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[duffy-is-daydreaming]

I’VE BEEN ON T FOR FIVE YEARS TODAY LET’S GOOOO 🎉🎉🎉🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

[duffy-is-daydreaming]

Not to be a grad student but my university's library has a physical copy of Toward Independence which was one of the most influential documents in the history of the Americans with Disabilities Act and man. There really is something special about holding such a momentous piece of disability rights legacy in my hands and reading the words that laid the groundwork for so many of the reasons that I'm able to be an openly neurologically disabled grad student at a public university at all. Like the paper that I'm using this thing for is not quite the genre of academic writing that I'm most invested in, but I am nonetheless getting a little emotional in my office over this incredibly powerful work of sociopolitical rhetoric that was published when my mom was younger than I am now and still makes me feel so fucking seen and heard almost 40 years later. I should stop procrastinating now and actually write my paper but man communication studies was not lying when they said rhetoric can emotional appeal <3

[duffy-is-daydreaming]

Wait I forgot to mention my favorite part of this document. The appendix is at least 5 or 6 times the length of the report itself and it’s so fucking funny to look at them side by side fkshfjsj

[duffy-is-daydreaming]

So apparently I have an incredibly specific superpower in which every Colorado Avalanche hockey game I watch or listen to with my boyfriend ends in a win for the Avs 😅

[duffy-is-daydreaming]

Pro tips to undergraduate college students taking any class that’s taught by a GTA (Graduate Teaching Assistant)

Source: I’m a GTA and I’m just about to finish teaching my university’s public speaking class for the first time

You do not need to feel intimidated by or somehow inferior to your GTA instructors. Very little sets them apart from you aside from a few years of life experience and a completed bachelor’s degree. That’s not to say that you shouldn’t respect a GTA as the person in charge of the classroom, but you don’t need to fear their wrath if you need help or make a mistake. Unless you really fuck up in the way of academic integrity somehow, the worst thing that can happen with any given assignment is that you fail it and you try to do better next time. It’s happened to a lot of us, and it will probably happen to a lot of you at some point, and that’s okay. You’re going to be fine.

Any first-year GTAs are actively learning how to teach the class as they go along. A lot of the second-year and beyond GTAs are also still learning. If they seem awkward or make “careless” mistakes, it’s not because they don’t care or they’re trying to make your life difficult. It’s because they’re stressed out, extremely busy, and often just entering a new stage of young adulthood that’s even more bewildering and frustrating to adjust to than the first. We’re trying our very best, I promise!

We want to help you succeed! We want to help you succeed!!! We feel extremely excited and proud when you show improvement in something you struggled with earlier! We are being 100% genuine when we say you can reach out if you need help and we are desperately hoping that you will actually do so! We want to help you succeed but we need you to commit and communicate in order for us to facilitate that!!!

To newer college students who aren’t sure what the phrase “office hours” refers to: office hours are the times that your instructors set aside to host drop-in meetings with students. You (usually) don’t need to schedule a specific appointment to visit your instructor’s office during pre-designated hours, but if you suspect that the reason for your visit might take up a significant portion of those hours, your instructor would probably appreciate a heads-up about it so they can prepare. You also don’t have to have a reason strictly related to the class to show up to office hours; I had one student come in just to say hello and get a sense of where to find me for future reference, and another who came to ask me not about our class, but about the advanced version of it because he was interested in taking it in a later semester.

Want your GTA to absolutely adore having you as a student? Here’s what to do:

Follow directions and ask questions about things you’re unsure of (showing us that you’re engaged).

Communicate your needs regularly and transparently (showing us integrity and self-advocacy).

If you like the class and/or the instructor, tell them face-to-face. It will make a GTA’s entire week to hear from a student that they’re doing a good job.

Conversely, one of the most surefire ways to seriously piss off your GTA is to schedule a meeting with them outside of office hours, then decide not to show up and not to notify them of this development until after the scheduled meeting time has passed, if at all. Do not behave this way unless you are genuinely 100% unable to send them even the bare minimum of notice. I mean it.

The mid-point and end of the semester can be very difficult times for graduate students. Be kind to and patient with your GTAs around midterms and in the last weeks leading up to finals; it makes our lives that much easier, which will make your life easier in turn!

Other GTAs feel free to add onto this with your own advice! And best of luck through the home stretch of the semester—I believe in you!!! :D

[haikaisenshi]

[toastoat]

sometimes i wish i had facial hair

like sexy stubble or something that would be so cool

[toastoat]

perfect

[toastoat]

im not coming back to tumblr i just needed to find this post in order to dunk on my younger self. you absolute baby buffoon. you dumbass

[theyouth--waste-it]

[philsmeatylegss]

Even if it was for one year in fifth grade <3

Have you ever played an instrument?

Guitar/Ukulele/Banjo

Violin/Bass

Flute/Piccolo

Clarinet/Oboe

Trumpet/Trombone/Saxophone/French Horn

Drums/Bongos

Piano/Harp/Accordion

Two or more

Something not listed

I never played an instrument

Voting ended onJul 28, 2023

Extra points for leaving in tags for how many years and if you still do

[adventure-geek-13]

Thinking about the bipolar post I reblogged from a friend yesterday and remembering when I used to have really scary delusions way back in middle school, and then I got medication and therapy and a few months later I was suddenly like “…hey inner monologue what the fuck are you talking about. that doesn’t even make any sense. what are you a facebook conspiracy theorist smh” and ever since then on the off occasion that I start to feel the Brain Ghouls coming on again I mentally frame it like I’m dealing with some weirdo in my dms and it somehow fixes the problem instantly. This is hands down the funniest thing about the inner workings of my mind and I love this for myself

[adventure-geek-13]

