Okay, that is good to know! I know some people got them (my housemate is a fellow toast and she's sending hers out today), but maybe they're just still going out over time?
Oh, and also, did everyone get their care package exchange matches? I never got one, and I would love to send things to a fellow Toast one last time!
I know I can't say anything that hasn't been said a hundred times upthread, but Toasts, I have loved you all. Thank you for being the kindest corner of the Internet and bringing so much joy into my dreary workdays. It was all too witches to last, I suppose, but I'm glad I got to share this place with all of you.
Farewell, Toast!
I was always going to vote for Hillary, but this has made me 100x more excited to do it. When I first found the Toast I thought "aha, these are My People," and I am so pleased to know that HRC is One Of Us.
Thanks Nicole! Emailing now.
Does anyone here want my mermaid tote? I ordered one as a second choice, but now that I've got my first choice ship tote I no longer need it.
I haven't donated to the tote bursary fund yet, so I'd be happy to donate my mermaid tote to a deserving Toastie instead. Let me know!
I'm late to this thread, but that comment about dresses/women's formalwear feeling like a costume just resonates with me so deeply. It's not that I think I look bad I those outfits, it's that I feel like I'm dressing up.
I was so excited when I managed to find an outfit for a friend's upcoming wedding that hits many of my clothing comfort zones (trousers, androgynous leather shoes, shirts with buttons) while still being acceptably feminine (whatever that may mean).
Oh hey, I work at that museum! Hit me up if you are a visiting Toast (any of you!) and come to see the exhibit, I would love to say hi!
I've always liked kids and will almost certainly have some someday (I'm in my mid-twenties now, so no hurry), but for me it feels like the imperative comes partly from wanting to participate in the broader family unit? Like, I'm more excited about the idea of my parents getting to be grandparents (they'll be such good grandparents! My mom works with kids all day and my grumpy old dad melts when you hand him a baby) than I am about getting to be a mom myself. But that might just be because this is all some years down the line for me and still feels petty abstract.
Yeah, that's definitely my concern. I know lots of people in the field, especially young people, just from previous jobs and such, and I've seen examples on both sides. I know folks, some of whom went through the programs I'm looking into, who've managed to secure decently paid jobs that they like, even if the job hunt took a while. On the other hand, I know people who've been in a job like my current one for years and years, even after getting an MA. So there's possibility out there, but it's certainly not guaranteed.
There's at least a slim chance of getting some funding/scholarship (the AU program, for example, offers fellowships), but if I have to pay full freight myself it's going to be a lot harder to make a decision.
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