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“frugal” eating recipes be like
oh its SO EASY, just buy this fifty dollar item for forty-nine dollars off with a coupon that you can’t find and don’t have time to cut out at a store that doesn’t have outlets in rural areas and then you can fill in the rest with odds and ends that are SURELY already taking up space in your kitchen that you totally somehow forgot about! [photo of a table full of perfectly arranged meats and fresh vegetables] this little family secret is SO easy and delicious just looking at it will make you gain ten pounds ;) so make sure pace yourself! this right here should be enough to stock your fridge for the next ten months at LEAST so you don’t have to worry about the hassle of mealtime again for awhile!
you know what website actually has my motherfucking back? myfridgefood, put all three (3) things in ur cabinets into their site & even if it’s some stupid shit like “bread cheese and pickles“ they’ll still throw at least half a dozen Depression Meals™ your way
For my followers!
-FemaleWarrior, She/They
Also try Jack Monroe’s Cooking on a Book Strap. Basically austerity meals Jack made for themselves and their young child when they were living on benefits, everything works out at pence a meal. Sidenote: Jack Monroe is a fantastic queer person and activist and you check them out regardless.
https://cookingonabootstrap.com/
Budget Bytes -
recipes broken down by cost per recipe and per serving, meal plans, meal prep, tips on stocking a pantry and how to freeze food
05.23.23
46/100 days of productivity
the last few days haven't been great, wisdom teeth recovery has had me running on minimal energy and i've been stuck in the house with no fresh air because the city's been full of wildfire smoke. but we finally got some rain and my pain has finally eased off so things are looking up again.
i've been reading the last command by timothy zahn, which is the last book in an absolutely brilliant trilogy introducing some of my favourite extended universe characters.
i'm also about to start into a new bullet journal so i've been getting that set up and having fun with pride month spreads and collaging the front cover with stickers.
(avocado blob covering the one sticker that has my uni's name on it)
05.19.23
45/100 days of productivity
but actually, not really...?
i'm going to pick up where i left off because i'm a completionist at heart, but i'm going to try to make these posts less about doing and more about noticing going forward. that feels more organic to me, and i'm more likely to keep up with it if it feels good to do.
so on that note.
it's friday, i got my wisdom teeth out on wednesday, and my mouth feels close to normal for the first time since. it's nice.
i have rainbow jello, because if i have to eat soft things for a while i might as well make it fun.
i'm listening to lark of my heart by eliza rickman, which has become one of my favourite songs this year, as i write this, and thinking about doing a little bit of reading later. i have a whole stack of queer nonfiction from the library, but it's okay if i can't get through all of it. i can renew things or check them out again later if i don't finish them in time but still want to.
intro post two: electric boogaloo
hi! i haven't posted here in over a year but i've suddenly decided i want to come back to it so i figured a reintroduction was necessary.
about me:
you can call me Moth, or Moss, or Goose, or Elara
i'm 21
my pronouns are they/them and e/em/eirs
i'm neurodivergent, disabled, and a part-time cane user
about my studies:
anthropology major, gender studies minor
i've just finished my third year, but i'm doing a reduced course load so this is only just the halfway point for me
depending on how year four goes i'm hoping to get into my university's anthropology honours program
about other stuff i'm into:
queer history and culture, especially queer joy
fibre arts, mainly knitting and making friendship bracelets but the occasional bit of embroidery as well
star wars (seriously, don't get me started. or do. but be warned i won't stop)
anyway that's all i have to say for now, but i don't bite so feel free to send me an ask or a message if you want to say hi!
you know what, maybe i will start posting here again, because going through and trying to reorganize things makes me miss this blog and i'd kind of like to finish my attempt at that 100 days of productivity thing.
Adding on to this lovely infographic:
Any "Tell me about a time when..." question can be answered using the same formula called the STAR method:
Situation: briefly (in a sentence or two), set up the conflict. Task: tell what your responsibility was in the overall work environment (i.e. were you a manager?). Action: list out the steps you took to resolve the conflict. Result: give the ultimate outcome.
For instance, "tell me about a time when you had a problem with a coworker."
Situation: At my previous job, I joined an already well-established team in my first year, and started coming into conflict with my manager over task management. Task: As a first-year associate, I previously hadn't had a ton of control over my own deadlines, and I assumed it would be the same on this team. However, this manager put a high priority on autonomy and was a bit more hands-off. Action: I took the initiative to meet up with my manager and discuss what her overarching priorities for the project were, and how my pieces fit into the larger picture. From there, I set up a rough estimate of a timeline for my major tasks, and checked in with her. We were able to tweak the timeline to make sure that one piece of my project would be complete in time for the senior associate to review effectively. I then broke that timeline down even further for my own reference, and sent weekly email updates to my manager to discuss my progress and keep myself on track. Result: Communication vastly improved, and we were able to finish the project with plenty of time to spare. I also developed a timeline template to provide to our intern, which helped her stay on track too.
