Publishing an article in a journal is an entirely different deal than writing a book though. xD In Germany, there is no such pressure to make yourself known to the public in that way. However, while it's not a requirement to graduate, once you do get your PhD, it's somewhat an unwritten code of honor to contribute to the research of that field (which is the main reason I wrote that term paper. xD) Bachelors and Masters don't have to do that yet (although it'll greatly boost their reputation among their peers if they do), but once you're a Doctor and you don't contribute at all to your field...well, expect your colleagues to frown at you at gatherings of any sort. And trust me, a bad rep travels fast over here. >_<

Yeah here it also depends on what you're doing with the degree. If you go into industry afterward, there's hardly ever an expectation that you need to write for journals, but for those looking to pursue an academic career there's high expectation that they'll publish on a regular basis. I know I disappointed a lot of the people I admire most when I decided not to pursue a doctorate, but I think regardless of academic ability, anybody that takes that path has to have the right passion and conviction, which I feel like I never had. Ah well, happy little writer now and go about things as I please :)

Are PhD students required to publish some books?

How did you get this idea? xD I mean, I've never heard from anywhere, that you need to become an author to get your PhD.

For sure it's not always the case, and I don't know anybody that was required to publish a book, but it's not uncommon to be expected to publish articles in journals. Pretty much everybody I know out of an R1 university was expected to publish, or they wouldn't be considered ready to graduate.

Nez, what's the SCA? That's nice that you got more into cooking with friends :) I have friends from around globe that I met in college and they would get homesick and cook a lot of the things they missed, and that's when my own repetoire expanded beyond what I'd learned from my parents.

Later on, I had a rather....dependent girlfriend (who I now refer to as The Parasite),

She sounds like a real charmer...

in a coffee shop where I learned the zen of biscuits.

Can I please have your biscuit recipe? :D

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Need to get you guys to the club or something :P Work on KittoKatto's confidence and get mvl and Newp all sorts of action. Even though right now a nap sounds amazing lol...

Dinner's almost ready! Have a nice night everyone :)

Happy Friday to you too Dofu. My work is so quiet now. Just my manager and i are left.

Go home :P Friday workdays are meant to end early, especially during the warm months.

And hey everyone :) Happy Friday! Nothing too special going on here tonight, just having some friends over for dinner and to hang out. Tomorrow's playing basketball and then watching basketball. And then Sunday kanojo's parents are having a barbecue, which pretty much means they'll get everybody they know within a 30 mile radius, really really drunk.

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Lol. She's just a friend. I'm sorry but she's straight as fucking barbie

How do you know Barbie doesn't eat pussy

Ohh. Coz she's with her boyfriend for more than 6 yrs xD

Pfffttt small hurdle :P

Lol. It's a big hurdle for meee !! XDD

Well even if you don't go after her, you need more confidence than that xD.

Lol. She's just a friend. I'm sorry but she's straight as fucking barbie

How do you know Barbie doesn't eat pussy

Ohh. Coz she's with her boyfriend for more than 6 yrs xD

Pfffttt small hurdle :P

Ken is not convincing.

I agree. Ken is just....
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XD

;)

Lol. She's just a friend. I'm sorry but she's straight as fucking barbie

How do you know Barbie doesn't eat pussy? Ken is not convincing.

https://media.giphy.com/media/3oEdv5OVH3qMgRKxaM/giphy.gif

But knitting isn't one of them, lol

Ya know, in case you need to practice those many skills.

I think there's definitely a limit to how much baby talk you can use with your partner before you both seem like you have a weird fetish or something, but I personally do like cute nicknames, to be honest. xD Lucy and Su are the only ones, who didn't like it. :-/ Well, nothing much I can do about Luce anymore, but one of these days, I will get Su to respond to either cupcake or cutie. And if it's the last thing I do!
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Me + Su: /being old, sitting in rocking chairs and knitting socks/
Me: Cutie, can you get me some more of the blue wool?
Su: Ya, sure.
Me: /jumps up awesome-grandma-style, points at her/ Ha! Haha! There! I said it! I said I'd get you to respond to it! Ha! I win! Woohoo! /coughs/ /dies/
Yes. That's probably how it will happen.

Lol I think cutie seems like a great compromise over being called cupcake... Also you seem to associate old age with knitting, do you even know how to knit? haha

Sometimes I'm not quite sure if I'm dating a naive fool or a wise genius. xD

I'm sure there's a fine line between the two xD. It's definitely nice to have someone that has the right mix of confidence and humor to suit a habitually flirtatious person lol. I've had too many jealousy problems with exes and it really stressed me out. Of particular note, one had a problem with me not getting jealous about something and I was just like fuck this is stupid, and another that actually got pretty physical (in a bad way) with me in a bout of jealousy. Hard to be happy if you can't goof around and be yourself without upsetting someone you care about.

Yea Im not into the baby talk lovey dovey stuff. /cringes/. But boo wife is something term used by friends

Oh so you don't baby talk the intern when you rock her to sleep? :P But yeah, I gave my little brother shit about the baby talk once and he said that I'm "just not a romantic". If that's romantic then I don't want to be one...

Lol ok well calling someone boo wife does seem pretty odd.

Eating a burger xD it's awesome

Did you make it or go somewhere for it? I don't like to go out for burgers because all these places use excessively large buns... I like burgers on pieces of sliced bread that are toasted in a pan with a little butter. More like a patty melt than a burger.

Boo wife- Noun, a person u have been dating for a while, and have or will be putting a ring on it in the near future. ◠‿◠

Lmao... I don't use pet names with kanojo, but maybe I should just try them out on her and see how she reacts. I think she'll be 100% convinced that I've lost my mind.

