Wait… really? How does that work?

Last of year of undergrad and taking a language class. Also have to mentally prepare for the Canadian federal elections because I’m certain people are going to be totally normal during that time.

This is terrifying, oh my god! I think you handled it pretty well and I’m glad you’re okay. I’ve been in a semi-similar situation but it was around 4 am and I was on my way to work. Did I you tell your family member about this incident?

But what’s more, it is a danger to our strategic interests. Russia and China have seized upon the rising popularity of the term and its attendant world view –‘Global Southism’ – to damage the West’s reputation globally. By using the phrase ‘Global South’ unquestioningly, our policymakers advance the causes of our adversaries and undermine our own.

The West is damaging its own reputation, not that they had a good one in the first place.

I was helping my cousin with choosing and enrolling in classes for university (she’s going to the same one as me) and she told me I’d be a great professor 😭

Maybe it undermines her message for us, but to liberals her saying she was still voting for Harris was not good enough, and they came for her neck anyway (going so far as to question her queer identity, a group of people they claim to care so much about). I think her opinion reflects what a lot of people feel. To me this just feels like a step in the direction of further radicalization. Then again, I am a fan of hers so take my opinion with a grain of salt. My main criticism of her is that she still thinks the democrats are “the left.”

Man, this week has been an absolute NIGHTMARE. Thank god it’s over. Hope everyone is doing well!

And people still think the hurricane is a government plot…

The switch up is so crazy

I wonder if it has to do with some sort of power fantasy. Like, you are able to make what you hate submit to you in a “pleasurable” way.

But even with that explanation I still don’t think I can understand the mindset. Maybe someone else can offer a better alternative answer.

Yeah, I’m glad he was cool. Too bad I’ll probably never be taught by him again because he was a guest professor for the summer, he works at a completely different university 😭

Your comment about the PhD experience did remind me to ask my Historiography professor about today and I learned quite a bit about the process based on his experience. He told me essentially exactly what you said, that the structure is different depending on where you study. For a history PhD in the US its about 7 years and around two of those years are dedicated to taking classes, in Canada I think only 1 year, and in Europe they just throw you straight into research. I am really leaning towards studying in Europe because of the 3 year program and resources (I want those archives!). This would also require me to learn a new language so I better idk a country quick so I can start studying as soon as possible (I am drawn to Eastern Europe because of the soviet archives but I’m still debating). I didn’t ask anything about CPD or bespoke training (because I forgot) but next time I speak to a professor I will ask because I want to know more about that.

I figured I would probably still post about my experiences and research where but I wonder about how careful I would need to be, not in the dosing department since I know not to do that, but in what about my research I would be able to talk about. Because of that posts might come out more vague. Which I guess is fine but it is something I have been thinking about. In the end I will definitely continue the chronicles until its conclusion when I get my doctorate. Having a separate, more detailed blog is also something I am now considering but I still have a lot of time to think about it.

My professors seem to want physical copies of papers for detailed feedback, while the online ones are for basic notes. I haven’t had the time to hand in physical copies (because of my procrastination issues that I am still struggling with even with the advice from the Grad). My next paper I will give a printed version so I can get past this avoidance I have. I am also going to talk to my modern Europe professor about my Marx paper and see what she has to say, maybe her criticisms are the same as my self-inflicted ones. I know my main issue is not giving myself enough time for projects, and CBT has not worked for me. But your advice here is very helpful when it comes to changing my mindset around feedback, the reference to Marx actually makes it more helpful for me, I don’t know why though. Maybe because it’s related to a real person. I’ll give it some time but not too long or the semester will be over lol.

Do that thing. You know. The thing. The thing you did that one time.

It shouldn’t be too hard since they still have them lying around!

Take a look at my babies:

Reform into fascism

Commenting before I forget: on the way home I saw a Vietnamese building and they had the FLAG OF THE SOUTH on their roof alongside the Canadian one. Embarrassing.

Turns out one of the annoying guys from my global politics classe in semester 3. And my assumptions of him were confirmed because when he was talking to a professor in the room he admitted he likes the ability to yap as much as he can in class (I knew he loved the sound of his own voice). I am once again vindicated.

The book launch event for one of my professors just ended, I’m going to get some cake. I wrote notes during the presentation and will share it on Day 10 of the chronicles, so those who are curious about it stay tuned. He talks about camps and with that comes gulags and the Uyghurs.

It’s always someone else’s fault, they can never take responsibility for their own shit. Everything wrong with the US (and the West as a whole) is because of Russia or China or even the DPRK. This is so damn childish.

Some random people of no significance except in their level of stupidity. I’ll try to find screenshots.

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This reminds me of how TERFs on Twitter were transvestigating Hitler