lobster @Lobster@qoto.org

Going to redo the #introduction I wrote earlier, giving it the tag that seems more important here...

Hi, I'm Izabela or Iza if you want to save keystrokes. My life has undergone some changes since June 2016. Took a while for me to start living. A closet can do that to you. The masks of undiagnosed neurodivergence as well.

I try to use my love for language and languages and my wandering autistic ADHD mind to create spaces in my mind that I pull poems from.

A friend came to visit for a couple of days and, as penance for said friendship, she helped me get started on cleaning out J's mom's closets.

I'm so grateful 💖

Note to those of you with the answers: You are wrong.

Back in my #Hometown 🌃 and time for some much needed late night snack!!

There's nothing like coming home to #ComfortFood! 🍜❤

#香港 #我愛香港 #iLoveHK #DiscoverHongKong #DiscoverHK

First Principles of Instruction
https://hackscience.education/2018/11/14/first-principles-of-instruction/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

On thing I learned during 35 years in education: The leaders matter... a lot.I have been very content and productive in schools when leadership changed and within weeks was discintnet, unproductive, and looking for my next job.

> _“Like Hannah Arendt and George Orwell, Klemperer understood that the #totalitarianism of the right and the totalitarianism of the left had fundamentally similar characteristics. In particular, they loved to impose #newspeak on those they subjugated.”_

https://www.thefp.com/p/niall-ferguson-treason-intellectuals-third-reich

Llama interlude

Love Christmas visitors, got a big pot of Carbonara on the hob for them!

If your local timeline looks worse than your federated timeline, you probably need to switch instances.

If you’re upset with what you see on your home timeline, try following new folks.

#mastotips

Whitman's advice on the building blocks of character and what it takes to leave the world better than you found it https://t.co/WA3VXnK3kJ

"We have a new initiative underway at Prostasia Foundation - the Ask Prostasia Campaign! Submit your questions about Prostasia and about sexual abuse prevention and treatment today! We look forward to hearing from you!" https://prostasia.org/?na=archive&email_id=133

History has much to teach us about modern politics. In my latest piece, I examine how we can make sense of QAnon through the prism of the bizarre story of a French king who thought he was made of glass—and the fascinating history of delusions. https://www.forkingpaths.co/p/from-the-glass-king-to-qanon

I'm really learning to embrace the chaos here — at least to the extent that lots of smart, dedicated people are committed to improving it. Without that it would get tedious.

There is a lot here
that is frustrating (and I won't quit mentioning it), but as an experiment in online sociality, especially in an era of waning fail-whale platforms, it is fascinating to watch and participate in.

It’s all fine as well to thank a veteran for their “service to the country”. But when was the last time you thanked an accountant in your local government for stewarding your tax dollars? When was the last time you thanked a teacher for creating a future American? When is the last time you thanked the guy that’s paving the road you drive on every day? Those folks spend their entire lives serving their country and, quite frankly, they are ignored. They all serve. Their contributions are many. 

Interesting article from Ambrook Research: Shipping Food Is Dirty Business. Can Sailboats Fix It?

About 20% of the carbon footprint of food is in the transportation.

https://ambrook.com/research/supply-chain/sea-freight-agriculture-imports-sailboats

#CarbonFootprintOfFood
#FoodSupplyChain

My Bharatanatyam (Indian Classical Dance) teacher is offering a free trial class on Monday and starting a new beginners cohort. Eszter trained in India for 10 years and studying with her is a rare opportunity to learn one of the most ancient dance forms on the planet. I’m loving learning a visual language and new movement patterns, especially the challenging mudras (hand positions). Contact me directly and I will send you Ezster’s number.

#Berlin
#Bharatanatyam
#Dance