Grace Tomasi

Environmental History grad student @IAStateHistory | #water #landmanagement #environment #NativeAmerican ally | MA & PhD track | she/her

[Grace Tomasi @_grtomasi]

“Disasters turned into crisis where conflict and political instability undermined the capacity to respond.”

-Sam White, A Cold Welcome: The Little Ice Age and Europe's Encounter with North America (2017)

Sounds far too familiar.

[PhD Futures Now @phdfuturesnow]

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[Grace Tomasi @_grtomasi]

Two chapters down! One more to go-- and then it's reworking the introduction and conclusion. #mathesis #historian #gradstudent #ugh

[Grace Tomasi @_grtomasi]

Votes on making this the standard pitch for research? Eh?

[Dr. Emily Fairfax @EmilyFairfax]

As a scientist I've had an "elevator speech" prepared for a few years now.

This year I made an "elevator video" & let me tell you: people enjoy seeing my research way more than just hearing about it!

So what do #beavers have to do with #wildfire? Watch (with sound) & find out!

[Grace Tomasi @_grtomasi]

Looking back to papers I wrote a year ago for morsels of information to make writing my thesis easier, and... I'm mortified by the writing. Encouraging to know that in a year, I will feel the same way about the thesis I'm pouring my heart and soul into.

[David Dempsey @greatlakescribe]

I second Garret’s motion. The Great Lakes are not the solution to western drought for a lot of reasons.

[American Historical Association @AHAhistorians]

What can you do with a history degree? A lot. To demonstrate the many career paths available to those with undergraduate degrees in history, the AHA has assembled a list of notable history majors—some famous, some not so famous, and some even infamous. https://t.co/kzTjBLYxZu

[Grace Tomasi @_grtomasi]

I've done it. On the last night of my active semester, I drank coffee at 8:30pm to finish a paper. At this time (12:32am), sleep is not imminent.

Task failed successfully.

[Grace Tomasi @_grtomasi]

Me: *working on a final project using an incredible online archive*
The online archive: It would be a shame if we shut down.
Me: Please don't.
The archive: Don't worry, I'm just thinking about doing it, I'm not going to actually do it.

The archive: I did it.

[Grace Tomasi @_grtomasi]

@amyjay401 Is it because they have too many doses? Or an overall decline in vaccinations?

[Grace Tomasi @_grtomasi]

*thinks back to March 2020 and the joy this game brought*

Huh. Cool project!

[American Historical Association @AHAhistorians]

In @verge, @jaymcastello looks at efforts to preserve and archive users’ experiences with Animal Crossing: New Horizons during the COVID-19 pandemic, and related cultural history and digital humanities projects. #twitterstorians https://t.co/hCHnW1snls

[Grace Tomasi @_grtomasi]

Here's one more:

"History is a subject that's constantly evolving. The more you know the more you don't know and what an exciting adventure that makes life."

[Grace Tomasi @_grtomasi]

One of the best pieces of advice from an Iowa State University history alumni: "Work hard and get to know the library."

Can I have that on a bumper sticker, please?!

[Grace Tomasi @_grtomasi]

I have never been more motivated to sit on the shores of Lake Superior and ponder the value of my research.

In other news, I keep telling my adviser to look out for a draft of my introduction to my thesis. It would be nice if I would stop changing my mind on how to start that.

[Grace Tomasi @_grtomasi]

What is the appropriate length for a "rough draft"? Asking for a friend...

[Grace Tomasi @_grtomasi]

@MaxLHarr Welcome to grad student life! Does the coffee still work?

[Grace Tomasi @_grtomasi]

No, I did not spend the entire morning moving furniture around in my office instead of writing a paper that's due in two days.

In other news, I really enjoy looking out the window of my office now.

[Honor the Earth @HonorTheEarth]

Fond du Lac Band wins halt to copper mine. “This is the first time that any downstream tribe has successfully exercised their rights under the Clean Water Act in order to object to a federal permit." #WaterIsLife https://t.co/Ow3fEz15VY

[Grace Tomasi @_grtomasi]

And I wanted to be productive today...