#i'd be happy to

[altschmerzes]

how worth it is it to go to law school in canada vs the us? im in undergrad in the us and ill likely practice here but im not completely sure

i can't speak to whether it's worth it if your plan is to practice in the us - my plan is, gd willing and the canadian government remains cooperative, to stay and practice in ontario - but i do know that there are states that accept canadian law degrees with no issue and just make you write the bar, but there are also a lot of states where it is significantly more complicated than that and can be an enormous pain. so like, it's possible, but may involve a major headache, especially depending on where you plan to practice.

but just speaking of law school in itself, and not the subsequent licensing headaches? holy shit i cannot speak highly enough of my experience. like, for one, because the united states is an. insane hellscape. (and don't come at me about how canada has its problems too - trust me, i know. but two things can be true at once. canada has its problems and they are serious and systemic. it is also however not the united states and this is to its serious benefit.) the tuition that i'm paying here, even as an international student? fuck it's so much cheaper.

as an international student at my school in ontario, counting for currency conversions and whatnot, i am paying about ten grand a year less than i would be paying as an in-state resident in my home state's like. state university law school - and the other important thing to consider there is that while that school is good, the school i'm in here? they're not... in the same tier, reputationally. which doesn't necessarily mean anything, but the way that people react when i mention what school i'm going to here is the way people react to 'i'm at harvard/uchicago/yale law' in the states. and for that comparison? the tuition thing stands out even more. there are about 200 law schools in the us. canada has 24. do with that information what you will, i suppose, but to me it made me feel like there was a bit more of a... security? behind the qualify of the education i was going to end up with and the likelihood there'd be name recognition and alumni networks that could help me in my career and life after graduation.

there's a bunch of other stuff to consider obviously like housing and cost of living and whatnot, and so that can get complicated. it's also worth flagging that the immigration conversation in canada is seeing a lot of handwringing about Too Many Visa Holders right now, and that includes new caps to study permits. if you - or anyone - want to chat off-anon about what the study permit application and whole. visa stuff. process was like for me, with the understanding that my experience isn't necessarily going to be representative of the changing situation, i'd be happy to do that!

[stellarhoxy]

Also, from an actual expat that travelled for a relationship that failed:

moving country also means being further from your family and friends, being thrown into a place where you're all alone with maybe 1-2 people that can support you and will need to find a network. travelling back and forth is expensive. you most likely will have to learn to be fluent in a new language reasonably quick in order to comfortably find job and living and to non-rich people money is finite so it's going to be extremely tricky without some sort of help.

don't ever judge anyone for fighting for their rights and don't be so entitled to state that a country should cater to one group of citizens but not the other - a lot of ppl in my home country (not the US, also has less trouble to do what's above) had takes like these, ugh get blasted.

"Why are you in this country if you hate it so much?"

Umm... I was born here? Moving out of the country is expensive and one of my criticisms of the US is how we treat the poor? It's actually somewhat difficult to get citizenship somewhere else? You're supposed to be critical of your own culture and engage in politics somewhat? I have a right to speak my mind?

[humming-fly]

was anyone gonna tell me shadow saved rouge's life in sa2 or was I just supposed to find that out playing the game myself

(this worked out as a rather fitting closer for the Final Day in Year of Shadow haha, hope ya'll have a fun new year! 🎉🎉🎉)

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Dog Meshi.

[i-am-a-fish]

I'm very sorry to ask something like this, I've really been struggling with this question, and I wanted to ask the combined wisdom of the people on this site

I would like to know why you keep going, and what drives you to keep living. I know there are a lot of reasons to stay alive and enjoy life, I can think of a few that personally resonate with me, but I really want to know what your reasons are

You do not have to comment on this if that's too big of an ask, and I'm very sorry for asking something like this, I really need someone's help, I feel like I don't have much purpose

Also if I may ask, please don't post any suicidal ideation in the comments of this post, I really can't handle something like that right now

[beidak-art]

sleepless night

[herd-reject-arts]

So I'm leaving work and something darts in front of me, maybe 10ft away, too fast for me to see what it is. Peek around the tree blocking my path and I see this

Just like... a whole ass hawk. Dude's gotta be about 1.5ft tall. Massive fucking bird. And it's just staring me straight in my soul like this, even as I try to move ahead. It didn't budge. And there's only this path back to my car unless I want to walk on a busy highway. So I have the option of Death By Raptor or Death By Truck.

So I walk in the poison ivy filled patch off the sidewalk. Guy still isn't moving. Still staring me directly in the eyes. And I do this thing when animals are behaving strangely where I'll talk to them, so I'm just like, "Hey, man. I don't know you. You don't know me. This feels really threatening. I'm just trying to get to my car, dude. Can I get some space please? You're a big fucking bird. I see those claws. You could kill me right now, but I'd appreciate if you didn't, ok?"

It didn't move until I was about 2ft away. Again: I'm as far from it as I can be without walking into the street. It clearly wasn't going to budge. I walk past, thing flies up (silent, btw. Scary) and lands on a brick wall a little further ahead

Anyway. Weird guy. Nearly shit my pants when I noticed a bird big enough to carry off a fully grown cat was just... there, staring me in the face, unwilling to move away from me, a human, something it should see as a threat. I watched behind me the whole rest of the way to my car, just in case this bird decided to help me shed this mortal coil. 10/10 experience. Super cool guy.

[chocobje]

This took way too long for a comic that's supposed to be self-indulgent and quick,, Apologies if the chat bubbles are confusing on who's talkin..

Anyway another comic for my AU! I'm not sorry for the lack of background cause I really wanted to just focus on the dialogue lawl

Extra doodles I did while making the comic if ya'll want some of it:

[egophiliac]

ENG PLAYERS I BESEECH YOU

I have been informed that you guys are getting part 4 of episode 7 tomorrow, which means we are FINALLY going to get the official romanization of Revaan's name, somebody please tell me because I need to know what it is.

like, yes, it's probably just Revan/Levan, but look, I'm sitting here with my finger over the button of all these Laverne and Shirley jokes and just waiting for the opportunity to deploy them --

[briankang]

💪😳 | credit

[ofswordsandpens]

thinking about a world in which RR actually committed to the path he set Percy on in hoo (wherein Percy has become jaded, angry, and resentful at the gods for breaking their sworn promises, is frequently sympathizing with Luke, is getting more and more powerful, and frequently losing himself to wrath) and instead of the subsequent Percy Jackson books being about getting recommendation letters, we could have gotten a trilogy exploring a fallen hero arc for Percy (that would ultimately have a positive resolution to it.)

[demaparbat-hp]

Golden Boy (and Silver Girl) for the Kintsugi AU.

[starwarjotta]

looking for someone on Tatooine

[mumblers-lobby]

For my secret demon, @lyricalkris ! Merry super late Christmas!

[wangxianbaybee]

"Your flowers."

"You're welcome, I gave them to you."

[iliothermia]