Ben
@bennythegnome.bsky.social
I'm a beauty queen.
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📍SoCal 🏜️ 🤠
Language Lover 🇩🇪🇸🇪🇳🇱🇫🇮
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Parent of 😺🦎🐍🐊
High School English Teacher 🧑🏼🏫
Proud Union Member 🌹✊🏼
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📍SoCal 🏜️ 🤠
Language Lover 🇩🇪🇸🇪🇳🇱🇫🇮
Hobbies 🪴📚📝☕🎮🎧📽️🏋🏼🏃🏼🚴🏼
Parent of 😺🦎🐍🐊
High School English Teacher 🧑🏼🏫
Proud Union Member 🌹✊🏼
I went to my first-ever dance audition today. I had fun and was myself, but struggled at times to keep up. Nevertheless, I was selected for one of the pieces!
Despite everything happening, it's important to remember the world is abundant and expressing joy remains a key form of resistance.
Despite everything happening, it's important to remember the world is abundant and expressing joy remains a key form of resistance.
January 25, 2026 at 3:40 AM
I went to my first-ever dance audition today. I had fun and was myself, but struggled at times to keep up. Nevertheless, I was selected for one of the pieces!
Despite everything happening, it's important to remember the world is abundant and expressing joy remains a key form of resistance.
Despite everything happening, it's important to remember the world is abundant and expressing joy remains a key form of resistance.
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pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:
January 15, 2026 at 4:41 PM
pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:
Went on intergalactic disco adventures last night before I head back to the classroom tomorrow. 🪩✨
January 12, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Went on intergalactic disco adventures last night before I head back to the classroom tomorrow. 🪩✨
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Impeach, convict, remove.
January 3, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Impeach, convict, remove.
Hung out with my friend who co-curated an art exhibition that focused on depictions and imaginings of the Virgin Mary. Suffice it to say, it was awesome. So blessed to live in this small community that's home to so much artistic talent.
January 3, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Hung out with my friend who co-curated an art exhibition that focused on depictions and imaginings of the Virgin Mary. Suffice it to say, it was awesome. So blessed to live in this small community that's home to so much artistic talent.
"Jag vill bara leva i fred, odla potatis, och drömma!"
January 1, 2026 at 7:31 PM
"Jag vill bara leva i fred, odla potatis, och drömma!"
Post-cold bingo night!
December 30, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Post-cold bingo night!
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.
December 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.
Nothing quite like ending Christmas by watching the season finale of Heated Rivalry with your sister-in-law after eating sushi and drinking copious amounts of alcohol.
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a gay night! 🌟🎄
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a gay night! 🌟🎄
December 26, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Nothing quite like ending Christmas by watching the season finale of Heated Rivalry with your sister-in-law after eating sushi and drinking copious amounts of alcohol.
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a gay night! 🌟🎄
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a gay night! 🌟🎄
While it's unseasonably warm here, it is nice to be able to spend the late morning on the patio and practice my Swedish (känner mig lite ringrostig) by starting this.
December 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
While it's unseasonably warm here, it is nice to be able to spend the late morning on the patio and practice my Swedish (känner mig lite ringrostig) by starting this.
Once the surprise fog dissipated this morning, I went on a much-needed hike. The alkali goldenbush is looking mighty pretty after the rains.
October 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Once the surprise fog dissipated this morning, I went on a much-needed hike. The alkali goldenbush is looking mighty pretty after the rains.
More rain in the desert today. I've been appreciating the mild weather and the frequent rain storms this past month. Compared to previous years, it actually feels like fall.
The animals have been appreciating the rain, too. Here's a red diamond rattlesnake I met on the trail a few weeks ago.
The animals have been appreciating the rain, too. Here's a red diamond rattlesnake I met on the trail a few weeks ago.
October 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
More rain in the desert today. I've been appreciating the mild weather and the frequent rain storms this past month. Compared to previous years, it actually feels like fall.
The animals have been appreciating the rain, too. Here's a red diamond rattlesnake I met on the trail a few weeks ago.
The animals have been appreciating the rain, too. Here's a red diamond rattlesnake I met on the trail a few weeks ago.
I haven't posted on here for a hot minute, but I'm hoping to change that. Hope y'all are well.
On a related note: check in on your teacher friends. It's been quite the year for us and, boy howdy, it's only the start of October.
On a related note: check in on your teacher friends. It's been quite the year for us and, boy howdy, it's only the start of October.
October 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I haven't posted on here for a hot minute, but I'm hoping to change that. Hope y'all are well.
On a related note: check in on your teacher friends. It's been quite the year for us and, boy howdy, it's only the start of October.
On a related note: check in on your teacher friends. It's been quite the year for us and, boy howdy, it's only the start of October.
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I hate when someone unearths my pube-autograph to the world's most famous pedophile while I'm dying of cankles
July 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I hate when someone unearths my pube-autograph to the world's most famous pedophile while I'm dying of cankles
"The Education Department...would strip the benefit from organizations involved in 'illegal activities,' with the final determination left up to the U.S. education secretary. A draft proposal...includes definitions of illegal activity that center on immigration, terrorism and transgender issues."
Student loan cancellation program could become Trump retribution tool, some advocates fear
President Donald Trump is revamping the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, sparking concerns it could become a tool for political retribution.
apnews.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:11 AM
"The Education Department...would strip the benefit from organizations involved in 'illegal activities,' with the final determination left up to the U.S. education secretary. A draft proposal...includes definitions of illegal activity that center on immigration, terrorism and transgender issues."
AP scores were released today, and there was a significant (18%) increase in my students' pass rate compared to the scores from the previous two years. No word as to how the dubious inclusion of "Stranger Faces" was scored, but I'm very proud of my students. ✨🧑🏼🏫
July 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
AP scores were released today, and there was a significant (18%) increase in my students' pass rate compared to the scores from the previous two years. No word as to how the dubious inclusion of "Stranger Faces" was scored, but I'm very proud of my students. ✨🧑🏼🏫
If you see this, post a duel
July 3, 2025 at 6:05 AM
If you see this, post a duel
Rebooted Morrowind and made it all pretty (and quirky, as shown with the mudcrab helmet). It's been ages since I played it, but the story and lore have stuck with me over the years. As have the memes. Looking forward to seeing how the modding community made this masterpiece even greater.
June 24, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Rebooted Morrowind and made it all pretty (and quirky, as shown with the mudcrab helmet). It's been ages since I played it, but the story and lore have stuck with me over the years. As have the memes. Looking forward to seeing how the modding community made this masterpiece even greater.
Dive Bar Beauty Queen: Pride Edition. ✨🌈💃🏼
June 22, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Dive Bar Beauty Queen: Pride Edition. ✨🌈💃🏼
Very good advice. As we teeter toward a war that has the capacity to be even more horrendous than either Iraq or Afghanistan, it's tempting to rage-skeet against that couch-fucking twat for trolling at the expense of trans kids. But ignoring him (and filling Bluesky with memes of him) is sound.
This is a vital message: one of the larger reasons BlueSky is refreshingly free of alt-right shitlords is because in the early days we made a gentleperson’s agreement to starve these fuckos out and it worked. No likes, no quotes, no engagement. They got bored and left. Please keep the Old Ways.
June 19, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Very good advice. As we teeter toward a war that has the capacity to be even more horrendous than either Iraq or Afghanistan, it's tempting to rage-skeet against that couch-fucking twat for trolling at the expense of trans kids. But ignoring him (and filling Bluesky with memes of him) is sound.
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this is what Posting feels like
June 17, 2025 at 1:58 AM
this is what Posting feels like