[ID: Interview Questions (Translated): The interview process can be confusing because interviewers expect you to answer completely different questions than what they've asked. Here are a few translations for ASDers on the job hunt.
What they ask: Tell me about yourself
What they want: Give me ~3 sentences on your relevant experience, and then something complimentary about why you're interviewing there specifically.
What they ask: Why are you interested in this company/position?
What they want: Reiterate something (not a perk) from the about us page or job description and say that it is very important or interesting to you.
What they ask: What are you looking for in a new position?
What they want: Reiterate something that the company brags about on their website (not a perk) e.g. the opportunity to work with x technology or career growth
What they ask: Tell me about a time when you had a conflict with a co-worker
What they want: Tell me about a time when there was a minor, non-offensive disagreement with a co-worker that you resolved in a positive way.
What they ask: Tell me about the latest project you worked on.
What they want: Tell me about a successful project you worked on, that is relevant to the work we do here.
Job searching is frustrating! But with a little bit of practice, you too can mask your way to a position that extends your survival in this capitalist hellscape we call home. end ID]
Tried and tested by this autistic who got a very good job!!!
Okay fuck it if this post reaches 666k notes by the end of 2023 I'll practise basic self care
Why 666k? Because it's funny and impossible so good fucking luck
Well, OP, I’m officially invested in this shit. Your whiny ass is doing self care if I have to drive to your goddamn house and do it for you.
By Talos this can't be happening
reblog this everyone i wanna see what happens when op’s reverse-hubris forces them to practice basic self care.
why? because it’s funny and completely possible actually so good fucking luck op
I figured out roughly how many notes it's been getting per day and multiplied that by the number of days left until the end of 2023
If we keep it going at this rate we'll be far past 666k
IMPORTANT
Okay so clearly I've underestimated y'all
So how about we make this more interesting?
I will practise self care if this post reaches 666k BY THE END OF 2022
Op you have fuckethed with the devil this post has gained 30,000 notes since I reblogged it last night
Reading rec list for chinese learners. This is not exhaustive, if you find stuff that works for you then go for it! This is also not perfect, you may find stuff a bit easier or harder is more ideal for you. (By "know" below I mean you recognize the word as familiar, have studied or looked it up at some point, and so if you need to look it up again in reading you will learn it longer term fairly easily because of the repeated exposure to it in reading).
Know ~500 words?
Mandarin Companion Graded Readers. I recommend the Sherlock one, and the Journey to the Center of the Earth one. All Mandarin Companion books are excellent for beginners though.
Pleco Graded Readers - I recommend The Butterfly Lovers. There are a lot of Pleco Graded readers though, so you can pick based on amount of unique words (some Graded readers on Pleco go up to 2000 unique words).
Know ~1000-1500 words?
Sinolingua Chinese Graded Readers. There are several, and I started with the 500 word one. They somewhat match up with HSK and I found them more challenging than the Mandarin Companion graded readers. They have a vocabulary list in the back of the book and footnotes to help you study. They are a good bridge to get you from graded readers to other materials. I found the 1000 and 2000 word book equally difficult.
Pleco Graded readers, which include readers from 1000-2000 unique words.
Start delving into manhua! If you're ready and feel like it! Easier manhua will be slice of life setting ones, and ones based on something you're already familiar with. So if you've watched the Untamed or read 魔道祖师, then the manhua will be easier for you. If you've watched The Lost Tomb Reboot, then try out the slice of life comedy manhua spin off 盗墓笔记重启日常向 https://m.ac.qq.com/comic/index/id/649452. My Story 他们的故事 is a gl manhua which is slice of life and easy to read, as is 19天. There's also more genre specific manhua which I waited a bit to read, but if you're familiar with the story they may be doable like 2ha's manhua and 破云 manhua.
Know ~1500-2000 words?
Start getting into easier novels. Suggestions include 活着 (anything by this author is often recommended to learners, I have not actually read anything by him yet), 小王子 (this was my first not-graded-reader novel I finished reading in chinese, it was a bit challenging, I used a english/Chinese copy so I could look up words occasionally), 笑猫日记: 会唱歌的猫 (I highly recommend this series of books, they're for kids and fairly straightforward, set in a city so decently useful words are used, with a lot of chengyu that's commonly used so they're worth learning, I read 2 of these novels), 他们的故事 by 一根黄瓜丝儿 (a bl novel that's first person, generally uses a lot of common daily life words, and is fairly straightforward, I've read half and it was the first real novel I tried to read in chinese). These novels can be tried earlier on if you're more willing to use a click dictionary, which is what I did (except for 小王子 since I had a print copy). 论如何错误地套路一个魔教教主 The Wrong Way to a Demon Sect Leader (a fairly easy wuxia bl read).