The Brain Ghouls: That guy from the bus stop was following you. Everyone within a 100 foot radius can hear you thinking. Someone you know is stalking you through your phone and knows your location at all times

Me literally just trying to wash the dishes: blocked and reported <3

[adventure-geek-13]

Thinking about the bipolar post I reblogged from a friend yesterday and remembering when I used to have really scary delusions way back in middle school, and then I got medication and therapy and a few months later I was suddenly like “…hey inner monologue what the fuck are you talking about. that doesn’t even make any sense. what are you a facebook conspiracy theorist smh” and ever since then on the off occasion that I start to feel the Brain Ghouls coming on again I mentally frame it like I’m dealing with some weirdo in my dms and it somehow fixes the problem instantly. This is hands down the funniest thing about the inner workings of my mind and I love this for myself

[gasterofficial]

wtf drinking is cool again

[kaity--did]

Listen to me. Listen to me. Listen to me. Listen to me.

I know there is a lot of discourse (tm) around this right now but listen to me

sometimes you do just have to lie to children.

[kaity--did]

If, when my toddler is, you know, toddling around saying “mama? Big ball?”

If I were lean down and say “unfortunately the big beach ball for some reason fills you with such an unadulterated rage that is beyond human comprehension that you scream until you pass out, so mama had to remove the beach ball from the premises until you can better regulate your emotions” she would simply stare at me like I had 3 heads full of equal betrayal.

So, for now, instead “big ball went night night!”

[kaity--did]

Please understand when I say “removed the ball from the premises” I mean I popped it in a fit of exhausted confusion. I murdered the beach ball.

See I’ve lied to you all too and it was better this way.

[inkloom]

you can’t just leave this in the tags etc.

[kaity--did]

You can’t be funnier then me on my own posts, I’m in tears from laughter

[evvergreen]

i love this illustration i'm losing my mind

look at her. go crazy aaaaaa go stupid aaaaaa

[evvergreen]

holy crap lois i'm bipolar

[500-moths-in-a-trenchcoat]

ok since i don't think i've seen any semi-comprehensive lists of the tumblr holidays for the reddit refugees, here it is.

IT JUST HAPPENS

DAY 15 GIVE IT UP FOR DAY 15

Thursday the 20th

The Fifth of Wednesday

Sometime in June: That One Halloween Post Starts Circulating

Sometime in July: Dancing Pumpkin Man Video/Gif

WEEKLY EVENTS

Every Monday: El Muchacho Monday

Every Tuesday: Tuesday Again? No Problem...

Every Wednesday: Wet Beast Wednesday

Every Thursday: Out of Touch Thursday

Every Friday: Flat Fuck Friday

Every Saturday: Don't @ Me, I'm Chilling/Caturday

Every Sunday: Fingers In His Ass Sunday

YEARLY EVENTS

January 16: Appreciate a Dragon Day

January 29: Threshold Day

All of February: Funguary

February 14: Aromantic/Asexual Day

March 9: Miku Day

March 10: Mario Day

March 14: Pi Day

March 15: Ides of March

March 23: Ever Given Got Stuck Today

April 1: Mishapocalypse

April 2: Dashcon Announcement Anniversary

April 3: Dannypocalypse

April 8: Rex Manning Day

ALSO April 8: MARGARET THATCHER IS DEAD

April 13: Neil Banging Out The Tunes

ALSO April 13: Homestuck Day

April 20: haha 420 blaze it

April 25: The Perfect Date

April 28: Ed Balls Day

April 30: It's Gonna Be May

All of May: Mermay

May 3: Beginning of Dracula Daily

May 4: May the 4th Be With You

May 5: Revenge of the Fifth

May 25: The Glorious 25th of May

All of June: Pride Month

ALSO All of June: IT'S HALLOWEEN TIME TO GET SPOOKY

June 5: Barricade Day

June 16: Let Papyrus Say Fuck

July 20: Moon Landing

September 8: The Queen Is Dead and Sans Undertale Killed Her

September 21: DO YOU REMEMBER-

All of October: SKELETON WAR

ALSO All of October: Inktober

October 3: Mean Girls Day

ALSO October 3: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Day

October 20: Unnecessary Feelings Day

October 31: HALLOWEEN

November 5: honestly what didn't happen that day

November 19: Goncharov

All of December: Will the Gävle Goat Get Destroyed Again?

December 10: Please, It's Christmas

December 24: ALMOST CHRISTMAS MEANS IT WASN'T CHRISTMAS

[atomic58-blog]

[white-cishet-snail]

Our blessed tumblr

[greatnorthernofficial]

A holy site

[toastyboobs]

Nah nah nah, you ain’t hiding this in the tags

[keepcalmandcarriefischer]

Not one of the 7 deadly sins, but a secret 8th sin

[webboygirl]

sorry what

[communistkenobi]

[gandalfs-mommy-milkers]

reblog this if you think the toggle for tumblr live should be permanent instead of a 7-day snooze

trying to prove something to @staff

[lilyflxwers]

ok i absolutely need to know what accents u all have pls reblog and tell me or comment or whatever I must know

[greatbigboots]

everyone (americans) saying uwu I don't really have an accent I am Biting you

[carolxdanvers]

If you are neurodivergent (including all psychological conditions, neurological conditions, and developmental conditions) I have a question for you and pls elaborate in the tags if you feel comfortable

How do you feel about the words "neurospicy" and "neurosparkly"?

I like one or both of these terms

I dislike one or both of these terms but don't mind being called them

I dislike one or both of these terms and I do mind being called them

other (I'll elaborate in tags)

No vote/show results

Voting ended onMay 9, 2023

[gunsandfireandshit]

I would rather be called a slur.