Gina C.

PhD Student-Cultural Studies, American Studies: Scholar activist, Digital Culture Studies,#AAPI, L.A. native, Goddess/bad@ss; Athlete & food/drink pic taker

[Gina C. @GinaCWrites]

Click on ads to preplan funeral arrangements and you find that cremation is the way to go #cremation #funerals

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

I’m heading to the Senate floor to fight back against Republicans' “Big Beautiful Bill" that rips away health care from 17 MILLION people to give tax breaks to billionaires.

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Reading #DemonCopperhead by Barbara Kingsolver; took me a few chapters to get into it; now turning into a can't put it down book

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@johngreen Enjoyed reading Everything is Tuberculosis; Read the work as public health programs/aid were dismantled; very moving work as not just the intersection of science, health, policy, and culture but as a call for a better quality of life for all...

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So...was the Bezos-Sanchez wedding streamed live on Amazon somewhere? Can I get a $5 Amazon gift card too? #celebrityexcess

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Been off X (Twitter) for a bit and then I realized that there is potential for a #netnography for my PhD dissertation; Higher ed seems to be in the news these days #HigherEd 😯

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I used to enjoy watching #Chiefs games and ESPN NFL highlights - my sports highlights/feeds have turned into High School Musical; Make it stop!!!

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Off #Twitter for a while - what's this #X business?

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I gave myself abt a #month off from finishing up Ph.D. coursework; Next stage is quals committee formation; the break was much needed to fully realize - it's just me to get all that done ...

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Turned in my final paper for PhD coursework phase...down to finding one more Qualifying Examiner for an American Studies book list...stress is less?

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So now I have to get an HDMI cable for my 2nd monitor; As I set up the GoogleTV, changed inputs etc my Dad sat back amazed; Even I was a little surprised I did it on my own; I might have to ask for a refund for the Geek Squad I bought for the TV

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Spent Friday night setting up a new SMART TV, including the set up of the cable box to the TV - I adapted and used the HDMI cable from my 2nd monitor; I have free AppleTV for 3 months - don't think the recovery process for my Apple ID is worth it ... at all

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Hmm...just a thought....ChatGPT to help with any online dating profile? lol

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Going through materials for Qualifying Exams - 3 lists, 90 books; Possible timeline: 6 months to 12 months...I'll be reading and writing for 6 to 12 months...dream come true?😜🙄

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I decided to write abt the recurring theme of activism and/or resistance for my Indigeneity & the Environment class; @nickwestes work Our History Is the Future is absolutely insightful about Indigenous resistance and settler colonialism

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It hit me that the moment I sent emails to two prior profs to see if they are able to serve on my qualifying exams committee, my ideas for the book lists are still under the 'development' stage but somehow seem possible? ... lots of work ahead ...

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Purchased the Nerd Tech bundle from @mitpbookstore PLUS #MoreThanaGlitch by @merbroussard - perfect addition to my #DigitalCulture book list for qualifying exams!

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Realized I want to develop a Digital Culture Studies book list for my qualifying exams - #ChatGPT confirmed its potential

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Used two AI tools this weekend - #ChatGPT to see what was exactly 'frightening' about it and then added the extension for #SlidesAI for Google slides; For efficiency both are amazing; I might not be a 'gamer' but I'm game for this AI - I'm hooked!!!

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Submitted my paper at 11:48p - 12 mins before midnight; this is a big deal to me ...