holly studies

“Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.”

[byronicstudies]

sometimes these motivational “you’re studying hard for your future!!!” or “if you don’t study 64/7 you will fail!!!!” posts don’t help at all because sometimes you think: “yes i know but i still can’t be fucked atm” for whatever reason you may have

real motivation: you’re spending a fuck-ton of money on uni/college every year and it would be a waste to quit now or don’t do you work/readings

another real motivation: you’ve already made it through whatever time you’ve studied and it would be a shame to give up

but also some real advice: if you’re mental health is crumbling, and you dread going to uni/college for a longer period of time than a few weeks, consider taking a break. you are more important than some good grades and a diploma.

for some people studying isn’t all sunshine and happiness, sometimes it’s goddamn agony and kudos to you for actually pulling through this so don’t feel bad if you don’t love studying or don’t “fit” the studyblr “aesthetic”

i’m proud of you regardless of what you academic journey is

[lifeinpoetry]

by this point you must be hungry for God not the real thing only flecks of gold paint

— Ben Purkert, from “The Only Museum,” published in Poetry

[violentwavesofemotion-deactivat]

“…the pearl and the rose of her smile.”

— Francis Saltus Saltus, from Honey and Gall: Selected Poems; “Zaida,”

[samsketchbook]

LITTLE SOFTNESS

from zine “WELCOME TO OUR DIMENSION PARTY”

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

“I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.”

— Rita Mae Brown

[quotethat]

“I am a collection of dismantled almosts.”

— Anne Sexton, A Self-Portrait in Letters

[violentwavesofemotion-deactivat]

“I’m not doing awfully well but I’m trying very, very, very hard,”

— Anne Sexton, from a letter to Florence Ehrhardt, c. February 1974

[lifeinpoetry]

What did I expect? 

To leave a hemorrhage  of violets wherever I walked? 

No. A lost son is called prodigal.  A lost daughter is just called lost.

— Emily Rose Cole, from “Persephone Returns,” Love & a Loaded Gun

[phoebe-does]

can I just say that being a student is hard on its own. But being a student struggling with mental health, physical health problems, bullying, home issues or anything like that, that’s out of your control is so extremely difficult. Being a student with any and all of these issues and more is hard, I know but this, like everything, is temporary. Things will get better and at times, they might get worse but you will overcome everything in your way so don’t sacrifice your education. Please. It is so worth it, get through as best you can and seek therapy, talk to your teachers so they know you might need more help. It’s going to be okay, finish your high school education, finish your uni or college education and do whatever you need to do to just finish. Your diplomas can get you so far, you won’t regret carrying on. My love, prayers and endless support is with you. You can do this. Please finish your education.

[petrichor-moonlight]

The studyblr I want to be: feels prepared for their exams, has a wide range of detailed study resources, regular exercise, balance of studying and watching tv shows, does not let their mental health define them, healthy sleep schedule

The studyblr I am: a mess™, trying to revise for two exams at the same time by watching a streetcar named desire on Netflix while hastily scribbling down biology notes, binge watches shows which leads to a last minute cram session and breakdown, last exercised maybe two years ago, “is it too early for bed yet” -said at 7pm

[agooduniverse]

also can you give me recommendations for poets to read (especially for someone who enjoys beautiful things but doesn't read a whole lot of poetry)

