Maria (they/them)🇵🇸🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
@queersian.bsky.social
PhD student - misinformation*trans-health | Librarian | personally and politically Queer | random musings of an all-around tired guy | BLM, Land Back, ACAB
Does reading fiction still improve empathy if every character in the book is a fucking asshole?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
January 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Does reading fiction still improve empathy if every character in the book is a fucking asshole?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
Why is it always Reviewer 2? Whyyyyyyyy
January 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Why is it always Reviewer 2? Whyyyyyyyy
I understand the arguments for tenure but please for the love of god there needs to be a way to limit access to students and teaching jobs for some of these profs.
January 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I understand the arguments for tenure but please for the love of god there needs to be a way to limit access to students and teaching jobs for some of these profs.
Will we ever stop making films about the regrets of white men?
December 29, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Will we ever stop making films about the regrets of white men?
December 20, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Turns out that washing your face twice a day does, in fact, make a difference.
December 20, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Turns out that washing your face twice a day does, in fact, make a difference.
Excited to get back to the library after a week off. BRING ON THE BOOKS.
December 19, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Excited to get back to the library after a week off. BRING ON THE BOOKS.
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sesame street isn't supposed to make money. the post office isn't supposed to make money. not everything is supposed to MAKE MONEY
December 16, 2024 at 4:16 PM
sesame street isn't supposed to make money. the post office isn't supposed to make money. not everything is supposed to MAKE MONEY
#PhDlife is like going on a long hike, getting to the top, and thinking you’re done and can rest only to realize that there’s actually a whole other mountain to climb.
The grind continues, with naps and snacks a-plenty of course.
The grind continues, with naps and snacks a-plenty of course.
December 13, 2024 at 6:48 PM
#PhDlife is like going on a long hike, getting to the top, and thinking you’re done and can rest only to realize that there’s actually a whole other mountain to climb.
The grind continues, with naps and snacks a-plenty of course.
The grind continues, with naps and snacks a-plenty of course.
The last assignment has been handed in! It’s time to sleep sleep sleep 😴
December 10, 2024 at 4:35 AM
The last assignment has been handed in! It’s time to sleep sleep sleep 😴
December 4, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Spaghetti squash really does have the audacity.
December 2, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Spaghetti squash really does have the audacity.
As PhD students everywhere attempt to survive their final projects of the term, may I remind us all:
Nothing that academia can offer you is worth losing your mental and physical health over. Take the nap, go for the walk, watch the movie. The work will be there when you return.
#phdlife #balance
Nothing that academia can offer you is worth losing your mental and physical health over. Take the nap, go for the walk, watch the movie. The work will be there when you return.
#phdlife #balance
December 1, 2024 at 11:32 PM
Music that moved me this year, a 🧵
November 30, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Music that moved me this year, a 🧵
Is the story of Alien just ‘men not listening to women and making hasty decisions out of discomfort’?
#alien #movie #cinematiceducation
#alien #movie #cinematiceducation
November 30, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Is the story of Alien just ‘men not listening to women and making hasty decisions out of discomfort’?
#alien #movie #cinematiceducation
#alien #movie #cinematiceducation
Your pulse is rushing?
Your head is reeling?
Your face is flushing?
Girl, I fear you are gay.
#wicked #enemiestolovers #sapphic #whatisthisfeeling
Your head is reeling?
Your face is flushing?
Girl, I fear you are gay.
#wicked #enemiestolovers #sapphic #whatisthisfeeling
November 25, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Your pulse is rushing?
Your head is reeling?
Your face is flushing?
Girl, I fear you are gay.
#wicked #enemiestolovers #sapphic #whatisthisfeeling
Your head is reeling?
Your face is flushing?
Girl, I fear you are gay.
#wicked #enemiestolovers #sapphic #whatisthisfeeling
Ok but can we talk about how Elphaba not only says she doesn’t want a future with the wizard once she understands that future to be unjust, but she says she CAN’T want it any more?
That’s the profound truth of having a real justice and liberation framework. Once you know, you cannot desire it.
That’s the profound truth of having a real justice and liberation framework. Once you know, you cannot desire it.
November 24, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Ok but can we talk about how Elphaba not only says she doesn’t want a future with the wizard once she understands that future to be unjust, but she says she CAN’T want it any more?
That’s the profound truth of having a real justice and liberation framework. Once you know, you cannot desire it.
That’s the profound truth of having a real justice and liberation framework. Once you know, you cannot desire it.
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Librarian: I don’t have a cup but I can help you find every resource to ever exist on what a cup is; how to use and create one; and the political, historical, and sociological significance of cups as dish ware.
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Librarian: I don’t have a cup but I can help you find every resource to ever exist on what a cup is; how to use and create one; and the political, historical, and sociological significance of cups as dish ware.
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Deep sea marine biologist: I sent the cup into the abyss where it was crushed to a half it’s former size and now I have a tiny cup
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Deep sea marine biologist: I sent the cup into the abyss where it was crushed to a half it’s former size and now I have a tiny cup
November 24, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Librarian: I don’t have a cup but I can help you find every resource to ever exist on what a cup is; how to use and create one; and the political, historical, and sociological significance of cups as dish ware.
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Librarian: I don’t have a cup but I can help you find every resource to ever exist on what a cup is; how to use and create one; and the political, historical, and sociological significance of cups as dish ware.
This! One of my favourite librarian tasks is putting in purchase requests for people so we get the exact books folks want and need 💖
Also: If you don't have money to buy my (or anyone's) books, and you live in the anglosphere, before you pirate them, try to get them from your local library instead. They have it or can get it, they pay for the books, and in many places writers get paid for their books being lent. Everyone wins!
November 23, 2024 at 3:23 AM
This! One of my favourite librarian tasks is putting in purchase requests for people so we get the exact books folks want and need 💖
When you’re stuck on a project or manuscript, sometimes you just need to talk it out with a friend who has ✨no clue✨ what you’re working on.
Explaining context and your inner thought processes to someone is such a game changer! #phdlife #phdsky #academicwriting
Explaining context and your inner thought processes to someone is such a game changer! #phdlife #phdsky #academicwriting
November 22, 2024 at 10:44 PM
When you’re stuck on a project or manuscript, sometimes you just need to talk it out with a friend who has ✨no clue✨ what you’re working on.
Explaining context and your inner thought processes to someone is such a game changer! #phdlife #phdsky #academicwriting
Explaining context and your inner thought processes to someone is such a game changer! #phdlife #phdsky #academicwriting
Every colonized place has a freaking Georgetown.
November 22, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Every colonized place has a freaking Georgetown.
Ok but Glinda is the perfect example of how Yt people are obsessed with being perceived as good instead of actually being good. #wicked #wickedmovie
November 22, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Ok but Glinda is the perfect example of how Yt people are obsessed with being perceived as good instead of actually being good. #wicked #wickedmovie