Inspirational Quote From Last Year’s Calendar +  look How Cool My Cousin’s Phone Case Is!? His Course

To the (mostly white and liberal) people who find themselves going to protests for the first time:

1. Marches and rallies aren’t Coachella. They can be fun and fulfilling, but they’re more than that. You’re there to show solidarity and to build a culture of resistance, not to boost your social status or get more likes on Instagram.

2. Don’t take pictures/videos of others without their consent. I don’t care how cool their sign is. Unless you ask first, NEVER take a picture/video and def NEVER post that to social media without consent.

3. In the same vein: don’t be a snitch. If you see someone spray painting or flipping off cops or smashing racist imagery, etc, don’t take video/pictures. Don’t rat out your comrades, especially if they’re doing something illegal and can get arrested or fired.

4. At the march in LA on Saturday, a bunch of white Hillary supporters started shaking hands with the riot police. Don’t do that. The cops are not our friends.

5. Center the voices of members of oppressed groups. If there’s an open mic, let others speak. If you’re privileged, you’re there to listen and learn. Be humble.

6. If something that a member of an oppressed group says makes you uncomfortable, DEAL WITH IT. Don’t try to silence them. If poc start chanting “Fuck the police”, don’t try to shush them or drown them out.

7. These anti Trump marches are not pro Hillary, or pro Bernie, or pro Jill Stein marches. You’re taking part in direct action, not electoral politics.

If anyone has anything else to add to this list, feel free to do so.

mood board

there’s a post going around listing trans people who killed themselves post-Trump’s election. it is not properly sourced, and searching the names net absolutely no results. it’s fake. i understand why people might reblog this (because it was honestly a horrifying post to read when i thought it was true), but please look into stuff before you reblog them & don’t spread misinformation. don’t create artificial trauma for already terrified communities. 

that being said, here’s the Trans Lifeline numbers that was on the post: US: (877) 565-8860 Canada: (877) 330-6366

follow spree.

hey there! if you’re a studyblr (and a bit new to the community), reblog this so i can check you out. i might even leave a cheeky little message on your blog and end up following you. it would be great to get a follow from you all but that’s totally upto you! make sure you guys follow at least one person who has reblogged! let’s make more friends 😋

When law school hits you in the face.

*sigh*

Mental illness is terrible and can make life really difficult, so I’ve compiled this masterpost to try and make things a little bit easier.

DISCLAIMER: Just because I find something helpful does not mean it’s best for you. Also, I am not a mental health professional.

TIPS FOR IN SCHOOL

See what learning support is available, and if possible find out what others have used. What, if any, extra support is available to you? You might be able to have extra time on exams or take them in a separate room if that would make things easier.

Also look into emotional support. If you have a competent counsellor/nurse/any kind of support worker in school, talk to them. That being said, I had an absolutely horrible experience with a school support worker, and it’s 100% okay to ignore the in school support offered if it’s not helpful or even bad for you. If you need to, seek support outside school and keep seeking until you find something that’s right for you.

Talk to your teachers. Explaining that your mental health is not great, even only vaguely, can be really helpful in the future as it can make them more lenient with deadlines and more tolerant of absences for appointments or self care.

Speaking of absences, take days off if you need them. Email your teachers to find out what you’re missing and get notes from people in your classes to catch up on either during your day off or when you feel better. Your health should always come first.

Write down your homework and deadlines, either on your phone or in a diary of some kind. This should make it easier to keep track of what you need to be doing and stop you worrying about forgetting things as much.

If you feel like you want to be left alone, bring headphones. Find a quiet spot in the library and try to get some work done, and people should see the headphones as a sign you want to be left alone. If not, wanting to work in peace is a good enough reason to not want people coming over.

TIPS FOR STUDYING AT HOME

Write to do lists. If long lists stress you out, make multiple small lists based on the urgency of the task and ignore the non-urgent ones until your workload seems more manageable.

Work for as long as you feel comfortable and able to. If you can do two hours, great. If you can’t even do five minutes, that’s okay. As I said, your health is more important.

I’m going to get a lot of gasps from this, but work in bed if getting up and working at your desk seems too overwhelming. If it’s a choice between not working or working in bed, bring your work into that pillow fort. You’re accomplishing something, and don’t let anyone tell you it’s not good enough.

