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int0design · 1 year

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ablogwithaview: Luke Edward Hall x Rubelli: Return to Arcadia https://georgianadesign.tumblr.com/post/705550300634841088

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magnetarmadda · 5 years

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Day 13: Favorite Booklrs

It wasn’t easy to pick, so I went through and looked at the top 10 I’ve reblogged from this past week (based on what I could tell from the mobile app)

@shadowtearling, @anassarhenisch, @the-bookie-monster, @magic-in-every-book, @bookcub, @bibliophilicwitch, @librarianlirael, @heretherebebooks, @lizziethereader, @blackgirlslit, and @ablogwithaview

#25dob #25dob18 #favorite booklrs #booklr #shadowtearling #anassarhenisch #the-bookie-monster #magic-in-every-book #bookcub #bibliophilicwitch #librarianlirael #heretherebebooks #lizziethereader #blackgirlslit #ablogwithaview

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pixelatedlenses · 6 years

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2017 in Review

All questions originally made from here. I copied and didn’t change them, but wanted to answer them in my own post.

2017 is about... two hours and fifty-five minutes from being done, and while I’m tired, I do want to stay up until the new year comes so I can drink some Hello Kitty kid’s champagne with my mom then pass out on the sofa bed.

So here’s a detailed review of my 2017. Below the cut since it’s quite a bit wordy.

1. What did you do in 2017 that you’d never done before?

This year, I tried Koto! My teacher for shamisen plays both instruments -koto and shami- so I decided to give it a try. No regrets: I absolutely love it and will be playing my first concert on 1/27. It’s really exciting and has inspired me to try my hand at a few other instruments.

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

No and yes: I didn’t make resolutions, but I have made goals for next year that I truly plan to keep. All of them are completely for me: I’m really making 2018 about my care.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

No. I think not at least. A close friend got married though.

Wait, no! One of the ALTs got married and had a son: she lives in Tokyo now.

4, Did anyone close to you die?

Yes, a family friend at my church back home. It was quite sad, but I feel that she’s at peace right now. I, thankfully, think few others passed.

5. What countries did you visit?

Can I count Japan because… Japan. I am planning on going to South Korea in 2018 though!

6. What would you like to have in 2018 that you lacked in 2017?

Time and patience with myself. We’re working on both starting tomorrow. I would also like the ability to budget my time for me better.

7. What dates from 2017 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

July 25, 2017. It was the day that after an active four years of being in love with my best friend, she inadvertently gave me the courage to confess to her, only to find the feelings are mutual. It’s 9:39 p.m. on the last day of the year and I still can’t believe this happened.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Recontracting with my school, earning my TEFL, and going to therapy again. Also, really mastering riding my bike with two baskets: that’s a huge achievement in my book.

9. What was your biggest failure?

Not getting help before I needed it and letting others influence me too much.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

In August, I got food poisoning, in September, I caught a cold, and in October, I got strep throat. It was a....rough time for my body these last four months.

11. What was the best thing you bought?

Honestly, my slow cooker, bamboo tableware, and my chromebook, all last quarter purchases!

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

My homestay students. They showed up for a week straight to afternoon lessons with me and ended up having the experience of a lifetime in Australia. I’m just so, so proud of them.

Shoutout to my supervisor too: she’s really come through for me even though we just met.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

Quite a few ALTs who are actin’ like we’re not twenty-something year old adults in charge of children and the man who spit on me.

14. Where did most of your money go?

New computer/chromebook, Yuri!! On ICE, books, and clothing.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

The re-release of the W.I.T.C.H. comics. I’m still hyped, enough that I keep listening to the playlist on repeat everyday.

16. What song will always remind you of 2017?

Echo feat. Gumi by Crusher-P

17. Compared to this time last year, are you: (a) happier or sadder? (b) thinner or fatter? (c ) richer or poorer?

Happier, thinner, and so-so on the cash.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?

