Atagün Mert Kejanlıoğlu
@atagunmert.bsky.social
I went to law school despite myself and stuck with it for too long. Then, it became personal.
DCL Candidate @ McGill Law.
When I don't watch movies, I write on populism, constituent power, democracy, and international human rights law.
DCL Candidate @ McGill Law.
When I don't watch movies, I write on populism, constituent power, democracy, and international human rights law.
Day 97 to 100: Two days of good progress followed by two days of family emergency. It was a sobering reminder of the fact that life never goes according to your plans, but as long as you have the privilege of being with your loved ones, you can find the solace you need.
November 20, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Day 97 to 100: Two days of good progress followed by two days of family emergency. It was a sobering reminder of the fact that life never goes according to your plans, but as long as you have the privilege of being with your loved ones, you can find the solace you need.
Day 95&96: Another two challenging days. Constant but very slow progress. At least, I have reached to the final quarter of the chapter.
November 16, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Day 95&96: Another two challenging days. Constant but very slow progress. At least, I have reached to the final quarter of the chapter.
Day 94: It was a challenging day because I am very late (surprise!). Yet, I have made a bit of progress today, which means there is hope :)
November 14, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Day 94: It was a challenging day because I am very late (surprise!). Yet, I have made a bit of progress today, which means there is hope :)
Day 88 to 93: Well, I got sick. It sucks but I feel better now to go back to writing. I have an insanely loaded schedule ahead of me now...
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Day 88 to 93: Well, I got sick. It sucks but I feel better now to go back to writing. I have an insanely loaded schedule ahead of me now...
Day 86&87: Revisions of second part going well. 🤞🤞
November 7, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Day 86&87: Revisions of second part going well. 🤞🤞
Day 85: Today went as planned. First half done. I moved on to revising the second half. Yay!
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Day 85: Today went as planned. First half done. I moved on to revising the second half. Yay!
Day 82&83&84: Taking a break helped. I think I am done with the revisions of the first half of the chapter. I'll go over it tomorrow before moving on to the second half, which should take much less longer if all goes well. Fingers crossed.
November 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Day 82&83&84: Taking a break helped. I think I am done with the revisions of the first half of the chapter. I'll go over it tomorrow before moving on to the second half, which should take much less longer if all goes well. Fingers crossed.
Day 79&80&81: After two more days of trying and being stuck, I simply decided to take a day off because that was the only thing I have not tried in a while...
November 1, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Day 79&80&81: After two more days of trying and being stuck, I simply decided to take a day off because that was the only thing I have not tried in a while...
Day 77&78: Stuck at the end of the last chapter, a bit of improvement, but not as much as I hoped for.
October 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Day 77&78: Stuck at the end of the last chapter, a bit of improvement, but not as much as I hoped for.
Day 75&76: Another subsection revised. (If I hadn't written this, I would have forgotten that I had actually achieved this.) I started revising the last subsection of the first half of the last chapter. Slow but steady.
October 27, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Day 75&76: Another subsection revised. (If I hadn't written this, I would have forgotten that I had actually achieved this.) I started revising the last subsection of the first half of the last chapter. Slow but steady.
Day 73&74: some birthday festivities and some planning theory of law. If law is plan, let me tell you, I am an awful lawmaker because nothing goes according to the plan.
October 25, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Day 73&74: some birthday festivities and some planning theory of law. If law is plan, let me tell you, I am an awful lawmaker because nothing goes according to the plan.
başak ya :) bluesky'ı "fişekle-moi"yı "AJ'i nerede görsem severek okurum" anlamında mı yazdı, yoksa "bana yazdığını gönder istersen" mi demek istedi diye düşünerek açtım, bunu gördüm :) kalp kalbe karşı valla. revizyonu bitireyim fişeklerim :)
October 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
başak ya :) bluesky'ı "fişekle-moi"yı "AJ'i nerede görsem severek okurum" anlamında mı yazdı, yoksa "bana yazdığını gönder istersen" mi demek istedi diye düşünerek açtım, bunu gördüm :) kalp kalbe karşı valla. revizyonu bitireyim fişeklerim :)
Day 71&72: I am revising the section where I link my argument to analytical jurisprudence. I've realized I assume that reader will zone out there. I am constantly trying to prove that the discussion is relevant rather than actually discussing. I've gone mad. Writing has become an impossible task.
October 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Day 71&72: I am revising the section where I link my argument to analytical jurisprudence. I've realized I assume that reader will zone out there. I am constantly trying to prove that the discussion is relevant rather than actually discussing. I've gone mad. Writing has become an impossible task.
Day 69&70: I took a day off yesterday, watched a movie, met some colleagues. I went back to my thesis and cataloguing books today. Feels good to be able to focus on what matters for me now.
October 21, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Day 69&70: I took a day off yesterday, watched a movie, met some colleagues. I went back to my thesis and cataloguing books today. Feels good to be able to focus on what matters for me now.
Days 66&67&68: 3 days of ASCL conference extravaganza. It was fun, exhausting, and thought provoking. I also watched two movies today, one of them was just amazing: The Blue Trail. Highly recommended.
