Jason Custer, PhD

PhD in Rhet/Comp // I study and teach about multimodality, tech writing, computer games, and writing centers // Grown up emo kid // He/Him

[Jason Custer, PhD @JasonCusterPhD]

Sometimes I miss being on Twitter and connecting with folks. I also feel like there are developments since I tweeted regularly that bear mentioning so I can reference them if/when I tweet more. I also hate drawing attention to myself. So let's just say I've been a bit busy.......

[Jason Custer, PhD @JasonCusterPhD]

I also feel compelled to provide a life/parenting update to go along with this, and in exchange for your help: I am more tired than I think I've ever been.

[Jason Custer, PhD @JasonCusterPhD]

Hey folks! We're starting to have some conversations on my campus about AI & writing; does anyone have resources coming from a specifically rhet/comp perspective for me to peruse and/or build on to facilitate that discussion? My initial searches didn't yield as much as I'd hoped.

[Jason Custer, PhD @JasonCusterPhD]

@stiiiiiiine This is ridiculously awesome. So happy for all of you!

[Jason Custer, PhD @JasonCusterPhD]

@LoganPMiddleton Finishing a PhD in the humanities be like: "hours of phrases I've memorized, thousands of lines on the page. All of my notes in a desolate pile, I haven't touched in an age."

[Jason Custer, PhD @JasonCusterPhD]

@irljeangrey I've been eyeing it for my Steam Deck for some time now......

[Jason Custer, PhD @JasonCusterPhD]

@ApoclpseStudent I was actually listening to the @callousdaoboys; I have to try to maintain something resembling an edge somehow. Even if I'm a suburban sellout now.

[Jason Custer, PhD @JasonCusterPhD]

Today we finished closing on our house and I went to Lowe's to buy something called a "cotter pin."

[Jason Custer, PhD @JasonCusterPhD]

@poolkidsband Defector and Pool Kids are two of the only things I enjoy on the internet; I cannot approve of this crossover more if I tried.

[Jason Custer, PhD @JasonCusterPhD]

Cotter pins, escrow accounts..... WHO THE HELL AM I?!?!?!?

[Jason Custer, PhD @JasonCusterPhD]

@donniejsackey On the flipside, if you believed all of those conspiracies, you'd probably be none the wiser as to how shudder-worthy your thought process was.

[Jason Custer, PhD @JasonCusterPhD]

I literally never thought I'd ever be able to buy a house, so it's been surreal. I was there during the inspection and eventually I just wandered around in the back yard thinking "holy shit, this is about to be OUR house." I would have killed to grow up in a place like this.

[Jason Custer, PhD @JasonCusterPhD]

Had the house inspected today and everything looked excellent; barring any bizarre administrative surprises we should be moving in within the next 2 weeks!

[Jason Custer, PhD @JasonCusterPhD]

Tfw you put in an offer on a house.

[Jason Custer, PhD @JasonCusterPhD]

@donniejsackey As wild as all of it is, I almost kind of envy folks who don't see the world as a place where the most boring and crappy explanation is pretty much always the real one.

[Jason Custer, PhD @JasonCusterPhD]

I'm quickly becoming desensitized to making phone calls and signing documents. I hate what I've become.

[Jason Custer, PhD @JasonCusterPhD]

Now that we've gotten a POOL revival, I'll start hoping for POOL and Pool Kids to merge into my dream posthardcore band with a combo of emo, math rock, and clean/screamed vocals for even just a single EP.

[Jason Custer, PhD @JasonCusterPhD]

Listening now! Couldn't be more proud of @stiiiiiiine and @poolkidsband. It's been so awesome watching the last few years unfold!

[BrooklynVegan @brooklynvegan]

Pool Kids are the latest guest on the BrooklynVegan podcast! Listen to them reflect on their breakout year, new EP, backstory, and much more: https://t.co/JyuxLV3ctM

[Jason Custer, PhD @JasonCusterPhD]

I have to make like 20 phone calls tomorrow so I'll be fighting all of my lifelong millennial instincts in order to get a house AND talk to humans on the phone. Pray for me.

[Jason Custer, PhD @JasonCusterPhD]

The offer was accepted and—barring any surprises—the closing date is set for 8/4. This year has been utterly surreal.

[Jason Custer, PhD @JasonCusterPhD]

Tfw you put in an offer on a house.

[Jason Custer, PhD @JasonCusterPhD]

I am fucking speedrunning adulthood this year after spending so much of it as a dirt-poor grad student and getting screwed by my previous institution in 2020.

[Jason Custer, PhD @JasonCusterPhD]

Tfw you put in an offer on a house.