I'm a bit overwhelmed with everything I'm doing this month. Lots of good stuff, but it's taking a toll. I'm taking some time off of social media to try to maintain my mental health. If you need to reach me, I'm available through the contact form on .

RT @cmclymer: RFK, Jr. has been advanced along party lines by the Senate Finance Committee and will likely be confirmed. Mark my words:…

I don't even have words to explain how much Meow Wolf in Las Vegas blew my mind. It's beautiful and weird, awe-inspiring and funny, and terribly engrossing (there is an interactive adventure mystery to solve!) and I haven't even started posting any of the trademark parodies yet!

I got up early today to visit the Bellagio conservatory before i fly out. It was so worth it. It's decorated for lunar new year currently, with an absolutely gigantic snake for the year.

Area 15, the complex that houses Meow Wolf in Vegas, is honestly so cool. I came here just for Meow Wolf and had no idea it (like the non meow Wolf part) was so trippy or fun. I also managed to accidentally wear the perfect shirt for a place bathed in black light.

RT @DrEricDing: 6) Shit - it’s gotten worse… Public health is being dismantled by Trump and his cadre of anti vaxxers.

RT @DaniBeckman: This is one of the images deleted from the @CDCgov historical archive, by the way. I downloaded it this morning and can't…

@DMorgan_ESQ Hi - I haven't tested this too much yet, but I don't believe that's a thing any more. I think all your drafts are now saved and connected to your account only.

While scrolling through the National Archives Catalog of USPTO records, I found some Vintage AI (Additional Improvement) Patent Content.

@hunterschuler @lexlanham It probably won't ever be shown publicly (IP academic conferences are pretty private), but I can send you my slides after I'm done. Thanks!

@MattMarcotte Oh I know. It's still ridiculous.

@hunterschuler @lexlanham @hunterschuler - Hi! I'd love to use a screenshot of this tweet in an academic presentation I'm doing on failed name changes - particularly in a section on why companies change names. Would you be alright with me doing that, with credit to you, of course?

I haven't decided if I'm going to quit Twitter and meta products permanently or not, but I /am/ going to join lots of others choosing not to use them this week. If you need me, you can find me at or

My grandma has the greatest stories about the people who call and try to scam her by pretending to be her grandson. She tends to just go "Oh you are? What's your name?"  To my brother: "Ben, stop getting into so much trouble and calling me for money!"

@dougbridgesesq Haha I'm 29 on the left and 37 on the right.

And yes, that's me, newly 29, posing with my new office at the USPTO back in 2017!

@gunsnrosesgirl3 Also this game - SO UNHINGED. I still remember the theme song!