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Hi, everyone! If you’re like me and you love a good game soundtrack or a great playlist of all sorts of game music, this is the masterpost for you. I’m one of those people who studies better with some music in the background, and what better way of making a study session more enjoyable than by listening to the soundtrack of your favourite game?

Why listen to music while you study?

Multiple studies have proven that certain students who listen to music while they study perform better academically. Unfortunately, it’s not for everyone, so you should really figure out if this is the right method for you before commiting yourself to it! The main arguement for studying with music is that research has proved that listening to classical music in particular helps the brain absorb more information and also helps stimulate one’s thinking! 

On the other hand, some people tend to lose all concentration when there’s any music or noise in the background, which leads to procrastination and lower productivity. In short, if you can’t concentrate on the task at hand and get distracted easily, this isn’t the best method for you! 

Playlists

I started actively looking for playlists with game music about two years ago and instantly fell in love. There are so many good playlists of various lengths and genres that are accessable on platforms like spotify, 8tracks, youtube, etc. All of the playlists include the tracklist in the description below them! 

Note: I won’t be adding any playlists from 8tracks because they only work in the US and Canada. 

i. General

Game music for studying: Some of you might have already heard of these videos before. They’re roughly an hour and a half long and include some of the more calming tracks from a lot of different games. All the names of the tracks are listed in the description below, which is super handy if you want to find out which game it’s from! I thought I’d put in the playlist of all of them so you can just press play and enjoy!

Video game music! 2.0: Probably the longest playlist you’ll find anywhere. a n y w h e r e. 223 hours of amazingness that you’ll never regret! 

ii. Calming/ relaxing

5 hours of atmospheric game music: This is one of my personal favourites. It’s very long so you don’t have to worry about looking for another playlist when this one finishes. 

Relaxing video game music: Another gem! Once again with all the tracks in the description. This one’s great for shorter study sessions since it’s only and hour long.

More relaxing  video game music: If the previous playlist was too short for you, check out this 3 hour one! I used this one a lot last year! 

Calming Nintendo music: A super great playlist for all you Nintendo fans! It includes some really nice tracks from the Legend of Zelda series, if you’re into those soundtracks!

Jesper Kyd playlist: Ever since I first played Assassin’s Creed 2, I’ve loved Jesper Kyd’s work. This is quite a long playlist including some of his best tracks from various games. My favourites are towards the end!

Relaxing Legend of Zelda music: You had to see this one coming. The LoZ series has some of the best soundtracks to study to (, in my opinion,) and some of the prettiest and most calming tracks. I highly recommend this 42 minute playlist for those times when you just don’t feel like working.

2 hours of sleepy video game music: This is also a little series of playlists. There are 4 of these videos in total, which adds up to 8 hours of sweet, sweet music. 

iii. Epic/ badass

Epic video game music: For all of you who need a little badass music in the background! 2.5 hours of epic and awe inspiring music to really get some work done! 

Focus - video game music: Spotify has some really great playlists, so I thought I’d include a few! This playlist is a little more epic and loud, but if that’s the mindset you really need to push through, this would be great for you. It’s an amazing 11 hours long so you’ll never run out.

Orchestral video game music: Another epic playlist, including the occasional lullaby. This is a 7 hour long playlist, so a little shorter than the previous one, but by no means less epic and badass!

Soundtracks

Compared to the playlists, soundtracks tend to be a mix of epic and calming music. Most games have their perilous moments and their I’m-so-relieved-I-managed-to-beat-that-boss-with-only-one-heart-left moments. The world of video games is vast, so I’ve selected a few of my favourite soundtracks to share with you instead of listing all of the ones I can find.

Legend of Zelda - Skyward Sword: One of my favourite all time games! The soundtrack is long too, so you don’t have to worry about looking for a new one afterwards. 

Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time: This game is widely believed to have the best soundtrack in video game history. All I can say is so sit down, gather your work and to just enjoy.

Final Fantasy VI: This 1994 gem has an avarage playtime of 65-70 hours. The game has such a good storyline and the soundtrack is a little old school with a lot of non-orchestral tracks. I’d still recommend this to everyone who likes an older style of video game.

Suikoden Tierkreis: I have memories of me just going to the overworld map so I could listen to the music. It’s that good. 

Bioshock Infinite: I’ve only ever played the first in the series, but I watched a walkthrough of this particular game and I loved it so much! The music is slightly creepy and loud sometimes but it’s a really great soundtrack overall.

The Last of Us: Another game I’ve never actually played, but the walkthrough was amazing. The soundtrack is very atmospheric and doesn’t have a lot of loud parts, so it’s generally calm. 

Assassin’s creed 2: My all-time favourite game ever. As you know from before, I think Jesper Kyd is amazing, so putting these two elements together makes a truly great game. The soundtrack is actually quite well known because a few of it’s most popular tracks are featured a lot in other playlists. E.g. Dreams in Venice and The Madam. 

The Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim: I’ve listened to this one a few times and I think it’s really good! It starts off quite strong but it has a lot of calmer songs too.

Fable 2: The Fable series is well-known for being short, so the soundtrack is also on the shorter side. I know the dialogue in the game almost by heart and I can guarantee you that there’s a lot of atmospheric music in this soundtrack. 

Fragile: This one was recommended to me by a friend on tumblr years ago. It has really sweet songs and has a lot of piano centered tracks. 

Now get to work!

I hope I’ve helped you find the perfect game music to accompany you while you study! If you have any recommendations, feel free to send me a message! I’m always up to discovering new playlists/ soundtracks.

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*cracks knuckles* lets see, the first thing about doing detail in work is you are going to have to do a LOT of design practice off screen. So like, for every cool dress you see me draw, there’s sometimes dozens of pages that are filled with me trying to figure out the patterns.

and sometimes practicing patterns means just repeating shapes and squiggles freehand

and the thing about using reference….. is you kind of have to copy it. Copying is not bad. It’s how we learn. YES what you just drew isnt what you “created”, but you learned a lot from it! and thats important. I mean, master copies exist for a reason! We all ought to sit down and try to copy things we like. But it doesn’t end there: the next step is to take parts of what you learned (like a specific pattern or emblem or technique on how to draw ivy, lace, or ribbons) and apply it to something new.

then, slowly, you make it your own. Oh, and you also don’t lie about where you got your inspiration. I mean, some things are kind of so classic you don’t have to, like art nouveau or art deco. the OVERALL STYLE is so well known that naming individual artists…. isn’t really necessary. If you reference something from a user on tumblr or what have you, then credit is DEF 100% necessary.

basically after practicing something you can take it and use it on other things, but the thing is you’ve gotten so good you can start to tweak it so its not identical to the original. This is a necessary step of creating your own style. Authenticity is stepping away from the source material and learning and growing on your own using that inspiration as a stepping stone. I reference CLAMP and Lily Hoshino all the time.

as for the actual drawing of detailed stuff, like mentioned break anything that looks complicated down into pieces, then break down those pieces, and so on, until its nothing but a jumble of very easy shapes that are piled together.

so for example:

if I wanted 2 keep going I’d draw it a couple more times, and each one would look better than the last.

