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These people stress me out

This reminds me of why I love academia. And also feels so nostalgic bc I can see how this inspired his Immigration History Seminar

Getting so emo over one of my advisor’s books being published… no one deserves it more. So excited to read it

debating logging my trash hockey romcom reads w/ terrible covers instead of working...

Tal Bauer just KNOWS how to rip my heart into pieces

microdosing this book so I don't fall into a depressive spiral

Chapter 2 really had me feeling existential... something about Ivan feels very Connell-coded

Okay so normally I don't comment about my silly hockey books... but I'm only 60% through and already sobbing so I'm cooked

I forget how much I love quotation marks until I read Rooney, but loving the book nevertheless!

My friends on Goodreads: reading thought provoking literature and non-fiction
Me: Speed reading hockey romcoms to escape the tragic dumpster-fire that are the 2025 Toronto Maple Leafs

Suzanne, you're EVIL. This is comparable to her Gregor the Overlander era - EVIL work

# academic-ing

crying, sobbing, devastated

Winn, that was VIOLENT, pure emotional VIOLENCE

I sense pain and tears in my future... I also sense top 5 book of the year...

The Scene: Holly and I at McNally Jackson. Rain is pouring.

We both want a book. We ironically pick up this book. I ironically purchase it. I am now traumatized.

I am still less than 50% through.

# trauma # more trauma

In case anyone was wondering (no one was wondering), here are my top 5 books of 2023 :)

(These are too different to rank)
T-1: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
T-1: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
T-1: Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

T-4: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

T-5: Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski

Honorary Mention: The Stone Face by William Garnder Smith

For the record, I am reading this ironically and because @ Holly Sexton said this was the most ridiculous and absurd book ever written (but is apparently entertaining)