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I'm always so curious and nosy what others think of my OCs...like do y'all have headcanons about them and stuff ?

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I GOT HIM

I found my old neopets account that has the original TB (neopet) on it and I'm really hoping so bad it can be retrieved I NEED THIS SO BAD. All my side accounts got fucked by the data breech cuz none of the passwords work for them anymore, but I can't get them reset cuz I don't have access to those emails which is really annoying to me.

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do u have a mastodon?

No sorry, if I did I wouldn't be majorly craving mastodon ribs every single day of my life

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Remindaaaaa I have a bsky account

I'm more active/present on tumblr, my personal site, and sheezy, but I lurk around and post art every now and then on bsky when I feel like it. but you're not missing anything if you have my tumblr & sheezy...and I'm gonna focus on building a gallery for my personal site soon too

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I found my old neopets account that has the original TB (neopet) on it and I'm really hoping so bad it can be retrieved I NEED THIS SO BAD. All my side accounts got fucked by the data breech cuz none of the passwords work for them anymore, but I can't get them reset cuz I don't have access to those emails which is really annoying to me.

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Hi! I was wondering if you've ever heard of the series Land of the Lustrous? It's about these humanoid gemstones living in a post apocalyptic earth and it's very good imo, uses a lot of scientific bases for character aspects, like the MOHs scale, the Alexandrite effect, and other things

I highly recommend it!

I have read the manga before, back then when the anime still wasn't a thing. I've also seen the anime!

I have a nonco character that originated as a hnk fan OC

This is what he used to look like

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Do you have like a favorite volcano or rock

Hi! Yes I do for both of them

My favorite volcano is Sunset Crater

which is part of my favorite group of volcanoes: The San Francisco Volcanic Field in Northern Arizona.

My favorite rock is plutonic igneous rocks, particularly diorite & peridotite

thanks for asking!

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how come its not recommended to take out loans or pay out of pocket for a geology grad program? does this tend to be the case for both a masters and a phd?

Yes both masters and PhD, and this is true for all research-based graduate schooling to my understanding. With funding, a university would accept you on a competitive basis granted you have an idea of which professor you're interested in working with & possibly what research topic you'd be interested in doing.

When a grad school program funds you, it's either a fellowship or grant (being an RA - research assistant or TA - teaching assistant). Because you are doing research for your university, you are also technically working and therefore an employee while you are a research grad student, this means you pay $0 for tuition so long as you are doing your work & are on track to graduate in a reasonable amount of years, and this tuition remission is ON TOP of the stipend you get paid monthly from a fellowship or grant. Some schools have additional benefits like free/reduced-price health insurance or even housing. The stipend amount depends on what program you get in to.

The reason this is the recommended way for geology and other research-based graduate schooling is...well, wouldn't you like to be paid for your degree and not worry about student debt? This is what makes the program competitive!

If you are interested in learning more about grad school and benefits, I recommend you reach out to a professor and current grad students at your university.

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Weird senior in hs with a stem spinterest and I wanted to be a professor right. But then a realized that would require a phd which I would do but I feel like that's kinda an unstable career path should I aim for soenghing else, the thing is I'm really set on teacher but the answers I get are always ! Teachers r broke be a proffesor which i do wanna do but that seems. Hard. Even if it's my dream.

Hello! So, I'm not gonna make a decision for you but I can suggest options and trying out by talking to a professor and expressing interest in TA-ing (being a teacher assistant) for one of their classes and seeing if it works out for you. There are classes that aren't taught by PhD holding professors, typically 101 level classes, or labs.

When you are a STEM professor, teaching is only ONE of the many things you need to do — your main focus is research, and the university pays you a salary for that. The "unstable" part is getting grant funding for your research projects, and no grant funding = no research = no new grad students. You could ask yourself, "is research something I am interested in doing as a career?"

I am actually on my roadway onto getting a STEM PhD myself, it's something I really want to do in the near future, and if the school has funding for you (as in...you don't pay tuition) then they accept you into the program. Otherwise you need to take loans/pay out of pocket which many geologists recommend not doing for our grad degree LOL

Alternatively, you could look into an Americorps teaching program. I don't remember what exactly it is called, but I know people who've done it. You don't need a teaching certification to do it either, but it's basically an internship/paid volunteer position and they station you at a school based on the area you applied for, for a certain amount of time based on your contract.

Are you only interested in an education career in a classroom setting and no other setting? If not, you could look into park interpretation or being an educator for agencies and non-profit organizations as well

I hope you are able to find a way to follow your dreams one way or another. Good luck!

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I hope every couple that defaces a rock or tree with their initials or names catastrophically breaks up

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my rocks

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How the FUCK did you set up this blog theme, this is SICK!?!?!?

omg LOL I had to check on desktop what my theme was to jog my memory, but damn you're right that IS a cool theme

I got it from jetofenden's themes here!

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matching icons with my roommate do y'all like it

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my rocks

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Didn't realize how bad my art block really was until I started doodling in my work notes. I think switching to drawing completely on an iPad has stifled my creativity...

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The tallest mountain in the solar system, Olympus Mons on Mars. It has a height of 25 km, Mount Everest is 'only' 8.8 km tall.