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10:50am ; 29 sept 20

this is your daily reminder to drink water ✨

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25.9.2020

Distracting myself from my bad grades by showing y’all my new desk setup!

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9.23.20: In Person Classes are Stressful 

If you didn’t know I am in my last semester of undergrad. This semester has been particularly stressful because I still have in person classes even with COVID. I know online classes are not fun either but it is stressful to still come to class.

How are you guys doing? How is this semester going?

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Celebrating the autumn equinox with dried flowers & books

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decorated my desk for fall 🍂🍁

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My August bujo spread! Spending today editing my plan with me for it

My stationery shop | sticker club | Instagram || do not repost

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yeah theres no way to stop using amazon completely because they own so many things and many websites use them for hosting, but audible is something we really dont need. amazon is already trying to replace public libraries with “audible amazon libraries” and we cant let that happen. your libraries are already payed for with taxes ((though normally way underfunded because politicians normally dont care enough)) 

use libby or overdrive for audiobooks or ebooks, support libraries and buy from their used books sale (ive scored so many awesome books, and old books! as well as some great cds and movies) , and many libraries also mail out books!! theres so many options and libraries are always changing to make themselves more accessible for everyone, so support them! theyre such an important part of your community.

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hey studyblr community, while you guys are doing study and language challenges, i think it's also important for you all to educate yourself on black history and politics. here's a master doc of black revolutionary texts to get you started.

ill also be making a post about how non-black people can make the studyblr community inclusive of black people and our history.

stay safe, wear a mask, and black lives matter. ✊🏾

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04.08.2020

i’m nearly at 1000 followers which is crazy! thank you so much for following, i never expected so many of you wanting to see the stuff i post/reblog so it’s lovely having you all!

i’ve been working so much i haven’t had the time to do any of the courses i planned on doing ugh but i’ve been slowly getting through my Italian and i’m hoping to start a course tomorrow once i’ve finished work so we’ll see how it goes from there!✨

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4//August

The latest two weeks in my planner! & I can't wait to get to Normandy to start my art journal ❤️🇫🇷

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I apologize if anyone has been tagging me and I haven’t seen it. My tag is really messed up for me for some reason? It only shows 3 posts in it and I know for sure there is more than that. Thanks for the glitch tumblr. 

Anyways! Feel free to @ me or message me because I miss seeing everyone’s content!

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Swedish/Norwgian rap sounds so cool!

I have been reading Red White & Royal Blue by Casie McQuiston and I am loving it! I haven’t watched much of anything besides youtube lately because I don’t have the attention span for movies or shows. 

Hey Rivkah! I hope things calm down for you now that the storm has hopefully passed! What media have you been consuming lately? Watch anything good? Read anything? - Becca @student-succulent

@student-succulent thank you love 💝

Hmm thats a lovely question. I have been rereading the Kane Chronicles and reading Percy Jackson and the Olympians for the first time, both by Rick Riordan. It's been great to catch up since I've always felt out of the loop. I recently finished watching the Rocky series, which my partner forced me into and I ended up loving haha. And I've been trying to expand the music I listen to; my new obsession is Swedish/Norwegian rap!

I'd love music/book/movie/TV recs 💝

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Hi! Know any good resources (like scholarships) to earn money during the summer?

Hi anon! Sorry I didn’t respond to this I read the notification and then forgot to share in the midst of summer finals.  There are lots of ways to apply for scholarships and lots of scholarships it just depends on what you are looking for and how much time you want to put in. All my advice is also for the US because I that is where I have done all of my schooling. 1) Check scholarship websites

I know there are a lot of websites out there that house scholarships for all sorts of needs. You normally have to have an account but they are helpful for finding several scholarships in one area. I have heard people use scholarships.com and have found success in it but there are so many different websites that could be of help depending on your needs! 2) Know what you would qualify for 

This may sound weird but if there is a specific thing that you think people would give money for go look it out! People give scholarships on loads of things at this point so a quick google search can be extremely helpful. One I have looked at is the Human Rights Campaign’s Scholarships for the LGBTQ community (https://www.hrc.org/resources/scholarship-database)  3) Know how much work you want to put it Scholarships have various degrees of work required. Some you can enter and it’s just a contest and others you have to fill out essays or more work. While the contest ones are nice they are also much harder to get. So it really depends on what you have time for this summer. 

4) See if there is anything at your school

This may sound silly but double check that there isn’t anything available at your university. Sometimes there is financial support that hasn’t been claimed yet and you can use that to your advantage!! See if your school has any extra scholarships you can apply to, they can be super helpful.

