WE'RE BACK FOR YEAR NUMBER THREE (3) OF MOVING INTO A COLLEGE DORM

-over. The door. Hangers. Rn. Go get em

- when you're packing clothes on hangers, put garbage bags through the bottom and loop the ties over the hooks, it'll keep everything together it makes your life so much easier I promise

- get. A. Chair. A nice one bitch because the shitty ones they give you?? Will send you to a chiropractor two weeks in. Get a chair

- desk shelf. Oh baby. Sometimes desks have shelves, sometimes they don't. Get one anyway, I'm telling you rn, go do it it helps I promise

- get organizers for the kitchen. plz. god it makes finding that one utensil you need in the middle of the night so much easier. We are all about ease here people

- couch. cover. That couch has seen unspeakable things. I'm telling you this with first hand experience. Get a goddamn couch cover, it'll make it so much more comfy.

- POWER STRIP BABY. GET AT LEAST TWO IM TELLING YOU NOT ASKING NOT SUGGESTING. AND TAPE THEM TO THE WALL OR COMMAND STICK EM GOD IT SAVES SO MUCH SPACE

As I unpack for the third time, that's all I got but add more, do it, I dare you.

College Packing Tips from a College Student

So I know COVID has prevented A Lot of us from going to college, or we just chose to not attend college. And that’s fine!!! You do you boo!!! In case you are, in fact, going to college this year and happen to be moving into a dorm (this also applies to moving into a new apartment) here are some tips for packing (and what to pack) when moving in.

- pack a small bag for stuff you’ll need when you immediately arrive. This means disinfectant wipes, a mop/broom, paper towels, and command hooks if you happen to be needing them (you will, idc what you think, you will need them)

- bring command hooks!!!!! a lot of college dorm don’t allow nails in the walls for hanging things. I can already hear people saying they don’t need to be hanging any decorations and ooooohhhh boy you are in for a treat. Winter gear???? You want your coat on a heap on the floor???? towel???? you want the thing you dry your beautiful body with on the dirty ass floor????? bring command hooks coward

- wash your dishes before you get there. I know this isn’t possible in every situation, but if you can, wash your dishes/travel mugs/tupperware before you move in. one less thing you have to do

- speaking of which, you will never have enough tupperware. you think I’m kidding??? I’m not. you bring that shit everywhERE you go, and you smuggle as much food as you can because your ass is paying for that, and by god, you will get your money’s worth

- communicate 👏 with 👏your 👏roommate(s) 👏 and this applies to apartments too. who’s bringing the mini-fridge?? who’s got the microwave??? are you having those in your dorm?? do they go to bed before or after 11pm??? comm👏un👏i👏cate

- bring,,,and extra,,,,,set,,,,of,,,,everything. towels, sheets, pillows, do it. yes it means a little more room in your bags, but pleaaaaseeee do it

- you will never have enough kitchen towels. I mean it. you will use those little shits for everything. wiping down a spilled drink, dusting, oven mitts, everything. I used them to wrap breakable things in my other bags

- I can’t believe I have to say this, but bring,,, shower,,,,shoes. If you are in a communal bathroom, there are probably dozens of college students using that same bathroom,,,,do you want foot fungus???? I didn’t think so

- door stop!!! sometimes dorm rooms don’t have these, always a good idea

- if you live in the north like me, and winter is a thing that happens for 6 months, think about bringing a shoe mat/tray for your boots. Doesn’t have to be a big one, but those boots are gonna be tracking in so much salt and snow and dirt, you want to put them somewhere

That’s everything I can think of off the top of my head, but please please please feel free to add more!!! stay safe!!!!! bring masks!!!!!!

types of writing sessions

got on computer, looked at document, was like “fuck this shit” and got off

wrote like 150 words that consist of bloating the existing useless conversation or scene even more

wrote SO MANY WORDS but it was because you were so desperate to escape the Bad Part

wrote SO MANY WORDS but it was because you were so desperate to get closer to the Good Part

got on your document, ran into research issue, spent like an hour on Wikipedia, ah shit

the somewhat satisfying “fixing everything I hated about the scene I wrote the day before” session

decent amount of progress that took like 3x longer than it should have because you were repeatedly distracted

In The Zone and completely absorbed, just BLAZING through a few thousand words, probably close to the ending, probably listening to playlist

Not actually a writing session, just listening to playlist

the session where you write like a paragraph, suddenly realize the unfixability of your current plot predicament, and cry

that weird session where you don’t have much time and you’re super tired and you write like a page but you reread it the next morning and holy shit these words came from the fingers of god why is it so good

that session that is purely just navigating the boring shit of getting from one scene to the next and it sucks but you leave off on the cusp of something interesting and it feels good

the satisfyingly exhausting session where you write the Good Part and you’re confident it came out pretty well and you’re full of thoughts and stuff about where things are going next but you need to let them rest

get on computer, write exactly one sentence, get off computer. Now you can say you wrote today

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instantnoooodles

4 years ago

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instantnoooodles

5 years ago

Scholarship applications: Give us your addreSS, your phOnE nuMBeR, your crEDIT caRD NumBER... give us the socIAL SECUrity, we see you hAVE iT give IT GIVE IT

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college im poor :( scholarships college is stupid please give me money strangers college is expensive I do not have 40 thousand dollars just lyiNG arOUND Dave Ramsey wants me to pay in aLL CASH

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instantnoooodles

4 years ago

name one native american intellectual off the top of your head, name one native american actor or actress off the top of your head, name one native american senator, one native american news anchor, or an author or a tv personality or a singer or a poet or a comedian, name a single native american teacher you’ve had, can you? probably not

ok so now think of one native american cartoon character you know of or a sports team relating to native americans whether it’s their actual name or their team logo, or a town you live in or near with a “native” name bet a lot of these things came to you right away i bet you didn’t even have to think

needing native representation in media, education and government are not decoy issues, the commercialization and appropriation of native cultures are not decoy issues, the lack of native representation is institutional oppression at work

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instantnoooodles

4 years ago

The kids I’m babysitting: You’ve got a boyfriend! You’ve got a boyfriend!!

Me, a lesbian: a what

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lesbian GAY tf kids lesbian pride a who?? I know not of this 'boyfriend' you speak of

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instantnoooodles

4 years ago

not to be a bootlicker but im going feral over young gibbs in parade rest

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please wow ohmygod SIR this is unacceptable im shrieking I'm a lesbian but

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instantnoooodles

4 years ago

Team I didn’t know this was a ship and then I looked at fanfics and oh god I didn’t know I needed this and now I’m obsessed

Team I only kinda shipped it but then I read the fanfics and now I’m obsessed

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instantnoooodles

2 months ago

the secret to life is always having something to look forward to

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dinner with friends next week a new barnes and noble is opening near my house a woodblock carving I have to print developing the film from my camera my cousin!!! my girlfriend!!! my brothers!!! look forward to things every occasion is a special occasion

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instantnoooodles

5 years ago

I absolutely DESPISE the way my brain works because here I am, actually trying to finish a ten-thousand-plus one-shot and then it just fuckin throws a new idea at me from left field like a toddler that demands my attention. But lOOK AT THIS!! ISN’T THIS COOL??!!! YOU SHOULD WRITE IT LOOK LOOK LOOOOKKKK ISN’T IT PRETTY??!!!! Like noooohooooo pleaaaseeee I just want to finish one project that’s all I ask

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writing fanfiction one shot unbelievable i hate my brain for several reaons ooh look shiny

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