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Today, I fucked up by not proofreading my cover letter to Harvard.

…to fucking Harvard.

So, I found out I fucked up about an hour ago. My mom had to tell me because I’m such a fucking idiot. I was all excited about finishing my application, so I sent it to her. I’m applying for a position in this neurogenetics lab at Harvard Medical School. I spent all weekend and most of today finalizing my CV and cover letter. There were some formatting issues, I think because of the downloaded font I was using, which made the document on my computer look different than the emailed version. Because of this, I didn’t see that my highly profane, stream of consciousness, sorta high ramblings from last week (rough drafts), were still on the page, yet to be deleted..the kind of rough drafts that you never fucking show anybody-especially your extremely Christian mother and Dr. Person from Harvard Medical School.

But, because I’m an idiot and didn’t notice the extra pages at the bottom of my screen, Dr. Person will likely not be choosing me as his next lab technician. I’ll post some of the finer points below here in a second.

TL;DR: sent my dream job’s boss my notes - including “science is all around us,”- and other super insightful shit.

My girlfriend’s favorite bit: “My main goal in life is to be sciencing for a long time. Specifically as a neuroscientist. However, the exact place I’ll be working/what I’ll be doing remains to be seen. Maybe research it like this, maybe like that. I feel as though I am good at science and want to do science. So, it seems like a good match.”

Another: “Also, I know that a lot of the science in the brain is controlled by genes. You likes genes. So, it seems like a good match. You should hire me. I really want this job. I really want to go to Hahvad.”

Fuck me: “My time working with Dr. [advisor] has been hella helpful. I’ve learned a lot about lab work, responsibility, integrity, integration, synergy, widescale growth, etc…working with others, meeting deadlines…something focus. Also while working as his lab TA I learned hella shit about helping people. I’m super nice, wanted to be a teacher and shit. Plus im fast and I like skateboards. And I know lots about science.chemistry, biology, information, swag. Also I’m the founding vice president of the [school] Neuroscience Club.”

IV: “I am fascinated with understanding higher level cognitive areas in terms of their molecular underpinnings – including genetics, shit. Wondering if we gonna need some computational neuroscience up in this bitch. Particularly interested in consciousness and attempting to characterize it in terms of its molecular, circuit foundations. memory, language, and shit about.”

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I intend to populate instagram with children's characters for Child Cancer Awareness Week. Give me a like and I'll assign you a character. #kimpossible #childcancerawareness #childcancerawarenessweek

#childcancerawarenessweek #childcancerawareness #kimpossible

letthetruthlaugh-blog

I wanted my first-year film students to understand what happens to a story when actual human beings inhabit your characters, and the way they can inspire storytelling. And I wanted to teach them how to look at headshots and what you might be able to tell from a headshot. So for the past few years I’ve done a small experiment with them.

Some troubling shit always occurs.

It works like this: I bring in my giant file of head shots, which include actors of all races, sizes, shapes, ages, and experience levels. Each student picks a head shot from the stack and gets a few minutes to sit with the person’s face and then make up a little story about them.

Namely, for white men, they have no trouble coming up with an entire history, job, role, genre, time, place, and costume. They will often identify him without prompting as “the main character.” The only exception? “He would play the gay guy.” For white women, they mostly do not come up with a job (even though it was specifically asked for), and they will identify her by her relationships. “She would play the mom/wife/love interest/best friend.” I’ve heard “She would play the slut” or “She would play the hot girl.” A lot more than once.

For nonwhite men, it can be equally depressing. “He’s in a buddy cop movie, but he’s not the main guy, he’s the partner.” “He’d play a terrorist.” “He’d play a drug dealer.” “A thug.” “A hustler.” “Homeless guy.” One Asian actor was promoted to “villain.”

For nonwhite women (grab onto something sturdy, like a big glass of strong liquor), sometimes they are “lucky” enough to be classified as the girlfriend/love interest/mom, but I have also heard things like “Well, she’d be in a romantic comedy, but as the friend, you know?” “Maid.” “Prostitute.” “Drug addict.”

I should point out that the responses are similar whether the group is all or mostly-white or extremely racially mixed, and all the groups I’ve tried this with have been about equally balanced between men and women, though individual responses vary. Women do a little better with women, and people of color do a little better with people of color, but female students sometimes forget to come up with a job for female actors and black male students sometimes tell the class that their black male actor wouldn’t be the main guy.

Once the students have made their pitches, we interrogate their opinions. “You seem really sure that he’s not the main character – why? What made you automatically say that?” “You said she was a mom. Was she born a mom, or did she maybe do something else with her life before her magic womb opened up and gave her an identity? Who is she as a person?” In the case of the “thug“, it turns out that the student was just reading off his film resume. This brilliant African American actor who regularly brings houses down doing Shakespeare on the stage and more than once made me weep at the beauty and subtlety of his performances, had a list of film credits that just said “Thug #4.” “Gang member.” “Muscle.” Because that’s the film work he can get. Because it puts food on his table.

