Jimmy liked his post 😭
Two days in a row!
Plus a sample of some of the song lyrics they’ve been posting back and forth all day.
Exploring places outside of Tumblr, and seeing people decide that their own lack of understanding/enjoyment of a series means that the showrunners don't know what they're doing, makes me deeply appreciate the space here where people actually enjoy thinking about things.
It’s that time of year for teachers to be reminded about how to handle blood and EpiPens, that you can’t accept gifts totaling over $50 from one party over the course of 365 days, that you are a mandated reporter for all things, except maybe work place harassment, that’s only suggested if you’re a manager—but it’s not cool, and what the district policy is if you lost children seems to be updated and you know the exact incident that created this update.
Currently, I am being forced to sit through the conflict of interest laws knowing that the town and state employees are rife with nepotism but me accepting wipes for a classroom could be considered a gift.
Oh yes, and because state employees like to double dip is why you can’t charge for tutoring students who are in your “sphere of influence.”
Have hit the PK-12 specific portion: I AM A ROLE MODEL! (I was unaware)
Also remember if anyone other than the school district is paying for any part of travel/field trips you have to fill out two separate disclosure forms, including parents.
Why are we doing less field trips? I dont know.
REMINDER: you may be prohibited from engaging in political fund raising.
*nods* yes why would teachers be allowed to raise funds for politicians. We will leave that to Musk and Thiel. It’s working so well for the country.
Sorry, I lied, wipes are allowed. Any classroom supplies or anything that is solely for classroom use is not a bribe gift.
But a gift card is.
So just, give them what they really want this holiday season. Get your teacher a new classroom rug. Or an easel that isn’t falling down.
But not an expensive desk chair for you. That is personally beneficial and so an illegal gift.
For the kids only. Because you, my public school employee, are a role model.
REMINDER: you cannot use school resources in your private tutoring that is paid.
Ha! Jokes on them! We pay for those resources out of pocket anyway! Those are my personal resources.
It’s that time of year for teachers to be reminded about how to handle blood and EpiPens, that you can’t accept gifts totaling over $50 from one party over the course of 365 days, that you are a mandated reporter for all things, except maybe work place harassment, that’s only suggested if you’re a manager—but it’s not cool, and what the district policy is if you lost children seems to be updated and you know the exact incident that created this update.
Currently, I am being forced to sit through the conflict of interest laws knowing that the town and state employees are rife with nepotism but me accepting wipes for a classroom could be considered a gift.
Oh yes, and because state employees like to double dip is why you can’t charge for tutoring students who are in your “sphere of influence.”
Have hit the PK-12 specific portion: I AM A ROLE MODEL! (I was unaware)
Also remember if anyone other than the school district is paying for any part of travel/field trips you have to fill out two separate disclosure forms, including parents.
Why are we doing less field trips? I dont know.
REMINDER: you may be prohibited from engaging in political fund raising.
*nods* yes why would teachers be allowed to raise funds for politicians. We will leave that to Musk and Thiel. It’s working so well for the country.
Sorry, I lied, wipes are allowed. Any classroom supplies or anything that is solely for classroom use is not a bribe gift.
But a gift card is.
So just, give them what they really want this holiday season. Get your teacher a new classroom rug. Or an easel that isn’t falling down.
But not an expensive desk chair for you. That is personally beneficial and so an illegal gift.
For the kids only. Because you, my public school employee, are a role model.
It’s that time of year for teachers to be reminded about how to handle blood and EpiPens, that you can’t accept gifts totaling over $50 from one party over the course of 365 days, that you are a mandated reporter for all things, except maybe work place harassment, that’s only suggested if you’re a manager—but it’s not cool, and what the district policy is if you lost children seems to be updated and you know the exact incident that created this update.
Currently, I am being forced to sit through the conflict of interest laws knowing that the town and state employees are rife with nepotism but me accepting wipes for a classroom could be considered a gift.
