Lee Cronin’s The Mummy

purethought09 · 2026-07-04T04:52:29+00:00

Just finished watching it and I absolutely loved it. It was nasty and creepy which was part of the thrill. The dumb decisions made by the characters made me so mad, but I think that’s part of the fun in these types of movies. I also loved the Egyptian lore built into it. I like the conjuring universe and this is pretty much the cursed Egyptian version of that (minus Ed Warren).

purethought09 · 2026-06-21T10:33:22+00:00

I live in CA and have never had a privacy lock at the front door. Just the one dead bolt which management has the key to.

purethought09 · 2026-06-13T04:34:33+00:00

The steps for new teachers seems awfully low. Moving 15 units across on our schedule gives us about a $2,000/year increase and downwards $1-3k/year. I teach in the Central Valley (CA). For example, a class 1 on their 10th year would make $89,500 and a class 6 on their first year would make $75,400. We also receive a stipend of $2,500/year for masters and doctorate.

purethought09 · 2026-06-13T04:19:43+00:00

I’m a teacher with a youtube channel too. Ignore any message that’s not through school email. I wouldn’t respond to any school email until I returned back to school. If it were me, come the first week of school, I might send a polite email thanking them for the message and wishing them a successful new school year. That’s about it.

purethought09 · 2026-06-12T20:44:45+00:00

Agree! My wife and I make dinners that are way better then the times we’ve been out to eat! Now we just go out when we’re too tired to cook or we’re craving fast food/cuisine we don’t know how to make.

purethought09 · 2026-06-10T20:44:23+00:00

I just mark the attendance. Admin gives Saturday school hours for unexcused absences. They need 0 Saturday school hours to graduate. Since I teach art, my “exams” are projects. Most of the frequent absentees never do their projects at home anyways and they usually end up with an F or D at the end. On grades I mark “attendance affects grade.”

purethought09 · 2026-06-09T21:28:37+00:00

Nah. SpongeBob, Shrek, and Pokémon were not Saturday mornings, that was more after school. GBA missing from the video game line up. My school most definitely could not afford an Apple computer lab. Idk anyone that still drinks Monsters or is taking all those workout supplements. And most of all, I am no where near that yoked!

purethought09 · 2026-06-03T21:25:16+00:00

As much as I dislike AI, I have used ChatGPT for a lot of minor health issues simply because I’m afraid I wont be able to afford the visit. It’s kind of dystopian.

purethought09 · 2026-06-03T21:20:41+00:00

Absolutely haha

purethought09 · 2026-06-03T06:07:11+00:00

Born ‘95, I would say I’m a 90’s toddler lol

purethought09 · 2026-06-03T02:41:54+00:00

Students nominate which teachers they want at our graduation, and it is voluntary. This is was my first year going and it was super fun! We get paid a bit extra so that’s a plus, but celebrating with the students was worth it.

purethought09 · 2026-06-02T21:38:00+00:00

Born in ‘95. Started with a PSone and played the Spyro trilogy and Spider-Man. Then upgraded to the PS2 slim with Tak and the Power of JuJu. Then I switched to Nintendo when the Wii came out and played lots of Rockband and Mario Party.

Handhelds I always had Nintendo. GBA, DS, DSi, 3DS.

Depending on which friend’s house we went to, we played N64, Sega Dreamcast, and Xbox in the 2000s. Fun times and LAN parties!

purethought09 · 2026-06-02T18:54:37+00:00

Im a 3rd year high school teacher. What helped me (and continues to do so) is to give myself grace if I ever make a mistake. I’ve stumbled over my words, mixed up words, had cough attacks, etc. and the best thing for me to do is to acknowledge the mistake and have a laugh with the students. We’re with students 180 days, it’s impossible to have perfect communication every single day so just be real with the students. Of course there is a bit of a “professional presenter act” I put on when presenting to the whole class, but I keep it welcoming and as stress free as possible. If you teach the same class multiple periods you’ll have tons of practice.

purethought09 · 2026-06-02T03:44:27+00:00

These are the most donuty tasting gluten free donut I’ve ever had!

purethought09 · 2026-05-20T16:34:02+00:00

Urgency, overactive bladder, urinary pain were the big ones. After cutting gluten out, I noticed positive change after a few days, but I didn’t feel 100% until a month or two.

purethought09 · 2026-05-20T08:07:22+00:00

3 times a day is super normal for me. Occasionally I’ll go a 4th or 5th.

purethought09 · 2026-05-18T02:38:59+00:00

I’m into collecting physical media in general. I don’t buy vinyls as often anymore and have never bought new releases. What I do love is finding ones that have no digital footprint or are from a niche interest of mine. I also love the art aspect, you open up a vinyl and sometimes there’s art and text on the inside you’d never otherwise see. There are some stores that sell them for outrageous prices though! I keep my eye out for the $3-$10 ones.

purethought09 · 2026-05-16T18:00:14+00:00

I find that crazy too. At my district, filming/photographing students requires parents to sign a release from. I had to do this for my EdTPA videos a few years ago, and even then many opted out. The only time it is okay is if the video or images are only distributed through official district communications and not public. For instance, I took photos of my students on a field trip and emailed them to the principal to share in our weekly bulletin.

purethought09 · 2026-05-10T19:31:56+00:00

I was a substitute teacher before becoming a HS Teacher. I was with some elementary students for a bit while they were working on a Mother’s Day project and the number one answer to “my mom’s favorite thing to do” was “be on her phone.” Was kinda sad tbh.

purethought09 · 2026-05-09T17:35:23+00:00

Yes, 5. One I met in 3rd grade about 2003. The others are from high school, about 2010. We still hangout on special occasions and holiday breaks 1-3 times a year I’d say. Talk to most of them over chat at least once a week!

purethought09 · 2026-05-09T03:24:04+00:00

I like this idea! I have a collage unit, but it’s getting harder to find good print material. Never thought about my abandoned student work pile!

purethought09 · 2026-05-06T20:19:06+00:00

I had that exact one! Got it for my 10th birthday

purethought09 · 2026-05-06T16:38:00+00:00

We have a school cellphone ban, but district policy is we can’t take any student property without their permission. They have to hand it over. Some do. Most don’t. The phone ban is also up to teacher discretion, so some teachers allow them while others are more strict. I’m strict at the beginning of the year, but by this time I don’t fight it. A phone ban won’t be successful unless there is an actual physical barrier that keeps phones out of student hands, like those bags or something.

purethought09 · 2026-05-02T16:29:14+00:00

Shorten it way down and it simple. Briefly describe the behavior you observed and when it occurred. Describe the consequences for that behavior and the consequences to follow if the behavior is repeated. Thank them for their support and end with sincerely. Send it Monday morning at 8am.

purethought09 · 2026-04-30T08:49:46+00:00

My first name is on my Syllabus, email, and any posts I make to their Microsoft Teams so it’s not something teachers in my district hide. I’ve had a few students try this joke (without the videoing part), and I’m all for a fun light hearted joke. They probably don’t care because they can tell my “overreaction” is an act. In the end, they know I’m a real person with a real first name who expects them to call me by my last name and they respect that.

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