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@homocarto
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5 years
an old man was staring at me as i was walking through the park this morning so i braced myself for a weird comment, but all he said was "now that's what i call a scarf!!" then carried on lol
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@homocarto
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5 years
dream date: lady & the tramp spaghetti kiss but with the morrisons footlong vegan sausage roll
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@homocarto
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5 years
this shot is brilliant and should be shown in any film study class
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@homocarto
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4 years
the only statue in the uk that i respect is the statue of hamish mchamish the cat in st andrews
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@homocarto
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4 years
reject modernity, embrace 1990s metro centre interiors
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@homocarto
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3 years
solidarity with all the phd students who are home for christmas and getting asked for more details about what their thesis is about from people who seem to then regret asking
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@homocarto
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9 months
(more than scheduled)
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@homocarto
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3 years
"gays can't drive" ok then explain this
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@homocarto
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3 years
well my expectations for future romantic prospects have just gone through the roof
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@homocarto
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3 years
this is apparently what "ensuring public safety" and "not assisting immigration enforcement" looks like to police scotland
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@homocarto
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3 years
i completely fell for "self care" rhetoric ("it's ok if you can't get out of bed", "treat yourself" etc) for so many years and it never once did me any good. it gave me an excuse to lean into my mental health issues instead of dealing with them -
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@homocarto
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4 years
the met police knew exactly how this would look, and they did it anyway. it is abundantly clear that they only exist to uphold power and protect the powerful, and to violently suppress anyone who challenges that power. they do not protect us.
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@homocarto
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3 years
rip prince philip you would have loved vroom vroom by charli xcx
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@homocarto
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5 years
compiling a list of critical theory as queer pop songs
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@homocarto
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4 years
first year phd students deserve funding extensions too. i am sick of our stress being downplayed. starting a phd, especially at a new institution/in a new city, remotely & not being able to build those vital support networks in person is incredibly dispiriting.
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@homocarto
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2 years
it is a children's tv show, hope that helps
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The Telegraph
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✍️ "The casting of Gatwa, who is hugely popular with teens and twentysomethings, suggests the BBC has now given up trying to please these older viewers and is focusing fairly and squarely on younger audiences." | Writes Michael Hogan
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@homocarto
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4 years
maybe bi women won't date you because you're on twitter saying they're inherently harmful towards queer people because they dare to be attracted to men
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@homocarto
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4 years
this is now a battlefield modernist tesco express stan account
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@homocarto
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1 year
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@homocarto
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5 years
it is not queer people's fault that we feel we cannot vote labour in glasgow south, it is a *certain candidate's* fault for being openly transphobic. maybe criticism should be directed towards her instead of those of us who want to stand up for our trans pals/neighbours?
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@homocarto
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3 years
forbidden cheestrings
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@homocarto
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5 years
to anyone coming to scotland to study: we didn't ask for the oor wullie statues, we all think they are terrifying too, they are not here all the time, hopefully they will be gone soon
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@homocarto
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4 years
feel like pure shit just want the dairy & eggs aisle at big asda with the fake cow & chickens back
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@homocarto
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4 years
thanks covid for providing another opportunity for people to incessantly perform their moral purity & perfection on social media through smug instagram posts about how they've not breathed near another human being since march
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@homocarto
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2 years
hello all, a small announcement: my name is Ellis now :-)
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@homocarto
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4 years
!!!!!!!! going to be starting an esrc-funded phd on queer cartographies at the university of manchester this year!!
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@homocarto
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2 years
queer cafes/sober spaces are just an extension of the tenderqueer mentality whereby queer people only want to interact with their pals/people exactly like them and no one else from their communities and face no conflict
@chantgod
Chant God
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✈️ We are cancelling each other over being LGBT today. (If you not gay fuckoff) Post your take on LGBT topics that will get you cancelled. I’m ready for your chaos and shenanigans.
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@homocarto
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motherwell civic centre
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@homocarto
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2 years
death by ai image description generator
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@homocarto
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3 years
reintroduce them
@Cambridge_Uni
Cambridge University
3 years
Giant millipedes 'as big as cars' once roamed the north of England, after a 'fluke' fossil find on a Northumberland beach: @EarthSciCam #fossils #evolution
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@homocarto
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3 years
they said yes :'))))))
@homocarto
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3 years
i will be so distraught if they say no, i love her so much already
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@homocarto
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4 years
rip metroland i wanna run 2 u
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@homocarto
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4 years
all leftie men on dating apps:
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5 years
"vote snp because in scotland a vote for labour is a vote for the tories!!!!!" glasgow south west in the last election:
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@homocarto
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6 months
i quit my phd and i often feel sad about it but it was absolutely the right decision and i think that that is worth celebrating!
