#+ seminars + talks

[lesbiangracehanson]

i don’t know if there’s a right way to do a phd but i’m pretty certain i’m doing it wrongggg 🫠🫠🫠

#i’m just finding it weirdly hard to balance going to loads of training #+ seminars + talks #with carving out a space to just sit down + do work #idk!! #i need to sit down + read tomorrow #+ then get writing friday-sunday 🥲 #rambles #i think once i get to start going into archives i’ll have more of a structure #but rn it’s just zoom + pure vibes

[bixels]

Just gonna have to wait and see, right? Just wait and see! Just gotta wait and see! Who knows, we'll just have to wait and see! It's anybody's guess, we'll just have to wait and see! The future is exciting, we just gotta wait and see!

#personal #my art #Fuck your fake ass 'i am very smart!' intellectualizing “observations” and open your god damn ears. #do something for fucks sake. it's sickening seeing videos of ai crap and seeing rows and rows of repliers using their one brain synapse #to type “wow! very exciting!” “haha this is kind of scary! but in a really interesting way!” #and then they go about their day without a second thought while creative industries burn around them #i go to one of america's top tech schools too and it's enough to make you wanna tear our your hair #every day it's seminars and talks about “the potential consequences of ai!” when the consequences are happening NOW #NO MORE DISCUSSING NO MORE INTELLECTUALIZING NO MORE SOCRATIC SEMINARS NO MORE DEBATING. ACT YOU COWARDS #people are getting hurt RIGHT NOW. stop pretending to care when you clearly don't! just be honest and say you wanna make money #my time here has really made me hate academic spaces. you people are so god damn useless and cowardly.

[astaroth1357]

How to Social:

*MC and the brothers are in the HoL dining room for breakfast. MC has only known the boys for two days now, so they're still a fly on the wall to most of their interactions. Incidentally, they're sat across from Leviathan today, watching him fiddle on his phone...*

*in its Ruri-chan case*

*with a Ruri-chan charm*

*wearing a Ruri-chan shirt*

*and watching a comfort episode of The Magical Ruri Hana: Demon Girl*

MC [In Their Head]: Okay so. I need to break the ice.

MC: I read the plot summary of the Ruri Hana anime on the wiki last night so I understand the premise...

MC: I know the names of a few characters and the basic plot structure of the episodes...

MC: I should try to talk to him about it now.

MC: ... But what about that whole controversy over the dub and the sub versions? The forums said that they're practically different shows! How do I know which one he saw? What if I get it wrong??

MC: Maybe I should do more research...

MC: NO! I want him to introduce the show to me properly! I don’t want to come off like I know more than he does...

MC: But what if I say something wrong and it totally pisses him off?? He may never talk to me again!!

MC: DAMMIT HOW DO I TALK TO THIS MAN?!?

*and then, much to MC's dismay, Levi finishes his buffo eggs and juice then gets up to leave the table. Not a word exchanged between them all breakfast*

MC: ... *sigh*

MC: There’s always tomorrow....

#shout out to the girl #who wears nothing but Cardcaptor Sakura shirts #and covers everything in Cardcaptor Sakura stickers #in my seminar classes #that i have been desperately trying to build the nerve to talk to #for the past three weeks #obey me #obey me shall we date #shall-we-date-obey-me #obey me leviathan #socially anxious mc #obey me incorrect quotes #neurodivergent mc

[ecoterrorist-katara]

on “Zutara is a colonizer x colonized ship”

“Colonizer” is not an ontological category. It’s a role within a specific geopolitical power dynamic, and therefore it can change — or even cease to exist — when these geopolitical power dynamics change (like when, idk, a Gaang of teenagers overthrow a genocidal imperialist colonial regime to install a new monarch who vows to stop the genocide and imperialism and colonization and bring about an era of love and peace)

I know it’s a bad faith anti argument, but it bothers me more than most anti Zutara arguments because I think it is indicative of a very pessimistic, defeatist attitude about power relations in general. Any type of oppressor is not a fixed role. It’s subject to change, and indeed ATLA’s message is that it’s your obligation — and your right, your power — to fight for that change, even if you’re just a ragtag group of kids against a whole empire. Calling Zuko a colonizer is not only a baffling misunderstanding of what colonization is, it also implies that even when you successfully challenge and restructure oppressive power dynamics, old sins cast long enough shadows that there is nothing you can do to be free of them. It’s one thing to acknowledge the complexities of a close relationship with someone who used to benefit from your oppression (indeed that’s kind of the whole arc of The Southern Raiders where Katara confronts the ways in which she has projected the trauma of her mother’s murder at the hands of the Fire Nation onto Zuko, who is now a valued ally). It’s quite another to claim that neither of you can ever escape the ontological categories of oppressor vs victim even if you’ve both changed the world.

