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acecademia · 3 years

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What have been your favorite college memories (across all of your colleges)? How often do you talk to your classmates outside of your classes?

Hi, nonny!

Oh, man. I feel like I should preface this with a disclaimer that I am i n c r e d i b l y boring. I follow rules and had my first sip of alcohol on my 21st birthday and my idea of a party is getting like 4 people together for a game night and eating way too much junk food. So like... my favorite college memories aren't overly exciting haha

Rambling about those memories under the cut cuz this got a little long

I didn't really like my undergrad. The people in my program were great, and I had some fantastic professors, but my school just... Did Not Care about my program. Like most people on campus were genuinely not aware that our university even had a school of arts & humanities let alone a literature degree. I can't even count the number of times people would ask me what my major was only to be shocked that it was a thing or to immediately launch into a lecture about how that was a dumb thing to get a degree in 🙄 Also, our mascot was terrifying and not in a good way. In a "hi, I'm going to go be anywhere that is NOT HERE" as soon as you see him way. (Seriously, I hate him so much) I also just really don't like Texas, so that didn't help either. And it was mainly a commuter school, but I lived on campus and didn't drive. Which also limited social options. However!! I made some really great friends there.

I don't talk to them all constantly anymore, but I was usually texting at least one of them every day while I was in school there. My two roommates from freshman year are still good friends of mine. I actually share a birthday with one, and we got together for a nice dinner on our birthday in 2020 like right before the pandemic got bad. I have a couple other friends I still message here and there and some who I trade Facebook likes with, but we've drifted more. My favorite memories from undergrad were things like our 6-hour Guitar Hero marathons, going to IHOP with one of my friends at like 12am, and waiting to go grocery shopping at Walmart with another friend until it was almost 11pm because there was a Whataburger in the parking lot of that Walmart and they start serving breakfast at 11pm and she always wanted a honey butter chicken biscuit 😂

As for friends from my master's program, there are like four of us who formed this little unit our first year, and we talk literally every day, just like we have for the last three years. We have a group text and a Discord server and weekly hangouts and it's amazing. (Love y'all 💜😘) It was super common for at least one of them to text me and be like "can I come over and do homework?" and like of course you can. We'd just like hang out on the couch with our laptops and do our work in the same room and it was really nice. Those are the memories I'm fondest of 💜 Also our game nights would go super late (and can now go even later since we're all just on our respective computers in our own homes). Outside of that core friend group, I was friends (or at least friendly) with a lot of other people in my program. Like, I literally would have moments where I'd be like "how do I know so many people and have consistent positive interactions with them???" because it was such a foreign concept to me. (I'm not usually the popular type--I'm kind of anxious and not super social unless I'm in my element.) Everyone likes to say that college is like the best time of your life or something, but honestly? My undergrad experience was mediocre at best. Grad school, on the other hand, was honestly a blast. Like, yeah, I had a lot of work and it was stressful, but those two years were two of the best years I've ever had.

With my doc program, we don't talk as much, I guess. One of my cohort mates and I set up a Discord server for the cohort, but since we all started in the middle of a pandemic, we were literally all over the world. We didn't get to do the mandatory doc classes in person, so we didn't get that real cohort bonding so much. Also my cohort is ridiculously huge. We make up like 1/3 of all doc students in our program. It's insane. Even so, there are a few I've become a lot closer to, especially this past semester. I'm actually rooming with one of them starting in about a month, and we pretty much text every day now. (She's literally so cool, y'all) There are like two or three others who I talk to somewhat regularly and I feel comfortable chatting with them and venting. There are a few others I talk to less consistently, but I'd consider us casual friends at least.

Overall, most of my favorite memories about school are weirdly not so much related to school itself. Like, I will always remember my first conference presentation or the first class I taught, but when it comes down to it, having that support network is so, so important, especially the higher you get in academia. Like, I'm super lucky that my brother also went to grad school (he's got an MFA in game design), so I was able to talk to him about a lot of this stuff, which helped a lot. But my friends really helped get me through, and I like to think I helped them as well. They're some of the best people in the entire world tbh and I'm super sappy with them (and also just in general. Normalize telling your friends you love and appreciate them!)

