#yay donuts

[187days]

Day Twenty-Two

I taught my ninth graders how to do their first current event write-up today (find something in the news, write an explanation to summarize what's happening using multiple sources- text and graphic- and why it's significant/what should the response to it be). That was a little bit challenging at the start and end of the day because some of the students in those sections are still developing good listening skills, and I wanted to make sure they understood and were able to follow all the instructions, but once they got started on their own work they all did pretty well.

I felt the amount of energy I'd exerted, though, keeping their attention while I was teaching them what to do, and then darting around to field questions and offer help as needed.

Luckily, I had a break midway through the day with APGOV. While they were preparing for yesterday's discussion on Federalist 10 and 51, some of my students said we should watch Hamilton. I said I'd show Act I today as a recap of everything I'd taught about the foundation of the country (I'll show Act II another time), and that's what I did. I told students it was fine to multitask as they watched, so some read the Constitution (they're supposed to read it by next class), some did math homework, etc... They've all got demanding courseloads, so a bit of a breather here and there is healthy. And Act I of Hamilton really is an excellent recap of what I've taught them.

So that was good.

Also good: a local car dealership donated several hundred dollars to each of our departments to use for supplies, etc... None of us were expecting that, but we're so grateful. Every little bit helps, and this is more than a little bit!

Meantime, the local insurance company brought us Dunkies. Less dramatic, but also unexpected and nice!

What else? There's a new English teacher taking over for Mrs. T now that she's Dean 2. I meet him briefly because he happened to be in Mr. N's room when I went to ask Mr. N a question. I don't know how old he is, and I'm sure he's older than I was when I started teaching, but he looks sooooo young. Or maybe I'm just old now.

Probably both, heh.

[docdufresne]

Hey! That's the pink guy!

I haven't touched his facecanon since 2015 haha wowza

[grif-hawaiian-rolls]

The Reds the Feds and Wash : Car Trouble

Lil writing and bonus under the cut >;3

Locus slammed the mongoose into park, scowling as he approached the stopped Warthogs on the road. One job. He gave them one fucking job. Take the Warthogs, go from point A to point B. It should have been, by all counts, impossible to screw up. AND YET! Here he was, having to come to their rescue. Unfortunate and worse, irritating. At the very least, most of them had the good sense to keep their helmets on. The same could not be said of Donut and Neko, who were both helmetless and mid-conversation like it was a nice day in the park, not high value targets stopped in the middle of the road in a warzone. Not to mention Neko’s… frankly ridiculous perch across the top of the Warthog, legs wrapped around the barrel of the turret and his head on the windshield. Genuinely, what was that idiot doing? That couldn’t be a comfortable position to maintain, especially while talking to Donut who was leaning against the driver side of the vehicle. Locus wondered if the sergeant would shoot him if he walked over there and threw a blow at Donut to prove a point. Agent Washington almost certainly would. Better not to risk it then, no matter how effective it would be at proving a point. Neko was a lost cause at this point, short of taking a blade to that ridiculously long braid, but there were some lines even Locus hesitated to cross. Actually, where was the sergeant? Or Pavoz for that matter? He was so focused on the thought for a moment, Locus almost tripped over Lopez’s legs. The robot was half way underneath the other Warthog, no doubt checking for anything else that could be wrong. Locus’ half a stumble was easily brushed off as him nudging the brown calf plate to get Lopez’s attention. "<You have my part?>" He asked as he pushed himself out from under the car. He was without his helmet as well, surprisingly. But forgivable, seeing as how the light under the Warthog remained steady enough to assume Lopez had been using his helmet as a light source. Lopez, despite being a robot or maybe because of it, was very quickly becoming the second most competent soldier in this group. If nothing else, at least Locus knew he wouldn't fuck around half as much as the rest of them. He pretended he didn't notice Neko's helmet hanging off the turret of the other Warthog. "I do." Locus removed the mechanical component from the compartment in his chestplate, leaning down to hand it to Lopez. "What happened?" "<Dunno. Bad luck, from the looks of it. Or someone drove this thing over a fucking tree, and picked up a squirrel nest or twelve. It's a mess, but this,>" Lopez gestured the piece Locus brought, "<seems to be the only part that needs replacing to at least get this disaster on wheels to a base.>" There was that, at least. Locus crossed his arms. "How long?" "<The rest of today, probably. I need to actually clear this shit out of the undercarriage or it's just going to cause more problems,>" Lopez rolled his eyes, a very human gesture set in a metal face. "<And even then, we won't be able to get moving again until morning. Sarge kept trying to start the damn thing and killed it's battery. It needs time to build up a solar charge before we jumpstart it with the other one.>" Unfortunate. At least the question of the sergeant and Pavoz was answered, as the pair of them came through the underbrush off the side of the road like they were summoned by Lopez mentioning Sarge by name. "-make a Red out of you yet, boy!" Sarge laughed, clearly mid sentence as they rejoined the rest. Pavos nodded along, though how much he actually agreed with the conversation was debatable. The sudden sound of a horn going off had every weapon in the vicinity raised in reaction, before the source became clear as the sound dragged out. Agent Washington's helmet rested on the wheel of the second Warthog, defeat written in the angle of his shoulders. Donut laughed at something, presumably the same thing Washington was reacting to. Neko looked smug, so safe to assume it was probably something he said. Idiots. All of them. Unfortunate.

