Laura

[Laura @theLauraQ]

@Simply_Rain_S this is so interesting! I do indeed have the short sticks, but I distinctly remember that they USED to be long/skinny! I just assumed they had ALL shifted to the new shape

[Laura @theLauraQ]

Celebrando hoy con mis estudiantes más pequeños 👻
(No le digan a Gustavito que su violín es un ukelele disfrazado 🤫)

[Laura @theLauraQ]

@bibliotudinous i might be misremembering, but I seem to remember EQ maps displaying magnitude in rings, like 6.1 at the center, 5.0 at this radius, 4.0 from here, etc? was this just a SoCal thing? 🤪 but yeah, the maps like the one you’re sharing are all we see now and are much more misleading

[Laura @theLauraQ]

@Simply_Rain_S no lighting, but prepping “book ghosts” for my small friends, and bracing myself for shenanigans😂 (Thursdays I see kindergarten and TK all day)

[Laura @theLauraQ]

@blacksheep_127 oof, make that “in most public spaces” 😆 (I don’t do it, but the URGE is real!)

especially when I spot that they’re my own students 💀

[Laura @theLauraQ]

@raulthe3rd @RhondaRatray @versifybooks @Harperkids these are AMAZING! 🤩

[Laura @theLauraQ]

@Simply_Rain_S oh, but it’s *extra fun* 😒 when it happens mid-lesson with a library full of small students!
happened twice last week, 5 seconds of darkness, screams, then 10-15min of redirection to get us all back on track and get circulation up and running again. 😂

[Laura @theLauraQ]

@clhubes see also: kindergarteners bellowing “NO RUNNING!” down the hallway, while they themselves are also running

[Laura @theLauraQ]

@purplemonkeyemy fascinating! i don’t think i’ve seen it around here AT ALL, and i work at an elementary sandwiched between 2 HSs, and pass 7 more HS on the way home! plenty of dopey teen trends, but nary a mullet! 😂

[Laura @theLauraQ]

@Coliemta looks delicious AND peaceful ☺️

[Laura @theLauraQ]

@blacksheep_127 in all seriousness though, I’ve had good luck with squishy insoles, but only in my bigger docs… i’ve resigned myself to the fact that all my pre-pregnancy docs are the kind of tight fit that i can tolerate for an hour of wear, but not for full-day stuff 😅

[Laura @theLauraQ]

@blacksheep_127 @WWWYFest see, I am the elderly emo who’ll clomp around in my docs delighting in how comfy they are for the first 1-3hrs, think ✨this time✨ it’ll be great, until they take a turn for the ABSOLUTELY NOT COMFORTABLE ANYMORE around hour 4, then proceed to cry and ruin my own good time 🫠😭

[Laura @theLauraQ]

@Coliemta 😂 kindergarteners all parroting each others answers inevitably takes a turn into one-upping and that’s when the answers get weird/awesome/hilarious

[Laura @theLauraQ]

@TonyDiTerlizzi this is so cool!! thanks for sharing!

[Laura @theLauraQ]

@ChiSpecialEd and the cutesy FONTS 🤦🏻‍♀️

[Laura @theLauraQ]

@blacksheep_127 maybe i’m great at organizational systems and repetitive tasks because I’m good at my job? maybe I’m great with kids because I’m an empathetic person? and MAYBE I’m good these things IN SPITE OF neurodivergent challenges that sometimes make these things MORE difficult? 🥴

[Laura @theLauraQ]

@blacksheep_127 it’s also low-key insulting? “oh, the ___ must make you so great at all these boring robot tasks, hur hur hur!” or even “aww, i’ll bet the ____ makes you relate to all these ___ kids!” um, no? (1/?)

[Laura @theLauraQ]

@LibraryLydia this likely will vary depending on what kind of hyphenation, though…? My name is PaternalSurname-MaternalSurname, so when using only one I default to PaternalSurname (the First Last)… someone using MaidenSurname-MarriedSurname might do differently

[Laura @theLauraQ]

@raulthe3rd @versifybooks @Harperkids @HarperStacks can’t wait to add these to our shelves!!

[Laura @theLauraQ]

@Simply_Rain_S 4-days weeks with Monday off are always a drag!
4-day weeks with FRIDAY off are amazing (and rare 😭)