#Also the water tribes were never even fucking colonies so even the premise is wrong but other folks have talked about that #The colonizer does not exist without the colonized that’s like anticolonialism 101 #source: my anticolonialism seminar where I first read The Colonizer and the Colonized #Zutara #Zutara meta #atla fandom critical #Pro Zutara #anti anti Zutara #look what the antis made me do they made me type anti twice #my meta #ATLA colonization discourse #which apparently warrants a tag now lmao

[lynx-224]

everyone is entitled to their own opinion obviously but i’ve seen sm percabeth (specifically annabeth) slander lately that i’m ready to go to war to protect my children

#like #i will sit down and have a socratic seminar w these ppl #like if u don’t vibe w oercabeth cool but like #the second i hesr ppl saying percabeth is toxic or annabeth is toxic #i’m calling up walker and we’re dueling all the haters #DONT COME AT ME GUYS IF U DONT LIKE PERCABETH THATS FINE #IM JUST SAYING #PEACE LOVE AND HARMONY EVERYONE #IM NOT TRYNNA UPSET THE OPPS #just lemme cook #percy jackson #pjo #percy jackon and the olympians #percabeth #annabeth chase #lynx talks

[blackhholes]

Teen Wolf as Arthurian Characters

Scott McCall as King Arthur

#teen wolf #twedit #teen wolf edit #twgifs #scott mcall #king arthur #arthur pendragon #arthurian legend #arthuriana #my gifs #mine #twarthur #and we're off #su and i had a two person socratic seminar trying to assign everyone but this one was just obvious i mean #literally every time i talk about scott su brings up arthur and every time she talks about arthur i bring up scott #there's some great ones coming up just you all wait #the main problem we ran into was the lack of female authurian characters #which i mean is also kinds the case for teen wolf so it's fine really

[capfalcon]

BESTIES!!!!!! <3

#he went to her seminar....... #it was terrific he says with a smile #im gonna cryyyyyy #HE WENT TO HER SEMINAR..... #get someone who finishes ur statistics sentences and goes to ur seminar #talk about aliteration wow #svu #barba #rafael barba #olivia benson #law and order svu #barson #only tagging that bc they're together not bc i rlly ship them

[rosepompadour]

JULIE CHRISTIE rests between takes on location for DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, 1965

#julie christie #doctor zhivago #the silver screen #marshmallow worlds #* #this is a christmas movie #much like die hard #but with bolshies #i first read the novel during my freshman year of college #and every week we had to go to a seminar where we were supposed to talk about our ~new exciting lives and being away from home etc #and the professor was like 'sarah rose! what is on your mind?' #me: 'yeah why does pasternak kill off lara guishar in just a few lines?' #professor: 'pasternak? don't you have any questions about college?' #me: 'no. this is literally the only thing on my mind right now.' #i wasn't even reading it for a class #i was just a girl with her priorities in order 💅🏻

[the---hermit]

New book on Irish myths and a neew beloved bookmark my mum got me.

15|04|2024

First day back to class. I am slowly going to get back to my productivity routine. Today my anxiety levels were over the roof, it was really hard especially because it fucks up my stomach really bad and eating becomes very painful and stressful. I will have to find a way to properly manage that, but I know I can overcome it. I did take with me some warm herbal tea and that was a great idea because it was very helpful and comforting. The lecture itself was good, I am very excited for it which is great because it means the motivation will be high. There will be a lot of work to do, but as I said I am excited and there will be different professors talking about stuff so I think the interest is going to be pretty high. After class I took a walk into town with my mom which was a great way to help me relax, I ended up getting this new book I am really interested in. When I got back home I also got to spend a bit of time with my brother who made me tea and we planned not one but two movie afternoons and I cannot wait. Spending quality time with him is something I have really missed in the past few months and this is a great way to spend time together, it's really recharging for me. Finally I took a relaxing bath to also help me reduce the remaining anxiety and it was actually quite helpful.

📖: Nona The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

#my earphones also broke which is a nightmare but alas i will get a new pair #i will talk more about this class as I start proper lecture since today was just a big inteoduction #but it sounds cool and i know two of the professors and really like them and it's a working on actually resources seminar so yaay #actually doing historian stuff and i can't wait #studyblr #studyinspo #uniblr #university #studying #book #bookblr #productivity #journal #journaling #knife gang #mine #the---hermit

[luchsyy]

i think i got accepted into the 2D animation class at my university #win #success #awesome

#talks #all of my other classes this semester are kind of boring. we kind of got the worst professors/teachers for every class too lmfao #our first semester teachers were so passionate about their job and now we only have teachers who have the personality of a cardboard box. #i really looked forward to illustration but our first seminar yesterday was a huge disappointment #and i'm lowkey trying not to have a crisis about it lol.... it's not even the class. it's the teacher & the way he chooses to teach us #which is just. sketching from real life. realistically. no room for creativity whatsoever. WE WONT EVEN HAVE A FINAL PROJECT #i'm mad about it because the other groups who had illustration last semester had assignments that sounded really fun #illustration class is the reason why i chose to study here in the first place.... and we got a teacher who doesn't gaf about it. grrrrr #anyways. i'm hyped about 2D animation!! it's the only class i really look forward to :D

[active-mind-15]

I need another excuse to talk about Akashi, so here is another headcanon.

