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“When proven wrong, the wise man will correct himself and the ignorant will keep arguing.”
— Ali ibn Abi Talib
Ceaselessly changing
When are we ready, grown-up, clever or wise? Is there a certain phase, defined by scholars of past ages?
Human societies are all about metamorphosis: we always want to transfigure into something we think is sublime. And we very often succeed in our efforts, however, this just opens our eyes to see how vast the unknown is. I don't mean it scientifically; it's meant to be understood in the most artsy way you can imagine, I'm not going to be pretentious though, I'm just in the mood.
The past three or four months have really brought a wave of revelations and I caught a glimpse of the magnitude of the lack of knowledge about grand things I have. I'm well-aware this is terribly confusing but it's difficult for me to put my feelings into words, still, I'm compelled to give it my best shot.
Returning to my greatly eventful time, I must admit it was not at all eventful. All it was is just a period of trying my wings, seeing if I can fly. But I can't, there's just no way I could challenge the gravity and all laws of physics. I mean this, again, in a metaphorical way.
I've read books that showed me a new side of literature, I've seen movies that changed my thinking about film-making, I've had conversations that introduced me to a more humane side that people tend to conceal and I've revisited my early infatuations and through all of these things I've come to realise a great thing. I'm much less like me and much more like you -- like the entirety of us, humans. Through these things I began to understand myself more and more, to appreciate the world and each person around me.
This is an eternally complex and beautiful world. We have so little time to explore it and yet, we can always return to anything and enjoy it as if it was the first time of trying it out. We're so very close to death. But it's okay. I don't mind it because I believe that I will have emptied what fate has in store for me till my last day on Earth and what else could I wish above that? Another life? No, I'll pass. But I'll gladly go to Heaven :)
I'm in love again. In love with the Spring, the Day, Learning, Words and Actions, Traveling and You. I hope you're reading this because I'm madly in love with you Baby :)
you are beautiful no matter what they say, words can’t bring you down
OMG BUDDY SIMULATOR ENJOYER HAII HII whos ur fav from the north? :3 (mine r morton and phoney)
GRAHHH HELLO HELLO!!!! MANN ITS SO HARD TO PICK…. i am an arbor enjoyer for life first and foremost .. but frankly i firmly believe i would die for nearly all of them . MORTON AND PHONEY ARE SO REAL
Winter Studying Challenge
December 17: What is your favorite Christmas carol?
Rudolph the red nosed reindeer
December 18: What is a Christmas song that makes you cringe?
Last Christmas 😬
December 19: What is your favorite holiday food?
Lofthouse cookies with peppermint hot chocolate
December 20: What is your least favorite holiday food?
Sweet potato casserole
December 21: What was the most memorable holiday celebration you had at school?
Back in middle school we used to have dances and parties in class for the holidays and by golly do I miss them.
December 22: Finish the thought: “It wouldn’t be Christmas without _______”
Family and food!
100 days of productivity
Day 45
Parasitology notes
Parasitology exam 33/44
Duolingo lesson
Winter Studying Challenge
December 15: What’s the coolest gift you ever gave someone?
I gave my ex three video games: a resident evil game, wolfenstein, and another one. They were games he liked so why not?
December 16: What’s your favorite Christmas movie?
Rudolph the red nose reindeer from 1964.
Winter Studying Challenge
December 13: When do you buy your Christmas presents?
I normally buy Christmas presents in October and November.
December 14: Share a memorable gift— opening moment of childhood.
The one gift that stands out would be when my parents bought me an English Composition Textbook, they knew I was struggling in class particularly with writing back in fourth grade. By the way, in Florida and in my school we have an exam in fourth grade to evaluate our writing skills (includes both our handwriting and the content) for the first time and our grade there determines our position for the next year and it also determines if we get held back or not. I would read and take notes, writing essays throughout all of break up until the day of the exam. I scored a five so I was pretty proud and I know I got the point off because my handwriting has always been complex to understand. I interpreted the textbook as my parents trying their best to help me, they don’t speak or write in English so they couldn’t help me in any other way I guess, in a subject I was struggling with.
Winter Studying Challenge
December 11: What is a favorite family Christmas/holiday memory that has stuck with you throughout the years? Why?
Time to over share: The first time that I ever got drunk would probably be one of my favorite holiday memories because I was playing dominos with my family and still managed to win when I barely could see the dots on the card. We had just eaten and we were laughing and having a good time, there’s a movie playing in the background and tiny plates with the left over appetizers.
December 12: Does your family have any odd traditions during the holidays?
We don’t really have any odd traditions, the oddest tradition we have apparently is roasting a pig instead of eating a turkey or ham during Christmas.
Side Note: Guess who figured out how to make words in bold today
Winter studying challenge
December 10: What is a cherished family tradition from your childhood?
Decorating a Christmas tree and watching movies after dinner.
100 days of productivity
Day 39:
Ecology exam: I think I got a B
Ecology quizzes: 8/10 and 9/10
Equine Lecture
TA E-Portfolio
TA Reflection
Worked out
Winter Studying Challenge
December 9: What do you usually do during the holidays?
I celebrate Christmas so I normally have a family gathering when I’m not studying or hanging out with friends. I also like to read and watch movies during the holidays.
Winter Studying Challenge
December 8: When should people start preparing for, decorating and celebrating Christmas?
November and the entire month of December. If you’re feeling saucy, start in July.
