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Natalya D @natalyad.bsky.social · 17h

See also beards (in a drawer I mean). And long hair!

Natalya D @natalyad.bsky.social · 17h

Unexpectedly early period by 7 days. Probably what's caused everything to be stupid. Bodies are ridiculous. Menstruation is just tediously difficult and annoying. Can't uteruses live in a drawer, only taken out at times of need (or given away to people who'd want one).

Natalya D @natalyad.bsky.social · 1d

Today has been rough. I woke up 3 hours before my alarm (probably pain) and was (apparently) ill-looking by lunch time. I did take medium-meds at lunch and tea time, but I should have gone to top-meds.

Holding off for an hour or so, then will top-meds it for good overnight cover instead. 🤞🏻

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Natalya D @natalyad.bsky.social · 17h

Think the cause might be an unexpectedly early period. Cos menstruation never fails to be a complete nightmare. Honestly think uteruses should live in a drawer, only used for times of useful need, or given away to people who want them for baby growing purposes!

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Natalya D @natalyad.bsky.social · 17h

I really hope that doesn't happen cos it's so difficult to schedule stuff, rely on Kim for transport and spoon managing.

I am boggled by how bad most IT systems are. NHS app is also awful (needs the Gov.UK treatment).

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Natalya D @natalyad.bsky.social · 17h

That sounds great and supports Z in "independence from you and M" a bit too. Fingers crossed for the overnight respite soon as well.

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Fergus Murray @fergus.oolong.co.uk · 1d

Petition to send @stevemould.bsky.social to space

youtu.be/NtZaP8VMv0c?...

NASA took my bead experiment to the ISS

YouTube video by Steve Mould

youtu.be

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Natalya D @natalyad.bsky.social · 1d

Quite, you have to be immensely driven to keep motivated through those 4 years even if there are no setbacks on data collection or someone else publishing on your topic etc.

It's something I warn my students to plan for, finding community and avoiding loneliness which is harrrd,.

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Natalya D @natalyad.bsky.social · 1d

And our new government is just as bad as the last lot. We have a cis white working class gay man as health secretary who thinks cos he's working class and gay he groks diversity, when actually he's a huge transphobe (& almost homophobic) and in the pockets of privatising NHS.

Natalya D @natalyad.bsky.social · 1d

Yep. And it's a hideous process. I call it Snakes and no Ladders.

Natalya D @natalyad.bsky.social · 1d

There also feels like this real lack of respect for academically credentialled people. No one is saying "you're a better person cos doctorate" but we seem now to think it's OK to diss people for having done academic research based quals.

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Natalya D @natalyad.bsky.social · 1d

Ah, my friend must have been confused then. Boo to the lot of them.

I wonder how many people at our place will be hitting the ET route.

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Natalya D @natalyad.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, in the past industry would have paid well but now everyone seems to be taking the piss.

It almost feels like the "sick of experts" Govianism still threads strongly through this government (who have no clue about HE at all).

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Natalya D @natalyad.bsky.social · 1d

Good luck, I hope things work out when you rejoin and you are able to complete and get financially sustainable employment in your area of interest/expertise.

I'd love an entire trans law dept led by trans folk, that'd be amazing.

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Natalya D @natalyad.bsky.social · 1d

This VC wasn't the one who caused all the tribunals, that was his predecessor I think (if my friend who works there is correct). We were having a compare crapness of management bitchfest.

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Natalya D @natalyad.bsky.social · 1d

When funded PhD studes panic about stipend end and all PhD finishers all panicking about employment, the (kind, caring, helpful) doctoral college academics are like "We're so sorry, EVERYONE is asking US for jobs".

We're not seemingly allowed Visiting Lecturers any more either. All cut.

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Natalya D @natalyad.bsky.social · 1d

I hadn't realised you'd stopped your PhD. I worry about out of uni's control financial issues PhD students face, nevermind the invariable "disabled while in academia" stuff.

Am reading Dr Margaret Price's work Mad at School (en-US meaning en-GB University), and Crip Spacetime on some of this.

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Natalya D @natalyad.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks, will have a look at that tomorrow.

Hope you're doing OK.

Natalya D @natalyad.bsky.social · 1d

My original batchelors degree (weird I know, usually it's Masters only) background is information science, this AI nonsense is 100% bunk and bullshit.

What's worrying tho is the bubble bursting and financial crash implications thereof...

Natalya D @natalyad.bsky.social · 1d

I have a weird degree that is rarely available to undergrads then or now. Being able to write and communicate clearly is probably one of the skills we use most in our job as you say, different registers for different people.

Natalya D @natalyad.bsky.social · 1d

This wins the Internet for at least the month www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtZa...

YouTube Science Nerd gets his bead-chain experiment semi-officially tested in space cos Internet

NASA took my bead experiment to the ISS

YouTube video by Steve Mould

www.youtube.com

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Natalya D @natalyad.bsky.social · 1d

There's never a good time for restructure, but there is a worst time, and this is it.

Everyone hates the font, and asks me "you're disability, wtf font?" cos they can't see how 'we' let the uni do it. It presumes 'we' or anyone else were consulted (and not ignored). I'm beyond angry.

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Natalya D @natalyad.bsky.social · 1d

We've had 3 restructures this year, all an absolute joke. Academics who left in March aren't replaced. Prof Services is half unstaffed cos some twerp didn't think 320 job interviews was going to be a logistics nightmare. Lots of staff don't know if they have a job next month. Others angry/exhausted.

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Natalya D @natalyad.bsky.social · 1d

Today has been rough. I woke up 3 hours before my alarm (probably pain) and was (apparently) ill-looking by lunch time. I did take medium-meds at lunch and tea time, but I should have gone to top-meds.

Holding off for an hour or so, then will top-meds it for good overnight cover instead. 🤞🏻

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Natalya D @natalyad.bsky.social · 1d

Our pharmacy used to be Lloyds, then became a local chain which was clearly a dodgy property scam or something but they would jab anything that moved with even slightest excuse (so my partner got Covid last yr with me and I got flu, no issues). They closed down suddenly, so now hassle.

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Natalya D @natalyad.bsky.social · 1d

This is a delight to read. We often only hear the bad stories, so to hear good ones is really lovely (and important).

I hope your lovely Z is getting more of the right support and you and M are also getting more support too.

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