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The moment you’ve all been waiting for. The moment I’ve been procrastinating forever. Here you go. The list of what to bring to college. Just a little something before I begin:

One of the most important things to remember is that you don’t need to bring your life to college. You have a limited amount of space that you’re probably sharing with another person. Keep it light, keep it neat. Your life now consists of dorms, classes, dining hall, and parties. You’re going to be seeing the same people every day and doing the same thing every day. Don’t let this list influence you to buy stuff that you’re not going to use, because the main thing here is saving money and downsizing. On the other hand, you’re going to be on your own for the first time and there are probably a lot of things you usually don’t have to think about (laundry supplies, dishes, extension cords, etc). 

Anyways, enjoy the list, reblog the shit out of it, and HAVE AN AWESOME TIME SHOPPING.

P R O D U C T I V I T Y

30/30*  - personal favorite, I always use this to study and manage time.

Essential productivity apps for any student*

Top 5 productivity apps for iOS (video)*

Top 5 productivity apps for Android (video)*

StayFocusd*- limits the time you can spend on time-wasting websites

Time Warp* - keeps you from procrastinating 

Self Control* - blocks websites

The science of productivity (video)

The science of procrastination and how to manage it (video)

7 brain hacks to improve your productivity (video)

The simple science of getting more done (in less time)

Productivity tips

About power naps

How to pull an all-nighter effectively

O R G A N I Z A T I O N 

My Study Life* - It’s a planner to help you remember when your homework is due and stuff like that

Free printable planner

To do list

How to make a study schedule

Class folder organization 

S C H O O L // S T U D Y I N G

Inkflow Visual Notebook* - I haven’t used this one, but it’s for note taking (if you’re a visual learner it’s probably quite useful

Free Flashcards Study Helper* - Create flashcards and carry them around to study anywhere

Apps for students*

Tips and trick to help you get good grades

Learning how to study

Cornell note taking method

BBC Bitesize

Studyblue - flashcards, quizzes, review sheets, study guides, etc.

Essay writing

Textbook masterpost (and other stuff too)

Wolfram Alpha for research 

Memorizing dates

Making a good study guide

Note taking like a pro

Online calculator

Finals survival guide

How to survive finals

School survival guide

Free online courses

Scholarpedia

Mathway

Khan academy

Quizlet

Homework help

Exam survival tips

Studying for an important exam

Answering multiple choice questions

Guide on punctuation

Science simplified 

How to answer exam questions

How to study

Useful websites

CrashCourse

How to write an essay

Duolingo

P R  O J E C T S

Public speaking

Annoying Power Point presentation mistakes

Power Point presentations

Prezi

Emaze - similar to prezi

Rawshorts - video presentations

FOOD

Find your nearest food bank or mission, for food

grocery stores with free samples, bakeries + stores with day-old bread

different fast food outlets have cheaper food and will generally let you hang out for a while.

some dollar stores carry food like cans of beans or fruit

SHELTER

Sleeping at beaches during the day is a good way to avoid suspicion and harassment

sleep with your bag strapped to you, so someone can’t steal it

Some churches offer short term residence

Find your nearest homeless shelter

Look for places that are open to the public

A large dumpster near a wall can often be moved so that flipping up the lids creates an angled shelter to stay dry

HYGIENE

A membership to the YMCA is usually only 10$, which has a shower, and sometimes laundry machines and lockers.

Public libraries have bathrooms you can use

Dollar stores carry low-end soaps and deodorant etc.

Wet wipes are all purpose and a life saver

Local beaches, go for a quick swim

Some truck stops have showers you can pay for

Staying clean is the best way to prevent disease, and potentially get a job to get back on your feet

Pack 7 pairs of socks/undies, 2 outfits, and one hooded rain jacket

OTHER

first aid kit

 sunscreen

 a travel alarm clock or watch

 mylar emergency blanket

 a backpack is a must

 downgrade your cellphone to a pay as you go with top-up cards

 sleeping bag

 travel kit of toothbrush, hair brush/comb, mirror

 swiss army knife

site for when you can only remember part of a word/its definition 

site that gives you words that rhyme with a word

Cleaning

clean bathroom tips

organize your closet

how to fix a leaky faucet

how to keep a clean kitchen

removing stains from your carpet

Money

how to coupon

what to do when you can’t pay your bills

see if you’re paying too much for your cell phone bill

how to save money

How to Balance a Check Book

How to do Your Own Taxes

Health

how to take care of yourself when you’re sick

things to bring to a doctor’s appointment

what to expect from your first gynecologist appointment

how to make a doctor’s appointment

how to pick a health insurance plan

a list of stress relievers

how to get free therapy

how to remove a splinter

how to avoid a hangover

Emergency

what to do if you get pulled over by a cop

a list of hotlines in a crisis

things to keep in your car in case of an emergency

how to do the heimlich maneuver

Food

recipes that take 30 minutes or less

Yummy apple thing

Brownie in a cup

Cookie in a cup

French bread pizza

Egg tacos

panera mac n cheese recipe

different salad recipes

harry potter recipes

healthy recipes

various cookie recipes

chocolate cupcakes w/ eggless cookie dough topping

s’mores pie 

nutella hot chocolate

peanut butter nutella swirl cookies

cookie in a mug

starbucks holiday drinks

fruit leathers 

brownie in a mug

how to make ramen 1000x better

eggless cookie dough (not to bake, just to eat)

make recipes using things you already have

how to put together a very fancy cheese plate 

make different flavored lemonades

various desert recipes

make tiny chocolate chip cookies

20 dishes every cook should know

learn how to make your own tea

Macaroni and cheese in a mug

Study snacks (2)

