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[fredmouseoz]

I was reminded of this today:

If you are struggling, and you keep thinking to yourself 'my life sucks' even when you know damn well it doesn't, and things are fine, if somewhat on the stressed side

consider reframing: "I am overwhelmed"

(pedant note: please see caveat 'even when you know damn well it doesn't)

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Believing that Israel has a right to exist as a Jewish state on Jewish land and supporting the Israeli people and their right to live safely in their homes is not the same thing as supporting every action of the Israeli government and/or military. This is not a difficult concept and I certainly don’t need to constantly explain or justify myself to every random anon demanding one who hasn’t figured out yet that the real world operates on a level beyond “This Side = Good vs. That Side = Evil.” It’s not a game or a fandom or a superhero movie. This is real life. It’s messy and complicated and endlessly hard to fathom.

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It is fucking devastating that every time I post about antisemitism, non-Jews frequently assume that I'm Jewish, because why would anyone talk about antisemitism unless they're a Jew trying to deflect criticism from zio-nazi Israel, while Jews also assume that I'm Jewish, because practically every non-Jew has abandoned, betrayed, or attacked them in their hour of need.

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Spin this wheel first and then this wheel second to generate the title of a YA fantasy novel!

(If the second wheel lands on an option ending with a plus sign, spin it again)

Share what you got!

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How old were you at the lowest point in your life? Reblog this and put it in the tags, plus your current age maybe. I'm trying to see something.

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explain your gender in 10 words or less without using boring words like “male”, “female”, “nonbinary”, “masculine”, “feminine” or “androgynous”.

go!

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i love sluts i love perverts i love dykes i love faggots i love aromantics i love freaks i love librarians i love ibuprofen

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When I (M29) was a young boy (M7) my father (M35) took me into the city (X167) to see a marching band (M23, M21, M22, F22, M24, M25, F21, M

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How come you're all about "feminism" until it's time to protest? We haven't seen you make a single fucking post about the LA riots and it's really disappointing.

Hi friends. This is your reminder not to reply to questions like this. You do not need to self-report your behavior. This is a guilt trip designed to make you violate your own Miranda rights.

Also, they are not riots (Freudian slip, fed?), they're peaceful protests and are a democratic right under the first amendment.

where to find your local protest donate to legal funds my local immigrant support network

be safe out there, i love you.

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*drinks a gallon of milk in 6 minutes in order to gain superautism*

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I think every lesbian who says she wouldn't date a bi woman is functionally on the same wavelength as men who say they would only marry a virgin

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Just an observation- long haired men appear to be very popular with the tumblr userbase

Good for them!

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whats a stereotype for your country that you absolutely do. mine is that i unironically go "eh" and apologize a lot and i often drink maple syrup straight

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I started a PhD this week just gone. At this point it feels ephemeral, like an endpoint I'll never reach. The terrifying ideal of going from where I am ("I kinda know this topic exists") to being some kind of expert in a tiny pearl like corner of humanities knowledge seems so impossible as to be irrelevant. And yet, I've promised to do just that.

And I'll do it the same way I got through undergrad. With a lofty goal that I know I'm working toward but try not to think about, and many many tiny goals that are stepping stones on the path.

This weeks goals?

read the report on the main research areas - done several times. I've almost memorised what the 9 areas area, although mostly I can get to 7 before flailing

read the book recommended by my supervisor - nearly done. I have comprensive notes on the interesting chapters, notes why I don't give a rats on the boring ones, and half a chapter to go. I might do that tonight (yes, on a Sunday), but then again, I might work on a different project. Or read trash on the internet. The world is my far too many choices

Make inroads into reading the provided research library (Zotero) - roughly grouped into the same categories as the report above. There are a couple hundred items, not all academic articles. I've read a tiny tiny fraction.

Do I feel like I've done enough? Nope. But I felt like that all the way through my undergrad (except, sometimes, in the first week of term), through honours, and through every job I've ever had. I could give of myself 24/7 and not be the expert I dream of being. That will come with time.

And, because I hope it will help someone: I'm starting this journey in my mid-50s. I'm changing careers (I was a STEM person; I am now in Humanities).