#coralstudies

[pianistbynight]

ah the first song i played when the pandemic began... 🥲 brings back many memories... not always very nice ones but it helps with interpreting this piece... that sense of loss and feeling wistful for old times...

[coralstudiies]

Hii! 38 for the ask game! :)

38. What's the meaning behind your url?

i like the sea but coralstudies was taken so i added an extra i LMAO

[smileystudies]

feb 8 2021 // day 33 of 100 days of productivity

صباح الخير! اليوم برد و مشمسز قي مديتي و كل شيء مغطى بالثلج،. لا عندي الكثر من عمل لكن انا مشغولة جدا.  كيق اطقس قي مديتك؟

(good morning! today is cold and sunny in my city and everything is covered with snow. I don’t have a lot of work but I’m very busy. how’s the weather in your city?)

having now exhausted my patience for typing arabic, here’s what I’m up to:

read friedman, belletti & rizzi (2020)

continue coding responses

honestly between these two things I’m probably set for the day, so I’ll leave it there for now

[withluvliv]

journal 012 | 10.17.19

𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 💿 | 𝙨𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙡𝙮 | 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙤 playlist shown in photo

Cozy nights are my favorite! I redid my room a few weeks ago and it makes late-night studying so much more enjoyable. Usually, my night-time routine includes eating shin ramyun at 2am, listening to lofi remixes, and studying (usually math). Tonight, I switched it up and had microwave popcorn haha! Another girl and I are heading up the Communications Team at our online school, so we had our first meeting today about the newspaper and student social media. I’m excited to start writing the articles. I could write all day long. This weekend I have GOT to email some people about jobs and internships. I keep putting it off but I need to just break down and do it. But first, I need to get through this math test.

Hope you had a wonderful week! And if you didn’t have a good week, remember you get a fresh start every single Monday morning. - liv

[senchastudy]

at the beginning of today I didn’t even have 1 page for this paper, now i finished my outline and I have 2 pages.

03.11.19

[natureismyreligi8n]

Sonic Brain Coral Software 🧠 #cymaticdrawing #braincoral #sonicstructures #cymatic #contemporarycymatics #cymaticplates #copperplates #contemporaryart #coralove #coralstudie #vimanas #sonicvimanas https://www.instagram.com/p/CG20CTkDlMp/?igshid=rdh8c2wcc3zc

[serostudies]

Aesthetic Tag Game!

rules: bold all the aesthetics that you relate to, then describe your aesthetic

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side a - the city, glittering lights, yawning, skyscrapers, broken glass shards, street gangs, hip hop music, late night strolls, blinking stars, sleek cars, flickering neon signs, glittery earrings, small tattoos, empty subways, dark eyeshadow, snapping cameras, cozy apartments, fried churros, silver necklaces, dyed hair, ripped jeans, bright lipstick, dazzling smiles

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side b - the book nerd, large glasses, steaming hot chocolate, thick books, lofi music, hot pastries, soft smiles, large sweaters, quiet libraries, small flowers, melting candles, sweetened coffee, messy hair buns, soft pillows, fairy lights, vanilla scents

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side c - the stereotypical girl, soft pinks, mini skirts, crop tops, romantic fantasies, love songs, strawberry milkshakes, lipgloss, high ponytails, candy hearts, nail polish, starbucks coffee, clear skies, hoop earrings, excited ramblings, stuttering heartbeats, rose bouquets, soft blushes

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side d - the stereotypical boy, arcade games, graphic t-shirts, baseball caps, chocolate milkshakes, messy rooms, acoustic guitars, chocolate chip cookies, multi-colored bruises, rap music, nightly escapades, stolen glances, pencil-drumming, chocolate milk boxes, low hums

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side e - the nature hippie, mini plants, cloud-watching, star gazing, damp forests, sandy beaches, ocean waves, wildflowers, hiking, iced lemon tea, gardening, hippie music, buttered toast, birds chirping, multi-colored leaves, evening sunlight, fruit cups, sundresses

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side f - the rebel, cherry lollipops, devil hand signs, grape flavored bubble gum, rock music, killer boots, dark make-up, horror movies, denim jackets, switchblades, handguns, stargazing on rooftops, glowing cigarettes, large headphones, skull rings, converse shoes, graffiti murals, glowing moonlight, rose thorns, fishnet stockings

