Posts made by silverfox

I had no problem with the first Pfizer shot beyond hella painful arm, but I was hot garbage after the second.

Kitty loves to cuddle up by my hip when I'm off work. Tiny little bubbly snores too.

@crawfish so serious!

@derp

It was a total surprise. She and I had passed post cards back and forth so she had my address and just SENT IT. Zero warning.

Mu mu* wall.

Large Dragon: Ohanaveth, my turtle based, done by my little sister as a gift
Knit Dragon: Nadeeth, my little lady dragon made by a player in New Zealand. (It also has a sparkly knitted egg not pictured.)
Blue/gold Cord: K'vvan's Arroyo Wingsecond knot, done by a friend in New Mexico to commemorate his most successful rank
Centipede Army Badge: Comissioned by fellow Ansible player to commemorate the first army I ever commanded there
Eage: Nod to the ethnicity of my first character ever
Green Glass Dragon: Bought on whim (because I love my green Nadeeth okay?), shattered by students, then after two years of searching replaced
Bee Beret: Made by @thesuntsar for Norwood to represent our beret fad

And finally: Norcat! Made by @Crawfish.

Anyone who says muing is just a game misses some of the point. I have cherished memories of the people and places I've played.

@fang

Something about protecting the school so they can hire in time and/or so I don't skip out on the rest of my contract?

Except because they won't give me a recommendation I will not put in my resignation until I am totally sure I have a new job period, and it will be harder to get a job since I won't have as many qualifications?

I do not understand.

Wow I post here a lot but...

This year has made me wonder if the classroom is really where my best efforts are at. I would like to move into an intervention role wherein I can work with targeted groups. I realize that this is not possible in my building, so I have to go elsewhere.

It is mid March and I THOUGHT I was being responsible by going to my principal and telling her about my plans and asking for a letter of recommendation.

Apparently it is "HR policy" to not provide letters of recommendation until the employee has resigned.

I am absolutely without words.

(Also, I wish I had a union atm.)

I've been listening to History that Doesn't Suck. It was rough (unprofessional) at the start, but steadily improved so I kept listening. At episode 65 their sound engineer had to quit and Airship took the podcast on and HOLY SHIT the change in quality. It was everything I loved about the podcast (seriously researched, nuanced, unapologetic, funny) but now with the sound expertise of an audio drama.

I was casually binging - now I can't put it down.

The second shot is a bitch. 100% take the next day off in advance. You will feel like you got hit by a bus.

@cassite

I use better help. It is very ymmv. I just switched counselors because the one I was with was limiting her hours. You can do phone, text, or video call. It is ~pricy~ but if you can't get care anywhere else then it is worth it.

My little sister has had 3 different counselors but I am hopeful that she will find someone she clicks with soon.

@boneghazi are we fb friends or lurk in the same places cause I totally saw this this morning And wanted to post it here.

There's stuff going on with my little sisters that has drained all my energy. Then at school my favorite kid (yes, I know I shouldn't have favorites, but his story is the one that just makes you SOB and so I can't help but love him) hit me and threw ice at my back?? Then another kiddo threw an absolute shiz storm and screamed any time I tried to give the other kids directions and started kicking me.

Like... this is not my favorite part of being a teacher.

@sunny

I was in tears before mine also.

She-Ra was better.

@kk

@sunny
I haven't read the books but plz do this

2 year necro but it was still on the first page sooooo...

I told myself I'd just read a little bit of book 5 of Lindsay Buroker's Dragon Blood books. I failed. Two hours later the book is done and I'm wide awake.

Anyone else got a series they love?

So we just got the news that because we are SO PREPARED FOR IT (insert sarcasm here) that instead of snow days we will do "remote learning days." Considering the serious equity of these days I was wondering from the parents here, what kind of things would you WANT your kids to do on a "remote learning/snow day" that your kids would enjoy? I want to prep some stuff for my building (preK-8) that we can toss out and not lost the ~joy~ of a winter day off.

(Build a snowman and tell me a story about it is my #1, but I already used it during remote learning!)

@buttercup

That is so awesome. Neighbors being able to help neighbors is the shining star I take out of things like this.

Dear boss,

We had a procedure. I was following the procedure. You decided to throw the procedure out the window and go cowboy. I understand you THOUGHT you were being helpful, but it was not helpful at all. Instead I spent 40 minutes texting with you (when you SHOULD have been paying attention to recess duty...) with you using vague 'it' and 'them' instead of nouns and proper nouns which confused me even further.

So if we could please follow the procedure in the future, that would be great.

Thanks.