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26/04/2024

life has been hectic, with the end of semester approaching slowly but surely. i still have to finish my thesis, do all the remaining coursework for my classes, and then start studying for state exams :’)

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I am sorry to everyone who tagged me in some tag game and I never responded. I saw it and thought “aww they thought of me” and proceeded to forget about it right after

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01/04/2024

march dump ft. kitties, pretty architecture & good coffee

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“Don’t get me wrong: you can learn a lot on the internet. You can learn more than at any previous time in history. But ingesting information is only half of learning. The other half, the more important half, is responding to that information, thinking critically about it, about what it implies. Does it fit with your worldview? If not, why not? This is the part of learning that turns knowledge into wisdom, into action. This is the part of learning through which you create yourself, and it demands mental free time, time when you’re not consuming media of any kind, when you’re doing nothing at all. By greedily claiming every appointment on your mind’s timeline, the internet erases these vital hours from your life.”

– ‘I Think the Internet Wants to Be My Mind,’ Escape into Meaning: Essays on Superman, Public Benches, and Other Obsessions, Evan Puschak

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3.22.24 | All the trees are in full blush & it's too beautiful to stay indoors. I'd rather sit & read beneath the plum blossoms. ♡ 𝑁𝑜𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑖

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2024-03-26

Sometimes I think about how if the me that lived a year ago were to see what I am doing now, they would have a minor aneurysm. I think they would be so confused, and think “Woah, this person knows a lot!”

That makes me incredibly happy.

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08/03/2024

last-minute studying & current home office setup

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21/02/2024

the last semester of my bachelors degree begins :’)

ft. my attempt at latte art (not the bottom pic of course)

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11/02/2024

a day trip in tallinn, estonia <3 i really liked it there!

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How wild is it that every version of you probably exists still, somewhere, in someone’s memory? The messy you, crying on the floor exists still in your mind. The happy, sun-soaked you, exists in your best friend’s memory. No part of you has died, all parts of us exist always, simultaneously and hidden. 

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Hi! I also have a weird question!! What sort of a laptop do you use!! Cause that doesn't look like an apple and I've been trying not to support that particular brand for a while now 😭😭😭😭😭😭

hello!

i do actually use a macbook air now :’) but in my older posts you may have seen my previous laptop, which was a huawei matebook. although from an ethical standpoint idk if huawei is a better alternative lol

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22/01/2024

i’ve fully turned into a nocturnal being. kind of miss the structure in my life that school usually provides, but also enjoying the relative freedom i have now.

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favorite spot to study except for my room - it looks like a library but is actually a coffee shop

the holidays always kind of overwhelm me 🫠

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reading + kitties

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20/12/2023

the semester is officially over! i do need to submit a few more assignments and take one final exam, but that isn’t until january. so, for now, i can finally relax a bit.

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Enjoying the crisp winter air in Paris, but also my 16th book of the year: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries 📖

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hiya, I've been meaning to ask, what kind of tablet do you use?

hello! i use a 9th gen ipad :)