40 on-the-go breakfast recipes

Home

what the hell is a mortgage?

first apartment essentials checklist

how to care for cacti and succulents

the care and keeping of plants 

Getting an apartment

Job

time management

create a resume

find the right career

how to pick a major

how to avoid a hangover

how to interview for a job

how to stop procrastinating

How to write cover letters

Travel

ULTIMATE PACKING LIST

Traveling for Cheap 

Travel Accessories

The Best Way to Pack a Suitcase

How To Read A Map

How to Apply For A Passport

How to Make A Travel Budget

Better You

read the news

leave your childhood traumas behind

how to quit smoking

how to get a book published

how to knit

how to use a polaroid camera

how to solve a rubik’s cube

how to stop biting your nails

how to stop procrastinating

how to stop skipping breakfast

how to stop micromanaging

how to stop avoiding asking for help

how to stop swearing constantly

how to stop being a pushover

learn another language

how to improve your self-esteem

how to sew

learn how to embroider

how to love yourself

learn how to do yoga

100 tips for life

So how can you celebrate?

🌹 Rewatch or reread your favourite Tux-centric chapter, episode, or musical! As a key character from the very first episode, he features prominently throughout the series. Some highlights include episode 034, where he accepts a challenge from Zoisite and reveals both his past and his true identity to Sailor Moon; episode 053, where he and Usagi babysit a toddler together; episode 116, where he takes Chibi-Usa and Usagi on a family outing that ends in disaster; episode 132, where a friendship with one of his female peers sparks jealousy in a mutual friend; episode 136, where his apartment is closed for deep-cleaning and he is forced to stay at the Hikawa Shrine; or episode 165, where he is taken to the capital of his ancient kingdom, Elysion, to meet with the priest Helios. He is the impetus of the plot in Sailor Moon R: The Movie, and features in the quasi-parody Episode Zero short from the 2003 live action, The Secret of Tuxedo Mask’s Birth.

🌹 Tuxedo Mask has several official image songs across different canons you can play for his big day:

90s anime: Dakishimete Itai [“I Want To Embrace You”]; Toki wo Koete… [“Crossing Time…”]; YOU ARE JUST MY LOVE (duet with Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon); Crystal: Kimi no Hitomi no MOONRISE [”The Moonrise in Your Eyes”]; Eien Dake ga Futari wo Kakeru [”Only Eternity Can Link Us”]; Musicals: TUXEDO MISSION. Additionally, his 90s voice actor, Tohru Furuya, recorded the song EVERLASTING MY LOVE, which he has stated to be about the time-spanning love between Usagi and Tuxedo Mask, and is dedicated to all his supportive female fans.

Here’s a playlist of all these songs and other Tuxedo Mask BGM cues!

🌹 Mamoru’s favourite food is simply “chocolate,” so today is the perfect excuse to indulge. Try some rose-flavoured truffles, or mature dark chocolate to match his refined tastes. He is also consistently associated with coffee in the various official pop-up and permanent Sailor Moon cafes, possibly because of his sophisticated image, or possibly because he’s a grad student running on caffeine and spite. Why not combine the two with a brooding mocha?

🌹 As an egg-head, Mamoru’s hobbies are generally intellectual, enjoying reading, analysing poetry, and studying foreign languages, so consider patronising your local library.

As Earth’s guardian he also likes flowers and nature, particularly, to no one’s surprise, roses, so a stroll through your local botanical park or community garden would be perfect.

On his other extreme, he also has a taste for luxury cars and riding motor cycles. If renting a bike or dirt bike for a spin isn’t your thing, maybe you could visit the arcade for a virtual race instead.

And it should come as no shock that a man who elects to fight crime in a three-piece suit and tophat has a taste for the dramatic, so since Mamoru has volunteered for community theatre in the past, why not see a local performance? Maybe… Snow White?

🌹 Dress like Mamoru for the day, if you can stomach it! As a young man in the 90s with no one to help dress him, he had a hard time navigating through the pitfalls of late-20th century men’s fashion. Still, he favoured business-casual blazers over turtlenecks or T-shirts, and when dressing more comfortably opted for bold, layered colour-blocking or graphic prints. As the series went on, and in the manga or Crystal, he dressed more classically, opting for simple button-up shirts and slacks in warm or earth-tones, occasionally favouring a Chandler Bing vest. When brainwashed, all bets were off, so if you have anything cow-print today is absolutely the time to bust it out.

His most iconic outfits were definitely his eponymous tuxedo and his green blazer/black undershirt/grurple (grey-purple) slacks/saddle shoes - or you could dress head-to-toe in lavender, like his fit as future King of the World. He’s also frequently seen with an enormous pair of sunglasses.

🌹 Get brainwashed!!

🌹 Make a puppet version of yourself!

🌹 Reflect on some of the wisdom Tuxedo Mask has dropped in all of his flowery (pun intended) speeches over at @tuxedowisdom.

🌹 Go thrifting for some absolutely absurd and fairly hideous decor. He collects souvenirs, posters, and other decorations related to space and the solar system, as well as minerals and gemstones.

🌹 Fav and read some Tuxedo Mask fanart and fanfic on sites like Pixiv, Twitter, and AO3 - or contribute your own new content! Don’t forget to tag!

Feel free to reply and reblog with your own ideas of how you’re going to celebrate the walking meme that is Mamoru Chiba!

The crowd boos. I begin to walk off in shame, when a voice speaks and commands silence from the room.