Adventures of a Sleeping (not quite) Beauty

i made a giant list of tips and advice for school/studying bc school starts tomorrow, for me, and i am very unprepared!

studying tips:

• take notes in class and rewrite them once you get home (especially if they’re super messy and illegible).

• color code things!! honestly, this makes life so much easier. whether you’re highlighting or using different cored pens or w/e, it helps a lot. you will not regret this.

• set achievement goals, not time limits. i am a huge procrastinator and i used to set time limits to keep myself on track but tbh, it only causes more procrastination. so instead of saying, “hey! i’ll work for an hour and take a break and work some more!!!!” (bc i get nothing done and stare at my homework instead of doing it), i just set goals like, “ah, okay. i’m going to finish four pages of my english homework, and then i’ll take a 15 minute break and then finish the rest!!” it’s a lot more efficient.

• it helps me when i write down the time i start a page of homework at the top, and the time i finish at the bottom. idk why, tbh, it just keeps me on track.

• don’t forget to take breaks!! you’ll end up getting a massive mental cramp if you try to do too much at once and it’s not fun, nor is it healthy. take at least a five-ten minute break. during those breaks make sure you drink water and walk around for a bit. stimulating your body helps stimulate your brain. you’ll be able to focus more.

• set alarms. i always get distracted. setting alarms to remind you to focus helps.

• make sure you log ALL of your homework. last year, and the year before that, tbh, i mainly relied on merely remembering what homework i had and when it was due. this was one of my biggest mistakes; please never do this. keep a small notebook and write down your agenda for the day + current/upcoming homework or project assignments.

• for the love of god, please do your homework. i got straight As on every math test i took last year and ended up with a B because i didn’t do a majority of my homework.

• make study guides!!! this may seem tedious, but you’ll be grateful. take advantage of the times your teachers give you study guides and answer the shit out of them. study guides are your best friends.

• if you’re having trouble, ask someone!! you can even email your teacher! trust me, they want you to succeed and are more than willing to help if you ask (even the senile, 2 million year old french teacher who won’t shut up about her grandchildren).

• study buddies are the way to go! i took history over the summer to free up an extra period, and man, that was not fun. me and a friend who were taking the same class scheduled study dates. we took turns reading and gathering information so it wasn’t as terrible as it would have been alone (i love history, but i have the hardest time focusing.

• reading out loud helps a lot too. if i read in my head i usually get distracted and start zoning out. i’m less likely to do that if i read out loud.

• flashcards!!!!!!!!

school tips:

• always ask questions. kind of a cliché-back-to-school-advice thing to say, but i often am too scared to ask anything in class but it helps so much when you know what you’re doing. if you have anxiety issues and just can’t bring yourself to do it, ask after class, during lunch, or during passing period. you’ll be super glad once you understand and things finally make sense.

• always carry your glasses/glasses’ case with you, especially if you have contacts. likewise, always carry your contacts case and solution with you. contacts can cause irritation sometimes and you’ll be glad you’re prepared.

• always carry menstrual hygiene products. you never know when your period could become irregular. or you could end up saving someone else.

• always carry extra hair ties.

• take makeup remover/tissues with you. i cry a lot and usually end up regretting wearing makeup but it’s w/e bc i need to look cute, lmao. but even if you don’t cry easily, it’s still nice to have when you get sweaty and gross.

• carry chap stick with you as well. my lips get chapped a lot and i usually end up biting the dead skin off and making my lips bleed. not fun.

• download more music. here’s how to download it from tumblr (shhh…): – right click the audio – click “inspect element” – click “network” – play audio – find “media” and right click – click “open link in new tab” – right click on the media player – select “save as” – insert desired file name and save if you have an iphone and don’t have a mac, it will download to your computer files and windows library. to transfer to itunes do this: – open itunes, hit the “alt” key. – go to “file” and select “add folder.” – select the “downloads” folder. – that’s it. enjoy.

• don’t forget your headphones and sketchbook.

• don’t forget your car-house keys.

• set an alarm and force yourself to get up.

• try your best to sleep regularly.

• don’t rely on coffee/caffeine to keep you awake. this is highly unhealthy and unfortunately a very popular trend. don’t do this. your body will start to depend on it and when you can’t get any, you’ll have withdraws and it sucks (it also thins out your blood and causes your period to be super runny).

self-care/hygiene tips:

• shower every day. you don’t have to wash your hair every day if you don’t want to (bc some ppl don’t bc it’s supposed to keep your hair healthy?? mine’s super oily so i have to wash it tho). it will helps keep your skin clear and make you feel a lot better, tbh (+ you won’t smell like onions). your skin produces a lot of oils, especially during teenage years; this will help you a lot, and it’s very refreshing.

