#cactii-studies

can gracefully convince street salespeople you dont speak a lick of their language (or english). never have to talk to anyone you dont want to ever again!

more countries you can move to when you need to fake your death

more languages = more places to relocate to when you need to fake your own death again

free brownie-points with native speakers of your target language (remember to exchange for actual brownies at your local embassy)

can convince strangers at parties you’re actually an exotic foreigner instead of a broke student

embrace your destiny of local weirdo/video game protagonist by pretending to have amnesia and not speak your first language anymore

more memes available

the “privilege” of being able to scoff at mistranslated subtitles. impress everyone near you with a more correct version that they never asked for. guaranteed to make you Popular

writing notes and messages in more than one language simultaneously. who cares if this sentence is in danish, english, and japanese? not me. im the only one who can make any sense of this horrific mess

So this is my secret santa present to @cactii-studies! I did some snooping on your blog and managed to find some things you're interested in so i hope you like the vocab list i put together! This is the japanese one and i'll post the spanish one separately so the posts aren’t too big. I'm a beginner to intermediate in japanese so i can’t offer my help in that but i'm from brazil aka i speak portuguese so i can help with that and maybe a bit of spanish as the languages are a bit similar, so hmu if you feel like it. Also i hope the vocab i chose isn't something you know already! But anyway, Happy Holidays!!

🌟✨ Astronomy 💫⭐️ 

星占い –　ほしうらない - hoshiuranai – horoscope

占星術 –　せんせいじゅつ - senseijutsu - astrology

十二支 –　じゅうにし - juunishi - zodiac

牡羊座 – おひつじざ - ohitsujiza – Aries ♈️

おうし座 –　おうしざ　- oushiza – Taurus ♉️

双子座 –　ふたござ - futagoza – Gemini ♊️

蟹座 –　かにざ - kaniza – Cancer ♋️

獅子座 –　ししざ - shishiza – Leo ♌️

乙女座 –　おとめざ - otomeza – Virgo ♍️

天秤座 –　てんびんざ - tenbinza – Libra ♎️

さそり座 –　さそりざ - sasoriza – Scorpio ♏️

射手座 –　いてざ - iteza – Sagittarius ♐️

山羊座 –　やぎざ - yagiza – Capricorn ♑️

水瓶座 –　みずがめざ - mizugameza – Aquarius ♒️

魚座 –　うおざ - uoza – Pisces ♓️

星座 –　せいざ - seiza – constellation 💫

✨ 🚀 Space ☄️ 🌘

太陽系 –　たいようけい - taiyoukei – solar system ☀️

地球 –　ちきゅう - chikyuu – Earth 🌏

月 –　つき - tsuki – moon 🌘

太陽 –　たいよう - taiyou – sun 🌞

土星 –　どせい - dosei – saturn

火星 –　かせい - kasei – mars

水星 –　すいせい - suisei – Mercury

金星 –　きんせい - kinsei – Venus

木星 –　もくせい - mokusei – Jupiter

天王星 –　てんのうせい - tennousei – Uranus

海王星 –　かいおうせい - kaiousei – neptune

冥王星 –　めいおうせい - meiousei – Pluto (still a planet ok?)

宇宙 –　うちゅう - uchuu – space 🚀

宇宙飛行士 –　うちゅうひこうし - uchuu hikoushi – astronaut  👩‍🚀

星 –　ほし - hoshi – star ⭐️ 

惑星 –　わくせい - wakusei – planet

銀河 / 銀河系 –　ぎんが / ぎんがけい - ginga/ gingakei – galaxy

天の川 –　あまのがわ - amanogawa – milky way 🌌

流星 –　りゅうせい - ryuusei – meteor ☄️

🐰 🐍 Oriental Zodiac  🐭 🐶 

干支 - えと – eto – oriental zodiac signs

子 - ね - mouse 🐭

丑 - うし - ox 🐂

虎 - とら - tiger 🐯

卯 - う - hare 🐰

辰 - たつ - dragon 🐉

巳 - み - serpent 🐍

午 - うま - horse 🐴

未 - ひつじ - sheep 🐑

申 - さる - monkey 🐵

酉 - とり - rooster 🐔

戌 - いぬ - dog 🐶

Oh gosh I don’t remember which ask it was! I’m going with this one because it’s my latest but if I got the wrong one, please tell me and it’ll answer those ones too :) 

23. what are your top three items you keep on your desk? 

I keep my planner on my desk at all times because it encourages me to use it more. I have a little drawer set where I keep all my pens, washi tape and all that inside too. And I currently have a pumpkin on my desk! It’s really cute. 

40. how did you find the studyblr community?

I find it has both bad and good qualities. It encourages studying and doing your best, but at the same time it can be super pressuring to get amazing grades and writing perfect notes. 

62. what is your favorite thing to learn about in your free time? 

Oh, I’ve never read than one (nor seen a movie, I think). Thank you :)

hi ada!! i love so many of those things too!! some of my favorites: animals (i went to the aquarium the other day so penguins are my current obsession) !!!, photography (film lately), snow, old sitcoms, cozy blankets, and pens!!

hey there <3

helsinki: when did you last visit a friend’s house?

two weeks ago, sunday I hung out with a friend and we walked all the way through her town and to a little belgian(flemish) cafe, because we couldn’t decide what else to do.

lisbon: if you had the chance to become a prince/princess, would you?

