references

stereotypical delightful classical music:

battalia a 10 in d major (biber)

brandenburg concerto no. 5

brandenburg concerto no. 3

symphony no. 45 - “farewell” (haydn)

if you need to chill:

rondo alla turca

fur elise

anitra’s dance

in the steppes of central asia (borodin) (added by viola-ology)

if you need to sleep:

moonlight sonata

swan lake

corral nocturne

if you need to wake up:

morning mood

summer (from the four seasons)

buckaroo holiday (if you’ve played this in orch you might end up screaming instead of waking up joyfully)

if you are feeling very proud:

pomp and circumstance

symphony no. 9 (beethoven; this is where ode to joy came from)

1812 overture

symphony no. 5, finale (tchaikovsky) (added by viola-ology)

american (dvořák)

if you feel really excited:

hoedown (copland)

bacchanale

spring (from the four seasons) (be careful, if you listen to this too much you’ll start hating it)

la gazza ladra

death and the maiden (schubert)

if you are angry and you want to take a baseball bat and start hitting a bush:

dance of the knights (from the romeo and juliet suite by prokofiev)

winter, mvt. 1 (from the four seasons)

symphony no. 10 mvt. 2 (shostakovich)

symphony no. 5 (beethoven)

totentanz (liszt)

quartet no. 8, mvt. 2 (shostakovich) (added by viola-ology)

young person’s guide to the orchestra, fugue (britten) (added by iwillsavemyworld)

if you want to cry for a really long time:

fantasia based on russian themes (rimsky-korsakov)

adagio for strings (barber)

violin concerto in e minor (mendelssohn)

aase’s death

andante festivo

if you want to feel like you’re on an adventure:

an american in paris (gershwin)

if you want chills:

danse macabre

russian easter overture

if you want to study:

eine kleine nachtmusik

bolero (ravel)

serenade for strings (elgar)

scheherazade (rimsky-korsakov) (added by viola-ology)

pines of rome, mvt. 4 (resphigi) (added by viola-ology)

if you really want to dance:

capriccio espagnol (rimsky-korsakov)

blue danube

le cid (massenet) (added by viola-ology)

radetzky march

if you want to start bouncing in your chair:

hopak (mussorgsky)

les toreadors (from carmen suite no.1)

if you’re about to pass out and you need energy:

hungarian dance no. 1

hungarian dance no. 5

if you want to hear suspense within music:

firebird

in the hall of the mountain king

ride of the valkyries

night on bald mountain (mussorgsky) (added by viola-ology)

if you want a jazzy/classical feel:

rhapsody in blue

if you want to feel emotional with no explanation:

introduction and rondo capriccioso

unfinished symphony (schubert)

symphony no. 7, allegretto (beethoven) (added by viola-ology)

canon in d (pachelbel)

if you want to sit back and have a nice cup of tea:

st. paul’s suite

concerto for two violins (vivaldi)

l’arlésienne suite

pieces that don’t really have a valid explanation:

symphony no. 40 (mozart)

cello suite no. 1 (bach)

polovtsian dances

enigma variations (elgar) (added by viola-ology)

perpetuum mobile

pieces that just sound really cool:

scherzo tarantelle

dance of the goblins

caprice no. 24 (paganini)

new world symphony, allegro con fuoco (dvorak) (added by viola-ology​)

if you feel like listening to concertos all day (I do not recommend doing that):

concerto for two violins (bach)

concerto for two violins (vivaldi)

violin concerto in a minor (vivaldi)

violin concerto (tchaikovsky) (added by iwillsavemyworld)

cello concerto in c (haydn)

piano concerto, mvt. 1 (pierne) (added by iwillsavemyworld)

harp concerto in E-flat major, mvt. 1 (added by iwillsavemyworld)

and if you really just hate classical music in general:

4′33″ (cage)

a lot of these pieces apply in multiple categories, but I sorted them by which I think they match the most. have fun exploring classical music!

