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The Chronicles of Narnia, Matilda, and Harry Potter, my Norton anthologies and Pushcart short story collections, Jane Austen, James Baldwin.

It makes me think of this article "I Stand Here Limpiando: Maternal Knowledge, Chicana Subjectivity, and Mother-Daughter Bonding" by Christina Herrera. It's all about recognizing the communicative, inter-generational power of women's labor. Super cool stuff.

I'm right there with you, @Bopie5

Anyone been watching Tidying Up on Netflix? I found a new hobby to get me through the next few weeks- throwing things away! I've already done my closet and all of my makeup. I'm telling myself I'm making it easier to move wherever I end up getting in ?

Yes. I’ve just been reading her poetry since I found out this morning, feeling very sad but also grateful for her talent and outlook on life.

I LOVE Adore. That snatch game? I died. I’m still dying thinking about it.

Bianca, Bob, and Alaska. But I love so many of them. Saw Bianca a few years ago in Sacramento and holy hell she is scathemazing.

TATI!!! ❤️

Whoops ? haha

Unrelated but has anyone seen the thread in waiting it out called "that awkward moment when..."? It is making me feel a lot better about almost sending in my UPenn SoP with "Penn State" written in it, or that one SoP in which I said "additionally" twice in the same paragraph. Plus, it's hilarious.

Has anyone seen The End of the F$cking World on Netflix? The soundtrack is serious music goals.

? Bad grammar, the true original sin amongst English majors.

? Bad grammar, the true original sin amongst English majors.

Well that’s just disappointing then. I probably wouldn’t be able to resist pointing out how completely inappropriate it was ??‍♀️

Could it have been an auto correct error?

SSDGM! I knew I couldn't be the only murderino on here!

I like classic rock, especially bands like ELO, and Fleetwood Mac. I also like folksy stuff like Fleet Foxes. When I'm studying and writing I listen to classical music, I can enjoy it without being distracted by it. Honestly though, I rarely listen to music these days, I mostly listen to podcasts. I'm super in to My Favorite Murder, and shows about medical history like Sawbones and This Podcast will Kill You. I also like Last Podcast on the Left and Shittown. I'm a huge true crime fan.

My thoughts precisely.

Congrats @Englishtea1!!!! I'm so glad the first result on here is an acceptance. Looking forward to hearing what other programs you get in to! Have fun, @Bopie5, I've never heard of that band, gotta check them out after seeing how much my fellow gradcafs love them.

My best friend is German and she’s trying to buy a ticket to visit this summer (we rotate years, I was in Germany last summer) and I’m like yeahhhhh I could be in Connecticut or LA, please do not buy a plane ticket!

THISSSSSS I keep looking at the date and just basically being offended by it.

Technically is was a utopia and dystopia class. We read Plato’s Republic, Utopia, Looking Backward, and the two I mentioned. I feel like there was another text in there that quarter but I can’t remember what the heck it was. What did you read in your class? I think as a woman and a leftist reading old utopic texts made me see just how much a utopia for some is always a dystopia for others, and how that’s shaped culture since the dawn of time. I can tell you it was a relief to get through the pre-20th century texts ?. But I really enjoyed the class overall.

I took a dystopian lit class last spring and really enjoyed Never Let Me Go and Woman on the Edge of Time. Very different but good. NLMG is a masterpiece, IMO. 1984 is incredible, we should all be THAT girl about it.

I also took German, which I love, but it’s not really helpful to my research. I just downloaded duolingo to start learning Spanish and so far I like it a lot. However, I took several years of Spanish as a kid so it might be more helpful to me as I’m mostly brushing up at this point. I’ve also thought about taking a spring or summer quarter of Spanish at a JC, since it’s pretty cheap here. Maybe that would be an option? Viel Glück!

My GRE scores still show as “incomplete” on my Johns Hopskins application. I’ve emailed them several times and only ever receive the same response which is that there is a “glitch” that should be resolved in a week or two. jesus take the wheel, I’m done worrying about it at this point.