Rosarita Bizzarita
@rbizzario.bsky.social
Applied linguistics; Teaching & Learning. Senior Lecturer. Forest dweller 🌳🌱
Love: languages, learning, people, the environment, & #MuayThai 🥊
Toitū te Tiriti 🇳🇿🇵🇭
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Views are mine & other disclaimers apply.
Love: languages, learning, people, the environment, & #MuayThai 🥊
Toitū te Tiriti 🇳🇿🇵🇭
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Views are mine & other disclaimers apply.
I do this too. I also delete work apps during annual leave & long weekends. I have my phone on do not disturb most of the time so I don’t get any notifications or even phone calls except for the few people who can bypass them. In saying that I still think about work+study & read related stuff lol
One thing I’ve been doing for some time now, is while I have outlook & teams installed on my iPhone & iPad, I NEVER allow notifications, not even badges, for them. I can access them if I need to, but they don’t get to notify me of anything.
On my work Mac, notifications are allowed, but only if …
On my work Mac, notifications are allowed, but only if …
One thing I am doing as I head toward 2026 is turning off notifications in apps.
No one needs instant access to me and my energy in that way.
We have been conditioned to be on and accessible 24/7 and it's bullshit.
No one needs instant access to me and my energy in that way.
We have been conditioned to be on and accessible 24/7 and it's bullshit.
December 20, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I do this too. I also delete work apps during annual leave & long weekends. I have my phone on do not disturb most of the time so I don’t get any notifications or even phone calls except for the few people who can bypass them. In saying that I still think about work+study & read related stuff lol
If there’s a BlackSky, is there a BrownSky too?
December 19, 2025 at 3:49 AM
If there’s a BlackSky, is there a BrownSky too?
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People who aspire to be academics: I wish to live a life of the mind
Actual academics:
Actual academics:
I have a weird question for the #bird people on here. Do you think someone could tell that a book was pooped on specifically by a sparrowhawk (or perhaps hawks generally) just from the feces? I'm looking at a 16th c. case where witnesses claim books were pooped on specifically by sparrowhawks!
December 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
People who aspire to be academics: I wish to live a life of the mind
Actual academics:
Actual academics:
When ColdPlayGate blew up I thought it was funny for 2 seconds. Then I remembered someone saying that people reserve the worst kind of ruthlessness to women.
The Ritual Shaming of the Woman at the Coldplay Concert www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/s... 🎁
The Ritual Shaming of the Woman at the Coldplay Concert www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/s... 🎁
The Ritual Shaming of the Woman at the Coldplay Concert
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
When ColdPlayGate blew up I thought it was funny for 2 seconds. Then I remembered someone saying that people reserve the worst kind of ruthlessness to women.
The Ritual Shaming of the Woman at the Coldplay Concert www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/s... 🎁
The Ritual Shaming of the Woman at the Coldplay Concert www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/s... 🎁
rbizzario.bsky.social's Bluesky Wrapped 2025
Check out rbizzario.bsky.social's year on Bluesky!
www.madebyolof.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Are you the parsley that garnishes every shit? Who asked you?
Don’t comb your hair. You’re not in the photograph.
Unsolicited advice coming at you this silly season? Have I got a phrase for you! 🧵
Don’t comb your hair. You’re not in the photograph.
Unsolicited advice coming at you this silly season? Have I got a phrase for you! 🧵
A thread of how to say “nobody asked you” from around the world, starting with this one…
A Lithuanian way of telling someone to mind their own business is ne tavo kiaulės, ne tavo pupos. It means “not your pigs, not your beans.”
A Lithuanian way of telling someone to mind their own business is ne tavo kiaulės, ne tavo pupos. It means “not your pigs, not your beans.”
December 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Are you the parsley that garnishes every shit? Who asked you?
Don’t comb your hair. You’re not in the photograph.
Unsolicited advice coming at you this silly season? Have I got a phrase for you! 🧵
Don’t comb your hair. You’re not in the photograph.
