You know, I’ve actually never seen Neon Genesis Evangelion so I think I’ll watch it. Apparently it’s one of those animes “that everyone has seen”. It only has 26 episodes, too. Quite short. How much can even happen in 26 episodes?

give me songs. | 11th December, 2017.

send me music recs.

can be anything. songs that inspire you or that put you in any kind of mood. loud songs, quiet songs, thoughtful or cool or wild. any genre. if you ever wanted me to really listen to something that you like, then I will now. if you’re off anon, I can message you back.

you can tell me why you chose the songs. or not. your choice.

make me listen to your important sounds.

Share your PhD experiences.

Dear internet,

I am currently in my masters degree. After graduating, I’d like to pursue a PhD. Please share your own PhD experiences with me (either as a reply or reblog to this post, or in my tumblr inbox – anon or not).

Question in particular that I am interested in (no need to answer all!):

– your subject area/research topic
– country of your PhD institution (and would you recommend it?)
– (expected) duration of your PhD
– reasons you do a PhD
– what you like most about the experience
– obstacles and problems you have encountered
– estimated hours per week that you dedicate to your research
– estimated amount of free time you are able to take for yourself
– how stressful you find the experience

I’m looking forward to really interesting reports. Answer whatever you feel comfortable with – I won’t publish any of the asks you submit to me, though I will possibly reply to you via chat if you add to the message that that’s alright with you.

Thank you kindly!

Re: bread – yes!!! A thousand times yes!!! I’m studying abroad in the uk and I miss dark bread so much.

What the UK calls bread is not what I call bread. To my friends’ endless amusement, I’ve taken to naming it “untoasted toast” because that is exactly what the consistency, colour and structural stability are like. Only that it doesn’t even taste like toast if you toast it, but it’s the best name I’ve got.

Also – German bread is strong enough to hold an entire box of cherry tomatoes on top of it when you’re putting your groceries into your bag. It has muscles. It has war in its whole grained veins. British bread isn’t even strong enough to hold itself, how is it supposed to hold you in your darkest, hungriest hours?

Dissertation: finished. || 17th of September, 2017.

( p e r s o n a l . )

Written. Printed. Signed that I did not plagiarize the entire thing which is necessary for legal reasons but idiotic considering I cited sources for about every single sentence and read more than 120 articles and various books. Mailed for a horrendously high postal fee.

And hopefully arriving and submitted by Thursday. The old degree concludes, and I say this confidently looking at all the hours I put into this thesis, with great scientific work, and the new degree has started with so much new science to learn.

Sometimes academia and science gut you with a blunt knife, but other times you suddenly contribute actual insights and advance the knowledge of your field. And that’s just wild and goddamn fantastic.

Happy birthday!!!!!

Thank you kindly, and thank you for your support of my work!

Happy Birthday! I hope you had a good day 😊 Also I realize for you it’s the 22nd orz I still wanted to send you good wishes though

Thank you, and no problem at all, times zones are a mystery and get to all of us. Also, thank you for always showing up in the notes of my works with a red heart by your name.