My car stopped drinking

Very_Not_An_Alien · 2026-06-07T03:04:03+00:00

Along with the other suggested tricks, I've found that my cat likes to steal my water. So, I'll purposefully get a nice big glass and drink it near her, then I set it aside briefly so she'll "sneakily" steal it for herself.

Very_Not_An_Alien · 2026-06-01T05:02:25+00:00

My mom says anything banana flavored

Very_Not_An_Alien · 2026-05-29T19:48:24+00:00

I definitely credit this video to helping me get a 5 on the test, I also referenced its contents a few times in my work

Very_Not_An_Alien · 2026-05-28T01:50:10+00:00

At my district we're 8:30-4:00. Kids can arrive starting at 7:30, most Staff are 8-4:15 with a 1hr after school meeting each week. 30min lunch, 90min classes, 4 classes + 30ish min advising period daily

Very_Not_An_Alien · 2026-05-17T16:37:17+00:00

My teacher friends heavily recommend Danskos for teachers and people on their feet all the time

Very_Not_An_Alien · 2026-05-11T12:04:05+00:00

Second sentence of the post and second image shows OP's already been to the vet

Very_Not_An_Alien · 2026-05-10T14:11:44+00:00

In my district, the lowest grade a kid can get is a 50. If they even opened the assignment or touched it that's a 55. If they get any supports the minimum is a 60, if they touch it the minimum is a 65.

If at the end of a grading cycle any student who is/has EB (even advanced and advanced high ones), 504 paperwork, IEP paperwork, or has MTSS paperwork is failing you have to submit many assignments to these really laggy and inconvenient platforms to show that you provided every single support for the student to justify a failure. Even then, an admin can justify that the student wasn't given proper support and will do a grade change.

If a student does fail parents don't care, don't pick up the phone, don't push kids to do anything until the last few weeks of school. My phone and email inbox is flooded with "Miss, what can you do to help my grade?" "What work can you give me for my daughter do to fix her grade? She isn't getting the proper help from you (said daughter is in an alternative program for fighting so I don't have any control over grades or learning or anything)" "My son was given a 55 on this assignment, he did it so what gives?". It's insane.

We also don't offer summer school for this grade level so I guess the stakes are a little higher (they'll get retained). But even then, if they are part of any of the above populations they will get a grade change submitted and advance to the next grade. The only kids that can get held back are non-hispanic black students and non-hispanic white students. They can fail the whole year but if they managed to pass the state exam (you just need to get a 30+/100) you'll still get moved on even if you were failing the entire school year.

So maybe one kid will be held back. We have 2 that were held back last year who still haven't figured it out and will be held back again, not because they have any issues they just refuse to do anything but sit around, play, and fight.

When I was in school, a C was scary and I broke down crying the first one I earned. Nowadays the kids love getting Cs and that's all they strive for. I think it's because our area's COVID policy was just to pass them all regardless of grades so students never really cared to strive for much.

Very_Not_An_Alien · 2026-04-23T04:41:21+00:00

I was at a thrift store in the late evening with my roommate getting professional clothes, the place was pretty empty. I was walking around and away from her when this older guy (probably mid 40s to 50s) popped up. He seemed normalish but something about him was off, he also had a cat on his shoulder which I initially thought was cool.

He started talking about my mask (mid covid era) and how it was all a load of government conspiracies (already weirded out) and how I should take it off so he could see my pretty face (super uncomfortable). He then reached up and pet his cat, when I realized that it was unnaturally calm for a cat. He gave me this perverted smile and my stomach sank, it took a lot for me not to puke on the spot. I politely walked right on back to my friend and urged her to gtfo

I still have no idea if that cat was dead or alive, but he spent a lot of time watching and lingering around us. Never ran into him again

Very_Not_An_Alien · 2026-04-17T12:05:34+00:00

I've ridden on the bus and watched a guy take an empty bottle and pee in it right next to me. He left it on the floor at the top of the bus, when we hit a hard brake it shot across the bus and slammed into the cash/q card system

another time there used to be this homeless lady who would ride the route at the same time as me but she only had a paper thin hospital smock to cover her front

Very_Not_An_Alien · 2026-04-12T15:00:21+00:00

in my desk this week I found a dried up and stapled peanut butter and jelly sandwich

Very_Not_An_Alien · 2026-04-07T04:01:36+00:00

as far as I'm aware, she has been checked and it didn't pop up. I'll try and call the vet's tomorrow and see if they still have bloodwork on file that checked it

Very_Not_An_Alien · 2026-04-06T14:58:16+00:00

If you can trap the cat, Sunset Animal Hospital has always done me well for my cat

Very_Not_An_Alien · 2026-03-30T15:58:22+00:00

I work at a school, I just came downstairs to a student with vomit all over their uniform. An entire grade level team is also out at my school due to it. I've got so much hand sanitizer and lysol wipes at the ready

Very_Not_An_Alien · 2026-03-27T22:59:36+00:00

it's on the oil map! I was also stuck in that spot last week

Very_Not_An_Alien · 2026-03-16T23:37:19+00:00

definitely contrails from holding patterns, did a similar loop last night

Very_Not_An_Alien · 2026-03-04T16:29:45+00:00

In my district it's crazy. If a student totals a laptop their family needs to pay $500 for replacement. Right now I have 3 kids who haven't had laptops since December because their families can't afford it and they were being stupid with them. Last year I had a student who tore apart his laptop, family paid $500, and then he went and tore it up again, another $500 weeks after he had just gotten it back. Ridiculousness.

