When I use it, I always mean it as a mere "of course," but I also know that many people say "of fucking course" so... I don't use it in many situations.

5 Calls Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

Ew, it turns out that one of my senators supports KOSA? I just called and left voicemails for both senators in less than 5 minutes. I just called my reps with @5calls.org, you should too: 5calls.org

I woke up this morning with a headache. I did not take any pain pills or really drink any water, and instead just went back to sleep to sleep it off. Unthinkably, the headache was WORSE when I woke up later. #notfair #whocouldhaveguessed #whining

IF YOU USE THE FINCH SELF CARE APP DID YOU KNOW THAT YOUR MICROPET MAKES A NOISE WHEN YOU TAP IT? GO CHECK! GO CHECK!! #ihadnoidea #finch

Decongestant to lessen the throbbing pain in my face. Antihistamine to ease the unrelenting itching in my nose. Do I dare take a cough suppressant to help me sleep tonight or am I about to overdo it?

My kingdom for one of those big white 12-hour sinus decongestant pills that you get from behind the pharmacy counter. #summercold #congestion #wearealloutathome #discomfort

While cleaning my desk, I've discovered a large collection of my class rosters dating back to 2021. I could do that thing young teachers do, where I start filling a jar with beads to represent each student. Seriously considering it, even though I'll be missing the previous 5 or 6 years.

When your cat wants to be pet so bad that she rams her face into your hand hard enough that you feel (rather uncomfortably) like you've just punched your beloved girl in the face. #iampettinghernow #girlruok

Today I taught one of my students to use the -ai command to remove Google's bullshit AI search results, and her awe and joy at that discovery will fuel me for days. #bestteacherever #dontlookatmylessonplans #justtrustme

I went into the kitchen and found Kami curled up in a pool of sunlight. As I walked past, she cried at me and got up, breaking my heart. When I went back to the couch (no sunlight, less toasty-warm), she came to join me. Right now she is purring like an engine. #cats #tuxedobaby #myheart

Have felt both jittery and sluggish all day today, and sleepy and hot. Couldn't figure out wtf was wrong with me--until I realized I forgot to take my morning insulin this morning. #thatlldoit #diabetesproblems #mykingdomforasyringe

Nikki Giovanni's poem "Allowables" in black text on a white background.

Today at work several students helped me realize that I do, in fact, have a favorite poem. As an English teacher, I shouldn't be so shocked, but as someone who never feels like a real teacher, I was delighted. #allowables #nikkigiovanni

My partner was watching another streamer play it with his wife this afternoon and told me "Jacob and Julia HAVE to play this soon." Mere hours later, I opened Bluesky to see that they were, in fact, playing it!

I had to have had the flu these past two weeks. Something knocked me on my ass so bad that I couldn't bring myself to pick up Stardew Valley. Returned to Pelican Town today, and I'm feeling good about it.

Ooooh, Daylight Savings. Last night I just thought I got too distracted watching shorts on YouTube and lost track of time until three fucking thirty. #fuckdst

Last night I had a dream that I fell asleep and had a dream. In the dream-within-a-dream, I had to brush my teeth. In the dream, I woke up from that dream annoyed that I'd already suffered through tooth-brushing but had to do it again. You'll Never Guess how I felt when I woke up for real today.

It went so well, man. I love this set of classes at least as much as I loved last semester's. <3

I think the horrors of the 10s and 20s decades have done horrible things to her. :( I'm sorry.

The new semester starts tomorrow, and I keep cycling through "It's going to be great! You've got new classes but some familiar faces! Fresh start! Let's get it!" and "They're not going to listen to me and it's going to be a nightmare." Why is that always my fear? It is so rare. #teacherproblems

The pressure of knowing that it's my first post here is preventing me from making my first post here. This is what I'm going to look back on fondly? Hello, world.