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bujo pages | april 2026

it took me a minute to catch up on all i read and watched this month, but that was mostly because i finally finished Wind and Truth, which was a months-long effort. this is my month with the most books read this year, but maybe i'll outpace it this summer, once school is out!

[thesecrethistori-an]

Important presentation done ✓

[puffycinnabunny]

Some lab notes

[thesecrethistori-an]

Last night's late inspiration. Started writing an article and hopefully I'll make the deadline to submit a first draft for a workshop

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patio reading | may 18, 2026

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spring break | april 2026

the grading never stops, not even when you're on a cross-country trip to explore san francisco with some friends. luckily, I finished all my work on the way out so I could finish two books on the way back. something about being forced into one seat for five hours sort of make stop lock in whether you want to or not.

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bujo spreads | february-march 2026

i didn't get a ton of reading (or movie watching, really) in february and march, unfortunately, but that's just because school has been crazy. there's a lot going on this spring!

[aerrim]

drowning in seminar reading (O6. O4. 2O26)

[somisi]

[imanbenerrabeh]

sweet spring journals

[rei-the-head-shaker]

Having such a great time today...

Me, some anime and the sun!

[belovedapollo]

entries from past week ✍🏼 reblog is ok, don’t repost / use

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silent reading night | march 11 2026

I finished Meditations finally, which was cool--it was definitely interesting but also definitely different from my usual fare. "It stares you in the face. No role is so well suited to philosophy as the one you happen to be in right now."

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reading | february 28, 2026

I got to the end of break and realized I needed to grade some papers and prep a bunch of reading for the coming week. A return to reality with Aurelius's Meditations and some afternoon tea.

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silent reading night | february 18

some true crime for fun and meditations for study/work. plus bocci tat-tamal and (not pictured) evening dirty chai

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bujo spreads | january 2026

i wanted to try spending more of the space in my bullet journal actually writing out my thoughts, and i adjusted my january approach accordingly. part of what i like about my bullet journal is the opportunity to both work though my thoughts on the books i read but also to try out new designs and ideas. this layout is 100% inspired by this one, which stuck in my mind for a while after i saw it and that i'll definitely be using more moving forward.

[franticvampirereads]

I have so many thoughts on this book and I’ll try to keep them as concise as I can. First, I loved that the book is a vastly different creature from the movie franchise. They share the same DNA and yet had totally different outcomes. I also really loved that while reading I could see which scenes from this book made it into the various movies and seeing the little pieces that potentially sparked the tv shows. Not to mention the dinosaurs! I loved the velociraptors, they had so many moments to shine and be truly terrifying.

Second, I wasn’t expecting the rant about billionaires and the messes they make just by thinking they can play god because they have money to throw around. But my god, if that isn’t something that we’re all still mad about, especially with the absolute messes they’ve created now. Also, the climate change rant was very interesting, especially because this was written in the 90’s. And just…Dr. Malcolm in general, what an icon. Loved that he was very unapologetic about telling Hammond to go fuck himself via mathematics and chaos theory. Also, Hammond got what he deserved at the end of this book 🤷‍♀️.

And last but not least, there were definitely some things that I didn’t like about this book. For one, there were so many places where the writing felt shallow and lazy. Maybe from having so many POV shifts? And for another, some of the characters felt really hollow. Again, this probably came from having too many POV’s throughout the book. But that’s just my opinion 🤷‍♀️.

All in all, this was a good and entertaining read. I’m definitely looking forward to jumping into The Lost World. Jurassic Park is getting four out of five stars from me.

2026 Reading Challenges:

Alphabet Challenge: J