Media Studies Lecturer and PhD Student studying fangirls @ Uni of Huddersfield, girlhoods, popular music, fan politics, celebrity etc Uni of Leeds and Emerson College alum, from LA now cozying up in the Yorkshire countryside. queer audhd disabledhttps://bsky.app/profile/fangirlresearch.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/fangirlresearch.bsky.social/post/3mtzngce5gc2tIt seems the snacks I was eating nonstop in the lead up to PhD submission have become tainted and don’t hit the same anymore… not happy about it27 Aug 2026 00:59 +0000at://did:plc:epu7p3jcepkdfqa2c4xnr2j7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzngce5gc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/fangirlresearch.bsky.social/post/3msjo2syud227PhD submitted Visa approved Assessment briefs submitted Sobbing pending… [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Aug 2026 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:epu7p3jcepkdfqa2c4xnr2j7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjo2syud227https://bsky.app/profile/fangirlresearch.bsky.social/post/3msazbw7ips2wI’ve had to take it out of my thesis but if there’s any discarded thing that I make sure to publish just because I like it and think it’s cool it’ll 100% be the chunk where I compare concerts to strip shows, mark my words04 Aug 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:epu7p3jcepkdfqa2c4xnr2j7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msazbw7ips2whttps://bsky.app/profile/fangirlresearch.bsky.social/post/3ms6t2atvgk2x#academicsky Things you wish you did/checked in the last days before submitting PhD? Things you’re glad you did/checked?03 Aug 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:epu7p3jcepkdfqa2c4xnr2j7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6t2atvgk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/fangirlresearch.bsky.social/post/3ms6bqz2nqk2xI need everyone to look at the insane kitten my fascist brother just got bc I don’t talk to him but I can’t not react to this03 Aug 2026 10:23 +0000at://did:plc:epu7p3jcepkdfqa2c4xnr2j7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6bqz2nqk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/fangirlresearch.bsky.social/post/3ms4lgf26h22sThe thesis is complete again, she will be under the word count again (-4000 words) within the next 11 hours, she will hopefully not need that many adjustments after a supervisor read of the new updates, and she will be submitted on Friday 🙃🥲02 Aug 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:epu7p3jcepkdfqa2c4xnr2j7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4lgf26h22shttps://bsky.app/profile/fangirlresearch.bsky.social/post/3mrwxe2ve3s2bThings happening in the next 10 days: Phd submission Visa decision expected Article revisions due Assessment brief revisions due Things happening immediately after: Sobbing Packing my house and looking for a new apartment, hopefully in the country still Haircut31 Jul 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:epu7p3jcepkdfqa2c4xnr2j7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrwxe2ve3s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/fangirlresearch.bsky.social/post/3mrpxkmmjik2iWhat does it say about my writing/analysis/brain if I frequently have to flip my arguments back to front over the course of editing them?28 Jul 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:epu7p3jcepkdfqa2c4xnr2j7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpxkmmjik2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/fangirlresearch.bsky.social/post/3mrpojy5jws2iI can tell my adhd brain is getting fed up with all the “finishing” work of the PhD bc I’m currently thinking about adding new analysis to the last chapter, when it’s due in 10 days and my last draft was only 6 words under the word count…28 Jul 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:epu7p3jcepkdfqa2c4xnr2j7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpojy5jws2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/fangirlresearch.bsky.social/post/3mrpmrkeksc2iZohran Mamdani isn’t going to end capitalism but god is he exemplifying the “puppies and ice cream for everyone” vs “leopards eating people’s faces” party lines… Maybe someday party democrats will stop trying to also eat people’s faces and realise how profitable free ice cream is28 Jul 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:epu7p3jcepkdfqa2c4xnr2j7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpmrkeksc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/fangirlresearch.bsky.social/post/3mrpgc3l5sc2iBaby’s first real citation 🥹🥹🥹 https://doi.org/10.1386/ajpc_00128_128 Jul 2026 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:epu7p3jcepkdfqa2c4xnr2j7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpgc3l5sc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/fangirlresearch.bsky.social/post/3mr4ndsr3rs2fNothing like a visa application to make a girl with ocd (and left wing politics) panic (and rage) 🙃🫠21 Jul 2026 