completely double spaced version on google docs here – this post is more blocky for the sake of people’s dashboards, but still long so people will be less likely to glaze over it. my apologies if that makes it hard to read

things to look for and avoid in an autistic character

• symptoms only manifesting as “nonverbal and rocking” • super smart / living calculator • super dumb / doesn’t understand anything • all the symptoms you can come up with for them are “awkward” and “has special interest(s)” (please do more research) • trains, technology, and/or math as special interests • acting like a child • getting treated like a baby • unreasonably cruel and uncaring about others’ reactions to them being cruel • if they’re comparable to sheldon from the big bang theory, start over • animal comparisons • a lack of feelings • please no stories about what it’s like to be autistic told by allistics

the right way to write an autistic person

• lots of symptoms, including secondary ones not included on a general diagnosis requirement list (here’s a list i rather like that was made by an autistic person – their blog is also a good resource) • having a good amount of general knowledge and actually talking about it (i cannot believe that i have to say this) • talking about things outside of special interests (again…. come on……….) (special interests are usually the default things our brains go to when theres no stimulation or we want to entertain ourselves – it isn’t literally all we think or talk about ever. if a conversation has no connections to a special interest, reconsider having your autistic character bring it up in a context that is not an introduction.) • explicitly expressed to be capable of attraction and romantic feelings – if your character is an adult, add sexual feelings to this point • capable of general functioning, just with a disability that makes it more difficult – not a walking disability (….sigh) • a wide amount of feelings and emotional turmoil (but perhaps only being able to express it in limited ways) • we’re people • just people whose brains are wired differently

things to avoid in research for an autistic character

• autism moms / autism blogs and websites not run by autistic people • any affiliation with autism $peaks means you should walk away and never look back • a scientist trying to create explanations for what autistic people do without actually asking / not mentioning asking autistic people • anything about a cure for autism • a person that “worked with autistic kids” phrased in the same way as “worked with animals” • talking about autistic people as if they are mysteries, are like animals, or are otherwise othered weirdos instead of people

things to look for in research for an autistic character

• actual autistic people talking about their experiences and symptoms • just stick to that and you’re good but it’s hard to find sometimes ngl. just look for the above red flags

things i would personally like to see in an autistic character

• less easy to swallow sadness and more destructive anger. i would love to see a canonically autistic character who was frustrated easily by small things and had trouble communicating why • not a story about being autistic, a story that happens to have a character or characters who are autistic – it isn’t pointed out or questioned, they’re right at home with the rest of the cast and not othered (a la symmetra from overwatch) • intensive sensory issues / small sounds making large reactions • clear communications about not liking x sensory thing (for example being touched) • poor motor skills / clumsiness and not being laughed at for it • walking funny (body bent downwards, walking very fast, walking slowly, big strides, shuffling, stiffness, etc)  – no one treats it as if it’s funny or something totally strange • a big personality that has a presence so they can’t be cast aside (but feel free to have quiet characters too) – if this was along with being nonverbal they would probably leap to being one of my favorite characters ever • a fear of asking for clarification on sarcasm or jokes because of past experiences and an arc about the character becoming more comfortable asking questions

>> if any fellow autistic people want to add something, feel free <<

Sure do. It is important to note that Amnesia like you see it on TV or in the movies is not an accurate description of Amnesia in reality–these stories are often over-dramatized for the sake of plot and generally leave out many of the co-existing symptoms of amnesia and head trauma. In this case, research from real medical documents will be your best bet. Here are some resources I hope will help:

Understanding Amnesia?

The Human Memory: Post-Traumatic Amnesia 

Can Head Trauma Really Cause Amnesia? 

Amnesia: Causes

Post Traumatic Retrograde and Anterograde Amnesia

Post Traumatic Amnesia Fact Sheet

How Amnesia Works

Can You Get Amnesia From a Blow to the Head?

Amnesia and The Self That Remains When Memory Is Lost

Memory: General Information

Loss of Consciousness From Brain Injury Versus Amnesia

Writing Amnesia:

The Basics of Writing Amnesia

Creating Realistic and Riveting Amnesic Characters

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GLITTER TUTORIAL ON PHOTOSHOP

Looking for some easier French works to read? Here’s a quick list of stories for anyone who’s looking for something more imaginative and less challenging than the classics!

All of the linked stories are available online.

Children’s Stories:

Restons bons copains! 

