pure chaos

should be studying biology, probably reading about something wholly unrelated.

[ellies-studies]

7.1.21

new year new lockdown :/ revision for uni assesments is in full swing, featuring my tbr! 

listening to; dont delete the kisses by wolf alice 

[ellies-studies]

17.12.20 

a hectic first term at uni!! im making slow progress with darwins voyage of the beagle but here’s some plates from a micro lab a few weeks ago, and we go into 2021 with a resolution to post a bit more than once a term (sorry about that one, uni hit me wayyy harder than i expected it to and it took me way too long to get out of a rapidly tightening downwards spiral.) 

listening to; give me your fire, give me your rain by the paper kites

[ellies-studies]

15.08.20

a bit of late a-level results day news; i got into university! its now just over a month until i start a biology degree (and start having stuff to post about again) :) 

[ellies-studies]

Hello! Sorry to bother you. I hope you’re well. There isn’t many people on tumblr that take classics as an A Level. So I was wondering, what is it like? I’m thinking of doing it. But it looks wayyy to hard!💙

hi! no worries, its not a bother at all :) I loved doing A-level classics, it is hard in places but thats a part of any A level and for me it was really worth it! let me know if i can help anymore + all the best with your a levels!

ellie x 

[ellies-studies]

23.4.20

online school started this week and wow is it strange, but being able to learn about things off the syllabus is proving to be so worth it (especially in class civ)! my pen did run out half way through a seminar on apollonius of rhodes this morning though ...

listening to; magic in the hamptons by social house

[ellies-studies]

15.4.20

an old lab photo i forgot to post (i don’t have any new ones since we’re still in lockdown :/ ) and quarantine reading ! the cicero trilogy by robert harris is incredible and i’m so sad to nearly have finished the third instalment

listening to; playing with fire by breakup shoes

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20 questions tag

20 Questions Tag✨

I was tagged by @muddystudy

Rules: answer 20 questions, then tag some bloggers you want to get to know better!

Name: ellie

Nickname: ell, some of my friends prefer calling me eleanor ? not really a nickname tho 

Zodiac sign: sagittarius 

Height: 5′2 (i really wish i was taller lol) 

Languages spoken: english, can read ancient greek and a little bit of french 

Nationality: english ! 

Favorite season: summer has my whole heart, long daylight hours, warm evenings and days at the beach yes please

Favorite flower: bluebells 

Favorite scent: the sea / old books  

Favorite color: can only narrow this one down to a top four; yellow, blue, red and green all joint first 

Favorite animal: whale sharks 

Favorite fictional character: ginny and luna 

Coffee, tea, or hot chocolate: tea / hot chocolate depending on the time of day 

Average sleep duration: maybe like nine ? i have honestly no idea

Dog or cat person: dog ! 

Number of blankets you sleep with: two 

Dream trip: roadtrip round new zealand 

Blog established: august 2019 

Followers: 326 

Random fact: i work as a watersports instructor in the summer holidays!

[ellies-studies]

28.3.20

so... A levels got cancelled. I’m quite frustrated but, i know i was close to, if not, burning out and am trying to see this as a blessing not a curse. with no exams or lessons work has been very very slow, but i’m going to try and start learning a language (if you have any reccomendations, please let me know! i know a bit of french but am looking for something new and fun!) covid-19 is certainly a surreal situation, look after yourselves!

listening to; future nostalgia by dua lipa

[ellies-studies]

9.3.20

Another microscope veiw from bio !

listening to; this is the place by tom grennan

[ellies-studies]

6.3.20

messy messy desk this morning sorting through modern scholars and redrafting a comparison ten marker between Homer and Virgil

listening to; my shot by the hamilton cast

[ellies-studies]

1.3.20

mock exams are over (finally!!);super happy with my biology results, not so much with chemistry (and i’m still waiting for my classics paper to be marked). did some winding down today reading the general in his labyrinth, so that i’m ready to hit the grind when lessons start again tomorrow!

listening to; red red wine by UB40

[ellies-studies]

17.2.20

mock exams are next week so revision is top of the list for half term!

listening to; peer pressure by james bay

[ellies-studies]

3.2.2020

microscope veiw of a kidney cross section from double bio this morning!

listening to; to noise making (sing) by hozier

[ellies-studies]

28.1.20

our classics set took a trip to the british museum!! the traffic was awful getting there but it was 110% worth it for such a fun day

listening to; supercut by lorde

[ellies-studies]

23.1.20

started the new book for biology book club this term and i’m loving it! along with some redox titration calculations which i’m loving a little less...

listening to; me and you together song by the 1975

[ellies-studies]

15.1.20

finally got round to recrystallising that aspirin!

listening to; 99 red balloons by nena

[ellies-studies]

8.1.20

first post of 2020!! we’re back to school today and celebrating using free period to do some Kp revision as we haven’t been set homework yet...

listening to; together in electric dreams by phil oakley