coondoo is in grad school

coondoo (with a soft c) || 24 y.o. || first-gen || Vietnamese-American || PhD student by day, lindy hopper by night || purposefully vague due to deep-seated fear of blog being discovered by colleagues hello! this is the personal blog & gradblr of a lost and confused PhD student studying learning & development. I write here a lot about my feelings about grad school but very little about the content of my work. I also like cats, animation, illustration, and various silly things you'll see reflected in inconsistent reblogs. I hope you enjoy your stay! :o) ✦ personal posts ✧ grad school-specific posts ✦ gradblrchallenge 2017 ✧ chronicles of changing phd advisors

[irrevocably-delicious]

Hey what’s up, that HTTYD 3 poster got me fucked up

So this official poster has been released for How To Train Your Dragon 3 and it has left me with… opinions. 

My first initial reaction was excitement! Oh hell yeah HTTYD 3 is coming out! I adored the first two! But then i saw…

SIIIIIGGGGGGGHHHHHHH I knew immediately that this was most likely a female night fury and fuck yeah shit fuck it is which is so disappointing. I could write a huge essay on how female characters are portrayed in media. I could write a massive blog about smurfette syndrome and how female characters are always just a pink, soft version of their male counterparts, or how female animal or anthro characters still have to fall into society’s beauty standards so we do crazy things like give ducks tits or large eyelashes. 

I COULD talk about why these things occur, and how this is a worrying reflection of how society views human females, that males are the default and females are the other… but I’m not going to do that TODAY.

Hi my name is India and not only do I have an animation degree, but I also have a degree in animal and veterinary science.

This design doesn’t just insult me as an animator. This design insults me as a scientist. 

Let’s begin. 

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[kuchaurshabd]

When your medical school is abusive

As a medical student, I knew that there is a chance (high probability) of being mentally and verbally abused while on rotation. Hospitals are high stress and as a medical student, I may be doing little but getting in the way. 

But I have been extremely lucky that that has not been the case. Have I received a harsh comment for mistakes I have made-yes. But that is fair and while it stings, I know the purpose behind it is to make sure I don’t make the same mistakes again. 

The source of my abuse this year has actually been the very people who warned me that it would happen on rotation. It has been from my school. When they told me to have thick skin against more rough preceptors, I thickened it. But I shouldn’t have to do that for the institution that is supposed try to ease my way through this difficult time. I thought the point of a school was to try to make their students as successful as possible. But I’m finding now that I am wrong.

So beware pre-meds, when you pick your school-that you know what the administration is like there. Our faculty is great and most of them care about teaching and the success of students and are extremely supportive. And you can bet that like every other medical student, I am always trying to do my goddamn best.  But unfortunately that is only 2 out of the 3 prongs to success. Success also lies in how well you can push papers on time, how well you can hop your way through the hoops of bureaucracy. 

And if the department that is supposed to handle that for you not only fails to do that, but sends you rude email after rude email saying that “you should already know this” “we already told you in the info session 3 months ago” “since you clearly don’t remember” when you do the extensive leg work to schedule a rotation that would give you the much needed time you need to study for an exam that you’re already having severe anxiety over 6 months in advance-it is  extremely disheartening. 

When you get hospitalized while on rotation and have to change your remaining rotation schedule within the next week because of health restrictions now placed on you, but the administration wont even respond to the “urgent-24 hour flag” you put on the message you are sending to them from your hospital bed asking for confirmation for the rotation that you set up and you reach out to the assistant dean for help and their reply to you is-”its finalized but don’t go running to the assistant dean next time”- it is extremely disheartening.

But those are still requests for big things. But when they send you an email calling you a liar because you misunderstood their response to a request you sent to please switch your time for a single ungraded module that is happening 3 weeks from now with another student who is willing to trade and thus reached out to another department for help to do so-you don’t have much of a heart left to be disheartened really. 

We have a huge class and I understand that there are rules in place because everyone’s individual needs cannot be met or else there would be chaos. But I do not know every rule in the handbook (that’s literally their job) and I do not know what I can and cannot have until I ask. But I’m afraid to ask now because not only do I receive a “No” in reply, I receive a scathing sarcastic “as you clearly know” (do I look like I want to be wasting their time and mine?) I’m not asking for special treatment-I’m just asking to be treated with a minuscule of respect especially since my requests are nothing but polite and only made after I’ve already checked and double checked the resources that ARE available to me. The only thing that makes me feel better is that at least all of us are being equally mistreated. My story is one of the many many that I have heard against this department and when we try to tell other departments about it, they come back to the fact that our class has been labeled “the entitled millennial whiners” and we should suck it up because real doctors don’t and SHOULDN’T have feelings.

This is not abuse for the sake of learning. This is abuse for abuse sake. 

And its sickening that I’m paying 50,000 a year to have this done to me.

[dresdoodles]

dry …………

[catsofinstagram]

[ya-wn]

please for the love of god turn ur sound on

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[mydisneydaze]

Lane was very excited to see Tiana and Naveen again. :)

[rootbeergoddess-deactivated2017]

What was that about Tiana not having any fans?

Little Miss Lane seems to adore her.

[revysprite-deactivated20170502]

THIS IS SO CUTE????

