Dr Lando Clairissian Tosaya

First time seeing humpback whales 💙🩵

Small rant: people who make unnecessary plurals of things that already have a plural, annoy me. Examples: doggos, kiddos, and jobbo 🫠

I am thrilled to announce that I successfully defended my dissertation, "Black Femme Cosplay: Navigating Identity, Creativity, and Cultural Representation in Fandom Spaces." #DOCTOR

I was in 4 flights in one week & I was one of the few with a mask on.

a man is standing in front of a group of people sitting on a couch and talking to them . ALT: a man is standing in front of a group of people sitting on a couch and talking to them .

Anyone else out there struggling? It’s great to see the end of the PhD journey. But the job prospects are bleak. Guess I’ll just live in a van. Down by the river.

*slides it across the table.
“You know what you did” 😆

Melanated and Educated #BlackHistoryMonth

Snow days mean that I’m sitting at home appreciating warmth. Happy writing everyone! #dissertation

Been writing my dissertation using the Pomodoro Technique and it’s so relaxing 😌

Before the snow

I’ve found that I’m enjoying Xiaohongshu more than i ever enjoyed TikTok. Love the connections!

The entirety of this past week has been “hurry up and wait”.

I love how creepy my school looks at times

Sometimes this place isn’t that bad.

Nice Seattle day.

As a SoCal native. I’m ready to go home now! These degrees aren’t the kind I want!

Today feels like I woke up in the Twilight Zone. America really is going down hill. Well…has gone

Happy Martin Luther King Day #MLK

I was having this convo today:

Checking in on all my friends in SoCal everyday. The pictures don’t show how awful it really is. I hope everyone stays safe.

First day of the quarter tomorrow! Writing ✍️ a my focus! Yayyyyy

I’m going to a “We’re too old for this shit and have to finish our dissertation” party. From 6-10pm tonight.

I hope everyone is taking time to relax during the break. Write a few hours when you can. But make sure to take care of yourself!

It’s been a good holiday today. Exchanged gifts and stayed in. One gift that really love is my ostentatious animatronic chocolate nutcracker! 7ft of cheer!

just blurted out in class "yes, you have to cite where you got your info. in a world in which lying loudly is the only thing that seems to get rewarded, citing your sources is an act of resistance" and folks, I really believe that.

This is the cutest creature I’ve seen! Found on a random reddit post.

You lost me at the “mostly” potty trained part. Mayhaps take your current pooch to a doggy day camp or playdates

Applying for positions is a bit soul crushing because it’s like throwing your CV into the wind. Will it end up read? Who knows. Are you good enough? Dunno. Fly my pretties, let the universe guide you to the Flame of Udûn, cuz we don’t know where you go.

There’s a paper to be written this, I know it!

It’s finals week. Bring on the final papers to be graded, the job rejections and egg nog. Fa la la la 🙃