Loving myself.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?

Being hard on myself and trying to change. I was incredibly critical of myself this year, and that… was not always good.

20. How did you spend Christmas?

With my mother in Japan and with my friend James in Tokyo. There was lots of FMA with the latter.

21. Did you fall in love in 2017?

All over again. I expect that in 2018, I’ll say the same about my precious partner. Once again, I’ll confess that I’m still in shock that someone is as into me as I am them, and also thinks I’m sexy. I feel immensely attractive.

22. What was your favorite TV program?

Shinya Shokudo, Super Sonico, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Blazing Transfer Students.

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

No, and that’s a blessing I think.

24. What was the best book you read?

I really loved Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers and also Fran Wilde’s Updraft.

25. What was your greatest musical discovery?

REOL and Crusher-P. Shame that REOL is breaking up, but honestly, I love all three members so much.

26. What did you want and get?

I wanted to finally own lolita clothing, and I got my first outfit from indie label Lady Sloth. It’s a chocolate themed coordination, and let’s be honest: I look splendid.

27. What did you want and not get?

I really wanted to take the JLPT and I just didn’t have the chance. NExt year though.

28. What was your favorite film of this year?

It came late but I really did like the new FMA live action. Also, I really loved Koe no Katachi a lot.

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

I turned 25 this year and spent it with a 102 degree fever in bed. Next year, y’all.

I did, however, receive lots of drawing goods which means people listened to what I wanted. Rather pleased with that.

30. What one thing made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

Discovering the joys of taking myself on a date. I am really good company

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2017?

Soft Librarian Chic

32. What kept you sane?

Hope and knowing that everything comes to an end in time.

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

None really.

34. Who did you miss?

In no particular order: my mother, my friend-turned-partner, my dog, my father, and my sisters, who are really two of my best friends from childhood.

35. Who was the best new person you met?

Probably my supervisor and principal.

36. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2017.

I’ll give you a few, actually:

You can tell how much a person values by how they start a text conversation.

Nothing can prepare you for crying on a bus ride home.

Listen to a river: it’ll help you understand what to do next.

Sometimes, people who you give to will never care to give back. Stop giving to them once you realize that’s all our ever going to get.

It’s not selfish to expect kindness in return for giving kindness.

37. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.

So since I got big back into Italian comic series -and American animation series- W.I.T.C.H., I want to share lyrics for what I found at the end of this year. It’s Taranee Cook’s imagine song, and really helped me when I was hurting a lot. Taranee is a character that really inspired me growing up and continues to now: though timid, bookish, and often the first to be considered weak, Taranee’s ability to overcome inspires me.

Let’s end the year with her image song “Fire”.

I often wonder what’s my purpose. I always would search deep inside. I found myself lost in the dark until the day that I let my light shine.

Each day I know I’m getting strong. The path is much clearer to me. Now I can with the world the gift that I have, for everyone, around me to see.

There’s a fire that burns deep inside. There’s a light that I use as my guide. I can put all my troubles behind me when I warm every heart with the fire that lies inside me.

#2k17 #thoughts #ablogwithaview #end of the year thoughts

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theragingmoon · 7 years

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at Bath, Somerset

#bath #england #somerset #ivy #theprettycities #autumn #fall #britain #a-joyfuljourney #grace--upon--grace #coffeeandmoorland #ablogwithaview #coffee-and-blooms #theflowershop #p

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deadpoetsmusings · 7 years

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"#the attic on eighth also known as my new favourite website#you should check out everything they have" ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ THANK YOU!!!!!

You’re very welcome! You lot are doing an amazing job, I love it

#the attic on eighth #GUYS CHECK IT OUT #it's by these kickass ladies who write wonderfully about everything #ablogwithaview

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crawleyneecrawley · 7 years

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#ablogwithaview #olivia #il papiro #florence #italy #firenze #travel #stationery

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beesarthur · 6 years

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In a grad school scheduling move that is possibly unfeasible, I am trying to make all of my school work happen between the hours of 8am and 6pm, Sunday through Friday.