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@homocarto
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4 years
zipper t bunny hates his job & only bounces around when your villager is in sight, otherwise he looks despondent & walks around sighing. this is an example of emotional labour, where workers are expected to manage their emotions & expressions for their job. in this essay i will
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@homocarto
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3 years
david hockney won't see your tweets about his bad ipad drawings, but your friends who are terrible at drawing will 😤
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@homocarto
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2 years
me: depop girlie: love this piece, great condition, only selling because it is WAY TOO BIG for me after i LOST WEIGHT, it is soo OVERSIZED guys, it is like a TENT, like it SWALLOWS ME WHOLE, i am literally DROWNING IN IT PLEASE HELP M-
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@homocarto
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3 years
if i see one more person say that having short hair or using the word "partner" is "queer cultural appropriation" i will scream :))))
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@homocarto
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2 years
how it started vs how it's going
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@homocarto
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2 years
i'm sorry but why didn't you just tell him that that's what he was doing
@WisconsinSass
Wisconsin Sass
2 years
Once, a guy fucked the crease between my thigh and labia, thinking he was in my vagina, and when he finished he asked if I got off. I had to break it to him that he just fucked my leg. This is what I think of when men act like they’re equipped to make laws about women’s bodies.
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@homocarto
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3 years
if student unions aren't going to actually function as unions can we at least change their name to "glorified clubhouses for people who want careers in senior university management when they graduate"
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@homocarto
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4 years
all i seem to be able to do today is sit at desk and listen to phoebe bridgers & maggie rogers cover of iris on repeat
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3 years
i think we desperately need to question the idea that "being kind to yourself" means essentially avoiding the world & not seeking help. for me anyway, neither of those things were particularly kind
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@homocarto
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5 years
it really sucks that whenever labour introduce another socially progressive policy people say "that's too good to be true". we've been conditioned to accept that misery/ austerity/rising social inequality is just the way things are.
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@homocarto
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4 years
have been thinking about how most student halls are completely inadequate forms of housing. you wouldn't expect anyone else to wilfully live in a 12 person flat with single bedrooms, 1 kitchen & 3 bathrooms, yet students are expected to put up with it for the "student experience"
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@homocarto
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3 years
from one bi to another: i promise that spending less time worrying about people thinking your relationship is "straight" & more time on feeling more comfortable in your queerness & following your own lines of desire will be beneficial for your wellbeing
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5 years
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@homocarto
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3 years
- & actually worsened my feelings of worthlessness, because it encouraged me to not even try to live a more fulfilling & happy life & instead just hide from the world. "it's ok to be anxious" - is it though??
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@homocarto
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4 years
i have become completely obsessed with the striped hornsea kitchenware from the 80s
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@homocarto
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4 years
me after admitting to the group chat that i watch the crown
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@homocarto
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3 years
a barista in pret with green hair gave me the last vegan cookie for free, is this queer flirting
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@homocarto
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2 years
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS I'm looking to walk, talk, and map with queer people in Glasgow. My project seeks to play with mapping queer urban space in ways that focus on feelings, rhythms, movements, and moments. If you would like to take part please get in touch! & Please RT!🗺️
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@homocarto
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2 years
controversial but i think expecting men to have an innate understanding of every vagina they encounter, and then calling them out online when they don't, is actually very unfair & mean-spirited & doesn't help anyone have good sex
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@homocarto
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2 years
glasgow says fuck tories, fuck t*rfs, support trans folks ❣️
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@homocarto
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2 years
the "most magical happenings" of the queen's life that this artist has chosen to list on her commemorative tea towels and mugs are truly insane
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@homocarto
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4 years
im sorry but these videos have Huge tory energy & i cannot stand them
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@homocarto
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3 years
HE SAID YES I CAN GET A DOG!!!!!
@homocarto
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3 years
asked my landlord if he would allow a dog in the flat yesterday morning and he still has not replied, please pray for me/manifest a positive response
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@homocarto
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3 years
moth girl summer
@folk_horror
Folk Horror Revival ⨘ 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
3 years
@Tatiana19796 Moth Dress by Cat Johnson Photo by Christina Solomons
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@homocarto
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4 years
one of my favourite parts of the 80s/90s metro centre is "the village", a section of the mall designed to look like a traditional village street!! afaik it is still there but it doesn't look as gd as it used to, they've dialled down a lot of the decor
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@homocarto
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3 years
it took me a v long time (& finally accepting that i needed help) to realise that my life didn't have to be like that, that yes i would have bad moments/days/weeks/months but i also have agency & could actually want a life that didn't involve just staying in bed
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@homocarto
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5 years
bitches know they can't catch me (vroom vroom) cute, sexy and my ride's sporty (vroom vroom) those slugs know they can't catch me (vroom vroom) beep beep, so let's ride
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@homocarto
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2 months
well obviously i got one
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@homocarto
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3 years
LET THEM GO
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@homocarto
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5 years
some big news!!!!!
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@homocarto
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3 years
v sad that for some reason everyone living in a cheap identical two/three bed apartment is considered a worse option than the current housing crisis
@WIRED
WIRED
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These Soviet-era structures are the housing blocks communism left behind. All were built after World War II to cheaply house the masses in a way that jived with communist ideology: near-identical two- and three-bedroom apartments. 📸: Zupagrafika
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2 years
important psa: poppet in a jumper
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5 years
i have finally submitted my masters dissertation !!!
