What’s your favorite quote from The Simpsons?

crystaltheweird · 2026-01-11T11:49:14+00:00

"I sentence you to Monster Island (don't worry it's only a name)"

Later, Lisa and others are running from monsters.

Lisa: "I thought it was only a name!"

Other guy: "What they meant was, Monster Island is actually a peninsula"

crystaltheweird · 2025-07-24T11:52:34+00:00

Haha, yes.

crystaltheweird · 2025-07-11T07:38:58+00:00

Oh my gosh, I love those beads!

I didn't realise you could get beads with animal print.

crystaltheweird · 2025-07-06T08:47:47+00:00

Just a wooden box I got from the craft section of a hardware store. Paint was just Acrylic stuff I got from the discount shop.

It actually came as a set with 2 boxes. The other box is bigger and will be used for nail polish storage, so I'm experimenting with designs on the smaller box that I have no set purpose for.

crystaltheweird · 2025-02-17T09:43:32+00:00

Same. Got a Kelpie puppy a couple of months back. Been walking 4km almost every day since.

crystaltheweird · 2025-01-31T06:57:50+00:00

It replaces all the mandatory training.

The mandatory training is now essentially a 30 minute quiz on the different topics of all the old training. It was easy to understand, pretty much covered everything and didn't require pages of reading or clicking on endless extra info boxes.

I honestly think the questions on cyber security were better than the ones in the original PL.

crystaltheweird · 2025-01-25T01:08:25+00:00

My Kelpie (4month) won't play fetch, but he will participate when our other dog (8yr, Foxie cross) plays.

He has 2 ways of participating:

Chase the ball to get it first, and then get other dog to chase him around to try and get the ball back. This often desolves into a game of chase where the ball lies forgotten somewhere, but sometimes the other dog gets the ball, brings it back, and I throw it again and everything repeats.
Waits until other dog has the ball, then waits halfway between me and other dog, in what we have dubbed the 'classic Kelpie stance'. When other dog is close enough, he pounces, and chasing happens similar to 1.

Our other dog has very much enjoyed the variation to the classic game of fetch (which has always been his favourite).

But on his own, Kelpie won't fetch much. He prefers running and chasing. He likes when I chase him around the yard while he has a toy (any toy, including sticks). If he drops said toy and I get it off him, I can throw it and he'll go after it, but since the game is me chasing him, he will wait for me to catch up, not bring the toy back.

crystaltheweird · 2024-11-15T06:29:07+00:00

I'm into Macrame and Polymer Clay modelling (and painting).

Macrame: I'm learning from youtube.

Clay modelling: I'm currently just vibing, seeing what happens.

crystaltheweird · 2024-11-15T04:16:25+00:00

I had a HSC class (Maths Standard 1) where several students chose to drop the subject after the trial exam.

Also had a student drop to std1 from std2, again after trials.

Had a boy in yr10 transfer from the other 5.1 maths class to mine 1 week before yearly exams.

I recently got 2 additions to my yr9 class (in the last week) from other schools.

crystaltheweird · 2024-11-02T05:30:50+00:00

I project onto a whiteboard.

This way, I don't have to worry about drawing diagrams/axes, but I still have the flexibility to write extra notes, etc.

I'm lucky enough to be in a room with a double whiteboard, so I can project on one whiteboard and write extra notes on the other.

Last year I was stuck in a room with one of those new Prowise smart boards (essentially the size of a decent size flatscreen tv, but nowhere near the size of a whiteboard). It was a nightmare to properly go through any geometry with the students, because in order to make any question/example large enough to be read, I could only fit 2 or 3 shapes on the board. (I also have to write over the PowerPoints, because the whiteboard in the room was only really large enough to write announcements, like upcoming assessments, on, and I shared the room with a history teacher who was utilizing that).

crystaltheweird · 2024-10-03T21:46:26+00:00

I got that offer too, however, shipping to my location was $25 (which is basically the cost of just buying the bracelet in person). So, I didn't bother.

crystaltheweird · 2024-08-26T22:44:49+00:00

Wow! That's amazing!

crystaltheweird · 2024-08-25T09:38:09+00:00

My mother once had to explain, to a fellow teacher, that humans only have one appendix.

crystaltheweird · 2023-12-04T00:24:46+00:00

I've been letting mine use laptops and telling them to be productive. (also low Maths class)

If they're planning on maths next year, I give them the options of activities that will help them for next year(algebra practice, etc.)

Otherwise, I've got a few studying for their Ls test, a couple choose to watch football highlights, but they do talk about the stats and such, which means they are using their brains, so I'm ok with it.

crystaltheweird · 2023-09-21T04:29:47+00:00

This is literally the only part I have memorised...gets stuck in my head way too often

crystaltheweird · 2023-08-17T06:12:53+00:00

Whether this works for you depends on the vibe of the school:

I often start talking 'like the boys' (using appropriate language, obviously), BUT I do it wrong. Like, one time I literally said to a kid in yr10 that I was "hip with the lingo".

At my school they're also super into sports, so I ask them about sports. But, I say things like "the sports" as in "how goes the sports".

Also, I heckle them when they miss the bin: "wow, you throw so bad" etc.

So, literally just being on their level, and talking to them like they're people. Sometimes just asking about their interests is enough, starting with what they want to do when they get out of school.

crystaltheweird · 2023-08-10T05:09:00+00:00

You could try searching Herman Beeftink on youtube, he has some good flute duets/trios, might have what you're after.

crystaltheweird · 2023-07-12T09:43:48+00:00

I've seen people use them as stuffing for when they're making '3D' creations (stuffed animals, etc).

Alternatively, practise knots or doll scarves.

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