From Kiki Smith, The Vitreous Body, with Adapted Translation Of The Way Of Seeming  by Parmenides

every august without fail is like i will give you some of the most beautiful golden summer moments of your life but also you will be thinking about childhood and loss constantly. it will always be either 5pm or 2am

‪Girl Interrupted (1999) dir. James Mangold ‬

*sees someone looking at their partner with genuine love and care* need me a freak like tht

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university studying tips

i’m returning to university after taking a year hiatus, so here are some study/uni tips that i discovered the first 2 years of uni/wish i had implemented more often

study every day for at least an hour

write down study notes + lecture notes

rewrite these - both by hand and typing - as often as possible

seriously. rewrite your notes. have them down somewhere so that they’re legible, but then handwrite your notes as many times as you can, even if it isn’t legible

repetition helps with not only memorization, but comprehension as well

say notes aloud as often as possible

if you’ve safe access to a library, take yourself out on a date

make it a habit 2x-4x a week at specific times going to your library and finding a spot and just studying for 3-4 hours

i would always go tuesday, wednesday and thursday nights from 2pm-8pm. this is when i would get my homework assignments and reading done for most of the week/get ahead where i could

grab yourself a coffee and a snack and remember to take breaks in between!!! every 45 minutes, take a 5 minute break <3

use gum, perfume, or [**diluted**] essential oils as aids during studying, and remember to repeat when taking exams 

if you’re studying for an exam and chewing peppermint gum, by chewing the peppermint gum during the exam, it can help trigger the memories of what you were studying 

plan ahead

mark out in a planner or calendar when all of your weekly assignments are due, quizzes, exams, and papers

set time aside each day of the week where you are able to work on upcoming projects

for papers that are due in, say, a month

as soon as you have the topic picked out, spend a few moments each day finding academic sources 

when reading the material that will be pertinent, highlight/bookmark as you go along. this will help you in the long run (especially if you are using secondary sources and need a quick quote or citation)

send rough drafts to your professor or your schools writing services for thoughts and additions; it can be super nerve-wracking at first, but i promise it helps a lot

you don’t need to color coordinate, but it can help

keep it simple, too much color can and will distract you. but highlighting vocab words, dates and other important things like that can help a lot if you’re trying to find something specific in your study notes

take breaks often, but don’t procrastinate or get distracted (i’ll write another post soon on how to specifically avoid distraction and burn out)

know that grades do not define you. i promise, they don’t.

speak to your professor or advisor if you are falling behind in a class or multiple classes and need aid or extensions. they are there to help you and to teach you. they are your biggest resource. use it. 

if you need someone to talk to, i’m here <3

when fleabag said “I love you” and then the priest said “it’ll pass” I had no choice but to go completely insane in my bedroom

for ish

🐭

now that we’re here and it’s 4am here’s some paintings that make me go absolutely bonkers

In The Kitchen by Helena Janecic, Untitled by Daniel Gerhartz, Compassion by Daniel Gergartz, L’abandon (Les deux amies) by Henri de Tolouse-Lautrec