Christy
@mizphd.bsky.social
Reader, writer, academic. I love books and pop culture and teaching. Half-formed opinions are my own. I live in a constant state of mortification. She/her
Also, a "the kids are alright" moment: I made my teacher ed students use AI to generate a unit plan (& required them to show track changes as they revised the plan).Their reflections indicated that they, like @tressiemcphd.bsky.social, find AI to be, at best, mid: boring, clunky, and disconnected.
One of my time-honored holiday traditions is spending the first couple weeks of December grading around the clock to the Home Alone, Charlie Brown, and Elf soundtracks.
December 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Also, a "the kids are alright" moment: I made my teacher ed students use AI to generate a unit plan (& required them to show track changes as they revised the plan).Their reflections indicated that they, like @tressiemcphd.bsky.social, find AI to be, at best, mid: boring, clunky, and disconnected.
One of my time-honored holiday traditions is spending the first couple weeks of December grading around the clock to the Home Alone, Charlie Brown, and Elf soundtracks.
December 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
One of my time-honored holiday traditions is spending the first couple weeks of December grading around the clock to the Home Alone, Charlie Brown, and Elf soundtracks.
I did not need this violence this morning www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UgcESm/
Some of us manage anxiety by managing everything. The color-coded calendar, the spotless house- it’s not just “discipline.” It’s safety. But control isn’t peace. Healing is learning you’re safe even w...
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December 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I did not need this violence this morning www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UgcESm/
Everything feels kind of awful, but this is my most favorite thing. Every night, Frank gets in bed and makes this little blanket dam between him and Beans. Then he snuggles up to the blanket as close as he can get to her. 🥹
December 6, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Everything feels kind of awful, but this is my most favorite thing. Every night, Frank gets in bed and makes this little blanket dam between him and Beans. Then he snuggles up to the blanket as close as he can get to her. 🥹
It’s all so weird. You watch your dad die. You have a funeral. And then you go back to work, grading your little papers, writing your little articles, and planning your little lessons.
Today’s grief crash out caused by the memory that my dad was terrible at wrapping gifts, so he told me that Xmas characters were the gift-givers. My favorites: Thistlehair the Christmas bear (bears don’t have thumbs), and Hermie the Elf who wanted to be a dentist, so of course he was bad at wrapping
December 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
It’s all so weird. You watch your dad die. You have a funeral. And then you go back to work, grading your little papers, writing your little articles, and planning your little lessons.
Today’s grief crash out caused by the memory that my dad was terrible at wrapping gifts, so he told me that Xmas characters were the gift-givers. My favorites: Thistlehair the Christmas bear (bears don’t have thumbs), and Hermie the Elf who wanted to be a dentist, so of course he was bad at wrapping
December 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Today’s grief crash out caused by the memory that my dad was terrible at wrapping gifts, so he told me that Xmas characters were the gift-givers. My favorites: Thistlehair the Christmas bear (bears don’t have thumbs), and Hermie the Elf who wanted to be a dentist, so of course he was bad at wrapping
Nothing like a 3 am poop foot situation to get the blood pumping. THANKS, BEANS
December 5, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Nothing like a 3 am poop foot situation to get the blood pumping. THANKS, BEANS
I was going for Christmas, but I think this is more ruby slippers, which is fine!
December 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I was going for Christmas, but I think this is more ruby slippers, which is fine!
Me: Full disclosure, I'm not smoking on this Zoom. That's my humidifier. #sickworkday
December 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Me: Full disclosure, I'm not smoking on this Zoom. That's my humidifier. #sickworkday
Being semi-sick and still having to work is the worst
December 4, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Being semi-sick and still having to work is the worst
I am ailing (and at work), so I treated myself to cheapass ramen noodled for lunch. I added seaweed for some element of nutrition, and damn, this hot sodium broth slaps when your throat hurts.
December 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I am ailing (and at work), so I treated myself to cheapass ramen noodled for lunch. I added seaweed for some element of nutrition, and damn, this hot sodium broth slaps when your throat hurts.
I have this cardigan in all 4 colors they make (and 2 in black). I’ve worn one every day this week. Feels nice to settle into my professor cardigan era. Bonus: They are not 100% cotton as that is nearly impossible to find, but the ones from last year held up well.
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Longline Open-Front Sweater | Old Navy
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December 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I have this cardigan in all 4 colors they make (and 2 in black). I’ve worn one every day this week. Feels nice to settle into my professor cardigan era. Bonus: They are not 100% cotton as that is nearly impossible to find, but the ones from last year held up well.
oldnavy.gap.com/browse/produ...
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Breaking out the humidifier tonight because my throat is killing me
December 3, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Breaking out the humidifier tonight because my throat is killing me
Here’s another good thing.
December 2, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Here’s another good thing.
This day sucked ass but here are 2 of the good things in it.
December 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
This day sucked ass but here are 2 of the good things in it.
Then they were like “we saw you grading our papers, and we wanted to tell you to stop!”
My future middle school teachers (senior undergrads) brought me a Diet Coke and a giant bag of caramel m&ms today as a gift for “my hard thanksgiving break.” My mental health status isn’t strong enough for this thoughtfulness.
December 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Then they were like “we saw you grading our papers, and we wanted to tell you to stop!”
My future middle school teachers (senior undergrads) brought me a Diet Coke and a giant bag of caramel m&ms today as a gift for “my hard thanksgiving break.” My mental health status isn’t strong enough for this thoughtfulness.
December 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
My future middle school teachers (senior undergrads) brought me a Diet Coke and a giant bag of caramel m&ms today as a gift for “my hard thanksgiving break.” My mental health status isn’t strong enough for this thoughtfulness.
Every quick stop at the grocery store is $45 now. This is unsustainable.
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Every quick stop at the grocery store is $45 now. This is unsustainable.
I have cried more in 2 weeks than I have my entire life, and I am ready to be done, pls.
November 30, 2025 at 5:08 AM
I have cried more in 2 weeks than I have my entire life, and I am ready to be done, pls.
I need to go to bed, but it’s the best time of night in the best season of the year.
November 30, 2025 at 4:49 AM
I need to go to bed, but it’s the best time of night in the best season of the year.
I love my job but I’m dreading going back because everyone is gonna give me doe eyes and ask how I am and I am NOT stable enough for this.
November 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I love my job but I’m dreading going back because everyone is gonna give me doe eyes and ask how I am and I am NOT stable enough for this.
(We are not clothes-on-dogs people but she is legitimately cold because skinny old girl so her sport fleece is utilitarian.)
We rearranged the couches for Christmas and made a little corner for the snuggle ball. Beans loves it so much that we’ve dubbed it Pooh’s Corner (her nickname).
November 30, 2025 at 3:23 AM
(We are not clothes-on-dogs people but she is legitimately cold because skinny old girl so her sport fleece is utilitarian.)
We rearranged the couches for Christmas and made a little corner for the snuggle ball. Beans loves it so much that we’ve dubbed it Pooh’s Corner (her nickname).
November 30, 2025 at 3:20 AM
We rearranged the couches for Christmas and made a little corner for the snuggle ball. Beans loves it so much that we’ve dubbed it Pooh’s Corner (her nickname).
No one told me that the weird thing about grief is that you have a million other annoyances that make it feel like things are falling apart.
November 30, 2025 at 3:10 AM
No one told me that the weird thing about grief is that you have a million other annoyances that make it feel like things are falling apart.