5) Don’t Lose Hope

The one thing about looking for scholarships is that it is not encouraging. But don’t lose hope! Keep applying because you are more likely to get a scholarship that way. And hey if you even need to make something like a gofundme and see if anyone you know has a few dollars they could help you with (i have a lot of friends that do this and it goes a long way).

I know this was focused only on scholarships but I hope you find luck getting some! I would also help with jobs but I am going to be honest I am not really well equipped to help with that. Best of luck anon!

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lezstudy - studyblr intro

welcome to lezstudy!

hi, i’m ria! i’ve been dabbling in the studyblr community since i was in 10th grade (that’s almost 4 years ago!) and this account is the product of my incessant need to organize my life (and blogs lol). i’ve deleted multiple accounts since i started and this is really my first proper studyblr.

with the quarantine and lockdown in place, i’ve been trying to get my life together, i feel like this account will help me maintain good productivity habits!

insider info abt me!!

i’m a 19 yr old psychology major, i’ll be a sophomore next sem

i plan on getting a master’s degree (or maybe a doctorate) in clinical psychology

my pronouns are they/them, i’m an nb lesbian (hence the name lezstudy!!)

i’m a capricorn sun, aries moon, and aries rising

i’m an ESTJ!

enneagram 6!! (my profs are going to get mad at me if they see me using pop psych quizzes but eH it’s fun!

i love learning, being creative, and being productive, my therapist told me to chill a bit but in here, we’re just Zooming (kids, don’t do this, listen to yr therapist. DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO or whatever the saying is)

i speak filipino, english, and un peu francais (i blame covid for my lack of french knowledge, i don’t blame myself for not understanding any of the online french work i had to do but i’m trying okay !!)

i love music, lately i’ve been into punk (esp. the riot grrrl era) but mostly i listen to indie women go Wild and Feral (can anybody tell i love mitski hahaha)

i’ve been making a lot of zines and earrings lately! check out @demonyoszn-art​ if u wanna see!!

i follow from @demonyoszn​ :-D

my goals!!

i want to learn about other’s study habits and streamline my own

be inspired!

make friends who can hold me accountable (i hold myself accountable but ykno, it’s nice to have friends in general hahaha). also! make friends who are from the philippines too!!

share my own habits and plans! maybe someone can learn from them :-D

share the philippine university experience!

thanks for reading this tiny post about myself! i look forward to interacting with y’all!! sending love <3333 ingat (stay safe) everyone!

sincerely,

ria

p.s. i’m making a notion post soon and i worked really hard on it aaaaaaa pls wait for it

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Indian academia

Recently I have seen a lot of excellent posts in the dark academia tags which call out the euro-centrism of this subculture and also give great recommendations for non-white cultural academia. So I decided to put together works of Indian authors that I read growing up in India as a literature student. Please note this list leans heavily towards works centred on Bengal due to my own heritage, and is by no means comprehensive or meant to represent the entire, varied diaspora of India.

Historical/political fiction:

the lives of others by neel mukherjee: chronicling the rise and fall of a bengali family against historical events like the partition, the 1943 famines, the bengal emergency etc. diverse cast of characters retelling history through multiple povs, lyrical prose, incredible research providing an insight into naxalite bengal. talks about how it feels to be a leftist when you are born and brought up in bourgeois privilege.

the lowland by jhumpa lahiri: everything!! written by jhumpa lahiri!! should be savoured!! but this gorgeous book in particular made me UGLY CRY. to summarise without spoilers, it's a story about two brothers, separated by inches and then by miles, a story about student revolutionaries, bengal burning and boston beaches, and it's a story about a beautiful, brilliant, tormented woman who loves and loathes in equal measure.

the shadow lines by amitav ghosh:** intergenerational trauma, dhaka riots and the entwined histories of two families- one in london and the other in calcutta. sharp, bittersweet and sometimes rather scandalous. if you enjoy ggm's works try this.

a flight of pigeons by ruskin bond**: after her father is killed in the 1857 sepoy mutiny, an anglo-indian girl, her mother, and female relatives are given shelter by the muslim family of one of the chief rebels. set in north india near UP, ruskin bond's writing is powerful and explores found families and the price of imperialism and war. chef's kiss.

train to pakistan by khuswant singh: the horrors of post independence sectarian violence as recounted by a fictional village on the indo-pak border with a population largely comprising muslims and sikhs. a harrowing read but evocative and honest.

shalimar the clown by salman rushdie: allegorical story about the kashmir valley unrest, told through the insane, shakespearean revenge tragedy spun out by kashmiri tightrope walker shalimar who falls in love with boonyi, a beautiful pandit girl, a love that dooms him.

a fine balance by rohinton mistry**: four strangers' lives spill into each other as india crumbles under the 1975 emergency. this one has everything political commentary, social satire, depiction of economic hardships and a whole range of characters from diverse backgrounds. side note: it's a pretty heavy and tragic read, please be careful.

