This just made my day

One Teacher's Approach to Preventing Gender Bullying.

It reminds me of discussions I've had with my interns, as sometimes we don't talk about science and games. I really like working with teens, though I always have a worry in the back of my mind that some parent/guardian will find out I'm gay and think that I like working with teens because of something perverse. :/ But so far my cubicle in the office has been a safe space, and some hard discussions have gone down. It's really encouraging that I am considered a Trusted Adult, so hopefully I'm doing something right.

Mentoring is different than teaching, of course. Considering how many rec letters I've written for the kids lately it sounds like I'm a decent enough authority figure. XD

We Are Hiring: Fanficcer Apprentice Extraordinaire

Written as a parody to this want ad which has shown up all over the nerdsphere. And yes, I like robots. But not enough to work with manboys, as this ad none so subtly implies are the main employees.

This is very obviously skewed towards the fandoms I participate in, which some of you also do. XD

EBCJ Fanficcers is looking to add another member to the team. The optimal applicant will be able to handle very nocturnal hours, lots of cock jokes, and have a diverse skill set (IE: fic exchange matching skills are as good as writing skills), readily find the subtext in anything, and be able to spend over three days breeding chocobos to acquire a Golden Chocobo.

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