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Throwback Thursday
Death Valley, California, USA. 2003.
I note that this photo was taken when my self esteem was pretty low. I'd finished my PhD, was doing my first postdoc and was not really sure what to do with my life. I was coming to the conclusion that academia was not for me, but all the alternatives scared the poop out of me. So I made myself look like the cartoon/superhero character I wanted to be but didn't feel like I actually could be.
I note that this photo was taken when my self esteem was pretty low. I'd finished my PhD, was doing my first postdoc and was not really sure what to do with my life. I was coming to the conclusion that academia was not for me, but all the alternatives scared the poop out of me. So I made myself look like the cartoon/superhero character I wanted to be but didn't feel like I actually could be.