Love Tale of the Hyena

Lover of English football. Movie, math, and book nerd. Some old, some new, some borrowed, and some true.

[lovetaleofthehyena]

Isn't it 'bout time that we tried to get it right I can't sleep on no more floors I can't stay up no more nights I'd like to know what's going on Can you please pick up the phone? I've started a million letters to you but I couldn't finish any of them.

[thelovewhisperer]

This Star Wars Christmas Ad will give you all the feels

If anyone needs me, I’m just in my room 😭 all day. This commercial just melted my ❤️.

Will you #CreateCourage no matter what?

[tessie-the-bee]

Nooooo

[lovetaleofthehyena]

Got me.

[lovetaleofthehyena]

In case anyone was wondering why @chellepaige13 and Henry's lights look so amazing this year, it's because we worked smart and not hard! #buckets #osha #nonharness #christmas #deeeeckthehalls #tractors #hillbilly

[mathprofessorquotes]

“You want to be a math teacher? You’re not disturbed that most people hate math?”

Foundations of Mathematics Professor (via mathprofessorquotes)

[lovetaleofthehyena]

It is 7:55

and I can go to work today at whatever time I feel will be my most productive. Where has this job been all my whole life?

[lovetaleofthehyena]

Raise your hand...

if you walk to work.

[inkskinned]

Can I tell you a secret? You don’t have to be in a relationship.    I mean it. I know they force it down your throat until you choke on it. Girls aren’t pretty unless they’re wanted. Boys aren’t men unless they’re having sex with someone. People aren’t lovable until they’re dating someone.    But a relationship won’t always make you happy, and as wonderful as romance is, it isn’t the only love that exists. I have seen friendships that are deeper and more pure than couples who swear it’s forever - and yet the friendship is the one people ignore.    I have heard so often “nobody loves me” out of the mouths of people who are single. And it kills me because if you ask them: where are your parents, your teachers, your classmates, your pets - they say, yes, okay, but it doesn’t count. Of course it counts, love doesn’t diminish just because someone doesn’t want to have sex with you. In fact, doesn’t it sort of make that love more real that they want nothing - not even a date - out of you?   It is pretty to be in love. It’s magical, I’m sure. But it’s also wonderful to stop for ice cream in your prom dress with six other girls. It’s also wonderful to go visit the world with nothing but a bunch of buddies who are really excited about learning.    The problem is: we’ve made everything about “the one”. But maybe “the one” is just you, loving yourself, having fun, and being happy. Maybe instead of looking for our other halves, we should be piecing ourselves together.   Maybe I wasn’t born unfinished. Maybe I am the one who makes myself better.

Single serving size // r.i.d (via inkskinned)

[whiteboardmathquotes]

My last day as an educator, in the public school sense of the word.

[lovetaleofthehyena]

In honor of my very last whiteboard that I will be posting as a teacher.

[whiteboardmathquotes]

[lovetaleofthehyena]

The best way to learn math, is to do it.

[lovetaleofthehyena]

Last day of being a teacher

Long story, made short... I resigned from my post as a mathematics teacher at my high school effective today. I'd bore you with the details, but I'm sure you've heard all the reasons before. Here's to a new chapter in life.

[whiteboardmathquotes]

[lovetaleofthehyena]

This will prove to be useful to remember as I move forward in this life.

[mathed-potatoes]

I do not have much investment in politics, but I hope you will forgive a break from the regular math programming for a post about last night’s election.

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In mathematics, a single counter-example is enough to disprove a universal quantifier. What’s the opposite of ‘All dogs bark’? The reflexive response might be to say ‘No dogs bark,’ but that’s not the proper negation. The correct way to nullify the statement is to show me just one dog that does not bark. 

I am quintessentially, painfully American. I was born American. I am descended from a mix of recent immigrants and from the original settlers who spread out across Oregon and Texas in covered wagons. I am a Daughter of The American Revolution. I am of that Anglo-Franco-German stock that shows up when you google the word ‘White American.’ I have a handgun license. I grill. I am absolutely an element in the American set.

But I am also female. I am a queer, obstinate, sloppily-dressed ‘pig’ of a female. I am a mathematician. A scientific researcher. I am an educator. I celebrate cultures different than my own. I disagree with institutionalized religion in all its forms, but I respect and tolerate the roll that religions play in the lives of those who practice them. I think ethnic, cultural and religious diversity makes my country stronger. 

This is my protest. 

It does not start with an apology, because an apology would not be enough. An apology would not unsay the hurtful words and dangerous threats that my country has collectively validated with this decision. My protest does not start with shame for my country and origin. I am angry, but no amount of anger is enough to turn true love into shame. It certainly does not start with moving to another country, because I will not abandon the men and women who are my citizen family, and who need me to fight with them and for them with everything I have. 

It starts with taking responsibility. We did this as a country, and I am of this country, which means that I did this. Now we must make this right. And that is the statement of my tiny revolution. My protest is to make this right. 

My act of rebellion is to continue to love this world and everyone in it and be American at the same time. I will learn about Islamic religion and culture, because I do not understand but I want to, and because I want to know how I can help protect their contribution to my society. I will work even harder to reduce my carbon footprint, because the bodies we all inhabit are composed of the stuff in my air and food, and we cannot properly care for them if we do not take care of the planet. I will force students out of my classroom if I overhear racist or sexist sentiments uttered about any fellow student, because safety and freedom to express ideas are a mandatory prerequisite to learning. I will listen to the perspectives of others, because it is through learning that I test my own beliefs and make a decision for myself about what is right. I will continue to be female the whole time. 

What any one American can do as individuals may seem small, but it is not. It is enough to be the outlying counterexample that breaks the proof. It is enough to be the one dog that does not bark. 

[whiteboardmathquotes]

[lovetaleofthehyena]

This applies to math, yes, but this is more today. How do I stand for the pledge today when our political system was just made to be the butt of a joke or tasteless fraternity dare?

[lovetaleofthehyena]

Don't give yourself away to settle someone else's score

I had a purpose and a song that was true But I ain't never had a lick of sense when it came to you

[yourcoffeeguru]

[whiteboardmathquotes]

[lovetaleofthehyena]

Next week, your vote counts.

[whiteboardmathquotes]

[lovetaleofthehyena]

Daaaaaa Cubs

I'm not a Cubs fan, but I love baseball. This was a good week for sports.