#Positive Grads

[slfcare]

ten years ago you were so scared of such different things, but you survived them anyway. the same goes for five years ago and two years ago. everything that has ever felt like a hurdle, you’ve passed through. so be afraid, identify your fears, and then allow yourself to remember that in just a little while, this will be another thing that you have overcome.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Burning Rotten Bridges

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[viablemess]

Hey you. You know you should be doing The Thing. I don't want to do The Thing, either. But we can sit down and do it for 2 minutes together. Then we can do it for 5 minutes. Then 10. And so on and so forth until it is done. I'll be coming back to reiterate this.

To whoever needs to hear it: it does not have to be perfect. It does not have to be world altering. It just needs to be done. And I'll sit with you while you do The Thing.

Now go. Stop scrolling. Go work on The Thing. I'll be back to check on you and cheer us both on.

[yardsards]

do people who have listened to taz balance but not graduation Know that it was HEAVILY IMPLIED that lup and barry eventually adopted a lil sorcerer child who got disowned by his family for his natural necromancy magic, and they taught him how to use his powers for good and were overall great parents that he looks back on fondly

(and said child grew up to be a dimension-hopping lich, caretaker of the dead, and very sweet adoptive father of a major npc)

[sncrlynwtms]

ao3, please return from the war, i was told no during a job interview this morning and need my comfort fics back to cope

[foxscarf]

9.6.24

Working on my project proposal presentation, for my probation review on Wednesday! It's actually quite satisfying summarising all the work I've done this year, and exciting writing about my PhD plan to come!

It is such a good feeling I've got that I'm doing the right PhD. Suddenly I don't want to stop reading about it. 😊🌥️

43/100 days of productivity

[yeetmeoffthisplanet]

moses descending mount sinai (butch professor version)

[qprconcepts]

qpp who is book smart x qpp who is street smart

<3

[gemmahale]

Here's the thing. I'm in a red state, in a county that went red.

I knew that when I moved out here four years ago. (Yes, it was April 2020 and no, I do not recommend moving during a global pandemic.) I accepted that that would be part of it. I made my peace with it, and I do what I can to mitigate the effects.

I'm not scared for me (minus the bodily autonomy thing since my state now has a 12 week abortion ban, and the general fuckery of facists in power) because tbh, I'm white and cis-het passing.

I'm nonbinary and bisexual. Can't tell any of that unless I tell you, and I don't make it well well known. I use she/her at work, wear skirts and dresses, and respond to Mrs/Ms Gemma or Hale (actually folks use my legal first or last name 😉); though Dr. is preferred if I get the choice.

I fly under the radar as a quirky white woman. I'm relatively "protected."

In the wake of the election results rolling out, I'm apprehensive for:

Kallen, who is white-passing Cherokee and a disabled veteran. I've been party to how he's treated differently than I am - by the same checker at the store not more than 5 minutes apart. He moved out here after I established my career, so he had little to no input of where we moved to (other than "I want to be with you.")

My coworkers who already face harassment for being POC in the community (including foreign exchange students that come to do part of their PhD here because of the proximity to the university system). People have been chased out of their positions here due to the racism they've experienced.

My coworkers who would seek to have an abortion (I'm included in this myself).

The LGBTQ+ community here (remember - I'm not out out).

The immigrant and POC communities here

And folks beyond my immediate viscinity

A lot of the community operates on a "mind your shit" basis. But I have to look people in the eye with Trump 2024 caps on and answer their questions politely. I have to drive by trucks with religious bumper stickers and greet them and give them scientifically sound information.

I wanted to believe in a world that valued competency and skill; and then I remember: I was the only one that applied to this job in the boondocks, and we've struggled to get positions filled out here. And I know part of it is not because of the low cost of living or lack of proximity to major shopping centers/social options. 🙃

I'm poking around into what local groups I can get into and donate my time to. My job puts me in direct access with food security resources, so that's probably where I'll start. Perhaps tie into the LGBTQ community because I know there's an active group out here. (I want to get more involved in the community anyway.)

I have to swallow this fear I have of being connected to causes while in my position. Yes, my employer is technically neutral ground, but that doesn't mean I have to be. I am allowed to be civically involved, as long as I make it clear when I am working in a work capacity (branded gear, name tag, etc.) and as a private citizen.

I admittedly got spooked when I received a few letters (to my private address, mind you) stating that I was a poor representative of my institution because I didn't maintain my yard like I should when I first started. (It was a whole thing and got escalated up higher than it needed to and yeah. I still have those letters in my office.)

But folks are starting to know me, and I'm starting to know them too. I need to cast this fear I have aside and be true to my values - accessibility, inclusivity, equity, and justice.

[the-everqueen]

me [takes your face gently between my hands]: hob gadling would not be a history professor at any number of british universities because of how humanities academia works and even if he were, rose walker would not be his student or advisee.

[wardensantoineandevka]

I remembered that when I used to intern at [redacted television network], my desk was on the other side of the cubicle wall from the vice president of [redacted department], and I spent a lot of my time transcribing raw footage of our interviews. he once told me, not unkindly at all, actually said it as a positive thing, that it was really intimidating hearing how fast I could type because it always made him feel like he wasn't doing enough work and it always made him get through all his emails.

[slfcare]

the most difficult thing about growing as a person socially, as in getting out of your shell and noticing that you are, is that there will still be times when it doesn’t feel like you’ve grown at all! times when you can’t really connect with anyone around you, times when you fail to enter into an existing conversation, times when you say the wrong thing (or nothing at all when in hindsight you probably should’ve). but that’s also kind of the best thing, because that’s the thing that helps you realize that sometimes, it’s not you or your lack of skills or any shortcoming. sometimes certain environments just aren’t for you and certain people aren’t your people, and that’s okay. that’s human. it’s okay to not feel the progress you have made all the time.

[tranquilstudy]

September 17 /24

🌳

Im having a hard time figuring out exactly how I want to re-start this blog. I feel like so much has happened and I have no way of recapping any of it. Then I realized, why recap? There’s probably a lot of people on here that don’t remember me, or people that are new that haven’t had the chance to meet me. So, here’s a bit of an introduction to myself!

My name is Katie! I use she/they pronouns, and I identify as pansexual and gender fluid (or, my gender is a big bowl of soup. I’m still trying to figure it out).

I’m 23 years old and I live in Alberta, Canada.

I’m currently between gigs for school. I graduated in June with my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Linguistics, with an Applied Social Science Research Certificate.

My areas of interest are research and language development, as well as speech perception. I’ve done work here and there, primarily in phonetics, child language development, ASL and language revitalization.

Currently obsessed with ace attorney. I go through phases but right now I’m in my Phoenix wright phase — I’m just finishing up Justice for All, I think I’m about halfway through.

I read, avidly, and would love to talk about books on here. I’m almost done Chandler’s “The Big Sleep”.

I also am very into music and have been singing here and there in groups for over ten years :) it’s one of my biggest passions. I also played bassoon for six years!

I listen to a lot of folk music. Recently it’s Adrianne Lenker and The Velvet Underground.

I started this blog as a way to document my undergraduate journey. I thought it was a huge step forward for me and wanted to share it with people, only to fall off the wagon on it. I’m excited to be back :)

I’m gonna be tracking the tag #heytranquil moving forward too. My ask box is also always open if you wanna send in stuff or chat with me. Thanks loves <3

[ode-on-a-grecian-butt]

OH I forgot to share this. Rosie graduated from puppy school

[okayto]

Dog came up in the middle of me using dictation software to draft notes for a presentation

[superfluouskeys]

I'M EMPLOYED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!