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07.31.2019 >> yer a grad student, harry 

this quarter really is going by fast! i just did course selection for fall and with a move in the air i’ve switched over to online classes. hopefully it’ll go over well!

in the mean time i’ve got my introduction to databases midterm this week. it’s open text, open note but the professor said he made it difficult on purpose... after giving us next to no feedback throughout the quarter so far. yikes. 

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06.24.19 >> start of summer quarter

hello hello! long time no update. today marks the first day of summer quarter and with that, the beginning of my digital content management (DCM) courses for my new degree! starting with database systems. it’s really weird to think about it but i’ve already made one for work without realizing. 

i’m also thrilled to be spending this summer at the beach (aside from a week i’ll be home for my kitten’s spay surgery). my plants and i are thriving~

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hello~ long time no post! so many things are a-happening!

it’s fall  🌙🍁🕸

i’ve had a birthday 🎉

i was called in for jury duty (cute pumpkins discovered on my walk home)

i’m on a working group for drexel’s updated LIS degree! our first meeting is next week.

it’s a new quarter with new classes! i’m taking information visualization and design thinking! both are really fun so far. we get to keep a design journal for design thinking and it’s been great for getting me back into drawing!

i hope everyone has been having a great start to the spooky season! check out the music animation machine on youtube if you want to see some cool classical music visualizations we studied in my first week! 

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memorial day weekend 2019 >> featuring marbles the plant store cat , the wildwood kite festival, and duckies farmer’s market strawberries

a lot of things have been happening but not a lot of them are studygram-able. i’m in the process of changing my degree, finalizing independent study paperwork for said new degree, starting final papers, and writing course evaluations. sooo much paperwork!

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the softest little study buddy! also the least helpful- she’s been trying to eat my computer cord, computer keys, notes, and pen. persephone, i can’t write my notes if you’re sitting on my notebook! i’m learning about reference interviews so i can evaluate how well local libraries are conducting them. i get to be a secret shopper patron!

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celebratory brunch at sabrina’s cafe! i just got all my paperwork in, and i’m officially a graduate research assistant at drexel’s metadata research center!

i’m also celebrating the fact that i’ve reached 500+ followers on here! thank you all so much ♡ i’ve had lots of fun with this itsy bitsy blog, it brings me joy that there’s so many of you along for the ride!

special shout outs to @londonotes, @gloomstudy, @adelinestudiess, and @hannybstudies for reblogging my original content practically every time i tag you, your helping hands are super appreciated! 

[theitsybitsylibrarian]

learning about how to negotiate with vendors like a boss (ง •̀_•́)ง 

join a consortium!

bc fighting a good fight is better with friends

be nice to the vendor

otherwise they’ll be mean to you later

put being an idealist on pause to get a bangin deal for you and your new friends in this late capitalist hellscape 

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trying to power through writing my last midterm paper despite my headache, overwhelming lack of motivation, and increasing distractibility. i’m trying to finish it early so i can go to terror behind the wall (a haunted house) with friends on sunday instead of last minute essay writing. i’d much rather be watching castlevania season 2 and carving pumpkins though!