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Kas, 19M ⋆ y1 Journalism Student ⋆ SAIT

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Kas ✦ M19 (he/him)

Main : @haegeumist

Print and Post Journalism major starting college in January 2025. Huge English nerd, plant dad and rabbithole enthusiast. Digital minimalist; daily driving a flip phone. Dxed ADHD, Narcoleptic, and phys disabled. Chaotic organizer. Finally learning how to study in a way I can actually understand.

Loves old tech, cats, late nights, weird pens, classic literature (which does not include Shakespeare), sudoku, debate essays, bad scrapbooks, cameras, teas that aren't herbal. Dedicated fan of Stephen King, Terry Pratchett, and Margaret Atwood.

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Well the last few months were a nightmare, to say the least. Between health issues and academic complications (AKA 2 of my profs failing my entire class as petty revenge for being laid off as contract teachers), I'm trying to take my time now to get back on track. The academic disaster in particular fucked me over and pushed me just barely over the line into academic probation LOL. If i don't laugh, I'll cry. But life moves forwards. As I retake my courses and get caught up to speed, I plan to hold my profs accountable on their end and properly pace myself so that I won't crash and burn like I did in August. It was a good push to get my shit together a little bit more though; I've gotten the most severe of my medical issues addressed and am now working out how to handle them, and with the help of my therapist I'm giving myself the goal to actually learn how to study properly. Being a "gifted kid", I was never truly taught, and it fucked me over more than I'd like to admit. I can take it into my own hands now, though, and I hope by doing so that I can regain the love and enjoyment I used to find in academics. Little life update, I suppose. I'll be back now to document myself and feed the little worm in my brain that wants to romanticize schooling.

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I tend to refer to my brain like it's a machine or program. I'm not sure if it's force of habit, a matter of pattern and structure framed by being neurodiverse, or if it's a way I try to subconsciously differentiate my brain from my being.

[juliaxyn]

Even when you're tired, remember why you started.

[shakespearesdaughters]

Franz Kafka diary

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Thinking about starting regular posts here to keep myself on top of everything. I've been falling behind due to a series of medical issues and it's starting to worry me quite a bit. I try not to beat myself up for being essentially disabled but given how it's invisible I almost feel that I still have to meet the standards and expectations of those around me to function like a regular person.

and while i can recognize that it isn't my fault nor within my control for the most part I still feel like I can and should be doing more. Even just the littlest bit more.

[concerningwolves]

Full offense but your writing style is for you and nobody else. Use the words you want to use; play with language, experiment, use said, use adverbs, use “unrealistic” writing patterns, slap words you don’t even know are words on the page. Language is a sandbox and you, as the author, are at liberty to shape it however you wish. Build castles. Build a hovel. Build a mountain on a mountain or make a tiny cottage on a hill. Whatever it is you want to do. Write.

[davycoquette]

Your voice is what makes your writing kickass. Do not do not do not strive to make it sound like everyone else’s.

[academic-vampire]

𝔟𝔩𝔲𝔢 𝔥𝔞𝔷𝔢

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Long time no see. My first semester of college is coming to an end and it's occupied most of my time (that and my step back from tech haha) . I'm hoping to get back on here as my second semester starts.

Honestly college has been great so far. I've made friends, have great marks (give or take some 0s from medical leave) and love my professors. Having a much better time than I thought I would.

[depsidase]

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I'm excited to start college but I'm not going to pretend I'm not really nervous as well. School and studying has always been difficult for me, I'm very low energy and struggle with Narcolepsy and (likely) EDS to the point that it makes household chores difficult. I hope that this time around I can learn to pace myself and be proud of what I can achieve, not upset by what I can't.

[juliaxyn]

Having a stu-pen-dous time studying.

[academic-vampire]

𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔩𝔦𝔣𝔢 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔰𝔴𝔢𝔢𝔱 𝔞𝔠𝔞𝔡𝔢𝔪𝔦𝔠

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Why does picking a to do app that I actually enjoy using feel like the hardest part of my college prep tasks

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Finally got most of my college equipment 🤭 Been a busy few weeks. Fighting for my life trying to figure out how a Macbook works

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Finally ordering all my college equipment and I'm so nervous but so happy and also pretending this isn't an excuse to buy a bunch of things I've been yearning after for years

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So torn between a Galaxy Tab and a Note Air 3C E-Ink for my collete notes. I always do better by hand with my notes, but paper will get messy fast.

My current debate is that the Air 3C is more single-purpose (distraction prevention), paper textured, and gentle on the eyes, plus it runs Android so I can still use Notion and whatnot on it. However, it runs a lower framerate and I can't draw on it.

The Galaxy Tab is more versatile, I can use it as a secondary monitor, to watch class videos, and install my Clip Studio app on it to get back into drawing. I can also dumb it down pretty easily and turn on the nightlight to help the screen. But I'm worried that the texture and rigidness might throw me off (the Air 3C has a little bit of give to it, just like paper,) and that it's just more complicated overall.

I'm actually screwed I have to make my mind up this week LOL. I would stick to paper if it weren't for the fact that it'll get disorganized in less than a week. 😭