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yoisami · 5 months

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https://www.tumblr.com/yoisami/736591136638009344/please-im-going-balddo-u-have-hair-issues-or

LONG SHIT AHEAD READ UNDER UR OWN RISK😭😭😭

PLEASE MY HAIR WAS TILL MY KNEES BUT IT KEPT FALLING AND IT WAS HARD TO BRUSH THEM TOO SO I CUT IT TILL MY WAIST NOW SO I CAN SAVE FEW HAIRS THAT COMES OUT BECAUSE OF DETANGLING SHIT.

I have pcod and also basically im jobless rn and live with my parents. My doc stopped my meds and since then it's falling a lot. It was already too much now just too too much. I cry every night lol🫡

PLEASE WHAT HAIR SHAMPOO OR WHAT SHIT SHOULD I USE TO STOP THIS!!

I don't eat much but honestly I don't eat packed items and so much chemical shit like the others. It hurts lol. I'm already so much insecure about my hair. I have huge forehead. Now my hairline will probably go up to my head centre💀💀 GOSHHH I THINK MY ISSUE IS HORMONE BUT YEAH

MY GYNO SCOLDS ME EVERYTIME BUT SHE AINT NO HELP😭😭

I AM NOT EVEN WORRIED ABOUT ME BEINH JOBLESS AND DEGREELESS RN BUT MY FUCKINGGGGG HAIRRRRRR GOSHH

WOAH OMFG TILL UR KNEES ?? u would be in shock to know that i’ve ever only grown my hair till like my chest and then my asian mother ordered me to cut it bc she said i would get hair loss 😞

and omg nonnie.. i hope u’re ok :,( sending u virtual hugs bc it rly seems like u have it tough :(( make sure u take good care of urself tho, srsly. like stay hydrated, eat the right nutrients, get thee right amount of sleep and etc yk ??

perhaps u should see a doctor ab this tho.. like a derm or smth idk but if u are experiencing excessive hair loss then u should probably refer to a specialist who will be able to help u w ur situation 😤

i don’t rly use much for my hair tbh. idek if people are still gonna call me a girl after this but i just wash it w some shampoo and then i blow dry it 💀 like not even conditioner bc (NOT TRYNA BRAG HERE OR WTV) my hair is naturally silky so i don’t rly do much to it.. but mb i will add like an oil someday to promote hair growth/thickness but i still have to research. BUT FOR U ANON, u probably should firstly use a sulfate free shampoo bc it strips away natural oils that keeps ur hair healthy !!! and mb add a hair mask or serum to target ur issue but that’s just what people do ig.. BUT i DO NOT recommend doing all that first bc it seems like ur situation is quite serious, so it's much better for u to seek help from a professional !!!!!

AND OFC i literally am no expert in hair so take everything i said w a grain of salt bc i have no fucking clue what i do to my hair i am simply just a dumb little 17 yr old girl who writes stories ab her fictional crushes 😓😓

#૮₍ ˃ ⤙ ˂ ₎ა — ୨୧ message from anon !#wishing u all the best on ur hair journey anon :(((

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tangerinegod · 4 years

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Hello! I am sorry to bother you but I am a senior getting ready for college this year. I am in the US and I wanted to major in the same thing you did, do you have any possible tips for me? I still haven't even looked for colleges that would be best for animation majors so I figured if you were up to giving out any tips/saying any basic ideas if you wanted to/if you had the time to then maybe I'll have a better idea! I apologise for if I sound weird! I'm tried to word it correctly but I can't 😿

hi!! i’m totally down to share my experiences! someone else also had some questions so i’m going to put them all together in this post haha, hopefully this helps! it’ll get pretty long so apologies ahead of time but art school is a lot to think about so i wanna be as helpful as i can around it, its a lot of time and money. I’m gonna put it all under a read more cus it is really really long!

i wanna start off with the fact that I had the privilege of attending school in a financially stable environment, my parents were/are really supportive so w merit scholarship i only came out with around 20-30k in debt and i also had housing support my entire time in school. they were ok with me focusing on academics so i didn’t hold a retail job unless i was out of school like summer/winter break. Ofc though i regularly take commissions/do merch/cons to try and pay for all bills that arent rent cus i did want to be financially independent where it was possible. I also did try and work during the semester but everytime i did my body would deff start to breakdown from the fact that i didnt wanna compromise schoolwork with jobs.. so just read ahead know this experience is from a student who was able to attend focusing only on school work for most of the time!

the biggest thing is knowing art school is not required to become a professional in either freelancing or industry! there are a huuuge amount of online tools and classes these days that provide the exact same education and for cheaper too. i think it depends on what experience you prefer/can handle/want but it’s definitely possible to make art/animation art your living without higher education. the thing that college will for sure give you though is the ability to meet deadlines, work even when you dont want to, and connections with peers+teachers. i think the connections part is invaluable because you’re basically coming out with a network of people you already know and who know you!