Le premier Noël de Bonbon 

Le Hibou et la Minette

Le Vilain Caneton 

Les Trois Petits Cochons 

La Muraille

Lexi Savant, Détective Privé

Miguel et le Roi Arthur

Léo le Lion

Léa, petite faiseuse de rêves

Une amie pour de vrai

Le quatrième roi mage

Tout au fond du jardin

Le loup, la clairière et le sablier

Longer Reads:

Le Petit Prince 

Le Petit Nicolas 

L’Étranger 

Bel-Ami

En Attendant Godot

Welcome folks! 📚

Here you have some ideas for journal entries / bullet journal / lists :

1. Favorite songs though every phase of your life

2. A quote that you would hang in the walls of your own home.

3. Describe your personal style.

4. Some things that you learned in high school and you will remember your whole life.

5. A list of things that makes you really happy.

6. Things that you want to accomplish in the future.

7. List of TV shows that you currently watch.

8. Users in tumblr that inspire you.

9. Love quotes that mean the world to you.

10. Books that made you learn something important.

11. List of people you would actually thank.

12. Songs that you would play for cheer you up.

13. Animes that you want to watch.

14. Your fashion icons.

15. List of things you want to do before turning certain age.

16. Things that you would like to receive as a birthday present.

17. What means every single colour for you.

18. Things you would like to buy for each friend of yours.

19. List of websites that would be useful in your future.

20. Places that you want to visit (near you).

Hope you like it, I make it kind of different and any question or idea for another post just message me or ask.

hello!! it’s been a while since i’ve made a post like this, and i hope too many people haven’t done this one exactly, but whatever. getting started on essays is always daunting so if you use this as a way to guide yourself and get everything together it might be useful!

pre-writing phase:

sticky notes

colored pens

highlighters/markers/colored pencils

lots of paper

actual essay writing phase:

computer

google docs

snacks and water. always.

a good playlist

look here

optional: a quiet place

a comfy spot w good lighting

sit up, but make sure you’re comfortable

room for all your physical papers/readings/books/etc.

comfy clothes

a neat writing space (choose ur fave)

zenpen - very simple and easy to use, website

calmly writer - very similar to zenpen, website

quiet writer - everything you write is immediately saved, you can change the background color too - chrome extension

qwertzen - simple with character count, average reading time, and customization - chrome extension

raven - specifically for novelists, but works well for whatever you want. minimalistic with nice organization - desktop download

writed - very simple and cute - mac app

writers block/cold turkey writer - very very very minimalistic and easy to use, you literally cannot exit until you’ve reached your goal if you choose to set one (can be set by time or word count) - app for windows and mac

more sticky notes/paper, preferably a different color (or use the commenting feature w/ whatever writing program you’re using, but i find physical sticky notes more appealing bc i’m more likely to remember to do whatever it is if it write it down)

> 45 minutes

at least one break (i.e. walking, running, yoga, tidying, etc.)

post writing phase (hopefully the day after):

< 30 mins

a fun snack/drink, you deserve it.

a printer, not necessary but they’re helpful when re-reading because you can make physical notes/marks on the sheet

an editing site (i recommend using at least one)

grammarly - for mostly grammar mistakes, obviously

paper rater - proof reading for grammar and spelling, also gives feed back on sentence structure, vocab level, and more.

**slick write - gives feedback on sentence structure, formatting, word variety and more - website but there’s also a downloadable option

**hemingway editor - more stylistic, sentence structure, word choice advice (also a desktop app available)

a quiet place to read ur essay aloud (this helps w/ fluidity, organization and grammar)

After using markers for over 2 years, it just so happens that I do, thanks for asking :)

1) Before you start your drawing, test your colors. Seriously, the little plastic cap or label on the marker is usually never the exact same color that the ink is in the marker, so before you ruin the lovely drawing you just made by using the wrong color, swatch your colors on a separate sheet of paper first, preferably one of the same type of paper that you’re using for the drawing. Sometimes, depending on the paper type and color, markers behave a little bit differently. It doesn’t hurt to be prepared and to make sure you’re picking the right colors for your drawing ahead of time.

2) Lay your first layer of flat color down quickly, to avoid streaking. Don’t go reckless with it, scribbling outside of the lines and all that, but try to get your color down quickly before the ink has time to dry. The streaking happens when one area of color dries and then you redraw over the dried area, causing the darker streak where the two lines overlap. If you color quicker, the ink has less time to dry between strokes, which minimizes the streaking.