Unsolicited advice coming at you this silly season? Have I got a phrase for you! 🧵
Reposted by Rosarita Bizzarita
If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
December 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
#SecretSantaAoNZ giftee is happy. They went down a bit of a memory lane ☺️ It was also nice to see kudos from Santa’s Elves, too. Warms my heart ❤️
December 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
#SecretSantaAoNZ giftee is happy. They went down a bit of a memory lane ☺️ It was also nice to see kudos from Santa’s Elves, too. Warms my heart ❤️
Thank you #SecretSantaAoNZ! Great to hear this picture has given you joy!
I totally thought it was a frame for my graduation parchment paper 🤣 The good thing is that this is a gift that will keep on giving 🤣🤣🤣 🕺🏻🕺🏽🕺🏾🕺🏼🕺🏿
I totally thought it was a frame for my graduation parchment paper 🤣 The good thing is that this is a gift that will keep on giving 🤣🤣🤣 🕺🏻🕺🏽🕺🏾🕺🏼🕺🏿
December 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Thank you #SecretSantaAoNZ! Great to hear this picture has given you joy!
I totally thought it was a frame for my graduation parchment paper 🤣 The good thing is that this is a gift that will keep on giving 🤣🤣🤣 🕺🏻🕺🏽🕺🏾🕺🏼🕺🏿
I totally thought it was a frame for my graduation parchment paper 🤣 The good thing is that this is a gift that will keep on giving 🤣🤣🤣 🕺🏻🕺🏽🕺🏾🕺🏼🕺🏿
Billie very excited about gift opening. #SecretSantaAoNZ
December 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Billie very excited about gift opening. #SecretSantaAoNZ
2026 is gonna be my year, mfers!
December 16, 2025 at 8:42 AM
2026 is gonna be my year, mfers!
Vanessa Smith-Glintenkamp! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏾 You’re my hero for actually standing up for your principles. I hope you get lots of job offers coming your way.
#ToitūTeTiriti That’s how we do #NZPol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
#ToitūTeTiriti That’s how we do #NZPol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Executive assistant resigns over mayor’s ‘disregard for Treaty principles’
Woman resigns over Napier mayor’s ‘disregard for Treaty principles’.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Vanessa Smith-Glintenkamp! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏾 You’re my hero for actually standing up for your principles. I hope you get lots of job offers coming your way.
#ToitūTeTiriti That’s how we do #NZPol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
#ToitūTeTiriti That’s how we do #NZPol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
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December 15, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Fave Nicolas Cage film.
Just coz it’s recent for me.
Just coz it’s recent for me.
December 14, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Fave Nicolas Cage film.
Just coz it’s recent for me.
Just coz it’s recent for me.
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No parent wants this text. Thinking of the Brown University community.
December 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
No parent wants this text. Thinking of the Brown University community.
Must see movie ➡️ The Kitchen (2023).
Great acting, storyline, superb soundtrack. Watch it!
Great acting, storyline, superb soundtrack. Watch it!
December 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Must see movie ➡️ The Kitchen (2023).
Great acting, storyline, superb soundtrack. Watch it!
Great acting, storyline, superb soundtrack. Watch it!
White Wine in the Sun by Tim Minchin is the best Christmas song ever #SecretSantaAoNZ
youtu.be/fCNvZqpa-7Q?...
youtu.be/fCNvZqpa-7Q?...
December 13, 2025 at 7:20 AM
White Wine in the Sun by Tim Minchin is the best Christmas song ever #SecretSantaAoNZ
youtu.be/fCNvZqpa-7Q?...
youtu.be/fCNvZqpa-7Q?...
Which lines of poetry live rent free in-free in your head?
Go placidly amidst the noise and haste, and remember what peace there maybe in silence.
Go placidly amidst the noise and haste, and remember what peace there maybe in silence.
She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes;
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes;
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
Dreamed I saw a building with a thousand floors
A thousand windows and a thousand doors….
Also:
I do not dream of Sussex Downs,
Of quaint old England’s quaint old towns…
Dreamed I saw a building with a thousand floors
A thousand windows and a thousand doors….
