Carol

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Teacher of things. ATL-ish. Politics, history, cycling, and stuff that happened a long time ago in a galaxy far, far way.

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Carol@butdiscourse· Jul 31

School starts on Monday. I'm ready-ish. Aside from making the usual copies, crawling under desks to wrangle cords, and revamping pacing guides, I also finally covered the outlet on the utility cabinet which hasn't worked in the 16 years I've been in the classroom. I think I'm hilarious.

A picture of a wooden ultility cabinet with a paper sign taped over a non-functioning outlet. On the sign is a picture of an electrical outlet, and below it, the caption, "Ce n'est pas une prise électrique," in a cursive font. This is a reference to the Magritte painting, "The Treachery of Images."

The author does realize she will likely have to explain this a million times to her students.

Carol@butdiscourse· Jul 3

Presenting: A terribly dysfunctional team that would never work in real life!

A screenshot of the Velogames team for ButDiscourse, titled "Lycra or Not." The the team includes Lipowitz, Tiberi, Healy, Seixas, Pederson, Baudin., Cort, Abrahamson, and Vingegaard.

Carol@butdiscourse· Dec 3

Also, apparently Tidal will judge your music tastes at the end of every calendar year, like that other place. But since I've only been using it for a month, this is all it has to go on:

A screencap of OP's primary musical tastes, as noted by Tidal. Highlighted on the list as the phrases, "Indie Melancholia," "Earthy Harmonies," and "Poetic Lyrics." And yes, OP did used to attend and perform at poetry readings in college, if this list didn't hit you over the head with that fact.

Carol@butdiscourse· Sep 18

Man, let me tell you, I know it's just an automated system that gets all the feedback on the "Why did you cancel your subscription" form, but damn if it didn't feel good to tear something to fucking pieces.

A screenshot reading, "Ok, your subscription has been cancelled" from Disney+

Carol@butdiscourse· Aug 20

What a time to be about to teach this:

A photograph of the section header page for Unit Two of the AP African American Studies Course Exam and Description Guide. It reads, "UNIT TWO: Freedom, Enslavement, and Resistance."

Carol@butdiscourse· Jul 1

Velogames roster picked on vibes, not rational thought.

A square of nine cycling jerseys, each representing the OP's roster pick for their Velogames squad: Vingegaard, Roglic, Onley, Gall, Merlier, Powless, Gregoire, Van Aert, and Alaphilippe.

Carol@butdiscourse· Apr 20

GIF of Cassian Andor (played by Diego Luna) cast in firelight, wearing a poncho. He turns his head and asks, mouth full, "Can I eat my food?"

Carol@butdiscourse· Feb 25

Like, remember that hug between Brasso and Andor in "Rix Road?" The way it's shot is straight out of a Rembrandt-- looks a hell of a lot like "The Prodigal Son," honestly, which also fits for the theme.

A .GIF of Cassian Andor wrapping his arms around Brasso in episode 12, season 1 of ANDOR. Brasso is wearing a golden, worn-looking coat that catches a beam of light across his shoulders. The same light falls onto Cassian's forehead and the bridge of his nose, buried into his friend's shoulder in his grief. The background of the shot is dark as the two figures are meeting in the sewers. It is the type of hug you need when you've lost someone, and feel unmoored.

Carol@butdiscourse· Feb 7

And then I had an errand to run. And whennI got back to my desk I found this:

A yellow post-it note with bubbly, high school writing on it. The names of the addressee and writer have been blacked out for privacy reasons. The note reads: "Ms. ----, Thank you for teaching this class the way you do. I believe you are helping more students understand our current climate, and it means so much. It means everything!"

Carol@butdiscourse· Feb 3

Your coping mechanisms are very similar to mine:

A partially-constructed architectural model of London's Elizabeth Tower, built out of mini-blocks (smaller than Legos, but same vibe).

Carol@butdiscourse· Jan 14

I describe humans. All of them. I ask deeply annoying questions. I tell teenagers to put their phones away at least a dozen times a day and fight endlessly against AI because there is no substitute for reason. I decipher seventeen-year-old boy handwriting.

A black square with white text, reading: "Poorly explain what you do for a job."

Carol@butdiscourse· Nov 29

Quote this with a Star Wars character you're thankful for.

Carol@butdiscourse· Nov 28

If you see this post a knight

A piece of medieval marginalia-- that is, drawings in the margins of a hand-copied text. In it, a knight wearing a blue tunic and silver mail fights an abnormally large snail. As one does.

Carol@butdiscourse· Nov 23

I'm especially pleased that I get to put out the print of the Rich's Pink Pig that I found at an estate sale this summer:

A photo showing one side of a white fireplace mantel. There is a garland of mixed greenery twined with red and white burlap and a string of red beads across the top of the mantel and trailing off the side. A snowflake-shaped hook anchors a red Christmas stocking embroidered with a C. And resting on the mantel, propped against the wall, is a black-framed art print. There are two pink fairground carriages suspended from red tracks shown traveling through a forest of brightly colored Christmas trees and candy canes. The carriages each have pig snouts and ears and are smiling brightly.

Carol@butdiscourse· Nov 20

She's making good progress, though. I got this picture from her last night at 11:30.

A large yellow rubber duck leads a squadron of tiny, multi-colored ducks. They are lined up neatly on a wooden table, and sorted by color: pink, green, blue, orange, and yellow. There are 42 in all.

Carol@butdiscourse· Nov 20

To clarify, we'd also made her some of her favorite pumpkin soup and left it in the fridge so she's have something to eat when she got home. Thus the soup nonsequitor from Dad.

A screenshot of a family groupchat. Text reads:

"Home"

"There is a duck in my bathroom"

DAD: "Have some pumpkin soup."

ME: "Are there? How strange."

ME: "Maybe they needed to get out of the rain."

MOM: "It rained very hard last night... I'm sure ducks would like a dry place to hang out."

Carol@butdiscourse· Nov 16

And here is my vase. It's signed-- still working on the signature-- and clearly handmade, bases on the imprints of fingers on the inside.

Photograph of a white clay vase on a wooden dining table with a brightly-colored table runner. Behind the vase is a yellow gallery wall with paintings and photographs. The vase is hand-painted with black and white checkered patterns, crossed by thing red lines. At the top is a traditional eagle feather design.

Carol@butdiscourse· Nov 16

I don't know the maker of the lamp, but it's definitely vintage based on the wiring.

A 1960s era lamp sits on a wooden sideboard. The lamp is egg-shaped, with large, simplified leaf designs carved into the rough cream texture of the lamp. The leaves are glazed in colors ranging from gold to turquoise. The lamp is on, a gold light illuminating a spreading pothos plant in a turquoise pot next to it.

Carol@butdiscourse· Nov 14

A still from the 1996 film MATILDA, depicting the evil headmistress Trunchbull holding a child upsidedown by one leg in a glum, boring classroom. In the background, a sign reads, "IF YOU ARE HAVING FUN YOU ARE NOT LEARNING."

Carol@butdiscourse· Mar 4

What a day to be alive as a cycling fan and someone with eyes.