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:epu7p3jcepkdfqa2c4xnr2j7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4ndsr3rs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/fangirlresearch.bsky.social/post/3mqhgeq4fv22lVery me-core to have figured out the narrative of my 100,000 word PhD thesis 12 hours before I’m meant to send it to my supervisor while it’s still 4000 words over and already a week late12 Jul 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:epu7p3jcepkdfqa2c4xnr2j7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhgeq4fv22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/fangirlresearch.bsky.social/post/3mq2t6dq3w22dHey google, 8 hours will def be long enough to cut 23,000 words from a thesis draft, right? [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:epu7p3jcepkdfqa2c4xnr2j7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2t6dq3w22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/fangirlresearch.bsky.social/post/3mpp2fx2xb22xI so desperately want to feel solidarity with the other postgrads working in the computer lab into the wee hours of the morning but then I walk by them and see ChatGPT open split screen on their computer and I want to start a fistfight02 Jul 2026 22:11 +0000at://did:plc:epu7p3jcepkdfqa2c4xnr2j7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpp2fx2xb22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/fangirlresearch.bsky.social/post/3mpmg2cjoys2wHey google, 2 days will def be long enough to cut an (estimated) 20,000 words from a thesis draft, right?01 Jul 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:epu7p3jcepkdfqa2c4xnr2j7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmg2cjoys2whttps://bsky.app/profile/fangirlresearch.bsky.social/post/3mpgy72vjqc2tJournal article just accepted with minor revisions after revise and resubmit process ☺️☺️☺️ Job application submitted literally this morning with this article discussed and having to be labelled as “revisions submitted” 😠😠😠29 Jun 2026 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:epu7p3jcepkdfqa2c4xnr2j7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgy72vjqc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/fangirlresearch.bsky.social/post/3mozycwro2s24As someone who has been desperate to see the big picture of my thesis this whole time, I’m finding the process of turning my 117300 word document of messy drafts with notes and red text and frankensteined together chapters into my final thesis draft, moving from top to bottom, incredibly satisfying24 Jun 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:epu7p3jcepkdfqa2c4xnr2j7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozycwro2s24https://bsky.app/profile/fangirlresearch.bsky.social/post/3mnhxaynk622xIn the most recent of # just hypermobile girlie things, my PhD work is being interrupted this afternoon bc my shoulder feels so loose and ouchy that I’m having to use my cardigan as a sling, which is in turn making my neck hurt 🙃04 Jun 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:epu7p3jcepkdfqa2c4xnr2j7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhxaynk622xhttps://bsky.app/profile/fangirlresearch.bsky.social/post/3mn3gf6lyls2cShould I order a roll of tape with a custom “if the poster is AI I’m not coming” design that I can slap on terrible posters around town?30 May 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:epu7p3jcepkdfqa2c4xnr2j7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn3gf6lyls2chttps://bsky.app/profile/fangirlresearch.bsky.social/post/3mmjwbq4vy22rNo marking was done today… I am incredibly behind… better luck tomorrow? [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 May 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:epu7p3jcepkdfqa2c4xnr2j7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmjwbq4vy22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/fangirlresearch.bsky.social/post/3mmjths5hc22rThinking about the doubled experience of being an ECR/PhD student, zillennial where 30s isn’t automatically “old”, and single (all thus still “young”) vs my role as a module lead, supervisor, etc to students (thus “old”), esp bc in normal (non failing HE) circumstances, I’d prob still only be a TA…23 May 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:epu7p3jcepkdfqa2c4xnr2j7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmjths5hc22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/fangirlresearch.bsky.social/post/3mmjpfx5fmc2rHow am I meant to grade papers on a day like today?23 May 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:epu7p3jcepkdfqa2c4xnr2j7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmjpfx5fmc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/fangirlresearch.bsky.social/post/3mm5d4nvc7k24TWC revisions sent 🥰 FSNNA panel submitted 🥰 Lit Review rewrite restarted 😬 Marking…. is… due soon 🫣18 May 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:epu7p3jcepkdfqa2c4xnr2j7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5d4nvc7k24