3) Utilize different brush strokes to get different blending effects. If you’re using markers with brush tips, this is a very fun thing to try and experiment with. You can move the brush tip in quick little circles for an even fill of color, or you can drag the brush side-to-side as well. However you can also flick the brush, lifting it upward at the end, for a nice faded or feathered look. Flicking works well when it comes to shading and blending.

4) The colorless blender is dumb, don’t use it. Okay, I know that with a name like ‘colorless blender,’ it sounds like some sort of magic tool that will blend any and all colors together, but that’s not true. The colorless blender shouldn’t be called that, because really all it is is pure alcohol, and what it does is it lifts the color up from your drawing. It can possibly blend a color to the white of the page, but it will not blend two colors together, it will only cause them to get blotchy, lighter patches of color in the areas where you draw with the colorless blender. So unless you like that sort of effect, don’t waste your money on a colorless blender.

5) Go from light to dark. You can’t go backwards from dark to light (unless you want to use the colorless blender mentioned in the last tip to lift up the color a little). The light colors will not layer over the dark colors, this isn’t paint, this is alcohol-based ink. You can always go darker if you feel like it’s too light, but you can’t go lighter once the darks are already down on the page.

6) When shading, don’t just use the same color again to make it darker. The first way to make your drawing feel more dull is to shade by simply darkening the color you just used with a second layer in the areas where you want to shade. Try using a darker version of that color, or maybe even a complimentary color. And, hopefully this is a given, but NEVER shade with grays or black… ever!

7) Blend wet on wet. This means try to blend your colors for shading while both of the ink colors are still wet. Unless you want to do cell shading, in which case, wait till the first layer dries first. When you lay colors down wet on wet, the colors automatically blend together a little bit easier, which makes it easier to make gradients.

8) Use the lightest color in your gradient to blend out the darker color. What I mean here is, say you’re trying to blend yellow and red together into a nice gradient. To make the two colors blend together nicer, put down your yellow on one end, and your red on the other, over the top of the yellow you just put down, and then go back with the yellow again and draw over the top of the red you just put down, brushing and/or flicking the tip back towards the yellow end, and it will help blend out the red into the yellow a bit more.

when you’re stressed: 

this is temporary, this will pass.

i will not let stress overcome me.

i am living for the present, where i am calm and focused.

my stress will not be my downfall. 

when you’re about to hand up an assignment: 

i have no doubts in my ability to succeed. 

this represents my sound ability to learn, develop and succeed. 

i am intelligent and capable of successfully completing this assignment. 

when you need a little motivation:

i will accomplish all of my goals. 

i will stay attentive to all my work today. 

i am worthy of success.

i have an abundance of knowledge that must be used to my advantage. 

when you’re preparing for a test:

i am competent.

i am working to the absolute best of my ability.

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Unsplash -  photography, illustration, and art

Pixabay - same as unsplash

Pexels - stock photos and videos

Stockvault.net - stock photos

freepngimg - icons, pictures and clipart

Veceezy - vectors and clipart

Kissclipart and kissPNG - more vectors and clipart (often transparent!)

Getdrawings - simplistic images and drawing tutorials

Gumroad - photoshop brushes (and more)

Canva - needs login but has lots of templates

Library of Congress - historical posters and photos

NASA - you guessed it

Creative Commons - all kinds of stuff, homie

Even Adobe has some free images

There are so many ways to make moodboards, bookcovers, and icons without infringing copyright! As artists, authors, and other creatives, we need to be especially careful not to use someone else’s work and pass it off as our own. 

http://math-blog.com/mathematics-books/

http://world.logic.at/

http://www.mathematica-journal.com/

http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/mathematics.php

http://www.math.utah.edu/

http://math.umn.edu/

http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/

http://math.stackexchange.com/

https://truebeautyofmath.com/

Videos

Khan Academy

PatrickJMT

MathTV

UKMathsTeacher

ProfRobBob

HippoCampus

MIT’s Math OCW

njwildberger’s Insights into Mathematics videos

Math Dr. Bob

Worldwide center of mathematics

IHES’ youtube channel

Hausdorff Research Institue for Mathematics

Math Overflow’s List of Free Online Lectures

The Catsters - Category Theory Videos

Example Problems & Online Notes/References

Example Problems

Interact Math

Paul’s Online Math Notes

Calculus.org

Wolfram Mathworld

CTY Online AP & College Math Resources

J.S. Milne’s Site

History of Math

Harvey Mudd College’s Online Math Tutorials

Real (and some complex) Analysis & Programming

Computer Algebra Systems (* = download required)