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itsjaywalkers · 3 months

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hello laurie!! <3 insane commute nonnie here (again) omg i read oby yesterday omw to class (ended up staying at my friend's again bc his roommate was still out. sadly he's back) and i should not have done that bc OMG?? BABE I WAS LITERALLY THINKING ABT THEM THE WHOLE TIME UT GOT SO BAD I SAW MY PROFESSOR (he doesn't even look like james. he's just fit in a 'Hear me out guys...' way)N BLUSHED I WAS ACTUALLY GIGGLING AT RANDOM TIMES THINKING ABT THEM also like. sirius n regulus in this😭😭 regulus cursing sirius out for being a good brother is so real to me as someone with 12 year older brother bc he spent my entire childhood terrorizing me n now he's the sweetest person Ever. not even in an evil way he's just genuinely nice to me so if i ever complain abt him everyone goes ??? YOUR brother??? its so annoying (i love him). just reg veing grumpy<3 he's my fav little purse man and ok oh god never thought i'd say this. i have NEVER gotten the whole daddy thing but now im just🧍‍♂️bc i need to call james potter daddy while he fucks me what who said that also like. extreme apologies for how extremely inappropriate this might've gotten i was up all night studying for a quiz we have today (cannot catch a break w these ppl istg) n i swear my brain refuses to function and i have no idea!!! (please pray for me) also i hope you're doing great<3 sadly i do know work and adult things but im glad to know that nothing bad's going on!! you deserve the best<33 also i Absolutely get being funnier in your mother tongue sometimes i have these sudden thoughts n they're soo funny but i have to translate them which is like. okay but the vibes change istg!! i usually end texting my siblings abt it bc someone deserves to know how absolutely funny i am!! (all i do is make dad jokes) and (im actually so sorry bc ik you prob dont mind the book-long asks but its still!! so embarrassing!! like girl why are you yapping sm!!) i haven't read the 2nd part yet (i read the first part n just stared ahead blankly for like an hour after i read the 1st part. it did things to me) but im gonna read it after my quiz as a little treat<3 thank you for writing them sm!!!<3

HI BABE <333 sorry it took me so long to get back to u, life has been soooo hectic istg

AND OMG IM STILL SO SHY ABOUT U READING OBY but i'm so glad u enjoyed it and that it had the desired effect, it's definitely not the type of story u should read in class or just like . in front of ppl . i don't blame u for getting all flustered around ur professor even if he doesn't look anything like james. it's just the vibe yk??? you're literally so real for that

sirius and reg in oby are !! so important to me !! i feel like they have the best relationship in all of my fics, bc they're on good terms on nothing happens too but they argue . a lot . and they're gonna have some issues down the line. and they're also very close in the boxer au but there's still gonna be a lot of angst regarding their relationship. in oby, tho, they're just brothers <3 they love each other so much <3 and i'm so glad i'm portraying their dynamic accurately bc a lot of their convos are based on stuff me and my sisters have talked/fought about lmao

LISTENNNN I ALSO WASN'T INTO THE WHOLE DADDY THING like i didn't mind it and i read it occassionally but i didn't seek it out. but now that i'm actively writing it . well . i guess i kinda get the appeal (girl who doesn't even have a daddy kink) SO I GET U I REALLY DO

u don't have to apologiseeee i'm always happy to open horny hours especially if it's for james potter <3 and also i know it's been a few days but i hope the quiz went well and that u never do that again bc u need to rest!! i mean it!!

i'm doing quite well actually!! work's been a nightmare but apart from that i'm great!! i recently moved into a new flat with two friends and the place is soooo nice i'm in love with it i can't believe it's ours <333 AND SAMEEEE i always complain about it to my sisters or my spanish friends bc it annoys me to no end like . i'm literally soooo funny and it pains me that you'll never realise bc it's only when i speak in my first language ugh

I REALLY DON'T MIND THEM BABE IN FACT I LOVE THEM NEVER STOP and don't apologise again i'll kick ur ass!!! and god you're so very sweet to me, i hope u enjoyed/enjoy it and i'm sending u the biggest hug + forehead kissie in the world MWAH <3

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itsjaywalkers · 3 months

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hello laurie<3 insane commute nonnie here (i giggle over the nonnie everytime btw. its soo CUTE)

i saw the 'reg/james/benjy threesome in nothing happens' ask n i agree that james would not be having it (bc like its bad enough that regulus is having sex w ppl but like. in fRont of him??? he'd go Insane) but also i cannot stop giggling imagining it does happen n the whole time its just jegulus fucking n benjy just standing there like🧍‍♂️. like he's trying soo hard to be involved but james keeps pushing him out n reg doesn't even care bc james is literally fucking him.

