can not get over how the flash of caitlyn that vi sees when she's convinced jinx is about to reveal she killed her is slightly different than the actual shot of the moment she thinks of. top is the original scene, bottom is vi's memory. in her memory caitlyn is looking more directly into vi's eyes, cait's eyes are more open, her lip is pouted just a bit, her brows are less furrowed. vi has been romanticizing this moment over and over in her head. so similar to caitlyn rewinding vi leaving in her head so that she could do it over and make it right. idk i'm just ready to pull my hair out over it all. if she was going to see caitlyn for the last time, she wanted it to be this moment. god.
PART ONE - IPHONE
So this is my first post that isn’t a stupid text post or overly bright photo of my stationary, so I hope you’ll like it! It will consist of two parts, one for the ios apps and one for google chrome extensions. Feel free to send me recommendations!
bolded = favourite, cursive = apps I use every day
Note taking and co
Pocket - very useful app to save websites, articles, posts etc and read them offline.
Keynote, Pages, Numbers - basics if you have an apple device. I actually like keynote better than powerpoint c:
Notability - Very popular app and it really is worth its money. Great for note taking, especially in class!
Evernote - On my phone for over 4 years now. The group feature is so great and I use it for preparing posts
Werdsmith - very clean and minimalistic app for writing, I use it mainly for creative writing.
Microsoft One Note - Simple app for note taking and making online notebooks.
Languages
Leo - a great dictionary in 8 languages. If you log in you can save problem words and make vocabulary lists.
Memrise - My favourite app to learn languages for free. I’m learning Japanese with it!
Duolingo learning languages for free is always fun and duolingo is so easy to use, it’s even more fun! I use it to practice my Spanish.
Studying
Forest - Who doesn’t know and love forest yet? It’s such a cute application and I use it when I have a long study day/night ahead.
Brainscape - My to go app for flashcards. It has a giant library and it’s easy to make your own. Honestly, I’ve been using it for 3 years now and I still love it.
Mindly - A very beautiful app to make mind maps. I use it for story ideas and school work.
MindNode - also an easy way to make mind maps.
Uberchord - learn how to play the guitar for free c:
TheSimpleClub - videos, and tutorials of all important school subjects, mainly in German, I think
Notenapp - keep track of your grades - German
Khan Academy - like the simple club but with a broader spectrum and in English.
Tide - promodoro app with nice background sounds & inspirational quotes
Swifty - learn how to code in a very fun and simple way!
Flow timer - another great promodoro timer (they are everywhere). I like the minimalistic look and nice colours.
Inspiration & Motivation
Vantage - Simple but beautiful designed calendar
Calm - Helps me calm down with breathing exercises backgrounds and sounds.
Elevate - games and exercises that help to keep your mind fit
Pacifica - an app that helps with anxiety and mental disorders with a very kind community
TED Inspiring, interesting and motivating videos on a wide variety of topics.
Others
Textgrabber & Scanner Pro - Essentials. Scans photos and grabs texts of pdf and other documents and converts them into word/text documents.
Sleeptown - From the makers of forest a very cute app that helps you keep a healthy sleep schedule. I try to use it but I forget it often, sadly.
Tydlig - not free but honestly the best calculator you can have on your phone! Beautiful and simple it makes math so much more fun!
Spark - organizes your emails (even from multiple accounts) and notifies you if something important comes in. Very neat design.
Moon - cute app that shows the phases of the moon depending on the date.
Plant Nanny - keep track of your water intake by watering cute plants (they have something similar for walking and keeping track of expenses!)
𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐠𝐟 ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥
• she's extremely protective over you.
• like if she notices a guy staring at you she immediately hugs your waist while glaring at him.
• bottom or switch in bed but she's very dominant (irl too).
• she's really possessive.
• she spends a lot of her time playing video games but that doesn't stop her from spending time with you.
• she loves teaching you how to play her games even though you mostly suck.
• whenever you give up trying to learn you sit on her lap while she hugs your waist with the controller in her hands.
• smoking sessions by the window.
• cooks for you, cleans for you, genuinely treats you like a princess.
• she's the big spoon while you guys cuddle.
• but she secretly loves it when she's the small spoon.
• she sucks at make up or plucking out her eyebrows and you keep begging her to help her but she always denies your help.
• but always end up on her lap drawing eyeliner on her eyes or plucking out her eyebrows for fun.
• whenever she's bored she starts playing with your fingers.
• wearing her oversized hoodies and her boxers for shorts.
• late night rides on her motorcycle.
• she custom made a helmet for you, using her own art equipment, your safety is first.
• every time you tell her to slow down she goes faster so you wrap your hands around her waist more.
• whenever your in a car though ( of youre a passenger princess) she keeps one hand on your thigh and the other one on the wheel.
• she is also a great tattoo artist so whenever she feels like it she makes little tattoos that remind her of you and then never shows them to you bc she's shy af.
• whenever you kiss she traces one hand on your body underneath your shirt and the other one is your head, pulling your hair.
• slow dancing with 50s music while she's holding your waist and your hands around her neck ( dina and ellie in tlou part ll be like).
• she would 100% kill for you without a doubt.
