So uh please tell me I'm not insane - is there a whole genre of people on TikTok (and probably elsewhere too) who are moving their faces the way that contemporary Pixar and Disney cartoon people move their faces? I don't know how conscious it is, how much of an affect it is, and how much it might be just picking up a sense of "this is cute" and "this is adorable" from the cartoons and then mimicking it when trying to be sweet or cute in videos, but I find it so fucking uncanny

Should I do a Comps Reading Lists thread to make my PhD journey insufferably 21st century?

But of course. Briefly: comps is short for comprehensive exams, which in English PhDs is often an actual exam (if you've read Stoner, you know that they used to be obnoxiously difficult) but can also be a portfolio rather than an exam, which is the option I'm doing.

In solidarity with rahel, as well as with the host of other @studyhallxyz writers who've been sharing their writing from this year along with rates for the purpose of #mediapayratetransparency I am finally doing my #YearInReview post. But first, a couple disclaimers:

https://twitter.com/cnqmdi/status/1071187179643248640

@studyhallxyz Disclaimer 1: I don't think that working a lot or a little or producing a lot or a few articles or pieces of writing is a good metric for self worth. It is also an often ableist metric.

Disclaimer 2: I know I work an unhealthy amount. It is a socially acceptable coping mechanism