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first round of chemo is done and we are leaving the hospital!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
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first round of chemo is done and we are leaving the hospital!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
The Barack Obama Presidential Center is officially scheduled to open to the public on June 19, 2026 (Juneteenth), on Chicago’s South Side in Jackson Park.
That’s a powerful and symbolic choice—opening the Barack Obama Presidential Center on Juneteenth ties history, freedom, and legacy together in a meaningful way.
Located in Jackson Park in Chicago, the center is expected to include:
A museum and library space highlighting Barack Obama’s presidency
Community and cultural programming spaces
Public green space designed to engage the South Side community
Opening on Juneteenth (June 19, 2026) adds deeper meaning:
Honors Black history and liberation
Connects Obama’s legacy to a broader American story
Celebrates progress while recognizing the work still ahead
how i accidentally became competitive about studying and it's the best thing ever
this is gonna sound absolutely unhinged but i'm genuinely addicted to climbing the leaderboard on my study app and it's done more for my grades than any amount of parental pressure ever did.
let me explain lmao.
i used to open my textbook, stare at it, feel my soul leave my body, and then dissociate on youtube for three hours. studying felt impossible and lonely and like screaming into the void with zero feedback on whether i was even doing it right.
then leaderboards entered the chat and suddenly studying became a GAME.
every problem i solve gives me points. every lesson completed makes my rank go UP. that notification saying "you jumped from 156th to 98th!" hits SO different than any grade weeks later. it's immediate, it's visible, it's happening NOW.
and here's where it gets fun: i started recognizing usernames at the top. there's this person "ChemistryNerd2024" who's ALWAYS top 5 and honestly they're my nemesis slash inspiration. don't know them, probably never will, but their existence pushes me to do better. it's like having an anime rival except we're fighting with physics problems.
the app breaks leaderboards down by subject so i can see where i'm crushing it (english lit babyyy) and where i'm dying (math why do you hate me). instead of general anxiety i have SPECIFIC data on what needs work. vague dread becomes actual strategy.
oh and there are REAL PRIZES. weekly winners get free premium stuff. monthly champions win tablets. annual top performers get SCHOLARSHIPS. i'm not studying for some abstract future, i'm competing for stuff i can win TODAY.
plot twist: the app rewards consistency not cramming. it's not about one all nighter, it's about daily streaks and sustainable habits. i'm on day 47 and lowkey terrified of breaking it which means i study even on lazy days.
another plot twist: i've made friends?? there's a chat feature and some top students share tips and we've formed this weird supportive community. studying isn't lonely anymore it's actually... social??
who knew competitiveness could be channeled into productivity. not me but i'm SO here for it.
What I've managed to achieve in my study week:
1000/3000 word essay ✔️
Completed long forms for portfolio assessment ✔️
Walk in the beautiful countryside everyday ✔️
Yoga and meditation everyday ✔️
Update: 35hrs 5min teaching on placement/40hrs by Feb (yay!) ✔️
