Wen-deer Wellesley

You can take the Wendy out of Wellesley but you can’t take the Wellesley out of the Wendy. WC class of 19, JET program ALT, author and language learner.

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some things i’ve learned while studying in quarantine

drink more water instead of more coffee.

weekly goals are bullshit. set yourself 3-day goals. you’ll be less laid-back.

don’t just mindlessly stare at words. before you start studying, know your approach to it. have a plan.

summarizing the concept in your own words is the key part of taking notes. don’t just copy things down, convert them into your own way of talking, your own vocabulary, no matter how dumb and unprofessional it sounds.

don’t let the “studyblr aesthetic” fool you. studying doesn’t have to be pretty. summaries and notes can be messy as long as they’re comprehensible. you can always rewrite and reorganize them later. (honestly, you better do. and you better keep them.)

don’t throw away the papers you’ve solved your problems in. staple them to the fucking textbook. you need to see them constantly. cause you’ll need reminders of how far you’ve came, when you’re feeling discouraged.

don’t be an armchair analyst for your issues. if you have an idea then act on it.

remember: the exact point where it becomes difficult, is where your growth begins. take a deep breath, and try to focus on the paragraph in front of you.

get off your high horse and understand that if you’re a zero, you won’t go to 100 in a couple of days. first, you’ll need to reach 30, then from 30 to 60, and then from 60 to 90. nobody is 100 everyday. that happens very rarely.

you need to have fun everyday. you need to have peaceful time every single day. even on exam night. especially on exam night, actually. so make sure you’ve studied enough so you can have some time to yourself.

once you’re on a roll and in need of some challenge to stay on track, start writing down your studying hours. tell yourself you’re not allowed to do less than 80% of what you did yesterday. whatever the hell it was, even just one hour. so if yesterday you really studied for like, say 8 hours, today your goal is to study for at least 6 and a half hours. if you can’t keep up with that, make it 70%, or 60%. 

be forgiving of yourself. be kind to yourself. even if you bounced back and lost your streak. start again. as slowly as you did before. take your time. it’s okay, you were there once you can get there again.

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Duolingo Owl: I have your girlfriend held hostage, you have three seconds to practice Japanese or you’re never seeing her again.

LingoDeer Deer: Hello deer! Sweetheart! It’s time to practice Japanese! It’s time for your lesson! I’m ready when you are!

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New words I learned in Japan

Last year’s post here. 離陸 [りりく] - takeoff 探偵 [たんてい] - detective 有望な [ゆうぼうな] - good prospects, full of hope, promising 鶯 [うぐいす] - Japanese bush warbler; Japanese nightingale 単品 [たんぴん] - individual item (i.e. not of a set), single article, single item 冤罪 [えんざい] - false charge, false accusation, misrepresentation 来店 [らいてん] - coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.) 運賃 [うんちん] - (passenger) fare 清楚な [せいそな] - neat and clean, tidy, trim 箸が転んでもおかしい年頃  [はしがころんでもおかしいとしごろ] - age at which even the slightest things seem funny (esp. said of a girl in the late teens)​ 達成 [たっせい] - achievement, attainment, accomplishment, realization  丁寧な [ていねいな] - polite, corteous, civil; careful, close, thorough, conscientious  積雪 [せきせつ] - snowpack, snow cover, fallen snow  くねくね - winding, meandering, wriggling, wiggling, waving, swaying, twisting and turning 遺伝 [いでん] - heredity, (genetic) inheritance  切っても切れない [きってもきれない] - inseparable (esp. bond, relationship), inextricable, joined at the hip, integral, essential, cannot be broken (cut, separated), indissoluble 出没 [しゅつぼつ] - appearing frequently, infesting, appearance and disappearance  支配 [しはい] - domination, rule, control 惨めな [みじめな] - mizerable, wretched, unhappy, sad, pitiable  蓋 [ふた] - cover, lid, cap 簪 [かんざし] - kanzashi, ornate hairpin 転勤 [てんきん] - job transfer, job relocation, job migration, intra-company transfer 狂暴な [きょうぼうな] - ferocious, brutal, atrocious, savage, barbarous  ヨレヨレ - worn-out, shabby, seedy, wrinkled-up, threadbare  住めば都 [すめばみやこ] - you can get used to living anywhere, home is where you make it, wherever I lay my hat is home  素面 [しらふ] - soberness, sobriety 囲炉裏 [いろり] - sunken hearth, sunken fireplace, irori 夫婦別姓 [ふうふべっせい] - (system of) husband and wife retaining separate family names  利益 [りえき] - profit, gains, benefit, advance, interest (of the public, etc.) 白桃 [はくとう] - white peach 黄桃 [おうとう] - yellow peach

