included as a piece of memorabilia.
Panel from American Splendor comic with protagonist Harvey Pekar looking bat his disheveled self in a mirror thinking "Now there's a reliable disappointment."
Stack of books including The Tao of the Backup Catcher, Debt, A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins, I'm Thinking of Ending Things, Cults Like Us, Willie, Waylon, and The Boys, Highways and Heartaches, The Genius Myth.
1987 Topps card of Ozzie Smith
Course evaluation question re: Assignments, tests, & grading - the assignments, projects, tests, and grading are fair. The responses are redacted but one comment is visible. It reads "He did tell me 'Jail for a Thousand Years' over a typo, which felt unfair, but I'll let it slide."
Yellow sign saying that All Livestock will be released Sunday, July 13th at 2pm.
Cover of the book Ballplayers on Stage
A Red Aurora (aka Northern Lights) in a dark sky above empty farmland.
Downward facing image of a blue button up shirt with white pinstripes and khaki pants with tennis shoes.
Tabby cat standing on a lap
Orange and white cat lying on his back showing his stomach on a blue and white rug.
Plastic, decorative Santa figure on the ground beside two bushes and a garage.
An assortment of baseball cards from the late 70s to the early 90s of Cardinals' players Bob Forsch and Tom Herr.
Tabby cat looking at the camera with her tongue sticking out
Image of the kaiju Mothra - a giant orange and black moth - with the words Happy Mothra's Day on the image.
Image of Michael "King" Kelly in a Boston uniform and sporting an impressive handlebar moustache.
Same cat as in above image now lying on her side with all four limbs splayed forward and her belly exposed
Black, grey, and brown tabby cat lying fully stretched out on a blue blanket on the back of a couch.
Screen shot of the SiriusXM channel Prime Country on Dish Network displaying the artist name Lonestar and the song title Amazed immediately followed by two zeros in parentheses that resemble two eyes opened wide expressing amazement.
Large orange and white cat lying on his back with eyes closed and front paws drawn up close to his chest. His hind legs are splayed wide in the air. He has a single orange freckle on his white belly. He looks as content as a cat possibly can. He's probably dreaming about biting me, but in this moment he is still
Domestic short-hair tabby cat curled into a circular cat bed and sitting in a sunbeam. She has her eyes closed and is enjoying the warmth. It must not be too warm since there is no thermal regulation appendage like a leg or foot jutting away from her body. This might be a perfect illustration of a cat enjoying a warm nap.
A cat lurking in the shadows of a round cat play tube. She does not look happy. But to be fair, she normally doesn't. She has Resting Rose Face. Recently she has discovered that she likes small massages behind her shoulder blades. Maybe that's why she's staring in this photo. "Give me more pets" she might be thinking.
Large orange and white cat asleep on my outstretched legs
A screenshot from a Saturday Night Live sketch called Happy Fun Ball in which a list of warnings accompany an image of a small orange ball. This one says Do Not Taunt Happy Fun Ball.
A tabby cat named Rose curled up and looking comfy on a pair of outstretched legs on a light-colored couch. She looks slightly heavier in the picture than in reality, but it's the holidays and it's been a rough year so I'm in no way shaming her at all. In fact, I make sure she gets a few treats every day when my wife isn't looking. Not that she can't have treats, but it is probably important to keep her at what would be a healthy weight for a cat because I would like to have her around for a long time.on the other hand, her litter mate died at just under two years old so I want her to enjoy herself while she's here.
Small cat curled up in a blanket in a cat bed underneath a little Christmas tree.
Gary Larson's Far Side "Cow Tools" comic with indecipherable tools on a table in front of a humanoid cow.
A large orange and white cat sleeping on his back with his underbelly visible. It is entirely white except for one small orange spot in the middle of his torso. He is a very large boy.
A small green plastic frog in a glass dish with two heads of garlic.
A small green plastic frog sitting on a scrap of burlap in a decorative mason jar
A small, green plastic frogs in front of a close up baby picture.
A small plastic snake in between two carved nativity figures.
Large white and orange house cat lying on his back in a rug with eyes closed and front legs pulled up to his chest and fully splayed hind legs hanging in the air. He has orange on the top of his head and an orange freckle on his nose. He is white on the rest of his face and his exposed underbelly. He is a big boy.