SAGE

Maxima*

Octave*

Wolfram Alpha

Geogebra*

Graphing & Visualizing Mathematics (* = download required)

Geogebra*

gnuplot*

Gapminder

Wolfram Demonstrations Project *

Wolframalpha

scipy*

Microsoft Mathematics*

Winplot* ; Awesome for differential equations!

Desmos super HTML5-based graphing calculator.

Symbolab

Scilab

Typesetting (LaTeX)

TeX Users Group

The Comprehensive TeX Archive Network

Art of Problem Solving Tutorial

TexPaste

Xfig

Detextify

WriteLaTeX WYSIWYG

LaTeX Examples

Community Websites

/r/math

/r/puremathematics

Math Stack Exchange

mathoverflow.net

The Art of Problem Solving

Proof Wiki

arxiv.org

Blogs/Articles

http://terrytao.wordpress.com

http://blogs.ams.org/blogonmathblogs/

http://www.ams.org/notices/

https://golem.ph.utexas.edu/category/

http://gowers.wordpress.com/

Misc

http://terrytao.wordpress.com

http://blogs.ams.org/blogonmathblogs/

http://www.ams.org/notices/

http://www.jmilne.org/math/

http://www.mathjobs.org

academicearth.org

Encyclopedia of Mathematics

Large List of Recommended books, online resources

Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences

MathIM

http://gowers.wordpress.com

https://www.symbolab.com/

http://projecteuclid.org/

http://www.fxsolver.com/browse/?formulas=on&p=-1

http://www.scilab.org/

Love online video and learning random, fun stuff? Here’s a list of some of my favorite content providers!

Youtube

vlogbrothers 

CrashCourse

SciShow

Healthcare Triage

How to Adult

The Financial Diet

Thought Cafe

TED-Ed

TEDxTalks

TEDxYouth

Philip DeFranco 

GCFLearnFree.org

AlanBecker Tutorials

AsapSCIENCE

AsapTHOUGHT

coolipra

Cute Life Hacks

DIY Creators

Educators.com

eHow

Geneva Vanderzeil

Google Science Fair

Half Baked

Howcast

LittleTranscriber

Maqaroon

MidiMelody

Mental Floss

MidiMelody

minutephysics

Scientific American Space Lab

sexplanations

Skill:Draw

studyign

Tasty

The Fitness Marshall

blogilates

The Game Theorists

The School of Life

thebrainscoop

Vsauce

watchwellcast

withwendy

YOUCANPLAYIT.COM

YOUTHSPEAKS

Documentary Movies - Topic

appsademia (Credits to my girl @pyrogirl88)

Documentaries

Watch Documentary

Top Documentary Films

CBC Marketplace

The Passionate Eye

6 WAYS TO DESTRESS

We’re halfway through the year and school’s taking a toll on us (or is starting to, depending on where you live). We’re all striving to get all the A1s and A+s in our report books/slips to indicate that our effort wasn’t all for nothing. However, in the journey to pursue these As, we’ve still got to take care of our mental health and start to focus on taking care of ourselves for a while, instead of on our studies. I’ve seen masterposts where a lot of methods to destress have been repeated, therefore I’ve taken the effort to think of more unique ways. Here are some ways I’ve been coming up with for the past few weeks which we can relax and just take a break.

STEP ONE: YOUR FUTURE HOME

Get a piece of paper (any fancy paper or rough paper will do) and start drawing your future home. You could do a top view down, or one side of the paper for each room you’re going to have. Draw your furniture and layout out and label each furniture with its name (eg. sofa/desk/television) and state some details about it (eg. white leather sofa, three-seater) based on your aesthetic. 

+ Some time ago, I was talking about my aesthetic with my friend who shares a similar taste. We were talking about our future homes, about what colours our walls would be in, about what type and colour of furniture we would get, and it made us so happy, and that’s where I got this idea from! (btw we own another studyblr with another bunch of friends called @/sleepstudycryrepeat on Instagram!

