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eclecticsophism · 1 month ago

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every time i do any task related to applying to this PhD program im shaking lol

#there's so much behind the scenes/unspoken rules about how to apply and all the extra work u need to do #SO different to applying to a master's #anyway i reached out to two faculty members/“”potent advisors“” and ack #i still have to write my personal statement and everything else #but also my thesis draft is due in less than 2 weeks #and i/my whole department are having to fight about my thesis paperwork which still hasnt gone thru #+ im adjusting to a new job #im looking forward to having time to rest. but for now the coffee cup in my hands is warm and we finally got some rain #and the air smells fresh #personal

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askthekirbysquad · 7 months ago

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Thinking about how Magolor's electric ball attacks look nothing like any other instances of electricity in the games that I can recall (particularly in Star Allies), but do resemble Gooey's Dark Laser attacks quite a bit

((Edit: Hey, if you're seeing this post on its own, check out my reblogs for more elaboration!))

#magolor #not a comic or an ask #i am not saying that magolor is part dark matter or anything. because i don't personally believe that #BUT. maybe the master crown possession and soul-eating had more of a permanent effect on him than he initially realized #a notable difference though is that apparently gooey's dark lasers *don't* actually grant the electric effect according to the wiki?#still. i am Thinking about it #edit: taranza's attack with sectonia in star allies DOES also have purple lightning. i forgot about that #BUT. still. *that* lightning is purple and white. no black or any other dark colour to be found in it. so i think this all still applies

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dykebarbie · 6 months ago

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you’ve gotta be fucking joking

#the masters degree for a minimum wage job that’s seasonal is WILD #like WHAT #i hate job hunting #i have applied. to 170+ different positions so far and have heard back from one out of every 10-15 #and im going to shoot myself #a sydney original

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dayurno · 8 months ago

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omg reverse riko au is making me feel so ill..... please let us know if you have any more thoughts abt riko kayleigh and kevin legend.....

I DO my idea is that its around the same age kevin and riko met in canon so tetsuji kicks the bucket when riko is 7/8 and riko is (very forcibly) removed from the nest and sidelined to kayleigh as a new moriyama asset from the main branch takes over the nest. riko struggles a lot with the change because he is very young and very scared and he’s used to horrible things at tetsuji’s hand, which means that he doesn’t trust kayleigh and finds kevin entirely too weird. it’s honestly really cute because i think at this point obviously 7 year old kevin wants to befriend him but riko is such an anxious ball of anger that most of their interactions are like

baby riko: what do you WANT from me. go AWAY!!!! NOW

baby kevin: (heavy irish accent) nothing i think. do you want a bite of my sandwich?

anyway i think riko and kayleigh do get along but he never really considers her his mother or even godmother, for a long time he thinks of her as his Benefactor until the child therapy starts hitting and she becomes Aunt Kayleigh and then after a few more years he can be loosely convinced to refer to her as auntie once or twice a year. his second son syndrome never really leaves him; in the upcoming years riko struggles with the idea that he’s anything But an add-on to the days and still overworks himself to death trying to be acknowledged by kengo, but it’s leaps better just from being outside the nest and having people to look out for him

riko and kevin have some rough patches, especially during riko’s first years with the days. because kevin is an easy target and riko is afraid of kayleigh he ends up letting a lot of that anger out on kevin, though obviously at this point they are children and riko’s anger manifests in some mild bullying and name calling. i think kevin doesn’t even understand it most of the time 😭 riko has been around grown ups his entire life so his adult level insults make no sense to kevin’s seven year old mind. nevertheless after kayleigh tells him to stop picking on kevin riko does respect it (first out of fear, then later because they actually get along) and they go on to become brothers with only a slight tendency towards antagonism. riko’s jealousy of kevin is still a big part of their relationship and i think even more so when college applications roll around, and he’s even more worried when wymack comes into the picture, but it never culminates into anything as horrible as hand breaking because riko has an actual outlet and a support system :) it’s mostly a yelling match that eventually turns to getting scolded by kayleigh for acting like barbarians

