phdwithjangmi

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the idea that restrooms, locker rooms, etc need to be single-sex spaces in order for women to be safe is patriarchy's way of signalling to men & boys that society doesn't expect them to behave themselves around women. it is directly antifeminist. it would be antifeminist even if trans people did not exist. a feminist society would demand that women should be safe in all spaces even when there are men there.

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current mantra

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I’ll never understand why some international grad students make the conscious decision to get their grad degrees abroad, come over with all their negative stereotypes of the local people and not only refuse to interact with them and maybe learn about the local culture and be proven wrong about their assumptions, but verbally to their faces tell locals how stupid, primitive, rudimentary, and ignorant they all are! I swear this international student has contributed all but 3 things to seminar and 66% of them have been hurtful assumptions about those of us from the country 🥲 It’s really starting to hurt my feelings, but I’m trying to let it go!

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*sees a beloved mutual in the notes* hi honey

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25 september

hello everyone! i’m alive still. this week has been so busy and exhausting and overwhelming. i think i need some tlc and positive self-talk this weekend 😮‍💨 i’m getting burnt out on readings for my least favorite seminar. I’m struggling to find the value in how hard i’m working and how dumb i feel in that class, but maybe that’s part of the learning. i’m trying to not expect so much from myself in it and let myself have a mental break

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I’m one of the few students w programming experience in my programming for arc course and today was like. the intro day to proper programming outside of arc and the prof was asking the few of us with experience to talk about it some and he asked me if i had used ch*tg*t for help with programs and i just sat there like a fish. didn’t have it in me to say that that shit literally did not exist when i last took a programming course as an undergrad 💀

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I had a professor in college who used to start solving every problem with the same dialogue.

Proff: What’s the first step to solving any problem? Class: Don’t panic. Proff: And why is that? Class: Because we know more than we think we do.

I think about that a lot tbh. It didn’t occur to me until much later that he meant for us to apply that dialogue outside of the classroom to any problem. Because we always know more than we think we do. We are all an amalgam of random information that ends up being relevant with surprising frequency.

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the euphoria of finding books at the library followed by the overwhelming panic of having to read said books when you bring them back to your office. the ultimate shot and chaser

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my trick for getting through grad school is learning to navigate the quadrants with all their nuances

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17 September 2024

Things are getting back to normal, I’m healing from COVID, I’m overdoing it a tiny bit but it’s good! I really want to go to my seminar tomorrow in person, but the classroom has no windows to open, and it’s a super small conference room so I tragically might have to endure awkward Zoom for another week smh. But I’m just really happy to be getting over this illness either way.

Today I:

Finally picked up my office key

Submitted an essay

Ate tomatoes for the first time since getting COVID

Highlight: The tomatoes, duh

Lowlight: Feeling run down and tired

Thing of the day: Getting dressed on a rainy morning

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16 September 2024

It’s been so long! I’ve been doing many things but the most important has probably been healing from COVID. I got so much done today, and I have so much to do, so I’m having to do a lot of self-soothing and planning for the rest of the week.

Today I:

Worked on this week’s lab

Finished my homework for my methods class

Started on readings for my seminar

Highlight: Starting to feel like myself again!!!!

Lowlight: Feeling overwhelmed; realizing that COVID ate my memory and I forgot to do an assignment last week

Thing of the day: afternoon rain :)

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aragorn + active listening head tilt

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9 September 2024

So I finally caught COVID 💀 There’s no good time to be sick, but it’s just so frustrating to have to slam the brakes on everything I’m doing and miss classes because of it. Here’s hoping I can get well soon and get back into my office and the classroom. Please let this be a cautionary tale for you! Wash your hands, disinfect shared surfaces, eat healthy, drink water, rest, and wear a mask!

Today I:

Did readings for my methods class

Went through the lecture slides for the class I missed

Emailed all my professors about my situation 🙈

Highlight: I had a really, really good nap

Lowlight: Feeling like shit from COVID (the broken glass sore throat is insane)

Thing of the day: Ice water

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i know i hold my pen kinda strange… i was born to be left handed i guess

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hello everybody 👋 i haven’t updated in a few days, but i am still around working hard! thursday was a rough day emotionally with some issues in seminar, which made me upset (maybe i will go into depth abt that tomorrow?) and then friday i got sick 🤧 and have been relaxing and trying to get healthy for the work week! i will be back doing readings and some easy assignments tomorrow as i keep resting! 💕☁️

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Poorly drawn Togepi line

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4 September 2024

I should probably stop remarking on how tired I am 😝 I’ll say I’m still trying to figure out how best to go about my busy Wednesdays with a focus on maintaining energy. But I got a lot done today, which makes me happy! We’re starting to get into the semester with regular class topics, assignments being due, norms being formed. It’s good but a bit scary.

Today I:

Finished two labs!

Made a friend :)

Made a big huge table of all my assignments due this semester to stay organized

Highlight: Walking home knowing my first two labs are done.

Lowlight: So sleepy 😩

Thing of the day: nice pastel highlighters