pspsps people who did/are doing an mlis. what bachelors degree did you do and what are some of the degrees you know other people in your program did? I am trying to figure out. college stuff (also feel free to tell me any other experiences/advice you have related to an mlis!)

I graduated today! It’s so bittersweet to no longer be able to call myself a student, but I don’t think my life in academia is over just yet…

Tma au where nothing is wrong ever and Jon gets to pet as many cats as he likes

Just so you all know I received a million compliments on my outfit, my poster, and my brilliant mind. Here's my two pixel photo love wins and thank you for the outfit help heart emoji ♥️

drawings of The Man from my sketchbook last year that make me laugh.

Wanted to try drawing a potential younger and more clean-cut (out of school and pre-[REDACTED]) Jamfoot in my style and... the other one was a very quick scribble from when people were talking about manes and dewlaps ahsgsgs

GUYS THIS IS DRIVING ME SO GENUINELY INSANE

I CANT TALK TO ANYONE IN THIS FANDOM BECAUSE EVERYONE THINKS SHES IN A DIDFERENT AGE RANGE AND IVE SEEN IT ALL AT THIS POINT, ITS TIME TO DECIDE (/lh, ily everyone's wildly different headcanons for her, just curious what the average thoughts are because I've seen so many varying headcanons now)

(Reblogs for a bigger sample size would be banger btw)

after a bath, a play with her trainer’s child, and a kiss on the nose, laika was sent up to orbit in sputnik 2.

"Laika was quiet and charming ... I wanted to do something nice for her: She had so little time left to live." -Vladimir Yazdovsky, medical scientist

her satellite transmitted for 7 days on the frequencies 20.005 MHz and 40.010 MHz. enclosed is the recording of Laika’s heartbeat before passing away from overheating. 

did she die for her country, for the progress of humanity and space exploration? some say she did. it made no difference to little Laika, floating in the great expanse of space above, peering down through the satellite’s single window, built just for her; the shaggiest, lonesomest, goodest girl in the world.

“Work with animals is a source of suffering to all of us. We treat them like babies who cannot speak. The more time passes, the more I'm sorry about it. We shouldn't have done it ... We did not learn enough from this mission to justify the death of the dog.”  -Oleg Gazenko, leading scientist, and Laika’s trainer

My master’s degree finally arrived in the mail!!!!

Need to frame that bitch.

The Master of the Brussels Initials is the notname of an artist who decorated gorgeous illuminated manuscripts for royalty like Charles the Noble and the Duke of Berry - perhaps the most extravagant book collector ever to have lived.

This artist, active at the turn of the 14th to 15th century, is notable not only for making works of great beauty, and having an important role in the development of late Gothic art, but also for being a keen observer of nature. The small bug in this full-size miniature depicting the Annunciation, is perfectly identifiable as a firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus. In fact, G. Evelyn Hutchinson, the "father of modern ecology", wrote an entire fascinating article about the Master of the Brussels Initials and insects depicted by him, available here. He argued that this was more than a curiosity, it was an example of a development within manuscript decoration towards a more naturalistic world view, "part of the same movement that produced the contemporary studies of optics and mechanics in England, France and Germany" and which continued with the production of formal natural history treaties in the 16th century.

So, while it may not have been the only such seed, one impulse to the modest beginning which would eventually give us modern science could be said to be found in the beautiful decorations of medieval manuscripts.

ever since i decided to change careers and go back to school i have felt so much peace in my soul

im here in the real world talking total bs about doing a dual degree so i can start working on my MLIS blah blah. im a male cow with big ass horns shitting my brains out. i write ONE PARAGRAPH. ONE! and was like, oh that’s nice, now let’s go look at my silly rock and roll star-crossed-lovers on tumblr.

How I'm feeling after my first taste of my Masters of Information and Library Science program

When in a new city, must visit bookstore 📖

got a job offer today for a new position and not only is it not at a catholic school (fucking HUZZAH) I will be The Librarian and not just an assistant. who's in charge of organization? me. buying new materials? me. displays? me. teaching research classes? me! it will all be me! I cannot effing WAIT.

apparently i'm already halfway done my musicology degree??

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