She/Her🏳️‍⚧️ Union Rep, Solidarity Forever.https://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3mlwfl6ylrc26Okay, I was a bit heartened today hearing a room full of teens clowning on Clavicular. The kids are alright.15 May 2026 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwfl6ylrc26https://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3mltrdhc4jc2vDear Sekiro, Hi, My name is Gyoubu Masataka Oniwa. As I breathe, you will not pass the castle gate. Sincerely, Gyoubu Masataki Oniwa14 May 2026 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltrdhc4jc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3mloqo4kidk2zAynny Rand12 May 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloqo4kidk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3mlccdyqp5c2wMy colleagues had to survive me learning who William Taylor Adams is (pen name Oliver Optic), because I'd keep finding new random funfacts about him throughout the day.07 May 2026 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlccdyqp5c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3mlcc4tcqr22wSomehow, hacky sack has returned to the youths.07 May 2026 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcc4tcqr22whttps://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3ml7xtgugjs2wI think literally every streaming app is worse than it was a decade ago. Pure algorithm vs. me not wanting to watch a clip over just reading a synopsis.07 May 2026 00:34 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7xtgugjs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3mkyb5mzifk2zI don't want to be mean, but Xenoblade 2 is really gunning for the 'worst map experience' top spot. Doubt it can beat the likes of Control, but I sure do hate this map.03 May 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkyb5mzifk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3mky4cow7ps2eMy school has us put up "What I'm reading" posters I have to lie because the principal will get mad at me if I have these two book covers side by side03 May 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mky4cow7ps2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3mkunudaigk2mTop 15 shows, Gut instinct only: Paranoia Agent The Wire The Simpsons Apocalypse Hotel Revolutionary Girl Utena 30 Rock BoJack Horseman Better Call Saul Madoka Magica Derry Girls Apothecary Diaries The Twilight Zone Steven Universe It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia The Expanse [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkunudaigk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3mkoavl4p7s2vI think it is cool that, in this episode, Witch Hat Atelier imagines magic from the conceptual (Coco and Tetia) to the theoretical (Agott) to the technical (Richeh)29 Apr 2026 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkoavl4p7s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3mkoa3zvbjc2mI'm in my dreamscape where a packed court shoots down a lawsuit about packing the court, and adds 50 other additions to their decision that have nothing to do with the case, but they wanna put in anyway to save everyone's time.29 Apr 2026 23:14 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkoa3zvbjc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3mklujfclxc2fI lack the executive functioning to follow a streamer.29 Apr 2026 00:42 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklujfclxc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3mkjckunwqk2nI know Liar Game comes to us from the long-forgotten times of the mid-2000's but wow was this outdated in 2005.28 Apr 2026 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkjckunwqk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3mkgqm726pk2jI just bought a gigantic tome of ancient Greek plays and I really need a Tiresias to tell me not to buy these things, so I can ignore him in my hubris and buy it anyway.26 Apr 2026 23:48 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkgqm726pk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3mkef4xg5g22oThe live action One Piece is far and away the best version of that story. I'm kinda stunned how many perfect choices it makes.26 Apr 2026 01:18 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkef4xg5g22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3mke25bdxfk2nMy friend informed me that the Xenoblade 2 blades were designed by different industry artists, and finally I understand the vast range in design quality...25 Apr 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mke25bdxfk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3mkdgzo5hc22nThe top 5 trans Dark Souls characters are: 1: Dancer of the Boreal Valley 2. Anri of Astora 3. Micolash 4. Black Knife Tiche 5. Yatsu-no-Kami25 Apr 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdgzo5hc22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3mkbkdmfqz22iThe best method I've found for convincing students to get rid of "this quote shows", "in conclusion", etc is having them write out the sentence then go back and realize deleting these phrases never breaks their sentence structure.24 Apr 2026 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbkdmfqz22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3mjzfplun2227I'm going to push through because I love the writing and character designs of Hades II but...I don't feel there is much in there mechanically and the overarching plot feels far less personal and interesting. To some extent I think I just need to accept that this is a sequel.21 Apr 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzfplun2227https://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3mjxnh6z2q22rI think the hardest part of teaching is the "use words students understand while incorporating words you want them to know" style of instruction. I'm often worried I talk to people as if they are 15 with the [Word followed by synonym] method of communication. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Apr 2026 23:42 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxnh6z2q22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3mjv3y5k22s2uI make every DnD character I play have increasingly burdensome weaknesses and try to get the lowest stats possible so that they will be killed. This has backfired spectacularly because they keep inviting me to DnD and making sure I live.19 Apr 2026 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjv3y5k22s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3mjq3dvis4c2eA student said I was their favorite teacher today, so that has gotta keep me going until June, 2046.17 Apr 2026 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjq3dvis4c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3mjnlubheck2j"Hummingbird-speed karate chops on the one o'clock" -Peter on the If Books Could Kill/Maintainance Phase crossover, uttering the most perfect, utterly incomprehensible, sentence.16 Apr 2026 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnlubheck2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3mjkvpz2s5s2pIf Makio was a US citizen she definitely wouldn't file her taxes until April 15, and only after Kasamachi called to remind her it was tax day.15 Apr 2026 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkvpz2s5s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3mjfwv7ft3k2iI started my April->April, Apocalypse Hotel->Journal with Witch grief essay, and now I'm worried it will reach the wordcount limit in the forum I post on. It'll probably never see the light of day because it is...very personal about the tragedy at my school last April.13 Apr 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfwv7ft3k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3mjdjsi4jrs2hOkay, so I stalled on installing a phone update long enough that after getting around to the previous one a few days ago I've gotta update once more. There is a lesson to be learned here, and that is to never install updates.12 Apr 2026 23:44 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjdjsi4jrs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3mja33tqknc23Share an iconic horror film shot [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Apr 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mja33tqknc23https://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3mj6ie3xtys25I do have a genuine fear about AI eroding literacy among people who previously had to do the absolute minimum to graduate highschool. At the same time, I work with so many teens who don't use it just because...they don't like the idea of using it.10 Apr 2026 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6ie3xtys25https://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3miwwtsj3z222lol I clicked on Witch Hat Atelier and started watching, instantly baffled that the start was *completely* different from the manga... ...yeah, turns out the title card slid at the final second and I was actually watching "Daemons of the Shadow Realm" Which is a show, I guess.07 Apr 2026 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwwtsj3z222https://bsky.app/profile/philomela.bsky.social/post/3miudv2fcbs24Updated my phone. Turns out the whole update is integrating an ai assistant into how it works, so now I've gotta spend some time opting out of all that. I will not have my pristine settings infiltrated by some chatbot.06 Apr 2026 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:4g5e65jpzbecp6ofpa62rfvr/app.bsky.feed.post/3miudv2fcbs24