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@studylikearussianspy
If you heard of writer's block, get ready for reader's block. You want to read. You have time. You know what to read; how have a pile of books ready to be read. You cannot sit still and focus enough to do so or you can't even open the book.
IF YOU STUDY FRENCH, LISTEN UP:
Ā Bon Patron will save your life.Ā
What is it?
Ā a free grammar checker that was developed by French professors
Ā not extremely sophisticated and wonāt catch all of your errorsĀ
but WILL prevent you from making dumb conjugation or agreement mistakes.Ā
MUCH BETTER THAN MICROSOFT WORD
What does it look like?
Whatās it do?
it marks what mistakes you made (writes them out and you can also hover over them - I couldnāt screenshot the entire list because it is VERY THOROUGH)Ā
(I feel like I need to mention this is an automatically generated example, Iām bad at french but Iām not thatĀ bad)
says what type of mistake it isĀ
and what you can do to fix them.
What do I do with it?
Obviously donāt rely on it 100%, but if youāve been staring at an essay for five hours itās so nice to be able to run it through and have it catch the article you misused in the middle of the fourth paragraph.Ā
make sure you check again after correcting the errors because sometimes new ones will be flaggedĀ
double check your work, sometimes it suggests corrections that you donāt need to make (since itās a computer program and youāre a person)
BUT GO FORTH AND IMPROVE YOUR FRENCH GRADES (& share the good news)
My timetable for next term is looking busy; I have about 20 hours worth of lectures a week! (To be fair, Iāve added some lectures for general interest - mainly to distract me from the dreariness of my Romanticism paper). Still have a Romanticism essay to write and Iām so not in the mood, but Iām taking it easy for the next week and literally just doing the bare minimum (i.e. writing 500 words a day) I feel like after a while vac of having to do work I deserve at least a little bit of a break before coming back to term.
Itās finally beginning to look like summer š! So I took my study sesh outside to get all the vitamin D š
Currently reading for my last essay of the vac - Romantic sonnets. Honestly hate it, they are all so pretentious and repetitive, but hey itās got to be done!
Felt cute today and was also productive! 750 words = halfway through = basically a final push and then I can be free of this particular essay and move on to the next and continue this endless cycle until I graduate and manage to grasp a momentary glimpse of freedom before subjecting myself to further X years of postgrad education and....
(I need a coffee...)
Update: called it a day with 1228 words and am now gonna chill out and play cards and watch Netflix with my friend š
After about two weeks of being only semi productive Iām back at it in the library. Finally settled on a title for my Shakespeare essay (male anxiety surrounding maternity) and started actually putting words on paper (literally the hardest part is for me to start). Iāve only got 4 days to finish this essay because Iāll need to move on to the next one after that (term starts in less than 2 weeks). For now, the plan is to do 500ish words a day, that way Iāll have 4 days to do reading on my next essay and 4 days to write it. Also letās all take a moment to appreciate how aesthetic my notebook is (I decorated it myself š)
Shhhh ignore the Starbucks logo, Iām definitely doing this French things right...
