#work breaks

[afrotumble]

A Day at the Grease Plant

A Day at the Grease Plant

Gordon Parks’s images of a World War II grease plant foreground the importance of people in telling the story of industry and its contributi

[delhe-dalim]

Sometimes I just-

[ikeepmythoughts]

The key to a good relationship involves a saber-tooth tiger. Or, in Lena’s case, not making her girlfriend a saber-tooth tiger companion as a pet. She’d learned from the stegosaurus incident of 2019—some animals are meant to remain extinct. Still, when Kara asked for something, it was hard for Lena to say no.

Kara, Lena, Alex, and Sam had just reached the part of Ice Age where Diego becomes one of Manny’s and Sid’s best friends. Kara had her feet draped over Lena’s lap while she stared intently at the television. “I wish I had a side-kick. Imagine how cool I’d be rolling into a fight with a sabertooth tiger!”

Lena looked over at Kara and drew her eyebrows together. “Hmmm, I’m sure we can come up with something darling. Maybe I can procure--”

“No, nope. Just no.” Alex’s voice cracked as she stood up suddenly. “Lena, my baby sister cannot pout and ask for a prehistoric animal and have you run to your lab and make it. Where is that dinosaur anyways?”

“In the rainforest of Bolivia, you know this Alex. Happily living out its days eating ferns,” Kara smirked. “Plus, a sabertooth tiger is much different than a stegosaurus. Everyone would have realized that I had a dinosaur. With this, people will just think I have an oversized and somewhat more aggressive tiger. It’s perfect!” Kara pouted and looked over at Lena. “I would really like a sidekick.”

Lena glanced over at Sam, “Sam, tiebreaker and voice of reason here, please? I don’t always see straight when it comes to Kara.”

“I don’t think you ever see straight when it comes to Kara,” Alex shot back.

“Touche.”

“Lena, I have to side with Alex here. Though I find your ability to resurrect previously extinct animals ridiculously impressive, no good will come of this. And where would you release a sabertooth tiger when this inevitably goes wrong? A carnivorous giant tiger is—god help me for saying this—more difficult to deal with than a vegetarian dinosaur.”

If possible, Kara pouted even more.

“I’m sorry darling, but Sam is right. A sabertooth tiger will be adorable as a cub, but what happens when we have a 500 pound predator on the loose.” Lena took a breath, “Tell you what, why don’t we go to the Ranthambhore National Park. There’s supposed to be a lovely resort there. We can watch the lions during the day and then at night you can slip out and go wrestle with them to your heart’s conten—“

Kara tackled her girlfriend in a hug. “Kara, not so tight darling. I’m neither Kryptonian nor a tiger.” 

Kara grinned, “Maybe not, but you’re the best girlfriend ever.”

Alex just sighed. “Whipped.”

[boredomfarie]

First work picnic of the year.

[social-mediamisadventures]

If you think about it, lunch duty is bullshit. I understand the benefits of interacting with students in a non-classroom environment, but if you have 30 minutes for lunch and half of that is lunch duty, you have 15 minutes for lunch. Plus many teachers voluntarily choose to work through lunch. It seems like lunch should just be longer in general—that way if something does encroach on it (lunch duty, club supervision, work, a basketball game) then there’s actually time for that activity and time to actually eat food and relax for awhlle.

[silent-bard]

Me: Time to take my 15 minute work break and relax

Also me: Opens angsty, dark fic that is probably going to make me cry

[moleskinreplacement]

Day 377 Snuck away at work with SS and AM to do some Marshalls and Target shopping. SS needed to get a new swim top for her kiddo. Stopped by the works SAB to get some goodies. Then headed to google to see ART. I don't see her often and she lives such an interesting life. We got to talk for a bit and spend time together. It's nice to have deep convos too. Now back in bed and ready to pass out.