You Should See Me In A Crown.

Em. I'm multifandom, although at the moment it's mainly Sherlock. books include Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, maze runner, thg, chaos walking trilogy. Tv shows include teen wolf, gossip girl, the originals, riverdale, scream...

[inkskinned]

Actually life is beautiful because the sound I make while trying to breathe around hot food sounds like my dog trying to eat an apple. When I yawn my cat tries to put his face in my mouth like a little dentist man and when he yawns I put my finger in his obligate-carnivore trapzone and we both know he will not hurt me. When I do not fold my clothes, they do not hold it against me.

I am demonstrably sad, and lonely, and full of fear. But there are other people who will hold my hand, who will point out the hawk overhead, who will give you That Look in a public place. The other day at a coffee shop a child said "look! It's snowing!" so all of us strangers went to go look out the windows. It wasn't the first snow and it won't be the last but wasn't it lovely, like that?

How wonderful to live in a world where birds and frogs both say beep! How wonderful to have an ocean of beautiful sharks with their dinosaur teeth! How wonderful the moon and her changing face, how wonderful the bees and their dancing to communicate, how wonderful shrimp and their forbidden layers of vision! How wonderful, you, and what you will give the world! The way we love things enough to spend entire blogs devoted to them? How people will let me explain my Pokemon team to them? How we will both jump at the scare in the movie, how we laugh so loudly, how it feels to give someone your baking? How wonderful to be alive. I am sorry for forgetting.

This is the process of getting better. With wonderful people and wonderful strangers and wonderful friends: I am getting better, slowly. Thank you, whoever you are. In some way, you've been wonderful, and left a wonderful place in the world to ripple out to me. In some small way - isn't it beautiful - I promise, you've been helping.

[olxmpic]

[the-writer-is-always-write]

If you want a story with a brilliant, intense, thrilling, twisted, and unique plot, then read the Chaos Walking series.

If you want a story that will keep you up until the early hours of the morning, and make your heart leap for joy, then your stomach clench in terror, and keep you guessing and hoping and waiting through every page, then read the Chaos Walking series.

If you want a story with flawed, relatable, and heartbreaking characters then read the Chaos Walking series.

If you want a story that brims with raw, agonizing emotion, so that you feel every thought, dream, fear, and hope of the characters as deeply as if you were them, then read the Chaos Walking series.

If you want a story that covers the entire spectrum of humanity, from the darkest to the lightest and everything in between, then read the Chaos Walking series.

If you want a story with a slow-burning romance that’s subtle and uncertain in ways, and yet powerfully woven through even the most minute of details, and crafted around a stunning and heartwarming friendship that refuses to cease even through the most dire of circumstances, then read the Chaos Walking series.

If you want a story that ruthlessly deals with harsh topics, such as innocence, maturity, violence, murder, and war, in an enlightening, engrossing, and terrifying manner, then read the Chaos Walking series.

If you want a story that will make you laugh for joy on one page, then drive you to despairing tears in the next, then read the Chaos Walking series.

But mostly… if you want a good story, then I encourage you…

Read the Chaos Walking series.

[marvelsmostwanted]

I’m supportive of JennaMarbles’ decision to leave YouTube for now, but hopeful that she will come back. She is a great example of someone who has publicly learned from her past mistakes and grown as a person in the past ten years as a public figure.

As a lot of people have already pointed out, Jenna is an extremely genuine, humble person, and it’s a shame to see her leave when other influential YouTubers continue to make problematic content to this day, issue insincere apologies, and get away with it. But I don’t think that makes it a bad thing that Jenna is stepping away. I actually think that she will continue to influence the YouTube community, as she has since 2009. Her absence sends a loud, clear message to other top creators to do better.

Not for the first time, Jenna is setting the standard for what to expect from content creators. I respect her decision and privacy, and I hope she comes back when she’s ready. Her content is a valuable contribution to YouTube and an active demonstration of learning and growth.

In the meantime, I will miss her humor, kindness, and humility at a time when YouTube sorely needs it.

