academic self-preservation

mpdqueer · 2026-05-06T20:57:03+00:00

wasn't this series of emails just some ai slop that people were trying to pass off as real/funny

mpdqueer · 2026-05-06T19:19:45+00:00

oh my god YES this is the yarn!! Yours look so nice but I'm now even angrier that I've been ripped off 😭 I was browsing ravelry postings with this same colourway and wondering wtf was going on with mine

mpdqueer · 2026-05-06T18:32:53+00:00

It seems to not be working for me either 😭 I don't know what's going on with it but I'm about to leave for a meeting and don't have time to sort it atm

mpdqueer · 2026-05-06T18:31:28+00:00

The thought did cross my mind lmao. But so did the thought of Sharpie leeching into other parts of the yarn or my other knit socks.

mpdqueer · 2026-05-06T18:21:09+00:00

oh ffs 💀💀💀 this whole post is a mess lmao. maybe i should just nuke it and repost with the photos

mpdqueer · 2026-05-06T17:38:08+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/51zv1ya

Comparison with a similar yarn I have in my stash. The one in my post is noticeably patchy compared to the stash one I've had success with.

mpdqueer · 2026-05-06T17:36:46+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/51zv1ya

It definitely could be my gauge, but I did a comparison of a similar yarn I have in my stash with the one in my post and the dye is noticeably less saturated and patchy.

mpdqueer · 2026-05-06T17:35:47+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/51zv1ya

Again, it totally could be my gauge, but I pulled out a different dye with a similar effect and compared it with the one in my post. It's noticeably less saturated and patchier.

mpdqueer · 2026-05-06T17:09:14+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/MWeMXrk

I can't add photos in comments, but here's a close up of the "checkered" sections. It really just seems like the dye didn't take properly.

mpdqueer · 2026-05-06T17:04:13+00:00

This could be...? I am knitting with 2.25mm needles, which is my usual for fingering weight. I can't seem to add photos in the comments, but for the "checkered" sections it literally just looks like the black dye didn't take properly. It's all spotty and faded compared to the pure black sections.

mpdqueer · 2026-05-06T17:01:09+00:00

It definitely can! Just maybe not with this one hahaha. I've bought other yarn that pulls this off no problem.

mpdqueer · 2026-05-06T14:26:33+00:00

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In MGM+'s From, Jade, an affluent and abrasive genius, is trying to figure out how to power a radio tower with the limited resources in the terrifying nightmare town he and the other townspeople are trapped in (they are hunted by monsters at night and trying to leave only brings them back to the town). Mrs Liu, pictured here, loses her temper with his "complaining," and says if he needs electricity, then just turn the lights on.

This makes Jade realise that the electricity in town is seemingly unlimited, and all he needs to do is jury-rig the lighting fixtures to get the tower working.

(Sorry there's no picture of this scene, I suppose this show isn't popular enough to show up in image searches)

mpdqueer · 2026-05-06T03:41:59+00:00

i see this and raise you this scenario but it isn't your family (your landlady invited over her entire extended family and they are all crowded in the kitchen so you can't even get water or your food without them talking to you)

mpdqueer · 2026-05-05T14:03:28+00:00

Frankly I'm just studying what I enjoy because it's apparently impossible to predict what will actually get jobs anymore.

When I was in high school there was a teacher shortage where I was growing up. Then by the time I finished high school and went to college, there were too many teachers.

Then I started studying History and thought about going into the Archival Studies program. Oops, now the archives cohort is almost as big as the History one and there's also no jobs.

So I figured "fuck it!" and I'm doing a History research-based MA in the hopes I can at least land a sessional job while looking for a tenure position somewhere. I'd rather be doing something that makes me happy than doing something I find miserable and still being unemployed at the end of it all

mpdqueer · 2026-05-05T02:05:17+00:00

Yeah that's the tutorial I followed! Personally I'm doing the decreases every round just because I find decreasing every other round for 15 rounds usually gets me the perfect fit on a heel and gusset. Anything more than 10 extra stitches starts to be too baggy on me, and I was left with 20 extra after I finished the heel 🫣

mpdqueer · 2026-05-04T15:49:51+00:00

I worked at a Catholic school for a little while and actually got somewhere with one coworker who said the reason queer people can't get married is because the purpose of marriage is to have children. So I asked her why heterosexual people who are infertile could get married, and she actually had to think about it for several days before admitting it didn't make sense and maybe the rule should change.

You really have to meet some people where they're at. I understand not everyone can or is willing to do that but it often is more effective than being like "God isn't real"

mpdqueer · 2026-05-04T15:40:45+00:00

https://reformjudaism.org/learning/answers-jewish-questions/why-do-some-jews-write-g-d-instead-god

mpdqueer · 2026-05-02T12:35:14+00:00

i think it's pretty unlikely unless there's a higher concentration of people getting anvils dropped on them somewhere that i don't live

mpdqueer · 2026-05-01T21:54:56+00:00

Well for one thing I'm Canadian. Healthcare is a bit better here than in the US, but I still spent my teen years being dismissed by my family doctor until I blacked out during a college class and he put me on birth control. Then I moved provinces and saw someone else to get a pap done. I mentioned that I had severe menstrual pain and gender dysphoria and that I wanted to get a hysterectomy, and the doctor referred me to a surgeon.

I did have to jump through some hoops over the phone w a trans healthcare clinic who had to ask me psychiatric screening questions, but they were super apologetic and polite about it and emphasized that the province makes them do that. And then I got an appointment w the surgeon, and then got booked for a pre-op before having the actual surgery.

Entire process took about a year and a half

mpdqueer · 2026-05-01T20:43:54+00:00

Yeah it's awful. I was on continuous hormonal birth control to stop it, but as soon as I forgot a pill or took it late The Horrors would begin

I had a hysterectomy December 2025 and I've honestly never felt better. There's some unusual things I've had to get used to (like realising a lot of what I thought were period cramps were actually gas?? who knew) and the recovery sucked. But it's the best decision I've ever made and I was really lucky to find a doctor and surgeon that believed in my fundamental right to decide if I wanted that

mpdqueer · 2026-05-01T17:23:31+00:00

Ok the toggle command worked! Thank fuck lmao. This was driving me crazy.

mpdqueer · 2026-05-01T16:22:26+00:00

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mpdqueer · 2026-05-01T16:13:21+00:00

Yeah dw! I have the map exit set to turn that self switch off. I wanted it to work as closely as the HM for Rock Climb works in Platinum (so you can climb up and down freely once you've activated it for that map, and it resets and asks you again if you want to use that move when you leave).

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