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[booksteaflowers]

Here We Go...

Today I got an email from Excelsior College saying they had finished my preliminary review. Lucky for me all my sciences courses are less than 5 years old so it looks like I’ll be able to jump right in to my nursing classes, which is what I was hoping for. A little less luckily they let me know that my Human A&P will expire Dec 31 if I don’t enroll before then. Enrollment can take up to 8 weeks for them to process and it’s about 9 weeks until then soooo yeah, the school stress is already starting.

I’m optimistic though because the preliminary review process could’ve taken up to 3 weeks and mine was done in only one. If they keep that kind of pacing up I shouldn’t have anything to worry about though.

Of course I have to actually send the five million enrollment documents and I’m kinda confused by some of them. D: I’ve sent my adviser an email asking some questions and if she doesn’t respond by tomorrow afternoon I’m just going to call her.

I’m really really REALLY ready to get started.

[chloewiththedots]

Got a new bookshelf and made myself a reading wall. I’m in love. ~ taken by thegiddyelf

[vampiritea]

A Hufflepuff that didn’t want to be sorted into Hufflepuff crying on their first night and then being joined by some older Hufflepuffs who bring hot chocolate and other food from the kitchen to make them feel better, then listening to why the 1st year is so upset, and sharing their own stories to make them feel included and at home.

A terrified first year being sorted into Slytherin and fearing having to write home and explain how they got put in the ‘bad’ house, then being joined by some older Slytherins who show them a part of the common room where you can look out into the lake and occasionally see some of the creatures that live in there - ‘was that the squid?!’ - and forgetting why they were afraid in the first place because these people are actually really nice.

support systems within the houses for 11 year olds who don’t understand why they were placed in a certain house!!!!!

[vampiritea]

A first year being sorted into Gryffindor and panicking because they really don’t think they’re brave because they’re afraid of so many things and they’ve got some strong irrational phobias. Older Gryffindors finding out that this one first year is seriously frightened and asking them about the different things they’re afraid of. When one particular fear that the first year has encountered quite a lot is mentioned, one of the older Gryffindors points out that they must be brave since they’ve faced their fear so often! They all then sit in a group in the common room, telling stories about when they were scared out of their wits and had to do something ‘brave’ even though at the time it didn’t feel brave, it just felt like survival.

A first year being sorted into Ravenclaw and, when reaching the Tower and discovering that they have to solve a riddle each time to gain access, almost having a meltdown because they already had serious doubts about being smart enough to be a Ravenclaw, and now they’re afraid of everyone finding out and laughing at them. An older Ravenclaw noticing the first year’s shallow breathing and quietly saying, ‘being clever isn’t what’s important, it’s the desire to learn. That’s why if you can’t work out the riddle, you wait for someone else who can work it out. So we can share the knowledge.’ The first year being a bit doubtful, but then watching in surprise as the Prefect at the front of the group goes, ‘huh, I actually have no clue on this one’ and turns around to everyone else to ask ‘anyone?’.

[mariesbookblog]

And that Ravenclaw prefect actually knows the answer, but it’s tradition to pretend to not know the answer when leading the first years into the house. Because while being smart and clever is useful, showing the first years that not knowing the answer and looking for help is also important. Showing them how to ask for help is important. Sharing knowledge is important.

[copperandcream]

April Book Photo Challenge

Day 6: Edition

Pride and Prejudice, also in German and Finnish. (German publishers, why insist on printing your books like this, it’s no good for photos.)

[insidemylibrarymind]

Book Mail

[boneseasonofglasss]

This cover is so unbelievably pretty <3

[thebookblr]

The bookstore 💛

[athenaria]

the metropolitan museum - impressionism & post {x}

[pro-gay-deactivated20170112]

writers: but how will people know my character is gay if they dont deal with violent homophobia?????? is there no way……to portray gay characters safely……..and positively………….hmmmmmmmm

also writers: anyway look at how #Relatable i made this incredibly disturbing homophobic scene. All the gays will be thrilled :) of this casual reminder :) that they’re at constant danger :) sweaty (::::::

[books-cupcakes]

Book: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Pillow: Books and Cupcakes

[theartofships]

♜ 9.13.15 // literary rose shoots ♜

[putthepromptsonpaper]

“He knew it was a trap- all the good things he had been waiting for for so long, wrapped together. But he took her in his arms anyway”

[amandalovelace2-deactivated2021]

5 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD READ #tinyprettythings

1. CUTTHROAT BALLERINAS who will do just about anything to get what they think they deserve… or for the sake of revenge. 2. THE DRAMA is delicious and just about nonstop throughout the whole book. even when there was a small amount of downtime in the story, i spent the majority of it theorizing about who did what and why. i never had time to be bored even for a minute. 3. DIVERSITY - not only is this book written by two women of color, but 2/3 protagonists are girls of color. (in case you’re wondering: gigi is black and june is half-korean and half-caucasian.) 4. TACKLES IMPORTANT LIFE ISSUES such as racism, bullying, eating disorders, prescription drug addictions, heart conditions, and coming out. (if any of these are triggering for you, take special care while reading this book.) 5. THE WRITING is seamlessly perfect, dark, and brutally honest. if you enjoy books by gillian flynn and courtney summers, you’ll probably love the gritty nature of this one, too. 📚

[tea-books-lover]

[cathyrossphoto]

the jacarandas are in bloom.

[punkascas]

A R T   M A S T E R P O S T

Rainbow Fences by @highermagic

Dean identifies as Alpha, even though biologically he’s an Omega. With regular therapy sessions and hormone treatments he’s well on his way to being comfortable in his own skin. Castiel, his Alpha mate, has never allowed himself to think there was any alternative than the nuclear family he’d been raised on. Together they meet somewhere in the middle of traditional and perfect.

21,000 words | NC-17 | Omegaverse

Art by @punkascas