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side g - the winter, busy cafes, oversized hoodies, drizzling rain, small snowflakes, marshmallows in hot chocolate, loose hair, sad music, reading a book, blanket forts, frozen lakes, crackling fireplaces, old movies

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side h - the summer, tank tops, lemonade, sunny days, dripping popsicles, short haircuts, tinted sunglasses, cotton candy, amusement parks, traveling, blasting music on the car radio, wagging dog tails, large sunflowers, snow cones

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side i - the autumn, pumpkin lattes, warm bakeries, warm colors, hair braids, soft sweaters, colorful leaves, purring cats, dark chocolate bars, romance movies, soft music, zentangling, vintage cameras

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side j - the spring, floral scents, peach tea, mint shampoo, tinkling laughter, video cassettes, colorful paintings, excited smiles, lollipop sticks, blooming flowers, melting snow, action movies, singing in the shower

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My aesthetic: soft fabrics, warm breezes, floral lotions, ice water, black dresses, fidget toys, glitter, sunsets, tight hugs, peppermint

I was tagged by @cujostudies and @asdfghjkl-fck-u, thank you for the tag! I’m tagging @diplomatsun @khatulastudies  @kantstudies @coralstudys @elkstudies

[smileystudies]

feb 9 2021 // day 34 of 100 days of productivity

today:

data wrangling

approve consent videos

laundry

buenas tardes! the last six weeks just flew by, and I can’t believe that my interterm class is already over. since I’ve already done the reading for the language acquisition lecture tonight and the translation is on pause, all I’ve got to work on at the moment is sorting out my thesis data. I’m THRILLED because I figured out how to combine rows into a single cell which makes means I don’t have to do nearly as much manual work. I’m telling you, Power Query is a major blessing! hopefully the actual analysis will go even more smoothly once I remember how to use R...

[withluvliv]

journal 017 | 11.09.19

♪ | time of the season | the zombies

Ahh it’s been forever since I’ve done a journal post!!  Just wanted to give you a little peek into my favorite way to spend a Saturday morning.  I usually get up around 6:45am during the week, but on Saturdays, I get up at 8:30am and read my fiction book for a little bit.  Then I have a nice study session in my sunny kitchen complete with several cups of coffee and a jazzy lofi mix.  My most productive times are definitely from when I wake up until 1pm-ish, and then again from 10pm-2am.  Is that the healthiest?  No definitely not but sometimes late night study sessions just HIT different, ya know?  That’s why when I’m at my least productive in the afternoon I often leave the house and go to the library (for those of you who are new here, I go to online high school so I’m just chillin’ at home most of the day unless I go to uni for my private violin lessons or orchestra rehearsal or something like that).

Anyway, I hope to start doing more journal and studyblr posts along with mood boards.  Hope you all have a fantastic and productive Saturday :)) 

- 𝓁𝒾𝓋

[withluvliv]

journal 011 | 10.14.19

Hello hello!  Hope you had a wonderful memory.  I was kind of dreading today, but I forced myself to start the day at the gym and from there, my day went smoothly!  It was good to get back in the swing of things after taking a few days off for fall break last week.

I got my schedule for next semester today!  I’ll be taking a creative writing, college English, college sociology, precalc, chemistry, and Spanish 4.  Some classes I’ll just be finishing up the second semester for, but others I’m adding in and switching out!  I’m very excited.  It’ll be a fun semester with lots of writing and reading (exactly what I enjoy)!

I was going to try to work ahead and do some more schoolwork as I have a busy day tomorrow, but I think what I need is to read a few chapters of The Secret History, make a few moodboards, and get to bed early.  You’d be surprised what a good night’s sleep will do for you!

- liv

[withluvliv]

10.11.19 | journal 009

𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 💿

| 𝙨𝙢𝙤𝙠𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣 | 𝙠𝙝𝙖𝙞 𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙨

Hello!!  Hope you all had a fantastic day.  I got to see some of my family for the first time in half a year, and it was so good to catch up with my cousin!  I missed her.  It felt so good to be able to have a quality conversation and be open with someone who cares about everything that’s been going on in my life.  Tomorrow, we’re driving to go to breakfast and then go shopping.  It’ll be so fun to just blast music with the windows down and scream lyrics and forget about our respective problems.  I took the above picture on our walk tonight.  A long walk through the arts district of Phoenix while listening to Lorde was exactly what I needed.

I had a relaxed school week as I was on fall break.  I’m not really looking forward to getting back of the swing of things on Monday, but I’m planning on going to a café that afternoon.  Usually, leaving the house motivates me.

