#goosemixtapes

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🌻 !! hope you're having a nice night :3

okay so my favorite thing about my werewolf OC is that she might’ve died and came back wrong or might’ve killed this girl and then taken over her identity? hard to say. anyway i think i’m fully redesigning her.

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🍓 if you're still doing them :3

max! you are an endlessly supportive friend + badbrain comrade, talented writer, and insightful reader. i trust you implicitly to treat my work and ideas with care, and am so honored you've chosen to share your writing with me, particularly the story you recently sent! i can't wait to see what you do next.

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i can't remember exactly which post got me to follow you but i followed it to yuour blog (so probably something about academia/pedagogy frankly) and then got caught in a crazy rabbit hole going down your tag list reading yr brilliant posts. spent like an hour doing this. here to stay :P

omg thank you for the love <3 i love you so much and am so happy to be your friend

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hmmm 4 and 14 for the songs!

A song you’d put on a playlist for a character you love

ohhhhhh i have subjected so many ppl to my evieposting (OC) playlist LOL she's a severely and irredemably traumatized doctor who tortures and kills people for the state and it's like really terrible and she's a lesbian......yeah. anyway "the child is gone" by fiona apple + CRYING!!!!!! A LOT

A song you love to sing along to

i'll sing along to anything but unfortunately it's mitski's songs about killing herself that really get me belting every time

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hi cavar :3 no pressure to answer this, but do you have any advice on finding a good phd program? i know that's vague as hell--i'm starting to look into english phd programs, but i don't always know what criteria to look for in a program, since phds seem like a different world than undergrad studies. any advice u have would be appreciated...

so, they definitely are a different world! I'm going to pass along some advice I received while in the process, as well as some of what i've learned along the way.

first and foremost, you should be looking at cost/teaching expectation: your phd program should be fully funded, meaning that they have the money to have you there for the full length of your degree for free, and pay you some kind of wage, usually in exchange for adjuncting or TAing, sometimes being a research assistant (less common in the humanities). You should *NOT* be paying for a phd. They should be paying you.

second, you should be looking at advisors over programs themselves –– remember that when you submit an application, the people who will be looking at your application are people in the department, who have their own research interests, etc. they want a student/potential advisee on the same page as them. there are some things you can't control (whether the person you like is taking new grad students, for instance.) It's also worth asking current and former students about the reputation of those you want to work with, given that grad school is a space ripe for exploitation and abuse both structurally and interpersonally.

when it comes to programs themselves, there's a few things to look out for: one, what kinds of events, networking opportunities, and talks do they have - do they support you meeting more people in your field? do they want to create community? the courses they offer do matter to an extent, but what's perhaps even more important is the opportunity to pursue independent research under faculty supervision, as well as in the form of reading groups and other off-course-catalog learning stuations. grad school is a place where you are in charge of your own learning as you prepare to be an expert in your field, and the more autonomy you have, the better.

the last thing i'd recommend considering is location and culture. does this university have a reputation for crackdowns on political action? is the area blue/queer friendly/appropriately diverse for you, as a worker and as a student, for you to feel secure in your space? if you get accepted to a less-desired program and you're concerned about the area, for example, it's worth asking yourself if you should take the offer or wait another cycle (this is true for programs with questionable faculty/fewer opportunities, too).

i hope this helps, let me know if you have other questions!!

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HOLY FUCKING SHIT LET'S GOOOOOOOOOO CONGRATS!!@!!! YES YE YES YES YES YSE YSE YSE YES

YAYYYYY THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! MOCHA FOR YOU!!!!

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small joy from a few days ago (maybe a big joy?): i told my friend i was excited to read diamond forde's new poetry book, and they said, "oh, i have an extra copy because i messed up the order, here!" and GAVE IT TO ME LIKE AN ANGEL DESCENDING FROM THE CLOUDS

YAY YAY YAY BOOK BLESSINGS EVERYWHERE!

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2, 6, 23 for the ask game!!

(for the aging tumblr population asks)

2. do you have a collection of anything?

sweats... well you see... at some point i started buying cute washi tape cause i was like oh these are like small and don't take up too much space and i can use them without feeling like i've used something up (like with stickers) this is nice and then suddenly. i have so much washi tape. and at this point i think i have no choice but to commit to it

6. what’s your go-to recipe when you want to make something that requires minimal effort?

even i, the king of eating deconstructed meals by just putting ingredients into my mouth without using a plate, would be hard-pressed to call this a recipe, but: i put some leftover rice in a bowl, crack two eggs over it, salt and way too much black pepper, and then cover the bowl with a wet paper towel and microwave for 1.5 minutes. eggs on rice with no cooking involved. unfortunately this creates the ideal yolk texture for me and now i can't stop doing it.

23. what’s the coolest place you’ve visited?

HMM... i think i'm gonna pick the fushimi inari senbon torii mountain of shrines, it was such a nice hike and the visual effect was awesome