Whether you’re in bed or not, make your workspace as comfortable and organised as you can. Studying is rarely fun, but making it as comfy as you can sometimes helps you gain the motivation to get it done, and organised spaces can help to decrease stress.

Listen to something calming while you work. I recommend making something with noisli or the Animal Crossing soundtrack.

Remember to take breaks. Don’t push yourself until you can’t work anymore or you have a breakdown, pace yourself.

MOTIVATION AND SELF CARE

Keep a record of what you’ve done. Seeing all you’ve accomplished can be a nice morale boost and help keep you from feeling too down. Having a studyblr or some kind of journal is a good way to do this. This can also help if you have problems with memory.

Don’t sacrifice hobbies for school. If you’re mentally ill, finding something positive and fun is a rare thing. Cut down around busy times if you really have to, but don’t let it go.

Find a healthy emotional outlet. This might be exercise, talking to friends, using a site like the thoughts room to vent, making, drawing or writing something, hitting a pillow or scribbling your anger and sadness away. It might be something I haven’t thought of. Anything that deals head on with your emotions and doesn’t hurt anyone is a good outlet.

Similarly, find distractions for when you don’t want to deal with your emotions. Some of the above can also work as distractions, but so can pampering yourself, playing video games or app games, reading a book, listening to music, watching a film or TV show, going out somewhere you like, looking at pictures or videos of cute animals, cooking something, organising your space, or anything else that’s not harmful and lets you escape your emotions for a while.

Try not to compare yourself to others. In studying or anything else, you do you. Try to focus on meeting your own needs rather than whether or not a popular blog has the same study techniques or self care routines as you.

Don’t push yourself more than you can handle. Motivation is great, but if it leads to a mental breakdown, you’ve gone too far. Try to be aware of how much you can manage realistically. I don’t want to stop you giving 100%, but know what your 100% looks like and don’t harm yourself trying to go further. Instead, try and slowly change how much your 100% is.

Sleep is important for your health and for the quality of your work. No one works well on three hours of sleep. If you have trouble getting to sleep, try some kind of familiar background noise. I recommend the Harry Potter audiobooks read by Stephen Fry because I am in fact a giant loser.

Listen to other mentally ill people’s tips and advice on coping to try and work out what strategies work best for you. Tumblr (and the internet in general) has a lot of resources, and hopefully I’ll be adding to some of those in the future with more specific posts.

SOME RESOURCES

MIND - mental health charity, provides guides to a lot of different conditions and ways to cope.

Online Mental Health Support - a list of IM, chatroom, and email support options.

Worldwide Suicide Helplines - a list of phone numbers for multiple different countries.

That’s all I have for now, if you have any other suggestions feel free to let me know either here, through my ask box or through tagging me in a post!

5 lines hover updates tab (#10) by iamthemelocked / thewomvn STATIC / LIFE PREVIEW if the gif isn´t enough :)

the codes: 1 | 2 | 3

HOW TO INSTALL

paste code number 1 in the meta section of your theme (right at the top where you can see for example: <meta name=“color:Background” content=“#ffffff”/>). This is so that you can change the colours of the boxes without going into the code.

paste code number 2 right above {CustomCSS}</style></head><body>

paste code number 3 right under {CustomCSS}</style></head><body>

PLEASE LIKE / REBLOG IF YOU ARE USING IT! 

PLEASE LEAVE THE CREDIT IN IT!

ABOUT THIS TAB IN GENERAL

The original version has 5 lines with text boxes who appear upon hovering

If you want to add more or delete a few then you can do that easily in the code

All the colours are customizable without having to go into the code, just do it in your tumblr customizing menu

For inserting the text you need to go into the code though, just like with every other updates tab

You have the option of turning it off in your customizing menu if you don´t want to use it anymore, you don´t have to delete it from the code

IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE THINGS IN THE TAB:

Check my other updates tabs for reference, on all those posts there are explanations for most questions.

If you don´t find the answer to your question there, check the tutorials on my theme blog.

If you still have questions, request a tutorial here.

