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Moving
Heading over to Dreamwidth, hoping to maybe see you there. It's a US-based company that was set up by former employees of LiveJournal, committed to keeping the platform advertising-free and focused on content. Their employee base is overwhelmingly female, which I found really interesting. I'm in the process of importing my entries&comments here ( Read more... ) -
CAUGHT UP!
I am completely done with my grading, for the first time in I don't even know how long probably since September it's been a rough year oh my gods I did the thingggggg -
Inspired by Mapo Tofu
We made a huge batch of awesome last night, I wanted to hold this ingredient list (ordered by inclusion; each ingredient had some time to cook down before the next was added, except sauces&seasonings which all went in together) somewhere so I can recreate ( Read more... ) -
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Team.
I'd hope, after all this time, I'd be able to relay one thing said by a colleague that's pretty gender essentialist that led to a personal revelation about how I function, without it being read as an endorsement of said colleague's views with regards to girls' interests or abilities.
I work in a residential high school. There is a lot of ( Read more... ) -
Am Boy
Today at breakfast, I announced to my colleague who teaches our compsci classes that "I should just audit *all* of your courses at some point," and he was like "yes definitely" but then I noted that "I'd probably be 'that guy' there too, though, like I was definitely 'that guy' in the department's week with java," and he noted that I'd be in good ( Read more... ) -
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In Lighter News
Here's a link that's just an interesting solution to a nonpolitical problem:
http://what3words.com/about/
I found it healing to fascinate over something that didn't provoke deeper feelings, for a bit. I've been solving a lot of puzzles, lately, too. -
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This is not normal. Take care of yourself, or you'll forget that.
How to Stay Outraged without Losing Your Mind
I found this really helpful, on several emotional levels as well as with specifics of what sorts of things more I can actually be doing. -
Murray Falk, 1/18/1929-1/27/2017
Thelma's brother, who she's spoken with on the phone most every night the past few years. I didn't know him that well - he's lived in the southwest my whole life - but she loved him so much and I love her, and she's just completely lost right now.