BUT!!!!! HERES A VERY IMPORTANT TIP: LESS IS MORE.

Sometimes detail is REALLY HARD because when you first start out you put TOO MUCH. If you’re drawing a seed pearl necklace DONT DRAW EACH INDIVIDUAL PEARL. It’ll look UGLY. The reason? visual clutter. IMPLYING the amount of detail is very very important because you also will lose the flow of your design if you add every tiny detail! Lets use that necklace pendant again: if I were to draw that on someone, and the pendant was about as large as my thumb, adding every tiny detail would be pointless and ruin the design. Instead it would make more sense to simplify it into the basic colors and shapes and leave it unless you need to do a closeup.

same goes for lace, embroidery, hair, etc etc. Like almost everything can and should be simplified at certain points of a drawing or else it looks really funky.

I mean, also like these are my own personal guidelines SO they aren’t set in stone or the “right way”, experiment! Try new things! Make mistakes and get messy!

This is a post about masterposts about resources and books for studying many languages. I made this since many new people/langblrs do not know about all the resources that have been posted & I see various masterposts for the same language. I did not include posts about music, vocab, etc. as it is too much.

Resources for Most Languages: → http://thelanguagecommunity.tumblr.com/ ←

General: Check here if the language has no masterpost

Language Library by @thelibraryofcontext

Free Online Language Courses by @wonderful-language-sounds  

Free PDFs by @srpskibre

Language and Linguistics by @languagenerds

Languages by @blogresources

Language Masterpost by @z-co

Misc Sites by @italian-desperating

Languages Masterpost by @a-student-life​

Language Resource Masterpost by @soon-to-be-polyglot

Helpful Websites for Languages by @les-langues-sont-ma-vie

Languages Masterpost by @hello-language-that-is-all

Language Families/Groups

Afroasiatic Resources by @lateralfricative  

Classics Resource Masterpost by @marshmallowtuna

Celtic Languages Resources by @a-second-soul  

Celtic Family Masterpost  by @travellingual

Dutch, Afrikaans, West Frisian, Limburgish by @travellingual

Finnish, Estonian, Saami, Voro by @travellingual

Germanic Languages Resources by @a-second-soul

Scandinavian Language Resources by @useless-scandinaviafacts

North Germanic Languages by @travellingual

South Asian Languages Resources by @reclaimthebindi

West African Languages by @welovewestafrica

Indonesian and Croatian by @obsessedwithlanguages

Alien Languages of Star Trek by @languageadventurer

Latin & Greek Masterpost by @studensdocere

Afrikaans

Learn Afrikaans Masterpost by @pinkmint-lang

Arabic

Complete Online Arabic Resources by @thewordcollector2

Arabic Learning Resources by @abigsteamingpileofcouscous

Arabic Language Resources by @rockinspired

Arabic Masterpost by @loreleirps

Language Resources by @royalautumnfrost

Learning Arabic Masterpost by @fearandwar

Armenian

Armenian Language Masterpost by @wonderful-language-sounds

ASL

American Sign Language Masterpost by @languaging

Catalan

Resources to Lean Catalan by @proyectodetraductora

Chinese

Mandarin Chinese Masterpost by @floernce

Chinese Language Resources I by @adventuresofasinophile

Chinese Language Resources II by @adventuresofasinophile

Pinyin Masterpost by @linguastic

Intermediate Chinese Resources by @tiantianxuexi

Chinese Resources by @brbimstudying

Dutch

Dutch Resources by @languagesordie

Language Resources by @royalautumnfrost

Estonian

Estonian Resources by @soon-to-be-polyglot

Finnish

Finnish Resources by @teacupful-of-languages

Finnish Beginner Resources by @nimeni-on-hopo-hopo

French

A French Masterpost by @organisaticns

Intermediate-Advanced Resources by @languagestudyblr

French Resource List by @openstudynotes

French Masterpost by @nathalliastudies

French Resource Masterpost by @highschoolering

French Masterpost by @jenaipassommeil

German

German Learning Resources by @dieaerzte

German Resources by @studying-for-the-future

Free German Learning Resources by @99says

German Resources by @germanbrothers

German Resources by @meltingpotpolyglot​

Free Online Resources by @languageoclock

German Sites by @italian-desperating

Learning German by @thisisgoingonmyresume

Dani’s Guide to German Language by @baernat

Greek

Learn Modern Greek by @katlearnslanguages

Greek Masterpost by @progressiveresistance

Ancient Greek Masterpost by @clyternnestra

Greek Resources by @soon-to-be-polyglot

Hawaiian

Learn Hawaiian by @beautyofoceania

Hindi

Resources for Hindi by @speakswithbutterflies

Hindi Resources by @polytheistpolyglot

Hungarian

Hungarian Learning Resources by @honestlymassivecupcake

Hungarian Resources by @enventor​

Icelandic

Icelandic Resources by @icelandicreverie

Icelandic for Everyone by @islenskafyriralla

Icelandic Resources by @sauerkrauts

Italian

Learning Italian Resources by @languagegirl

How to Learn Italian by @studyingnath

Italian Resources by @langsandlit​

Resources for Learning Italian by @linguadolce​

Italian Masterpost by @studybowie

Italian Resource Masterlist by @randomfatechidna

Irish

Irish Resources by @linguastic

Japanese

Japanese Dialects by @nihongogogo

Japanese Resources by @somestudy

Studying Japanese by @fuckstudy

Learn Japanese by @solarstudy (reblog to see it)

