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[saturdaysolaces]

Friday, 14th June, 9:50 pm

currently listening to: Given It All – Hayley Kiyoko (aka lesbian jesus)

To say I’m pretty tired is truly an understatement – I’ve spent the past couple of days in a constant state of exhaustion and haven’t really gotten anything done even though I’ve tried to get through the bio units I scheduled to be completed. I took some time today to just relax and plan because my life is a huge mess atm and it needs some serious organising. Also, I just happened to realise that I have around 50 days until school starts again (ikr, I’m thinking about stuff like this, no wonder I’m so stressed constantly) which doesn’t seem that short but to me, who was planning on getting through her readings in a few weeks, it’s a predicament.

I finally got some English revision done (I migrated some vocab to quizlet, which I find is a v purposeful tool for learning a plethora of new words). I’m starting off with vocab (the other thing being grammar), as it requires much more time to get fully incorporated into my writing. Also, it is a prevalent part of my final exams since we have sections from reading comprehension to a written assignment, and from my own experience I can state that teachers appreciate the usage of big words.

Tomorrow’s to-dos:

finish revision timetable

units 6 and 7 of bio

set goals for summer break (in terms of reading etc)

English idioms (a list)

print out some diagrams on alternation of generations etc

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jan 7 2019: first day of spring term, the library and coffee

here’s day 7 for @advice-to-revise ‘s new year challenge! the first layout (green post-it) is of my chemistry notes from april/may, and the pink-themed ones are of clinical psychology (probably from march?). The blue-themed notes (biology) are the most recent of this set, from the start of second year. I’m actually quite amused by how much my note-taking has kept changing throughout my time in high school. i am not able to keep a consistent method because i tend to get bored quite easily and i haven’t found one yet that combines both efficiency and aesthetics (tumblr needs lol). also, my notes vary style-wise a lot between subjects as some require more dense and detailed notes where others don’t have that much content etc. 

to summarise this day: went to the library after school with a friend. i’m happy how much stuff i got done today! 

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jan 5 and 6 2019: physics past papers and a writer’s block

i happened to miss @advice-to-revise ‘s new year challenge day 5 yesterday so this is to compensate for that as well as today’s challenge. 

jan 5 was flashcards, so above is a photo of a set i made for chemistry in first year. i don’t have any more recent ones, mostly because i’m not just an avid user of them. this does not necessarily signify that i don’t like using them, it’s just that the method of revision i usually stick with is making mind maps, and i really haven’t gotten round to trying something else because i find they do the job quite well. also, i haven’t found any pre-cut flashcards in stores and because my lazy/busy self doesn’t want to cut them, i just opt out. 

i do use quizlet for any vocab i come across in my language studies but that’s about it. 

for jan 6, my absolute favourite book (or series, should i say) ever is probably, to no-one’s surprise, the Harry Potter series (especially chamber of secrets!). I also really enjoyed reading the hunger games and never let me go (by kazuo ishiguro)! i have to say though, i haven’t been reading a lot of fiction recently since my interest has drifted towards non-fiction (to all of you interested in biology/biochemistry, i really recommend works by nick lane!). 

as a side note, school is kicking off again tomorrow and i’m really excited to see all my friends! i am determined to make the most of the spring term c:

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jan 3 2019: friends, cafés and shopping

about 2/3 of today was spent going around town with a good friend of mine. i managed to invest in a new skirt, an agenda, a pair of earrings and a hoodie, all of which i’ve been wanting/needing for a while (usually i’m just too indecisive to buy anything). 

i didn’t do any genuine work today except some planning for the upcoming days. tomorrow i’m trying to finish the darn biology unit because i’ve been working on it for too long...

@advice-to-revise ‘s new year challenge for jan 3: i can speak 3 languages. i’m (kinda) fluent in two of them, finnish (my first language) and english, and i am at a decent level in swedish. all of the latter are mandatory subjects i have to take in school although we have some freedom of choice in deciding how many courses we want to take. i’m also currently self-studying japanese and french because one of my long-term goals is to visit japan and french is just a very appealing language to me vv

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jan 4 2019: biology, biology and more biology

for @advice-to-revise ‘s new year challenge (day 4), i’ve picked my absolute favourite jams from last year that were of humongous influence. the first one is leisure club’s hollow heartbeat (though i also loved TV shows), and the second sobs’ girl. i’ve played them on repeat literally for days on end and even though i only found these gems (and bands) at about halfway through 2018, they probably come close to being the most played songs on my playlist. 

as stated by the title, i finally finished the biology unit i’ve been trying to avoid. the only con is that it took the whole day (although i woke up at 1 pm woops). now i can take a few days off from studying bio before i have to start grinding again because holy hell is this course crammed full with minuscule details (especially when it comes to the 11 million enzymes we have to learn.. or should i say i have to learn because i’ve brought this on myself by self-studying stuff. to make matters worse, i have 5 exams in 3 weeks’ time)

tomorrow i’m going to an escape room with my cousins, and after that i was planning on doing some physics recap for an upcoming midterm.

xx

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@advice-to-revise ‘s new year challenge: jan 2 2019

i can’t help but wish i was actually able to maintain a tidy desk... i cleaned it just for the occasion :v also included an appreciation post for little witch academia of akko and lotte (sucy in the background is a mood) because it warms my cold dead heart haha

as for the things i’ve done today, i spent the whole day going around shops, and for my luck found a new school bag (it’s a tad large but at least i won’t have trouble fitting all my books in and worrying the shoulder straps will break). i am planning on tackling the biology unit i started yesterday – probably not finishing it today though as it is getting late and i am too preoccupied with admiring diana cavendish 

*edit* can we also talk about the fact that lotte is finnish??? i had no idea until the episode where akko and sucy meet her parents and they dine together and eat hapansilakka... my initial thought was that lotte had swedish or icelandic roots because of her last name but naniii

xx

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saturday, october 27th

i decided to change my username! (previously @/slayinnschool)

you’ll find my older posts under #slayinnthetags. idk if i’ll create a new tag for them in the near future. 

xx

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11/7/2018 wednesday a simple and tiring day today but i guess it’s necessary for my sanity to just have those idk days sometimes?? anyway, i was supposed to go out with my dear friend today but sadly she had to cancel which is perfectly fine bc we moved our date for tomorrow! at least i had something to do for the day; i tackled some maths again, working my way through the last unit, and i’m pleased to exclaim that i’m only like 4 exercises away from completing the whole textbook, and then i can happily check that out of my to-do list for the summer (kinda sad though bc i really enjoyed it even though it’s v v challenging!!). also got some reading done today too (and my daily evening walk) and it finally starts to feel like i’m getting back into reading!! i have so many intriguing books to cover during the rest of the summer c: on the negative note, i apparently have had a migraine (and still have) for the past day and a half and it irritates me to the point i can’t really focus on anything. let’s hope it goes away soon... tomorrow’s to-dos: - go to the city (and purchase physics textbook!) - finish reading? - some math exercises if i find time