allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 13/10/2026my mom tried to bake some complicated cookies around the hoildays. it did not work. so now when anything we cook doesn’t quite turn out as it’s supposed to we say “it didn’t cookie up”. 010
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026it’s spirit week and today adam sandler day. i’m wearing a hoodie but of course the a/c is out. i’ve been here 10 minutes and i’m drenched in sweat. great way to start the week. 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026just got my first “in today’s nhl…” mickeyism of the season. i don’t think my expectations have ever been this low for a season, so i have to take my joy where i can get it. #lgrw 010
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026having great discussions about being a culturally responsive teacher with my @floridaea.bsky.social colleagues. so excited to continue this book study on zaretta hammond. 020
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026just had a district walk-through. i think the kids were more nervous than me. #iteach 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026i can handle 2am cling wrap cat. i can’t handle 2am *meowing* cling wrap cat. today is going to be rough. 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026had a great night at total wine. stuart has great taste. found our thanksgiving bottle. didn’t win the kahoot but was happy to come in second. 010
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026and then of course we had a false alarm fire evacuation. these kids are going to be extra today. 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026had a really good morning: barista was nice and we had fun banter. played “chicken” with some people coming into the coffee shop as i came out. it’s wednesday, so my two favorite podcast dropped episodes. came into work with a smile on my face. i’m feeling good. 110
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026from my universal yums netherlands box: bolletje’s kruidnoten spiced cookies. me: spiced cookie is just code for gingerbread, which i hate. *tastes it* wiser me: spiced cookie is just code for the biscoff cookies you get on delta flights, which i love. 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026been schlepping my trusty ti-83 around for years in case i need it. today i needed to do math and of course the batteries are dead. you had one job. 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026i forget that my burger king has a coke freestyle machine. that alone makes it worth the drive. 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026me everyday for two weeks: the populist party was made up of farmers. when you see populist, stop reading and look for farmers in the answer. student today on the test: miss, can you help me on this one? #iteachsocialstudies 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026had a lockdown situation at school today. it was accidentally triggered but we didn’t know that. had to just go back to teaching afterward like nothing happened. proud my students took it seriously. wish we didn’t have to. 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026reading the walter stahr biography of edwin stanton: who is this james buchanan ii? it is not the president, who was famously a bachelor, so it is also not his son (and the president was already a junior). 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026after the world cup, i decided to get into football. watching a efl championship game and became confused by the home/away nature of the scoring graphic. so used to away/home. 010
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026i didn’t know how i was feeling about yesteryear until it made me tear up at the end. then i knew it had gotten me. i’ll be sitting with this one for a few days. #booklyapp #booksky 060
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026how are we feeling about the lights on the nets at the u.s. open that flash red for a fault or when a ball is out? #tennis 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026same but also alix earle because i bought her coffee from dunkin’ (to which i said, “who is this?” when i ordered it.). 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 30/08/2026i’m reading a book about exactly this. this is why americans need geography classes. #iteachsocialstudiesglobal.oup.com 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026having a get to know your contract gathering at dave & buster’s for the union. we’ve had a great turnout and a fun night. #strongertogether 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 08/08/2026finally using my new laminator and i have never been more happy. #iteach 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 02/08/2026did i just watch the paw patrol preview on paramount+ hoping to see bsb? yes. was i rewarded? yes. bottle up is a jam.open.spotify.comBottle Up - from PAW Patrol: The Dino MovieBackstreet Boys, PAW Patrol · Bottle Up (from PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie) · Song · 2026 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 31/07/2026another sign that i’m getting old? the eye doctor said i need readers. 010
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 31/07/2026forgot i was wearing real glasses (as opposed to blue-light ones over my contacts) today when i got out of the cold car into the florida heat and the lenses steamed up. went to put them on my head and then was surprised i couldn’t see. 010
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026back in the classroom. built a utility cart to store my snacks. i measured and was sure it would be too tall to fit under my table. turns out i was wrong! super excited. 010
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 29/07/2026my new lunch box just came with one of those dust bag/protection cover things. so i guess i just got a fancy lunch box. 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 28/07/2026i thought people were avoiding taco bell? this place has more people than i have ever seen. 010
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 28/07/2026the #mmm was one night only. the premise was dumb but they knew it was dumb. which made it a cute rom-com. there needs to be more rom-coms. 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026i’m editing my welcome presentation in pptx. why does microsoft hate adverbs? i’m “fairly straight forward”. i need that “fairly”. i think it makes it more clear with than without. 010
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 25/07/2026stuck in my car waiting out the rain. i just want to grocery shop. i have no food at home. this is dumb. 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 25/07/2026i finally broke down and bought an air fryer. reheated some chicken wings this morning and it was worth it. now i’m mad at myself for waiting this long. 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 25/07/2026about to start perfect by judith mcnaught and the fact that she thanked don bellisario and the cast and crew of quantum leap is already making me love this book. 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 24/07/2026i need more filmed stage productions. hadestown was excellent. 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 24/07/2026he had been glued to my side for two days. i guess i can never leave again. 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 24/07/2026reading moonwalking with einstein and getting distracted by a mention of campo dei fiori and the statue of giordano bruno and now understanding who/what/why that statue was there 20 years after my study abroad is the reason i could never do this mnemonics training thing. 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 23/07/2026nothing’s wrong. he might be stressed? 🤷🏼♀️ they gave me kitty xanax. he’s the weirdest cat but he was acting extra weird. i’m kind of mad nothing was wrong after the freaking out i did. 100
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 23/07/2026get home from my trip and now i’m in the vet er with jasper because he was hanging out in the litter box while i was gone. they seem to think he’s okay but something has to be wrong. 100
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 13/07/2026we read a selection from the hobbit at the end of grade 6. i thought it was cool and it turned out we had a tolkien box set at home (thanks, nerdy uncle). so i read the hobbit and then started on fellowship. i was not the only kid in my class to do that. we basically started a book club in grade 7. 010
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 11/07/2026i thought i was a nerd. i’m fifth in line 2 minutes before the library opens. 010
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 05/07/2026andy roddrick talking about “some guy named federer” at wimbledon? 👩🍳💋🤌 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 02/07/2026i love the chyron on @espn.com highlighting who the commentator is while they are talking during these tennis matches. simple accessibility feature. they should do it all the time for all sports. #wimbledon 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 02/07/2026watching this match with a friend who is rooting for bosnia-herzegovina and it is very stressful. #usa #fwc 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 01/07/2026this dr congo keeper is a wall! stopping kane? nice. 010
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 30/06/2026serena williams will forever and always be the 🐐. it is a gift to watch her play right now. 020
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 30/06/2026i’m glad i stayed up for that. not sure i like penalties as the decider but they are fun to watch. 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 29/06/2026made the mistake of talking to the guy sitting next to me at the movie theater. i should know better. 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 22/06/2026me: *trying to take a nap* espn: but lionel messi is playing. me: i guess the nap will wait. 000
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 21/06/2026i know this is not at all important, but i really like the colors of the refs’ jerseys. they have picked some great shades for the #worldcup. 010
allison joy @allison-joy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026this croatian keeper is on fire right now! #worldcup 010