STEP TWO: ARRANGING DESK

We’ve all gotten very familiar with our desk layout. Why not upgrade it a little bit more? Change up the way you arrange your items on your desk. Move that stack of post-it notes from the left of your desk to your right. Throw away last night’s crumpled-up paper and sweet wrappers you’ve left forgotten. I promise you’re going to feel so much better after clearing, cleaning, and rearranging your study area. Furthermore, it counts as something productive because you’re one step closer to cleaning your room like your mum told you to do.

STEP THREE: PINTEREST

Pinterest’s something I’ve been loving for quite a while now because it has tons of resources as well as motivating pictures of well-arranged study spaces. But who cares about studying when you’re trying to de-stress? Look up on other pictures that suit your aesthetic and pin them onto a fresh, new board based on your aesthetic. After you’re done pinning, scroll through the whole board and then proceed to melt into a puddle of happiness.

STEP FOUR: HOBBY

I see that you’ve not been picking up your TBR books for a while now. You haven’t been drawing like you’ve used to. Put those books in your hand down at this very moment, and give yourself a little love by doing the things that you loved to do and re-discover the reason why you loved them in the first place. If you’re trying out a new hobby, please do not, do not, do not fret about not being good at that hobby. Everyone has their firsts and they’re not so pretty either. To make you feel better, you can always request to see my before & after pictures when I first practised brush lettering/typography/calligraphy. However, make sure you don’t spend too much time on your hobby! (And it’s best if you make your hobby making notes)

STEP FIVE: BULLET JOURNAL

Whip out your bullet journal and look past the unchecked boxes. Turn to a fresh page, take your prettiest pen, and write “THINGS THAT I LOVE”. The rest’s pretty self-explanatory. But, you can always switch it to a different thing such as “THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY” and so on. Make it colourful if you want to, as well. Don’t focus too much on making it pretty though, it ruins the fun (but if that makes you happy, go ahead).

STEP SIX: BIOGRAPHY

If you didn’t like the previous step or want to take it up a notch, you can always start a biography of yourself. Write your name in a pretty font and a pretty colour, list down things about yourself (nicknames, date of birth, likes, dislikes, best friends, hobbies, basically anything).

+ I remember back in primary school, almost every girl had a notebook full of different people’s biographies. We would exchange our books with each other to write and read other people’s. And I also remember that I always bought uniball signo’s metallic and angel packs just for these biographies. In retrospect, it was silly and stupid (and an excessive waste of money) but the experience was worth having to reminisce on. 

And there you have it, my first ever masterpost and six fun ways which you can employ to destress and have fun. Enjoy your mental-health-is-priority days!

Hey!These are all the resources I have for chemistry:

How to Study Chemistry

Chemistry Study Tips

Chemistry Study Skills

Chem Collective

Chemistry Masterpost

Bozeman Science

Crash Course (Youtube)

Khan Academy (Youtube)

I couldn’t find anything specific for those subjects but these are some resources for biology in general:

5 Techniques for Biology

Tips for Biology

Biology Study Tips

Biology Masterpost

 General: 

Beginners Tips

How to make the transition

How to tell your family you are going vegan

My vegan tag

Going Vegan in college

FAQ 

Eating:

How to eat out as a vegan

Is it expensive?

Animals/Environment:

local dairy farm I visited

earth day post

Cowspiracy 

Earthlings

Resources:

my favorite resources

Books

Documentaries:

Forks over Knives (N) 

Cowspiracy (N)

Earthlings

101 Reasons to Go Vegan 

Vegucated (N)

Food, Inc. (N)

Food Matters (N)

Hungry For Change (N)

Farm to Fridge (Y) 

Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead (N)

Farmageddon (N) 

Got the Facts on Milk? 