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I'm not immune to roadtrip arc, and Kimball does say the Federal Army of Chorus moved the Reds and Wash around a lot sooo like >> i'm just saying, it'd be a shame to not make Wash suffer through a red team roadtrip Bonus, sometime the s12 finale and reveal of the armies:

felix's text is so much harder to read off my tablet screen than i thought it was fuck okay transcript time Felix, while reaching for the radio: I'm gonna lose it if we do this entire drive in silence, I swear- Locus: DO NOT

[bisqhut]

So TPOT 13 huh

[grvntld]

gOise, kinikilig ako HUHUHUHUHUHUHU 1k followers na me on shopee 🥺🤍✨️💐 im so happeh!! this week has been challenging to say the least, but the reason is more personal, and it has nothing to do with my business HEHEHEHE as you can see, the business is thriving and i am vvv happy and im extra happy that people i love and people who love me are happy for me 🥹🦋

things are looking up day by day—my goal for this week was to go on live for straight five days, reach 1k followers, and at least earn a certain amount for those five days 🙈🌻 safe to say, today is my fifth day and i havent actually went on live yet, but ive already achieved 1k followers and have honestly gone over my target earnings HUHUHU

im sO excOited to go on live again tonight hihi i'll be flexing women's footwear naman—boots, heels, and sandals 🌼🎀 if you gOise are interested, you can check out my shopee page here 💋🥰

p.s. the photos of clothes + shoes are actually the cover photos ive used on my recent lives ♡ ako mismo nagtake photos niyan + edit kasi maarti ako ih, gusto ko iba-iba every live para masaya and para ma-challenge ako nyahahahahaha

p.p.s. super cute and nakakasofffft our furbebis, lalo si borgun, kasi every live talaga, sinasamahan niya ko like kung nasa sala ako or second room, nandoon din siya the whole live huhu he is such a sweet bebi bOi tologo 🐶💞

[sysig]

Bowtie Charm! Inspired by @zarla-s​‘ super cute rendition hehe 💕 (Patreon)

Bonus collar breakdowns:

Changes depending on the doodle!

[wraenata]

Oh, apparently it's one year from my cousins wedding. Which is one since I my tumblring started being affected by my ailments.

Happy anniversary to my cousin I guess but I'm kinda sad how long it's been. I'm working on feeling better tho <3

[pasta5284]

what if chihiro was a pony

[maraczeks]

+

[quibbs126]

So it seems the costumes are for the other train based update Cookies, alright

[187days]

Day One Hundred Twenty-Four

It’s Saint Patrick’s Day, so I wore a green shirt, and clipped shamrock-patterned ribbons in my hair. Some of my colleagues had even better outfits, and festive bling, as did some of our students. Also, three of my APGOV students from last semester came by to say hi and bring me a donut (they had a whole box, they were offering them to various teachers). Why did they decided donuts should be St. Patrick’s Day food? No idea, but I support it.

What else? All the students are hurrying to get teacher recommendations as to what courses they should take next year, so we’re all signing forms throughout the day. I refuse to do it in the middle of class, or let my students go to their other teachers in the middle of class, because it’s too disruptive. 

I taught a fun lesson in World about how Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism influence other aspects of culture (in East Asia and around the world). I gave students a list of traditions and customs, and had them explain which belief system they thought had influenced each one. That got them referring back to what they’d learned in previous classes, got them discussing how some of them had more than one correct answer. After we went over that assignment, we read an article together about high school life in China, Japan, and Korea, discussed the philosophical influences on education- and generally discussed how different the high school experience is from country to country. We ran a smidge short on time- both sections could’ve talked longer- but it’s alright. 

