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My local library gives away donated books (and CDs and magazines) every first Saturday of the month. $2 for every bag you jam full of books.

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◇ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories Vol. 1

- I got this one because (1) it's Sherlock Holmes and (2) one of my younger friends got me into Sherlock.

◇ Frankenstein

- My Senior english class read Into the Wild instead of Frankenstein, but my friends in other classes really liked it.

◇ The Picture of Dorian Gray

- rec from a friend. I also want to eventually read Maurice and The Talented Mr. Ripley.

◇ The Library of Greek Mythology

- its greek mythos

◇ ZYZZYVA: Vol. XXV11 NO. 93 Winter 2011

- my favorite part of english class was reading random short stories so...

◇ Ella Fitzgerald sings: the Rodgers and Hart Song Book

- her voice is angelic.

◇ Ells Fitzgerald: Ella at juan-les-pins

◇ The World of the Symphony

- I like listening to classical music while I drive.

◆ Best American Short Stories 2006

◆ Caraval

- who doesn't love a good YA novel?

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my desk seems so organized lately all because I haven’t stayed in there for a long time. I’ve been sick for a week now and I can’t drag myself to work and study for our exam : (

August 18th, 2023 — 2/100 days of productivity

- readings on crossdressing in performance and my cute doggo mug🐶☕️

hello everyone! i'm trying to get back into romanticizing academia so here i am again! today, i had some really nice conversations with a few lecturers and classmates, and finished a draft script for my dance history and politics presentation!

8 hours till submission deadline

Hello everyone!✨ 

I know I haven’t posted in a while, but it’s finally summer all over again, and I hope I will be able to post more for some time!

First of all, I want to thank you – yes you, dear reader – and the small, humble band of followers I have gathered on this really, really cool website (seriously, Tumblr users are another level of culturally sophisticated, though often in ways not recognized by society). Thanking all of you for your reblogs, likes, and small messages of support in the comments. Truth be told, I hadn’t posted in so long because I essentially gave up, thinking I was working so hard for nothing, but looking through your supportive comments and gestures gave me the motivation to get back on track. I really hope I stick to it, too, because I have learnt so much.

So, some updates (though no one asked for them haha).

I completed my second year at university, and am now doing my summer internship. This time two years ago, I was preparing for a medical degree in my home country, and I was trying my absolute best to try and love that subject, from trying to make aesthetic notes (which I subsequently didn’t remember) to keeping this blog alive. Well, long story short, I had to start therapy because of all my previous university rejections and the struggle that was the preparation for the medical entrance exam. But, I applied for and enrolled in a programme for psychology here, and I absolutely loved it (I turned down writing the medical entrance exam because I was, and still am, so happy here) and have been loving it since. I applied to and got accepted to other universities abroad, but I decided to stay home, and think about universities abroad for Master’s, though the acceptance letters were definitely a confidence boost.

Anyways, I have learnt so, so, much and experienced even more in the past two years. I’m much more mature, and definitely much happier with where I’ve ended up, choosing to live in the present rather than regretting what could have been. Yes, I would have made so much more money as a doctor than a psychologist, but I wouldn’t have loved it as much. Yes, going abroad would have been exhilarating, but I wouldn’t be close to my friends and family.