Societal stories

the guide by rk narayan: raju, an impoverished, street smart boy in a fictional south indian town takes to conning people as a tour guide but things spiral out of control when he has an affair with a married classical dancer. allegorical writing, funny and eccentric, and there's a LOT of satire about desi stereotypes: fraud religious leaders, scandalous village affairs, neocolonial mindsets and well, dancing. had a great read of this one. don't watch the film, it's inaacurate and the author himself didn't like it :(

malgudi days by rk narayan: set in the same town as the guide, a collection of short stories about the colourful lives of small town dwellers, from astrologers to doctors to postmen. it's funny and poignant in equal measure. there's not a single mediocre story in here, they're all just......charming.

interpreter of maladies by jhumpa lahiri: stories set in boston and bengal about ordinary indian people and ordinary indian lives which are just so, so MASTERFULLY written and in such crystal bright detail it feels all too real. I recommend a temporary matter, when mr pirzada came to dine, sexy, mrs sen and this blessed house.

em and the big hoom by jerry pinto**: a goan family in late 20th century mumbai + their experience when the mother is diagnosed with bpd. I haven't read this book but it was highly recommended by my friends + authors who are greatly esteemed by me

any and every work by ruskin bond because my man literally GREW up around ayahs and tonga drivers and lonely gardeners and sad kite-makers and friends in small places. I recommend road to the bazaar: a collection of short stories about north indian children involving tigers in train tunnels, beetle races, rooftop gardens and the feeling of being home again.

the white tiger by aravind adiga**: epistolary novel that deals mostly with the class struggle in india as told by a village boy, who travels to delhi for work and his slow rise to success through monumental obstacles. a good read to look into the lives and the plight of underprivileged workers and the persisting class disparity in globalised india.

city of djinns by william dalrymple: travelogue/memoir/anecdotes of the author's time in delhi as he researches for the detritus of history in the country capital. non fiction but every bit as riveting as a well spun story.

Retellings/Biographies

rajkahini (transl: stories of kings) by abanindranath tagore: stories about the rajput rulers of western india and their glorious, semi-mythological histories of battles and heartbreaks and visions. the author was often termed a lyrical artist because his descriptive prose is so good it feels like a painting put into words.

empress: the astonishing reign of nur jahan by ruby lal: a feminist biography of my favourite figure from history, nur jahan, and her deliciously satisfying ascent as the sole female sovereign in the line of the great mughals. but wow, what a woman.

the palace of illusions by chitra banerjee divakaruni: retelling of the great epic mahabharata but from draupadi's point of view. poetic and magical, and her descriptions of female rage and the unfairness of society even in mythical canon is SUPERB.

Poetry!

sarojini naidu: patriotism, society, feminism, romance

nissim ezekiel: postcolonial, satire

ak ramanujan: society, classical retellings, folktale inspired poetry

agha shahid ali: socio-political, ghazal inspired poetry

tishani doshi: feminist, contemporary

eunice d'souza: contemporary, gender politics

Pure self indulgent recs

hayavadana by girish karnad: a ridiculous, criminally hilarious play-within-a-play about a love triangle and accidental body/torso swaps and a goddess who couldn't care less and a man with a horse head. yeah.

devdas by sarat chandra chattopadhyay: pls stop shoving the movie down my throat it's the cringiest depiction of bengali culture ever but yeah the novel is 💗💗 and it's about childhood sweethearts dev and paro, the cost of obsessions and lusts and an enigmatic courtesan chandramukhi who keeps loving the wrong things.

any and every work by rabindranath tagore should be considered academia but in particular his short stories, like the kabuliwalah and the postmaster.

the byomkesh bakshi series by sharadindu bandyopadhyay: written in the vein of poirot but in colonial bengal, follows one (1) sleuthy boy and his sidekick as they unravel psychological crimes and murder mysteries. some stories are just genuinely scary and all have eclectic casts. sharadindu said homoerotic/feral women/immoral genius people rights!

Like I said this list is not comprehensive!!! But I tried my best!!! I think we should really try to decolonize our reading tastes. And yes I purposely left out Arundhati Roy (because she is literally the only Indian author ever recommended in lists) Vikram Seth (because I do not like him) and Roshani Chokshi (because any one of the above)

I hope you guys get some good picks from this list :)

[** has heavy trigger warnings]

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I am so close to being done with my undergrad degree. This is so cool but I am so drained. I haven’t taken a break for not studying the entire time I have been in college. So close! And then applying to grad schools and going places! This is all so exciting and terrifying at the same time.

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