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22.4.19 It was a beautiful day and my mums birthday but she insisted I didn’t make a fuss and so I worked on my dissertation morning till evening.

these are the books that I’m very excited to read in the new year!! (and re-read!) most of my newly acquired ones are basically the one’s @warmhealer has been reading because her taste in books is amazing

The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath, 1963) 

She Has Her Mother’s Laugh (Carl Zimmer, 2018)

Temporalities (Russell West-Pavlov, 2012)

Penguin Modern Poets 6: Die Deeper Into Life (Claudia Rankine, Denise Riley, Maggie Nelson, 2017)

There But For The (Ali Smith, 2011)

Territory Of Light (Yuko Tsushima, 1979)

Night Sky With Exit Wounds (Ocean Vuong, 2016)

The Hatred Of Poetry (Ben Lerner, 2016)

L’etranger (Albert Camus, 1942)

The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt, 2013)

Second-Hand Time ( Swetlana Alexandrowna Alexijewitsch, 2013)

Life 3.0 (Max Tegmark, 2017)

Curation: The Power Of Selection In A World Of Excess ( Michael Bhaskar, 2016)

In Other Words (Jhumpa Lahiri, 2015)

The God Of Small Things (Arundhati Roy, 1997)

1. People lie about how much they study

2. Everyone learns at a differnet pace, don’t compare yourself

3. Grades don’t matter

4. It’s okey to avoid toxic people even though they seem nice

5. High school drama won’t matter

6. If you are kind and helpful, people will like you

7. You will need a hobby outside of college

8. You will need to learn how to take care of yourself

9. You will be lonely

10. You will miss home

11. You will learn that failing is normal

12. You will learn that you are not a genius or a prodigy

14. You will also learn that you aren’t an idiot or stupid

15. Organization is key

16. You won’t know how to organize at first

17. You will date casually and begin to learn what you like and not like

18. Nobody cares how you look when you show up to class

19. Dumb movies and tv shows are important for your mental health

20. You will stop feeling embaressed for crying in public

21. You will fall out with your high school friends and thats ok

22. But those true best friends will stay with you

23. You will learn that you need to clean your dorm for your own good

24. Weight gain/loss is normal

25. You will learn how to deal with stress better

26. You will learn that you can’t live of of junk food

27. Success is subjective

28. You will learn that your mental health is important

29. You will develope a new way of studying, completely different than in high school

✨ he once said his ideal type is like han yeseul, she is really beautiful. but he also said this ;; 

“Q: About girls fashion?Jongin: I love those who look good in denim.  When asked about girls fashion, Jongin also mentioned his favorite is a simple style. Jongin: I tend to look at girls who wear denim pants rather than cute skirts. I also love it when girls wear sneakers [EXORayMagazine]

and also this ;;

Got some amazing stickers printed out for my 2019 Journal.

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A Small Guide to Journaling by Eintsein