#I love what I do

[yuukirita]

Tomorrow...

It's actually a very happy chapter if you don't know about SecondBee Au... Compared to the last chapter at least. This one will make you laugh at least once (I hope)

Hug hug (or a single nod of the head)

[toki-toro]

Reading deranged tags on rb’s is such a treat

[kamari2038]

Things they don't tell you about getting a PhD:

(1) If you got a fellowship, that means you're special, so doing your job isn't enough, you actually have to excel, or else you're a freeloader who's thieving from the institution

(2) If you're struggling in any way, you will be encouraged to quit so that they can stop financially supporting a slacker (our assistant program coordinator let me know that my severe anxiety is totally relatable, she gets overwhelmed filling out contracts and scheduling meetings sometime too, but it's no excuse for failing to meet their standards). Your efforts are unimportant if they are not producing results. You are there to be an asset to the university, and what they provide for you (a meager salary, and at least in theory I'm supposed to be able to maintain my sanity) is just a nice bonus.

(3) Evidently I cannot actually be fired? They can stop paying me after five years, or fail me on one of my exams, and I can be subjected to endless ridicule and shame, but I guess that since I can't find a better position, my current advisor will have to deal with me for a while longer. Genuinely don't know if they'll ever let me graduate, but I guess remaining employed for now is *something*.

[catspawcreates]

This is what 500+ SaMS pins look like 🙀They arrived ahead of schedule!

Sorting, assembling & getting them ready to go for pre-orders. Restock sets will be listed on my Etsy soon!

Looks like my manu sent a few extras so I’ll have a few random solo singles.

It’s quite the production here, but I’m excited!

[trippinsorrows]

one of them days, man. one of them days.

[the-words-we-sung]

You'd think phonetics about your own native language would be easier than this... I need a break from studying so gonna get back to some YR song analysis 🤭

[enigma020]

How do you not run out of motivation as an artist?

I could’ve just typed it. More or less, I could’ve not drawn anything for the answer at all. But the answer just wouldn’t have any weight on the scale, would it? :’)

[edwardslostalchemy]

Me living my best life: I love my job, I'm so happy, I feel good, I'm going to the gym, I'm eating my veggies, minding my business as a dietitian

The pastor's daughter: it must be awful being a dietitian

Me: 🙉 I do not hear it

[eybefioro]

Friday can't arrive any sooner aaaa

[thegeekyartist]

I feel like all I do anymore is talk about teaching (but at this point it's pretty much all I do), but today I had one of my adult students tell me he's learned more in 2 days of my class than he has in his entire life of painting, then showed me all the paintings he's been able to go back and fix thanks to my class, so it's nice to know all this work is important to the people I'm working with.

[whatwooshkai]

YOU'RE TRAINING TO BE A FIREFIGHTER??? THAT IS SO AWESOME!!

it is pretty awesome!! yesterday we practiced bailing out of windows

[misslittlemisfit]

When you get a notification that tacotime posted the next chapter of the water queen at the same time you’re writing the next chapter of your Namuri fic and for a split second you wonder why you even try.

And then you remember that it’s not a competition. It’s not about the views or the praise. At the end of the day we’re all trying to create stories and art for a thing we love because we love to. And doing what I love is more than enough of a reward for me.

[iwillbringyouruin]

life scientists are so cute. Like they'll say "here are the little guys :)" before they explain the mode of action of microscopic seriously pathogenic agents

[katherinaapietrovaa]

Mai

[sun-pluto]

taking yourself out on a solo dinner date to the best restaurant you normally go to with friends is actually sO HEALING AND THERAPEUTIC 🥺❤️‍🩹🌹💐🌸🌅🪴

[beluharts]

I love animating I love drawing I love shading things to be overwhelmingly bright I love making things look cool or pretty I love creating I love animating