KarlaTheKoala

inept at Twitter. trying my best.

[KarlaTheKoala @KarlaTheKoala2]

@my_shipsank This movie still haunts me

[KarlaTheKoala @KarlaTheKoala2]

Me: It's almost time to start decorating for fall!
Joel: Oh God. How many Octobers 'til we're dead??

[Max Lewis @MaxLewisTV]

A police officer gets a squirt of hand sanitizer while 19 children and two teachers were murdered at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas

[KarlaTheKoala @KarlaTheKoala2]

@Rachael_Noone95 Me as a literal music teacher 😅

[KarlaTheKoala @KarlaTheKoala2]

The thunder that is currently happening is quite literally shaking our apartment, and I'm taking that as a sign that an angry god - actually I'm guessing angry goddess(es) - are pissed and want to drown out these stupid, piddly 4th of July fireworks ✌️

[Thoughts of Dog @dog_feelings]

do not start. with those sky booms. i don’t like them. and you don’t deserve them

[KarlaTheKoala @KarlaTheKoala2]

I wonder if every toaster I've ever owned is terrible or if I am simply inept at using one of the most basic kitchen appliances

[KarlaTheKoala @KarlaTheKoala2]

I just informed a class of 5th graders that you don't have to change your last name when you get married & they LOST IT. One boy nervously asked if my husband had to take my name instead & I said nope we're staying ourselves and they were SHOCKED.

[KarlaTheKoala @KarlaTheKoala2]

I'm not saying teacher tired is a whole other level of tired. But I am saying I came home from work, laid on the ground, and just FELL ASLEEP. ON THE GROUND. ASLEEP.

[KarlaTheKoala @KarlaTheKoala2]

For once there were more women than men in the free weights area and honestly it felt like we were all giving off superhuman strength vibes just by being the majority and I want more of that from here on out please.

[KarlaTheKoala @KarlaTheKoala2]

How do you figure out if it's just like...grad school stress or global pandemic stress or work stress... or actually mental illness?? Like what does that line look like and how do you know which side of it you're on?

[KarlaTheKoala @KarlaTheKoala2]

@Rachael_Noone95 😰

[KarlaTheKoala @KarlaTheKoala2]

@Rachael_Noone95 Index funds. Because otherwise it's mostly just a game for the elite.

[KarlaTheKoala @KarlaTheKoala2]

Me: So I was teaching this class where the behaviors are so exhausting and dangerous. And then I weirdly felt trapped inside myself, like really far away?
Barbara: Your job is traumatic.
Me: I mean-
B: No. That's called dissociating, and it's a trauma response. Trau👏ma👏tic👏.

[KarlaTheKoala @KarlaTheKoala2]

There was a point in time when I naively thought contacting parents about their child's behavior would lead to a Mrs. Weasley howler type of situation. And in a way, I was right. Except instead of being sent to the student, the howler always comes to the teacher 🙃

[Jay Wamsted @JayWamsted]

not Wordle, just a public school seating chart tracking quarantines & absences
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[SparkNotes @SparkNotes]

Emma and Mr. Knightley

[KarlaTheKoala @KarlaTheKoala2]

Last week when we were virtual my attendance rate was 95-100% across all classes. This week, in person, attendance has so far been 55%-88% max. And tomorrow I will teach a class with, at most, a 16% attendance rate because cases and quarantines exploded today. So. Um. Yeah. 🥲