Also in general anything you've read before in a language you understand, is going to be easier to read in chinese than something brand new.
Feeling brave? Up for a challenge?
撒野 and anything by that author uses a lot of more everyday language and is an easier read than some other webnovels. 盗墓笔记 does not use particularly hard language outside of the tomb genre words which if you're reading then you need to look up and learn anyway eventually (the slang in it is a bit hard but also worth learning so the cursing etc trips you up less later in other stuff you read), if you've seen the show before its doable to read. Scum Villain Self Saving System is on the easier end of mxtx novels to read, especially if youre already familiar with the plot.
Know ~2000 words?
The same novels as before apply. But now you may need a dictionary a bit less. Stuff like 撒野 will now be a bit less difficult, still challenging. Now other novels will start to be doable as desired, if you're using a dictionary. So go have fun looking into whatever webnovels you're interested in.
(I made a list of difficulty ratings of various webnovels in my rec list tag, you may want to check out that list. A quick gadget though is like... 撒野 author is easier than 盗墓笔记 author, then mxtx, then priest (and tian ya ke and zhenhun are easier than silent reading and sha po lang), and poyun was higher on the difficulty scale, 2ha was fairly hard. Basically the more vocabulary or thicker the paragraphs, the harder it's gonna be. Or the less familiar you are with a given genre).
At ~2000 words or more I'd say reading with a click dictionary feels quite doable, although a slog if you pick a harder novel so gauge what feels an okay level for you personally to read. And if you feel like reading without a dictionary, you'll have to explore a bit to see what's comprehensible to you without one.
04.04.22
today i go into my third journal since i first started bullet journalling, which is exciting.
i've been doing this for around 4 years now, which is super impressive because my ADHD ass has never successfully used a pre-printed planner for more than 5 days.
my new journal is from a how to bullet journal kit my mom got last year and knew she wouldn't use, so it doesn't have ribbons or an elastic and the dimensions are a bit different than i'm used to. the pages are numbered so i don't have to do that myself, and there's fewer pages than the brand of journals i usually use (160 instead of 249) so it won't last me the same length of time, but i'm going to use what i've got. i think for my next journal i'm going to treat myself to a leuchtturm, since the journals i've been using are more or less off-brand leuchtturms and i like the idea of having a pocket on the inside cover and higher quality paper for the pages.
11.07.21
44/100 days of productivity
it's reading week! i'm by no means attempting to start posting consistently again, but once again letting yall know i'm still here.
i haven't had internet at home for almost a month, which is a struggle but luckily i can be on campus and do my online work from there. the amount of written work i've had so far this term is kicking my ass, and yet i'm coping spectacularly so i want to congratulate myself for that properly.
my archaeology class maintains its rank as my favourite class of the term so far, and i think it might be the subfield of anthro i want to concentrate on.
have a good week and hopefully i'll post again soon!
09.10.21
i have emerged from the depths once again to tell yall how my first couple days of class have gone!
so i'm taking four classes this term, which feels like a lot but they're all subjects i'm very naturally and genuinely interested in, so i think that'll help with keeping it manageable.
i have an archaeology class, a cultural anthropology class, introductory gender studies, and foundational drawing. my instructors are amazing, and only being on campus twice a week is also lovely, the hybrid model is proving really ideal for my ADHD brain.
other things i've been up to lately include having gotten a really fun summer job, gardening on my balcony, and doing some art for fun again!
have a great day 😊
a uni survival guide: tips from a phd
if there's one thing i know about, it's college. i've done it, i've taught it, i've lived and breathed it. these tips are for first years in particular, but honestly for everybody. i think it's so important for people to have balanced lives in these years -- academics are not everything. you know what didn't help me in the real world when i was afraid i wouldn't live through it? my fancy college note-taking format. you know what did help me? the friends i made there who i knew would get on a plane and fly across the country in a matter of hours if i told them i needed them.
academic
- figure out where class is held ahead of time: don't be that kid who's late on day one, i beg of you
- use the writing center: especially for basic grammatical editing, which a lot of professors don't have time to mark on papers
- speak up in class: talking through ideas helps you work through them, and asking questions about something you don't understand can open up great lines of conversation
- find a regular schedule that works for you and stick to it: my college schedule was morning free time, class, lunch, class, practice, homework. that consistency was a life-saver
- keep a planner: it's so important to have a central place to track deadlines, assignments, and engagements
- annotate your reading: when you're stressing about a paper topic, being able to go back to what you've highlighted and written in the margins is a life-saver
- color-code your coursework: i use the same color highlighter, pen, and notebook for any given class. it's super helpful
- if you can't focus while studying with friends, don't: i reserved group studying for days when i didn't have important work because i can't be in a room with other people without talking to them. if your school has one, the quiet floor of the library is your best friend
- treat yourself to a "fun" class: art was always my place to just sit back and chill, a way to end the night all zen in the darkroom instead of conjugating russian verbs in a fluorescent-lit cinderblock prison. for you, it could be gym, it could be pottery, it could be some random course about, like, the history of cooking or something -- explore!