Free Japanese Resources by @nihongogogo​

Learning Japanese by @learningjapaneseandgreek

Japanese Learning Resources by @deskowl

Resources for Learning Japanese by @owca-vs-languages

Ultimate Japanese Resources by @nadinenihongo

Japanese Resources by @japanese-revision​

Japanese Studying Resources by @nihongotime

Japanese Resources by @gachagachagogo

Beginning with Japanese Masterpost by @mielkie-studies

Kannada

Kannada Resources by @ancastersfinest

Kazakh

Kazakh Masterpost by @wonderful-language-sounds

Korean

Korean Textbook Masterpost by @korean-adventure

Self-Studying Korean by @somestudy

Let’s Learn Korean by @hanguk-eo

Korean Resources by @nerdloveswords

Korean Resource Masterpost by @bitesizekorean

Korean Language Masterpost by @study-mochi

Ultimate Korean Masterpost by @adoredmingyu

Latin

Learning Latin by @learnal

Masterpost of Latin Video Resources by @nathanielthecurious

Latin Resources by @whatshouldwecallhomer

Malay

Malay Language Resources by @unboscoconfiori

Maltese

Maltese Resources by @maltese-boy

Nahuatl

Nahuatl Language Masterpost by @wonderful-language-sounds

Norwegian

Norwegian Resources by @jeg-savner-norge

Portuguese 

Portuguese Resources by @wanna-be-polyglot

Brazillian Portuguese Resources by @languageek

Romanian

Romanian Resources by @svnnystvdent

Romanian Resources by @godswounds

Useful Romanian Resources by @balkanstudyblr

Romanian Masterpost by @oanatoseoul 

Top Romanian Resources  by @romanianwordoftheday

Russian

Masterpost for Russian by @educaution

Russian Resources by @royalautumnfrost​

Russian Language Resources by @journeyinlanguages

Some More Resources by @pycckuu

Russian Books by @thelibraryofcontext

Russian Resources by @thy-lexicon

Resources for Learning Russian by @soon-to-be-polyglot

Scottish Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic Resources by @hey-its-dodger

Learn Scottish Gaelic Masterpost by @scholarpaces

Serbian

Serbian Masterpost by @srpskibre​

Language Resources by @polytheistpolyglot​

Slovene

Slovene Resources by @useless-sloveniafacts

Spanish

Spanish Resources by @notquitenightingale

Spanish Resources: Oxford by @productivebuddy

Spanish Resources by @funwithlanguages

Learning Spanish by @thisfloralys

Spanish Resources Masterpost by @highschoolering

Swedish

Swedish Learning Resources by @langsandlit

Swedish Resources by @teacupful-of-languages

Swedish Resources by @nopoetryinmysoul​

Tibetan 

Tibetan Resources by @language-obsession

Turkish

Turkish Resources by @soon-to-be-polyglot

Ukrainian

Ukrainian Language Masterpost by @wonderful-language-sounds

Again, this is a list of masterposts made by tumblr users, so I will not add masterposts from outside sites.  Hopefully, this makes it easier for people to respond to asks and/or fewer people ask because they found what they were looking for.

vocabulary – most people either love it or hate it, but it sure is nice to know. here are some of my personal tips for vocabulary, and feel free to ask me any questions if you’re having trouble / need clarification / thought this masterpost was dumb!!

first things first

why expand your vocabulary? vocabulary is great!! it will be helpful for tests – especially standardized tests that include sections on analogies and reading comprehension where understanding words’ meanings is key, english class (of course), and impressing people with your knowledge of words (always fun). 

is learning vocabulary the same for everyone? like most (or all) things in learning, some people find vocab easier to pick up than others, some people find vocab easier to forget than others, etc. however, like all things in learning anyone can do it with time and effort!!

do these tips apply to foreign languages as well? while these are primarily tips for expanding english vocabulary, some may be able to apply to other languages! 

where will i even use these words? yeah, i know the feeling. if you need to know certain words for a test, just imagine yourself failing the test because you didn’t study your vocabulary (harsh, but it’ll probably do the trick – if it doesn’t, i question why you are not concerned about failing your test!!) if you need to learn the vocabulary of another language for a trip, imagine yourself getting hopelessly lost but not being able to ask someone where to go. yikes. enough with the negativity, hannah!!

personal stash of tips

reading helps !!!! personally i’ve found that simply looking at a list of words and definitions isn’t as effective as seeing the word used in different contexts and understanding how it’s used. reading a lot will definitely help to not only increase your vocabulary but also solidify it because you’ll know the proper ways to use a word rather than just what it means (this will come in handy for reading comprehension)

the problem is that words like “ameliorate” and “zephyr” simply aren’t used that much in books, but instead of despairing, you can make sentences for every definition of a word, for example;; (i apologize in advance for the bad examples *facepalm*)  + V O C A B U L A R Y (n.) plural: vocabularies 1. the body of words used in a particular language it’s interesting to learn more about english vocabulary 2. the body of words known to an individual person reading this masterpost may help you to increase your vocabulary 3. words used on a particular occasion or in a particular sphere “studyspo” is a part of studyblr vocabulary, that’s all 4. a list of difficult or unfamiliar words with an explanation of their meanings, accompanying a piece of specialist or foreign-language text. if you don’t understand, you can look at the vocabulary! 5. a range of artistic or stylistic forms, techniques, or movements not everyone understands their vocabulary of movement

another thing that helps massively is this lovely site called quizlet !! quizlet allows you to make sets of vocabulary cards and also has a variety of options for studying them as well as letting you print your sets. plus you can add images as definitions, or even record your own voice (if you’re studying a foreign language, this is great for pronunciation!)  ** if you don’t want to make your own sets there are TONS of people who are kind and have made sets already!! just search for what you’re looking for and you’ll have tons of results. you can take a look at my set of words that i used to study for the ssat verbal section here! 

studying for a vocab test? just use the words all. the. time. if you realllyyy need to learn a set of words in a short amount of time, use them everywhere. in your writing, conversations, text chats with your boyfriend/girlfriend… it sounds crazy but it will work because you’re using the words so much that when you have to recall them, it’ll be super easy! ** this can work for other subjects – studying for science? ask your friend to pass the NaCl or sodium chloride instead of salt! need to remember that frederick douglass’s birthday is february 14, 1818? wish people a happy valentines day and a happy birthday to a remarkable former slave, abolitionist author, and speaker!

do what works for you. too often i see people making fancy flashcards when what would really help them is to read words out loud. do what works for you to learn or else you’ll spend so much more time with less effective methods!! when i was studying for the ssat i made pages and pages of fancy vocabulary sheets but they really didn’t help all that much. i could have spent that time learning more words at a faster rate – don’t make the same mistake!!