[storm-lesbian]

what to use a notebook for

planning and organising

dream house plan

recipe collection 

trip / vacation planner

bucket lists 

a bullet journal

pet book (dates of vet visits, photos as they grow up, etc)

baby journal (similar to pet one)

plan with me challenge 

idea dump

budget book

school

class / lecture notes

textbook notes

school planner or bullet journal

university research / application planner

reviews

cafe / restaurant 

books

movies

music

tv series

artsy craftsy

poetry 

writers notebook

sketchbook

sticker collection

gardening journal

photo journal

inspiration / moodpboard scrapbook

fun n cute

happiness journal (write one thing each day that made you happy)

gratitude journal

quote collection 

travel journal

dream journal 

sentence-a-day journal (write a sentence about every day)

journaling challenges (you can find a bunch of prompts online)

astronomy journal

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Useful Japanese

「自分　は　自分　の　まま　で　いい　(と思います)」

jibun wa jibun no mama de ii (to omoimasu)

“(I think) I’m fine just the way I am“.

P.S. If you replace jibun (meaning “myself”) to anata (meaning “yourself”) it still works and becomes advice you can give :)

[queernigga]

!!!  So my friend sent me this video on growing up and dealing with antiblackness in Japan and it’s SO. REAL.  

It’s only in Japanese (sorry non-Japanese speakers).  I encourage you to watch and share.  

For students of Japanese language - the dialogue is super clear and you might be surprised at how much you understand!

人権啓発ビデオ　「わたしたちが伝えたい，大切なこと　～アニメで見る 全国中学生人権作文コンテスト入賞作品～」（1/4）【差別のない世界へ】（字幕あり）

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Nihon no kotori (Japanese small birds), cute helpful chart by @T_marohiko listing the following species:

First row - 百舌 mozu (bull-headed shrike) / 目黒 meguro (bonin white-eye) / 川蝉 kawasemi (kingfisher) / ツグミ tsugumi (dusky thrush) / 鶯 uguisu (japanese bush warbler)

Second row - 雀 suzume (sparrow) / 燕 tsubame (swallow) / 椋鳥 mukudori (grey starling) / 駒鳥 komadori (japanese robin) / 赤啄木鳥 akagera (great spotted woodpecker)

Third Row - 頬白 hoojiro (meadow bunting) / シマエナガ shimaenaga (silver-throated dasher) / 鷽 uso (japanese bullfinch) / 菊戴 kikuitadaki (goldcrest) / 白鶺鴒 hakusekirei (black-backed wagtail)

Fourth row - 五十雀 gojuukara (eurasian nuthatch) / 四十雀 shijuukara (japanese tit) / 小雀 kogara (willow tit) / 日雀 higara (coal tit) / 山雀 yamagara (varied tit)

Fifth row - 黄鶲 kibitaki (narcissus flycatcher) / 小瑠璃 koruri (siberian blue robin) / 大瑠璃 ooruri (blue-and-white flycatcher) / 瑠璃鶲 ruribitaki (red-flanked bluetail) / 尉鶲 joubitaki (daurian redstart)

[hinakonotediary]

