#grad school blues

[masbravaquenada]

A little tipsy ipsy photoshoot in the parking lot waiting for my friend to finish his 🌳🍃🌬️.

#tipsy ipsy photoshoot #somewhere near downtown Phoenix #it’s giving something #me #yop #grad school blues #arizona

[sapphirablue]

I am…. Tired

#blue.txt #grad school blues #I guess #there’s so much to focus on and it’s A Lot #I enjoy all my classes!!! it’s just So Much

[athousandgateaux]

Political philosophy strangely has no place in the modern academy.

Despite its being at the very foundation of philosophy as a discipline (Plato was, if nothing else, a political philosopher), political philosophy is generally shunned and given a marginal position in contemporary philosophy departments. You can get away with being a specialist in metaphysics, philosophy of mind, metaethics, etc. without really engaging with the other sub-disciplines, but not so with political philosophy -- if you want to study political philosophy in philosophy departments you must work on other fields of philosophy first and foremost.

Similarly, political philosophy plays a marginal, if not non-existent role, in the field of modern political science. The closest contemporary political science gets to political philosophy is theory as a sub-field, but political theory as a sub-field was developed specifically in contrast to (and against) political philosophy, which it generally presents as outmoded. And even then, outside of a few universities whose poli sci departments specialize in theory, political theory is generally marginalized in the discipline when compared to the other sub-fields (comparative, international relations, etc.)

The only place where political philosophy proper really seems to have a home is in interdisciplinary theory departments (which tend to actually be continental philosophy departments -- continental philosophy being the last field to take political philosophy seriously), and those are extremely few and far between. When I did my MA in one such department here in Canada, I'd say about 60% of the grad students in the department were usamerican, despite US students being charged international student fees, simply because there was not a single university department in the US where they could actually work on political philosophy.

#personal #grad school blues

[ohwaitwhatdamn]

Avoiding homework earlier today

#personal #grad school blues #meh #I've got an A in this class #pushing myself

[chdarling]

I am guessing it is not but still asking so I can prepare myself…

Is this a TLE tuesday? 😇😇😇

Even if its not, from east where we are infact living tuesday I hope you have a amazing day ❤️❤️

I am not sure yet…I have a final this week so that’s my priority but I’m working on the next chapter during my downtime, so…I’ll keep you posted haha.

Much love! ❤️

#ch answers #tle2 #grad school blues

[dukedyke]

that place i had a 40 minute phone call with that doesn't actually have an mfa program? i said i wasnt interested in other programs and literally they won't leave me alone. i got an email and then a phone call and then another phone call. i literally said "thank you but i'm not interested in other programs" i don't know how much more clear i could be. do i have to yell obscenities?? go away!!

#orig #grad school blues

[qqueenofhades]

If graduate students don't learn how to read emails and follow basic instructions real quick, Imma go spare.

#hilary for ts #school stuff #me: /sends out a long and detailed email with clear instructions about a missing assignment and what to do next #no fewer than three students (and counting): ?? what do do?? unsure??? #these are final year grad students applying for graduation #i have. questions. many questions. #most of them are CAN YOU READ #you would expect this from undergrads but CMON GUYS #etc etc moment of ventage into the blue hellsite complete

[dionysus-complex]

god it's a shame that Montana and Idaho are so rabidly anti-trans and anti-abortion etc because otherwise they'd be really ideal states

#talked with friend today about post-grad school plans because he and his partner are set on moving to minnesota after we get our phds #and he was making a convincing case for why minnesota is a very nice place to live #but spouse and i would like to be closer to family which means realistically we're looking at either nm or co if we want a blue state

[negrowhat]

RW&RB 2nd novel about FirstPrince's life in NYC. Living together in Henry's purchased brownstone. Alex working hard in law school and Henry working hard overseeing Pez's foundation's shelter in the city.

#maybe the brownstone is big enough for nora to move into #so she can attend grad school #june is out in cali with her daddy writing her book #red white and royal blue

[octo-crafts]

Doing my schoolwork feels like pulling teeth at the moment, so I've started making a braided rag basket out of the blue sheet that bleeds dye everywhere (including my hands while braiding it). The plan is to make it the right size to go on top of the entryway drawers so that it can be a tidier landing place for hats/mits/etc. than the current pile on a chair. Since all of my winter stuff is relatively dark colours anyway, the dye bleeding ishouldn't matter, and it won't stain some other unsuspecting thrift store customer's legs and mattress protector blue.

#my projects #project in progress #wasteless crafts #sewblr #craftblr #octo vs grad school #sewing #blue rag basket

[muninnhuginn]

Nice.

Nice.

#I am easily amused and refuse to pretend otherwise. #beryl and sapphire #the context btw is that someone is trying to blow up the magic school with a literal physical bomb #so they need to root out any fake teachers. unfortunately sapphire (blue hair) is a fake teacher for entirely unrelated reasons #he's a chem grad who couldn't get a job so when he got isekai'd in place of the real potions professor #he was like 'I can bluff this.' because hey free job. and then he did. until. well.

[ordinaryberry]

happy mermay!

#mermay #mermay 2022 #mermay2022 #mermaid #artists on tumblr #mermaid art #ocean #sea #oc #original character #oc artist #i mean kind of. #her color scheme is actually green it just ended up blue ish after editing #also tried someones auto action to color lines instantly 😭 #thank you kind soul #also yes i see mistakes but im letting it go #about to graduate grad school so wanted to do something quick and fun

[athousandgateaux]

Had to debunk the homophobic and baseless conspiracy theory that Foucault was a secret pedophile in real time today because a tenured prof couldn't be bothered to fact-check their bogus claims.

#personal #grad school blues

[ohwaitwhatdamn]

*Brain melting from completing a six-page paper about creating a support group for older adults who live with chronic illnesses and may be suffering from depression* Below are actual photos of my brain melting

#grad school #grad school round 2 #grad school blues #second Masters #clincial mental health counseling #brain is numb #just read so much research #college humor #Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

[pendraegon]

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#physically. physically im fine let's get that out of the way. #but mentally...not doing too hot. im just. so so so sad all the time and like there's this fierce emptiness that's back and it's like a #chasm....it's nowhere near as bad as it used to be in My Worst Years but it's not even been 3 weeks into the semester and i don't know. i #feel drained and lonely and like a small woodland creature that's been shot and is now scuttling about to find a warm damp dirty nook #in the forest floor to die in you know.............. #i spoke w my mother and she was like 'cheer up it's saturday you can go to that french place you like! dress up nicely and go eat something #good and then go to the gardens or that bookshop!!' and not even THAT sounded appealing to me.. #i did go on a 3 hr walk just bc i thought seeing some nature and the forest and blue skies and the little stream and ponds would help but.. #idk i still cant tell if grad school is for me or it's just that i really despise my program.. #): anyways. tumblr's my little online diary as it has been for the past decade.. #hope all of u guys are doing better than me! see you on the upside.

[dukedyke]

i've been dragging my feet on getting anything done for my mfa applications and feeling really bad about it but also i'm in the middle of Mysterious Health Problems that are like, rapidly destroying my body and abilities so maybe now isn't the time to start a grad program.

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