So, the first time I did this exercise, I didn’t know that it would turn into a lesson on racism, sexism, and every other kind of -ism. I thought it was just about casting. But now I know that casting is never just about casting, and this day is a real teachable opportunity. Because if we do this right, we get to the really awkward silence, where the (now mortified) students try to sink into their chairs. Because, hey, most of them are proud Obama voters! They have been raised by feminist moms! They don’t want to be or see themselves as being racist or sexist. But their own racism and sexism is running amok in the room, and it’s awkward.

bana05

This for every time someone criticizes how characters of color and female characters of color especially are treated in text and by subsequent fandoms. It’s never “just a television/movie/book”. It’s never been ”just”.

saathi1013

“…and by subsequent fandoms.“ <— bless this addition.

carnivaloftherandom

This one is always worth reblogging. When I say, “Representation matters,” it’s not just the presence of PoC, women, PwD, LGBTQIA, in narrative, it’s the roles are those characters are occupying.

The hall of mirrors that is the interplay between fiction and real life becomes a negative feedback loop with real consequences, because we internalize things and then we act them out.

Storytelling is a powerful thing. What stories are we telling, and why?

me-ya-ri-deactivated20181214

How media clearly reflects the sexism and the racism we cannot see in ourselves.

phoukanamedpookie

And this is why I’m very specific and explicit about the race and gender of characters in my scripts. Wanna know why I specified “Encanta’s” characters being of Latinx descent? So nobody could read Juan, Rico, Katrina, or Penzima and think, “Yup, they need to be white as Wonder Bread.”

whatt-the-fucking-fuck

knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit

wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad

matyldakwiatek-deactivated20190

That was deep

official-nasa

philosophy is wondering if that means ketchup is a smoothie

jescachero

That was deeper.

princess-of-lore

common sense is knowing that ketchup isn’t a damn smoothie you nasty

accras

Just a regular teen…Sasha Obama’s summer job at seafood restaurant Nancy’s in Martha’s Vineyard.

fvlani

When has a child of the first family ever???????

onlyblackgirl

Michelle was like “So you think you just gone lay around in my house all summer? Sasha: But we the first family… Michelle: No I’M THE FIRST FAMILY. You ain’t paying no bills. You got First family money?

mariposa-nena-deactivated201911

“you got first family money” :(((((((

NOTICE: FULL OUT NERD ATTACK COMING UP ATTENTION ALL POKEMON GO PLAYERS: THE SHADOW OF WHAT SEEMS TO BE A ZAPDOS HAS BEEN SPOTTED. TO ANYONE WHO DOESNT KNOW WHAT ZAPDOS IS, IT IS THE LEGENDARY ELECTRIC BIRD POKEMON THAT ALSO HAPPENS TO BE THE MASCOT OF TEAM INSTINCT. the existence of the legendary birds and ditto was found through data mining in the game's coding, but they had never been seen at all. They were supposed to be released at some sort of special even. BUT NOW THIS HAS BEEN SEEN. THE SHADOW OF AN APPARENT ZAPDOS HAS BEEN SEEN. on a sidenote, if anyone knows what it really is (if not zapdos) please tell so i can like... Delete this .. #pokemongo #teaminstinct #legendary #legandarybird #pokemon #LEGENDARYPOKEMONSPOTTED btw i didnt see the zapdos shadow, @jinlebells saw the shadow and was like "friend wtf is this" and now heres this post (at Beachwood, Ohio)

#pokemongo #legendary #teaminstinct #legendarypokemonspotted #pokemon #legandarybird

mickeyandcompany

Some visual development for Pixar’s Finding Dory in celebration of the movie’s release today

#finding dory

nathanbrake-deactivated20191215

Remember what Bilbo used to say, “It’s a dangerous business going out your door. You step onto the road and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.”

#lotr #Elijah Wood #sam and frodo #frodo baggins

ashleyloveshunter

where is the lie

#stucky #chris evans #Sebastian Stan #steve x bucky #bucky #steve rogers #captain america #Winter Soldier #caws #captain america winter soldier

masha-russia

“Dumbledore’s man through and through, aren’t you Potter?“ ”Yeah I am,“ said Harry. ”Glad we straightened that out.”

#hp #Harry Potter #Albus Dumbledore #dumbledore

iamnotsebastianstan-archive-dea

Chris Evans is so woke/intelligent and i don’t think we really ever mention how intelligent he is. He’s shown an interest in politics, both attending rallies for his Uncle’s campaigns, as well as saying he could see himself getting into it in some way in the future. When, during an interview, the interviewer tried to coax the guests into saying something negative about the gender gap in hollywood, he instead took the opportunity to address not only the wage gap, but also the base issue that women are simply not afforded the same amount of opportunities as men. He’s vocal about his struggles with anxiety and speaks a lot about ways that people can help themselves deal with/overcome it. He’s also constantly showing us that he’s really interested in science, specifically astronomy, as he shares a lot of science and space based articles on twitter. He’s made it known that he’s very much for gun control, and how important a change in the gun control laws in the States is. Like there’s more but you get the point, Chris Evans is a smart guy, but i don’t think it gets acknowledged enough

#YES #Chris Evans #baby #love #cutie #you fucking meatball #marshmallow

thesprite

Favourite HP Spells: “Lumos”

“The Wand-Lighting Charm is a charm, a light-creation spell, used to illuminate the tip of the caster’s wand and this light is fairly warm. It requires c o n c e n t r a t i o n and care must be taken not to accidentally set your wand alight as damage of this kind can be permanent.”

#hp