#just putting this there to get itout into the world #should I have a grad school tag #probably #I am v tempted to borrow ablogwithaview's grad school fun times #because of it's uh multifaceted meaning #here I'll make it my own #grad school fun timez #me myself und ei

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flores-et-dracones · 4 years

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I’m sorry if this is a strange question, and feel free to ignore it...but how do you stay confident in your abilities through grad school? I dropped out my first year because I felt completely useless. My peers were astounding, and I was convinced that I had absolutely nothing worthwhile (much less insightful/inspiring) to contribute to my field. That anxiety was crippling, to a point where I couldn’t even speak up in class. Have you dealt with that before?

I’m sorry you’re going through this. And yes, I have dealt with similar feelings - I haven’t met anyone in grad school who hasn’t struggled with this (imposter syndrome). I’ve clammed up and been unable to speak in seminars plenty of times, even to just ask a question. Sometimes writing feels like drawing blood from a stone, and at points I’ve felt like the whole research project is just not working. I’m perpetually behind where I envisioned myself being. I spent the first 3 years of my 4 year degree flailing around not having a clue what I was doing or where the research was going - I’ve only gotten a handle on that in the past two semesters. But it helps knowing that imposter syndrome is a thing, and that what I’m experiencing affects everyone in grad school, and that i’m probably not actually any more or less inadequate than anyone else. So when those thoughts of inadequacy arise, I’m aware on some level that it is just the imposter syndrome talking, and try hard to shut them down. It also helps to find people who talk about this openly, and it doesn’t have to be someone in your daily life - I remember coming across @ablogwithaview a few years back, and she spoke very candidly about her experience of burnout in grad school, and it kind of forced me to take stock of my own unhealthy relationship with academia & to start taking care of my mental health (breaks are important, maintaining hobbies and interests outside of academia is important). @post--grad has also spoken openly about imposter syndrome (check her tags for advice). And while I may sometimes doubt my ability to carry out the research, to execute it in a satisfactory way that does it justice, I have never doubted the importance of the research topic itself, if that makes sense, and so I keep on going, because somebody has to do this work.

#i don’t know if any of this is helpful at all #asks #anon #grad school #gradblr #imposter syndrome #phdblr

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tkross · 3 years

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I was tagged by @thebadddestwolf to share my “currents” and “lasts.” I haven’t done one of these in years so here we go

Last song: I Put a Spell on You, Nina Simone

Last movie: Wonder Woman 1984

Currently reading: Caliban’s War, A People’s History of the United States, and bechloe fic, especially this one by @thebadddestwolf

Currently watching: The Expanse, His Dark Materials, I Hate Suzie,The Office (rewatch), Firefly (rewatch with my kids; just finished Buffy and Angel with them), Schitt’s Creek (rewatch), Doctor Who (rewatch with daughter). Also in the middle of quite a few other shows I will finish one of these days — apparently would rather rewatch things lately

currently working on: nothing. Busy assisting my kids with online school and taking care of dogs and kittens

currently playing: I don’t get a lot of time to play these days, but I am almost done with Dragon Age: Origins. Looking forward to the Mass Effect trilogy remaster. Also, various switch games with my kids (mario kart, super smash bros etc). Also lots of board games. Right now, ironically I guess, Pandemic: Legacy, Season 1

I’m not sure who is active on here anymore. tagging @tinyconfusion @lauraxxtennant @ablogwithaview and anyone else that wants to do this. no pressure

#meme #remember when we called these memes?#thanks for tagging #about me

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whenharrymetsallys · 4 years

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tagged by @grendelsmilf and @bris-eis :) close to a bingo but not quite, rip

foisting my music taste onto @eirenelle @expatesque @proseccohunny @theflowershop @ablogwithaview @lesbiangracehanson and anyone else who might be bored xxx