#i know kayleighs sermons go hard kevin and riko are sitting there head bowed like yes maam…..#i havent yet decided where they both go to college in this au #but i think for one that the nest still exists and jean still gets sold to the moriyamas but it’s the main branch now #however without riko there jean’s experience in the nest is. Hard but not brutal #anyway i think riko would apply to edgar allen but he would be rejected on the account of being second branch raised by foreigners #but how horrifying to think about jean in the nest bossing riko around right. kind of a slay though #i think kevin goes to palmetto still Because he wants to reconnect with wymack and riko is very divided but ultimately chooses usc #because they’re the best and he doesn’t want to play second fiddle to kevin and his father #also i imagine his time in usc sucks a lot for the first months because it’s so different LOL #and he’s never been alone before like this with kayleigh and kevin so far out of reach #but :) hed make friends. maybe even… captain jeremy knox….. whos to say?#!#meanwhile kevin (a normal boy at this point) has to deal with the foxes being a trainwreck and the new serial killer dad recruit #he’s got a lot on his hands #ANYWAY this is entirely unrelated and indulgent but i want this kevjean to meet so bad #riko on the phone: we played against the ravens that jean moreau is a scoundrel and a monster and he almost broke my arm kevin: woaw #he’s gonna be so pissed off three years down the line when jean moreau shows up at christmas dinner with the days #you think theres any worse dynamic for jean and riko than master and slave? of course. Brothers in law #wouldnt you just kill to be a little fly buzzing around that christmas supper #asks #riko #kevin&riko

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opens-up-4-nobody · 4 months ago

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#im at such a weird point in my life. trying to choose between a phd and a doomed life as an academic and like just not doing that.#its crazy how not terrible i feel when im not in school. just give me tasks to do and i will do them. dont let me think.#but then im just avoiding my responsibilities. i dunno. i just feel like i would be happier with a structured job that ends when the day #is over. which is y my dad thinks i should get a government job. one of my former lab mates got a government job and he's settling into #spending the rest of his life out in Colorado. which is so weird. i dont kno how long ill be in the place im in now. will it b 4 more years?#or will it be only a few months? will i go back to school in the fall? its looking like yes bc i dont have a job lined up. but maybe ill #keep applying and dip out. let my dreams die in favor of balance and sanity. maybe some things arent meant to be.#its just so gutting. i was talking to my coworker this week. saying that im interested in so many things. i could have studied anything else #and traveled a completely different path. and a guy across the room was like: its never too late. but it feels like its too late. too late #to spend another impossible amount of money on getting a different degree. restarting on a second masters project. im almost 30.#im supposed to b saving money so that i can not work forever. but i cant do that if im just a student forever. so maybe i should just get a #job. god. but theres so much i still want to learn. and im in the perfect program for everything i thought i wanted. im in the perfect place #but everything's falling to pieces. whatever. i. just tired bc im on day 5 of work and have to go in for a day 6.#doing something i havent done before all day. but after than im going home for a week. so ill have lots to contemplate in the airport.#this is not how i thought things would turn out. but im glad im spending the summer working where i am. im learning lots on a human to human #level. and no one bleieves im 27 bc i apparently have a bby face lol. nope im 11 yrs older than u my 16yo coworker #unrelated

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thirddoctor · 1 year ago

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The thing with the Master is that they are constantly performing in some way, playing a part, putting on a facade. I think a lot of misinterpretations of the character come from simply taking them at face value. Not everything they do is actually representative of who they are, but the reason they're doing it can tell you a lot about them.

#I got to thinking about this when I did that Delgado smoking gifset #like. I'd always kinda assumed Delgado enjoyed cigars. that seems pretty obvious right?#but if that's the case how come he only ever smokes when he's on Earth playing some sort of part?#now of course he does do it in scenes where he's alone so it's clearly not JUST part of his disguise #but is it the smoking he enjoys or is it the persona and the aesthetic he's constructed for himself of which smoking is just one part?#I think he just likes playing at being different people - and he likes controlling how he's perceived #so he's constantly performing and using the characters he plays to indulge himself in ways he wouldn't necessarily otherwise #he's just having a laugh basically #Ranger yells about the Master #Ranger shut up about Doctor Who #Master meta #Big Finish isn't ready for my thoughts on how this ties in to the Master's wardrobe #because uhhh constantly sticking him into a suit even when he's nowhere near Earth doesn't work actually #and Missy writers aren't ready for how this applies to the way they write her entire character

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songwritingauslly · 6 months ago

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took my last exam in undergrad on monday and then graduated yesterday and today! now i have 661+ photos to go through from the last few weeks 😀

