Tiger King

Saw "Shin Godzilla" 4K restoration today with a friend and, damn, forgot how good it was for a mid-2010s Godzilla.

Fuck Cuomo

It seems like #NoKingsProtest in some cities got more attendees than the #MilitaryParade in DC? Lmao

This weekend is going to be sick. I'm playing THREE pre-releases for the first time in (probably) a decade and a half, and it's for the new #finalfantasy #MagicTheGathering set 🤓

Ms Rachel trying to appeal to the shame of western leaders is another example of her pure soul. She doesn’t understand that our leaders have putrid, rotten souls that compels them to be shameless criminals.

I got home late last night, after a day of moving out on 4 hours of sleep and night flight to another state, and my first lunch today at my parents' was Mutton Kottu Roti. Home cooked food never tasted so good as it did today 🤤

#Foodie #summer #SummerVibes

Average Malayalam film: About how the state plays dirty and murders adi vasis (indigenous) to asserts its dominance in land disputes.

Average American film: Minecraft movie.

#Narivetta #indiancinema

I can't wait to finish moving, head to my parent's residence, and then just chill for a week ugh.

Summer beginning with me having to work on moving out in a two week period is very on brand for this year. Oh well, at least I can have some complete rest when I head back to my parents' 🤷‍♂️

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The illustration depicts a man frantically attempting to escape from a serpent-like creature that has emerged from the depths of the water, with the man clinging to a small boat for dear life.

Selma is a Norwegian cousin of Nessie.

This cryptid inhabits Seljordsvannet, where it is reportedly described by locals as a massive, snake-like creature with glowing eyes.

The first encounter with Selma was registered in 1750 🐍

#swampsunday #dailyspooklore #folklore

Image: Hugo Heikenwaelder

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If you were caught, hooded, and dropped unceremoniously in a random part of Manhattan or DC or the like, you could not only easily find your way home but plan a reasonably efficient route back without recourse to landmarks. And that's why cities with learnable grid systems are top tier

I forgot to post here like I did on Twitter but...I PASSED my PhD Comp Oral exam, and I'm now officially ABD (All But Dissertation) as of three days ago 🥳

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YouTube video by Subscribe to me for no reason Dragon Ball Super Soundtrack Full: Mastered Ultra Instinct - Akira Kushida

Listening to get psyched for PhD Comp Exam oral

youtu.be/grtO6zxMY6I?...

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First and foremost, I'd like the situation to de-escalate as already too many lives have been lost. But it feels weird that on the day of my Oral PhD Comp exam for a dissertation proposal in Modern S Asian history India and Pak are at each other's throats Partition was a mistake.

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In a subfield dominated by subaltern studies inflected post-structuralism (modern S Asia), Ludden's "Agrarian History in South India", which has a more longue duree and structural oriented analysis, is a breath of fresh air. My feels after just reading the intro...

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Thank you!

As of today, I should be more or less done with the writing portion of my PhD exams, pending approval from my advisors. Next week is my oral exam mostly defending my Dissertation Proposal. If I pass, I will be ABD (All But Dissertation).

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So close to being done with prelim/ PhD Exam paper revisions. Just one substantial revision to work on today and minor revision of something else if I have time, and then I can breathe and start preparing for my oral exam next week...

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I've definitely written 100+ pages this semester, and I haven't used all of it for my PhD exams or other assignments.

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Reading about the politics of the colonial South India in the early 20th century really throws into relief how interesting and yet crazy a time the inter-war period was for India specifically and the world more generally.

Second Doner Kebab German style this week was apparently what I needed to rejuvenate myself on a Saturday afternoon as I rush to finish revisions for Prelims/ PhD exams by Monday.

I can't have my mom's Easter Ham since I am in a different state, and I am too busy to go out. So I'm just getting pork Banh Mi for lunch instead. Not a bad substitute at all. Happy Easter!

Read a study about Ramalinga Swamigal (1823-1873), a 19th century tamil saivite poet-saint, and all of a sudden I have new respect for Hagiographies as primary sources, as someone not exposed to much religious studies lit.

library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...

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Rewatched Herzog's "Aguirre, Wrath of God" to spend time with gf, and it seemed to speak to today's political situation lol

Probably going to get a nice steak lunch tomorrow because I am craving it and my advisor told me that's a good time to go to the one of the best steak houses in the city to get the most bang for your buck.

#FoodieLife #Foodies