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Wow, what a year it’s been. I don’t even have words really. I’m exhausted. Ready to start anew. Ready to reflect on the lessons this year brought. And the questions. Ready to return to myself. Cuz wtf even was this year????

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“Find out what makes you kinder, what opens you up and brings out the most loving, generous, and unafraid version of you―and go after those things as if nothing else matters. Because, actually, nothing does.”

— George Saunders (via mesogeios)

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January 20, 2025.

Tumblr being my social media respite is no surprise to me. I deleted the clock app after the initial shutdown because I figured there would be some back and forth. And now I can’t re-download it. But I’m selfishly thankful for that, even if I don’t agree with it.

I have so much that I want to write. And honestly, I did a lot of my best writing when I was shooting the shit on tumblr more regularly. I wanna do things this year that make me feel more like my pre-pandemic self.

I might be getting a new job soon. One I’m excited about. My first real one since finishing my PhD. Fingers crossed.

I wanna go through all my old posts. Find some blogs that are active that I find interesting. And get back to more longform content.

Anyway. Happy New Year, Tumblr! I hope y’all have been well 💜🥰

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It’s been too long, Tumblr fam. I’m back. I want to start posting here more. I’m about to start a blog, so I want to go through some of my ramblings here. I also miss the semi-privateness of tumblr. And they bout to ban TikTok lol.

I came of age on tumblr. And I wanna do that again.

Also, I defended my dissertation. So the “Dr.” in my username is no longer aspirant 💜 more on that later.

I had a dream that I was graduating last night. It was weird. Y’all know how dreams are, it felt like my high school graduation but I know it was for my PhD. Anyway. I ended up rushing rushing rushing and finally deciding against going because none of my family was coming anyway. Then my sister, who had forgotten it was my graduation day, even though I had asked her to come, called me for a favor and so I went and did it for her and ended up hanging out with her and my nephew.

At the end of it all, she asked me what I originally had planned for the day and I told her, and you could tell she felt immediately bad about forgetting my graduation. I hate that she felt bad, but I also sort of enjoyed it, which I don’t like but I guess dream me was on one. This dream was a reminder that I have to start being more vocal about my desire for support and care from my family. Also that you can’t pour from an empty cup, blaze blaze. It’s also a reminder to get busyyyy. This is the first day of my fellowship and I’m so excited! Dissertation here I come!

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I have a special place in my heart for Tampa. I consider it my “coming of age” city because I went to undergrad there, and lived there from ages 18-24. Some of my greatest memories were made in that city. And certainly the friendships I formed in Tampa have nurtured and sustained me in ways far beyond I could’ve ever expected. I love Atl, but being back in Tampa really made me feel nostalgic.

Update: oh! But the part I forgot to mention is that while I was in Tampa, soooo many other people that I worked with, or went to school with while in Tampa (but no longer live there), were in town the same weekend for completely unrelated events. I saw three on Instagram, and one on Facebook! So it felt like such a coincidence, but also a divine reunion of sorts.

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