I LOVE starting a very stressful day by spilling cheese curds everywhere and then getting an email saying that I have an overdue bill for publication fees for a paper that was published 18 months ago, that was supposed to have a fee waiver, so I never received a first bill. Did they take a page from US medical insurance companies or something? What the fuck. I fucking hate everything about academic publishing.
Oct 27, 2026, 1:35 PM
@sundogplanets Make sure it's not a scam. Don't use the email/phone they sent you, look up the email/phone online.
Sam, you're awesome. Don't let the bastards get you down.
@sundogplanets Ya had me at “cheese curds.” Hope the day goes better!
@sundogplanets wait they charge the authors AND the readers? What the fuck?
@sundogplanets I hope your day improves tremendously.
I bet your animals have a way of smoothing the rough edges of life.
@sundogplanets I can top that. I started the day with my SO bringing two strange men into my bedroom while I'm in bed doing wordle so they can hear the noise coming from an apartment they're working in.