ADDITIONAL GADGETS

You want to have a colour spectrum to choose from?

Check this link.

You want to add colorful headers?

The tutorial is here.

You want to add a music player?

Find the detailed tutorial here.

You want to have a clock in your updates tab?

Check out this link.

FINAL WORDS

This updates tab is mine and mine alone.(thewomvn/iamthemelocked)

I spent a lot of time making it so I would really appreciate it if you:

1. left the credit where it belongs

2. directed others who ask for a tutorial for this updates tab to this post

3. didn´t claim it as your own, no matter how many changes you have done

4. didn´t steal the code or redistribute this updates tab in any way.

I will find out and I can assure you, it´ll not be pleasant for you.

I am always there for your questions, so check on my HTML and Themes blog if you want to know something or just ask your question there and I will make a tutorial for you.

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Hiya everyone so AP self studying (i.e., taking an AP test without also taking a class on it) is a great way to earn more AP credit (which colleges love), and can be easier than you think. 

So in case you’re interested, or just curious, here’s a masterpost where I’ve compiled a bunch of self-study resources and tips. I hope you find it helpful !!

ESSENTIALS (all of these are gold)

which AP’s should I even attempt by myself? : vvvvv helpful article. Make sure you have read this before deciding which AP’s to go for; I highly highly recommend it.

choosing the right prep book : best pdf guide (from a guy who aced 22 ap’s!!) make sure the edition you buy is up to date !!

free textbooks masterpost : you need a competent, up-to-date, AP-level textbook for the subject[s] you plan to take. it will be the source all of your material, so you need to interact with it (more on that below). your textbook is like your teacher, only the difference is you get to choose whether it’s a good one or not! 

annotating from textbooks : this is a v helpful youtube video. It is a great way to take your own notes from your textbooks interactively without getting bored.

tutors and study groups : you don’t have to study alone! There is always the option to work with a tutor or study group, which can relieve a lot of your stress.  

plan with excel : time management is the most important part of self studying. No one’s giving you a test, no one’s assigning you homework, and no one is making you show up to class. Sooo it’s up to you to designate some regular time to study. Excel can be an extremely helpful tool for planning (more on how to study below)

chibird : always cheers me up!

masterpost of calming things 

advice on balancing 3+ AP’s

when you want to give up 

HOW TO GO ABOUT IT (in which I actually give advice)

You need to put in time and dedication, because the best way to self-study is to literally set up a mini class for yourself.

No, you do not have to take out 50 minutes of every single day! But you will need to designate regular time to read from a textbook, take notes, and even give yourself tests, if you’re up for that. 

Helpful time ideas: My cousin self-studying for AP Psychology this year and she takes out one hour of every Saturday and Sunday to read from her textbook and review! (the moral of this story is that weekends are v good times to self-study!) Find at least one time every week where you are free for at least one hour and use that hour to study! 

Divide your time into learning and reviewing. I like to use half of my designated study block for learning new material, and half for reviewing old material. 

Every so often, do a cumulative review. My rec = every 3 weeks. Cumulative reviews are extremely important because you don’t want all the information falling out of your head when you are working so hard to learn it !!

Use good review methods that work for you! Check out the Feynman method (I just discovered it, it’s neat). Do whatever you want for your review, just make sure it helps you :D +5 super secret study tips omg

GIVE YOURSELF TESTS!!! This is so important! Studies show that you learn material much better if you write a quiz or test on it. (This is a legit study I swear but I am just too lazy to look it up right now :DD) It’ll be just like real class! And ok if you don’t want to write your own, I would recommend your AP prep book.

Finally: please remember that there is a difference between losing your motivation, and realizing that you are too are too stressed or can’t handle your workload. Your metal health and your sleep are always more important than an extra AP. If self-studying is costing you sleep or happiness, it is not worth it.

I hope you guys found this masterpost helpful; please if you have some wisdom or insight to share, don’t hesitate to add it. And if you do plan to self study this year, I wish you the best luck !! 

4.8.16+7:35pm // 32/100 days of productivity // when i first got my mildliners, i had no idea how to use them. made this page after trying some tricks!

happy halloween. it is halloween every single day from now until the end of october. happy fucking halloween