I've already talked about Akashi having a sweet tooth, but lemme talk about the type of sweets I think he would enjoy.

Given the type of sweets/snacks he's canonically talked about and eaten, he strikes me as someone who prefers mellow flavors. Think about his favorite food, tofu. There are many ways to prepare it, but his favorite is simply just boiled tofu. Even for the maiubo snack sticks, Murasakibara shares with him, Fjmk said Akashi's favorite flavors were the steamed ones. So, he seems to like more subtle flavor profiles that don't overpower his senses.

From this, what kind of sweets/flavors would he enjoy? I would think any sweets that have flavors like vanilla, strawberry, matcha, etc. This could apply to candy or baked goods.

But I also see him digging desserts with rich flavors like chocolate, caramel, or coffee (I have a whole headcanon of him being a Nutella fiend too, so I think that falls under the "rich flavors" category). I think he would try and balance it out whenever he has dessert. So, if he were at a cafe eating a cake, he'd have it with an Americano or something. Unless he was eating traditional Japanese sweets. Then he'd probably choose tea for that. And you know that boy loves his tea.

I could see him occasionally go for more citrusy types of desserts, but idk if that would be his favorite. Citrusy flavored things are pretty sharp-tasting, so maybe he wouldn't go for it too often, but he can appreciate it in small doses. I think he'd like the occasional sorbet.

One thing I think he'd hate, though, is a lot of American sweets and snacks. As someone who has lived in the US most of my life, I am fully aware of how salty/sugary our snacks can be. I think if Akashi were to eat some of our candy, it might have the same effect as giving a Victorian child a can of Monster Energy. It's just too much of a sensory overload for him. He leaves all of those snacks to people like Murasakibara and probably Kagami as well.

Anyway, I think I'll wrap this headcanon up. I just had to indulge in my chronic Akashi brainrot for a quick sec. Thank you for listening.

#ahhh yes nothing like talking about akashi to ease the mind #i had a long day alright #and i just came out of my last lecture of the week after presenting a seminar with my group for 1hr30 so i deserve this #kuroko no basket #knb headcanons #akashi seijuro

[luvring]

i need everyone to manifest that my group i'm meeting tomorrow and going to be with for the entire semester and have to do my final project with Is So Awesome. Or At Least Okay. Please. Please. Pleladleeplaseee

#💬nia.rambles #no obnoxious people no one that speaks way more than everyone else PLEASE PLEAAASE EPLAPSE #olease im gonna thriw up everywhere PLEASE. #im so scared pleasw lord god. i dont even mind talking during seminars anymore but if i have an annoyig person ITS OVER #add drop deadline later means the group might change a little but i doubt it. PLEAAASE PELAAPSELE

[typhoonstrikes]

/// ep 2 preview screens added

#trigun stampede #/// notes_etc #HIM- but #points at the bgs... texture... #kaneko yuji using paints over print has me #muto so nicely talking of it... they are so passionate! #if i don't see next seminar by orange when they talk of stampede what's the point #the article on the challenge one.. goooood #///vash

[communistkenobi]

also like in terms of nonfiction texts being scary or daunting, in the same way you don’t catch everything the first time you read a story, you aren’t going to get everything in nonfiction texts on the first pass. rereading passages or whole chapters, taking notes and writing down questions you have/noting where you don’t understand something, googling what words mean or what historical events an author is referring to, that’s not cheating and it doesn’t mean you’re stupid, that’s how learning independently often works

#book clubs and seminars are great for reading more dense shit because you get to talk about it with other people #which helps a lot #but independent reading is also very fun

[soulmvtes]

there were only five people including me in my 9am seminar today lmaooo

#its only week two as well thats insane #but ngl i preferred it bc i get anxious around big groups of people #i thknk i would rly enjoy masters seminars then despite it being more scary #thats probably the imposter syndrome talking #diary #tiyas thoughts

[poisons-productivity-palace]

SCORES DID NOT DISAPPOINT 🎉🎊🥳🎁🎊🎈🥳🙌🍾🎁🎉🎁🎉🎈🎉🥳

#justt talking #school #ap classes #ap courses #ap exams #ap chem #ap chemistry #studyblr #ap enviro #ap environmental science #apush #ap us history #ap calc ab #ap calc #ap language #ap lang #ap seminar