Iām in Paris for 5 days, taking a break from Shakespeare and Co. Iāve been working ever since the end of term, with various degrees of productivity, but last week I started to notice Iām not really being that productive anymore, that I get tired easier and just generally need a proper break (procrastinating and feeling stressed and guilty about it doesnāt count!!.) So Iām seeing a lot of friends this weekend and catching up on some light reading and already feeling so much better š Will be back at it on Tuesdayšš»
My photos will never be aesthetic because itās just me and 583629 pages worth of barely coherent notes. But I hit that nice 2000 words mark on my essay so now itās just a case of wrappping up, entirely changing my title to make it fit with the body of my essay, cutting out all the bits that donāt make sense and referencing (nbd š)
20/03/2019
Back at it again today, a little later than usual. I woke up quite late (but caught up on some much-needed sleep), squeezed in a short run this morning, had therapy and am now in the library starting to write my Gothic essay. The aim is to get around 500 words done at least, just to get myself into the swing of writing stuff again. Also want to finish readingĀ āLes particules elementairesā by Michel Houellebecq today, Iāve got less than a 100 pages to go. Iām going to get about 3 hours of work done today, which is less than my plan, but Iāve been working pretty hard these days, so I need a bit of a break. Which is what Iām doing tonight: Iām going to hang out with my friends, have a few drinks, play cards against humanity maybe or watch something.Ā
19/03/2019
Our vacation started about a week and a half ago; Iāve been going to the library every day. In all honesty, this term hasnāt been great. Hilary 2019 can actually suck it. My mental health went completely to shit. I canāt blame it all on the stresses of university, a lot of it was basically because Iāve not been taking any care of myself whatsoever. At the end of term I had a meeting with two of my English tutors and the Senior Tutor at my college, which was heartbreaking and terrifying. Despite my best efforts, my academic standard is still not up to scratch. This term, IĀ didnāt hand in 4 essays out of the 11 set. All four were on the English side, so whatever successes (and the essays that Iāve done for my special authors in French paper were all good) I had went unnoticed. All my arguments about my workload being too heavy for anyone, let alone someone with longstanding mental health issues and someone who has just come back from a year long suspension, were in vain. They didnāt seem to believe I was trying as hard as I can, and that I am in fact doing better than I was this time last year (Iāve hardly ever missed a class or a tutorial, gone to a lot of my lectures, complete 7 essays and stayed on top of my translations and grammar; heck, this time last year it was a miracle if I got out of bed before midday!) Essentially, the tutors seriously questioned my fitness to study and even suggested suspension as an option (which itās not for me, I would be devastated and I donāt actually think it would be that beneficial for my mental health). They also threatened disciplinary action next term if I keep missing deadlines, which I found pointless. I do my work diligently, and if I miss work there is always a compelling reason for that. If I canāt do it, I canāt do it. I am well aware of the importance of my work and I will do everything I can to catch up. There is literally no need for an external push for me to complete my work. The last few weeks of term were just spent in extreme anxiety and frustration and resulted in little but the souring of my relationship with one of my tutors.
So this vacation I will be catching up on work. I need to do a Shakespeare essay and 2 essays for my English period paper, as well as a lot of reading for both English and French. I am a little overwhelmed by the prospect of working every day for 7 weeks and then going into term for 8 weeks, but Iām also quite excited. I want to do this to prove to myself that I can still succeed in and enjoy my degree despite the difficulties Iām facing, and to prove to my tutors that I am a 100% committed to staying here and producing work I can be proud of. The next few months will be tough, but not in vain (I hope).
My plan is to work for about 5 hours each day: 3 on English and 2 on French, between about 9/10 am and 4/6 pm. Letās do this!
Aesthetic views, coffee and reading. + A little life update.
Iāve been off Tumblr because Iāve been struggling a lot with my mental health. Iāve been really struggling with eating, and my depression has made a comeback, as well as drinking problems. Iām doing a decent job at sorting myself out: talking to people, seeing my doctor, going back on medication, making plans to have meals with people, but itās been really tough for me. And days/weeks like these, I just have to remember to lay low, take care of myself, make arrangements with tutors and hope that this passes. So last week I missed 2/3 essay deadlines, but I emailed my tutors and Iāve been able to catch up on one of the essays and not do the other essay (at least until the vacation). This week, Iāve missed my Shakespeare essay deadline, but again, I emailed my tutor and we agreed Iād submit an essay plan for now. Iāve also quit my job because I realised how much of a toll itās taking on my mental health and my studies. It was probably one of the hardest decisions to make, and Iām really proud of myself for the way Iām going about things this term. Anyway, at the moment Iām Reading āConfessions of a Justified Sinnerā (essay due Wednesday) in a really cute top-floor tea room in Blackwells. Only have one class today at 2, so hoping to get quite a bit of reading done.