Also:
I do not dream of Sussex Downs,
Of quaint old England’s quaint old towns…
December 13, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Which lines of poetry live rent free in-free in your head?
Go placidly amidst the noise and haste, and remember what peace there maybe in silence.
Go placidly amidst the noise and haste, and remember what peace there maybe in silence.
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There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
December 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
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It’s #PhD application season—any tips you think would be helpful? Thanks a lot, Bluesky friends! #forensiclinguistics
December 12, 2025 at 7:44 AM
It’s #PhD application season—any tips you think would be helpful? Thanks a lot, Bluesky friends! #forensiclinguistics
Aging Out of Fucks!!
Makes sense that I have fewer fucks to give these days. I shall embrace it & work with this changing side of me!
Makes sense that I have fewer fucks to give these days. I shall embrace it & work with this changing side of me!
Aging Out of Fucks: The Neuroscience of Why You Suddenly Can’t Pretend Anymore
Your brain's middle finger to people-pleasing
www.blog.lifebranches.com/p/aging-out-...
Your brain's middle finger to people-pleasing
www.blog.lifebranches.com/p/aging-out-...
Aging Out of Fucks: The Neuroscience of Why You Suddenly Can’t Pretend Anymore
Your brain's middle finger to people-pleasing
www.blog.lifebranches.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Aging Out of Fucks!!
Makes sense that I have fewer fucks to give these days. I shall embrace it & work with this changing side of me!
Makes sense that I have fewer fucks to give these days. I shall embrace it & work with this changing side of me!
Probably one of the best analyses of this moment I’ve read. kyla.substack.com/p/everyone-i...
Everyone is Gambling and No One is Happy
Vibes, AI, open-mouth coughing, and lessons from 40 weeks of travel
kyla.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:51 AM
My kid got the 🌟Top Gardener🌟 award for the school garden-to-table program 🌱
They had no academic awards but had school values awards instead. I’m into it! Contrast that with the “honours lists” of my schooling years in the 🇵🇭. If you got over 90% grade average you were on the list. 75% under? Fail.
They had no academic awards but had school values awards instead. I’m into it! Contrast that with the “honours lists” of my schooling years in the 🇵🇭. If you got over 90% grade average you were on the list. 75% under? Fail.
December 12, 2025 at 7:26 AM
My kid got the 🌟Top Gardener🌟 award for the school garden-to-table program 🌱
They had no academic awards but had school values awards instead. I’m into it! Contrast that with the “honours lists” of my schooling years in the 🇵🇭. If you got over 90% grade average you were on the list. 75% under? Fail.
They had no academic awards but had school values awards instead. I’m into it! Contrast that with the “honours lists” of my schooling years in the 🇵🇭. If you got over 90% grade average you were on the list. 75% under? Fail.
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Someone recently asked what wealth inequality and oligarchy has to do with fascism and why we should focus on regulating billionaires and balancing the wealth inequality and not fascism. So I’m going to create a thread explaining how wealth inequality helps drive the fascism. It’s connected. 🧵
December 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Someone recently asked what wealth inequality and oligarchy has to do with fascism and why we should focus on regulating billionaires and balancing the wealth inequality and not fascism. So I’m going to create a thread explaining how wealth inequality helps drive the fascism. It’s connected. 🧵
Reposted by Rosarita Bizzarita
Are you raising a #bilingual child? I’d love to hear about your experiences. Here’s a link to a questionnaire for parents: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/cardiff/pi...
I’m also interested in the children’s and young people’s (aged 10-22) views! Message me for a link!
I’m also interested in the children’s and young people’s (aged 10-22) views! Message me for a link!
December 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Are you raising a #bilingual child? I’d love to hear about your experiences. Here’s a link to a questionnaire for parents: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/cardiff/pi...
I’m also interested in the children’s and young people’s (aged 10-22) views! Message me for a link!
I’m also interested in the children’s and young people’s (aged 10-22) views! Message me for a link!