The English Phan

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[The English Phan @TheEnglishPhan]

Someone tell me: When an author like @BrandSanderson has an audiobook with mysterious unnamed speakers (i.e. opening epigraphs), is there a note of who it really is for the narrator so that @Kramer_Reading or whoever knows to do their voice and not a new one?

[The English Phan @TheEnglishPhan]

Heard some HS students nerding out about something as I walked by and realized it was Blade Runner, and I swear for a cold moment I thought I was having a dream, just because that's the kind of unlikely random detail that pervades my dreams. Interesting curveball, 2022.

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Stardew Valley gave me the opportunity to marry my wife *again.* How's that for a 10/10 experience?😀 #splitscreen #StardewValley #best15dollarseverspent @ConcernedApe

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...You can see it in their eyes: "Please let them fail and drop all of the food. Let them be so stunned by the fall that they can't stop us from getting it all."

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I don't have people in my life that just want me to fail, unless you count my dogs during Bánh mì brunch with the wife this morning...

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@JacqsRox @classcraftgame Wow! Another one of mine... Man it's been years, but I'm glad to see people still using these.

[The English Phan @TheEnglishPhan]

Finals week. I've seen some struggles this year, but more than ever I see some kids suddenly "get it." It clicks and they know not only what it's for but also how they'll be using what they build now for future classes and jobs to come. #hsmatters #dowhatittakes #PhansArmy

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Shout out to games that recognize that gamers have responsibilities and let you pause during any cutscene and save from any point.

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My love language involves surprise #brinner, and my wife learned this swiftly and effectively. She's been a keeper from the get-go.

[The English Phan @TheEnglishPhan]

So I was playing a video game in which I infiltrated a funeral. I proceeded to enter the funeral and was kicked out by a suspicious guard because, "who runs at a funeral?" #suddenlogic

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If you gave me a real samurai sword and had me face real samurai with no other prep, I would still do better than I did when I played #Nioh. I'm so bad at that game that I had to switch to #DBFZ to remind myself that I'm good at other games.

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A student yesterday said "Thank you for today's lesson, Mr. Phan." Surprised that end credits didn't appear in the space in front of me, but I still had one more period to teach.

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Got to focus on your victories. Take the good and eschew the bad. #dowhatittakes

[The English Phan @TheEnglishPhan]

So yesterday I got to text a parent that their daughter had gone to Saturday School and had increased her grade from a 40% to an 81%. #writeyouressays #dowhatittakes

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A quiet weeknight with the wife can be even more relaxing than the weekend.

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@itsyaboygibby Pretty good advice for challenging yourself, but I assume you're not talking about teachers, though; you've just literally described where I get paid to be every day.

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I ordered a fancy folding chair from Staples that has a 1000 lb capacity. They shipped me the wrong chair with an 800 lb capacity. So of course I had to complain. However, it's not fair that I have to sound so fat to get what I ordered.

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@itsyaboygibby Congrats!! Proud of you!

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I like how being in the "top 15th percentile" in the current Race Against Time still means I'm in 19,452nd place. #notaflex #humbling

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I mean talented artists but noticably different reaction in myself for sure. #soulcalibur