Ashley, 23. Australian. PhD student. Chronicling my slow descent into grad school-induced madness alongside a liberal helping of escapism in the form of Harry Potter and all things bookish
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French photographer Florian Beaudenon's series Instant Life offers a voyeuristic peek into the homes and lives of different men, women, and families, inviting viewers to inspect their belongings and behaviors from a bird’s-eye view.
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What are a few things you wish non-Australian people knew about Australia?
I’ve been thinking about this ask for a while and here’s what I’ve come up with;
Australia is pronounced “uh-STRAY-lee-ah” rather than “AWW-stray-lee-ah”Melbourne is pronounced “MEL-bin”, not “mel-BORN”Brisbane is “BRIS-bin”, not “BRIS-bay-n”Canberra is “CAN-brah”, not “can-BER-rah”
"Yeah nah" means no"Nah yeah" means yes
"Fanny" means vagina, not butt
No-one under the age of 60 actually says “G’day mate”

Pies are full of meat

This is fairy bread and everyone should experience it’s magic at children’s birthday parties

These are thongs

These are biscuits
Male kangaroos obviously don’t have pouches because males DON’T HAVE BABIES
Kangaroos don’t just hang around people’s houses they’re wild anim- Oh wait this is my driveway;

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Not ALL Death Eaters
Severus Snape (via dvinsk)
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pretty much
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Daniel Radcliffe walking 12 dogs while smoking a cigarette
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WHEN ALL MY SIBLINGS BRING SIGNIFICANT OTHERS TO FAMILY GATHERINGS
I’m like;
And then my Mum tries to ask me about it, and I’m like;
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Other people: wow what a perfect morning for a run
Me: wow what a perfect morning to go the fuck back to sleep
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LIVING ON A GRAD STUDENT STIPEND
credit: mermaidskey
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when i try to do something non-academic

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i am that person who constantly jiggles their leg i’m s orry
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when i look at how crap the job market is
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when my advisor asks what i think about what she just said
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