Don't stop until you're proud

Hi I am Floki, 28 years old and from Germany. Freelancing author on the side.

[flokileroux]

I can't believe it's happening! My first novel is out now!

--> english version under the cut!

Der alte Kommisar und das Meer? Nichts da! Frederik Taylor ist wohl der jüngste Inspector, den Scotland Yard jemals hervorgebracht hat. Gemeinsam mit seinem treuen Beagle Alfie reist er auf die abgelegene Insel Cetecea Island um den Fall der vermissten Journalistin Josephine White zu untersuchen. Was zumächst anmutet, wie ein typischer Vermisstenfall, soll sich schon bald als weitaus undurchsichtiger herausstellen. Undurchsichtiger sogar als der dichte Nebel, der die kleine Insel regelmäßig zu verschlingen scheint.

Inmitten von Familienzwisten, Schweigegeldern und fantastisch wirkenden Seemannsgarn muss Taylor feststellen, dass der Begriff Wahrheit auf dieser Insel dehnbar ist und Unmöglichkeit eine Frage der Perspektive.

Begleite Inspector Frederik Taylor auf den ersten seiner sonderbaren Fälle und entdecke das Geheimnis der Insel der schwebenden Wale.

Ab jetzt im epubli-shop bestellen oder ab dem 16.02.2023 online erhältlich im Buchhandel deines Vertrauens.

Die Insel der schwebenden Wale

Inspector Taylors 1. Fall

The old inspector and the sea? Absolutely not! Frederik Taylor may be the youngest inspector Scotland Yard has ever seen. Followed by his his loyal Beagle Alfie he visits the remote island Cetecea Island to investigate the case of the missing journalist Josephine White. What seems to be just another missing person case soon turns out to be much more obscure. Even more obscure than the mysterious fog that seems to want to swallow the island whole.

In the midst of family disputes, hush money and fantastical sailors yarn Taylor has to learn that the concept of truth is flexible on this island and impossibility just a question of perspective.

Join Inspector Taylor on his first of many curious cases to come and discover the secret of the island of floating whales.

Out now on epubli-shop or from april 17th on every major online bookshop.

(For now only in German!)

[study-trickster]

By the way, I wrote a book! :D

[study-trickster]

Six months into my apprenticeship I, at last, realized that I am basically a business student now

[myhoneststudyblr]

22|08|2022

someone please send some motivation my way cause right now i have ✨none✨

[study-trickster]

Guess who's back? :D

Having left university I won't be posting much stuff about my studies anymore, since it would show too much about the place I am now working for. But I am still very much into learning languages, so I will be posting about this instead.

[kissycat]

Universities love to make their websites a fucking maze

[darkmacademia]

✧dark academia calendar - march 2022✧

here is next month's calendar spread for 2022! all art is my original work. (full pics here. full 2022 calendar in folder)

[flokidokie]

St. Pauls Cathedral, London, UK

[dagenssvenska]

Swedish Friendship Vocab

Vänskap - Friendship

En vän - A friend En bästa vän - A best friend En bästis - A bestie

Att vara vänner med fördelar - To be friends with benefits Att ta hand om varandra - To take care of each other Att hjälpa till - To help out Att stötta - To support

Hur hittar man nya vänner? - How do you find new friends? När har du tid att träffas? - When do you have time to meet up?

[mygeekcorner]

I’m sorry, I know I’m getting old but what the fuck do you mean “vänner med fördelar”??? That sounds like the person you’d put as a reference on your resume, not someone you’re sleeping with.

Whatever happened to knullkompis - kk if you will - which literally just translates to fuck friend???

[dagenssvenska]

Fair, kk is more commonly used and I should’ve written that instead!

[bastille]

its kinda scary how your whole life depends on how well you do as a teenager 

[phantasmsystem]

oh my god No it doesn’t don’t put this kind of pressure on people?? you can absolutely fuck up in your teen years and continue on to a good life just fine. you can drop out of school, get a GED, still go to college and finish your degree as late as you want. i know people in my school who still haven’t graduated and they’re 26. some older. you can always transfer someplace else, always build yourself up from the ground. after a certain amount of college credits, a lot of schools really don’t care about your high school GED or your SAT scores anymore. if you fuck up in your teenage years you are not a failure!! you can ALWAYS re-invent yourself, always start over. there is always a second chance.

[iainart-deactivated20200509]

Reblogging this for my followers freaking out over art school/college. I dropped out of high school and never thought I’d get into college as easily as I did. You will be fine!

[scottandhiskind]

Fun story my biology professor just told us:  When he was 23 he was married to his wife and worked two jobs to support them since she was in college: gas station attendant and construction worker.  He worked these two jobs because that was the only work he could get since he was at the reading level of a third grader.  

One night he was writing something and his wife noticed he was writing from right to left.  Since she was studying occupational therapy she realized he had a learning disability and started working with him.  He slowly began to learn to read, and at 26 got his GED and went to college.

His first year of college he took the lowest level math course he could take, 001.  Over the years he worked on learning what he needed to, ended up graduating with a biology degree.  He then went on to get his masters and PhD, graduating at the top of his class.  He is now an extremely accomplished biologist and professor.

So don’t let anyone tell you that you’re future is based on your choices as a teenager.

[geekyangie]

Seriously.  Do not believe this.  You aren’t even stuck with your choices you make in your 20s.  I didn’t start working in my current field until just after my 30th birthday.  It has nothing to do with what I went to school for in my 20s.  My husband has a political science degree, and he’s a sports journalist.

You are not tied to anything.  Go.  Be.

