Mallory

Extremely healing ❤️

The context being, if I have something stored on a high shelf I risk injury when retrieving it

A sign of aging I didn’t expect was how much harder it is to climb on a counter than when I was younger.

I’ve been having bizarre dreams almost every night for awhile now & I would very much like for my brain to figure out whatever it’s trying to process so that they can stop

Peace sign tombstone showing a man squatting by a fresh grave giving a peace sign and smiling at the camera. The tombstone has the Weight Watchers logo overlaid

My bluesky presence really leaves something to be desired

I keep forgetting that summer weather is coming & then I remember & get upset. I’m not made for temps above 70

I, for one, am tired of [gestures broadly]. I have grown weary of [points in all directions simultaneously].

We need the best educated workforce in the world.

We need the best teachers in the world.

We need to pay our teachers fairly for the important work they do.

No teacher in America should begin at less than $60,000 a year.

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I just took a video of my first lawn mow of the season like the Midwestern dad I am

I am SO excited for this bc I only know who Mel Robbins is from like two insta reels but she immediately rubbed me the wrong way (also her advice is super neurodivergent UNfriendly)

Is this in any way important? No! But it’s important to me!

There are a million free resources to get this correct! There are formatting tools! It is not hard!

This is an extremely niche complaint but no matter how many times I explain it, students never get MLA citations/formatting correct & it drives. Me. Bananas.

I mentioned AIM to a student today & they didn’t know what it was. My aging millennial heart

Today I learned the unfortunate lesson that soap does not get jalapeño juice off of one’s hands. On an unrelated note, I will not be putting contacts in for a long time.

I never feel smarter than when the NYT crossword has a weird gimmick & I figure it out

Overheard from a child at a coffee shop: “Pink is magical. And so is red.”

Nothing hits quite like a late night bowl of cereal

Literally same

“I like my cheeses sweaty, you know?” - @uncledaddy92.bsky.social

I can’t believe I missed this year’s Project for Awesome I’m devastated 😭

Or DNF and get rid of it!

My PhD application has been in “final review” for almost a month & it’s really hard to not obsessively check my email & the portal for updates.

Why are McDonald’s hot fudge sundaes so good

I do indeed regret this.

POSSUM-MAN: The signal is lit. My city needs me

It’s too gloomy so I had a little caffeine today. I will probably regret this.

A painting of a bird next to the words "don't be a craphole"