m
@cicadas-brood-too.bsky.social
writer—educator—earring enthusiast
neurodivergent—ENM
appalachian roots—living in the desert
they/them
neurodivergent—ENM
appalachian roots—living in the desert
they/them
final grades entered by past friday
i’ve napped 3+ hours every day since
no end in sight
sleep
i’ve napped 3+ hours every day since
no end in sight
sleep
May 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
final grades entered by past friday
i’ve napped 3+ hours every day since
no end in sight
sleep
i’ve napped 3+ hours every day since
no end in sight
sleep
at this point, i don’t know why i expect to feel anything other than invalidated and confused after medical appointments.
March 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
at this point, i don’t know why i expect to feel anything other than invalidated and confused after medical appointments.
recommendations needed: contemporary short stories accessible online that i can use in my college classroom. bonus points if they’re a little weird, political, fantastical, and/or funny.
March 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
recommendations needed: contemporary short stories accessible online that i can use in my college classroom. bonus points if they’re a little weird, political, fantastical, and/or funny.
Am always baffled that most of my students don’t know what The Onion is!
March 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Am always baffled that most of my students don’t know what The Onion is!
Taking every opportunity to show folks this pic of Mochi, post-neuter. So here he is.
It’s the small things.
(He’s wearing a makeshift sock-onesie to keep him from messing with his incisions.)
It’s the small things.
(He’s wearing a makeshift sock-onesie to keep him from messing with his incisions.)
March 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Taking every opportunity to show folks this pic of Mochi, post-neuter. So here he is.
It’s the small things.
(He’s wearing a makeshift sock-onesie to keep him from messing with his incisions.)
It’s the small things.
(He’s wearing a makeshift sock-onesie to keep him from messing with his incisions.)
ADHD crew—what are some tasks you completed to avoid the task you should’ve been doing? (for me: sewed buttons on a few shirts, updated my CV, organized bathroom cupboards, filled the spice jars, etc.; what i didn’t do: grade essays)
March 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
ADHD crew—what are some tasks you completed to avoid the task you should’ve been doing? (for me: sewed buttons on a few shirts, updated my CV, organized bathroom cupboards, filled the spice jars, etc.; what i didn’t do: grade essays)
i want to return to writing // in many ways i don’t know how to // i haven’t stopped completely // but i don’t know how to be an educator and a writer // what do i have to say // what can i say that would make a difference
March 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
i want to return to writing // in many ways i don’t know how to // i haven’t stopped completely // but i don’t know how to be an educator and a writer // what do i have to say // what can i say that would make a difference
the subjectivity of the student experience in 2 comments in the last 24 hours:
student 1: I love this class. I've never enjoyed writing, but I am excited to come to this class every day.
student 2: This class always feels like it lasts a century.
to be clear—it's the same class, haha.
student 1: I love this class. I've never enjoyed writing, but I am excited to come to this class every day.
student 2: This class always feels like it lasts a century.
to be clear—it's the same class, haha.
February 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
the subjectivity of the student experience in 2 comments in the last 24 hours:
student 1: I love this class. I've never enjoyed writing, but I am excited to come to this class every day.
student 2: This class always feels like it lasts a century.
to be clear—it's the same class, haha.
student 1: I love this class. I've never enjoyed writing, but I am excited to come to this class every day.
student 2: This class always feels like it lasts a century.
to be clear—it's the same class, haha.
showed up to work in a shirt missing two buttons // whoops // binder clips the only thing holding me together // bound to hold it together for my students //
January 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
showed up to work in a shirt missing two buttons // whoops // binder clips the only thing holding me together // bound to hold it together for my students //
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I'm just going to (re)post this whenever I need to remind myself. Maybe it'll help you too?
1. Focus on things in your control & take ONE action there.
2. Limit your inputs. You can't help if you're paralyzed.
1. Focus on things in your control & take ONE action there.
2. Limit your inputs. You can't help if you're paralyzed.
January 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I'm just going to (re)post this whenever I need to remind myself. Maybe it'll help you too?