Moral of this story: take care of yourself first kids!
Days 15/16 of productivity.
On Saturday I had work. It was a crazily busy shift, and I felt overwhelmed and tearful all day. I didnāt do much studying, but I managed to pick up my bike from home and catch up with my friend, and after I got back to uni I just sat in my room, had a few drinks, played guitar and generally relaxed. (The photo is literally just me playing dress up - I have no life lol, but the outfit is banging in my opinion).
On Sunday, I had work as well.. after work though I managed to talk myself into doing some reading by taking myself out for an espresso martini at my local pub #adulting.
Treat yoā self! š§” After finishing my essay yesterday I took myself out to lunch and played bananagrams and also cards against humanity in the evening.
Days 12, 13, 14/100 of productivity.
On Wednesday moved into college, and I am honestly in love with my room this year. On Thursday IĀ caught up with my friend for an essay crisis snack session; Iād been working since 10 am, and by 6 pm I hit 1550 words! Thatās amazing for me, to be honest. Iāve been away for a year, and coming back is proving to be challenging already, especially with work (basically, my employer fucked up massively and Iām now on the rota for the first 3 weeks of university on shifts I just cannot do, and itās a crazy amount of hours as well - and itās not my fault at all, I gave her plenty of notice ahhhh Iām so frustrated!!). I had work 9 pm - 2 am, went to bed at 3 am and was awake for a while, so waking up at 10 today was a struggle.
Regardless, Iām just finishing up. Iām on nearly 1800 words, 200-300 words more to go and I can print it, pidge it and be free for the day! Iām thinking Iām going to go to town, maybe eat out and shop for course books and also some records (I bought a cheap-ass record player on amazon because Iām such a hipster).Ā
My timetable is sorted out now, Iām having 2-3 tutorials for paper v in English (1760-1830 period), then 12 translation classes in total, 4 paper xi tutorials for French (on Margarite Duras), and 8 Shakespeare tutorials. Essentially itās at least an essay a week, with some weeks having 2 essays +lectures (I have 12 a week, I think) and grammar work.
15 hours of contact time + 30ish hours of independent study a week, or 3 hours of seminars/lectures + 5 hours of independent study a day (5 days a week; weekends are for other commitments and catching up on sleep, with friends and occasionally uni work)
Day 11/100 of (un)productivity. Went up to London to see some friends today and had the most amazing time. With all the stress of term looming ahead itās important to do fun and wholesome things. Stay in touch with your friends, donāt forget to have chill time and stay well. Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and productive term!
Day 8,9, 10, and 11 of productivity. I had work all weekend, so no study got done. On Monday it was Russian Christmas, but I did manage to get a few organisational things done. Iām on the committee for SusCam, and weāve got quite a busy term ahead of us, so Iām trying to look at a way to centralise our tasks and documents. Thinking to o with Monday.com (app and site), Iāve been playing around with it and it looks good.
Right now Iām on the Oxford Tube, en route to see some friends in London (an hour late...) Doing some essay work on the bus, because I realised I move into college.... *drumroll please* TOMORROW!!! So 0th week has started yesterday and I had no idea. I thought it was the week after. Iām in a massive panic, because I still need to finish packing and my essay is due in on Friday aaahhh! Iāve jut started writing it. I also have people coming to stay with me tonight, so I have to spend some of tomorrow hanging out with them. Iām thinking Iām gonna move into college (luckily I emailed accomadation and asked if I could move in a day early) tomorrow morning, study for a bit (find critical material and all that), have my therapy appointment, then hang out with my mates in the afternoon for a bit and sleep in college. That gives the girls some more room, and gives me time to study. And then I bang the essay out on Thursday, work on it all day (until 9, I have work then).
Iām stress central today. STAY ON TOP OF IT KIDS, CHECK YO TERM DATES!!!