anyway will be giggling abt this today. i stayed over at one of my friends bc his roommate was out n we were out till late last night so no long commute AND he made me breakfast

also how have you been? i giggle n twirl my hair everytime you post you're literally so funny😭 n i just saw another one of your jeggy series im starting it omw home today!! i think you've posted abt it here before (oby? i cant go back to check bc i'll have to write this again) but i thought it was a wip or something but omg its not!! im so excited to start it aah

hope you have a fantastic day<33

AAAAA HI BABE <333

no bc if it happened it would go exactly like that . james and reg would be focusing on each other while benjy does his best to join them or just remind them of his presence and james would push him away every single time without stopping kissing reg for a moment. they're fucking, absolutely going at it and benjy is just . lying right next to them and sadly jerking off (bc let's be honest despite the rejection watching those two have sex IS hot). lamest threesome known to mankind fr

THAT SOUNDS LOVELY so happy for u babe i hope u had lots of fun and also kinda jealous i wish my flatmate aka my best friend would make me breakfast.. (she does cook for me quite often so i can't complain really . but not breakfast never breakfast </3). AND NO INSANE COMMUTE WOOHOO good for u, u definitely need a break

i've been . exhausted and quite stressed, but mostly fine apart from that. it's just . work and adult like yk? but nothing bad's really going on !! and it's so wild to me that u actually think i'm funny bc i don't believe i am (at least not in english). but i also love getting asks from u so <3 u enjoying seeing me on the dash is kinda mutual <3 AND OMG I GET SO NERVOUS WHENEVER SOMEONE READS OBY BC IT'S . QUITE FILTHY . AND A VERY DIFFERENT VIBE FROM NOTHING HAPPENS but i hope you like it and that you'll tell me what u think once ur done!!

and oby IS technically a wip considering i'm gonna be adding a few more parts but the story is not connected in the same way as nothing happens so . i get what u mean hehe

hope u also have the best day babe ur the sweetest MWAH <333

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itsjaywalkers · 3 months

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omg laurie hi i just saw my tag i love it sm😭😭 (im insane commute nonnie btw)

also, bc i like explaining this, the reason for my two hour commute to class is that im Very Stupid. so what happened is that i did a little two month long internship start of last semester. the office was literally in a whole other town but i didn't have many classes so i decided to just get an apartment in that town and travel for my two-three classes per week. and that was ok. but then the internship came to an end and i found out (get ready for this) i accidentally signed a seven month lease!! idk what even happened but it's not hard to believe that my landlord told me this and i just had my head in the clouds. but anyway i was like ok cool i'll just pay the fine n move out but my best friend said that i should just do the commute this whole semester and get a job at some office again next semester (we're only allowed one internship per sem) and i was like 'ok😝 i'll do that😝😝 with no prior knowledge of my schedule for next semester🤪 im so goofy aha' and then i spent the next two month doing that (which was fun tbh. i didn't have many classes and i used the commute to not have thoughts) but then BAM this sem starts and i don't have the time for interships bc of my schedule!! however. i already lived here for like 4 months now. its like 3 more months. do i really want to just Give Up and let all the time i wasted be for nothing AND give my landlord money??? i dont Think so. which is why. out of sheer stubbornness i take two hour routes to classes 5 days a week

anyways sorry for all the yapping i just think its so funny!! (i live in delusion) but also nothing happens!! ive been thinking about that all the time. im telling you its occupied so many of my thoughts i'd sign another 7 month lease thinking about nothing happens jeggy they're my love<3 i've been talking abt them sm last week a friend gave me her jacket to sit on (was wearing white) and i said "you know who'd do this" n she said "please don't start again"

again sorry for the length of this but also have a great week!!! praying for nothing happens jeggy and the ppl they're torturing (sirius) by being themselves!!! <3

hi darling!! i'm so happy to be hearing from u <3 and i'm glad u like ur silly lil tag hehe u earned it!!