[roane72]

My day job did not exist when I was a teenager. And the idea of trying to be an author was a distant thing on my radar. I thought I was going to be an English teacher. And then I thought I was going to be a music teacher. And then I thought I was going to be a drama teacher.

Also in there: therapist, early childhood educator, then finally: web developer–because by then it was an actual thing that existed. I didn’t actually figure out what I “wanted to do when I grew up” until about eight years ago, when I was 36. I tried pursuing writing when I was 30, stopped, then started pursuing it seriously again when I was 40. 

There is always time to change. And don’t let anyone tell you that high school is “the best time of your life” either, because that’s bullshit too.

[drachenkinder]

I was a high school drop out and didn’t go to college until I was within a month of my 40th birthday. While there I changed my major twice. Then I taught art long enough to earn retirement. Before college I’ve worked in dog kennels, as a cashier, a dental assistant, a vet assistant, electronics assembly,  a machinist in the military, picking up trash in a state park and as locksmith at a university. After teaching I worked night shift as a securety guard. Life is freaking adventure, not a locked grid you must move from one square to another. Take a chance, If you fail, get back up, dust yourself off and try something new. 

[solarishashernoseinabook]

Your life is not over at 25. You can continue to learn and engage with hobbies and change your life path and meet new people. Get rid of this idea that what you decide to do at 18 is gonna be what you do for life

[starlightshadowsworld]

As someone who freaks out at times about this kind of thing in my final year of university, this really helped.

[mresundance]

After 14 years I changed careers and I’m starting over from an entry level position at the ripe age of 38. But it’s AWESOME. I thought I would be a college professor for life. Instead I’m in marketing right now. I’m not sure where I’ll be in five or ten years, but I’m open to whatever awaits me and I know that whatever I’m doing doesn’t have to be for forever.

[study-trickster]

Seriously, I started university when I was 20, moved and changed my major after three semesters and never finished that one either. After seven semesters and having collected all credit points I needed I failed to register my bachelors thesis 3(!) times and eventually dropped out completely for financial reasons. Now I am 26 and will start to get trained as an industrial clerk next august. When I finish I'll be around 30 years old....

I feel like I am a complete failure having achieved nothing at all but you can't imagine how many people fawn over my CV because appearently I am an interesting person (?) that did so many interesting things already (??) and future employers like that (???)

[pompadourpink]

A few useful expressions

Je vous/te laisse imaginer… : imagine… (He hadn’t slept in two days, je te laisse imaginer how long he napped)

Je te le donne en mille : You’ll never guess (And what do you think she did? Je te le donne en mille: she said no and ran!)

Je te prends au mot : I take your word for it

Je te connais par cœur : I know you perfectly

Je ne te le fais pas dire : You’re telling me!

Je crains/j'ai peur que non : I’m afraid not

Je ne sais pas : I don’t know

Je regrette : I’m sorry, I wish I hadn’t (Je regrette de t'avoir fait mal)

Je t'ai posé une question : i asked you something (angry)

Je te le rends bien : It’s mutual

Je t'en prie : You’re welcome

Je t'en supplie : I’m begging you

Je t'en foutrai, du/de la/des x : I’ll give you x (angry)

Je t'en veux : I’m mad at you

Je compte bien… : I fully intend to…

Je m'en fiche/fous (rude) : I don’t care

Je veux bien : I’d love to

Je le jure : I swear

Je fais de mon mieux : I’m doing my best

Je garde espoir que… : I remain hopeful that…

Je demande à voir : I’ll believe it when I see it

Je disais donc que… : As I was saying…

J'ai envie de : I want, I feel like

J'ai tout laissé tel quel : I left without changing/touching anything

J'ai failli lui dire : I almost told him/her

J'ai changé d'avis : I changed my mind

J'ai besoin d'y réfléchir : I need to think about it

[soft-lovely]

today’s manifestations: oversized jumpers, cat companions and cozy work spaces ✨

[study-trickster]

Le petit dejeuner - Das Frühstück (The breakfast)

le café - der Kaffee (coffee)

les céréales - die Frühstücksflocken (cornflakes)

le lait - die Milch (milk)

le café au lait - der Milchkaffee (coffee with milk)

le jus d'orange - der Orangensaft (orange juice)

la confiture - die Konfitüre (jam)

le sucre - der Zucker (sugar)

le miel - der Honig (honey)

le pain - das Brot (bread)

le thé - der Tee (tea)

le beurre - die Butter (butter)

la crêpe - der Pfannkuchen (pancake)

[dagenssvenska]

Swedish Home Vocab

Hem ljuva hem - Home sweet home

Ett hem - A home En lägenhet - An apartment Ett hus - A house En bostad - A residence

En planritning - A floor plan

Ett rum - A room Ett sovrum - A bedroom Ett vardagsrum - A livingroom Ett badrum - A bathroom Ett kök - A kitchen

En garderob - A closet En klädkammare - A walk-in closet

En rumskompis - A roommate En sambo - A (romantic) partner who you live with

Ett husdjur - A pet En katt - A cat En hund - A dog

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[languages-and-else]

People who are (or were) university students: Tag in which country your uni is and if you do anything after the lesson is over, like applaud etc. Because I go to uni in Austria and when the lesson is over we knock on the tables and my new Norwegian teacher always seems completely bewildered. Is that not a thing in other countries? Help me with my totally scientific research, thanks!

[flokidokie]

Who needs pumpkins anyway?

( I would tell you what kind of roots I used but I am too lazy to google the english names for them right now...)

[galina]

My workspace whilst I stay at my grandparents’ – I’m mostly just birdwatching and reading and drinking my grandad’s homemade wine and it’s lovely

[mushroomcaphat]

my favorite part of classic literature is the way they just like assume every reader speaks french