Oh yes, and because state employees like to double dip is why you can’t charge for tutoring students who are in your “sphere of influence.”
Have hit the PK-12 specific portion: I AM A ROLE MODEL! (I was unaware)
Also remember if anyone other than the school district is paying for any part of travel/field trips you have to fill out two separate disclosure forms, including parents.
Why are we doing less field trips? I dont know.
REMINDER: you may be prohibited from engaging in political fund raising.
*nods* yes why would teachers be allowed to raise funds for politicians. We will leave that to Musk and Thiel. It’s working so well for the country.
Sorry, I lied, wipes are allowed. Any classroom supplies or anything that is solely for classroom use is not a bribe gift.
But a gift card is.
So just, give them what they really want this holiday season. Get your teacher a new classroom rug. Or an easel that isn’t falling down.
It’s that time of year for teachers to be reminded about how to handle blood and EpiPens, that you can’t accept gifts totaling over $50 from one party over the course of 365 days, that you are a mandated reporter for all things, except maybe work place harassment, that’s only suggested if you’re a manager—but it’s not cool, and what the district policy is if you lost children seems to be updated and you know the exact incident that created this update.
Currently, I am being forced to sit through the conflict of interest laws knowing that the town and state employees are rife with nepotism but me accepting wipes for a classroom could be considered a gift.
Oh yes, and because state employees like to double dip is why you can’t charge for tutoring students who are in your “sphere of influence.”
Have hit the PK-12 specific portion: I AM A ROLE MODEL! (I was unaware)
Also remember if anyone other than the school district is paying for any part of travel/field trips you have to fill out two separate disclosure forms, including parents.
Why are we doing less field trips? I dont know.
REMINDER: you may be prohibited from engaging in political fund raising.
*nods* yes why would teachers be allowed to raise funds for politicians. We will leave that to Musk and Thiel. It’s working so well for the country.
For your joongaou agenda
https://x.com/i/status/2083950398541357332
This sent me down a rabbit hole, Anon, but it does, in fact, appear that Joong and Aou have adopted near identical cats on the same day and I’m choosing to believe the cats are siblings because it makes me happy.
It’s that time of year for teachers to be reminded about how to handle blood and EpiPens, that you can’t accept gifts totaling over $50 from one party over the course of 365 days, that you are a mandated reporter for all things, except maybe work place harassment, that’s only suggested if you’re a manager—but it’s not cool, and what the district policy is if you lost children seems to be updated and you know the exact incident that created this update.
Currently, I am being forced to sit through the conflict of interest laws knowing that the town and state employees are rife with nepotism but me accepting wipes for a classroom could be considered a gift.
Oh yes, and because state employees like to double dip is why you can’t charge for tutoring students who are in your “sphere of influence.”
Have hit the PK-12 specific portion: I AM A ROLE MODEL! (I was unaware)
Also remember if anyone other than the school district is paying for any part of travel/field trips you have to fill out two separate disclosure forms, including parents.
Why are we doing less field trips? I dont know.
It’s that time of year for teachers to be reminded about how to handle blood and EpiPens, that you can’t accept gifts totaling over $50 from one party over the course of 365 days, that you are a mandated reporter for all things, except maybe work place harassment, that’s only suggested if you’re a manager—but it’s not cool, and what the district policy is if you lost children seems to be updated and you know the exact incident that created this update.
Currently, I am being forced to sit through the conflict of interest laws knowing that the town and state employees are rife with nepotism but me accepting wipes for a classroom could be considered a gift.
Oh yes, and because state employees like to double dip is why you can’t charge for tutoring students who are in your “sphere of influence.”
It’s that time of year for teachers to be reminded about how to handle blood and EpiPens, that you can’t accept gifts totaling over $50 from one party over the course of 365 days, that you are a mandated reporter for all things, except maybe work place harassment, that’s only suggested if you’re a manager—but it’s not cool, and what the district policy is if you lost children seems to be updated and you know the exact incident that created this update.
