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late evening interview prep

i have an interview for an internship tomorrow. and because i'm me i've left the prep for far too late...

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Referred to as “the Dusseldorf patient” to protect his privacy, researchers said he is the fifth confirmed case of an HIV cure. Although the details of his successful treatment were first announced at a conference in 2019, researchers could not confirm he had been officially cured at that time.

Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.

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First day at work ✨

It's funny that this is not my first work experience, and still... I feel like a kid on the first day of school. Will be working in Project Management for a Software company that makes EDMS (electronic document management systems) I'M SO HYPED ! Discovering KM (knowledge management) a couple years ago was life changing and getting to work for a company that produces systems like the ones I programmed, designed and used for years is so exciting.

To-do list :

▢ check transportation

▢ pick my work computer

▢ check if the company has it's own note-taking/km system or make one

▢ put down list of tasks & prep timetable

✨it's going to be great✨

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26 April 2025

I got 95% on the third crystallo test and as of now I have the most points in the group (there's one test left in this class) and I think everyone who remembers how difficult my beginnings with crystallochem were can imagine how happy I am rn :')

Great day behind me. I read a thesis-related paper in the morning, then spent the afternoon with my parents, having pizza and then coffee. Tomorrow I'll have to catch up on studying and writing but today I'm just enjoying a Saturday off ☀️

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Taking breaks is also being productive

Studying constantly only leads to burnout. Go take a walk. Feed some ducks. Admire a pretty building. Try to cook something new.

You might feel guilty at first, but nothing in excess is ever good, not even studying.

Dont forget to live life

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16 + 17/50 dop | anti-depression tasks? check!

the tulips are finally in full bloom around here! I stopped about 5 times on my run to take pictures :D there's a fox (maybe 2) that lives at the park and I saw it again! it followed me for a bit after I carefully walked past it

things I did yesterday:

cat chores

went on a run

read my book

things to do today:

gym

admin errand that has cost me my nerves for almost a week now

sit on a bench in the sunshine for 20min

choir practice

optional tasks:

sorting through the stuff stored under my reading nook & cleaning that part

laundry

sort my (book)shelves so all my books and stuff fit properly

paint my nails

currently vibing to: speed - the wrecks

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24. April 2025 — Trying really hard to Do Things™️ and not let this depressive episode ruin all my days.

Elie 1 : 0 Depression

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Good morning. ☕ Last night, I took and passed my Database Management Applications exam, which was the last exam in my degree program. Here's a pic of some of my notes (which I intended to post the other night while I was actually studying).

I have until April 30 to complete my capstone project if I'm going to finish by the end of the term. (I do qualify for a one-month extension, though. I went ahead and requested it just in case I need a few extra days.)

Lots of research and writing will be happening over the next week. ��

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Wednesday, 23rd April 2025

I was disheartened by a rough past paper yesterday, but this morning’s went better so fingers crossed that’s more like how the real one on Saturday will be. Last full revision day today before packing tomorrow & travelling Friday…

🎵Clutching At Straws Album – Marillion

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Okay so I’ve seen other people do these and I really wanted to make one of my own as well, so here it is at last! :)

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24/04/10

Save me cafe work, save me, you're my only hope.

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| april 16 2025 |

I went to another conservatory over the weekend, this one was much bigger and I didn't even get to explore all gardens! also finals are coming up in 3 weeks so I really have to get on top of school...

🎧 don't forget you love me — calum hood

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things that happened to me when i was a woman in STEM:

an advisor humiliated me in front of an entire lab group because of a call I made in his place when he wouldn't reply to my e-mails for months

he later delegated part of my master's thesis work to a 19-year old male undergrad without my approval

a male scientist at a NASA conference looked me up and down and asked when i was graduating and if i was open to a job at his company. right before inquiring what my ethnicity was because i "looked exotic"

a random male member of the public began talking over me and my female advisor, an oceanographer with a pHD and decades of experience, saying he knew more about oceanography than us

things that have happened to me since becoming a man in STEM:

being asked consistently for advice on projects despite being completely new to a position

male colleagues approaching me to drop candid information regarding our partners / higher ups that I was not privy to before

lenience toward my work in a way I haven't experienced before. incredible understanding when I need to take time off to care for my family.

conference rooms go silent when I start talking. no side chatter. I get a baseline level of attention and focus from people that's very unfamiliar and genuinely difficult for me to wrap my head around.

like. yes some PI's will still be assholes regardless of the gender of their subordinates but, I've lived this transition. misogyny in STEM is killing women's careers, and trans men can and do experience male privilege.

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apply for jobs you’re not qualified for! audit upper-level classes! get drunk with your TAs! see that poster advertising that lecture series? go there take notes and ask questions! thank the presenter for talking about this topic you love! if the class is full before you register, email the professor and ask if they can squeeze you in! RAISE YOUR HAND! tell the disability accomodation office to do their goddamn job! ask for help! file complaints! go to class in your pajamas and destroy the reading! you got this! you KNOW you got this! be arrogant enough to learn EVERYTHING! take your meds! punch a velociraptor in the dick! fear is useless and temporary! glory is forever! shed your skin and erupt angel wings! help out! spread your sun!

i had a really good morning! you deserve a really good morning! kill anyone who says you don’t and build a throne from their bones!

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Picked a presentation topic that I actually find interesting.

Pros: working on said presentation is pretty enjoyable and I'm learning new things which is great and makes me happy.

Cons: I'm gonna need a course mate to stand next to me with a stick and bonk me with it every time I start going off topic trying to say absolutely everything.

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