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tayfonay

@tayfonay@beige.party

Clinical psychologist & academic refugee. Former underpaid Associate Professor. Mom of 2. GenXennial? Navigating the great enshittification.

Things I like: cycling, hiking, beaches, Vonnegut, people who aren't shitty, owls, Jackie Chan movies, IPAs, the color orange, It’s Always Sunny, Norway, dark chocolate, John Mulaney, octopuses.

#teamOrca
#LRRR2024

Header: Stamp in all Caps "Not on microfiche"
Avatar: pacific octopus

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tayfonay, to random
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I failed at my Jane Goodall approach to my last meeting of today. Got up and walked out. It’s ok because I’ve been erased by my former mentor(s) so my absence means nothing. At least I get to go home in like 18 hours.

tayfonay,
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I have so much fucking tea it might be time to start spilling it

tayfonay, to random
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Gotta respect the guy who fills 2 cups of coffee at the 7am meeting out of the gates

tayfonay, to random
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Went to the Astro Beer Hall for a drink and some food with a colleague, stepped outside after and was like is that the fuckin church Trump stood in front of with the Bible? Yes it was.

the_etrain, to random
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Beginning to think some people aren't compatible with the internet.

tayfonay,
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@the_etrain Some people aren’t compatible

tayfonay, to random
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I’m in DC - anyone want me to go kick Alito in the dick while I’m here?

tayfonay,
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@GrimmReality I knew I could count on you 😊

tayfonay,
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@mentallyalex @GrimmReality Excellent point

tayfonay, to random
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Insurance is fucking up my new medication. Because of course it is, this is how the system is designed. I’d rather go on a restrictive diet for the rest of my life than deal with it, that’s the sad state of affairs.

tayfonay,
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@purplepadma No you do not. Our system is a fucking joke at this point

tayfonay, to random
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The conference I’m headed to today is mailing some attendees a bottle of Old Bay Seasoning because… DC is next to Maryland? In case you wanted to know how insufferable these people are. Or they all have crabs. Lord knows some of them are hooking up this weekend.

tayfonay, to random
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This Friday I fly to DC. I now survive having to attend conferences with people I loathe by going full on Jane Goodall

tayfonay, to random
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Being a therapist during the great enshittification is wild.

tayfonay, to random
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I blocked a friend on Signal today who has, once again, fallen off the face of the Earth. Her life is very chaotic, and I've tried to be understanding for the last...3 years? And I just can't fuckin' do it any more. If she wants to talk to me, she can call me. Our friendship took a turn during COVID when I mailed her a birthday card, and she admitted to me that she only opened it like 5 months later because it got buried in a stack of mail. I can put her on the pile of "friends" I've had over the years who seem to grow tired of me.

tayfonay,
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@mentallyalex thanks. It's always been a bit lopsided, but not like this. She took a new job around 3 years ago and it's been a complete shit show but she brings a decent amount of it onto herself. I'm tired of chasing after people who don't give me a thought unless they need something

tayfonay, to random
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Cleaning the house isn’t the Mother’s Day flex you think it is

Waitnwallflower, to random
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Happy Mother's Day to moms and to those who have had moms or mom-likes in their lives who they think fondly of today. 💛🌼💛

tayfonay,
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@Waitnwallflower Happy Mother’s Day! May our loved ones pick up their fucking socks today

the_etrain, to random
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Family-sized Language Model is probably available at Costco by now.

tayfonay,
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@the_etrain Next to the mayonnaise

tayfonay,
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@the_etrain Yes. So you can make LLM salad

purplepadma, to random
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Nigella’s fish tacos and alcohol free sparkling wine. Perfect for a summery evening. Trying to spark a little joy!

tayfonay,
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@purplepadma Fish tacos when done well spark so much joy

Alice, to random
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I like when people tell me they unfollowed me as if I’m a subscription service that's somehow losing money as a result.

tayfonay,
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@Alice I’m keeping my 10 CDs for $1

tayfonay, to random
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One last #aurora pic, taken by my 13yo daughter around 1:30 am. We got home at 5:30 since we drove around 2.5 hours to get away from the clouds. Absolutely surreal night. Thanks, Mother Nature!

RickiTarr, to random
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So, what's the thing, what's the big thing no one can help you with? How do you cope with it?

tayfonay,
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@RickiTarr Being an outcast. I have a hard time connecting with people. I’ve been told I’m “intimidating” but I’m not aggressive at all. I’m more of a wallflower and I listen before I speak. I think people interpret it as arrogance or being so well adjusted I don’t need anything in terms of emotional support. I struggle to understand it and have tried to really look at myself and why it keeps happening. I don’t think I’m on the spectrum or anything. I’m just reserved. So I failed miserably at making “mom friends” when we moved to the burbs. I’ve lost long time friends, including one who I considered a very close friend who just ghosted me about a decade ago. It’s a thing professionally too. I worked at my old place for 15 years, I have “esteem” in my field and it was fuckin crickets when I resigned. People I’d have expected to check in on me were silent and someone I wouldn’t have actually checked in on me. It was wild. So I worry I’ll be a lonely old lady one day. But my kids seem to like me. For now 😊

tayfonay,
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@mentallyalex @RickiTarr Thanks 😊 I think I like mastodon so much because it’s chill and thoughtful. Mostly 😂 Beige.party people are truly my people

tayfonay,
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@purplepadma @RickiTarr Thanks, Charlotte 😊

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