this was supposed to be a quick & dirty rec list for my girl but then it got out of hand so i’ve broken it off into categories 4 ya! this is by no means an extensive list but i was starting to realize that this was verging on Too Long. happy readings & i hope u find something that moves along the soil of ur soul!!FAV ESTABLISHED POETS margaret atwood / they are hostile nations, marrying the hangman, we ate the birds, the poet has come backlouise gluck / all hallows, mock orange, elms, nocturne, vespers: parousia, adult grief, mutable earth gregory orr / love poem, trauma (storm), gathering the bones together, origin of the marble forest, when eurydice saw himmahmoud darwish / your night is of lilac, in jerusalem, in the presence of absence, now as you awaken, psalm one mark strand / the dreadful has already happened, eating poetry, keeping things whole, lines for winter, tomorrowee cummings / somewhere i have never travelled, buffalo bill’s, if there are any heavens, luminous tendril of celestial wish, pity this monster manunkindmichael ondaatje / application for a driving license, the cinnamon peeler, the time around scars, excerpts from the collected works of billy the kidjack gilbert / failing and flying, it is difficult to speak of the night, the sirens again, how much of that is left in me?, the forgotten dialect of the heartpablo neruda / one hundred love sonnets: xvii, white thighs, hillocks of whiteness, absence, here i love you, clenched soulanne carson / glass essay, book of isaiah, compostela, short talk on hedonism & sylvia plath, ghost q & a, an excerpt from autobiography of red, excerpts from nox FAV ONLINE POETS creuxing / obsessed with redefinding girlhood, the summer starts in your car, another meteor crashed outside, the girl with frizzy hair and thin wire glassesteamcaptains / a terrible crime in the tropics, reaping, zach calavera, he left, and the pink electricity, golden age mythaelogy / an attempt in poetry, atlas hands, wandering hearts, her, psychopomp & circumstance, i thought it had gone away wefragilehumans / non est, luck is a funny thing, war chant, severe weather warning, a study in restorationdeergodareyoulistening / home (reforming), lighting & thunder, a diagram, ceremony, red elk, how to eat a moon starredsoul / a creation tale, how we learn what it means, all along, the mother weeping, dreams of the moon and birds singing togetherstarseas / deep sea diver.mp3, space age surrealism, the fact of the matter is you need to get your heart back, time travel wears a black tracksuit katejustkate / incase it doesn’t work out, iphone notes therapy, coma dreams, it took 3 long-ass days for you to respond to my ‘are u alive’ textohgd / lights, the way out of winesburg, ohio, to m // for j // from me, we ran like wolves, variations on a tomatoinelegancies /  in the aftermath we are left with a girl, in another universes the sky is always pink, rules for the internet, for childrenFAV POETRYtonight, in oakland by danez smithtinder by keith s. wilsonif being a lesbian were anything like netflix movies portrayed it to be by southwestwitchbad poem by kelsey daniellepadlocked chest pt 1 / afterthelonelya bronze god, or a letter on demand by clifton gachagualilac time by joan newmannnotes from the antichrist’s guardian angel by notbecauseofvictorieswith ruins & persimmons by li-young lee for my best friend by  crimescenedmy first lover speaks to me as i sleep with her by raven jacksonphoenix by overwhelmingtonhow the signs die, or fall in love, or both, maybe by cursedvideogame​ national geographic by elisabethhewer your airplanes by rachel mckibbenssierra doesn’t watch when the world ends by wildflowerveins before by carl adamshick there is a gold light in certain old paintings by donald justice afterimage, 2015 by bhalbersother lives and dimensions and finally a love poem by bob hicokfolly by antonina palisano albuquerque, nm by 7cigarssometimes when on fire by kathryn reginaheart by bhanu kapil

[studylikeknope]

“we cannot become what we want by remaining what we are”

- max depree

[sleepy-minimalist-deactivated20]

11/01/19

The bullet journal has made a comeback (I’m indecisive)

I have 65 flashcards that I need to memorise in just a few days but I’m avoiding them 

(Instagram Sleepy.Minimalist)

[wonders-of-the-cosmos]

Galaxies: Types and morphology

A galaxy is a gravitationally bound system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter. Galaxies range in size from dwarfs with just a few hundred million (108) stars to giants with one hundred trillion (1014) stars, each orbiting its galaxy’s center of mass.

Galaxies come in three main types: ellipticals, spirals, and irregulars. A slightly more extensive description of galaxy types based on their appearance is given by the Hubble sequence. 

Since the Hubble sequence is entirely based upon visual morphological type (shape), it may miss certain important characteristics of galaxies such as star formation rate in starburst galaxies and activity in the cores of active galaxies.

Ellipticals

The Hubble classification system rates elliptical galaxies on the basis of their ellipticity, ranging from E0, being nearly spherical, up to E7, which is highly elongated. These galaxies have an ellipsoidal profile, giving them an elliptical appearance regardless of the viewing angle. Their appearance shows little structure and they typically have relatively little interstellar matter. Consequently, these galaxies also have a low portion of open clusters and a reduced rate of new star formation. Instead they are dominated by generally older, more evolved stars that are orbiting the common center of gravity in random directions.

Spirals

Spiral galaxies resemble spiraling pinwheels. Though the stars and other visible material contained in such a galaxy lie mostly on a plane, the majority of mass in spiral galaxies exists in a roughly spherical halo of dark matter that extends beyond the visible component, as demonstrated by the universal rotation curve concept.