Currently, I am being forced to sit through the conflict of interest laws knowing that the town and state employees are rife with nepotism but me accepting wipes for a classroom could be considered a gift.
A Dog and a Plane Review
A Dog and a Plane feels like the first time Jojo truly let himself commit to making a BL. I’ve mentioned before how obsessed I am with Jojo’s preoccupation with the antagonism between romance and sluttery, between respectability and non-conformity, for queer life. It’s a magically compelling tension in his frenemy series, but the presence of that tension has often sucked the fairytale quality out of his BLs, which is kind of a necessary part of the genre. He often invested his character pairing developments with the more idealistic elements while placing the skepticism in the plotting and subtext, casting an ironic tone on the whole series and leaving any close viewer to question whether their meant to actually have faith in the characters’ love or their ability to persist beyond the ending within such a cynically depicted world.
In ADAAP, Jojo found a new approach. Each character carried the tensions within themselves and only seemed to calibrate their balance rather than developing from sex and cynicism—>to—>love and optimism as have been his previous arcs. They’re horny from start to finish (and stop spying on them while they try to bang!), and they’re also equal parts sincere and joking. This is a classic romcom dynamic but it’s a style Jojo hasn’t been able to embrace in his BLs until now, partly out of the sense of audience and genres expectations based on what I’ve heard and read in his interviews. The shape of Toto’s devotion is not a traditional BL seme, towering over his uke with romantic declarations pouring out, nor is he a tsundere. He’s rough and vulgar, and that brings out the hornier proclivities of Kanit, who had repressed himself as he strove for a more proper partner. The side pair meanwhile plays out multiple porn plots in their scenes, from public bathrooms to plumbers. Sex and love go hand-in-hand here, and they can be teasing and affectionate at once.
The commentary doesn’t stay vacuum-sealed away from the characters, either. The class, colorism, and regional issues are built into the plot, their romantic ups-and-downs, and even their words of affection for each other. Instead of disrupting the love, allowing the characters to acknowledge the disparities (rather than sticking them in the background for just the audience to pick apart in the visual language or social dynamics) eliminates the dramatic irony. In THK, the characters weren’t able to delve into what it meant that they chose a white male cop named fucking Christ to compromise with while the darker-skinned butch mother-figure named Lilith was presumably killed. That’s not a bad thing, but it creates a dynamic where the audience must necessarily view their perspective and the meaning they make from it as distinct from the characters’ views. Toto and Kanit make jokes about their skin and struggle to make their different financial situations and class expectations work in their relationship. They’re as aware of the social issues at play as we are. Akki and Veha understand the issues with the military draft and the strain it puts on their relationship. We can trust in this bumpier realistic version of love Jojo gives us instead of seeing it as a happy-ending contrasted against a world that’s more convoluted.
And I personally needed to see this bumpier version of love for my queer life. The type of coupling, with porn references or care-taking swiftly turning into a chance for foreplay (or the other way around) reflected experiences in my own relationships more than the fluffier side of BL—and let it be known that I view fluffy fantasy as a style choice not a referendum on queer representation. And the prevalence of financial discussions was also too real in a good way. Some of the best romance writers, in my opinion, understand that love isn’t separate from financial decisions, and in our current world, it’s much more often the fortifying of one’s bank account and career visions that allows romance a foundation to be built upon, interdependent and interlocking. And bless the casting! Who better to offer all of this than TayNew, whose series as a pair have had a near fixation on career lives and adult sexuality?
Yes, A Dog and a Plane is easily my favorite Jojo BL, but that’s easy to say when it feels like it’s really his first.
2021 family tree of Thai BL series
Originally posted on Reddit January 2022. It's now superseded, but reposting as well for posterity.
Happy New Year everyone! Here's the result of a little project I've been working on...
You know how difficult it is to keep track of all the live action BL works coming out of Thailand? There's literally hundreds of them, and with the discussions that pop up now and then about the influences of certain works and creators, I thought it'd be a nice topic to depict visually.