if you find it easy to forget the words you thought were so easy yesterday, the best thing to do is review, review, review!! going over the same words every day sounds so boring but they’ll be superglued into your mind by the time you need them!

sometimes what works best is to simply quiz yourself (which you can do on quizlet) but even if it’s just for studying don’t cheat by sneakily searching up the definition!! if you’re studying for a test try to simulate the testing environment. that way it’ll feel similar to your quiz when testing day actually comes!

know your prefixes and suffixes and roots!!!!! this is so so soososo important i cannot stress it enough. even if you don’t know a word, you can make a preeetty good guess of what it means if you know prefixes/suffixes/roots. this is a pretty complete chart.

if you’re learning vocabulary that you’ll need to know at a specific time start early because it might seem easy but it can be frustrating. starting early will also allow you to break down the task so that instead of learning 10 words a night, you’ll only need to memorize 2. what you should nOT do: look at your list of words, laugh at how easy they seem, and freak out the night before a test because when did you learn that word??? who knows??!?

people say that teaching is one of the best ways to learn and that’s true! explaining the meanings of each word to a friend will help you to understand the word better. plus, if you use different ways to explain (acting it out, drawing, speaking, writing, etc.) you can recall that when you reviewed the word “meticulous” you mimicked an annoying classmate who was obsessed with maintaining her appearance. having specific things to remember the meaning of a word will help for sure!!

if you find that making a standard word-with-definition kind of chart helpful, it may be nice to have some cute cute printables to inspire you to get studying!! > this lovely one by ariadne is gorgeous > chlöe’s vocabulary chart > this one by theorganisedstudent > another one by ariadne but specifically for remembering names > 100 words every high school graduate should know

vocab tips from others

learn words that go together – instead of memorizing the word “flock”, memorize the phrase “a flock of sheep”. when you remember phrases instead of single words, you ensure that you know how to actually use the word in at least one sentence. (source)

put words where you’ll see them as often as possible (helpful for visual learners!!): on a wall, in a notebook you carry around, on your computer desktop, etc. (source)

consider learning vocabulary through audio materials such as youtube videos and podcasts! (source)

trying to describe the world around you regularly with the words you’re learning will expose gaps in your vocabulary and gives you ample opportunities for active recall. (source)

focus on topics and materials you enjoy, avoiding rote memory, non-contextual vocabulary lists, and flashcards with only single words. if you do use flashcards, make sure they include complete sentences. (source)

write the word in a way that shows its definition. turn the O in loquacious into an open mouth, talking and talking. or you could write the word lethargic long and melting along the bottom the page. (source)

make up as many associations and connections as possible. say the word aloud to activate your auditory memory, relate the word to words you already know, create pictures of the word’s meaning that involve strong emotions. remembering a connection will then help you to remember the word. (source)

get in the habit of looking up words you don’t know. (source) this will also help if you’re studying for a test because chances are you’ll have searched up the word before and will already know what it means – super convenient.

Here’s a list of what I do that really helps me learn the language using Duolingo; it’s extra work than the app gives you, but it helps me get my answers right most of the time and I feel like I know the language much better than I would have normally.

Completing the tree

The first thing you should do is complete the tree! Most people think they stop using Duolingo after that - this is absolutely not the stopping point! There’s a reason I listed this as step one.

To complete the tree, set a goal for yourself. One lesson per day, one unit per week, etc. Experiment a little and find one that works for you.

The XP feature on Duolingo helps me stay on track by measuring my frequency, not my learning. Use this to make you motivated to start each day, but don’t use it as a measure of how well you’re doing. It’s like a homework grade that gives points for completion but not accuracy. But, because of this, you can choose any goal you want. I’m on the “insane” goal (50pts per day) but I often go way past the limit. Trust me, if you’re following these steps, that won’t be a problem.

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT RULE!!!! Before ever starting a new lesson, all of your previous lessons must be golden.

Duolingo builds off of previous skills in a fairly linear way. You’ll notice especially as you get farther in the tree that whenever you learn new nouns, they will always be practiced in the context of the most recent verb tense you’ve learned, and they will always mix up adjectives and phrases that you’ve also recently learned. Because of this, if you’re even a little shaky on a previous lesson, you’re screwing yourself over if you don’t review that first.

When you first open Duolingo, use “Practice Weak Skills” - this will give you a random lesson to run through and practice, and often it will mix multiple to allow you to strengthen multiple skills at once.

Keep using “Practice Weak Skills” until every lesson is golden. This takes about 3-4 times if you get most of the questions right, 5-6 if you’re getting most of them wrong - and it will get you past your XP goal. When you’re done, scroll through to check that every lesson is golden. Feels nice, don’t it?

Your lesson strength deteriorates quickly. It often feels like you’re taking one step forwards and two steps back. This is the case for a short while - the more you practice, the longer your skills will stick there. When you need to strengthen them again, all you have to do is prove that you know it from before. Instead of 15 questions on the same lesson, you’ll get about 3 - if you get all of them right, the skill goes straight back up to golden!

HOWEVER:

If you are having trouble with a certain lesson, maybe you find yourself constantly tripping up on it? Practice these lessons individually.

I constantly mess up on verbs, and now that I’ve finished the tree, whenever I review it mixes up to 4 tenses at once. What happens then? I get mixed up.

Personally, I rushed through the tree when I shouldn’t have. Whoops.

Because of this, I review each verb lesson on its own before using “Practice Weak Skills.”

When I feel confident enough, the next day I might test myself using “Practice Weak Skills” and see how it turns out. It’s your personal judgement call on when you should stop isolating lessons!

Grammar time!

So, if you’re anything like me, you love learning languages. If you’re even more like me, you have a preference for doing it, and it is not memorizing vocab (though this is necessary!). Duolingo is nice for vocab and grammar….practice. To practice, you have to learn it first, right? It teaches you the vocab well, but there’s one huge problem I found while finishing up my Spanish tree: The farther you get, the less grammar lessons there are.

This is crucial! How am I supposed to know what’s going one with he/habia/habias when I don’t even know what the tense is?

So, I prepared a list of grammar resources/courses that I think do a good job of walking you through, step-by-step, the lessons in a similar order to Duolingo.

