#uni got a little in the way

[seiwas]

there is a very specific image in my head of early-mid 20’s iwaizumi hajime

[yugocar]

every time i remember that bulgarians in my uni went around saying macedonia is actually bulgarian and westies went empathetically "oh really?" i have a brain aneyurism

[hinamie]

my left wrist is still protesting but i napped and im normal again 😌

[skibasyndrome]

so.... for the research colloquium of my BA supervisor I was only supposed to have 45 minutes available during which I should briefly present (and discuss) my research question, text sources, progress etc., but as it turns out the other student dropped out, and now I have a whole entire scary 90 minutes lecture to fill.... all by myself and with my flimsy idea of a BA thesis

[aeolianblues]

I'm not an extrovert. At all. In everyday life, I'm a yapper, sure, but I need someone to first assure me I am okay to yap, so I don't start conversations, even when I really want to join in sometimes! It's just the social anxiety acting up. God knows where from and why I lose a lot of my inhibitions when it comes to talking to people about music. I don't know where the confidence has suddenly sprung from. I've made a crazy amount of friends in musical circles, either just talking to people about common music or (since it is after all in music circles) talking to bands about their own music. I let out a sigh of relief any time an interaction goes well, because in truth it's going against my every instinct. I wish I could do that in everyday life

[incorrectsibunaquotes]

Do y’all really think Fabian would go to college in America (specifically Ohio) to chase after a girl who, while he cares for and misses her (bc lbr they also trauma bonded on top of having a thing for each other), dumped him over a letter and ghosted him? Like, yeah maybe they found each other again later in life after Anubis, but it would not be because Fabian was chasing after her. Why must we refuse to let him have dreams and a life outside of Nina?

[not-equippedforthis]

6, 10 & 29? :)

HELLOOO

6 - 3 nice things about myself, non-physical and physical. i'll do three each! since i'm trying to be nicer to myself!

physical:

- i got glasses the other day and i think they look adorable, i love how they look on me

- i think my eyes are my prettiest facial feature, they're blue and quite round and i like how i do my eye makeup too (rose pink eyeshadow + small black eyeliner makes them stand out nicely and that's usually what people compliment :])

- i generally like my body shape. i'm working out more too and seeing myself become more flexible and toned is actually really satisfying

non-physical:

- i always try and include everyone in conversation or ask them what they were going to say if they were cut off since i know what it feels like to be excluded/feel like youre the tag-along in a friend group, or be nervous to join in

- i'm good at a range of subjects and tasks and i'm good at picking new things up quickly: new hobby every week core

- i'm a pessimist at heart but i try and make light of situations, since i know that also picks other people up (my mum always makes the worst out of things and it drags my mood down a lot so i try and be as forgiving and optimistic as possible - honestly, a lot of bad situations can be made funny with the right people and mindset. obviously sometimes frustration is warranted and unavoidable, but there's almost always a way out! having it start raining and immediately hear someone complaining for 10 minutes is kinda unecessary imo. enjoy yourself!! its fine!!)

10 - something i'm excited for

well, my friend and i are planning to go on a road trip up to scotland or somewhere similar once we get our drivers licenses and go sight-seeing! we were thinking february next year but we're still deciding

im also gonna try and bake some bread, so im happy for that :] i already bake a lot so i figured id try. also watching stuff rise is fun

29 - morning, afternoon or night

this depends heavily, but for me i stay up at night cause i want to avoid the next day and its the one of the only times its quiet, and the afternoon is a weird spot for me. i'm not really a morning person but i appreciate the morning? the sun's rising and there's still time and everything's peaceful for a little while. so i think morning.

thank you for the ask!! <33

[hella1975]

so it turns out it was actually never that serious

[queer-crusader]

Mum gave me a Task™ and I took it on and almost immediately realised it was a Big Task™ but I didn't realise like immediately immediately so I started and now I'm frozen bc I started it but I cannot finish it bc it requires Energy that I did not set aside and I don't see the point in doing this and there is a mess from starting that I need to get rid of and I wanna do smt else but I can't until I clear the mess up a little bit it'll remain in part bc this task is unfinished and. My dear friends I am feeling Very Neurodivergent in this moment

[againwiththeturtles]

hi hello omg im gonna lose my mind WHERE did you find out victoire was 16 when she was first introduced

yes!! so first of all, i think rf kuang, lovely writer that she is, counted the years wrong a few times in her book (could elaborate on this l8r, but this post is kinda long as is), so this may have been an accident. because also why would she not elaborate on victoire being SIXTEEN when she starts at oxford.

that being said, i like the idea that it was on purpose, so i've accepted it into my heart. in the epilogue, it says victoire was born in 1820. and then, if we return to chapter 3, it says that robin et al start at oxford in 1836. [actually the quote is "oxford in 1836 was in an era of becoming, an insatiable creature feeding on the wealth which is bred" (pg 59 in the paperback) which makes it *slightly* less explicit that the year is currently 1836.] so actually, she could even be 15, depending on when her birthday is. but that's maybe even too crazy for me.

but it would be extremely sick if victoire had to lie to escape the desjardins & get to oxford quicker. love to imagine her writing a letter to admissions like "and why yes i will be 18 when i would matriculate" but it isn't even true. resourceful, this one. my heart is breaking though, that she never told her cohort. or at least, she never told robin. she never fully let her guard down.

[and idk, kuang alluded to that conceptual/probably-not-gonna-happen victoire & griffin prequel/sequel in an interview so maybe she wanted to tell us a little later. ask her a little later and maybe she'll tell you, or whatever]

[thresholdbb]

Clearly don't have an active creative project right now

RIP your dash

[exopelagic]

this election feels so hollow even though it’s likely ostensibly gonna be a good outcome. labour really just sucks fucking ass rn huh

[adore-gregor]

ugh

[mainfaggot]

had a moment of whimsy followed by a moment of genuine irritation

[artsycloudysleepy]

Here to go! Sorry for not making you art I’m tired lol

*SCREAMS*

OH MY STARS THANK YOU SO MUCH :0000

THIS HAS MADE MY DAY I LOVE HOW YOU DRAW THEM!!! TYSM!!!

:D

(edit: why do i ramble so much in tags lol. at least it's an awesome thing to ramble abt :D)

[robotwrangler]

Just got given a run-down of basic stuff about atoms and my head is spinning. I was always told they were the smallest thing, and I didn’t really understand what protons, neutrons or electrons were, but now it’s like.. there are even smaller things called quarks, and atom bits n pieces are made of them.. except electrons which aren’t made of anything and are just themselves and nothing else.. I really missed out on some crazy stuff by dropping out of high school in year 10 to get an art diploma