The fact that some people actually spend time on their hair instead of shakin it dry like Beethoven baffles me on la daily
songs that were once wildly popular in the uk but are practically unheard of in the us
god is a woman
extremely tender love songs
ancient greece vibes
love songs with super sinister undertones
songs with samson & delilah allusions
happy songs about affairs
benji’s cool times summer jamz mix
songs that sound like they’re from the 80′s but are not
the yearn™
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here’s a list of my favourite playlists that i listen to when studying. only one playlist has lyrics so if you find that distracting you can skip it!
1 am study session - lofi hip hop/chill beats (1 hour)
a rainy town - animal crossing ost + thunderstorm ambiance (1 hour)
breath of the wild relaxing music with rain (1 hour)
lofi hip hop radio - beats to relax/study to (live radio)
relaxing life is strange music (1 hour) *has lyrics
relaxing music from uncharted series (45 mins)
skyrim music & ambiance - night (1 hour)
skyrim music & ambiance - rainy day (10 hours)
studio ghibli summer night piano collection with nature sounds (7 hours)
the last of us - relaxing music compilation (30 mins)
the legend of zelda - calming & relaxing music compilation (1 hour)
the witcher 3 - peaceful music & nature ambiance (1 hour)
the witcher 3 toussaint - relaxing music for sleep and study (1 hour)
uncharted - ambient music & ambience (1 hour)
all playlists
Here is the collection of blog posts I’ve made for Chopin’s music. His ballades were the first posts I wrote once I started “officially” making “blog posts”. Anyway, if you want to listen to Chopin but don’t know where to start, here are some helpful links. Will make sure to keep it updated.
Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante
Piano Concerto no. 1 in e minor
Piano Concerto no. 2 in f minor
Ballades
Ballade no. 1 in g minor, op. 23
Ballade no. 2 in F Major op. 38
Ballade no. 3 in Ab Major, op. 47
Ballade no. 4 in f minor, op. 52
Impromptus
Impromptu no. 4 in c# minor, op. 66 “Fantaisie-Impromptu”
Nocturnes
Nocturne no. 1 in bb minor, op. 9 no. 1
Nocturne no. 2 in Eb Major, op. 9 no. 2
Nocturne no. 3 in B Major, op. 9 no. 3
Nocturne no. 7 in c# minor, op. 27 no.1
Nocturne no. 8 in Db Major, op. 27 no. 2
Nocturne no. 13 in c minor, op. 48 no. 1
Nocturne no. 16 in Eb Major, op. 55 no. 2
Nocturne no. 18 in E Major, op. 62 no. 2
Nocturne no. 20 in c minor, op. posth
Scherzos
Scherzo no. 1 in b minor, op. 20
Scherzo no. 2 in bb minor, op. 31
Scherzo no. 3 in c# minor, op. 39
Scherzo no. 4 in E Major, op. 54
Sonatas
Piano Sonata no. 2 in bb minor
Piano Sonata no. 3 in b minor
Preludes
Prelude op. 28 no. 4 in e minor
Prelude op. 28 no. 15 in Db Major, “Raindrop”
Prelude op. 28 no. 24 in d minor, “The Storm”
Polonaises
Polonaise no. 2 in eb minor, op. 26 no. 2
Polonaise no. 3 in A Major, op. 40 no. 1 “Military”
Polonaise no. 4 in c minor, op. 40 no. 2
Polonaise no. 6 in Ab Major, “Heroic”
Polonaise-Fantasy in Ab Major, op. 61
Waltzes
Grand Waltz Brillante, op.18
Waltz op.34 no.2
Waltz op.64 no.1 “Minute”/ “Petit Chien”
Waltz op.69 no.2 “Farewell”
Various Piano Works
Barcarolle in F# Major, op. 60
Berceuse, op. 57
Fantaisie in f minor, op.49
Cello Sonata in g minor, op. 65
Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C Major, op.3
That Switch
‘mystery of love’ by sufjan stevens but you’re picking flowers in your countryside backyard while your neighbor who you’re secretly in love with plays music you can hear through their open window. (headphones recommended) (youtube)
When Darcy said “You have bewitched me body and soul” and when Dracula said “I have crossed oceans of time to find you” I just- I can’t-
Cultural Dark Academia
After my last post about the lack of representation in academia, I felt it neccessary to provide some examples of what I’m talking about. Obviously there are more countries in the world than I can list and provide books for, so for a quick list this is what I got. !! Keep researching !! If you have any more books by POC please reply them !! If a country isn’t listed, that doesn’t mean it’s not important, this is just what I could get together real quick. If I made any mistakes, please let me know, we’re all learning. We need to help each other end eurocentrism in academia, so value representation and educate yourselves 💓💓💓
Chinese:
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
The Dream of the Red Chamber
The Water Margin
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
The Journey to the West
The Scholars
The Peony Pavilion
Border Town by Congwen Shen
Half of Man is Woman by Zhang Xianliang
To Live by Yu Hua
Ten Years of Madness by agent Jicai
The Field of Life and Death & Tales of Hulan River by Xiao Hong
Japanese:
A Personal Matter by Kenzaburo Oë
Pakistani:
Moth Smoke by Mohsin Hamid
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid
Ghulam Bagh by Mirza Athar Baig
Masterpieces of Urdu Nazm by K. C. Kanda
Irani/Persian:
Rooftops of Tehran by Mahbod Seraji
Savushun by Simin Daneshvar
Anything by Rumi
The Book of Kings by Ferdowsi
The Rubiyat by Omar Khayyam
Shahnameh (translation by Dick Davis)
Afghan:
Earth and Ashes by Atiq Rahimi
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Indian:
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Aithihyamala, Garland of Legends by Kottarathil Sankunni
The Gameworld Trilogy by Samir Basu
Filipino:
Twice Blessed by Ninotchka Rosca
The Last Time I Saw Mother by Arlene J. Chai
Brazilian:
Night at the Tavern by Álvares de Azevedo
The Seven by André Vianco
Don Casmurro by Machado de Assis
Colombian:
Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Delirio by Laura Restrepo
¡Que viva la música! by Andrés Caicedo
The Sound of Things Falling by Jim Gabriel Vásquez
Mexican:
Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolf Anaya
Adonis Garcia/El Vampiro de la Colonia Roma by Luis Zapata
El Complot Mongol by Rafael Bernal
Egyptian:
The Cairo Trilogy by Nahuib Mahfouz
The Book of the Dead
Nigerian:
Rosewater by Tade Thompson
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Malian:
The Epic of Sundiata
Senegalese:
Poetry of Senghor
Native American:
The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King
Starlight by Richard Wagamese
Almanac of the Dead by L. Silko
Fools Crow by James Welch
Australian Aborigine:
Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe
First Footprints by Scott Cane
My Place by Sally Morgan
American//Modern:
Real Life by Brandon Taylor
Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Internment by Samir’s Ahmed
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurtson
Rivers of London Series by Ben Aaronovitch
Think about that sequence in that Johnny Cash song a boy named sue or whatever the heck and he just starts listing off all the alternative names he would have rather been called than Sue? Cause that's all I can think about lately and Idk whyyy
ate pretty well today, got all the food I've been craving and only ended up at 560 cals ! Didn't overeat at all today and maybe didn't workout but I only have to workout like twice a week so it's okay :p gonna weigh in tmrw, hopefully low 124 to 123 !
"I desire so deeply to be held and told that I am the star who renders the night endurable."
-anonymous
XViii | She/They loving languages, loving history, loving women (and men too ig)
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