<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 19:21:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@semiazai/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Sour Apple]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don't know exactly when I wrote this one. I was obviously still pretty young and horny. I think I did a much better job of sticking to subject matter I knew, primarily finding women attractive and being]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@semiazai/sour-apple</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@semiazai/sour-apple</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[semiazai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 04:20:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChahmUjaa1M4MYc58cZzMrFy37AG8pyGRjD7w1buknQ1Yn8TwoSdtaw5wivSNXj7wUsJgDNpDYQ7eLjYr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Different Kinds of People]]></title><description><![CDATA[During my internship I taught Junior English and Freshmen English classes. They were benchmark students, which is awesome, and there was a lot of classroom management practice going on for me. 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If you start with the lighter colors you get less bleeding from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@semiazai/when-grading-is-done-process</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@semiazai/when-grading-is-done-process</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[semiazai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 17:27:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75nERPBtznT7TKSu6yWV5UcghhZ5EA2a2jcmiiTknxZgUfqQmnR6jZw3D6SYF4u1QDNr47B6K5J7wp77dAGDSpuWcx4ziJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2nd Person Future Tense]]></title><description><![CDATA[I remember someone, probably a teacher, saying that you can't write a story in 2nd person, or future tense. I took it as a challenge. Of course that person was really just saying it's a bad idea, because]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@semiazai/2nd-person-future-tense</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@semiazai/2nd-person-future-tense</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[semiazai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 22:51:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Testing is Boring]]></title><description><![CDATA[So have a whiteboard doodle! I hate it when all my whiteboard says is "Testing Today" so I almost always end up embellishing with a doodle.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@semiazai/testing-is-boring</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@semiazai/testing-is-boring</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[semiazai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 20:38:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75ehtQ3gyAPWBpmzDD41AwRqwBfLs9kLBnKncsoJkUwtZavZSWTgk7NQcWRAC5uakahantkyHUVMswWRozsduiERF1dx8v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's my island]]></title><description><![CDATA[It doesn't matter how big and beautiful your island is, once you call it an island, the players only want to leave.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop/@semiazai/it-s-my-island</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop/@semiazai/it-s-my-island</guid><category><![CDATA[tabletop]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[semiazai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 23:21:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2R52N8R36WRLqw8H9ErKnWCzJ1bJFGUjTQfdCwH74yHcicMwewwyCiwzSVYUsbbapT6qt3yrdD2HADiULv9cAAfp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Once Upon a Time I was a Writer]]></title><description><![CDATA[I once wanted to be An Author. I managed over the years to hold on to a couple of the things I wrote as a young man. I find them cringe-worthy, but I've always thought I have it in me to tell a story worth]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@semiazai/once-upon-a-time-i-was-a-writer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@semiazai/once-upon-a-time-i-was-a-writer</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[semiazai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 00:31:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The First One]]></title><description><![CDATA[I went through my old pictures and found one of the first time I traced Mario whiteboard art in my classroom. It's from 4 or 5 years ago and at a different school, but same deal.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@semiazai/the-first-one</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@semiazai/the-first-one</guid><category><![CDATA[gaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[semiazai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 07:01:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2J1zSYxQGBGBycjVH8n8N4yctFT7NbzAR3izZPLSfXNQPmGHjGreeSo47nU1Y4kCWSC8W5fHH9aQ6AWkfaw8S5xA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Grading is Done]]></title><description><![CDATA[I traced this on my whiteboard during my prep. I was able to leave it up for a couple days so the kids could enjoy it. 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I read the case file he opened as an example, told him he]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/entertainment/@semiazai/the-origins-of-scp-reel-to-reel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/entertainment/@semiazai/the-origins-of-scp-reel-to-reel</guid><category><![CDATA[entertainment]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[semiazai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 04:35:15 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>