My recommendation for using these requires looking ahead. Look at your next Duolingo lesson and, before taking it, look at the corresponding lesson on one of these websites. Take notes on it! Go back to Duolingo and now that you actually know what you’re doing. (If you get things consistently wrong, you can then review the grammar lesson on whatever website - in case they’re out of order). These apply to any website or program other than Duolingo, especially self-teaching, since they’re all basic grammar lessons.

The ones I’ve listed are mainly Spanish and German; these are the languages I’m studying. I can’t speak on other websites and their ease/comprehensiveness if I’m not studying that language! Please feel free to edit this post and add your own websites/languages when you reblog.

Spanish

StudySpanish.com (This is my personal favourite! Separated into units that progress from basic to advanced.)

SpanishDict.com (good for referencing what you got wrong. Organizes by subject of lesson rather than easy-hard)

Bowdoin (Another one that goes through basic-advanced. Has lessons written in Spanish and exercises to practice! Also has more information than most of these other links, however this can be confusing and that’s why it’s not my favourite.)

German

German-Grammar.de (Has a TON of information and exercises; can be hard to navigate.)

Dartmouth Review (A little chart to separate very broad categories; once you pick a section, it goes on for a while.)

Deutsch Lingolia (Left column has a list; the top part is the important tenses, nouns, etc. grammar stuff.)

All Languages

ielanguages (Contains French, Spanish, ESL, Italian, German, Swedish, and Dutch, with a little information about various non-European languages.)

Rocket Languages (Another good reference. Ads pop up, but you don’t need to pay in order to read the free coursework. On each of these pages there should be a blue column on the right listing grammar lessons. Good luck!)

Spanish

Portuguese

Korean

Japanese

Italian

Hindi

German

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As my first big tips/guide post, I thought I’d talk about something I’m super interested in, fountain pens! Let’s jump right in…

Why Fountain Pens?

I’ll be totally honest, I never had a practical reasoning behind why I started using fountain pens, but as I used them more and more, I found plenty of benefits!

It trains you to use a lighter hand. Often, I found myself pressing really hard on ballpoint pens to the point where my hand would cramp :( When I started using FPs, I learned to hold the pen slightly differently so it would be lighter and there was less pressure on my hands! It hard to adjust the first time you use it, but the more you write, the more comfortable you will become!

It’s super customizable. FP’s allow you to switch out sizes of nibs, pen body colors, and even inks! This makes it so that if you can’t find your perfect pen on the market, there is nothing stopping you from making your own.

They are reusable. Unlike regular ballpoint pens, which we tend to throw out once they dry up, FP’s rely on re-inking or buying new cartridges. In the long run, you throw less stuff out and help save the environment

They look rad af. Have you seen one? You’d be lying if you said you’ve never wanted one…

Basic Terminology

When I first started researching FPs, I was pretty overwhelmed. Lucky for you, I’ve compiled a list of useful words that you’ll see thrown all over the place.

Nibs

The nib is the metal part that touches the paper. They will come in a variety of sizes including Extra Fine, Fine, Medium, and Broad. There are also stub nibs, which are chunky and used for italic calligraphy. Additionally, the nib can have “flex”. This is when the two prong-things at the very tip spread apart and let in more ink, giving you nice line variation.

Cartridge

These are typically what you see in ballpoint pens, and they come with almost every FP you buy. You sort of just want to jam it into the pen body, until you hear a pop or a click, and then it does its own magic. This is the easiest way to (re)fill ink. However, many people prefer to buy ink wells and use a converter to fill their pen with the desired color.

Converter

Converters are essentially little reservoirs that sit inside your pen that fill with ink. If your a beginner, I would suggest just sticking to cartridges, but these are a great way to fill your pen with cool colors that aren’t available in cartridges!

Shading

I’m just including this because I love the way it looks! Shading is when an a pen releases more ink/becomes more opaque when you apply pressure or change the angle. It’s honestly the best thing ever, and you really can’t get this awesome effect with your regular ballpoint pens!

My Favorite Beginner FP’s

FP’s can get pretty expensive, and thats usually a major turn off for some people. Luckily, there are some great pens which are under $30 - perfect for the student on a tight budget. (Btw these all come with included inks, so you don’t need to worry about that <3)

1. Lamy Safari - $28

My all time favorite fountain pen! It comfy and easy to use, plus the blue ink it comes with has AMAZING shading capabilities. If you are willing to splurge a little on your first FP, this would be my ultimate recommendation!

2. Platinum Preppy - $3

Let’s say you’re not to sure about this whole fountain pen deal, and don’t want to spend too much, but also want a quality pen to try out. For most products, this is an impossible standard. But for FPs, the platinum preppy hits all the marks. It’s less than 5 bucks (!!!!) but is one of the smoothest pens I’ve ever tried out. You can’t call yourself a FP geek without this in your collection

3. Pilot Metropolitan - $15

A happy medium of the two price points would be the Metro. Personally, I’m not a huge fan. I think that the nib is too long and the body is too slippery, but it probably has the biggest fan base out of any FP. Go for it if you want, but its not for me.

Shut up and tell me where I can get these sweet pens!

JetPens is my go to. Because I live really close by, it only takes 2 or three days to deliver. It has a crap ton of other stuff besides fountain pens, and is over all a really neat stationary store in general!

Goulet Pens is another great one. I don’t use it as much because they are located across the country, but they have the coolest packaging! When you order, they’ll write out a thank you note in pretty colors and add some goodies. Also I highly recommend checking out their youtube channel! It’s a goldmine of useful information!

Additional Info

I would suggest against using regular old binder paper, but if you have to, find ones that are smooth and non absorbent. This will prevent feathering and bleeding.

If you don’t know what size your going to get, get a fine point. Japanese pens will have a thinner fine nib, while western pens will have a thicker fine nib. Regardless, it’s better than a super thin, scratchy nib, or a really thick, wet, bleedy nib.

NOT ALL NIBS AND INKS WORK IN THE SAME WAY. Just because one ink doesn’t bleed through your paper, doesn’t mean another one by the same manufacturer won’t. It’s a bit of a risky business, but worth it in the end.

I didn’t talk at all about bottled inks, but if you guys want another post dedicated towards that, I’ll be happy to write one. Also, FP lovers, let me know if I missed anything important. Anyway, I hope this was an informative read and prompted you to buy an fountain pen!

