Wandering

The progression. Also this scene tore me apart.

Bringing this back to share that one time I slept through part of a zoom meeting with my PhD advisor (who has a toddler) and he told me it was fine, that just meant I was a good sleeper

Professors who work with graduate students: if you finish the multivariate calculus work this week you can put one (1) piece of lab equipment in your mouth

Once had a professor whose previous career was giving educational zoo tours to children, so he’d say stuff like, “now let’s meet our friend, acidic keratin!”

I think being that expressive and descriptive of your feelings is beneficial actually

My first month back at work from maternity leave I was working in the back room and my boss came in for a snack. I asked him if his snack was "yum yum". He didn't miss a beat assuring me it definitely was.

Accurate

Rage, denial, acceptance. Yeah.

🤣

Best line.

heartbreak high is incredible like “are you flirting with me?” “no, i’m just hot and talking” IS ICONIC

Best comeback.

😭

young me especially would have hated hearing this but networking is literally the most important thing you can do to improve your situation like forget economic barriers to education etc just keep making friends with different people and eventually someone will offer you a hand up just because they dig your vibe and that is exactly all that's happening when undeserving people surpass you anyway

When I look at how I survived my 20s, it was always helpful friends putting work my way. And often the helpful friends were people I had only known for weeks.

That's how I got out of retail.