I was selected to serve on a committee for special education issues for my state. I’m going to serve for three years.

In case it helps: the guy from my PhD program that failed the comprehensive exams applied again to PhD programs. He got into a lower raked place. He was the best student in that place so...he ended up with a better job than the rest of us who passed the comprehensives and stayed. That may happen to you, or if you want…

I second and sympathize with your exhaustion complaint. I haven’t been sleeping well, and for some reason my face hurts. Just my face. WTF.

No need for details. Shit happens to the best of us, and at least you can say you gave it your all. Is there any way to redo the work you need in order to reapply? Do you want to? Are there other options?

I haven’t been here in ages because...everything has been falling apart for a year and yesterday I failed my comprehensive exams and failed to advance to candidacy for my PhD and I can’t tell anyone I know in real life because I feel like a failure and I didn’t know where else to go to talk so here I am.

Those are amazing! I’m actually thinking of getting back into cross-stitching (way back as a pre-teen was the last time I tried)-- any chance you could pass on some of those youtube videos?

Some of y’all probably saw this on twinja, but my daughter turned thirteen this week so I made one of those stupid chalkboard things for her. She hated me. Also, her two friends flaked on her birthday celebration today, so we’re having a pity party. GOD I don’t miss being a teenager.

I take moon baths- as part of my spiritual practice but I assure you they are nothing like this. Meanwhile:

I brought some new lipsticks. It’s pretty wild colors for me.

Craft thread!

I assumed it was a special tub for your period or a tub to bath in the moonlight.

Me too, I’ve never seen this show and don’t even understand its title... is it about gas station employees?

I have no idea what vanderpump rules is but I did want to come here and say that Carol Burnett is a national treasure! Nay, an INTERNATIONAL TREASURE. (Take that you stupid Jerry Lewis.)

Wow, wow, wow. It sounds like you’re saying that women of color can’t win. And Donald Trump has assured me that’s not true.

Scene: London 2012

Why should my taxes pay for someone else’s sluttiness??!!!!!!!1!2-

23 body sculpting tips that will have your dad drooling.

Well she didn’t hide it, people just overlooked it due to the whole ‘victim of sexual abuse’ vibe that was coming of her due to the relationship with her father.

Cosmo was in a perfect position to do this. Everyone, including Ivanka, thinks they’re a dumb ladymag full of nothing but penis touching tips and other questionable advice, but their political reporting is actually pretty damn good.

Yes Ivanka, Cosmo readers do and should care about issues impacting women and children (and families of all kinds) which is why they fucking asked you those questions.