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〜でなくてなんだろう（か）

〜でなくてなんだろう（か）＝　〜以外だとは考えられない。《硬い言い方》 I see this as “If this isn’t … then what is (it)!”. So the only thing the person can think of to call something is ~. 自分の命を犠牲にして多くの人を救ったあの男が英雄でなくてなんだろう。 That man, who sacrificed his own life and saved many people, is nothing other than a hero. (If he’s not a hero for doing that, then what is he?! i mean really.) こんなに見事な絵が、芸術でなくてなんだろう。 A magnificent picture such as this just has to be fine art. (If it’s not fine art, then what would you even call it?) 飛行機事故に遭ったにも関わらず、彼女は無事だった。これが奇跡でなくてなんだろう。 In spite of being in a plane crash, she was safe. If that’s not a miracle then I don’t know what is. (The crash was pretty bad, many other people died, but she didn’t. it just HAS to be a miracle). 日々のなんでもない思いやりにあふれた行為が“愛のサイン”でなくてなんだろうか Deeds that flow with the daily easy/harmless consideration is nothing other than a sign of love. (If it’s not a sign of love then what is it?)

[the-bibrarian]

Merci 僕

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The texts you have to translate aren’t going to translate themselves. Get to work. 

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30 Anti-Fascist Actions: #30

Since we started this tumblr in 2014, we’ve brought you news of literally thousands of anti-fascist actions around the world.  Yet one of the most common questions we get asked is “what can I do?”  To help celebrate our 4th anniversary month, everyday in June we’re posting at least one real-life example of anti-fascist action that we’ve reported on in the last four years that you could replicate or take inspiration from! 30) Read And Share! OK, every day in June we’ve re-blogged an antifa action that we reported on at some point in our collective’s four-year history.  We hope it inspired you & gave you some ideas for stuff you can pull off where you live.  Now, here’s a list of more resources to tap into (many of which you can download, print, and distribute!):

40 Ways To Fight Nazis - a downloadable/printable guide from Showing Up For Racial Justice, available in both a long version and a short version Our guide to joining or starting an antifa crew:  + bonus tips  + more bonus tips Anti Fascist Network’s guide to starting an antifa chapter AFN’s list of antifa resources How to form an antifa group The Anti-Fascist Network flyerAnti-immigration raid posters from the Anti-Raids Network Destroying White Nationalism - a 12-page downloadable comic we put out! Anti-fascist & anti-racist posters and images from 1000 Blackbirds Common-sense security precautions when approaching other antifa crews Anti-doxing guide for antifa Computer Security Tips downloadable guide How to set up an antifa neighbourhod watch Downloadable International Anti-Fascist Defence Fund flyer Downloadable antifa flyer about Charlottesville Anti-Fascism = Self-Defense: downloadable anarchist flyer from Crimethinc Opposing fascism in the extreme metal scene: downloadable in English; in Italian; and in French. How to make a kick-ass antifa banner How to fuck up an immigration raid (UK) What to do when ICE comes knocking (in English & Spanish) (US) Bust Cards for UK antifa “To The Charlottesville Anti-Fascists” - amazing downloadable/printable pamphlet/statement (in English) from collectif mères solidaires (set your printer to print double-sided, flip on short edge)

[martinihomestead]

Basic Homesteading Skills

Crafts

quilting

embroidery

cross-stitch

knitting

crochet

sewing

Cooking and Baking

homemade bread

homemade butter

homemade extracts

dandelion jelly

Canning

26 canning recipes

canning jars 101

60 canning recipes

Gardening

edible trees to plant

what to plant to save the bees

cure and braid garlic

save seeds for next year

braid onions for long term storage

build a greenhouse

Animals

homemade chicken feed

raising mealworms for chickens

why to raise nigerian dwarf goats

Outdoors

starting a fire with sticks

trail signs

knotting

find true north without a compass

Medicine

homemade neosporin

all purpose healing salve

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Since voting didn’t really work, how can we turn things around? What are some things I can do to help with the coming revolution? Thanks! - A young, very scared Nonbinary disabled person. (Note: a small list to give me some ideas is all I’m asking. I won’t pester you for things I can google.)

Listen to the Rebel Steps podcast (it’s got transcripts u can read also); it’s exactly this sort of thing, advice and guides for people who want to become politically active but don’t know where to begin.  It’s good shit.

