[galacticliving]

main account: @justgalactic

started: 11/12/2018

tags

"a tale told by an idiot:" my original posts (quote from Macbeth)

"queue are going to die:" queued posts (original quote from The Book Thief)

"i'm quite illiterate but i read a lot:" academic/studying posts (quote from Catcher In The Rye)

"our wills are gardeners:" life advice posts (quote from Othello)

"stories other people tell:" my posts about media i'm consuming (quote from Educated)

[galacticliving]

Weekend of 10/9/2021

Due Sunday:

Voting on action plan

RSVP to trip

Online Theory Week 6 (11:59 PM)

Annotated Reading (11:59 PM)

Skill Development (11:59 PM) *

Practice Log (11:59 PM) **

Due Monday:

Organization

Practice (Daily)

Theory Practice (Daily)

Diction Unit 7 Homework (12:20 PM)

IPA and translation (12:20 PM)

Theory Handouts (2:30 PM)

Due Tuesday:

Listening Response (12:30 PM)

Memorization (7:00 PM)

No Specified Due Date:

Development Videos

Contact Advisor

Research Paragraph

Theory Test

*Extra Credit

**Cannot complete until Sunday

[maryfitzroy]

feeling cunty might post

[galacticliving]

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[galacticliving]

media log: wolf 359

(mostly) spoiler free

i know i'm real late to the party with this one, but bear with me! i started listening when it was first being made, and absolutely loved it, but never actually listened to the last few episodes. now, more than 3 years after the finale aired, i finally finished it.

and holy shit y'all.

most noticeable thing about this podcast: the SOUNDTRACK. as a music nerd, i appreciate all of the classical pieces they chose to use within the show, all very dope as hell. but the original soundtrack goes SO hard, the songs are fantastic and i want to learn to play All Of Them. i'm pretty sure they're all (or almost all) exclusively piano, so they're a lot simpler than a lot of other soundtracks, but it really works for the show.

the story as a whole is really cool, they do a good job of developing characters and combining really genuinely funny moments with an intense plot. like, the ideas in this show are INTENSE and a Lot to handle. but then theres also Funzo and a pathological fear of ducks. and somehow the goofier bits don't take away from the impact of the overall plot. but that's all stuff i could've said Before finally getting around to listening to the finale.

that FINALE y'all.

yes it made me cry. it made me sob. it's Very Good. i LOVED all of the callbacks and references to previous episode. it teetered on the edge of being a little cheesy/over the top but i always dig that kinda stuff anyway. imo jacobi had the most exciting and satisfying arc, and kepler as a character was SO so interesting. also, minkowski and eiffel's dynamic will never not make me cry. i have to go listen to literally Everything else this creative team has ever done because! damn! good content

[flowerais-deactivated20211031]

to lovely humans who were excluded from invitations, left behind when they tied their shoes, forced to walk in the grass when the sidewalk was full, spoken over when you tried to contribute, whispered about or laughed at, given the side eye when you tried to fit in... you are so worthy of love and I’m sorry people have convinced you otherwise. I promise that your people are out there - people who will see the side of you others ignore, people who share weird inside jokes with you, give you affectionate nicknames and go to museums or roadtrips with you and fulfil whatever idea of friendship you’ve always fantasized about. even if you feel like an empty shell of your former self because you’ve hidden yourself away due to shame, this exterior will melt when you accept yourself or let people in and you’ll realize there was nothing wrong with you all along. you have interesting things to say, you deserve new chances and beginnings, your heart is probably made of gold because you know what it’s like to be left out in the cold, and you have so much to give. you are so worthy and someone’s idea of a friend too, and I hope you receive lots of hugs in the future from yourself and others because you’re so lovable.

[galacticliving]

media log: the penumbra podcast (the second citadel)

(mostly) spoiler free

i wish second citadel got more appreciation! it's so well written and the characters are so incredible. i think what makes second citadel really interesting is that it's driven mostly by the characters and how they interact with each other in a variety of different ways. the web of their relationships is super complicated, and that's what makes the story so compelling.

season 2 is a good story on its own, but also does a really good job of setting up season 3. i was ready to not really like season 3, with the introduction of a brand new character, but damn was this season amazing. olala was adorable, and seeing a world we already knew through her eyes was super interesting.

season 3 was definitely a huge tonal shift, from the podcast as a whole (including junoverse) and the rest of second citadel. it felt a lot darker than anything else from penumbra, both in the overall themes and the actual events. that's not a critique or a compliment, just something super noticeable in season 3.

queen mira's decisions at the end of season 3 definitely reminded me of the "corrupt/misguided" authority ideas that junoverse season 2 dealt with. i appreciated that even though they were similar themes being discussed by the same writers, it still felt new.

the priestess' fortune and judgement of the empire both made me cry, and i definitely think overall season 3 tells a really beautiful story. also, rilla/damien/arum will never stop being adorable. also also, i want more talfryn content! i love him he's so incredible! but so are all of the other characters. i can't wait to see the dynamic with sir caroline and her crew in season 4 (and PLEASE let damien and angelo interact again i need it for my soul)