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awwwwwwwwwa

[coondoo]

I’m crying at how they all start hopping omg

[arijandro]

hello Ari! this is a super random question but I am trying to find something - I think that through one of your reblogs, I found the link to a choose-your-own-adventure game about experiencing gender dysphoria. if that rings a bell, do you happen to remember what the game was called or what its link was? I would really love to share it with my students. thank you:)

I think you’re speaking of early onset dysphoria. The only other game I’ve blogged about was QUEER TRANS MENTALLY ILL POWER FANTASY.

I hope you don’t mind me making this public – please support the creator of early onset dysphoria, @schizophrenicmorrigan, at https://metempsychic.itch.io/ 

[coondoo]

I absolutely don’t mind at all! Thank you for answering so quickly and promoting the creator <3 

[deerlordhunter]

A few lindy bending sketches! I swear I’ll draw dapper Mako eventually ;u;

[amandarin--orange]

These are three of my favorite things. Lindy Hop, Avatar/LoK and Art.

[fiantodurri]

the mmm whatcha say meme will never die because when it dies we’ll have to play mmm whatcha say

[dailypsychologyfacts]

7 Signs You May Have High Functioning Depression |Psych2Go

Are there follow up videos you would like to see from this? 

[pelirroja-peligrosa]

I love when I star in videos.

[theother9tenths]

Ok but what if you know the root of your depression and just knowing it doesn’t help??? Like I KNOW why I have issues, but I still have them.

[introvertunites]

The answers aren’t always simple, but have you confided your problems with someone? 

[bigballer713]

Well I don’t normally admit this but I can relate to all 7 symptoms.

[acebakes]

What’s the difference between high functioning depression and high functioning anxiety?

[coondoo]

look it’s me during my college years!! :’o) 

I finally sought professional treatment in my senior year and it since improved my life SUBSTANTIALLY. depression does not have to be your normal

[princenishi-blog]

Visit Original Link

[da-imaginarium]

Inktober Finale: Found and Mask

That concludes inktober 2017! I celebrated it by defeating Calamity Ganon in-game and then going to ‘The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses’ concert at the Sydney Opera House :D

You can find my Breath of the Wild themed inktober Week 1, 2, 3 and 4 here!

[dragonageruinedmylife]

Overwatch Aesthetics + Tanks

[roblowe]

For Eleanor I had Janet make a never ending shrimp dispensary.

[academicsapphic]

I managed to find my masterpost of my favorite resources I made a while ago on my original blog. I’m reposting it here so it’s not lost forever and I can begin to salvage whatever of my original content I can find. :)

Study Tips

The Five Day Study Plan by brandi-studies

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How To Stay Focused by studyblr-royals

How I Create a Study Guide by retrovyrus

Time and Task Management by pensandmachine

12 Creative Study Techniques by kimberlystudies

Guide to Kicking Booty on Exams by studyign

Note Taking Tips

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Sketchnote Tips by studyspoinspo

How I Take Notes by academicmind

Taking Lecture Notes by strive-for-da-best

theorganizedstudent‘s Note Taking System

Organize Your Life: Note Taking Edition by vsdharris

How I Take Notes by wonderfullifee

Ashley’s Tips for Notetaking by studyconfident

Note Taking Systems by kimberlystudies

Typing Your Notes by study-well

On note taking… by studyingwithclass

How studyign Makes Cause and Effect Diagrams

More of studyign‘s notes

How to Make Organized Notes by mindofamedstudent​

College Tips

How to Study Like a Straight A Student by collegerefs

University Success Tips by stressandstudying

College Scholarship Masterpost by jesussbabymomma

saralearnswell‘s Guides to College Success

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Microsoft Office for College Students Free

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College Prep Timeline by collegeessayguy

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The Perfect Resume for Someone with No Experience

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Math

How I Prepare For Math Tests by sabitcher

English

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Alternatives for Overused Words

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Commonly Misused Words by englishpracticenow

Stuff You Need to Write Essays by studyign

Foreign Languages

Language Pod Company

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AP Psychology

Get Ahead in AP Psych by stylizedstudying

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Ultimate Summer Masterpost by studyable

Get Shit Done During Summer by studyforthata​

Summer Productivity by revisicn​

How to Have a Very Productive Summer by studyign​

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Productivity Resource List by lifting-books

Learn Things for Free by girl-havoced

Internet Resources for Your Education by studyign

SAT Help by studyign

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study-well‘s Exam Master-post

Giant School Masterlist by blazeluke

Everything You Need: Masterpost for Students by strive-for-da-best

The Masterpost of Masterposts by revisionmate

Back to School Masterpost by doitforthea

toolazytostudy‘s Ultimate School Masterpost

What the Heck is a Bullet Journal by studyign

Stress Reliefs by studyign

Study Music Masterpost by kimberlystudies

study-well‘s Masterpost of Tips

Study Help by keepziam

Studying Masterlist by soph-studies

Everything You Need to Succeed in School by studyign

A Very Long List to Help You Survive School by listsandmasterposts

studeezpo Masterpost

Happy studying!

[d-rarry]

The evolution of Potter

[technocolorpanda-deactivated202]

Oh my god You can hear the puberty

[drarryking]

I’m glad there is so much Draco here

[lumos-malfoy]

jesus i’m dying

[coondoo]

WHY AMI LAUGHING SO HARD

@kuchshabd

[stemcellee]

September 21 2017

Some of the MUJI notebooks I painted this summer; it’s bittersweet that I have to go back to UCLA soon and can’t paint any more until winter break :c