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Hello!

My name is Milo, and I'm a senior majoring in Women and Gender Studies and minoring in Medical Humanities and Studio Art. Currently, I'm working on graduate school applications to get my master's degree in Library Science. I work at a library right now as a student worker, and I do a lot of work with Special Collections and Archives, which I enjoy. In my spare time, I like to read, draw, and watch television. Currently, I'm reading No Modernism without Lesbians by Diana Souhami. In terms of television, I am an avid rewatching, although I am watching Schitt's Creek for the first time. It's very good, although a little bit too similar to my life. Below is a clip from the show, and I swear I've had this exact conversation with my mom before.



Besides watching television, I enjoy listening to music and podcasts. I'm a big fan of supernatural/horror podcasts like The Magnus Archives, Redwood Bureau, and Mayfair Watchers Society. 

I also have a cat named Venus who is very adorable. 




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