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Lord, returning to this blog is so weird, started it at least two years ago to keep myself accountable and here I am, not having posted in way too long for comfort

Am doing alright on the school front tho. I've learned to accept that I will always procrastinate on everything, and instead planned my routines around that.

Still hit and miss but it definitely works better, especially with how the pandemic ruined any progress I had in becoming a ~model student~

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It's 01:35am and I'm at that point in the project where I'm considering just telling the teacher that I couldn't access my files.

Is it a lie? Only halfway!

Is it gonna make me feel guilty? Likely!

Is it gonna make my teacher's neutral feelings towards me tip on over into dislike?

Y e s and it distresses me greatly 😌

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Common prepositions

A :

À : to (Je vais à la plage : I’m going to the beach), at (Elle est à la mairie : She is at the town hall), indirect object/complément d’attribution (C’est à moi : It’s mine), adverbial phrase of way (Une peinture à l’huile : An oil painting), adverbial locution introducer (À l’instant : Just now), price indicator (Le kilo de pommes est à deux euros), infinitive form introducer (C’est à pleurer : It really is pathetic), approximation introducer (C’est à dix minutes d’ici : It’s about ten minutes away), against (Dos à dos), after (Pas à pas), until (Aimer à la folie)…

Après : after (Je te rejoins après le travail : I’ll join you after work)

Avant : before (Je me suis levée avant toi : I got up before you did)

Avec : with (Je vis avec mes deux chats : I live with my two cats)

C :

Chez : at X’s (- where are you ? - chez mon père)

Concernant : regarding, about (Concernant le courrier, a-t-il été envoyé ? : About the mail, has it been sent ?)

Contre : against (Je suis contre ta décision : I stand against your decision, Il est assis contre le mur : He’s sitting against the wall)

D :

Dans : in (Je suis dans la baignoire : I’m in the bathtub)

D’après : according to (D’après Victor Hugo, Fantine est blonde)

De : of (Au bout de la rue : At the end of the street)

Dedans : inside (Is Sophie out of the garage ? Non, elle est encore dedans)

Dehors : outside (Va dehors, il faut beau : Go outside, it’s a beautiful day)

Depuis : since (I’ve been swimming since I was nine : Je nage depuis que j’ai neuf ans), from (Tout était beau, depuis la décoration jusqu’aux couleurs : Everything was lovely, from the decoration to the colours)

Derrière : behind (Elle est juste derrière toi)

Dès : as soon as (Je te préviens dès que j’arrive : I’ll let you know as soon as I get there), immediately (If I could, je partirais dès maintenant)

Dessous : under (la clé était dessous le lit : the key was under the bed)

Dessus : on (le chat est assis dessus : the cat is sitting on it), 

Devant : in front of (j’attends devant la maison : i’m waiting in front of the house)

Durant : during (il est mort durant la famine : he died during the famine), for (elle a vécu là-bas durant des années : she lived there for years)

E :

En : at (Je suis nul en Français : I’m bad at French), material indicator (Une table en bois : A wooden table), change indicator (Elle s’est transformée en une belle femme forte : She turned into a beautiful, strong woman), division mood (Couper en deux : Cut in two pieces), during (En hiver, j’ai toujours un rhume : During winter, i always get a cold), gerundive element (elle tomba en criant : she fell, screaming), shape/appearance indicator (Un arbre en fleurs : A blossoming tree)

Entre : between/out of (Entre tous les garçons, Louis est le plus grand : Out of all of the boys, Louis is the tallest) 

Envers : towards/to (Il est méchant envers elle : He’s mean to her)

Ès : in (Licencié-e ès sciences : Bachelor of sciences) - rare, uni titles

Excepté : except (Exceptée Louise, elles sont toutes arrivées)

H :

Hormis : except (Hormis Pierre, nous avons tout le permis : Except from Pierre, we all have a driving license)

Hors : out of (Il est hors de lui : He’s beside himself)

J :

Jusque/jusqu’à : until (Elles s’aimèrent jusqu’à ce que la mort les sépare : They loved each other until death parted them)

M :

Malgré : despite (Il est venu malgré sa grippe : He came despite his flu)

Moyennant : in exchange for (Moyennant un changement de comportement, tu pourras rester : If you change your behaviour, you’ll be allowed to stay)

N : 

Nonobstant : in spite of (”Charles Myriel, nonobstant ce mariage, avait, disait-on, beaucoup fait parler de lui” Les Misérables) - rare

O :

Ôté : taken of from (6 ôté de 10 égale 4)

Outre : besides (Outre mes deux cafés, je n’ai encore rien bu aujourd’hui : Besides my two cups of coffee, I haven’t drunk anything today)

P :

Par : by (La Joconde a été painte par Léonard de Vinci), direction indicator (Il est parti par là : He went that way), with (Son nom commence par une voyelle : Her name starts with a vowel), per (J’en prends trois par jour : I take three per days)

Parmi : amongst (Parmi mes amies, tu es la plus petite : You’re the smallest of all of my friends)

Passé : after/past (Passé les grandes villes, tu ne trouves de tofu dans aucun magasin : Past big cities, you can’t find tofu in any store)

Pendant : during (Je t’appellerai pendant ma pause : I’ll call you during my break)

Pour : for (Je suis là pour toi : i’m here for you), to (Je pars pour Paris : I’m going to Paris), according to (Pour moi, tu fais une erreur : I think you’re making a mistake)

Près : near (Je suis près de Strasbourg : I’m near Strasbourg)

S :

Sans : without (Je suis sans voix : I am speechless)

