hvincent @hvincent@scholar.social

hi!

i have a computer science and creative writing background, and i've worked in lab/studio management at a photo program for a while. i've also been doing history and anthropology coursework in an unofficial postbac/predoc kinda way, and considering real grad school in the next few years.

my interests are identity construction/boundary making, knowledge systems, land/environment usage; i enjoy being a generalist, though, so i'm stoked to hear about what y'all do!

#introduction

perhaps they could be kind and filter those emails so anyone in, say, the bottom 5% of pay grades is spared being pressured to set up a recurring deduction from their paychecks

wow, i really wish there was a way to opt out of the continuous flow of emails from the university about how, as someone who is employed by the university, i really should consider giving them money for all these great new initiatives coming down the line.

i already did; it's called tuition, which i paid in full as an undergraduate here!!

and: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMU0tzLwhbE

i should start telling people i manage developers as part of my work

like, i keep them organized and clearly labeled in a locked cabinet and wear the proper safety gear when handling them, and ensure that they are diluted at the correct temperature and then stored in containers that minimize oxidation

i've been managing developers for over a decade, hire me for your startup

one time my boss borrowed eating implements from me and when he was washing them to give them back i caught him putting them down in the lab sink where all the chemicals go and then washing them

i refused to take them back bc of personal safety and he got confused and felt bad, and tried to justify that because he washed them with soap and water it should be fine

buuuut that's beyond my personal risk margin, i'm around this shit all day long, i gotta minimize contact when i can

it's me, the lab safety mom, yelling 'WHY IS ONE OF THE LOUNGE COFFEE MUGS ON THE EDGE OF THE SINK WHERE PEOPLE USE TOXIC CHEMICALS' to an empty room

are you kidding me, i went back half an hour later and they're still there

are they going to watch the entire game in the only ungendered restroom in the building

are they really

stood outside of the only ungendered restroom in my entire building for ten whole minutes listening to someone watching a football game on their phone inside, gave up, went back to my lab

yes, instead of taking courses this semester, i'm going to therapy and drafting extremely silly fanfiction. i am 32, i own a house, i can do what i want,

for a while i was trying to push out at least one thing every calendar year because i felt this pressure to not have gaps on my cv, but also i was comparing myself to peers who do art closer to full-time; it was getting in the way of things that are also important to me, like having adventures and getting enough sleep every night.

i need this semester off to readjust my focus, so i'm just doing my dayjob and nesting in the new house and having some small adventures.

a student asked me if i'm taking classes this semester and i said no, then asked if i'm working on any photo projects and i said not really, and i said i'm taking at least the semester to reset for some downtime. after a short pause, the student remarked on how that's refreshing to hear, and that productivity culture is bullshit, and i said there's no rule that says you have to do everything constantly.

i'm glad i have a life that let's me take these breaks.

Hey I Just Met You And This Is Crazy But Here's My Number so Call Me Butter

is anyone going to the american #anthropology annual meeting in vancouver this year? i'm extremely unlikely to attend but i read about a dog-based ethnography panel happening and it's highly intriguing to me, i am hoping someone goes to it so i can hear about it afterwards :3

workday is such rubbish, there's a million redundant notifications for the same item and also:

"Performing this task does not mark this To-Do as complete."

update on this: taking the semester off from coursework to focus on getting some personal things in my life back in order after a chaotic summer, catching up on reading, and re-evaluating my goals.

oh, but i forgot to tell this morning's class that i'm extremely face-blind and will need them to say hi and remind me who they are at least 50 times before i can semi-reliably recognize them in arbitrary locations on campus, oh well, maybe i'll remember to tell the afternoon classes.

anyway undergrads are precious especially in the first week of the fall semester, yesterday, someone who i gave a tour to as a prospective student in the hazy past just dropped into my office to link up with us again and i was very pleased

but also, take it easy, everyone, it's only the first week of class, don't overcommitt yourselves already!!!

this semester, on top of my usual collection of PSAs and announcements to new students when introducing myself to classes, i have also thrown in 'if you think you need to change your major but aren't sure if your parents will accept you' as a sample of additional random advice i will offer n_n

(previously, i have offered 'if you're about to break up with someone but want to talk through it first')