I’m going to put the masterpost part of this under a readmore (because this post is already long af), so click there if you want to see blogs, youtube channels, and more pen recs

Lots of indie and small cosmetic companies are vegan, and we love to support little businesses, so here is a list of some all vegan indie makeup companies! I’ve arranged them in type of cosmetics they sell to make it easier. Eyeshadows:

Concrete minerals have a wide range of vegan eyeshadows, both matte (shown above) and shimmer. They also sell lip tints.

Monsta Cosmetics specialize in high quality vegan eyeshadows.

Overall beauty have many mineral vegan eyeshadows.

Scifi cosmetics are a eyeshadow company that have some out of this world eyeshadow colours!  Range of cosmetics:

Aromi Beauty are an indie company, although their website does look professional, they started out and still sell on Etsy

They are a completely vegan makeup company that sell matte liquid lipsticks, normal lipsticks, colonge, perfume, eyeshadow, lipgloss etc.

Insomnia Cosmetics are a vegan company on etsy, they sell lipsticks and eyeliners. Check out their instagram here for fan photos.

Crush Cosmetics are an indie cosmetics brand on etsy, although it says in their description that “many of their cosmetics are vegan”, I have confirmation from the owner that they are now all vegan. They Sell eyeshadows, mascaras, lip balms, lip glosses, cosmetic glitter, foundation & scrubs!

Sobe Botanicals are a completely vegan indie makeup company, They do eyeshadows, foundation, nail polish, perfume, lipstick, eyeliner, blush bronzer etc They also have a website, but started out on etsy.

Addictive cosmetics do eyeshadows, lipsticks, primer, brows, foundation, concealer, perfume, nails, body, hair products etc Check out their instagram for fan photos.

Sudsatorium cosmetics, as you can see from their banner, they are all about fair trade, vegan and supporting grassroots organizations. 5% of all sales goes to a grassroots charity! they do vegan soaps, shower gels, conditioner, bubble bath, lip scrub, shampoo, skin products, dusting powder and even some pet products! Check them out, they are really cute and support some good causes! (which you can check out here)

Momma Cosmetics make foundations, eyeliner, eyeshadow, lipstick, concealers etc They also have their own website here

Shiro cosmetics geeky and all vegan.

Rebel Queen Restraintz have lipsticks, eyeshadows and body harnesses, they also show the pigments on people of colour! 

Eccentric cosmetics they have beautifully pigmented eyeshadows and liquid lipsticks.

Lunatick cosmetic labs are one of the more well known vegan indie brands, they have pressed eyeshadow palettes, liquid lipsticks, spx makeup (neon) and contour palettes. check them out on instagram

The All natural face has every and all cosmetics, beauty products you can think of, they are high quality and fairly cheap! 

Lipsticks:

Pretty Zombie Cosmetics are a small vegan company that create matte liquid lipsticks.

Axiology lipsticks Many colours of vegan lipstick including blacks, purples, nudes, golds and reds.

The lip bar have amazing beautifully pigmented opaque vegan lipsticks.

Limnit lipsticks are opaque vegan and semi matte lipsticks available on etsy, check them out!

Pnk Digger have some amazing lip colours! 

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When I was in college there was this ongoing competitive mindset from the teachers /students that: “If you’re not drawing all night / getting 1 - 2 hours of sleep, you’re going to fall behind.” If you’re an artist you’ve probably met this kind of thinking… I’ve heard it from so many pros / tutorials.

One of my professors said that line all the time. I loved this dude. he worked at Disney on many of my favorite movies, and my young self became absorbed in this mindset. About 3 years into my degree that professor had a stroke, and when he went to the doctor they said he actually previously had something like 10+ strokes without even knowing, brought on by stress, and that he needed to slow down. 

Since then I’ve heard tons of other accounts of sickness and divorce brought on from addiction to work.

A few years later I was listening to an Animation podcast interviewing Glen Keane. He brought up that there were other animators who would live and breathe their work, never going home, barely sleeping, etc. 

What shocked me was that Glen Keane said something like “I ignored this idea, and decided to go home every night to spend time with my family, because I could learn just as much from my life experiences with them.” 

Anyway I just wanted to take a second after hearing a statement like this again recently and let any young artists out there know that:

Like. Why are you trying to do something you don’t want to do? I can’t fathom the idea of drawing if you don’t want to.

And I don’t feel high and mighty about this at all—in fact, I feel childish and unprofessional about it most of the time, even though I think people like to slap a workaholic label on me simply because they see “photorealism” or lots of detail and a prolific body of work or whathaveyou. 

But the motivation is so simple. It’s not a desire to produce art but a desire to play. I’ve been drawing since I was a child, and that motivation hasn’t changed. And even though I draw for all kinds of very simple reasons—so my friends will like it, because it’s fun—in a really fundamental way, I draw because I want Mom to hang it on the fridge.

Every October, we celebrate Filipino American History Month. In honor of this wonderful month long celebration, here are some of the books written by Filipino authors. The majority of these titles is starring by Filipino characters as well. In addition to featuring our rich and magnificent culture, they also tackle the diaspora, otherization most of us experience on a daily basis. Please support them, so they could continue making a difference.

Candy Gourlay — Tall Story and Shine Visit her website, and follow her on twitter.

Randy Ribay — An Infinite Number of Parallel Universes Visit his website, and follow him on twitter.

Erin Entrada Kelly — Blackbird Fly and The Land of Forgotten Girls Visit her website, and follow her on twitter.

Rin Chupeco — The Girl from the Well and The Suffering (The Girl From the Well’s sequel) Visit her website, and follow her on twitter.

Melissa de la Cruz — Fresh Off the Boat and some of her notable series are Blue Bloods, The Beauchamp Family and The Ring and the Crown. Visit her website, and follow her on twitter.

Stephanie Tromly — Trouble Is a Friend of Mine Follow her on twitter.

Kate Evangelista — No Love Allowed Visit her website Kate Evangelista and follow her on twitter Kate Evangelista.

Marivi Soliven — The Mango Bride Visit her website marivisoliven.com and follow her on twitter.

Tess Uriza Holthe — When the Elephants Dance Visit her website.

Below is a list of links to self screening/diagnosis quizzes/tests. Please remember that this is not to replace a trained professional.

We neither condone nor look down on self diagnosis. It can be a helpful tool as long as it’s not misused such as leading to self medication.

Be safe all

Adult ADD Screening Test For helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated with adult attention deficit disorder (ADHD/ADD).