12 year old me would immediately say yes, but adult me has to reconsider because of how restricting it must be. I’d love to but without all the rules and regulations you have to follow I guess

also minus all the attention and spotlight time you get, that kind of stuff makes me nervous lol

athens: favourite greek myth?

My favorites (because I can’t ever pick just one) are the Trojan War, Achilles, anything about Artemis and/or Apollo, Nyx, Medusa, Tartarus, Persephone, the Sirens, the river Styx and Amphitrite (i used to be reaaaaaally into greek and roman mythology back in the day)

Hey!

Think it depends on how you’re going to use your bullet journal and how much money you’re willing to invest. 

If you’re confining yourself to a monthly spread, 30 pages could get you through the year. Personally, I use my journal to write, so I prefer something with more pages.  

I used to use Moleskine, but found a cheaper alternative (in Aus it’s J.Burrows, but basically think the cheap generic brands your local stationery store would stock). 

I’m using a Leuchtturm 1917 this year, 249 pages. It’s definitely more expensive. However I wrote 3 journals’ worth of stuff last year so it’s basically an investment lmfao. It also has the advantage of paged numbers and an index page (so you don’t have to rule up your own).  

I’d also check out these suggestions: 

Ask @studypetals who uses a brandless journal 

List of alternatives here by @elkstudies 

This list of alternatives (and reviews!) by Andrew Brandt  

These general tips to starting a bullet journal by @journalsanctuary 

This list by @emmastudies 

This guide by @rhubarbstudies 

Tagged by: @cactii-studies​ <3

Last:

drink? Water

phone call? My driving instructor lol

text message? “Cool! I get off around 12 so I should be there by 12:45/1:00″ (meeting my friend for ramen later)

song you listened to? Walk Away -LANY

time you cried? Like three days ago.

Have You:

dated someone twice? No

kissed someone and regretted it? No

been cheated on? No

lost someone special? My dog lol

been depressed? No

gotten drunk and thrown up? No

Three Favorite Colors:

Mustard yellow, forest green. burgundy

In the Last Year, Have You:

fallen out of love? ye

laughed until you cried? Yes

found out someone was talking about you? nope

met someone who changed you? Yes

kissed someone on your Facebook list? No

General:

how many of your Facebook friends do you know irl? All except maybe one

do you want to change your name? Nope

what did you do for your last birthday? uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I think I had a party?

what time do you wake up? usually between 6 and 9 am

what were you doing at midnight last night? trying to sleep

something you can’t wait for? The next time I get to go to Japan

last time you saw your mom? last night

what is one thing you wish you could change in your life? I wih I had

what are you listening to right now? Nothing

have you every talked to a person named tom? Yes, my dad’s name is Tom

something that is getting on your nerves? My phone lol

most visited websites? Tumblr, AO3, YouTube, and Netflix

Other Info:

mole/s? One on my left pinky toe and between my chest and my stomach

marks? lots of acne scars (hah) and this one birthmark like on the underside of my left arm

childhood dream? I wanted to be a chef and then I wanted to be an author until I wrote my two best works of all time and got writers block that never went away.

hair color? dark brown/black

long or short hair? short.  I think straightened it’s like just past my ears

do you have a crush? Nope

what do you like about yourself? I’m friendly.

piercings? Single lobe piercings

blood type? I forget

nickname? E-lace, Lecie, E, Lece

relationship? Single

zodiac? Leo

pronouns? She / her

favorite TV show? Jane the Virgin (I never shut up about it)

tattoos? No.  I want one lowkey but also I know that a) my parents would disown me and b) I wouldn’t be able to go to onsen so

right or left handed? Right

surgery? wisdom teeth

dyed hair? Nope

sport? I used to figure skate but that is time consuming

vacation? I haven’t been on vacation in a while..

sneakers? I wear one pair of blue vionics nonstop

More General:

Eating? Nothing right now but my last meal was cassoulet

drinking? Nothing right now

waiting for? A phone case

want: to get CLS

get married? Yeah

career? teaching/librarian/interpretation or translation

hugs or kisses? I prefer hugs

lips or eyes? Eyes

shorter or taller? taller

older or younger? Older I think

nice arms or nice stomach? nice arms.  a nice stomach is always the sign of a sneaky mofo

sensitive or loud? sensitive and loud.

hook up or relationship? relationship

troublemaker or hesitant? I kind of enjoy troublemakers cause I’m more hesitant

Have You Ever:

kissed a stranger? Nope

drank hard liquor? nope

lost glasses? yes

turned someone down? yes I think like twice? once at a camp and a second time like while I was at work

sex on the first date? Never

broken someone’s heart? probably not

had your heart broken? nope

been arrested? nope

cried when someone died? nope

fallen for a friend? nope

Do You Believe In:

yourself? on good days

miracles? sure

love at first sight? no?

Santa Claus? I don’t think I ever really did

kiss on the first date? No

Other:

current best friend? I don’t have one, just a nice circle of close friends

eye color? brown

favorite movie? The Hidden Fortress, Strange Days, and Bugsy Malone.  All movies.  You’d think I don’t love anything new