this story is . so very insane to me but at the same time i can't even judge u bc i'd also choose to endure 2 hour long commutes out of sheer stubborness BUT ALSO bc i'd refuse to pay a fine. i made a mistake with the lease and i'm dealing with the consequences but i'm not . wasting any more money . still i'm so sorry u gotta deal with this for 3 more months, just thinking about how much time u must lose on public transport every week is making me wanna cry. ur so very brave babe i swear. at least it's only temporary, and once this semester is over you'll be able to move out and hopefully get a place a lot closer to ur classes so u can chill a little. honestly this feels like something that'd happen to me so u have all my support and appreciation UR DOING GREAT DARLING!!!

don't apologise!! it was very fun to read indeed and i love getting these updates on ur life + ur crazy commutes. and i've been thinking about them A Lot too, both them and oby jeggy have been occupying all of my mental space and i swear they're all driving me insane. AND LISTEN james would. for reg he so would. sorry to ur friend bc she sounds very done but i'm on ur side always and that's definitely very nothing happens james coded!!! IT HAD TO BE SAID!!!

STOP APOLOGISING BABE U AND UR ASKS ARE SUPER LOVELY thank u very much and i'm also wishing u a great week!! u deserve it!! and i'm also praying for all of them bc . they're gonna need it lmao

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itsjaywalkers · 3 months

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hello laurie<3 the two hour class route anon here and i wanted to tell you that i just finished reading nothing happens. and oh god. oh gOD?? OH MY FUCKING GOD JAMES ARE YOU OKAY??? I CANNOT BELIEVE THE MAN WHAT IS HE DOING WTF???? but also like... get it tho i hope u stay delusional as long as possible bc ohh he's gonna get so hurt😭😭 also him just casually saying 'we're such bros<3' abt reg after haviNG HIS HAND DOWN HIS PANTS HE'S SO UNSERIOUS ONG😭 and reg is just like '🧍‍♂️is this bitch fr-' bc wHAT is the meaning of platonic for these two

but. also. james just feeling sm love for reggie from when they meet that he doesn't even suspect he has romantic feelings for him bc he's just. always felt that way???? oh my GOD IM ACTUALLY GOING INSANE

also emma😭 she's just going through it bc what kind of shit is this man pulling w her i was actually flabbergasted reading how james justified that damn kiss ong???

honestly just really looking forward to sirius' reaction to all this when he figures it out. i mean he spent like 3 years having his bsf and brother be jealous of each other for having to share him and now they're just doing whatever it is that they're doing and he cant even get mad at james bc the man doesn't even know‼️‼️ he's actually gonna go bald over these two omg

absolutely love them sm will be thinking abt these two on the route tmrw they're so so precious and silly i love them hope they get their shit together, even if its just for the sake of sirius' hair💗 thank you soo much for writing and sharing them with us i hope you have a great week<33

(also- didn't manage to complete the paper but the deadline hasn't passed yet so i'll just complete it tomorrow)

OMG HI BABE <333 genuinely don't know how u can deal with such a long commute, it takes me like . 45 min to get to work and that's already painful enough..

anyway HE IS NOT OKAY THAT'S THE PROBLEM and yes he's gonna get quite hurt, both he and reggie will be suffering A Lot and it's mostly bc they're dumb . and ridiculous . and also obsessive and toxic and don't know how to maintain a healthy dynamic. the make out scene is HILARIOUS to me, i couldn't keep a straight face while writing it, james is not real he really isn't. reg is at his fucking limit ngl. and also . quite confused

HE LOVES REGGIE SO FUCKING MUCH LIKE IT'S LOWKEY CONCERNING ATP but yeah if u stop and think about it, it does make sense, why james is unable to . distinguish between platonic and romantic when it comes to reg

I KNOWWWW i'm team james always that's my boy but also . i totally support emma, she should've punched him imo, bc what was james even saying HE WAS SO FUCKING INFURIATING DURING THAT WHOLE CONVO I SWEAR

oooooh i'm also looking forward to writing sirius' reaction, it's one of my fav parts of nothing happens, bc he does . go insane . although probably not for the usual reasons. but it's a very complicated situation and sirius is kinda . conflicted considering who are the ppl involved. IT'S SUCH A MESS he will go bald at this rate

i'm so very happy you like them so far and that ur loving this series this much <3 ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING YOU'VE BEEN BRAINROTTING ABOUT THEM (me too btw ur so very real). and they will get their shit together i promise!! it's gonna take quite long and i can't promise they'll have a healthy relationship by the end of this but !! they'll sort things out <333

(good luck my love, i hope u finish it in time for the deadline, i'm rooting for u and sending u a very big hug LOVE U <3)

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