QUICK Adult ADHD Screening Test For helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated with adult attention deficit disorder (ADHD/ADD). This is a quick, 6 question quiz.

Cork ADHD Quiz Our newest screening test for attention deficit disorder (ADHD/ADD). This is a quick, 9 question quiz.

Childhood ADHD Screening Test For helping to determine whether your child or teenage daughter or son has symptoms commonly associated with childhood attention deficit disorder (ADHD/ADD).

Anxiety Screening Test For helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated with an anxiety disorder, such as panic disorder or generalized anxiety disorder.

QUICK Anxiety Test For helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated with an anxiety disorder, such as panic disorder or generalized anxiety disorder. This is a quick, 7 question quiz.

Autism / Asperger’s Test Our longer, 50-question screening test helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated with an autism spectrum disorder

QUICK Autism Screening Test A short, quick 14-question screening measure to help you determine if you have symptoms consistent with an autism spectrum disorder.

Bipolar Screening Test - New! Our newest bipolar screening measure, based upon the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for possible diagnosis of bipolar disorder (both Bipolar I and Bipolar II disorders).

Bipolar Screening Quiz Our older bipolar quiz, for helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated with bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depression.

Depression Test For helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated with depression, and to track your depressive feelings over time.

QUICK Depression Test For helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated with depression.

Mania Test For helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated with a manic episode (or mania, a part of bipolar disorder), and to track your manic feelings over time. Also, consider taking the Bipolar Screening Quiz.

Mood Tracker Track your emotions over time – every day or once a week – and get immediate, actionable results.

Binge Eating Disorder Quiz A quick, 8-question screen for helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated with binge eating disorder.

Eating Disorder Screening Test A quick, 5-question screen for helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated with an eating disorder, such as anorexia or bulimia.

Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) A more in-depth, 32-question quiz for helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated with an eating disorder, such as anorexia or bulimia.

Grief Quiz - New! Do you have complicated grief over the loss of a loved one? This 19-question quiz helps screen for complicated grief.

OCD Screening Test For helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated with adult obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

The Psychopathy Quiz Are you (or someone you know) a psychopath? Answer 12 questions to find out now.

PTSD Screening Quiz Our newest screening test for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This is a quick, 6 question quiz.

PTSD Screening Quiz for Child Injury For helping to determine whether you or your child have symptoms commonly associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Schizophrenia Screening Test For helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated with schizophrenia.

The Sleepiness Quiz  - New! Do you suffer from daytime sleepiness?  This quick, 8-question quiz will tell you.

Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Quiz For helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated with sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT), a proposed third-factor of attention deficit disorder (ADHD/ADD). This is a quick, 9 question quiz.

Suicide Screening Quiz  - New! The one question quiz that can determine your immediate risk for suicide.

Do I need therapy? Quiz A short, 12-item quiz to help you determine whether you could benefit from psychotherapy right now in your life.

What’s Your Sleep Like? Sleep Quiz  - New! Do you suffer from a sleep problem?  This quick, 12-question quiz will tell you.

Workplace Bullying Quiz A quiz to help you determine if you may be the victim of workplace bullying.

Aries: uses bodily ingredients such as hair or teeth or nails, wild and free and howling at the moon, fire tells them what they want to know, embraces all but does not tolerate betrayal, gifted in the use of poppets and curses, full of energy and static and power

Taurus: a collector of many things, uses crystals and herbs, proficient in kitchen magic, has an inner strength that knows no bounds and no true master, a home full of colored glass and jars filled with anything you could ever need, rooted and able, wears robes with many many pockets

Gemini: a card reader and game changer, spoken spells fill the very air with magic and potential, an avid learner and sharer of their craft, books and tomes and candles fill their space, knows the power of words and names, tattoos sigils and spells all over their body and they seem to move when you aren’t looking, vast and uncontainable

Cancer: rests under the moon and whispers magic in their sleep, uses astral projection to explore and learn and play with ghosts, elaborate and detailed dream diary, deep understanding of astrology, somehow already knows what you’re going to say, mysterious and soft but only on the surface, a knower of secrets, sleepy eyes, lives in a tree in a misty forest and makes friends with the plants and spirits there

Leo: strongest in the day and has eyes that light up the night, mighty voice and skilled hands, breath carries a spark, animalistic energy you can feel when they look at you, makes their own spells borrows their own power, incredible visualization makes their dreams realities, difficult to look at directly for reasons you don’t really understand, wild hair and adorned in gems

Virgo: techno witch, weaves magic into code and text, keeps a blog as their book of shadows and altar, urban magic, has a restless mind and busy hands, deletes negativity out of their life, has much information to share despite their hollow look, eyes are lit from the inside, their phone is full of pictures that keep moving and notes only they can read

Libra: covered in veils and breathes perfume to hide themselves and confuse you, summons creatures and demons to do their bidding so their hands remain clean, almost transparent at times like a ghost or vision, is stronger than they look and delights in you not knowing their power, their mouth is almost always moving but you can’t hear what they say, soft to the touch but their skin is cold, trinkets and charms and chains adorn them and their home

Scorpio: eyes and nails are dark and caked in black, frequents graveyards and learns from the ghosts and crows, solitary witch who makes friends with bones, will help you learn what you want to know for a price, is afraid to sleep, quiet and haunted, is reborn each new moon, is full of knowing and fog and promise, takes a lock of hair from all they help, you feel them in your core

Sagittarius: rides their broom with reckless abandon, plays with the children on Halloween and shows them magic is real, their home has legs and never stays still, keeps many familiars and most are birds, gifted in charms and potions and sells their work with a smile, you can hear them laughing with the moon at night, chapped lips and wide eyes, magic is erratic and spontaneous and they couldn’t control it if they wanted to

Capricorn: loose black and gray clothing that flows when they walk, keeps a pouch of salt around their neck at all times, face is often covered or hard to see, protection spells and sigils are their innate ability, the floor trembles when they are angry, always watching watching watching, lives in a stone cottage covered with moss and scrawlings and carvings, other witches are silent around them out of fear and awe

Aquarius: hermit, storm witch, plays with rain and dances with lightning and shouts thunder, keeps trinkets and mementos in small jars around their bed, asks favors and learns from the clouds, raw and swift and ready to act, soft as a summer rain and cold as hail, hair is full of leaves and wind, feet are dirty but their mind is clean and sharp

Hold the moon in the palm of your hand, give it a great big hug, or let it illuminate your room with Luna, an enchanting spherical lamp designed by Taipei-based Acorn Studio. Originally created for use on concert stages and in music videos, the studio is now hoping to produce Luna on a larger scale. The radiant full moon lantern is handmade from glass fiber and non-toxic latex and is available in seven different sizes via an ongoing Indiegogo campaign:

Head over to the Luna Indiegogo campaign page for additional info.

there are soooo many indigenous scholars who are feminist, this is a short list of some that write more explicitly on feminism, gender & sexuality, violence against women, woman empowerment, etc. there are way more out there (and even more Native woman academics with feminism-informed work), so this is really just a start with a few suggestions. 

for a list of really cool amazing Native women outside academia, i recommend checking out this Inspiring Native Women collection. 