[strawberrykole]

all right, i’m gonna need the fuckers who tried to cancel jenna marbles to come forward right now. she’s quite possibly never uploading to youtube again because of this, and whoever did this is a grade a asshole.

you dug up old content that she has apologized for, held herself responsible for, taken accountability for, and has taken down. she has grown as a person over the last 8 or so years, and we all know how much everyone LOVES to bring up her fish tank apology as a way to showcase a GOOD apology.

she made feel good and silly content with her boyfriend and their pets. she painted jean jackets and hydro-dipped sneakers. she made beds and hands out of soap. she turned herself into a fucking disco ball and tried to camouflage herself into a fucking dinning room chair. 

she admitted she wasn’t without fault, that her past was indeed filled with problematic content, and she owned up to it. and she bettered herself. isn’t that what you wanted? you want to cancel people so bad, but you don’t want to give them the space, time, and encouragement to grow from their mistakes. and if they do try to do better, well, to you, that’s not good enough. they didn’t try hard enough. to that, i say fuck you.

she had a great community of fans that loved her. fuck, people just gravitated towards her. she’s been a great friend to so many, and she even went to safiya nygaard’s wedding last year. people love her, people care for her, and people have watched her grow into such a sweet and respectful individual.

and cancel culture had to go and ruin it. fuck cancel culture. if it was really about holding people accountable, you would call it ‘accountability culture’. but you don’t want to hold them accountable to the point where they become better people. you want to see them crash and burn, and never recover.

[fuwaprince]

Here’s some soothing soundscapes to help calm you down from anxiety, focus during studies, and sleep at night! Plug in your earbuds and get to it! 

click for Rain On Leaves

click for Thunder Storm

click for Crackling Fire

click for Crackling Fire On A Stormy Night

click for Forest Nights

click for Running Water

click for Cats Purring

click for Forest Birds Singing 

click for Ocean Waves

click for Fan/White Noise

click for Animal Crossing 1AM (Extended)

click for Studio Ghibli Paino Playlist

[smartspo]

now that most of us are at home, i thought this could be useful to the ones who aren't that used to learning material on their own and aren’t sure where to start, or which order of steps to follow. happy studying! 💗

studygram

[kkaitstudies]

how i use google drive for university - pt 1: digital notetaking  by kkaitstudies

idk about you but i’ve tested a bunch of note taking methods. in my last few years of university, i was indeed lazy and rarely referred back to the professor’s slides in the course shell. i opted to read off the slides in lecture and take notes. while MS OneNote is great, i found myself enjoying Google Drive much more. so here is a quick overview of how i take notes using Google Docs. 

folders are your friends

make separate folders for each of your courses. google drive even gives you the option to change the colours of the folders. in these folders, add any relevant coursework such as the syllabi, readings, and your notes document.

use one doc for notes per course

once you receive the syllabi, take some time to take note of required readings, and assignment deadlines. i have created a free template you can save to your own google drive that you can access here. fill out:

- course code & name - prof’s name, office hours, and email - date(s) for each week of class - weekly readings (tip: if you have online readings, you can link them in the doc!) - & open the document outline (view > show document outline)

you also don’t have to use all these features. T B H, i didn’t do weekly readings. a lot. oops. BUT i did always pay attention in lecture. i simply deleted the “reading notes” header every week i didn’t bother to read.

make use of early access to lecture slides, headers, etc. 

some profs (bless their souls) post the slides sometime before the lecture. if you have the time, copy the lecture slides into your notes. and if they don’t…type real quick to get all the info as it’s happening (or go back to slides online after lecture to see what you missed out on). i separate lecture topics with headers, with the bullet points underneath (see above). if there is anything that the prof says during class that isn’t in the lecture slides, i will change the colour of the text to a different colour. any important concepts or testable material are highlighted.

…and that’s how i take notes! everyone is different. not all note-taking methods work for everyone. this is what worked for me in my last 2 years of uni. hopefully a similar structure works for some of y’all! also, let me know what you think and @ me if you end up using my template. have a great semester!

coming soon: [ part 2: grade tracker | part 3: gmail and gcal ]

[inkblue-computerhead]

some things i’ve learned while studying in quarantine

drink more water instead of more coffee.

weekly goals are bullshit. set yourself 3-day goals. you’ll be less laid-back.

don’t just mindlessly stare at words. before you start studying, know your approach to it. have a plan.

summarizing the concept in your own words is the key part of taking notes. don’t just copy things down, convert them into your own way of talking, your own vocabulary, no matter how dumb and unprofessional it sounds.

don’t let the “studyblr aesthetic” fool you. studying doesn’t have to be pretty. summaries and notes can be messy as long as they’re comprehensible. you can always rewrite and reorganize them later. (honestly, you better do. and you better keep them.)

don’t throw away the papers you’ve solved your problems in. staple them to the fucking textbook. you need to see them constantly. cause you’ll need reminders of how far you’ve came, when you’re feeling discouraged.

don’t be an armchair analyst for your issues. if you have an idea then act on it.

remember: the exact point where it becomes difficult, is where your growth begins. take a deep breath, and try to focus on the paragraph in front of you.

get off your high horse and understand that if you’re a zero, you won’t go to 100 in a couple of days. first, you’ll need to reach 30, then from 30 to 60, and then from 60 to 90. nobody is 100 everyday. that happens very rarely.

you need to have fun everyday. you need to have peaceful time every single day. even on exam night. especially on exam night, actually. so make sure you’ve studied enough so you can have some time to yourself.

once you’re on a roll and in need of some challenge to stay on track, start writing down your studying hours. tell yourself you’re not allowed to do less than 80% of what you did yesterday. whatever the hell it was, even just one hour. so if yesterday you really studied for like, say 8 hours, today your goal is to study for at least 6 and a half hours. if you can’t keep up with that, make it 70%, or 60%. 

be forgiving of yourself. be kind to yourself. even if you bounced back and lost your streak. start again. as slowly as you did before. take your time. it’s okay, you were there once you can get there again.

