la consolation de philologie

We spent a few hours in the little town of Bécherel, which is known for their many independent book shops. It seemed like the vibe of each bookseller matched the selection of books they were selling, isn’t that lovely? :-)

Got to look at a few 500 year old manuscripts last week and was reminded why I love studying history :)

25.07.2026—cats when the activity (studying) requires zero cats 🐱

monday journaling :v))

Here’s the character list on the wiki for reference

🎧 - no instructions by the happy fits

like. what. [Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes MS 320, f. 118r]

"Writing digital notes is faster and makes you more productive", sure whatever, but can you make medievalesque marginalia to point at important stuff?

i passed my thesis and thus my degree! yippeee! i didnt get the research assistant job that was promised to me though, and that really sucks. the stability, income, and experience would have been great. i applied to a phd position that i doubt i will get, and i have to now all of a sudden figure out a plan b for if i dont get it. i think i will just work in a cafe or store or something like it for now until i find something in academia. it does mean ill be moving in with my boyfriend though!! yaay! and he got a JOB!! he's going to be a phd student and im soo happy for him :)

what am I supposed to do with myself now

Also thanks everyone for the likes and nice comments reacting to this post 🤍 The studyblr community has been an integral part of my academic journey and I'm very grateful ☀️

i cannot wait to be done with marking so that i can relax for a week and just play video games. this has been a grind and i feel like my brain cells are dying. so much genAI use and it is usually quite apparent too as these essays do not engage in-depth with the sources, cases studies or the conceptual frameworks they propose. so, ultimately there is no point using genAI; it just makes your essay read well with flowery but imprecise and non-coherent sentences and arguments. it's much better to have imperfect language and structure, yet have your analytical arguments clearly present! you will actually score higher that way (if that is your goal).