.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.
path to a happy and cheerful life☄✨
Being kind is always worth it. Compliment a stranger’s sweater, bring your neighbor their mail, pick flowers for your mom.
If you want to do something, don’t be afraid to do it alone. You can make new friends along the way.
Never underestimate the importance of late night talks with new friends. They’re good for the soul.
Speaking of, don’t be afraid to be vulnerable. Tell people what’s going on in your life. Your friends want to hear it.
It’s okay to let people help you.
Always do a little bit more than expected.
It’s okay to say no.
But if something interests you even a little, say yes.
You can have a conversation with anyone if you ask about their pets or their favorite show on Netflix.
Text old friends when you think of that one really funny thing that happened. Even if you haven’t talked in years, it will make them smile.
Making people happy makes you happy. Be kind. Be thoughtful. It will all come back around in the end.
Whenever Hagrid finally decides to retire as Care of Magical Creatures professor you can bet your last knut that Charlie Weasley flies back to England the following week excitedly waving his resume and recommendation letters from no less than two Scamanders and the Minister of Magic, Hermione Granger.
thinking much thoughts. thoughts are happening in my silly brain <3
What 2020 is all about:
less: saying yes to people, things and events that are not good for your mental health, more: saying no, setting clear boundaries, walking away from toxic people, doing things and being with people that make your heart happy
less: working up to the point of a mental breakdown, neglecting yourself, more: taking time to recharge your batteries, taking breaks, investing in me-time and self-care
less: negative self talk, more: positive thoughts to remind yourself how amazing, beautiful and capable you are - remember that the way you talk to yourself matters
less: comparing yourself to the path of others, more: realising that you walk your own path, being proud of everything you are and everything you have achieved
less: doing things just because others say so, being afraid to show your true self, more: fully expressing yourself, choosing things because you - and no one else - want them
less: bottleing up your feelings, saying you are okay when you are not, hiding behind a mask, more: being open and honest about the way you feel, being vulnerable, knowing that is is okay not to be okay
less: being too hard on yourself when you have a bad day, more: letting yourself feel without judging every emotion, knowing that bad days are part of the process, being kinder to yourself
I think there’s something so deeply and intimately and morbidly true about The Last of Us’s primary thesis which is that humanity’s fatal flaw, in that very Shakespearian way, is that we are destined to care too much about one another so much so that we discard the collective entirely. like we have such a capacity to love the human race and humanity as a whole, to grow our communities and govern cities how we know best and foster such connection with the masses which we are part of, but it’s overtaken by our capacity to love even just a single other person. like one human can come into your life that creates such an intrinsic and passionate love in you— or maybe two people or a family’s worth or any small number— and you suddenly would burn entire villages down just to keep them safe.
joel doesn’t blink twice murdering to find ellie. he doesn’t look back when he decides to do what he does at the hospital later on. he has no remorse about any of it it, because this one girl has grown to mean more to him than any possible greater good could ever mean. and it’s reciprocal. ellie would— and does— do anything she can to help him, save him, protect him, and, eventually, to avenge him. because that’s what you do when you love someone. not when you love people. when you love someone.
and it’s selfish, in a way??? because we love these people and would do so much for them because they mean more to us than other strangers do. it’s exactly like an iteration of the trolley problem, actually. one track has your daughter on it and one track has fifty people. don’t even try telling me you wouldn’t go onto track B if it meant saving your daughter and her puppy dog eyes from the whimpering and pain and fear. The Last of Us says yes, you would. I would. we all would. and like yeah that is our greatest weakness, that we have such a unique ability to love a handful of people so deeply that our compassion towards community and strangers and the bigger collective starts to slip from view. but goddamn what a fucking great fatal flaw it is to have. we are all going to die and the world will burn because we loved another person too much.
‘my cage is bigger, Hedwig’ 14.5.2020
washing the dishes
making your bed
tidying your book/dvd shelf/shelves
cleaning the cupboard/wardrobe
reading
sleeping
writing a blog
planning your month/week/day
replying to messages or asks
responding to emails
sorting through letters/mail
clearing your email inbox
organising stationery
clean your sinks
clean your toilets
pet your pet
sort through old clothes
give to charity
go on a walk
go on a run
clean down any surfaces
work out
meal prep
get rid of empty shampoo bottles from the shower
clean out old food from the cupboard/fridge
empty out your school bag
call your parent
unfriend/unfollow people you no longer interact with
watch a TEDTalk
empty the bins/trash
clean the mirrors in your house
hug your pet
wash some clothes
buy any birthday cards/presents that you need to
reply to any old texts
make a tumblr post on productive things that aren’t studying
I tell everyone this and I mean it. Buy a journal. Carry it with you everywhere you go. And I mean everywhere. Write about your favorite moments, your least favorite moments, ideas, grocery lists, people you’ve met, strangers you’ve walked past on the street, favorite quotes, words to remember, what the sky looked like at 7pm, new songs you’ve discovered and what they mean to you, your childhood, places you want to go or places you’ve been, write about your passions, how you feel in this exact moment, draw out the mountains, scribble all over the pages. And when that one gets full, buy a new one. Reread it in 2 years, 20 years, when you need a good laugh, when you’re crying on your bathroom floor, read it to your children. You need to remember these moments in your life. They are so important.