#im sorry i dont like fiona apple :(#i guess some crimes can never ben forgiven #sorry about the tagging #i forget who's on here and who i'm mutals with #and who's active at all

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tenderstemmed · 4 years

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thank you for tagging me @paddingtonbi 🌸🌷

describe yourself in 9 pictures you have on your phone. you can’t download or search new pictures

this tag is lovely/ here’s me drinking tea in my vintage silk dressing gown/ everything worthwhile is done with other people- one of my favourite interviews with Mariame Kaba and something that I think defines is is my commitment to organising with people and as part of a community/ just love a good bit of yearning/ love this quote from my year of rest and relaxation/ this is artwork inspired by the Palestinian villages destroyed by the Israeli occupation- my interest and passion for Palestinian rights is a guiding part of my life/ I love this poem/ quote it makes me realise how strong and tough we have to be to keep surviving/ my archival research on queer women and rural space/ this is my favourite visual from it/ and my love of cooking, food.

I tag @girleatsbread @tinned-peach @warmhealer @phoebe-does @makingqueerhistory @ourwarmhands @ablogwithaview @dearestvita @days-of-reading @jewishdyke @lesbianherstorian @violentwavesofemotion

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theatticoneighth · 5 years

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What are you hoping to read this summer? Kicking off our summer reading series, @ablogwithaview shares her bookish plans for the season.

#summer reading #books #booklr #lit #The Attic on Eighth

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eleutheryos · 5 years

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✿ Send this to 10 other bloggers that you think are wonderful. Keep the game going, make someone smile! ✿

Thank you! I'll tag them here in no particular order.

@longmaybananareign @shapeandshift @wildhaunt @expo63 @mr-barrows-cup-of-tea @nevernlandia @granada-brett-crumbs @dianaandpansson @ablogwithaview @iopanosiris @julian-fawcett-mp

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m-olenska · 5 years

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So happy and proud to share with you my new piece for the Attic! ✨ Thank you @ablogwithaview for your edits and @raquellereyes for your great photo!

#my writing #my year of rest and relaxation #ottessa moshfegh #sleeping beauty #fairytale #the attic on eighth

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anabundanceofem · 6 years

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My Tumblr Crushes:

snootyfoxfashion (6%)

awkward-star-lord (4%)

ablogwithaview (3%)

moonmoonwormtailpadfootandprongs (2%)

fluent-in-lesbianism (2%)

pansexualjesus (2%)

theluminousnight (2%)

thatcouldhavegoneworse (2%)

journaling-junkie (2%)

#snootyfoxfashion #awkward-star-lord #ablogwithaview #moonmoonwormtailpadfootandprongs #fluent-in-lesbianism #pansexualjesus #theluminousnight #thatcouldhavegoneworse #journaling-junkie

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luxe-pauvre · 4 years

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hi there I really like the quotes you post! Are there any blogs whose posts you enjoy (maybe some more unique? ones)? 🥀✨

Thank you, I’m glad someone other than me gets something out of them.

I enjoy the posts of everyone I follow, so I’d suggest looking at those I regularly reblog from, but here’s a broad selection to peruse this Christmas: @c-erudio, @petrichorals, @kxowledge, @semperfeminae, @thedialectofmedusa, @expatesque, @aryasnow, @bironism, @thecynical-idealist, @vfollia, @heyduchess, @kittyperfectionist, @lafoireauxvanites, @roseydoux, @aconsilio, @elusivals, @n0ctiluca, @l-etrange, @flaubertian, @mashamorevna, @deadhamlet, @mesogeios, @hoursofreading, @starmaps, @dostevsky, @echymosis, @classical-vanity, @narcissiste, @ambereliza, @gafgo, @maaarine, @conceptvals, @eirenelle, @hcsperrhodos, @dearorpheus, @deeplylearning, @rose-carmin, @raquellereyes, @ablogwithaview.

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