MlleMme

MlleMme

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7 years ago @ The Toast - Link Roundup! · 6 replies · +27 points

You are right. I'm just bitter because I hit a wall at some point, that's how I became a biologist (statistics save).

7 years ago @ The Toast - Link Roundup! · 10 replies · +170 points

To be fair, math at that level IS terror.

7 years ago @ The Toast - Link Roundup! · 3 replies · +16 points

You probably already own one! A Canadian tuxedo consists simply of wearing denim on denim. However, I feel the closer the two pieces are in wash the better the effect and that half black denim/half blue barely qualifies. Some might argue that a jean jacket is necessary to the ensemble but I believe the best version consists of a fitted denim shirt (tucked in) and jeans, both in a darkish wash. This pairs nicely with a thin belt and cute practical boots.

7 years ago @ The Toast - Link Roundup! · 5 replies · +46 points

I'm proudly wearing my Canadian tuxedo today. The return of the long census (and other nerdy good news like the beginning of reinvestment in government environmental science institute jobs) is making me feel so so good about Canada...and I'm one of those damn separatists.

7 years ago @ The Toast - Let's Talk About Our F... · 0 replies · +5 points

A university prof still had ICQ on his computer and it popped up every time he would load his slides. Instant nostagia every time.

8 years ago @ The Toast - The Consequences of Re... · 3 replies · +37 points

As students we would always warn each other of profs who were sketchy in their interactions with students. So you knew who to avoid at social events.

Fun story. I was a brand new graduate student going to a meeting in another city with a bunch of professors and they were asking how I found the school compared to the others I'd attended before and bla-bla. I kinda got to talking about in small schools there tends to be more personal relationships that develop from professional relationships with power dynamics (or at least that these are more glaring in small universities where socializing between profs and students tends to be more casual) and that this was something that made me uncomfortable. And then this awkward silence settled in. I learned soon afterwards that my supervisor's girlfriend (and now wife) was a grad student of his and their relationship started while she was a student. How wonderful. I mean it's a bit different and he's not a bad guy but still ugh...

8 years ago @ The Toast - Link Roundup! · 0 replies · +19 points

I want to nuzzle that puppy's chest fluff so bad right now. The hair biting that would most likely ensue? Totally worth it.

8 years ago @ The Toast - Cocktail Hour: Open Th... · 0 replies · +3 points

Ah these stories are so inspiring! A first relationship that survived that much distance for that long...that's definitely book-worthy!

8 years ago @ The Toast - Cocktail Hour: Open Th... · 0 replies · +2 points

Oh man, 3+ years sounds long but I love the idea of being excited about just regular day-to-day stuff after not having that on the menu for so long.

8 years ago @ The Toast - Cocktail Hour: Open Th... · 0 replies · +2 points

Your relationship sounds pretty awesome. True about the mild upsides, another being how when you actually get to spend time together, you don't take any moment for granted.