#it’s feels kinda weird and sad to not have any more schooling to look forward to (yet)#this college has been like a second home to me for the last 4 years and now i won’t be able to go back into any of the buildings #except like 2 but it’ll be different bc i won’t be a student #and i currently have no set plans for the future except apply for a job and/or masters which is #SO so fucking scary and hard #the future is so scary i wish u could sleep with no responsibilities forever #ani’s stuff

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rollercoasterwords · 10 months ago

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hihi i was wondering what you’re studying in grad school? i’m debating going LOL

i’m currently in a master’s program 4 a gender studies degree! my experience has been. pretty good so far but if ur located in the u.s. my honest advice is don’t go 2 grad school unless u can get it fully funded…or unless ur rich enough 2 just eat the cost of paying 4 a program in which case u can probably do whatever u want lol

#can only speak 2 the higher ed system in the u.s. but #master’s programs in particular r harder 2 find funding for #& most people in them r getting a degree 4 a specific career or planning 2 continue working in academia #phd programs here r funded but harder 2 get into bc of it & a bigger commitment & also still underpaid so #anyway. only reason i was able 2 do this master’s degree was bc one of the schools i applied 2 gave me tuition remission + a stipend #i would NOT recommend going into debt 4 a master’s degree. generally speaking…#also don’t generally recommend going into grad school straight from undergrad…obv every person’s situation is different etc #but my general advice would be go 2 grad school if u have a specific career path in mind not just if u aren’t sure what else 2 do etc #like lbr the university is not a sacred bastion of learning lol it’s a job like any other & comes w its own forms of exploitation #esp if ur a grad student…one thing a university will NEVER do is pay u well!!!

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animmal · 3 months ago

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getting a handle on mavis is kinda 😵‍💫 bc on the one hand she's an empath (literally) and is shown to generally have more emotional intelligence/maturity than dr🅰️x/nebs/rocket combined, but at the same time she apparently saw no problem at all whatsoever w kidnapping kevin 🥓 for peter 😭 which is like???? i mean maybe those two things can be true at the same time but like... How. 😭 is she an empath or is she okay w taking people against their will to give as a present to her brother ?

#just some thoughts b4 bed...#ooc.#james 🔫 leaving me to have to make sense of this all like ok thanks #i do think she's somewhat Stunted in regards to social behaviour that's considered acceptable or appropriate #bc for most of her life she lived on ego's planet w literally nobody else but him and his children (her half siblings) that he kept killing #he straight up didnt even acknowledge he was her father. he had her call him Master. so like... yeah. no parenting done there #but she gets Most of that sorted out when she meets the guardians i think #(like basically she figures out how Not to act by looking at dr🅰️x and 🚀 lol)#im also 100% sure gam🅾️ra would've taught her some things woman to woman (my girl i'll avenge u from what goftg3 did to u)#so u would THINK w/ all that mavis would think twice before just straight up kidnapping a guy. but No #im gna say this is bc mavis kinda has a one track mind. what she knows is that peter is sad and she wants to cheer him up #dr🪓 gives her a solution: get peter his fave hero #she goes yay! and is so fixated on that part of it that she doesn't stop to consider the consequences #bc kevin is just. part of the goal at this point and not a person #so she's always. Always well intentioned. just sometimes doesn't think about all the angles as much as she should #does that make sense? i hope so. imc rying #well intentioned but doing fucked up things also applies to that scene where she erases dra❌'s memory #bc he's sad!!!!!!! he was hurt by something she said so she wanted to take it away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#but she just went and took his memory of it without asking without even stopping to think if she should and that's #beautiful to me bc mavis is sweet and empathetic and she LOVES him just like she does all the other guardians #but she's fucked up too!!!!!! like the rest of them!!! just in different ways and i Love that in a woman #anyway. god. ive spoken too much in the tags. apparently i have a lot of feelings about this

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pandoratelenor · 7 months ago

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I am applying for another grad degree. I already got a masters in gender studies but

Idk if i would choice to start to study again if i get accepted but. I applied

#talking lurker #i also applied for the same subject at a different uni at undergrad level #so it is not like i gotta do it at masters level #it is just #i dont wanna start again from the start and study 3 years at undergrad level AGAIN #which i what i gotta do for the undergrad one #ofcourse the masters is 2 years so the difference in time is not that big but #i just wanna speed run getting a degree as an archive worker!!#let me speed run it!! lol #speed run as in give a masters degree in #archivist without doing undergrad which #is 100% possible because the master program only demanded you have a bachelor of arts in some Subject #not in particular in undergrad archivist