In APGOV, students wrapped up the tests they started yesterday. They did very well, and some of them reiterated the fact that, even though the tests are getting longer, they’re getting easier because the format is familiar and the information keeps repeating. I confirmed that all my questions come from past AP exams, s it ought to prepare them for the one they’ll take in May. That’s the hope, anyways. After they finished their tests, they started some work for the next unit: civil liberties and civil rights. They’d had some slides to read about civil liberties- I’d assigned that for homework, due by today- so I gave them an assignment to examine different scenarios and determine if a civil liberties violation had occurred. I also assigned an article about the rise, fall, and revival of the KKK because I don’t teach the civil rights movement without teaching the history that comes before it. 

Big things to discuss on Monday!

[midnightpia]

GUYS I FINALLY GOT DONUTS GOD BLESS TESCOS

[yamileth2561]

Hi!!

Just dropping by to say that absolutely adore your humanizations!! Keep up the great work!!

Here, have a doughnut from Douglas :]

Awww Thanks douggie!❤❤❤

[phoenixiancrystallist]

Month 4, day 26, Keen gets better defined gauntlets and I finally put those Rheddig skeleton pictures I've been taking to use! :D Turns out that's not a helmet, it's a mask! Don't ask me how it stays on, I'm assuming like sticky tack or something (I'm joking, it's probably a combination of "the designers didn't think about that" and "who cares? It looks cool!" Both of which are more common design choices than you might think!)

Reference images under the cut, warning for skelebones

Poor bastard's neck fused with the stairs ): Probably not a pleasant way to go

Anyway, its a super interesting design, clearly meant to be intimidating! The eye-like designs are actually far above the eye socket, because they're not actually eyeholes! The eye holes are the two little slits you can see below the eye-shaped decorations. And yes, you can see out of those slits! It was a common design in certain styles of armor, because it afforded the eyes the most protection while still allowing some, albeit limited, vision. They're not wide enough to get an arrow through them (although you can still be blinded by the arrow splintering and piercing your eye), for example, but they are wide enough and sit close enough to the face that they don't obstruct much of your vision. These guys are probably foot soldiers, because even though you can still see out of those slits, they kind of fuck up the kind of distance viewing an archer or artilleryman would need. This particular design is more decorative than combat-practical, considering that massive blind spot in the center of their vision thanks to that beak, but it looks really cool and tells me something nifty about Rheddah's culture and priorities when it comes to combat.

Specifically, it tells me that Rheddah values intimidation as a valid battle tactic. Look at this thing! Look at how far up the eye motif is on the mask, and how hard to spot those slits are. First, it'd be fucking terrifying to see these fellows bearing down on you, armed with pikes. Or at least I assume the pikes I've seen lying around these guys are theirs, but they might belong to Sila's soldiers. Or it's the same design regardless of nation of origin; I mean why design two kinds of pole-arm weapons when one works just fine for your environmental story telling purposes? It's not like a very specific nerd is going to trawl through and photograph every tiny detail that she sees! That would be absurd!!!

...ahem, anyway. Where was I going with this? Oh, yeah!

Without the rest of the Rheddig field uniform to go off of I have no way of knowing, but based entirely on these battle masks, I'm fairly sure Rheddah likes to use optical illusions to their advantage in battle as well. Because of where that eye motif is situated, their soldiers seem taller than they actually are, and in the heat of battle that split second of "wait those aren't eyes" can make or break a combat encounter. Something like this can fuck with perception just enough that your opponent will be slightly off in where they aim their attacks, and a well-trained soldier taking this into account can certainly use it to his advantage. There's also, like, someone's aiming for your eye? No they're not, my eyes are down here, asshole!

Oof, I had more to say about this than I thought I did, and I have more to say, but it's past my bedtime, I've had a stressful day, and I am the sleepy tireds, so I'm off to bed. Good night my loves! I shall return to gush about various designs in this game another day!

[chainsandcherries]

tomorrow i am getting donuts & possibly (likely) some new plants and we might go meet a kitten that we might be interested in adopting?

anyways for now my switch is fully charged and my joint is lit 😎

[likesplatterpaint]

Either the students gave me germs or I done fucker up trying to get a tonsil stone out.

Either way give it up for day 3 of sick: snot fountain edition.

At least I have my constant fellow bed blobs, pictured here, wondering why we are not in bed.