[ursie]

I’m sorry for posting dumb memes but I cannot stop thinking about this

[urjareads]

A Level History - How I Study Pt 2/?

A Level History contains a lot of information that you have to recall for the exams and so it’s vital to have a range of revision techniques that will best help you to do so. I used a combination of these three techniques and managed to achieve an A*, so I hope some of these will help you guys too! 

1. Taking notes from textbooks - here is a post explaining how I do this (most of the time, anyway!). This technique is super effective because it isn’t just passive copying from the textbook - it forces you to memorise as you’re going along. It’s important to mention that it’s inadvisable to only rely on one textbook. I usually use two or three textbooks at a time to combine their information and make my own set of notes on each topic, as each textbook is bound to leave something out. 

2. Summary tables - I used this for many different topics, particularly those I found really difficult to absorb (such as Russia’s economic state throughout the communist period). I also used it for topics such as rebellions which can be split into columns like causes, events, supporters, and consequences - when the information is laid out like this, I find it much easier to process and memorise. 

3. Essay plans - of course, whilst it’s really useful to write out full essays so that your teachers can give you feedback on your essay technique, making lots of essay plans is also a brilliant way of revising. Not only does it make you look over a range of topics, but it also forces you to get into an ‘exam mindset’ by learning how to structure your arguments and knowledge in accordance with real questions, without having to actually write out the entire essay and thus saving a significant amount of time. The example shown below is quite messy as it was part of my final revision the night before the exam, where I made quick plans for general topics - something that is super helpful since most questions will just be variations on the same topic. 

Those are the three techniques I used! In addition to this, although I wouldn’t really consider it a ‘revision technique’, I also carefully read through Examiner Reports on my exam board’s website, to gain an idea of what the examiners are looking for and what they dislike. 

If you want to know more, I’ve answered several questions about A Level History, some of which include: x, x, x, x

[buttermymuffins-deactivated2024]

[biggest-goldiest-fish]

It’s been years and I’m finally free

[nvrbloomagain]

‪nico:‬ h-

‪pov of any of the other demigods aside from hazel and percy: nico blinked creepily. he inhaled in freaky, dead kind of way. his smile was kind of scary. he stood there ghoulishly. his entire existence was eerie and made me incredibly uncomfortable‬

[mrschwartz]

#hazel: scrawny white boy #percy: he said everything with intensity but he’s also like nine so (x)

[daughterofamity]

jason after learning nico is gay: I must protect this boy at all costs

[holycannoli4712]

Nico: Percy, that was stupid and reckless! For the sake of all our lives, please don't do it again!

Percy: Okay, boomer

Nico who's just done with Percy being himself: Actually Percy, I'm part of the Silent Generation, the Boomers came after us. If you're gonna be stupid at least get your generations straight.

Percy:

Nico:

Percy:

Nico:

Camp Half-Blood:

Camp Jupiter:

Everyone:

Percy: Okay, boomer

[postmortemmischief]

fun things that tend to get lost in dracula adaptations:

dracula throwing jonathans mirror out the window & leaving; jonathans reaction being essentially “god dammit how am i gonna shave now”

draculas shitty straw hat that he wears during his frantic daytime errands

jonathan trying to whack dracula with a shovel

general respect for lucy & mina

“we should have pity for dracula” “yeah have pity for him when i slam dunk him into hell” “JONATHAN”

quincey quietly stepping out during van helsings long boring vampire lecture & waking everyone up by shooting the fucking window in bc he saw a bat

quincey in general like why would you make the conscious decision to not have a cowboy in your vampire movie

jonathan almost dying bc he ate some spicy chicken

[daughterofamity]

So I’ve been re-reading Heroes of Olympus and Hazel was 13 when she died and sacrificed herself to stop Gaea, came back and and had to fight her all over again facing giants and monsters!! 13!! I don’t know if it’s just because I’m older now that I view it differently but wow she was so young!!

(yes, technically she wasn’t 13 for the second time but time isn’t the same in the Underworld)

[catchymemes]