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I had a post for yesterday but forgot to hit send I guess. Oops.
Day 4 - Hope. I can see the end of the tunnel. Almost there. Defending my diss in Feb.

Day 5 - Engagement. I've loved being able to engage researchers and activists via BlueSky/IG. It helps me feel less isolated. 💙 #ResearchAdvent

Drag Race promo room Kenya Pleaser, Season 18

Drag Race promo room Ciara Myst, Season 18

Finally watched the #RPDRS18 promo. Initial reactions - rooting for Ciara Myst and Kenya Pleaser. A mix of humor, creativity, nerd, beauty, and activism? Yes plz. #dragrace #queens

Day 3 - Appreciation.
My support circles. The academic community I've found online & OU ed dept's support as I finish my dissertation. 📚
Then - my partner, my friends, my son, and my pups for all the different ways they support & love me. 💚 #ResearchAdvent #phdsky

Day 2- Values & Ethics.
Transparency, community, justice, and quality work. And with quality, not just in my work or research but caring for others, their time, their stories, and using my position and privilege for equity and change.
#ResearchAdvent #phdsky

You got this!
I do have one more chapter and some revisions of my lit review... but it's alllllmost there. 💜

Day 1!
Last year of PhD (just finished my 2nd to last chapter today!) 2SLGBTQ+ and Rural Education. Interest in rural/queer narratives, policies, & history.

#ResearchAdvent #phdsky
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Here we go!

Are you ready?

2025’s #ResearchAdvent

A prompt each day. Respond using the hashtag so that I can find you! #ResearchAdvent

Oh this looks like a good time... Excited to share and see shared responses. 💕📚

Accessibility section caught my eye. I was hoping to see more than "inappropriate for readers to transfer the findings from our research" for policies w/ students with disabilities. It is impossible to cover every topic or demographic but.. Seems like an important topic in note-taking?

Please check out my friend's kickass work and consider supporting her patron. Seriously. 🎨 🖌️ 💜

This is a ploy to get neo-n*zis to out themselves and hold them accountable, right?
....Right??
Guys??

The fact that this is even a question from anyone, the idea one should sacrifice human rights or shield predators to keep political power, is asinine.. Being on a "side" isn't worth any of that. How is that so hard to understand?

a cat is laying on a bed with its arms outstretched and the words bedtime written on the bottom . Alt: Kitten is laying on a bed with its arms outstretched and the words bedtime written on the bottom

Just when I was about to have a mental breakdown, nature sends a lil thunderstorm to cheer me up at bedtime. Thanks girllll 😘😍⛈️

Definitely forwarding this to my coworkers (Science dept. I teach ELA, but avid weather guru). Thanks for all you do.

a man in a suit and tie is giving a thank you sign . Alt: Michael Scott from The Office in a suit and tie, giving a "thank you" bow.

Ty ty

As a teacher in a classroom that only has an analog clock and a severely outdated PA system.. Can confirm, feels bad man. 😔

Nerd alert. ⚠️ I love it when I (an almost PhD, edu/lgbtq+) see research or memes related to my partner's field (PhD, cognitive psy/memory), and then immediately forwarding it, just cause I hope he finds it interesting/cool/funny/useful for his students.

Sorry not sorry, I can't be stopped.

Bah, nothing as far south as KS yet..

Ayee! Love it! Where in KS did you take these?

I am in complete awe by how much of the Northern Lights I could see tonight.... ❤️💚💙❤️💚💙 #aurora in Kansas!

Northern lights from south central KS, 9pm.

I am so damn happy, I might cry. This is so beautiful. I could see this with my naked eye (just not quite as bright).

The northern lights as seen w/ an android camera phone at 4s exposure in SC Kansas!

The northern lights as seen w/ an android camera phone at 4s exposure in SC Kansas!

The northern lights as seen w/ an android camera phone at 4s exposure in SC Kansas!

The northern lights as seen w/ an android camera phone at 4s exposure in SC Kansas!

I am freaking out so hard. You can see faint pink and light green (it looks white without the camera) with the naked eye! I am in love. South central KS, 8pm.

So does this mean we are more likely to see effects tonight (like over the next 8 hours) or tomorrow night? This is so interesting!

Oh good! I thought so too. We have a neighborhood Fox that loves to run through our yard and toward the field ❤️🦊

Wait, fox or coyote? Our neighborhood is kinda rural and has both... #animals #fox #coyote

Once a sailor scout.. Always a sailor scout

Olathe or Ninneschah river... or people who spell Wichita as "witchita"

Orange, pink, purple sky from a sunrise in Kansas on Tues, Sep 30th

Our Tuesday sunrise from here in KS was similarly beautiful!