Look, Ma, I’m a bonafide grad student!

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Or Ellie Finally Sets Out to Do Something Besides Writing Papers for Grades Make a sandwich and strap in. This could be the last post I make for a while, though I’m starting to make more micro posts, as you can see in the Bluesky widget (to your right… or near the bottom, depending on…

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Conventure ’25: The Preppening

A close up view of a library bookcase to the viewer's left, leading the eye to a blurry view of shelves and desks in the distance. The header text reads, 'Research, my happy place.'

I thought this was going to be an easy semester, at least until things started ramping up towards May. Turns out I miscalculated. It hit this week, starting with a Zoom meeting I hadn’t even known was scheduled. This university loves its Zoom meetings (part of that “new normal” privileged people feared during the pandemic…

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Twitch Spectating: February 8, 2025

Sometimes chatters say the darndest things. I’m a regular in Rev’s chat, so I’ve seen some shit—but this blew my mind. I was hanging out in a chat of fewer than 10 when the streamer started reading messages from a chatter seeking advice. This person and their friends had apparently been dealing with a stalker…

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YouTubing: Dr. K, Regrets, and Doing Shit to Improve Your Life

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Or I’ve Been Doing These Things Before I Knew These Videos Existed, So I’m Ahead of the Game A few days ago, the YouTube algorithm presented Dr. K and his Healthy Gamer videos. I’ve taken a cue from Noble Knight and have started calling myself a hardcore casual gamer, so I don’t really consider myself…

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