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@homocarto
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5 years
i am 23 today!!! my wonderful pals all chipped in to buy me a lizzo ticket!!! now im having vegan brunch in the sun!!! i love my friends!!!
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@homocarto
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5 years
As part of my Masters dissertation research, I am facilitating two queer map making workshops at the CCA! Open to anyone who identifies as LGBTQ+ & who lives/has lived in Glasgow ✨ You can sign up for tickets here:
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@homocarto
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3 years
scarily excessive force from police scotland today, who claim to not assist the home office with immigration enforcement. solidarity with everyone still out there protesting - take care & be safe. acab forever, fuck the home office
@jackbromusic
Jack Brotherhood
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Massive police numbers preparing to move in on Kenmure Street. Protesting crowd includes families with young children.
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@homocarto
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3 years
remember when we used to be able to go to the pub without it being a huge time-consuming decision that causes an existential crisis
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@homocarto
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5 years
going to be graduating from my masters with a distinction!!!!!!!!! 🥰
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@homocarto
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3 years
autumn 2021 style inspiration: rupert graves & hugh grant in maurice (1987)
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@homocarto
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6 years
just accepted an offer for a place on the applied gender studies (with research methods) masters at the university of strathclyde this year!! happy bday to me 🥂🎉✨
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@homocarto
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3 years
me during my first year annual phd review presenting the work i have done in the past nine months
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@homocarto
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3 years
if you don't actually want to know then pls do not ask! i really am happy to talk about it and i will go on about it for hours, but i really hate it when you've given people the explanation they've asked for and they're like "wow well i did ask 🙄"
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@homocarto
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4 years
i have a proper researcher profile now!!
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@homocarto
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4 years
another fave is the "mediterranean village", which housed a bunch of mediterranean restaurants. i can't find any gd pics online, but there were loads of figures in the upstairs rooms of the restaurants posed in dramatic scenes wearing spanish/greek/italian outfits
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@homocarto
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2 years
. @OfficialUoM my phd stipend still hasn't been released as i can't finished registration because i apparently owe you £6000 of tuition fees, even though my fees are paid by an external funder. why are you leaving people without pay during a cost of living crisis?
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@homocarto
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3 years
personally, covid has made it a lot easier to fall back into those habits too, because it provided a concrete excuse for staying in a lot & avoiding the world that wasn't just "i'm anxious today". so now more than ever it feels important to think about the language we use
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@homocarto
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3 years
kindness doesn't have to mean never doing anything difficult. those years of "self care" made me feel emotionless & empty. sure staying in bed felt easier. but i also rarely felt happy! & the longer this went on the harder it was to remember what happiness felt like
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@homocarto
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4 years
new email signature 😌😌
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@homocarto
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4 years
made it to the end of the first semester of my phd 🌟
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@homocarto
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5 years
therapist: jeremy bentham's preserved corpse is in a box at ucl it can't hurt you jeremy bentham's preserved corpse:
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@homocarto
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3 years
i hope everyone who asks me about my phd on dating apps is ready for a huge paragraph about maps as a disciplinary power & how they uphold capitalist & colonialist space-time :)
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@homocarto
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3 years
have submitted the adoption form for a wee rescue dog and if the home check is successful then she will be mine!!!! please send good vibes
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3 years
i am 25 today!! happy birthday to me!!! ⭐
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3 years
i am just a simple bisexual, i take off my outdoor birkenstocks and immediately put on my indoor birkenstocks just like everyone else
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@homocarto
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1 year
have come to realise that doing a phd is mostly a means to an end - it is producing a thesis that probably no one will read in order to get a qualification to further your own individual career prospects. and that's fine, but i think important to accept and understand
@decolonialcommi
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Which, whatever, but we (i.e. academics/phds that claim to give a shit) should be honest that for the most part, that’s what a phd is. Its not enlightening & if you think it is, sorry, you’re accepting bourgeois illusions 🤠
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@homocarto
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4 years
all i want is to be on a scotrail train travelling through the wintery highlands somewhere with a book and a boots meal deal and hot chocolate
@ScotRail
ScotRail
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Sometimes, no words are needed. ❄️
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3 years
attending an austin powers themed party tonight, where everyone has to dress as austin powers but we are allowed to add a twist. so naturally i am going as "austin power: the essential works of michel foucault"
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@homocarto
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5 years
big scarf strikes again
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2 years
i get that it's difficult to be communicative sometimes and it's something i'm not perfect at either, but i definitely wouldn't post about my failure at communication and blame it on my "bad taste in men" and somehow link it to abortion rights. mad
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@homocarto
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3 years
if i do not offer more details it is not because i think you are "not clever enough to understand", it is because i do not want to spend half an hour talking about something that i am passionate about and that is very personal for you to respond like that
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3 years
it doesn't have to be a choice between "self care" or pushing yourself to your limit
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3 years
can i hear a little commotion for the dress
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3 years
if we go into lockdown again can i request that single people are allowed a horny bubble
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