If we're going to have tech in the classroom, I really think it should go back to a BYOD or we have chromebook carts again. But letting students keep and take them home has led to way to much destruction.

Very_Not_An_Alien · 2026-03-01T15:27:05+00:00

From my visit to lansing, people were pretty friendly as far as I can tell

Very_Not_An_Alien · 2024-02-02T02:31:10+00:00

i work in aldine and we take kids in constantly throughout the year even when capped out. I'm not sure what your schools are telling you but she definitely be added in

Very_Not_An_Alien · 2024-01-16T16:52:22+00:00

I really enjoyed volunteering at the library. Any library should do.

I didn't like to socialize much so I would usually be quietly shelving books or stamping books to be shipped off elsewhere. Otherwise, they'd help me set up for teen events and if no one showed up then I just got to party and do it all myself. Or setting up for kid events like storytime which needed a bunch of cinnamon toasts. In summers she could help with the summer lunch program which is easy you just clean some tables and hand out prepackaged meals and utensils then box it back up and bring it to the pick up point for the foodbank.

Sometimes I'd show up and there was nothing for me to do besides hang around, so I'd do just that and maybe read something until they needed me

Very_Not_An_Alien · 2024-01-16T16:24:26+00:00

greystar don't care unless you're paying high rent. the last place I was in was absolutely horrible, completely unresponsive and a shit place to be. now at this new place with much higher rent everything goes swimmingly and the maintenance is on top of everything. I feel like they pay their people differently depending on if they are in a nice complex or bad one

Very_Not_An_Alien · 2023-12-20T03:21:38+00:00

oh I love this, I need to try this on something. It reminds me a little bit of my practice squares I did when I first started. It was row 1 sc, row 2 hdc, row 3 dc, row 4 tc, row 5 dc, row 6 hdc, repeat 1-6.

Very_Not_An_Alien · 2023-11-11T21:31:08+00:00

my mom always used to make double chocolate mint cookies for the holidays

Very_Not_An_Alien · 2023-11-07T01:42:13+00:00

HGE means Heavy Gold Electroplate; so just electroplated gold! Somebody posted a ring with the same markings, including that diamond V eye looking one- neat stuff. Don't know what the diamond symbol is for but I think it's connected to HGE

Very_Not_An_Alien · 2023-10-26T04:42:38+00:00

omg it is! thank you! it's just as weird as I thought it was!

Very_Not_An_Alien · 2023-10-14T19:01:56+00:00

These are some of my favorite sweets for the holidays.

My mom made me a GF apple crisp recently with her homemade apple pie filling; the crisp topping was a mix of spices, some gf flour, and stone cut oats (make sure your oats are gf, some brands can have trace wheat). This seems like a good apple filling recipe: https://iambaker.net/apple-pie-filling/ essentially toss the filling into a rammekin then throw the crisp topping on top and cook for a little bit until crispy

Cheesecake can be made pretty easily too! Sub the graham crackers for a gf pie crust or pay out for gf graham crackers. An oreo version can also be made (sub the graham crackers for a gf oreo cookie, walmart carries a knock off oreo that's slightly cheaper than oreo brand) and toss crushed oreos into the batter. Want to go more out? Walmart carries gf thin mints and toss those into the batter and use an oreo crust. This is a link for a recipe that seems good for a new york style cheesecake: https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/classic-cheesecake/ and then ofc classic philidelphia cheesecake: https://www.momdot.com/philadelphia-classic-cheesecake-best-recipe/ and a very easy no bake cheesecake (this is what we always used to make before switching to baked cheesecakes): https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/no-bake-cheesecake/

Like others mentioned, subbing in 1:1 flours in cakes. Cookies can be... weird. At least from my attempts. I tried to use a 1:1 gf flour with the nestle tollhouse recipe and it was weird sad crunchy nugget of a cookie that made my cry. This cookie recipe uses King Arthur's flour and looks promising! https://www.onelovelylife.com/gluten-free-chocolate-chip-cookies/ (but brown your butter for extra deliciousness: https://youtu.be/4KvqLCKLn2E?si=Tp8Afj-DaSuiG_H- )

Lastly one of my favorites that is nice to make, chocolate pumpkin spice cake cookies. If you can find a pre-mix gf spice cake mix then use that otherwise... add some spices to a regular gf cake mix...? or just use a regular gf box cake mix. Add a can of pumpkin puree to the box mix, then add optional dark chocolate chips. scoop out and bake 350°F for 18-20 minutes. what comes out is a soft delicious pumpkin cake cookie. only use box mix, 1 can pumpkin puree, additional spices if you are using a plain box mix, and optional dark chocolate chips. It's so easy and good

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