1. Focus on things in your control & take ONE action there.
2. Limit your inputs. You can't help if you're paralyzed.
1. Focus on things in your control & take ONE action there.
2. Limit your inputs. You can't help if you're paralyzed.
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Stop letting unfunny men tell you there’s something wrong with you for not getting their “jokes”. Stop fake laughing. Let their reality reflect the truth of how fundamentally they misunderstand humor. Neuter their ability to use “it was a joke” for emotional cover. Make them see nobody laugh.
January 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Stop letting unfunny men tell you there’s something wrong with you for not getting their “jokes”. Stop fake laughing. Let their reality reflect the truth of how fundamentally they misunderstand humor. Neuter their ability to use “it was a joke” for emotional cover. Make them see nobody laugh.
a student challenged me to write a screenplay // what would i even say //
January 25, 2025 at 6:19 AM
a student challenged me to write a screenplay // what would i even say //
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If you happen to renew your passport successfully and manage to change your gender marker, please for the love of god don't post about it online.
January 22, 2025 at 2:27 AM
If you happen to renew your passport successfully and manage to change your gender marker, please for the love of god don't post about it online.
wearing scorpion earrings // i realize i look like a spectacle // here
January 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
wearing scorpion earrings // i realize i look like a spectacle // here
i wish the dentist were less overstimulating. i don’t want to hate being here. but the lights. the noises. the tastes. too much on all levels.
December 20, 2024 at 3:26 PM
i wish the dentist were less overstimulating. i don’t want to hate being here. but the lights. the noises. the tastes. too much on all levels.
ate sour patch kids and salt and vinegar chip during the car ride to work // let the end-of-semester grading begin!
December 19, 2024 at 3:55 PM
ate sour patch kids and salt and vinegar chip during the car ride to work // let the end-of-semester grading begin!
took benedryl for my allergies last night // today my brain feels like the rug aisle at burlington //
November 24, 2024 at 9:52 PM
took benedryl for my allergies last night // today my brain feels like the rug aisle at burlington //
why aren’t there more queer dating shows? i wanna watch trash reality TV with queer folks.
November 24, 2024 at 12:04 AM
why aren’t there more queer dating shows? i wanna watch trash reality TV with queer folks.
recap of every optometry appointment i’ve had over the last 20 years
1) wow! you have such long eyelashes. they’re beautiful.
2) wow! your eyes are pretty bad, huh?
oh the duality of aesthetic appeal and functionality 🙄🤷😂
😂😂😂😂
1) wow! you have such long eyelashes. they’re beautiful.
2) wow! your eyes are pretty bad, huh?
oh the duality of aesthetic appeal and functionality 🙄🤷😂
😂😂😂😂
November 22, 2024 at 4:33 PM
recap of every optometry appointment i’ve had over the last 20 years
1) wow! you have such long eyelashes. they’re beautiful.
2) wow! your eyes are pretty bad, huh?
oh the duality of aesthetic appeal and functionality 🙄🤷😂
😂😂😂😂
1) wow! you have such long eyelashes. they’re beautiful.
2) wow! your eyes are pretty bad, huh?
oh the duality of aesthetic appeal and functionality 🙄🤷😂
😂😂😂😂
wouldn’t recommend having your insurance deny your antidepressant in the middle of the semester // two weeks cold turkey
November 22, 2024 at 4:45 AM
wouldn’t recommend having your insurance deny your antidepressant in the middle of the semester // two weeks cold turkey
had a dream about an underground school
November 20, 2024 at 2:45 PM
had a dream about an underground school
have been sitting in the parking lot at work for about 20 minutes // someone make me go in // this time of the semester is a struggle
November 20, 2024 at 2:39 PM
have been sitting in the parking lot at work for about 20 minutes // someone make me go in // this time of the semester is a struggle
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At this point he’s just picking people he sees on TV.
November 19, 2024 at 9:57 PM
At this point he’s just picking people he sees on TV.
the desert sleeps // today elegies and odes // peppermint mocha // leftover tart // these joys—an infinite rising
November 19, 2024 at 1:50 PM
the desert sleeps // today elegies and odes // peppermint mocha // leftover tart // these joys—an infinite rising