Ashley P. Mathis

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she/her/ella
cogpsych @NMSU
future scientist
disclaimer: everything dumb I say is a joke, and everything smart I say is evidence that you should offer me the position/fellowship/grant/etc.
it's a good thing nobody in fantasy novels has any allergies.

Is there anything cooler than quitting your lame insurance job to go get a PhD? I'll let you know when I find out. Soon.

I got in! I'm going to #gradschool

P.S. do not tell my family, it's kind of a surprise.

When I am King, it will be illegal not to invite me to interview for your program immediately. #gradadmissions
I never heard the Sonic Youth song Pendulum Music, so I thought it was kinda rude that my Sensation & Perception book used it as an example of unpleasant music. I was wrong. That song pissed my dog off so bad she was trying to bite my phone.

The German word "verbessern" means "to make better".

The word "verschlimmern" means "to worsen".

The word "verschlimmbessern" means "to make worse by trying to make better".

Anyone ever trying to fix something and fucking it up badly will feel this one.

Enjoy our language!

#TheGermanWord

@allenholub IIRC it's a word sandwich of stalker and fan, neither of which should be capitalized. I vote no.
@varmazis well, shit. I didn't know this was a thing and now I cannot rest until I've seen it.
@Rubyslippahs I call it Loud Walking just to annoy my son.
TIL that crying during marching band shows is A Thing™️ and that I'm not weird (because of that).
@psychxr I used to have a Keurig and I exclusively used reusable pods. It's much less expensive and wasteful than disposable pods, but it's a bit of a hassle to clean, especially if you need to make back-to-back cups to fill a big tumbler.