Spiral galaxies consist of a rotating disk of stars and interstellar medium, along with a central bulge of generally older stars. Extending outward from the bulge are relatively bright arms. In the Hubble classification scheme, spiral galaxies are listed as type S, followed by a letter (a, b, or c) that indicates the degree of tightness of the spiral arms and the size of the central bulge.

Barred spiral galaxy

A majority of spiral galaxies, including our own Milky Way galaxy, have a linear, bar-shaped band of stars that extends outward to either side of the core, then merges into the spiral arm structure. In the Hubble classification scheme, these are designated by an SB, followed by a lower-case letter (a, b or c) that indicates the form of the spiral arms (in the same manner as the categorization of normal spiral galaxies). 

Ring galaxy

A ring galaxy is a galaxy with a circle-like appearance. Hoag’s Object, discovered by Art Hoag in 1950, is an example of a ring galaxy. The ring contains many massive, relatively young blue stars, which are extremely bright. The central region contains relatively little luminous matter. Some astronomers believe that ring galaxies are formed when a smaller galaxy passes through the center of a larger galaxy. Because most of a galaxy consists of empty space, this “collision” rarely results in any actual collisions between stars.

Lenticular galaxy

A lenticular galaxy (denoted S0) is a type of galaxy intermediate between an elliptical (denoted E) and a spiral galaxy in galaxy morphological classification schemes. They contain large-scale discs but they do not have large-scale spiral arms. Lenticular galaxies are disc galaxies that have used up or lost most of their interstellar matter and therefore have very little ongoing star formation. They may, however, retain significant dust in their disks.

Irregular galaxy

An irregular galaxy is a galaxy that does not have a distinct regular shape, unlike a spiral or an elliptical galaxy. Irregular galaxies do not fall into any of the regular classes of the Hubble sequence, and they are often chaotic in appearance, with neither a nuclear bulge nor any trace of spiral arm structure.

Dwarf galaxy

Despite the prominence of large elliptical and spiral galaxies, most galaxies in the Universe are dwarf galaxies. These galaxies are relatively small when compared with other galactic formations, being about one hundredth the size of the Milky Way, containing only a few billion stars. Ultra-compact dwarf galaxies have recently been discovered that are only 100 parsecs across.

Interacting

Interactions between galaxies are relatively frequent, and they can play an important role in galactic evolution. Near misses between galaxies result in warping distortions due to tidal interactions, and may cause some exchange of gas and dust. Collisions occur when two galaxies pass directly through each other and have sufficient relative momentum not to merge.

Starburst

Stars are created within galaxies from a reserve of cold gas that forms into giant molecular clouds. Some galaxies have been observed to form stars at an exceptional rate, which is known as a starburst. If they continue to do so, then they would consume their reserve of gas in a time span less than the lifespan of the galaxy. Hence starburst activity usually lasts for only about ten million years, a relatively brief period in the history of a galaxy.

Active galaxy

A portion of the observable galaxies are classified as active galaxies if the galaxy contains an active galactic nucleus (AGN). A significant portion of the total energy output from the galaxy is emitted by the active galactic nucleus, instead of the stars, dust and interstellar medium of the galaxy.

The standard model for an active galactic nucleus is based upon an accretion disc that forms around a supermassive black hole (SMBH) at the core region of the galaxy. The radiation from an active galactic nucleus results from the gravitational energy of matter as it falls toward the black hole from the disc. In about 10% of these galaxies, a diametrically opposed pair of energetic jets ejects particles from the galaxy core at velocities close to the speed of light. The mechanism for producing these jets is not well understood.

The main known types are: Seyfert galaxies, quasars, Blazars, LINERS and Radio galaxy.

source

images: NASA/ESA, Hubble (via wikipedia)

[iwantdrawingtutorialsplz]

Ooooo references

[detailedart]

1-2. Study of Clouds with a Sunset near Rome (1786-1801), 3. Southern Landscape Simon Alexandre Clément Denis

[retajstudies]

[joli--coeur]

reminder: what’s yours will be yours. no need to rush. no need to feel anxious. all good things take time. and when it does come, your heart will be so grateful. give it time. rest your mind. and enjoy the present moments.