So much this. I was very similar when I was younger, and when I was sexually assaulted it took years of therapy for me to be able to finally integrate what had happened without blaming myself for slipping up and not being a perfect badass.

As a Cornell graduate, I concur with your snark ;)

Oh the Ithaca Wegman’s! It was our late night destination spot in college <3

Oh my gosh, are you me?? Followed pretty much the same path, and now have a job that pays more than double the starting salary I’d have been facing after 5+ years of (an unpaid!!!) PhD. I even have a desk by a window! I bought into the sunk cost fallacy since it took me 4 years (2 getting a masters, 2 in the field)…

Yeah, that is not NYC. Nary a pizza rat in sight!

Tales from the Borderlands, bro

It was a stupid ass root. ;P

Not to be confused with:

I totally had this Barbie horse! And some of the other ones too :D

Was Jake wearing khakis? :)

Will there be internships available at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza?

Stop! Collaborate! And Listen!

I actually briefly went out with a guy who claimed to do casual heroin. He had issues, haha. O.o