• brush your teeth once in the morning and once at night.

• wash your face when you get home, especially on hot days (not extremely necessary, but very helpful (for me, espec bc oily skin)).

• don’t sleep in the same clothes your going to wear to school the next day. as stated before, your skin creates oils and bacteria that you probably won’t even feel most of the time. this will cause pimples and acne on your skin, especially your back.

• carry deodorant with you!! sometimes i get in such a hurry before school that i forget to put it on (i usually have some in my locker though).

• make sure you bring your PE clothes/shoes!

• don’t forget necessities for extra-curricular activities!!

• drink lots of water!! take a bottle of water to class. you’ll get bored and end up periodically drinking from it. it will keep you hydrated.

• make sure you poop everyday (not kidding).

• please eat right!! you’ll feel so much better about everything!

• if you’re new, or you have trouble making friends, spend your lunch time in the library! there are usually friendly people there and you can read instead of feeling lonely. or if you have an elective such as band, drama, or art, they usually keep their doors open during lunch, so feel free to hang out there as well!! you can make friends with your classmates that way, or even the teacher, tbh. or you can always play your instrument, reread/memorize your scripts, or sketch!

• if your friends constantly make you feel bad, neglect you, or outright bully you, please leave them. they are not worth your time. you have to put your health over their butt-head feelings.

• if you have anxiety, depression, etc. issues, please reach out !! your school admin. (and your friends ofc) are there to help you and want you to be happy! high school goes by so fast and i want you to have the best experience you possibly can.

• join extra-curricular activities!! you’ll meet new friends and have a lot of fun!

• don’t be afraid. it’ll all be okay. have a great year!!

This is my trick for remembering trigonometric values. Forget memorizing those little charts or triangles, this is so much easier. 

I learnt this in 10th grade from my favorite teacher (who wasn’t actually my maths teacher at the time) and I still used it for the rest of High School and will probably continue to use it in University.

So what do you do? You draw the chart in the picture. That one. 

OK, but how do you read it? Like a table. (If you’re unfamiliar with radians, do not worry. It also works in degrees, just write: 0, 30, 45, 60, 90 instead.)

For example, if you want to find the sin(pi/2), you simply start at sin(x) and then move over until you’re at pi/2 (or 90 degrees). It says sqrt(4). Now you put that over 2, and you have it. Sin(pi/2) = (sqrt(4))/2, also known as 2/2, or 1. 

If you want to find the cos(pi/4), you do the same thing: start at cos(x), move until (pi/4). It says sqrt(2), now put that over 2, and you have cos(pi/4) = sqrt(2)/2.

For tan(x), just take the sin(x) value and divide it by the cos(x) value!

So tan(pi/6) = sqrt(1) / sqrt(3) = 1/sqrt(3).

Cluster Burst Afghan Crochet Pattern – Petals to Picots

can you imagine?

“I’ve never seen you eat are you insecure” “no…”

“here let me lift that for you” “I got it, thanks” *uses inhuman strength to lift bags*

“I’ve never seen you go to the beach, do you have trouble shopping for a bathing suit” “haha… yeah”

“There’s no way that girl can catch me… she’s huge!” “Hello, dinner.” *running with super fast vampire speed*

“She can’t fit in here! I’m safe!” *turns into a gas and slips under the door*

“How come you never go out?” “Well, I never get invited to parties…”

“Come to the gym with me! We should lose weight” “Not in a thousand years.” (incidentally, that’s when she was last alive.)

Get To Know Me Meme [3/7] Favorite Relationships - Nani + Lilo Pelekai

- I like you better as a sister than a mom.

  - Yeah?

Okay so here’s the lowdown. I found 4 sets of medium format negatives while I was thrift shop hunting a few weeks ago. They were sitting in a box of old vintage photographs in these plastic sleeves, and from what I could tell, they had been taken sometime in the 50’s. So obviously I brought them home, and today finally had them scanned in, and holy wow they are beautiful!!

CRYSTAL-CLEAR EXTENDED STEVEN UNIVERSE INTRO

Marriage of convenience between Juliet and Mercutio.

Think about it.

Juliet’s parents want her to marry into the Prince’s family. Mercutio is a good compromise between no marriage and Paris.

Mercutio probably won’t get his inheritance if he keeps being HELLA FUCKING GAY ALL OVER THE PLACE so a beard is only a benefit to him.

They would probably get along great rolling their eyes at how adorably stupid Romeo is.

Romeo and Benvolio could get a “bachelor pad” right next to Juliet and Mercutio’s house. Every night, Romeo and Mercutio high five as they hop the fence to go bang their one true love.

The second half of the play is just all of them trying to keep up the charade and being “THIS CLOSE” to getting caught all the time. But everything ends nicely because true love conquers all.