chaotic academia blog

a studyblr of some sorts, more of a digital diary so I can rant about college. chaotic academia stem

[isuckonpipettes]

Uni lately 😼

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[isuckonpipettes]

Going home for the holidays 😌

[lord-kitschener]

I mean the whole damn point of the Nativity story is that the supposed son of God (interpret Jesus how you fucking want, of course) was born to a couple of poor, exhausted peasants in the stable for the inn, and his first bed was a feeding trough for animals. That would nowadays be like a poor couple where the mother gives birth in a parking garage behind the motel because they couldn’t find a better place and nobody else would take them in. It’s a pretty gritty setting, and the idea is that God was reborn in some of the rock-bottom lowest circumstances. The only thing majestic was all the angels and shit, and of course motherly love

I get that a lot of the art portraying Madonna and Child as fabulously wealthy europeans in splendid robes and golden light was meant to glorify God + whichever nobility was sponsoring the artist, and while of course it’s genuinely beautiful art, it just always struck me as horribly missing the point, which is that the supposed son of God started in incredibly humble circumstances, among the kind of people that everyone else looks down on

‘Massacre des Innocents’ by Leon Cogniét, 1824. Although the Feast of the Holy Innocents is in a couple of days time, this painting is still really relevant in that it portrays Mary as how She really was: a scared refugee mum, so fearful that Her son was going to be one of the Innocents killed by King Herod.

[durnesque-esque]

My new favorite mordern interpretation is this work, José y Maria by Everett Patterson (http://www.everettpatterson.com)

I had to look at this like FIVE TIMES to register all the layers of symbolism going into the piece by Patterson. 

The hoodie as a veil. 

Weisman cigarettes

Each of them is haloed by an advertisement sticker. 

No Vacancy sign on the motel. 

Dove sticker over Maria’s head. 

Neon sign with a star symbol also over Maria’s head. 

The crown over the ‘Dave’s City Motel’ sign. “New Manger.”

The sign behind Jose’s elbow likely says ‘Herod.’

The wee little plant growing through the cracks at their feet. 

It’s like a New Testament ‘I Spy.’ I love it!

Ugh.

New favorite interpretation of the nativity. 

[alextheraven]

Ezekiel 34 15-16 on the phone

[clockworkvulpine]

Good news sticker above José

Maria sitting on a donkey

Shepherd Watches advertisement in the newspaper

Gloria sticker on the payphone

[bending-sickle]

from an exhibit of nativity sets in barcelona (2023), with jesus born next to atm machines (top), in a war-destroyed movie theater (middle), and in an alley (bottom, featuring graffiti saying “coronavirus”, “no human being is illegal”, and the anarchist symbol)

[determinedapathy]

@apocrypals

[apocrypals]

Reblogging to share art without inviting “actually it wasn’t a stable” correction discourse

[isuckonpipettes]

My week at uni 📚

[hornestoothgap]

T. Kingfisher - What Stalks the Deep

[professor-winter]

"Longing has a favourite season: winter"

- unknown

[isuckonpipettes]

Trying a new approach to productivity, as its been kinda hard to balance work, uni and the gym. Can't wait to let you guys know how it goes!

[sadclowncentral]

my opinion on quantum physics is that we should stop looking into it. it's none of our business and frankly the particles seem to agree

[3pblueberry]

scientists should walk away really exaggerated and call out ‘OK! i guess i’ll stop researching quantum physics...’ and then when the particles relax, they whip around super fast like a kid who just watched Toy Story trying to trick their toys into acting alive

[bogleech]

Isn't that already how it's studied

[isuckonpipettes]

Can confirm, this, in fact IS how its studied

[slugbus]

autumn/winter affirmations:

7 p.m. is not late

your day is not over at 7 p.m.

you are allowed to leave your house after it gets dark

7 p.m. is so early

[letsnotandsaywewantedto]

5 p.m. is not late

your day is not over at 5 p.m.

you are allowed to leave your house after it gets dark

5 p.m. is so early

[mansikka-on-marja]

3 p.m. is not late

your day is not over at 3 p.m.

you are allowed to leave your house after it gets dark

3 p.m. is so early

[srnrxn]

My drug of choice is praise from my professor.

[isuckonpipettes]

Stefano, if youre seeing this...

[cherryles36]

for someone who craves academic success more than anything i sure do waste a lot of time not studying

[somerabbitholes]

hi, i made a database on notion of a bunch of resources, online archives, journals and so on i frequently use for research!!

not all of these are open access/free, and some might be through a library membership (but most are open access) but the idea of this was more to get the names and links of resources in one place so things don't slip through the cracks

it's a work in progress and i'll keep adding more as i find them/think of them but in the meantime here we are

[isuckonpipettes]

My week at uni

[darknecessities6]

[lezquality]

I see so many young girls with their studyblrs all motivated and determined about their education and future, and I am so proud of all of you wonderful ladies. Keep up the good work. You’re gonna change the world.

[isuckonpipettes]