I’m still loving The Secret History!  It draws you in from the beginning and is full of beautiful and vivid descriptions.  What fascinates me is it isn’t action-packed build-to-climax (i.e., no one is fighting each other, no one is sick, no one is even dramatically in love); the main characters often just sit around talking about Greek and getting drunk.  I think this is precisely what draws readers in.  Something unbelievable and frankly disturbing will happen and it’s brewing under a perfectly calm atmosphere.

Hope your day was relaxing yet productive and you took some quality self-care time for yourself tonight :))

- liv

[coralstudiies]

do you have any tips on confidence and boosting self esteem? sometimes i feel like i’m not good enough to talk to certain people, or that everyone else is better than me. and fear stalls me from success and my dream life.

aw hun, im sorry you're going through this:( i think we've all been there, ik how it feels because sometimes when i think im finally getting good at something, someone else's better performance swallows my confidence. i think it's a common thing. of course, you might beat yourself up over that (we all will, it's just accepting that we WILL blame ourselves and then commiting to improving ourselves the next time around) but you should never destroy yourself by excessively and frequently harbouring such negative thoughts when your confidence/self-esteem is challenged.

for confidence, i don't think positive pep talk works for me because for some reason, the heart seems to only listens to our own negativity. and that's the thing tbh; if we cant trick ourselves to think positively, then we should try to see things as 'factually' as we can. im not saying become a robot, but say, if you failed a math test, instead of thinking negatively like "i suck" (which are only 2 words but negative enough to hurt your spirit imo) you should think "i need to work on my integration" of course if positive thinking works for you, go ahead. but im assuming it hasnt been effective, that's why you're asking for advice. Imo you lack confidence because you're overflowing with self-directed negativity, related to self-esteem ofc, so the best you can do is lock all of that out of your head. bit by bit! it's gonna be hard at first, but if you cant trick yourself into looking on the bright side, at least don't peer into the darkness. even that would be enough to stop some failures from eating away at your confidence.

next, about self-esteem. usually ppl have low self-esteem bc they are chasing an ideal that isn't theirs! im not saying your dreams are ideals; in a way they're just a small part. they're chasing a 'perfect me'. but you already ARE the ideal. things will come to you, so think about it that way. but they only come when you take the right steps. When you follow the right process the right results will come. It is CAUSE first then EFFECT. Goal - Thoughts - Feelings - Actions - Results - Ideal. it is somewhere along this path where you have stumbled, so find out where and sort it out asap. this is what's stopping you from becoming your own wonderful ideal. when people think they're not ideal, they naturally experience a plunge in self-esteem. and i really think there's no general way to boost self esteem except to find out whats going wrong and then fixing it. because self esteem is very closely tied to feelings, which is tied to your thoughts and hence your goals. in the same way, because it is tied to your feelings, it affects your actions, results and ideal. so its fricking endless and harmful.

you really gotta look into the issue, try your best to probe in deep even if it hurts. because trust me i've been there. i beat myself up over the smallest of things even tho i myself have won quite a healthy amount of medals and i KNOW i can do it. but my heart doesnt think so. and THEN i lack the confidence to really do what i need to do when i compete. and then i dont get the results. then at that moment, i am a step short of the ideal me. it's really a shit ton of factors coming in to play. but it all starts with me and my negativity, me and my self-blame, me and my unconfidence. but if you have the ability to start it off this way, you have the ability to turn it all around! my coach used to say, 你有多自卑就能有多自信 i.e. however inferior you can feel, is as confident as you can be. it's in you anon. you have the power. u just gotta harness it and change things for yourself step by step. idk if i helped bc like i said in an earlier answer to an ask, i'm the kind to brute force my way thru my own struggles.

but as my last reminder to u(which is not so related, but just in case its the ppl around u who intentionally make u feel bad ) circumstances don't have power over you. you -- after getting rid of(or at least minimising) whatever self-esteem issues you have -- have power over your circumstances. idk im just rly sorry that u feel like that, i know i dont give the best advice but i rly wish the best for u:) i have faith in how far you'll go!

[coralstudiies]

Your handwriting is amazing! Every character holds the same style as the previous one as if you don't get tired at all, I am inspired by your level of detail, and hope to not be lazy with my writing either haha!

awww thank you!! i rly had to practice a lot for my chinese handwriting cos it used to be chicken scratch:) all the best with your writing!!!