Sauf : except (J’aime tout sauf les pruneaux : I’ll eat everything but prunes)

Selon : according to (Selon moi, tu as tort : I’d say you’re wrong)

Sous : under (J’ai des cernes sous les yeux : I have bags under my eyes)

Suivant : according to (Suivant ce que j’ai entendu, il ne reviendra pas : According to what I’ve heard, he won’t come back)

Sur : on (J’ai laissé les clés sur la table : I’ve left the keys on the table), about (C’est un film sur la guerre : It’s a movie about the war), towards (Regarde sur ta droite : Look on your right), out of (Deux enfants sur trois ont les yeux marron : Two kids out of three have brown eyes)

V :

Vers : towards (Elle avance vers moi : She’s coming towards me), somewhere around (Elle habite vers l’église : She lives near the church), about (Elle est rentrée vers minuit : She got home around midnight)

Voici : here is/are (Voici mon fils : Here’s my son)

Voilà : there is/are (Et voilà les miens : And there are mine), it’s been (Voilà deux ans que je ne les avais pas vues : It had been two years since I saw them)

Vu : given (Vu la situation, c’est mieux comme ça : Given the circumstances, that’s better that way) - casual

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A Guide to Audio Journaling

This past month (or longer, I think) I switched from regular, written journaling to audio journaling, and I thought it’d be great to share my experience: the practice, what I actually do, why I do it, and some things to think about if you wanna try it out.

I keep all my audio journals on the voice memos app on my phone, but if any of you know an alternate platform to do so, feel free to share!

Anyway, hope this helps, and as usual, if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to send me a message or drop me an ask. Have an awesome week :)

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Hey so it’s like two am where I live but I just got back from a late endgame showing and totally didn’t cry and anyway I wanted your opinion of a thought I had: nick fury waiting tony out to get to Spider-Man has the same energy as hydra waiting Peggy carter out to do their thing

you are 120% right and you should say it more often!

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Wrong blog the first time 😅

Thank you so much. You and your feelings and all and everything is valid too ♥️♥️

@theextralitnerd

And for some other valid people....

@adelinestudiess @botanyshitposts

I hate to break it to you… but you’re valid. Sorry, that’s just the way it is :/

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<3<3<3<3<3

Brie Larson for The Hollywood Reporter, 2019

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pls don’t forget that it is your blog. you should post about what you like and what makes you happy. some ppl will follow and some ppl will unfollow your blog and that’s completely ok. just make sure this whole tumblr experience makes you happy.

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Oh look

I have 0 new content

I will have to FIX THAT

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The thing I do is follow people on goodreads. I look through the books they've read and try to find ones I liked or disliked, and see if they rated them similarly to how I would

List of Books to Read Before You Die

1. Any book you want

2. Don’t read books you don’t want to read

3. That’s it

4. Congratulations you did it

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Haven't done much today, so to alleviate my guilt, voila!

Honestly though, I'll just do better tomorrow

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Absolutely needed to see this today 😣

Okay, you messed up, whatever it is didn’t go to plan. Maybe you didn’t study today. Maybe you procrastinated all day. Maybe you gave up on that essay you need to write. Maybe you didn’t write that lab report. Maybe you had to sit a test without being prepared and are pretty sure you failed. So what? Mistakes happen, they’re a part of life and there’s nothing you can do now. Where do you go from here? Give up entirely or learn from this experience and do the best you can from now on? You can come back from this, it’ll be okay.

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reminder to myself about the process of drafting & revising:

first drafts are for making it exist

second drafts are for making it functional

third drafts are for making it effective

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Some of the best writing advice I ever got was if you’re stuck on a scene or a line, the problem is actually about 10 lines back and that’s saved me from writer’s block so many times.

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Dude this is the same for me, I try to do it but it becomes a Stress Thing instead of a Helpful Thing

Why I Don’t Bullet Journal

Bullet journaling usually fills me with anxiety. I’m a perfectionist, and I don’t have the time in my life right now to have an elaborate and beautiful journal. I need something quick and messy, so I just get tiny dollar notebooks and write my thoughts and tasks when I can.

Also I know that if I did bullet journal I would use it as a way to procrastinate doing my work. I would just sit there doodling and making it beyond extravagant, because I always want to do something the best. Right now in my life, I just need quick one and done, but with how bullet journals are presented, I would feel bad looking at my own.

So really I just get those tiny Dollar Tree spirals, and write everything I need down. It doesn’t have to look pretty, and I don’t feel the need for my handwriting to be amazing, because honestly I’m not a calligraphy artist, I don’t know how the bullet journal and studyblr community can make such pretty titles.

Ultimately I know that I can’t live up to the expectations I would set for myself if I had a bullet journal, so I’m just going to stick to the things the good old way. Simple little spiral.

Also bullet journals have too many possibilities and I’m one of those people who overthink everything in life. That is where the stress stems from.

Note; I have tried bullet journals and have done it off and on for years. I always end up finding that it complicates my life further, and that I’m always wanting to make it something beyond my ability. It also lacks structure, which is something I do require. Often if I want to do something that is in a bullet journal style, I will create a list in a word document and print it out. 

Another note; I’m really happy for the people it does work for, I’m so glad that you enjoy it, and that it simplifies your life. I wish it was that way for me.

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Dude, it is relatableee

Would you guys like a post on why I don’t bullet journal? I can write a long post explaining why it doesn’t work for me, and whatnot.

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Yes!

Would you guys like for me to make a post about my new year’s resolutions. This year, I’m really going for a few. I also feel if I put them out to the world, I’m more likely to complete them. Lemme know babes.