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I'm at the part of MCAT studying/content review where my brain has finally remembered that I MAJORED in chemistry

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baby's first request to review an NSF proposal

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Thinking a lot about the chemists out there who have had their projects/proposals flagged for studying cis-/trans-isomers

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this is the meanest a Canadian has ever been

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the prophecy sounds better on piano than it does on guitar. nothing sounds better to me than the key of Eb major combined with the lyrics "hand on the throttle; thought I caught lightning in a bottle"

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something tells me that one of the many goals of this Trump presidency is to make a mess so huge that if there ever was to be a Democratic president again, they'd never be able to clean it up. they're after permanent destruction.

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there's really no way to appropriately state how devastating this is, so I'll say it this way: FUCK

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I thought The White Lotus season 3 would fix me, but the song wasn’t The Song. This year can’t get any worse

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No Doordash, I don’t want the “Try Something New!” category. I want my “Order it Again” category.

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It's not Greenland. It's Kalaallit Nunaat and it's not yours to purchase, rename or steal.

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I'm officially registered to take the MCAT. what could go wrong

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Today I received a diagnosis for something I knew I had but was too scared to get diagnosed, but then 3 months ago I grew up and was like NO I’m going to do this, and now I actually get to fix it and be way healthier. It’s okay to be nervous, but try to get your thing diagnosed!!!

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Kendrick Lamar's Superbowl performance is why funding arts and humanities matters. We have Kendrick because his teacher introduced him to poetry and writing.

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since donald trump is going to be at the super bowl tonight I hope kendrick lamar performs the most DEI halftime show ever conceived

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you all may be celebrating today as the potentially historical event of a team winning the super bowl 3 times in a row for the first time ever. Today is even more important than that, though, because it is my husband's 32nd birthday, and he is awesome and I love him. So, happy birthday to him!

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I guess my very serious question is: Why comply? And if complying means they could face legal action, like being arrested or charged as criminals, then isn't that fascism? WHY ARE WE LETTING THIS GO? WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?

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I have fully accepted that I will not be entering an academic faculty job this fall, and I will no longer be pursuing one in the future. It's hard not to appear entitled when I did everything I was told I needed to do, but I am very sad. It's okay, though! I do have plans for the future :-)

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The CDC, an organization of the United States, has no right to the data of sovereign Native nations

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No no, the tear in my eye is just because I FINISHED PAYING OFF MY CAR!!!!!!!!

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How am I doing, you ask? Well, after a solid decade+ of not studying chemistry, biochemistry, or physics, I scored a 502 on my first full-length MCAT practice test. So I’m doing great.

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just a reminder that red states are filled with good people who are trying hard to fight back against the conservative systems that have kept them oppressed. also, neither kansas city nor philadelphia are "red"

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Newfoundland has the strongest and loveliest people on the planet

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You can make someone’s head explode by explaining that gender-affirming care is for cis people, too

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So I’m thinking of joining my local library’s genealogy club lol

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Closed out January by sneaking in a paper submission for a review article I’ve been working on since summer 2023 🤍

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I forgot that studying for the MCAT meant re-learning physics. I am in pain

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it's a great day to listen to 1989 (Taylor's Version) four times in a row while wearing my sky blue 1989 (Taylor's Version) crew neck

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Anyway, should I go to medical school?

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Today I’m thinking about all the prospective NSF Postdoctoral Fellows and GRFP recipients whose panels might not happen. It’s ambiguous as to whether these fellowships will even be awarded. It’s not hard to see the immediate impacts this is going to have, and none of them are good.

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My 5yo just asked me if I had Taylor Swift’s phone number. She wants to call her.

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I have 2 doctors appointments today which feels weird because I haven't done this since I was pregnant (I'm not pregnant!!!)

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So Josh Allen gets a first down but the refs turn it over, which leads to the Chiefs scoring the touchdown that wins them the game. Someone should remind the refs that there is more than one team playing in the Super Bowl.

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I can't explain it, but this bird looks like what I've been feeling like lately

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Sandra Oh is amazing and I want her in more things

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You’re just never going to catch me doing pilates or core work on purpose. I’m sorry. I don’t want to be toned that badly. I just want to get my heart rate up for a while and move on with my day. Pilates is crazy

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Ladies, you’re not being gaslit. Men burn twice as many calories as us in the same exact workout.

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as my job opportunities wink out one by one, I am swinging between (a) writing and submitting literally as much as I can in the next 6 months before the end or (b) sitting at home all day reading novels because little else matters. there's really no in between right now.

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I've been invited to be on the organizing committee of a (predatory) conference event and with that distinction comes the privilege of registering for said conference for the low, low price of $799 USD

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