Cutcha Risling Baldy (Hupa, Karuk, Yurok): Cutcha Risling Baldy is a scholar whose work applies Native American Studies to feminist theory, literary theory and the development of Indigenous methodologies. Some of her current research focuses on the resurgence of one ceremony of the Hupa people (The Flower Dance) and the social and community growth that happens because of the return of this ceremony. In 2007, Ms. Risling Baldy founded the Native Women’s Collective, a nonprofit organization, to support arts and culture projects in the Native American community. 

Devon Mihesuah (Choctaw): Devon Abbott Mihesuah is a Choctaw historian and writer. Mihesuah is a professor of applied Indigenous studies and history at Northern Arizona University. Her books include Indigenous American Women: Decolonization, Empowerment, Activism; Cultivating the Rosebuds: The Education of Women at the Cherokee Female Seminary, 1851–1909; and Roads of My Relations.

Dian Million (Tanana Athabascan): Dian Million’s most recent research explores the politics of mental and physical health with attention to affect as it informs race, class, and gender in Indian Country. She is the author of Therapeutic Nations: Healing in an Age of Indigenous Human Rights, which is a discussion of trauma as a political narrative in the struggle for Indigenous self-determination in an era of global neoliberalism. 

Haunani-Kay Trask (Kanaka Maoli): Haunani-Kay Trask is a feminist, indigenous rights activist, and Professor of Hawaiian Studies at the University of Hawaii. Trask is the author of several books on feminist and political discourse. Her titles include Eros and Power: The Promise of Feminist Theory; Light in the Crevice Never Seen; From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawaii; and Night Is a Sharkskin Drum. 

ku’ualoha ho’omanawanui (Kanaka Maoli): ku‘ualoha ho‘omanawanui is associate professor of Hawaiian literature in the English department at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, and a poet, artist, and mālama ‘āina advocate. She specializes in traditional Hawaiian literature (including folklore and mythology), Oceanic (Pacific) literature, and indigenous perspectives on literacy. Her book, Voices of Fire–Reweaving the Lei of Pele and Hi‘iaka Literature, recovers the lost and often-suppressed political significance of stories of the volcano goddess Pele and her little sister Hi’iaka (patron of hula).

Jennifer Nez Denetdale (Navajo): As the first-ever Diné/Navajo to earn a Ph.D. in history, Dr. Jennifer Nez Denetdale is a strong advocate for Native peoples and strives to foster academic excellence in the next generation of students interested in Native Studies. Denetdale is an Associate Professor of American Studies at the University of New Mexico and teaches courses in Native American Studies. She specializes in Navajo history and culture; Native American women, gender, and feminisms; and Indigenous nations, colonialism, and decolonization.

Jessica Danforth (Haudenosaunee): Jessica Danforth is an attorney, community activist, and works with the Native Youth Sexual Health Network. Jessica Danforth is a self-described “multiracial Indigenous hip-hop feminist reproductive justice freedom fighter.”

Leanne Simpson (Anishinaabe): Simpson is the author of three books; Dancing on Our Turtle’s Back, The Gift Is in the Making, and Islands of Decolonial Love, and the editor of Lighting the Eighth Fire, This Is An Honour Song (with Kiera Ladner) and The Winter We Danced: Voice from the Past, the Future and the Idle No More Movement (Kino-nda-niimi collective). She is of Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg ancestry and a member of Alderville First Nation.

Lee Maracle (Salish, Cree): Lee Maracle is a member of the Stó:lō Nation. She strives to integrate European literary styles and Native oral storytelling forms, while confronting the cultural rifts between aboriginal and white society and the resulting problems for individual identity. Her work addresses the relationship between violence against women and violence against the land. 

Pamela Palmater (Mi’kmaq): Pamela Palmater is a lawyer who has dedicated her life to advocating for the rights of Indigenous people and empowering Indigenous women. Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration and Chair in Indigenous Governance at Ryerson University, Pamela is a commentator, author, social media enthusiast and the inaugural Academic Director of Ryerson’s Centre for Indigenous Governance. Pamela works with diverse First Nations, community groups, students and feminist legal scholars to empower Indigenous women and build communities characterized by equality, inclusion and self determination. Pamela was also one of the major leaders and voices of the Idle No More movement.

Paula Gunn Allen (Laguna Pueblo): Paula Gunn Allen was a poet, literary critic, lesbian activist,and novelist. She drew from Pueblo oral traditions for her fiction and poetry, and also wrote numerous essays on its themes. She edited four collections of Native American traditional stories and contemporary works, and wrote two biographies of Native American women. In addition to her literary work, in 1986 she published a major study on the role of women in American Indian traditions, arguing that Europeans had de-emphasized the role of women in their accounts of native life because of their own patriarchal societies. It stimulated other scholarly work by feminist and Native American writers.

Sarah Deer (Muscogee Creek): Sarah Deer is a legal scholar and advocate leveraging her deep understanding of tribal and federal law to develop policies and legislation that empower tribal nations to protect Native American women from the pervasive and intractable problem of sexual and domestic violence. A citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma, Deer has documented in academic scholarship the historical and ideological underpinnings of the failure to adequately protect victims of physical and sexual abuse in Indian Country, and she has worked with grassroots and national organizations attempting to navigate the complex legal and bureaucratic hurdles facing Native victims of violence. 

here’s a website that translates the time into hexidecimal colours,

here is a website where you can create your own galaxies

here is a website where you can play flow

here you can interact with organisms in different environments to see how to music changes

here you can play silk which is an interactive generative art designing website.

Here is a website where you can travel along a 3D line into the infinite unknown