- profs are people too: don't be too nervous around them. also, know that if you're struggling -- even b/c of something in your personal life -- you can admit it, and they'll almost always understand why you missed a deadline or bombed a test
- go to office hours: it's the only way to get to know professors in big courses, and it's so helpful for both your grades and learning how to navigate relationships with authority figures
social
- don't let academia keep you from your friends: it's a case-by-case basis, but sometimes it's okay to let the reading slide and spend time with friends. i graduated seven years ago and my college group text still talks every day. that's so much more important to me than the fact that i never finished brideshead revisited
- joining a club is one of the best ways to make friends: i played ultimate frisbee through college and it was the source of so many lasting relationships, as well as the way i met all my local friends when i was abroad
- say yes to things you don't know if you'll like: you'll surprise yourself. me? turns out i love drinking games. and theme parties. and skinny dipping. and rock climbing
- don't be that person who looks down on their peers for partying: honestly? that person kind of sucks. you don't have to party if you don't want to, but actually, a lot of those people are super nice and also good at school -- don't just write them off!
- show up for your friends: go to their games, their concerts, their art shows, their standup nights. show them that what matters to them matters to you, too
- set aside a night to do a group activity with others: whether your vibe is wednesday night trivia, a weekly "terrible movie" showing, or a get-high-and-watch-nature-documentaries-type thing, these are great ways to liven up the week and de-stress
- this is a great time to figure out who from high school really matters to you: you don't have to force relationships that were built mostly on convenience if there are friends at uni with whom you click more. people you became friends with purely based on the coincidence of where your parents lived do not have to be your forever friends. they can be! but they don't have to be
personal
- don't expect too much of yourself: a 4.0 is not the end-all, be-all. if your family or somebody tells you it is, tell them to call me, and i will personally talk some sense into them
- take advantage of university support services: mental health counseling, free yoga classes, multi-cultural societies, etc
- drink water: please, please don't get kidney stones in the middle of the semester, says the girl who got kidney stones in the middle of the semester
- let yourself take breaks: if you need to lie to a professor and say you're sick when really you're just feeling down and you need to sit in bed and watch a movie, that's totally valid
- don't freak about individual assignments: my students come to me freaking over a B+ and i tell them, honey, no job interviewer is ever going to ask you about your second paper from communications 101. i wish i'd known that
- go see speakers if there's someone interesting coming to campus: these talks are always cooler than you expect. i'll never get over the fact that i didn't go see anita hill when she came to my undergrad
- do your laundry on the same night every week: i can't explain why this is so helpful but it really is
- keep up on the news and the memes: read the school paper, the school blog, the memes page -- college politics and inside jokes are fun and convoluted and fascinating
- set the groundwork for long-term self-care: all of the above is really just to say -- university isn't just for learning about the french revolution, it's also about learning how to balance, how to handle failure, how to ask for help, how to make a salad that doesn't totally suck, etc
tis i, back from the dead the end of my first full year of uni, to post an update!
i spent the winter semester taking classes completely online because it seemed safer with the pandemic fluctuations at the time, and it went pretty well!
i absolutely fell in love with anthropology, and i'm taking sociocultural anthro and archaeology classes in the fall which i'm really looking forward to. i'm also taking a drawing class, which might be absolutely terrifying despite the fact that i've been drawing since childhood but also might be really fun.
i've also come to the conclusion that posting here regularly is too much to expect of myself on top of actually focusing on my studies. maybe that'll change when classes start to be in person again, maybe it won't. point is, i'll post when i feel like it and only when i feel like it.
popping back in to post my layout for april! i don't feel that it's as aesthetic™️ as i typically like, but it is inspired by my current hyperfixation (the tv show bones) which makes me happy and that's good enough
watching: bones
listening: when the devil's loose - a.a. bondy
reading: bones of the lost - kathy reichs
some people were asking for a actual and i can never pass up an opportunity to procrastinate so here’s just a couple of things i always need to remind myself of…now back to my paper :(
time for an update!
it's tuesday, i'm back to class after a much-needed reading week spent working on everything but schoolwork, i did an online crochet workshop to learn to make lil pride flags and scored a pizza kit and breakfast gift cards from my school's student union
i'm writing my anthro midterm this afternoon and i don't feel super prepared but the fact that i've done any revision at all is a huge step forward for me and all i can do is my best after all
listening to: absolutely smitten - dodie
last watched: the muppet show
last read: the reason i jump -naoki higashida (translated by ka yoshida and david mitchell)