Reading between the lines

Hello!

Lune ◆ Business student

A lover of the arts (literature, music, visual—you name it) and all things gothic and victorian. I read whatever I can get my hands on and geek about Obsidian from time to time.

Currently reading:

Les Misérables

All photos in #♤ lvne's post are mine unless otherwise stated

April 10-22nd, 2026

Day 66-78/100

Long recap ahead. I think it's better to do it this way since it takes away the pressure of posting daily.

In short, it's been okay. I have been able to develop a steady habit of filling my journal and habit tracker daily! Of course, there have been ups and downs; times when I don't want to do the things I was supposed to be doing and retreat to comfort of laziness, but my mind was quick enough to remind me of this post—and that sat me up real quick.

The habits I have been trying to build besides making progress on my thesis are doing stretches, a tiny bit of workout, cleaning, writing (fiction and non-fiction), and... applying sunscreen.

I also took a 2-day PTO because work was wearing me out, then sorted things with my manager about my workload. It was fine, I suppose. Hope my manager will listen. The best part of this week is that I've been very consistent with keeping track of my progress (on a physical notebook). April 23rd-27th log under the cut.

April 3rd-9th, 2026

Day 59-65/100

A few days since my last post (March 3rd. Wow. Time flies), I got a bit carried away with my display tablet and spent most of March familiarizing myself with it instead of, well, doing my thesis.

However! To make up for having abandoned my academic obligation, I decided to shove all my digital drawing tools into the abyss, locking it up somewhere far away since the start of April to dedicate myself fully to finishing this cursed thesis. I also came up with several rules: No sneaking little doodles on scattered papers, no brainstorming art ideas, no watching art tutorials, no geography flashcards, and no picking up new hobbies.

Suffice it to say, I have been and still am, suffering. But you know what? This metaphorical straitjacket has led to even more progress on this thesis than the previous months… or weeks… Whatever.

Unfortunately, I caught myself watching a few crafting shorts/reels earlier today, but I'll let it slide this time. Just this once.

March 3rd, 2026

Day 58/100

Work was draining. It took quite a bit of effort in me to review flashcards, or do anything on my 'puter after getting off work. The sole thing on my mind was to get this day over with. On the bright side, I bought my first pen display and it will be arriving in a few days. Excited to try it out!

Work as usual + awfully busy (sad)

Flashcards (Geography, French [4 cards...])

Personal writing

Day 56-57/100

Flashcards (French, Geography)

Watch videos in target language

Morse practice

February 25 & 26, 2026

Day 54-55/100

I am not sure if these couple of days are productive, but I suppose anything that engages and enriches the mind and body in some manner can likely be considered so.

Messed with my decade-old graphics tablet whose driver the manufacturer refused to update for my current operating system (I wonder why). I managed to get it working again with the help of opentabletdriver, and it restored the pressure sensitivity too. Bless the open source community! I will never stop thanking them for kicking capitalism in the guts.

Flashcards (Geography, French) I tried a sentences deck for French, which seems to work better for me.

Watch videos in French

Sketch

Day 53/100

Brunch with friends

Flashcards (Geography, Morse, French)

French (Watch videos + take notes)

Work as usual

Draw

Personal writing

Thesis (3hr)

Drink water and tea