Burnt Academic 👓

hello! just an academic that's trying to survive and live ʕ⁠´⁠•⁠ ⁠ᴥ⁠•̥⁠`⁠ʔ ~college student~

[nonfictionalacademic]

Hello! ✨

I made this blog just today. I made this because I wanna create and be in a space where academic support and academic life is shared and appreciated in any way.

I personally don't know how to introduce myself in a way that wouldn't sound like a formal letter tbh (a close friend told me I talk in a way that makes people puke & idk what she means 🥹)

So, a summary about me:

Name: astera

Age: early 20s

Course: engineering (undergraduate)

Hobbies: gaming 🎮, reading📚, walking🚶🏻‍♀️, journaling ✍🏻 (can this be considered?), gardening

mbti: intp

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Other facts: recently diagnosed with adhd, heavily masks my real personality with people (and I want to be genuine in this space so it's a great start), making peace with the fact that I'm truly an introverted person (connected to masking issue), and etc. idk what else to share tbh

So, why do I wanna start this blog?

Well, aside from wanting a safe space for academics (or students) like me, I just really wanna share things here. It could range from to do lists so as to be held accountable with my responsibilities and in especially dealing with my mental disorder. I love taking pictures of what the state of my things are after studying or working and want to share it in here as well. I also love to read and learn from other people that are on the same road as me, a struggling student.

Although I'm posting this with no followers as of the moment, I hope I can meet people and be online friends or just plain mutuals.

Thank you! ʕ⁠´⁠•⁠ᴥ⁠•⁠`⁠ʔ

[nonfictionalacademic]

May 16, 2025 | Friday

Things to do:

- finish Laboratory Report

- Separation Processes Exam review:

Liquid - Liquid Extraction

Solid - Liquid Extraction

Sorption Processes

Ion Exchange

Chromatography

🎧 The Wizard and I

📚 n/a

🍄 currently in a cafe. already finished the report I had to redo and will be finishing the LLE. also will have to go home so that I could sleep, eat, then hopefully finish.

[nonfictionalacademic]

May 16, 2025 | Friday

Things to do:

- review 2 chapters from Unit Operations (exam preparation)

- practice sample questions (exam preparations)

- make script for video application

🎧 The Great War by Taylor Swift

📚 n/a (stopped for a bit)

🍄 my gaming laptop broke down so I had to redo a whole new report since I wasn't able to upload it in drive. i also need to answer 100 numerical questions due this may 22. I only answered 10. also have to pass 2 design projects and that laboratory report I had to redo. forgot to mention that I procrastinated a job application. not proud of that. we'll see how this goes. tired 😴

[nonfictionalacademic]

May 2, 2025 | Friday

Compilation of learning

🎧 We'll be Fine - Epic Musical

📚 Lord of the Rings Book II

[wastedmishhty]

[st4rveds0ul]

Brain fog

[sandersstudies]

My life is gonna suck really back until Sunday and then I’m literally home free

[sandersstudies]

What if your spouse was hospitalized the same week taxes were due the same week you’re performing without an understudy the same week as your sister’s bridal shower the same week you’re directing children who don’t know your life is falling apart

[sandersstudies]

I FUCKING LIVED BITCHES

[nonfictionalacademic]

Manifesting this success

Still busy, still succeeded

[sioltach]

Switching between these every day

[nonfictionalacademic]

April 16, 2025 | Wednesday

Have not been updating again and as much as I'd like to.

My Catholic self is kinda sad that I am not really free during the Holy Week. I'm packed and hence I will also be uploading more pictures here these days with my messy desks and my unaesthetic papers.

Also, I lost my earphones for a few days. I really lost my cool as earphones are a necessity for me. It helps with my overstimulation and focus. I decided to buy IEMs instead. It was a good decision.

- The Nonfictional Academic

[nonfictionalacademic]

??? | Saturday??

