nicole 🪻 (she/her)

Seeing these computer science majors using AI without a second thought genuinely feels like watching someone bloodletting in a shark tank

But I'm just some English teacher, what the fuck do I know, right

Day 13141 of existence and I still haven’t used ChatGPT to answer a goddamn question I’ve ever had.

oh no (oh no)

like wdym you're using ai to write a 3-page double-spaced evaluation of the notebook

yeah yeah yeah combating the devaluation of the humanities for the sake of promoting compassion and critical thinking in academia, the workplace, and daily life, sure. but also for me. my sanity. i'm crashing out over these kids' papers.

A white wall with postcards, a death's head moth crochet tapestry, and movie posters for The Shining and Bride of Frankenstein

On a desk: a keychain that reads "bite me," a cross-stitch memento mori, a box of tarot cards, and a black plastic skull holding up a reversed Knight of Pentacles card

it's just as well that first-years never come to office hours, i made this place into a massive memento mori

Stonewall National Monument (U.S. National Park Service) Before the 1960s, almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) person was illegal. The Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969 is a milestone in the quest for LGB civil rights a...

This is where you go to tell the National Park Service to restore the word "transgender" in its entry on the Stonewall monument.

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the discourse on whether the economy is actually good or bad is ridiculous to me bc even if you showed me a graph that somehow conclusively proved the economy was Good i could still walk through my city and see people living in tents on the side of the road and in every public park

i really would like a birthday where i don't feel at least vaguely bummed lol

forgot to mention "wtf did they teach you in high school" (despairing). big one.

this job is an endless cycle of "wtf did they teach you in high school" (derogatory) and "wtf did they teach you in high school" (complimentary)

oh no (oh no)

chancellor makes a thousand, i make a dime, i write fiction during my kids' in-class essay time

what if i called an audible and made the next entire 75-min class session a lesson on not snitching

sometimes in their assignments my students will mention like. their underage drinking. completely unprompted. and i never get on their cases abt it but why would you narc on yourself like that.

Your Rights With ICE (immigration and customs enforcement). Don’t open the door. Communicte through the window or closed door, an agent can only enter your home with a signed warrant from a judge. Remain Silent, and do not sign any documents. Say out loud you won’t sign any document without an attorney present. Do not consent to a warrantless search, you have the right to deny searching of any and all personal property unless a warrant signed by a judge is presented. Take photos and video, tell the agent you will be documenting the interaction.

Sus Derechos Con La Migra. No abra la puetra. comuníquese por la ventana o por la puerta cerrada. Guarde Silencio Y No Firme Ningún Documento. Usted tiene el derecho de guardar silencio. Diga en voz alta que no va a contestar preguntas o firmar ningún documento sin un abogado presente. No de permiso que entren. O revisen su casa, auto, o persona. Al menos que tengan una orden firmada por un juez. Tome fotos, videos y apunte todos los detalles. informe al agente que va a usar su derecho de grabar.

Your Rights With ICE

Sus Derechos Con La Migra

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We've finally defeated cancel culture. Now people only get fired for criticizing the government

ah returning to the teacher-specific flavor of madonna/whore complex that is "mommy/bitch"

Two stages of writing:

1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no

That disabled people should have access to everything should not be a debatable proposition.

turns out i'm living in a horror film where i'm both the killer and the final girl, so who, who are you?