Also check out The Secret Is To Begin on the Crimethinc page.  I’m not the biggest fan of Crimethinc but it’s solid advice.

See if there’s an Industrial Workers of the World branch near you and, if so, getchu a red card.  Being part of the IWW will put you in touch with an international network of good folks, a lot of whom have been about this business for a good long time.  The IWW’s IWOC and GDC projects are where to go for direct boots-on-the-ground political activism stuff.

You can start a Food Not Bombs / Serve The People outfit with u and some pals, and here are two articles on how to start a tenants’ union.

And get educated!  You can find more books than you could ever read for free! at https://www.marxists.org/ https://libcom.org/ and  http://www.lesliefeinberg.net/ among other places on the online, and listen to Revolutionary Left Radio and Resonance Audio Distro.

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Classic Bookshelf: This site has put classic novels online, from Charles Dickens to Charlotte Bronte.

The Online Books Page: The University of Pennsylvania hosts this book search and database.

Project Gutenberg: This famous site has over 27,000 free books online.

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KEIMENA: This page is entirely in Greek, but if you’re looking for modern Greek literature, this is the place to access books online.

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Corpus Scriptorum Latinorum: Access many Latin texts here.

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Projekt Gutenberg-DE: This easy-to-use database of German language texts lets you search by genres and author.

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Access Genealogy: Find literature about Native American history, the Scotch-Irish immigration in the 19th and 20th centuries, and more.

Free History Books: This collection features U.S. history books, including works by Paul Jennings, Sarah Morgan Dawson, Josiah Quincy and others.

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Books-On-Line: This large collection includes movie scripts, newer works, cookbooks and more.

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Poem Hunter: Find free poems, lyrics and quotations on this site.

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Google Poetry: Google Books has a large selection of poetry, fromThe Canterbury Tales to Beowulf to Walt Whitman.

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PinkPoem.com: On this site, you can download free poetry ebooks.

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Banned Books: Here you can follow links of banned books to their full text online.

World eBook Library: This monstrous collection includes classics, encyclopedias, children’s books and a lot more.

DailyLit: DailyLit has everything from Moby Dick to the recent phenomenon, Skinny Bitch.

A Celebration of Women Writers: The University of Pennsylvania’s page for women writers includes Newbery winners.

Free Online Novels: These novels are fully online and range from romance to religious fiction to historical fiction.

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[la-laborista-republiko]

How To Get Active And Get Organized!

Five tips for forming an affinity group

Crimethinc: How To Start An Affinity Group

Sprout Distro: How To Start An Affinity Group

Rebel Steps: Community support and mutual aid

Want to start a tenants’ association? Here’s what you need to know first (WaPo)

How to organize a tenants’ union (TenantNet)

Form a tenants’ association (HomeLine)

Food Not Bombs handbook

Food Not Bombs materials and books

Principles of harm reduction

What is harm reduction?  (Harm Reduction International)

Getting started in union organizing

Is it time to start a union at your workplace?  (spoiler alert the answer is yes)

Building working-class defense organizations: An interview with the Twin Cities GDC (It’s Going Down)

Practical organizing for antifa and beyond

https://www.iww.org/content/join-one-big-union

[la-laborista-republiko]

“Get Learned About Socialism” Crash Course

Lenin, The State and Revolution

Socialism Simplified, “Understanding State and Revolution”

Lenin, What Is To Be Done?

Marx, Wage-Labour and Capital (text)

Wage-Labour and Capital (audiobook)

Marx, Capital: A Critical Analysis of Capitalist Production (text)

Capital (audiobook)

Reading Marx’s Capital with David Harvey

Kropotkin, Mutual Aid: A Factor in Evolution

Kropotkin, The Conquest of Bread

Sylvia Federici, Caliban and the Witch

Leslie Feinberg, Lavender and Red: Liberation and Solidarity in the Gay and Lesbian Left

Feinberg, Transgender Liberation: A Movement Whose Time Has Come

Feinberg, Transgender Warriors