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~ Allison ~ she/her ~ not hp rp any more (fuck terfs) ~ follow from @toewalker ~ it is unclear what I'm doing here but hey ~
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Just a Grad School Update

Y'all have been around through a lot of my grad school journey so i just wanted to put out there that yesterday I successfully defended my last qualifying exam for my program and I am officially a PhD candidate!!

Now it's time to get researching and writing that dissertation!

Thank you all for all the support along the way, I always hold my communities here in my heart when I am thinking about who has helped me on this journey.

<3

#got sappy there oops#real proud of myself#i was so goddamn stressed out yall have no idea#allison does grad school#allison chats
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Normalize having easy access to detailed protocols and specific parameters for common assays in scientific journals.

I just want to know what the extinction coefficient is for this thing, I shouldn't need to dig through papers from 1943 to figure this out.

#like jeez this has wasted so much of my day#the only coefficient I've been able to find has nonsense units and im sure its wrong#murder me#allison does grad school#allison chats#come on man i cant test this myself i gotta have literature sources this is torture
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My sweet friend/coworker didn't pass her candidacy exam today and my heart is just so broken for her. This means she'll wrap up her research, write a thesis, and leave with a masters in 4 months instead of a PhD in 2 years.

"I don't know what I'm going to do tomorrow, I don't know what I'm going to do next week"

I love her so much and she is so smart and capable, honestly its good that its the weekend and I wont see any of her committee members in the next couple of days because I might have to fight them.

#i believe that our pi fought so hard for her#he cares about her so much and really wants her to finish#idk it must have been because they dont think shell be able to finish#this really belongs in my journal but its so far away#but i saw her presentation i thought it was good#like there are better proposals in the world but#man this just sucks#i wanna punch some professors#delete later#allison does grad school#allison chats#text post
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Does anyone have a super deep understanding of biochemical analytical techniques and good writing and presentation skills? And also looks and sounds exactly like me? And wants to come to the northeast in january to do this exam for me? I have the skills i just really dont wanna think about this any more.

I cant pay you, but i can give you all of my love and gratitude.

#allison does grad school#allison chats#kidding#kinda
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I am just so so happy that my local coffee shop is taking the entire week off for thanksgiving, take time and space away from work and loosen the grip that capitalism has on us all please.

However.

This really puts a damper in my exam preparation plan. Starbucks just has much worse vibes and I hate working in my apartment.

#i just want to have a cute croissant and some tea in a physical mug#and do some research away from the office while i have the chance#i wasnt expecting to have the option on wednesday-friday obviously#but i went over there this morning and theyre gone all week#which is fine. good even.#*cries*#allison chats#allison does grad school#text post
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slicedblackolives

i think all quiet on the western front and the lord of the rings are in direct conversation with each other, as in theyre the retelling of the same war with one saying here's what happened, we all died, and it did not matter at all and another going hush little boy, of course we won, of course your friends came back

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slicedblackolives

someone should remake lord of the rings as a grandfather telling a fantasy story to his grand child with flashbacks to world war one showing the dead boys and men the characters were based on. grandpa why didn't they just fly. because they didn't. they didn't.

#oh fuck me running#lotr#reblog
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I told my therapist today that my instinct to cry immediately when broaching a particular topic was inconvenient and stopping me from having normal conversations about it because I don't really want to be crying just talking in a coffee shop.

She then had the nerve to point out that there is nothing wrong with crying in a coffee shop, I'm just afraid of being vulnerable and allowing strangers to know I have emotions.

#rude of her honestly#i kid shes right but also i think shes wrong so#like im aloud to feel like personal shit can be just for me right? idk this kind of blew my mind#this has been#allison does therapy#allison chats#tw grief#didnt really mention grief in the post proper but thats what this was about so#oopsie#also told me i should write more#and i keep not doing it in a journal so heres some of that#yay therapy homework
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Listen, I was never /really/ on twitter (my mom is there) but I may join the queue doing the exodus and come on back over here

I am too lazy to deal with making another blog, and I want to leave stuff on this one as it is for personal archive reasons, HOWEVER I am not going to be contributing to HP content any more.

I have no plans, I'm just avoiding my comprehensive exams. This might become a bit of a writing blog? dnd? other fandom content? occasional science? who could say

#being honest i'll probably be lazy and just never post anything#but been trying to write more anywaysss#i love and miss the tumblr void tho#and my dash isnt dead for the first time in years so#ill at least lurk some#omg wait ugh my old tagging system isnt going to work anymoreee alright hang on#allison chats#allison does grad school#alright that should be fine i'll fix my system later
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Anonymous asked:

Hey! I hope you’re good. I just wanted to say a quick thank you. I followed you a few years back, and your blog was one that helped me feel less alone. You were so nice to me whenever I was in your asks, and I wanted to thank you for being a positive force in my life. Have a great day!

Oh wow bless you sweet nonie. Just randomly popped over here today to check something and I'm so glad I did because it means I haven't left this in my ask box for weeks and weeks. (tumblrs telling me when asks got sent now? thats new. wild to me that it wasnt there to begin with but hey, nice surprise)

This blog remains really important to me, it is a hallmark pillar of my undergraduate time, and was an opportunity to offload creativity that I miss a lot. It lead to friendships that I will hold with me forever and connections with people around the world even in passing that I would never have had otherwise. Integral to the creative engine behind this blog really was people in my ask box so thank you dear for being a part of that for me.

Hope you are doing so well and I hope you see this

<3

#I occasionally think about reviving this blog as a little writing space#i really want to get some writing going but i have yet to do anything#i super need a creative outlet rn lol#anyway this made my day bless this person#man i wish there was a way to send this directly to someone but alas tis not the nature with nonnie asks i suppose#ooc post#not hp#not rp#even if i just start vagueposting on here it might be a nice little outlet#i do that sometimes and it honestly is nice#could just start a legitimate journal like my therapist told me to but meeeeh
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literally getting on a bus to the airport in 8 hours and I only just bought bus tickets

#is it disorganization or is it dread about going home#youll never knowwwww#again ignore me i need to start journaling#i just miss the particular vibe of vagueposting on here with bonus stuff in tags idk#im almost done packing though#pretty proud of getting clothes for a 2 week trip in 2 cities with multiple vibes and events into a caryon and backpack#3 pairs of shoes#im bringing pants which i probably dont need to but it feels correct so im committing to it#ooc post#not hp#not rp#god im usually so excited to go home i just am dreading a few things in particular... im an anxious mess
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