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shrews-things · 5 months ago

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Mad respect to my dear university friend and classmate who keeps posting on instagram stories about her anime blorbos even though we have have our graduation exam. They can take away our time and energy but on god they cannot take that bakugo guy from her

#it's genuinely impressive she's one of the most hardworking people on my major #and she applied for masters in three different cities so she has a ton of entrance exams and even has to travel for them #and yet the bnha grind never stops #someone give me that skill of balancing studies and fun times #I haven't known peace for a month now #and I only applied for masters in one uni

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nohkalikai · 6 months ago

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the more today's 'interview' sinks in, the worse i think i answered all of her questions.

#i'm so mad #i know it's not uncommon but also like #i would have prepared differently for a conversation vs an interview #you could have told me in an email that the role i applied to was alr filled...#it was a role i was so looking forward too as well #i shouldn't have listened to my parents i should have worked before going in for a master's #now i'm 'overqualified' but i lack experience #i mean ik why i made the decisions i made and how much of those choices were coerced/an escape #so i don't particularly regret it #i'm just .....#frustrated constantly

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mihai-florescu · 1 year ago

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You dont know what to major in? Can i recommend you the foolproof mihai method of just flipping a coin?

#im looking into what to do after i graduate now...#the people doing masters degrees i know are doing it to postpone being fulltime working adults as far as i know #but i dont know many since most of my friends had gap years or started different bachelors degrees so theyre still doing those #and i have one more year too but i really need to decide on a graduation project soon...#and then what do i want to do? i also dont want to be a fulltime working adult. i dont think i want to do a master's degree here tho #i was looking into the ones i could do in romania but i think a master's degree for my major is genuinely useless #just go and work in the industry and get experience (which is what im doing now)#so i was looking at the literature degrees cuz. well. they sound the most fun...#but i dont think i can apply for them since i didnt study filology...#but i dont even want a degree i just want to go to the classes and see what it's like to study literature. can i just. show up...?#i really am treating my life like a game of sims idk man

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redstarfish-art · 1 year ago

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Which Jason is best?

All drawn by me. This is what it looks like when an artist does not have an established art style. XDDD

#I'm a jack of all trades and master of none lol #Jason Todd #Red Hood #Batman #Robin #my art #someone please teach me how to render because I keep getting stuck #I've been studying light and shadows etc for so long and yet I still struggle to apply the knowledge #btw please excuse the blurriness #I don't know how to do the photo-edity-sharpening-y stuff #every day I tell myself I will make a character sheet for how I want to draw Jason and every day it's a difference Jason #forget different face syndrome - I'm drawing a whole different art style every time lol #I do feel kind of proud that I am finally indulging in drawing my favourite character as much as I want :3 #no one asked but number 1 was hardest because I'm not very familiar with DC comic art style yet #To be honest I still have some work to do before I can genuinely say I can draw in that style #artist problems

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jellyjam · 1 year ago

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a bit of a vent in tags

#AUGHHHHUU WHY CANT I JUST GET INTO UNI #IVE APPLIED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES and they just kept me waiting so im just assuming ive been denied #my grades were decent so WHY #you cant get a fucking job around here without a master's degree #there goes my entire fucking future i guess

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kimmkitsuragi · 1 year ago

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re: last post... i just remembered how fucked up it makes me feel to hear Rich and careless people's thoughts about all this. one girl told me the other day "well... if it all goes to shit, i can just go to france. i have dual citizenship" and what am i supposed to say to that lol. well i cant. what will happen to me and all the other people who will simply have to live with All This if it all goes to shit indeed

#i need to get out i need to get out i need to #no matter what happens i will HAVE to apply for masters and internships and scholarships and everything this summer #i will have to. i have to be brave about this it's hard but i have to do it #anyway. anyway. im still so fucking angry that i couldve been in a different country next year #but i couldnt get scholarship so i had to scratch that lol #but!! it's fine it just means if i work hard for the applications then i can go somewhere #like that would be a safe guess #but!!! i just have to work hard for the applications... which is incredibly hard to even think abt rn #but im giving myself time until graduation #i have to fix myself and my motivation until then #ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh god fuck. fuckkkkkkkkkkk it's all so stressful #and my brain just wont do anything usefulllll fucking hell i hate being like this #🗒#neg #sorry for the vent </3

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