New office decorations!

Made it through another week without rage quitting.

Oh good we are arguing about whether immigrants are the reason I95 has so many accidents.

Mental break before printer tech support and brunch at the in-laws.

Last night went better than expected but we arrived at the restaurant after six hours of driving through I95 traffic and I was barefoot and frazzled and there was only valet parking??!

Made it to my MIL’s after a week at my FIL’s. Had dinner, now in bed. Put on Knowledge Fight so I can fall asleep listening to the boys fighting the good fight. I’m worn down in about every dimension but hopefully I’ll awake ready to do tech support and one last meal with in-laws.

I’ve just explained the concept of a “turf war” to a fourth grader. Someone stole our A/V booth mascot which is *clearly* labeled do not touch. We have no choice but to retaliate once we find out who did it.

This is Radley. He's being accused of stealing a bag of bagels. That's ridiculous. He was just keeping this one warm for you. 13/10 please show some appreciation (TT: carrie.pietz)

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I have my fantasy football team.

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I’m not trying to do the girls-don’t-know-football, because I do have my favorite teams. I just don’t understand yet obsessing over all these stats of players I haven’t heard of before.

I’m excited to be excited by this.

My first battle at my new job is to be known with the students as my first name, at a school where that has never happened before.

I’m introducing the idea that it’s the height of respect to call someone by their preferred form of their name. My tiny act of rebellion.

First day at new job! First day of school for the kids!

What a lot of nerves, excitement and hope today holds for our family. We will all be a little calmer by 5pm.

In an attempt to fit in at my new job I have joined the fantasy football league.

To be honest I thought you played with fantasy players*, but since I don’t truly know anything about the real players I remain hopeful.

* I didn’t expect there to be actual dragons but a girl can dream

This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.

This is Igor, but you may know him better as "a sentient middle finger wrapped in a cloud of fur." He went viral last month when his rescue posted a brutally honest adoption bio about him. And it worked! He found a perfect (and very brave) forever family. 14/10 congratulations little guy

This is Sirius. He wanted to show off all of his best unconventional tricks. 14/10 what an absolute pro

For the “final exam” in his Journalism and Creative Writing classes at Princeton University, John McPhee asked students to spell these 20 words, and to list the 11 words in the English language that end in “umble.” Could you pass? nyer.cm/oqsexjI