Lol you should totally do it xD

Okay well I'm open to suggestions. I refuse to call her baby though. That's what my younger brother and his girlfriend call each other and it makes me cringe every time. It's more the way they say it, but still, it's awful. Grown ass adults shouldn't googoogaga baby talk each other. Oy. Even if you have no self respect, don't talk to your partner that way...

Good morning dofu...Chicken waffles, now I'm hungry ><

It was soooo good. Crispy fried chicken and a nice crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside waffle, with maple syrup poured all over lol.

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elthundergato

Have you ever actually dated an athlete? Not as glamorous as I would've thought. Only so much sweat and careful dietary habits I can deal with.

Lol who said anything about dating. XD

Lol ok fair enough. I dated a basketball player for just under two years in college and geez was she hot, but they practiced like every weekday they didn't have a game during the season and had games on the weekend, and off-season still did some unorganized practice and working out and whatever... just too much in my opinion lol. Maybe I'm just a lazy ass. Ah well, we had fun, was great until it went sour lol, try remember the positive.

I'm going to :D not a pixie cut like you have. Doesn't work with my hair very well and that's a little short even for me, but it'll be short lol.

Well at least you'll feel the breeze.

Scheduled for Monday xD can't wait.

Boo wife- Noun, a person u have been dating for a while, and have or will be putting a ring on it in the near future. ◠‿◠

Lmao... I don't use pet names with kanojo, but maybe I should just try them out on her and see how she reacts. I think she'll be 100% convinced that I've lost my mind.

Everyone, good morning :) I want brunch and don't feel like cooking so I'll be back once I've had my fill of chicken and waffles and eggs with cheddar cheese... and like a million other breakfast items I want right now. My thoughts are probably bigger than my stomach at this point.

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elthundergato

well u should try to at least go to see one match (do it for me =D) The USA women's soccer league is not only the best in the world they are also very HOT XD #shameless

Lol most fantastically objectified champion sports team? Have you ever actually dated an athlete? Not as glamorous as I would've thought. Only so much sweat and careful dietary habits I can deal with.

Probably grows fast because you cut it often lol. I was enjoying the long hair during the winter, but I need to cut it right now. Kanojo's very happy about it. Clearly she just wants to marry a lanky Asian boy -_- hehe :P

Lls DO IT! XD #teamshorthair

I'm going to :D not a pixie cut like you have. Doesn't work with my hair very well and that's a little short even for me, but it'll be short lol.

im low key still side eye about the whole Kanojo not being ur Boo Wifes name.. cant believe I didnt have the good sense to google that. ><

Haha I pretty much use it like her name at this point so it was bound to happen to someone. She has a pretty uncommon first name so I'm not really comfortable using it in a public forum. Also, "Boo Wife"?!...

YATTA!! i knew i could count on Tofuuu

/ high five /

Alvis, hey and welcome!

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Didn't you just cut your hair not long ago?

You have no idea how fast my hair grows.. it drives me insane. But then again.. people look at my hair right now and tell me it's not even that long. xD It just feels really long to me because its passed that 'bob' length at the back. Only people who have had really short hair would understand.. Dx

Cut it, cut it, cut it!! XD
i have pixie type cut and i need to cut it very often cause my hair grows soooo fast.

Probably grows fast because you cut it often lol. I was enjoying the long hair during the winter, but I need to cut it right now. Kanojo's very happy about it. Clearly she just wants to marry a lanky Asian boy -_- hehe :P

SO Azai I've been trying not to ask this question but since it looks like no one else is going to ask are u going to any Olympic events? also are u a futbol fan =) (i recommend a USA women's soccer match. They are beautiful.)

I love the summer Olympics :D Can't wait.

It's not really history repeating itself if Sumin is the one cheating...

If Seju dies in an accident on a vacation than Sungji sent her on, and then in her guilt, Sungji cheats on Sumin with a man... maybe that's history repeating itself lol...

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xD love to tease.

One of my favorite qualities in any woman :P

I can just imagine the face of my mother if I were to show her the kitchen convo we had in here. She would probably do one of her condescending smirks she can do so annoyingly well and say something along the lines of "Pfft. Amateurs." xD

Lol there's a big difference between cooking for a living and cooking so you can live :)

Hey dofu!

How ya been? Where you been? lol

Hi everyone! :D

Yooooo :D

We're still talking about cooking? I thought that topic would've gotten old by now. xD

I guess so lol. Left for awhile and it was still there.

Newp, thanks as always :*

Btw, we really have to wait for months now? Until the next chapter? D: Omg...

My guess is we get an arc break for at least a couple months next week...

Lol I'm terrible at cooking... I'm not into food, I'd rather starve than get near a kitchen =__=

Lol then what do you eat?

On a separate note, it's really starting to get warm here. Think I'm ready to cut my hair short again, because once we hit real summer I'm just going to die.

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Some how those two don't surprise me haha

dofuuuuuuu T^T
Whyyyyy :<

Lol maybe because you're a little spazz :P

Azai we have awful waifuus who diss our cooking skills T______T

I just set a burger on fire once. Just once !! >__<

Yes, but then you told people that you set a burger on fire, and that was your mistake lol.

Once you have a good understanding of what goes together well and have a handful of techniques down, there's a lot of mix and match you can do. Particularly nice that way with Chinese cooking so you just get whatever's affordable and fresh at the store and make something.

As lovely as all the cooking chat has been today, basketball playoffs have me in a terrible mood. The Warriors are losing this series so bad and I just want to hide in a hole somewhere. Don't even want to be awake right now even though I'm not tired -_-.