Winter Studying Challenge
December 6: Do you get a break from school/uni/work during winter?
Yes! I got a three week break for winter in my University.
December 7: How do you stay motivated?
If I’m not motivated I will probably fail my next semester and I like to maintain myself a bit more accountable.
Winter Studying Challenge
December 5: Are you usually busy during winter?
Yes. I have finals week and I have to study for the next semester. 😅
Winter Studying Challenge
December 4: What is an unpopular opinion that you have about winter?
An unpopular opinion that I have about winter would be that one of the best aspects about winter would be the variability of weather; we experience rain and cold here in Florida and by golly do I like having the chance to wear sweaters. Studying outside is refreshing in the cold.
Winter Studying Challenge
December 2: What is your favourite thing about winter?
My favorite aspect of the winter, well, there’s a lot that I like about winter equally; here’s a list:
Holiday films
Plush blankets with spruce candles
Hot chocolate with my family
Studying during winter break
Working out at anytime
Making a Christmas tree
Watching the Harry Potter films in December along with 25 holiday movies on ABC family
Reading in front of candles that smell like cookies
Baking
Meeting up with my friends
Starbucks cups!
Starbucks specialty drinks
All the food I get to binge I mean eat (Spring semester is Starving time)
Sleeping in
Spending time with my family
Beating my dad at dominos
Beating my friends at dominos
The holiday music
Watching my 600 lb life while writing notes
Reading books that aren’t required for school
The goal I set to as Time to learn 11 languages on Duolingo
A n d I’ m n o t d o n e
Winter studying challenge
December 1st: Do you like winter?
I love the winter! I enjoy the vibes it has from the Starbucks cups to the music in stores to the cold temperatures giving me the opportunity to wear sweaters and pants! I was born in the winter as well so I associate parts of the winter with my birthday. I like winter break over spring break and you can break my nico nico kneecaps over it! I find it so comfortable to consume cold drinks and some ice cream within the winter making it perfect to meet up with some friends whether it would be to study or to horse around. The gif isn’t mine but I also like the festivities in winter and I associate winter massively with Harry Potter which is one of my favorite series that I grew up with. I’ve never seen snow but I like the idea of snow and snow on trees and throwing snowballs even though my hands start to freeze in 60 degrees :’).
Day 24: Tag someone who posts the best text posts
I believe there’s a couple I like to read from @philology-studies to @thetinypsychologist. These two offer motivating and excellent methods to study and learn!
Day 22: Tag someone who makes you smile
You can make me smile in loads of ways such as by making me laugh, having a nice aesthetic, or by motivating me!
@philology-studies because their aesthetic motivates me to work!❤️
@lit-literature-memes because god knows I enjoy history and literature jokes! 😂
Day 21: Tag someone you think works really hard and deserves appreciation
If you’re part of the studyblr community I personally believe you work extremely hard to achieve your goals and motivate the world around you through your accomplishments no matter how big or small you can perceive them to be. Some of you give advice for med school and high school academic success, some of you bring awareness to issues others might’ve not known about, can speak about what you’re interested in be it books, aesthetics, math, languages, or physics—you all work extremely hard and deserve to be proud of yourselves to be part of this community and more importantly of your own successes!
❤️
Day 20: Tag someone with a lovely aesthetic
Arguably everyone from my previous posts have lovely aesthetics! Some to add on to those would be:
@studyingvenus @iwoulddie4-poetry @werelivingarts
And there’s many more!
Day 18: Tag someone who makes you think more deeply about things
Well I normally think deeply introspectively like what I could do better for myself, for my academics, and what I want to achieve
@emgoesmed embodies this because their studyblr is more organized by to do lists and they seem to have their stuff together. They know what to pack on their plate and how to achieve which is something I need to work on. *Cough cough* taking 9 college classes because brain small and I thought I could handle it *cough cough*.
@lucylangblr she’s one of the langblrs that I first saw and I strive to follow her advice and example. She through learning the variety of languages she knows has opened way more doors to opportunities that could be imagined not only that she’s far more aware of the world by being able to speak these languages: see from different perspectives that aren’t limited by translation.
Day 17: Tag someone who you think is really kind
I personally don’t know many studyblrs all that well but based on what they post and support I believe @charmingly--me is kind to themselves and to the world around them, showing support to the more unfortunate that people don’t tend to see when they think of Thailand for example and is willing to clarify the differences between indigenous people based on the vocabulary used to address them. They also reblog loads of infographics that offer pretty decent advice! Although I believe that many others can be considered kind, I simply haven’t met you yet!
❤️
Day 16: Tag someone who has beautiful handwriting
@studywithpaula and someone with close handwriting to hers is @luciaastudies! I love how every letter has almost equal space on the page and how straight they can write. My favorite font is Courier new, can you tell?
Day 15: Tag someone you look up to
@philology-studies I like their aesthetic and they are also a langblr as well as a studyblr. Essentially what I strive to be, someone who has their life together.
I also like @chibird because they have so many motivating messages that can pick anyone up and I would like to be that for people.
Day 9: What’s the worst thing about studyblr?
Well I don’t know much about studyblr to give off an opinion but probably the fact that we’re not as connected but there are a couple group chats that have brought us a little bit together!
Day 8: What is the best thing about studyblr in your opinion?
I think the best thing is the aesthetic and personality I see behind every post someone makes about what they did that day and how they felt. Their notes communicate a lot too, their different organizations for different subjects, it’s fun to see!