Most grad students don't need another thing on the CV. They need more money so that they can do what they're already doing with less stress.
Financial worry is debilitating.
A few reminders as we head into Thanksgiving:
-Don't comment on someone's body, even if it looks different than the last time you saw it.
-Don't comment on someone's food choices. Those are inside thoughts.
-Don't assign moral value to food. You don't need to "earn" pie.
Maya Angelou defined home as “the safe place we can go as we are and not be questioned.”
I’d never thought of it that way before but, yes. This.
Not having to explain myself if I don’t want to is, like, what I have always sought.
me watching Hunger Games 1 in 2013 ate age 16: Im so glad I don’t live in a fascist police state like in that fiction movie
me watching Hunger Games 5 in 2023 at 26: I hope my country stops funding genocide #27 so I only have the blood of millions on my hands instead of billions
Academics to students: Start the essay early to ensure it is of a high standard.
Academics to conference audience: Thank you for listening to my bullet points written on a napkin in the taxi.