October 19, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Days 66&67&68: 3 days of ASCL conference extravaganza. It was fun, exhausting, and thought provoking. I also watched two movies today, one of them was just amazing: The Blue Trail. Highly recommended.
Day 64&65: ASCL conference presentation is 90% done. I submitted the postdoc application and continued working on last chapter revisions.
I am really anxious that I am slightly late with my schedule, but I am just going to work without thinking about it. That is the only thing that helps.
I am really anxious that I am slightly late with my schedule, but I am just going to work without thinking about it. That is the only thing that helps.
October 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Day 64&65: ASCL conference presentation is 90% done. I submitted the postdoc application and continued working on last chapter revisions.
I am really anxious that I am slightly late with my schedule, but I am just going to work without thinking about it. That is the only thing that helps.
I am really anxious that I am slightly late with my schedule, but I am just going to work without thinking about it. That is the only thing that helps.
Day 62&63: Two productive days. I finished revising the first subsection of the last chapter and drafted %60 of a presentation for the ASCL conference on Friday.
October 14, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Day 62&63: Two productive days. I finished revising the first subsection of the last chapter and drafted %60 of a presentation for the ASCL conference on Friday.
Day 60&61: Two productive days revising my last chapter. It's going okay. I feel anxiously hopeful. Fingers crossed.
October 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Day 60&61: Two productive days revising my last chapter. It's going okay. I feel anxiously hopeful. Fingers crossed.
Day 59: Busy day with non-thesis stuff. I did some cataloguing.
I watched two wonderful films: Un Poeta+Kontinental '25. In both films, protagonists' guilt paralyzed them even though they wanted to act better and viewers were invited to mock with that paralysis. Calls to action disguised as satire.
I watched two wonderful films: Un Poeta+Kontinental '25. In both films, protagonists' guilt paralyzed them even though they wanted to act better and viewers were invited to mock with that paralysis. Calls to action disguised as satire.
October 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Day 59: Busy day with non-thesis stuff. I did some cataloguing.
I watched two wonderful films: Un Poeta+Kontinental '25. In both films, protagonists' guilt paralyzed them even though they wanted to act better and viewers were invited to mock with that paralysis. Calls to action disguised as satire.
I watched two wonderful films: Un Poeta+Kontinental '25. In both films, protagonists' guilt paralyzed them even though they wanted to act better and viewers were invited to mock with that paralysis. Calls to action disguised as satire.
Day 58: 99% done with the postdoc application. I attended a great panel on immigration.
The feeling of impending doom is lurking again. Too much work, not enough time.
The feeling of impending doom is lurking again. Too much work, not enough time.
October 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Day 58: 99% done with the postdoc application. I attended a great panel on immigration.
The feeling of impending doom is lurking again. Too much work, not enough time.
The feeling of impending doom is lurking again. Too much work, not enough time.
Day 56&57: I spent two more days working on my postdoc application, but the boring part of it. The forms, the CV formatting... I am submitting it tomorrow morning and hopefully focusing back on the thesis. I am looking forward to it.
October 8, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Day 56&57: I spent two more days working on my postdoc application, but the boring part of it. The forms, the CV formatting... I am submitting it tomorrow morning and hopefully focusing back on the thesis. I am looking forward to it.
Day 54&55: I spent two days working on my postdoc application while trying to enjoy a weather borrowed from summer. I can't believe I am writing this but productive and enjoyable.
October 6, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Day 54&55: I spent two days working on my postdoc application while trying to enjoy a weather borrowed from summer. I can't believe I am writing this but productive and enjoyable.
Day 53: I went back to revising my last chapter. It felt really good. I got some feedback on my postdoc application and I worked on it as well.
And I think I drank more prosecco than I should have at an event at the faculty...
And I think I drank more prosecco than I should have at an event at the faculty...
October 4, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Day 53: I went back to revising my last chapter. It felt really good. I got some feedback on my postdoc application and I worked on it as well.
And I think I drank more prosecco than I should have at an event at the faculty...
And I think I drank more prosecco than I should have at an event at the faculty...
Day 52: Revisions for ch 4 is definitely done :) I am late for ch 5 revisions but I remain hopeful.
I attended a very good talk on failure in academia today. It was exactly what I needed to accept all the rejections and disappointments I had over in the last two years.
I attended a very good talk on failure in academia today. It was exactly what I needed to accept all the rejections and disappointments I had over in the last two years.
October 3, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Day 52: Revisions for ch 4 is definitely done :) I am late for ch 5 revisions but I remain hopeful.
I attended a very good talk on failure in academia today. It was exactly what I needed to accept all the rejections and disappointments I had over in the last two years.
I attended a very good talk on failure in academia today. It was exactly what I needed to accept all the rejections and disappointments I had over in the last two years.
Day 51: Revisions for ch 4 is almost done! It's going pretty well, I think...
October 2, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Day 51: Revisions for ch 4 is almost done! It's going pretty well, I think...