[galacticliving]

3/23/2021

starting my relisten to wolf 359

61 episodes, 27 bonus episodes, 1 live episode

total time: 49 hours, 2 minutes

[cowpokeprose]

Maybe you aren’t annoying, maybe they were just annoyed. Maybe your entire personality can’t be boiled down to actions others found disruptive. Maybe peoples feelings are subjective views of you, not objective. The same way we teach kids to say “I feel angry when you do this thing” instead of “you made me angry!” maybe you should consider that people, due to their own personal beliefs about social interaction, felt annoyed in response to your actions but that that doesn’t necessarily mean you did something bad or are something bad. And while its sweet that you want to make sure people don’t have negative feelings, there’s a lot of humans in this world and we’re always going to be stepping on each others toes so maybe don’t let people feeling annoyed with you define you. 

[galacticliving]

media log: the penumbra podcast (junoverse)

(mostly) spoiler free, a little spoilery under the cut

i recently relistened to seasons 1 & 2, and got caught up with season 3 just in time to listen to the season finale the day it dropped. junoverse has always been something i've absolutely loved. i just think it's so clear that the writers care a lot about their characters, so it's really easy as a listener to end up caring a lot about them too.

i think Rita is the best example of this. in any other media, her character would be exclusively comic relief, probably shelved midway through season 2. but the writers just care about her and her story so much that there's no way in hell penumbra would ever do that to her.

season 2 in particular was really interesting to have listened to first in the aftermath of trump's election and then to relisten to again after biden's. a lot of juno's journey with ramses really reminded me of my own belief in liberal ideology that eroded a lot during trump's presidency, and how my personal political beliefs shifted a lot farther left, even if i still wanted to like the flashy promises and ideals of mainstream liberals.

i've seen a lot of people say they liked season 2 better than season 3, and i definitely understand that. i think the story of season 2 was a lot more complex, partially because it was a lot longer. i think season 2 had really well-written character growth in juno, and that's what made the arc of the season as whole really stand out.

but i do think season 3 did a really good job of being what it was supposed to be. it let us understand the newer characters pretty quickly without it feeling too rushed or unnatural. the found family development was really fun to watch unfold, and who doesn't love found family criminals in space?!

(and my prediction for the ally on io is former detective falco 👀)

[cosmofilius-deactivated20220204]

for the longest time, it feels like i have been trying to make sense of life but now i see there is no sense to be made, only life to be lived. there is no set purpose to fulfill, there are no checklists to complete, just an ephemeral moment to breathe, to love, to be kind, to feel. life is in all the simple, little things that we so often overlook. uncomplicate your heart. be here, be present, embrace your own journey. there is so much beauty and wonder to be found right where you are.

[umbrellanumber5-deactivated2021]

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[galacticliving]

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[galacticliving]

studying for a kinematics test in physics tomorrow

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[galacticliving]

pre-calc notes!

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[galacticliving]

summer work for ap music theory. I'm halfway done!

[id: an image of three completed worksheets for a music class. there is also a large music themed clip and a harmonica]

[academiae-blog]

like/reblog if you’re an active studyblr!

i haven’t been on this account in a long time and my dash is extremely empty. would love to follow some active accounts in the community!!

[galacticliving]

Galactic Book Review!

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

One of my absolute favorite books. The unconventional narrator in Death is inspired, the characters are genuine, and the plot is entertaining yet tragic. Made me cry multiple times! A really good book if you like historical fiction or interesting/unique prose.

[thestudyfeels]

tag yourself: note takers edition

Takes digital notes: tries to keep up with notetaking but eventually falls behind after 5 lectures, drinks coffee only to stay awake, tries the aesthetic of drinking hot tea while taking notes but fails, wakes up early once in a century and thinks they’ve reached their peak, wants a better organisation system but is too tired, worries about studyspo for 2 mins before saying fuck it

Takes handwritten notes: have really nice handwriting but they don’t realise it themselves, headers!! are!! everything!!, have a love-hate relationship with taking notes, studying only when they feel like it, only writes key points as notes because everything else is too much, drifts off a lot while notetaking to daydream

Doesn’t take notes: wears hoodies like 90% of the time, tries really hard to take care of themselves but it’s hard™, hair in a bun because hairstyles?? too much work, yells “fuck the system” as they study more than anyone else, studies straight from books and Knows what to study, can’t study for more than 45 mins at a time, is productive nonetheless, kinda exhausted but still carrying on

Takes notes only in class: take! notes! in! class! save! your! time! fuckers!, in a constant state of chaos but they’ll never admit, have a great relationship with the professors, raises eyebrows at everything it’s a Brand, likes lunch dates a lot, hates people who talk during lectures, wants a vacation already

Is still rotating between handwriting and typed notes: “did we have any homework” at the beginning of every lecture, is really friendly but tired of everything, likes laughing at stupid jokes, hates studying but is still doing it anyway, Major Chaos™, everyone loves them but they don’t have a lot of close friends, will fight for their friends to death, the mood: they’re just being their ball of anxiety, let them live thnx