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this line delivery is everything

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so back when i was teaching, one of the things i learned to look for were the "mood makers", as i liked to call them, of the classes. there were always 2 or 3 per class, and it was easy to find them in the first few days. you got those kids on your side, and it was a ripple effect with the rest of the students - they would all follow. so winning those kids over was huge when it came to how the year would play out. and from time to time, whenever the class was sort of faltering - middle of winter, of a big project, burn-out high - i would lean back in on those mood makers again to turn things around.

one particular class, when we had a big multi-month group project happening, were just... really struggling with getting their shit together lol. they were supposed to be practicing their presentations (english speaking class) and they were doing pretty much anything but, and their presentations were supposed to start the next class day. they were also PANICKING as i started giving out some feedback - which was NOT GREAT - as they were running through the lines they were supposed to be remembering. after realizing all of them needed so much extra work, i decided we needed to have a turn-around, so i invited one of the mood makers up to the front. i held out a cup to him, with two papers inside.

"one of them," i said, "says tuesday, and if you draw that, presentations go as planned. but one of them says thursday, and if you choose that one, everyone gets extra time to practice."

everyone was like OH SHIT. OKAY. THIS IS IT. and this mood maker, he was a big personality (they usually are) so i knew he'd really ham this up, and he did. we made a huge deal, with drum-rolls and everything, of him picking one out of the cup. he opened it up the paper and announced THURSDAY to a round of huge cheers. he was the class hero. everyone had TONS of motivation to work super hard on this gifted extra day, and really put the time in. their presentations were great. morale SOARED.

the plot twist was that both papers said thursday, because they all needed the extra time. my forever teacher advice: find creative ways to make things happen so that you get the buy-in from the class.

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i don't know man, i just wish that we could [suddenly realising i'm coming dangerously close to expressing a real and earnest thought instead of filtering everything through several layers of intangible running bits] blow up the entire world. or something.

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Interrupting Falin talk to bring you the scene that shows why Laios really great autistic representation and why Shuro is the worst. he's a well written character but I hate him

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I am once again thinking about digging holes

It's so fucked up that digging a bunch of holes works so well at reversing desertification

I hate that so much discourse into fighting climate change is talking about bioenginerring a special kind of seaweed that removes microplastics or whatever other venture-capital-viable startup idea when we have known for forever about shit like digging crescent shaped holes to catch rainwater and turning barren land hospitable

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every autistic person watching this episode of dungeon meshi:

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“If you have time to watch Netflix you have time for a side hustle” my side hustle is relaxing so that my body and brain can heal from by this nose-to-the-grindstone bullshit. I refuse to feel guilty for being a human with the need to relax sometimes. my side hustle is no.

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it may be a trite saying—“the heart wants what it wants”—but that doesn’t make it any less true. you can try all you want to ignore the glimmer of their eyes, the curl of their lips, the cant of their nose, the sheen of their hair. and it may not hit you right away.

it could take you take days, weeks, months, or even years to realize that it’s them, that the conclusion you have drawn is an inevitability. and you can muster up the strength to break free, to fall out of their orbit—but all that energy is wasted because they pull you back in like you never left.

and maybe you think you want to be left to your own devices, for now. but isn’t it a relief to let fate guide? isn’t it freeing to look at your reflection, to see yourself for who you really are, and admit the truth: that you’re in love, and there isn’t a damn thing you can do about it except fall deeper into that love.

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anonymous reviewer: i don’t like the way you’ve written this character in this fic

me:

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randomly remembering the time in 2012 when everyone kept saying the world was going to end at midday that day and like, i didnt really believe it, but i didnt want to be a complete fool if i was wrong, so i excused myself from class to go sit the field and perfectly timed the beat drop to a skrillex song just in case something happened. and im just. retroactively amused by the idea of ushering in the appocalypse with skrillex. most 2012 thing you could possibly do.

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I love Rick Grimes crying. Every time he does it's so beautiful to see. Rick is a 'mans man', your stereotypical male fighter. He's strong, protective, a leader, a provider, violent, loud, family orientated, a role model and so many other stereotypically masculine things. And yet he cries. He cries often. He cries in front of people. He cries in front of other men. That is such a beautiful thing. He is so scared of everything; of the outside, the violence, his image for Carl, the state of the group. But he isn't afraid to show emotion. I love you Rick Grimes.

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Sooooo, is this not Rick and Michonne's commitment ceremony for anyone else? She's been Michonne Grimes since 7x12 Say Yes as far as I'm concerned.

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We have a message from Danai Gurira

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THEY CUT OUT THIS GAYASS MOMENT???????