Suspiciously Nice Prof

I haven't been on here in a long time. I'm looking around, and the number of dramatic A.I. story posts is insane.

Vanilla Chai tea bag. Swiss miss packet. Steep. Cool. Pour over ice.

Quick note for white peeps in relationships with Asian peeps. "Tiny head" is a compliment. Signed, "17 years of people patting my head, smiling, and saying "so small"."

A lot of supportive teaching comments need to be said face to face--especially at the end of the semester. Writing out "I will hunt you down if you don't turn this in" can get misinterpreted. It needs the live, in person tone.

My students were talking about the "cool kid" snacks that people would bring in their lunchboxes in school, and now I very much need to show up on the last day with enough babybel cheeses and easy-peal mandarin oranges for everybody.

Another semester of research writing classes. Another paper without... any research in it. I don't... I just...

I recently tried a break from social media and failed. I think that was not the heart of the issue. As someone with the privilege of a laptop, I'm going to try giving up "recreational phone use" instead. This brick is now only Google searches, calls/text, a camera, and a GPS.

I looked up something about a walk in shower, and now my feed/ads is completely bombarded by contractors. Back, Handymen Back!

Today will end with breakfast for dinner. Come what may, there will be pancakes.

Applying for full time jobs and 1.) Hoping I get it. 2.) Pre-judging anyone who hires me because we both know there's always already a good adjunct who works there who deserves to be promoted to full time. Academia hard.

Sat through a meeting without my emotional support chapstick. Today *must* improve.

My favorite thing about being alive is the whole "We can make amazing things" human wonder. And people keep telling me "Don't worry, the robot can do it." NOT THE POINT, MATTHEW

You should be able to vote on your phone.

You go ahead and call it *Pal-entine's Day* and invite your friends over. And I hope you never outgrow cute names for the stuff you do.

"Let's help our students!" "Yes!" "Volunteers for job interview practice?" "Here!" "Volunteers for the barber class practice?" "Here!" "Volunteers for the phlebotomy class practice?" "...." "Guys?" "...."

How students can imagine I won't know an analysis is A.I... 2 pages of rambling about what a provided picture "may" "possibly" look like. "Probably" a famous piece of art. "Could be" symbolic. "Most likely" has a deeper meaning. 100% written by a furby.

People are using A.I. to write scintillating little anecdotes for their social media posts, and I am not a fan, but the idea that this works for engagement... People are *reading*, y'all. Dramatic gossip might just stem our literacy crisis.

Applied for a job, so I might actually have to start answering the phone when it rings. Please keep me in your thoughts during this trying time.

I think I'm a pretty modern teacher, but then I'm left staring at an email where I was checking on a struggling student in my class, worried about grades and attendance, and they sent me back--a thumbs up emoji. So... I don't have... anything to worry about...?

I am from-a-distance proud of the former picky eaters who now love sushi. That moment must have felt like the scene in Into the Spiderverse where Miles has to take a chance and jump off a building. But they did it.