maryplethora2
in it for the long haul
marianne - 23 - uk - serving my time in industry, while waiting to return to academia, my true home
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can we have some half-assed academia please, for those of us who want to do the bare minimum
handwriting legible only to the writer, but not in that mysterious calligraphy way, we’re talking kindergartner script
oversized hoodies, sweatpants, leggings, that one t-shirt you got during orientation, buns, braids, hairbands, bandanas, I just want my hair out of my face
all readings are pdfs, all highlighting is done in that ugly ass mustard yellow default Preview highlighter color
post-its literally fucking everywhere—on books, printouts, walls, windows, computer, etc. layered on top of each other because you keep adding to your hoard.
assignments submitted with less than a minute to go
“I haven’t started that yet lmao”
and yet, surprisingly okay GPA because procrastination is expected as well as accounted for
“Dear Professor So-and-So, I hope you are doing well. Unfortunately, I have been struggling with the latest assignment and will not be able to finish it on time. Would it be possible to get an extension? Thank you.“
Keurig/pod/instant coffee because you gotta get your caffeine somehow
cereal at midnight
“bold of you to assume i did the homework”
what do you mean color coding, all notes will be done with my trusty Zebra Sarasa Dry X20 0.7 because I got a twelve-pack from Amazon and it dries quickly and I killed my eyesight through childhood late-night reading so I require BIG BOLD LETTERS and I don’t care if it looks ugly
having too much faith in Quizlet
all the “my last two brain cells” memes
your life gradually deteriorates as the semester/quarter goes on
you walk out of your final exam content with the blissful sense of another class successfully bullshitted
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the boyfriend just made a very good point about this. when i leave my job, i will have to pay them back any outstanding costs for my qualification (they depreciate them over three years from the date of your exam). as we are buying a house now, i'll be starting from scratch with my savings, so by staying for a year after i finish my qualification i will both have a chance to save up some money and i'll have less to pay back.
i suppose that is a very valid reason to stay even though i really want to leave
so i am aiming to finish my professional qualification next july. then the plan was to do a master top-up of my qualification while still working. however i really really would not like to be in this job for another two years.
so today i had a look at some local unis and it turns out one of them don't require a masters before starting a phd. and they offer a feb start (if qualification finish gets delayed to november). and it seems like they offer accounting studentships sometimes. and they have staff with smiliar research interests to me. seems like i might be headed to an open day once covid hell is over
#also the massive pay cut i'll be taking even with getting funding#although we're both on board with that being the plan#50% pay cut and no savings isn't great#academia
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so i am aiming to finish my professional qualification next july. then the plan was to do a master top-up of my qualification while still working. however i really really would not like to be in this job for another two years.
so today i had a look at some local unis and it turns out one of them don't require a masters before starting a phd. and they offer a feb start (if qualification finish gets delayed to november). and it seems like they offer accounting studentships sometimes. and they have staff with smiliar research interests to me. seems like i might be headed to an open day once covid hell is over
#i just rrally want to get back to academia asap#i miss it and industry is just not for me#also not having to do a masters while working would be a sweet deal#gradblr#academia
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i got a hobonichi cousin for the last six months of the year and damn... so much space!!
#i love that i can actually plan both my work and studying in one place#because god knows i am too lazy to keep up with two planners#planning#hobonichi#hobonichi cousin#gradblr#studyble
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like kids are deffo not in the cards for us for years yet, but damn one tree hill makes me so broody
#watching it back in the day i never realised what a family show it is#also the whole brooke and sam story line has me literally weeping#i am not okay#moi
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after a good couple of days of being on top of my revision plan, i am not longer that. i could blame extreme nausea and dizzyness, but my exams don’t care, so it doesn’t matter. anyways, here are all the things i really dont’t want to do today (and it is already 10:30 yikes)
review bst mock feedback
do aa march 20 Q2 and mark
review aa QB Q23
clean bathrooms, including the shower
dust the whole house rip
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06.15.20 // what is a grad student but a miserable pile of disorganized papers
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lately i've not struggled that much with getting up, but let me tell you, today was a different story
#one of those mornings where it's been 45 minutes since my alarm and i'm still barely keeping my eyes open#motivation to work out: 0#motivation to work: also 0#moi
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honestly i have such a productive day today!! i definitely think this helped as well, gotta love public accountability. and now that i have my study plan, i can also proudly tell you that it is now 7:30pm and i finished both the work i set for today and for tomorrow. which leaves me free to wander around the garden centre and look for raspberry bushes and get takeaway lunch all of tomorrow ✨
today's plan, for your viewing pleasure and to keep me on track:
walk artie
do my leg workout (actually did it four times like i'm supposed to, instead of two like i usually do!!! now i'm dead)
eat breakfast
put a wash on
update my abandoned pre-covid study plan (to inform the rest of the to do list lol)
study (specifics tbd)
take artie to the groomers
drop off film for development
go to flying tiger aka my favourite place
make h&m return
have a catch-up with a friend
study (specifics tbd)
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I love how easy access to academic articles is. you just:
happen to stumble upon an interesting article on jstor via google
turn on and log into your uni’s vpn client
click through 5 pages on the library’s website to go to jstor through the secured university-paid access line
find out for some reason said article isn’t included in the university-paid jstor access
copy the article’s name in your library’s search engine
come up with no results
copy the author’s name into your library’s search engine
find the article!
click on “full text access”
have to log in to another university online system
find out it cancelled your search when logging in
start the search again
click on “full text access” again
cry in relief when the article actually opens and is downloadable
(optional) find out that the article wasn’t even all that helpful
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20062020 • finally finished updating my study timetable for the three month delay caused by covid, so that i can actually start studying again without being paralysed by indecision about what to do!! it is also 6pm and my day passed without any time for the studying i'd scheduled, so i guess this is how we're spending saturday night
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today's plan, for your viewing pleasure and to keep me on track:
walk artie
do my leg workout (actually did it four times like i'm supposed to, instead of two like i usually do!!! now i'm dead)
eat breakfast
put a wash on
update my abandoned pre-covid study plan (to inform the rest of the to do list lol)
study (specifics tbd)
take artie to the groomers
drop off film for development
go to flying tiger aka my favourite place
make h&m return
have a catch-up with a friend
study (specifics tbd)
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i like actually need to start studying again this weekend, but i need to plan first. like i have no idea what i even need to do at this point and that needs to change
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why is coming up with usernames for things like tumblr and instagram the hardest thing ever??
#this one actually came to me pretty easy#but i'm starting a new instagram#(to get away from maryplethora lol)#and it is going to be mainly a home instagram#and i am sTRUGGLING#moi
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it has been a solid four days of labyrinthitis and on and off vertigo and i am over it
lol i sure am a dumbass - i didn't even think consider that the dissiness i've been having on and off for the past three days is in fact vertigo
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lol i sure am a dumbass - i didn't even think consider that the dissiness i've been having on and off for the past three days is in fact vertigo
#and i am someone who is prone to vertigo#it wasn't until one of our friends was like oh yeah your virus has developed into labyrinthitis#i was like oooooooooh yeah... that sure makes sense#like i know i am wiped out from this virus but like how dumb can u be#moi
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