Meet Your Milk 

Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death  

The Ghosts in our Machine (N)

Blackfish (N)

The Cove (N)

Cage Free Eggs; Beyond the Myth 

The World According to Monsanto

Sustainable Table 

Eating Meat Is a Personal Choice 

Beyond Carnism, and Toward Rational, Authentic Food Choices

From Excuse-itarian to Vegan

Vegan 2015

Recipes: 

Recipe Blog

Vegan Smoothies

Nice Cream

A TON of recipes

Sample meal plan

My Smoothies

Superbowl (or any party) Snack Ideas

Meatless Meals

Sandwiches

Bagels

My Fave Recipes

My food/recipes/intake

Vegan Pinterest board

Plant Based Pinterest Board

Organizations:

Vegetarian Resource Group

Vegan Outreach

The Humane League 

Farm Sanctuary 

Vegan Society 

Other:

my 31 day vegan challenge

Vegan Mentor Program

The Vegan Directory (find vegans near you!) 

@sanctuarystories

ALSO JOIN OUR PLEDGE TO VEG CHALLENGE!!

hey there! its baku and i made a huge masterpost a few years ago to help people out, and since its been a while, i’ll offer you an updated one! enjoy, and please reblog to let others see this, too! hope this helps, and enjoy! 

Mental Health:

Coping with BPD! Social anxiety advice! Dealing with stress! If you need a distraction! How to blacklist triggers! Bad night comfort! You don’t have to be an expert to talk about mental health!

Films:

Found footage films! All of Bob Ross’ videos! Film masterpost! Documentaries masterpost! More documentaries! 

Writing:

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Since I’ve gotten so many new followers lately, I’ve decided to make a quick masterpost as a small gift :)

I don’t know about you, but I love cute and unique desk accessories, notebooks, pens, etc. to make things more fun! Therefore, I’ve compiled my favorite websites to get stationery and accessories.

Amazon (obvious one): This has such an abundant selection! Plus it usually has really good prices compared to specialty websites. However, I know for me, the huge selection can be extremely overwhelming.

Walmart: Walmart is nice simply because it has really nice prices (always double check amazon, as they may have better deals). It has all the sturdy, but basic brands: post-it, sharpie, five-star, mead, etc. Therefore, if you’re looking for the best deals (usually) then Walmart is definitely the place to go. The downsides are that you may not get the best quality (depending on the brand you get), it definitely isn’t unique, and you won’t find a whole lot of items that are “cute”.

Target: The next step up from Walmart; Target has more cute stationery items and accessories, and is still reasonably priced. Not to mention, they have a huge selection. I love Target! <3

Etsy: What can I say? Most of it is homemade, so it’s unique and you’re supporting small businesses (double win!). Be careful as some things may be overpriced. Unless you really love it, and have the money to spend… you get the picture.

Muji: Muji is a very well-known, popular brand amongst the studyblr community. The selection isn’t the biggest, but if you like the minimalist style, this is the place for you.

kikki.K: Another popular, good quality brand that studyblrs love. They have a decent selection (not so much variety, though), but the price can be a problem for some people. If it is, check out amazon to see if they have better deals.

ban.do: They have really cute stuff! BUT it is a very small selection as far as office supples/accessories go (they’re more known for their agendas), and they can be sort of pricey.

MochiThings: I am super biased when it comes to MochiThings! >_< I am absolutely in LOVE with this website. Most things I plan to get for my return to school in the fall are going to come from this website! So much to choose from as well as a lot of fun, unique pieces. Be careful with prices*!!

Paperchase: Another website I am absolutely in love with! They have tons to choose from that are unique, fun, and cute.

Papersource: They have cute supplies, mostly from other places like Kate Spade and ban.do. Not a very huge selection, but nonetheless some really adorable stuff.

Cotton On: Another place that I’m biased towards. They have an amazing selection as far as variety and quantity goes. Once again, price* may be an issue for some.

Urban Outfitters: I have always loved Urban Outfitters because I always find the coolest stuff, but I definitely think they’re a little pricey when it comes to pretty much everything. I regularly try to find the items elsewhere for lower prices.

ModCloth: A lot like Urban Outfitters. Really awesome, unique items, but a little pricey (in my opinion).

Uncommon Goods: Truly cool and unique desk accessories and supplies, but very pricey*!

This is an extra article where I found a few cool desk accessories. A lot of these are for professionals (like the article says), but the sushi erasers are too cute to pass up! ^_^

Also, I follow @cutestationery because they post a lot of dope stationery and accessories (mostly from Etsy).

*Note* I usually check out the websites with smaller selections first, then google the product (in case it’s available elsewhere) to find the cheapest prices.