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I Disappoint My Dad
A blog where I post my thoughts and commentary that upset the cultural patriarchal forces around us, including perspectives on dis/ability, gender, work, and the like. Find out more in my introductory blog post here.

The Case for Vaconferences

Part vacation, part conference, vaconferences are the closest thing I have to vacations during grad school. As I've recently revealed...

Sep 22, 20246 min read

Still Praised Abusers

While I'm not the biggest fan of cancel culture, I've recently saw an organization I used to work at praise an ex-leader who I reported...

Sep 15, 20246 min read

The insanity of leases

I'm the type of person who tends to honor deals and promises I make, usually on good faith expecting for the other I'm promising or...

Sep 2, 20244 min read

New old ways to decompress

I've been playing Neopets again. For those who don't know, Neopets is a website where you create, customize, and care for digital pets...

Aug 25, 20244 min read

Tattoo Therapy

Not to say that traditional therapies such as talk therapy, EMDR, CBT, and DBT aren't helpful (they totally are), but sometimes I need a...

Jul 21, 20244 min read

Loss Unexpected

Just a couple blog posts ago, I reflected on a silly high school memory with one of my friends, Jade. Two weeks after it was written, I...

Jul 14, 20243 min read

Purple: The Political Victim

I feel that there is no right way to discuss politics without upsetting large portions of audiences, audiences that hold various views...

Jul 7, 20244 min read

Still a Chair

When I was in 12th grade, I was tasked with writing a personal statement for college applications in my third-period English class. I...

Jun 23, 20243 min read

The Human Services Inbetween

It's probably no surprise that a chronically ill, poor graduate assistant like me has needed government assistance during my time in grad...

Jun 16, 20244 min read

Why I finally used AI

I'm not trying to sound cocky, but I think my writing is better than AI's most of the time. This perspective comes from my limited...

Apr 28, 20245 min read

I Think I Should Leave

from I Think You Should Leave, Season 2, Episode 1 I was planning to go to Texas this weekend in hopes of seeing I Think You Should Leave...

Apr 15, 20242 min read

Christ, Inaccessible

photo from: https://www.christianity.com/church/denominations/what-are-non-denominational-churches-meaning-examples.html It was only my...

Mar 31, 20244 min read

The Exhausted Social Spy

This should be my last semester ever taking coursework. And I'm exhausted. This is my 3rd year in a PhD program, and I'm hoping-- dare I...

Mar 24, 20242 min read

I Disappoint My Dad A blog where I post my thoughts and commentary that upset the cultural patriarchal forces around us, including perspectives on dis/ability, gender, work, and the like. Find out more in my introductory blog post here.