After everything. Take me back home. 🌊

- Nonfictional Academic

[autisticlittleguy]

What mainstream media uses to show the different kinds of smart is really stupid. Chess is used to show when two people are equally clever and creative. Math is used to show when someone is a human computer and calculator. And like. Real life its literally the opposite.

Chess is 80% solved. Higher levels of chess mostly consists of memorizing computer lines, theory and learning to calculate. Mindgames doesnt exist. There are no bluffs. Theres just good moves and bad moves.

Math is stupidly creative. What do you MEAN somebody proved mathematically no system of math can ever prove everything???? What do you MEAN we can compare sizes of different infinities???? Stop finding clever loopholes in the universes attempt to keep itself mysterious. I burn you now

[nonfictionalacademic]

🎧 The Challenge by Epic Musical

📚 LOTR II and Cancer as Metabolic Disease

🍄high-key am annoyed at how slow my laptop is rn. I'm gonna need ssd card but it's something that I cannot afford easily. I'm also sorry for not updating these past few weeks(?? can't tell) as I was busy with exams. Barely took pics of my messy desk lmao.

[nonfictionalacademic]

🍄 03/20/2025

To this OP, thank you.

You are very kind.

But y'know what? Our prof included concepts and calculations that was supposed to be for finals 🥹

I'm still worried tbh

Also, I finally got my meds and boy oh boyyy the days without meds were hell. Esp when you've got another person insinuating you're slow n all. Also insinuated that I'm dumb and said if we could exchange bodies, he could take care of the intelligence part 🥹🤌🏻

I could go on a rant with this one, esp when this particular person is a nuerotypical but it's not worth the effort as of the moment

So to my fellow academics, never EVER call, react, or insinuate about someone being dumb. I assure you, they have moments that they are bright and it's prolly in those moments they do not react the same way as this guy usually reacted. They prolly don't boast their "smartness" when they're being smart. Lastly, when a person asks a seemingly stupid question, please do not react in such a way that shames them one way or another. It may be common sense, but common sense can come from a place of privilege. Plus, you won't be so sure if they're just asking for an affirmation or clarification. Either way, it doesn't matter.

Unfortunately, the academe has shamed numerous people for asking questions, etc. Frankly speaking, I've experienced those myself.

Let's fix that.

- 🧙🏻‍♂️ The Nonfictional Academic

[nonfictionalacademic]

🎧 The Challenge by Epic Musical

📚 LOTR II and Cancer as Metabolic Disease

🍄high-key am annoyed at how slow my laptop is rn. I'm gonna need ssd card but it's something that I cannot afford easily. I'm also sorry for not updating these past few weeks(?? can't tell) as I was busy with exams. Barely took pics of my messy desk lmao.

[victusinveritas]

[victusinveritas]

There's more:

[the---hermit]

definitely not getting emotional over the fact that even in the late middle ages and early modern era students were passing down books to one another because they were too expensive. the same object being shared over and over again by different people all in the name of knowledge. the same way it happened to me over and over again in my school years. i feel part of a neverending chain and there is something comforting in it.

[nonfictionalacademic]

🍄shroom rambles🍄

Although I am an academic at heart, I know I still want to be loved and accepted. To be worth the effort of understanding my being as much as I try to understand the world.

<someone told me about an anonymous letter catered towards me. This type of letter is done every February but the last time I had one, it was a prank/joke. I'm having trust issues and I'm hesitating on claiming that letter>

[nonfictionalacademic]

Update:

It was a real note 🥺🫶🏻

[nonfictionalacademic]

February 17, 2025 | Monday 🧙🏻‍♂️

Did some early morning review.

Also, a good friend of mine gave me a pen and a notebook. It's one of the best gifts I received and I deeply love it 💖

🎧 Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol

📚 Lord of the Rings by Tolkien

[juicymori]

[severeannoyance]

Yes, this. A stunning number of people will default to "because it's illegal." Teaching an intro-level bioethics course will demonstrate real fucking fast that a lot of the population just lets legality stand in for morality.