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crunchybanana.bsky.social
a babyalligator
@crunchybanana.bsky.social
conflicted description writer
teacher
other things too numerous and disorderly to summarize
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#introduction

I’m currently a high school teacher who works with students with a wide range of disabilities and interests —

and coincidentally, that describes me as well

things I love include art, books, music, the outdoors, food, sudden mushrooms, slang, photography, and youthful energy
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My biggest fear when visiting a foreign country is that after a day of wandering I'll happen upon a little museum of me. Shuffling along with other tourists through rooms of my discarded effects and lost memories, unable to translate the labels. Learning nothing about myself.
November 16, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
the ai “awakening” described here seems like a phenomenon of viral narcissism, a psychological infection that leads ppl to conclude they are MORE, somehow, than other ppl

and ultimately, it reads as a rejection of human thinking. other humans are not enough, they have become beneath them
This Spiral-Obsessed AI 'Cult' Spreads Mystical Delusions Through Chatbots
A patchwork of internet communities is devoted to the project of ‘awakening’ more digital companions through arcane and enigmatic prompts.
www.rollingstone.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
but more seriously — do you guys REALLY believe the blowjob story

it’s too funny to be true, no?
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
do you ever feel a little unsettled by a good mood?

as in, what IS this peculiar feeling
why is it happening
November 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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So geeked to hold this gem by @tomgauld.bsky.social in my hands! While I’ve read most of these in @newscientist.com great to have them in one sharp book! I’m particularly fond of the ones where he plays with comics conceptually, but all of them are brilliant & funny, he never misses! Good stuff!
November 14, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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maybe the craziest thing that I experience as a high school teacher is that when I figure out how to give kids work that they consider relevant and interesting, there is zero pushback
November 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
it is so poignant but also a touch maddening to listen to my elderly boss navigate sign in processes online

she is now mumbling about how the google has taken over the world
November 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
maybe the craziest thing that I experience as a high school teacher is that when I figure out how to give kids work that they consider relevant and interesting, there is zero pushback
November 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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My friends are talented. 🥰
bluesky, i finished a wee painting

it is my first gouache

#painting #gouache #smallthings #legionofhonor
November 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Well done!
More of this 😁
bluesky, i finished a wee painting

it is my first gouache

#painting #gouache #smallthings #legionofhonor
November 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
bluesky, i finished a wee painting

it is my first gouache

#painting #gouache #smallthings #legionofhonor
November 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
my spouse apparently tried to explain confirmation bias to the dog this morning to give him a little more insight into his social anxieties (the dog’s, not the spouse’s, because my spouse understands his anxieties pretty well) but the dog was not persuaded
November 13, 2025 at 2:09 AM
people are exuberant sometimes when you provide the space and the crayons

this wall was part of a local exhibit called the Art of Play

#wallwednesday #play #crayons #photography
November 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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I wonder what it’s like to be a millipede
November 9, 2025 at 3:03 AM
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I had a whole host of complicated feelings about a situation that was work related and I took the time to write an Earnest and Thoughtful Letter about them to a relevant person

and I received an Earnest and Thoughtful Response, which lightened me considerably

human writing matters
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
gun o’clock on a Sunday evening
November 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
my dog is the ultimate scaredy-pup, and unfailingly cowers at the side of the trail seeing any dog, large or small

but I think bc he’s buff & handsome no one interprets his behavior that way. everyone says “taking a rest, huh?” or they think he’s very polite! or aggressive & preparing to pounce
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM
unbelievable
I agree, they can’t nazi it
Then I looked.

And now idk what to say. There’s no way Walmart can’t see it.
November 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I wonder what it’s like to be a millipede
November 9, 2025 at 3:03 AM
what part of the dog cracks
November 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
you have to wear your flair on your face!
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.

They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.

If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."

🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
richy just loves him some chest reveal
November 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
spouse is watching spurs with me — he says, “i wish these players would… suddenly become much more awesome than they are”
November 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM