The Raven King (Maggie Stiefvater) (read first 3 already, duh)
The Dreamer Trilogy (Maggie Stiefvater) (ok this is 3 lol)
Half Wild (Sally Green) (Half Bad #2)
Half Lost (Sally Green) (Half Bad #3)
Half Lies (Sally Green) (???)
Half Truths (Sally Green) (???)
AFTG #1 The Foxhole Court (Nora Sakavic)
AFTG #2 The Raven King (Nora Sakavic)
AFTG #3 The King's Men (Nora Sakavic) (look this series sounds not great but I'm going to try because I love people suffering)
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
White Nights (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Suzanne Collins) (THG #0?)
Sunrise on the Reaping (Suzanne Collins) (THG #0.5?)
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins) (THG #1)
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins) (THG #2)
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins) (THG #3)
Babel (R. F. Kuang)
Katabasis (R. F. Kuang)
Dead Poets Society (Nancy Kleinbaum)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde) (maybe I'll actually finish it)
Sacred Hospitality (Olivie Blake) (Atlas #0.5)
The Atlas Six (Olivie Blake) (Atlas #1)
The Atlas Paradox (Olivie Blake) (Atlas #2)
The Atlas Complex (Olivie Blake) (Atlas #3)
Illiad
Odyssey (no author because I haven't decided what translation I want to read)
I would honestly like to read (reread?) all of the Riordanverse books in chronological order - fully aware that my uni is going to take up all of my time which is why these books are (mostly) simple little things. With that in mind, chronological order: (according to the wiki) (colour coded for my own convenience - sorry lol)
My Life as a Child Outlaw
Diary of Luke Castellan (The Demigod Diaries)
The Lightning Thief (PJO #1)
The Sea of Monsters (PJO #2)
The Titan's Curse (PJO #3)
Percy Jackson and the Stolen Chariot (The Demigod Files)
The Battle of the Labyrinth (PJO #4)
Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades (The Demigod Files)
Percy Jackson and the Bronze Dragon (The Demigod Files)
The Last Olympian (PJO #5)
Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo
The Staff of Hermes (The Demigod Diaries)
Percy Jackson's Greek GodsThe Lost Hero (HoO #1)
The Red Pyramid (KC #1)
Leo Valdez and the Quest for Buford (The Demigod Diaries)
Son of Magic (The Demigod Diaries)
The Throne of Fire (KC #2)
The Son of Neptune (HoO #2)
The Mark of Athena (HoO #3)
The House of Hades (HoO #4)
The Blood of Olympus (HoO #5)
The Serpent's Shadow (KC #3)
The Son of Sobek (Demigods & Magicians)
The Staff of Serapis (Demigods & Magicians)
The Crown of Ptolemy (Demigods & Magicians)
The Chalice of the Gods (PJO #6)
Un Natale Mezzosangue (This might only be in Italian)
Wrath of the Triple Goddess (PJO #7)
Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes
The Sword of Summer (MCGA #1) / The Hidden Oracle (ToA #1)
Camp Half-Blood Confidential
Brooklyn House Magician's Manual
Camp Jupiter Classified: A Probatio's Journal
Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds
The Hammer of Thor (MCGA #2) / The Dark Prophecy (ToA #2)
The Burning Maze (ToA #3)
The Tyrant's Tomb (ToA #4)
The Ship of the Dead (MCGA #3)/The Tower of Nero (ToA #5)
The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure
9 from the Nine Worlds
ANY RECS I WOULD LOVE LOVE LOVE
(as mentioned I love reading about people suffering)
I'm so happy that I have a tumblr to post my to do lists!! And I get to study all these incredible things via studying and I have access to all the information in the world!! eek!!
exchange:
email lecturer abt academic reference
personal statement ughhh
transcript attached
do I have a disability?
module choices? at least have a look
finish application (host uni)
Tudors:
smash out research proposal
SOURCES!!
edit R.P.
submit R.P.
draft topical essay
skeleton topical essay
R+F
choose research topic
English
download readings (poems, elegy vs memory)
Shakespeare
scene 3 and 4 lines
personal
book haircut (I'm depressed)
psych appt (see above)
email contractor w contract
wash clothes (life is a Sisyphean nightmare of clean and dirty laundry)
free up downloaded media on phone (films and music)
sketch out empire source analysis (hopefully) (weds are busy days)
sketch r+f source analysis
skim english readings
choir rehearsal
contact psych
email tutor back
these are for both today and tomorrow tbh because I have a lot on today!!!
forest
0/1 any tree
0/45 mins any tree
0/4 gingko (i have not and will not unlock this lol)
I really really want to do stuff but I'm not sure what! probably write lol (toying w the idea of ballet again but I have no money to spend on it) (also toying with the idea of swordfighting and archery but same problem as ballet) (I also want to buy a castle)
my brain is feeling very foggy at the minute, I think I feel less panicked stressed than I should re assessment because the term has only just started and I've been throwing myself into extracurricular things... let's see if I can remedy this...
To do
its for yesterday's overflow
find interesting texts for Tudor essays
sketch topical essay out
brainstorm ideas for big essay for Tudors
choose emp source for analysis
notate R + F source
annotate Husseen (avatar)
dinner n stay w O + L
pack breakfast (n dinner?)
go shopping
work out
check intensive course? bc what is happening w that
email back re Shakespeare
empty rubbish
dishwasher
Weekly readings (tudors is read lol)
Bernard
Lennard
Assman
Olivier
Guillons
Traverso
Favorinus
Forest
0/25 mins any tree
0/2 any tree
0/4 wisteria
good things:
excited for my choir performance in the church
hopefully editor will finish short film and submit today (eeek)
saw friends yesterday to study (got admin done if not study)
keen to go through belongings to figure out what to pack
got some cool boots recently which are warm and light (good for packing)
looking forward to seeing whether the film gets into the fest
excited for weekly trivia (ran into team members yesterday and they wondered where i'd been)
may have a nepo job?? got another modelling gig too so that's good
long post because why not, I really do find posting helps my productivity sooooo lol
damn i like this gif sorry if it's appropriating something idk about
read source analysis instructions (Empires and R+F)
sketch topical essay out
wash clothes
CHECK MAIL
brainstorm ideas for big essay for Tudors (god help it's another 55% essay that is actually LESS words than last year's lolll)
work out (maybe run but the weather is too tragic to do it outside. I think i should strength train tbh, but I don't have a place lol)
Below are readings for the week (only Tudors is a priority)
start to read Bernard
read Tudor primary sources (I literally don't know what they are lol)
start to read Lennard
"" Assman
"" Olivier
"" Guillons
"" Traverso
"" Favorinus
I hope everyone is having a fabulous 2025 so far! I got into a Shakespeare sort of "showcase" and we also just finished shooting a short film for a festival!! exciting start. At the same time, my friend has been struggling hard and as a result I think my mood is lower and stuff, kinda crappy. I'm going to include a list below of non-immediate tasks I need to complete bc otherwise they will not get done.
middle term tasks for me include
getting. a. job.
hair cut (it's tragic atm, damaged as hell)
eye test (incl glasses that change indoors v out maybe?? I get migraines)
(speaking of migraines) getting off migraine meds (they're actually beta blockers and they decrease the efficacy of my anti-depressants AND make asthma worse and they don't do anything???)
filling in all the documentation for exchange (which is why i need to call them bc (despite going to the brief) I am so confused)
Decluttering my belongings (can't move overseas without getting rid of everything I own xx)
go to vet
okk!! hope everyone is enjoying their lives lol, remember to schedule in breaks in all your study sessions etc etc
Sorry guys, fell off the planet (you know how it is)
just a quick to-do while I get back into things today:
run (?)
call exchange people (guaranteed? what is the process?)
check mail
check essay instructions
print poetry sheet
reshoot shovel scene
finish Luther doc
skim Tudor primary sources
trivia hopefully
well hopefully tomorrow I can do more than just a to-do list. I haven't not been productive, I just haven't had the time or energy to post things because I've had a fair amount on so... anyway I should think of another "challenge" to do
I am so sorry for going AWOL, I've been v depressed and wandering aimlessly with no assessment to do, which I theoretically should be grateful for but lollll
qotd
idk, do you like gardens?
I do
Day 23/28
134
to do
walk / run / work out
write more (maybe a bit more)
transcribe a few more chapters (transcribed two so far)
read book
continue reading poetry book n taking notes
reply to engl prof at some point - need to finish poetry book
think about big weekly goals for this year (yes still)
fix timetable and start other pages
source pre-readings
write monthly to do list (or at least a bigger time frame than a day... maybe on canva orrrr my diary)
respond to T n L.O.
respond n read W.G's message about job??? also related
start fixing resume to get a better job (I desperately need money)
keep cleaning, maybe make stack of books to give to J.S.
go through desktop and sort images into real folders
Guys!! My friend got me Wilson's translation of the Iliad!!! How lucky I am to have such gorgeous friends :))
Duo
30/30 xp
0/1 next story
1/4 perfect lessons
1/6 lessons
Forest
0/1 any tree
0/45 mins any tree
0/70 mins maple (locked)
trying to get myself out of this depression and it's kinda roughhhhhh, unfortunately.... again, sorry for my absence
I had a lovely time yesterday, hopefully it remains lovely today but i am STRESSIN abt opening my grades rn
qotd
what are you hoping to achieve this year, in terms of academics?
I want to have an average this year of HDs in all of my courses, and I want to finish all my required courses (4 +1 +4 lol) (technically i am overloading)
Day 22/28
131
to do
walk / run / work out
write more
read book for gods sake, main issue rn is that i don't know where it is lol
start reading poetry book n taking notes
reply to engl prof
check grades maybe if i feel up to it
empty bedroom floor
think about big weekly goals for this year (AGAIN again)
canva (this is a break activity which is why it's not that urgent)
fix n complete timetable in diary
start annotating / notetaking history book (if online)
lol oopsies not much done but that's ok, i did all my laundry !!! went on a lovely date to see wicked which was sick, slept before 1 which is even sicker, rest days are allowed lol
I feel so much better!!!! sorry i took so much time off, i was resting and recharging and accidentally kinda camped for two nights at a friend's place
qotd
What are you studying, or what would you like to study?
Day 20/28
129
to do
walk
write !!
finish book / read more
brainstorm assessment and class things, incl. prereq readings etc
add to calendar
eye on emails for profs getting back to me about stuff
start big room clean hhhhhhhh
think about big weekly goals for this year (and when this non-consecutive challenge finishes)
canva moodboardsssssss
holy crappppp having handed in my essay is such a relief because I have so much to do but also now I have time to do it? after a few days of resting i am so backkkkk
didn't read my silly little book bc I got hugely distracted by prepping for classes
brainstorm assessment and class things
add to calendar sorta, got no due dates so couldn't add much
prof got back to me yay!!
start big room clean
didn't think much abt the weekly goals oop
2/2 next lessons
1/1 perfect lesson
15/15 minutes learning
no forest
started a commonplace book for this sem
found most pre-req readings but ... one is not online so I can only borrow it- means no annotations but that's ok we ball (i will take notes directly into an exercise book
I feel so much better!!!! sorry i took so much time off, i was resting and recharging and accidentally kinda camped for two nights at a friend's place
qotd
What are you studying, or what would you like to study?
Day 20/28
129
to do
walk
write !!
finish book / read more
brainstorm assessment and class things, incl. prereq readings etc
add to calendar
eye on emails for profs getting back to me about stuff
start big room clean hhhhhhhh
think about big weekly goals for this year (and when this non-consecutive challenge finishes)
canva moodboardsssssss
holy crappppp having handed in my essay is such a relief because I have so much to do but also now I have time to do it? after a few days of resting i am so backkkkk
ESSAY DUE TODAY GOOD RIDDANCE (at the same time I really need to HD this to keep my GPA ok... rip)
qotd
What was one of the last books you read? Or one you've recently enjoyed? Or even one you're reading now?
I finally read for the first time the first three raven cycle books, which are fantastic! I love the fantasy element and like.... yeah it's so fab
Day 19/28
127
to do
run/ walk (if I have time)
wash dishes
wash/ dry laundry
review changes
scholarship bibliography
primary bibliography
polish question (and write it in the essay)
fix alteration paragraph
fix daemonologie paragraph
fix Newes summary
format (justify, uniform font etc)
double check quote length in ftnts
citations in footnotes (chicago full note)
double check citation spots
edit and polish essay
and finally, CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT
GRINDING TODAY AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS DUE AND I CAN TASTE FREEDOM!!!!!
In saying that I hate it so much and inevitably I think it's the worst thing I've ever written lollll bUT we remain positive, it's probably because I have been looking at it for months !!!! let's hope