Born to Be Wild

Books , Mythology and Fairy Tales

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Reseñas/Book reviews

Aprovechando que ahora tengo un poco más de tiempo libre y puedo volver a leer libros por diversión y no porque son lecturas obligatorias, he decidido hacer pequeñas reseñas de los libros que vaya leyendo. 

Nada muy elaborado, seguramente serán un par de párrafos de comentario y ya, pero tengo este blog un poco vacío y escribir reseñas sonaba como una buena idea.

El primer libro que voy a reseñar va a ser “Deep Storm” de Lincoln Child, libro que terminé hace dos días y que me gustó bastante.

Este tipo de posts estarán taggeados como “reseñas” y “book reviews” por si alguno de los (pocos) blogs que me siguen quieren ponerlo en su blacklist.

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Welcome to Folklore Friday!

This week’s critter Name: Navagunjara Rough translation: N/A, name of the beast (though Nava seems to mean nine) Place of Origin: India (Hinduism in particular) Typical Depiction: Similar to the Chimera the Navagunjara is composed of the parts of various animals. The most famous depiction comes from the Mahabharata an epic on the live of the Illiad & the Odyssey or Gilgamesh. In the epic as written by the Odia poet Sarala Dasa, the creature is said to have the head of a rooster, the neck of a peacock, the left leg of an elephant, the right arm of a human, the hump back of a bull, the waist of a lion, the back legs are one of a horse/deer and the other of a tiger and finally the tail is a serpent.

The Navagunjara is a form of Krishna, the hero of Mahabharata and an incarnation/human avatar of the Hindu God Vishnu. In the tale Krishna takes the form of the Navagunjara in order to deliver a message to another hero, Arjuna.

In Popular Culture titles: Grant Morrison’s comic 18 Days is an adaptation of the Mahabharata though Krishna and Arjuna are main character the Navagunjara has yet to appear. Bibliography: Indian Mythology: Tales, Symbols, and Rituals from the Heart of the Subcontinent by Pattanaik, Devdutt The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: Image 1  (Artist NA, Ca. 1835) Encyclopedia Britannica BBC religions website

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Illustration by Walter Crane 

from Princess Belle Etoile 

1909

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La reine des neiges et quelques autres contes, Edmund Dulac

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Check yourself before you wreck yourself!

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hello, friends! since I’ve been a horrible procrastinator all my life and have only started getting vaguely organised about two weeks back, I figured I’d make a post on getting organised (to show that there is hOPE FOR US ALL)!! i know there’s already a ton of posts like this, but here goes anyway

PLANNING

before you do anything, make a plan. you know yourself best, and you know what method works for you, so find one and stick with it!! however, if you’ve never really planned before (case in point: me), try a bunch of techniques and see what suits you. For example, I started with a planner, a calendar and a bullet journal and now i’m down to just the bullet journal. figure out what you like and what works for you, friend!!! external motivation isn’t important for everyone, ofc, but i find it works for most people!

       bullet journaling

the official bullet journal website

bullet journal inspo

how to videos 1 2 3 

       phone apps

my study life ios android

swipes ios android

forest ios android

pomodoro timer ios android

wunderlist ios android

       desktop/browser apps

momentum (chrome extension)

lanes

fliqlo (flip clock screensaver)

self control (chrome extension)

timewarp (chrome extension)

forest

habitica

       planners

erin condren

kikki k

letternote

if u don’t wanna spend $50 on a planner i completely feel u…there are a bunch of printables out there such as @theorganisedstudent‘s and @strive-for-da-best‘s! making your own planner is fun+inexpensive :)

some printables for 2016; 1 2 3 4 pinterest

STUDYING

now that you’ve got your external motivation, you’ve got to figure out how to keep it going through next year!! the easiest way to do this, of course, is to set goals. ru ( @gryhffindors​ ) wrote a great post on this, so you should go check it out! 

       some study resources:

khan academy (to learn p much anything)

wolframalpha (a computational knowledge engine!!)

math papa (a calculator that shows you the steps omg)

duolingo (languages!)

study guides and strategies

quizlet (flash cards!!! make your own sets!!! 10/10 would recommend)

magoosh (standardised test prep)

google scholar (look up research papers, books etc.)

i think that’s enough to get you started on your organisation journey (with me), good luck, friend! i will probably make another (more detailed+better) one of these once 2016 is underway.

well, this was my first (master?)post & i hope to make better & more helpful ones soon. 

ALSO thank you all for 450+ followers omg!!

-sanjana xx

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