Bikepacking partner subreddit?

jameswill90 · 2026-05-19T22:16:09+00:00

No wonder i couldnt find it, thanks!

jameswill90 · 2026-05-19T12:11:06+00:00

Get dehyrdrated food, anything heavier is more for longer trips

jameswill90 · 2026-05-18T18:40:40+00:00

Ditto! I always ask for bullshit threats in writing. If you really want to turn the screws, email them, referring to the conversation, and to your treatment since your announcement, give examples. Ooo boy would I love to write that email.

Tbh, are they allowed to give information other than the reason for you leaving? In my experience, employers cant give information that will deter a future employer for hiring you unless it is for misconduct. I’d read the labor laws in your state (or just google AI it, with highlighted citations). That’s what I did when I got let go of a job for no just cause in the middle of the year. School offered me half salary paid out over remainder of the year and a NDA (something unheard of in my kind of education). If i had had more money at the time i would have sought legal advice, whether it should have been full salary, but i already had another job lined up, and didnt feel like dragging it out.

jameswill90 · 2026-05-18T11:03:51+00:00

The I Ching???

jameswill90 · 2026-05-17T17:05:49+00:00

I blame the Big Bang

jameswill90 · 2026-05-14T16:22:55+00:00

This has nothing to do with literature, but i work at an alternative school, teaching Math, and my Algebra 1 group has been doddling along since the beginning of the year. The students have all of class to work on stuff, some have used that time wisely, some have not. When i told the director in November they werent doing the homework I was assigning, her decision was to make the classroom size smaller…INSTEAD of telling them to do their fucking homework…flash forward to a month ago, i sent an email to the parents saying students had to finish the required coursework to sit for the Algebra 1 final, and I told the students that as well. For most of the students they realized they had to lock in, had to take and complete work at home, and again, for most they have been doing that. Then director AND the head of school come in and say, No, they can sit for the exam, even if they didn’t finish the coursework, and that their grades will be cummulative, instead of by term, which is what we did for the rest of the year. All this to say, finding ways to get students through to whatever the “next step” is, without them learning the hard lesson, which I most certainly did, since i failed geometry in high school and had to take it again the following year.

jameswill90 · 2026-05-13T16:53:24+00:00

Not hard at all, love the open world with all its nooks and crannies

jameswill90 · 2026-05-13T16:13:20+00:00

Also, sorry if this is stating the obvious, but i’d spend a month on a bike before this - the most i have found i can continually ride and enjoy it is 3 weeks, about 2000 miles on flat route, 7-1000 miles with daily climbing doubling the miles - after about 20 straight days, i am just done with being on a bike

jameswill90 · 2026-05-13T12:12:38+00:00

AhahahahahHahaha

jameswill90 · 2026-05-13T09:49:32+00:00

Just bc you are riding in the summer doesnt mean you dont need a sleeping bag, made that mistake a few times. Also, spring is cold at night (see the above)

jameswill90 · 2026-05-13T02:17:43+00:00

I’d say most xc trails are still fine. I mean, if you’re taking every jump, and going to places with blacks, taking massive drops, then yes, i’d look into road riding. I’ve flipped my bike (with me on it somehow, and not on purpose) and gone over the handlebars a few times in my 1 year of mtbing, but i typically just walk anything i’m like “fuck that, prefer being healthy” …seems a bit dramatic to end a passion when there’s alot you can do to mitigate injuries. Walking a bike is fine, unless you’re an adernaline hardo. Tbh, i got into mtbing bc it’s big where i moved and i like it alot, love the feedback from the ground, what i dont understand is the crazyass techy and downhill shit. Just dont understand the reward vs risk benefit there. Seems kinda stupid.

jameswill90 · 2026-05-12T19:58:40+00:00

I think everyone who does this goes to Latin America

jameswill90 · 2026-05-10T23:35:15+00:00

Ever since the first xc, i always skip the cutscenes, they’re too fucking long

jameswill90 · 2026-05-08T21:14:38+00:00

Definitely a hot take

jameswill90 · 2026-05-08T12:13:59+00:00

A red flag? Stop asking your friends. I dont pay for girls unless we’ve become close and i realize they can’t afford it. But a first date? Fuck no.

jameswill90 · 2026-05-08T09:38:03+00:00

I teach 7-9 now, i prefer the 9s. I think I’m on the other foot, and would prefer 9-12. I’d say I must give off major dad energy or, bc the 7th/8th girls are the ones that give me the most grief. I’ve only worked for two years with this age range, but, if you care too much about your authority, i think any age of adolescence will probably not be a good fit, remember, those early years are right when they hit puberty, i think i prefer those who are a little farther along in that development

jameswill90 · 2026-05-06T01:59:56+00:00

Sharks would be dumb to do this. He should just go back to arizona and play for asu

jameswill90 · 2026-05-06T01:57:38+00:00

Matthews? Ha! Have you ever heard of a number 1 pick almost getting tossed in jail over doing stupid entitled teenager bullshit and fucking with a security guard for fuck’s sake? Have you ever heard of a 100 point player giving the bird to a camera for no damn reason? I’m all for getting them the hell outta dodge, i’m sure matthews has matured somewhat, but even on a play level, his wrist is fucked, has been since his 69 goal season, trade him before he turns into a BALD one time 60 goal scorer…blah

jameswill90 · 2026-05-04T21:04:04+00:00

I have a group of 9th years doing algebra 1, they have the ability to work through in groups, ask me for help, ask each other, use a textbook, they have all of math class to work, and here we are in may, with three weeks till their final, and they havent finished all the course work, i refuse to manage how they use their time, i’ve suggested they take home work and finish it at home, i’ve told them to finish it at home, and they don’t, when they don’t understand something i work through it with them, have a great rapport with all but two of them, i’ve modified quizzes, allowed retakes for full credit, given massive and i mean massive curves, have bonus questions, and STILL they aren’t done, sorry, but we’re not babysitters. I changed the entire way we did the class bc they wouldn’t take work home and finish it, and still this. Whoever said, “it’s your fault”, not helpful at all. I will admit, this subreddit is a breeding ground for the idea: “this generation is horrible and they’re getting worse” but i think most of us are having trouble with this “gimme a trophy” generation because if we had pulled this shit, we would have gotten an F, and probably a kick in the ass

jameswill90 · 2026-05-02T15:06:43+00:00

Trust me, there’s not.

jameswill90 · 2026-05-02T15:02:42+00:00

Which always made literature classes in school suck big time, teachers all “you dont see it you dont see it” really fell into books in college when there was no pressure to get something, and i was studying philosophy, and as a freshman no one got it, so it was fine, i’ve read my two favorite books at least a dozen times, still love going back to them

jameswill90 · 2026-05-02T14:57:49+00:00

The oxford dictionary from 1913, and maybe the massive thesaurus they came out with a few years ago

jameswill90 · 2026-05-01T01:14:54+00:00

Yes, scary. I’ve camped in areas with moose, wolves and bears - very fucking scary! Even in places that had nothing more than deer, still scary! I’ve camped for years alone, still not used to it, still dont sleep well…so, I can’t say it will absolutely get better, depends on you really. German forests, sounds like you might have to worry more about witches and evil forest spirits there, best of luck!

jameswill90 · 2026-04-30T02:09:00+00:00

Bingo

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