also its good to know if you want to attend/can handle art school! it’s a lot of time and energy and students get burned out really fast. the best piece of advice i got before going was ‘if you draw every single day, even if its for only like 5-10 minutes or a doodle for a whole year you should be fine’ consistency is super key because you’re attending school to draw, and you’ll have to create work for stuff you aren’t excited for at some point or another. burnout is extremely real and the only reason i didn’t experience it was probably because i got super into drawing naruto fanart again inbetween sophomore and junior year! it helped give me something to draw seperated from school which is the only thing i was drawing for since i had entered rip. a heads up id also consider myself a workaholic so i fit in ok with the ‘art school’ environment but it is suuper unhealthy. if you are fantastic at managing your schedule then it’s definitely possible to take care of yourself! freshman year i got 8 hours a sleep a night and only pulled all nighters for some second semester finals at the end. sophomore year + up though i ended up prioritizing hw over sleep and like for sure, definitely shortened my life span. there’s another q down below where i’ll go more into detail but ya, be careful w ur work balance!

another tip especially for animation is knowing for a fact what type of animation you’re looking to go into, and what the school is offering. I didn’t think i’d get into art school at the time so i only applied to two places + decided if i didnt get into either id attend community to get credits out of the way while building portfolio. honestly? i did not do a lot of research LOL but like i did end up having the chance to tour and stuff! just know that each school will have a very different curriculum. The main differences are schools that prioritize 3D (cg animation, cg modeling, ect) and 2D/traditional (hand drawn, ‘oldschool’, digital or traditional based) this is a huge difference so make sure you do research for it! in most cases a 2D/traditional program will also offer 3D since it’s at the forefront of the industry animation wise rn. My school taught 2D but like hand drawn on physical paper 2D, frame by frame. while it was a good experience it’s super outdated because digital tools make it way faster + easier! i’d recommend looking for a program that is digital 2D over traditional 2D.

if after your senior year covid is still affecting campuses in the US to keep them shut down i’d recommend attending a community college to get credits and then transferring into school. one of the negatives is paying money for gened classes when ur not there for them; if you can get them out of the way sooner and cheaper there is absolutely no negative + you could graduate earlier or use the extra time for better work or to work a job!

these are all the general tips i think i’d give on like a broad basis of attending or not to think about? let me know if u have more q’s! someone asked q’s im answering below that go more into personal experiences + work culture so heres those:

- how many hours a week do u spend studying, in class, otherwise making art? like how much of ur life does it consume?

I was basically working on art.... 24/7! since i wasnt working a job at the same time i crammed as many credits as possible into my schedule so on avg i did 18 credit semesters (around 6 classes) art classes go for 6 hours and non art go for 3, so i’d spent around 30-35 hours in class a week! hw wise it varied on the class but combined it would be around 35-50 hours a week... im guessing? on average studio classes would have 8-10 hours of hw, maybe 5 for a light week, and gened classes 5 hours w them all combined. or this was probably how things were before junior year? junior+senior year i had thesis + everything else ontop.. i’d spend around 30-40 hours on thesis a week with other classes ontop of that bc my film was super long cus im a dummy!

- is it hard going to art school n realising that altho u were probably quite talented… so is everyone else? Like. all of a sudden. ur not special and everyone seems as good as u, you know? More generally, how do u deal with comparison?

kinda?? i think instead of the idea of like you vs others it feels more of like a competition at first to be the best. this varies hugely on school culture though; my animation year was really friendly with each other and get along extremely well, so my answer to this is v different than some others who attended different schools. i think that the idea of ‘comparison’ only lasts a portion of the first year because at some point you realize that it’s not a who’s better as much as its a ‘these are my coworkers’ type thing? like healthy competition 100% because we’re all working to improve but i think most of us learned pretty early on that viewing each other as peers going into the same workforce helped a lot. also at some point everyone develops their own style/starts to develop their artistic preferences so there isn’t a way to compare whos 'better’ anymore? i dont think there ever is tbh because style is appealing based off of an individuals preferences. If anything realizing everyone else is also amazing makes you wanna work harder ig? or thats how i felt! it’s inspiring to be surrounded by so many people who create such amazing work.

- is there a lot of workaholic culture? all nighter culture?

100000% there can be a workaholic and all nighter culture. i know people who avoided it and thats honestly fantastic because i fall super easily into that pit. sometimes i’ll pull all nighters on a personal project just because i really want to finish it... i am definitely considered a workaholic all the way through and its not healthy rip... i’d estimate at the worst i was pulling 2-3 all nighters a week and only 4-5 hours of sleep on the nights i didn’t? that was only for one year tho, after that i was like yeah ok this is really bad for my health in the long run LOL so i tried to cut it down to one all nighter a week and around 5-6 hours of sleep the rest of the week! by senior year my decision to cram in full semesters paid off and i was able to consistently get around 7 hours of sleep a night + no all nighters minus finals since my schedule was lighter despite thesis 😭 while there is that culture i don’t think people view it as like a badge of honor or something to be proud of anymore which is good, we mostly view it as a flaw of the art school system and something that needs to be fixed!!

- are you glad u did it? how did u know it was what u wanted?

i am glad i did it! i’m definitely in a limbo right now of if it was worth both my time, money, and my parents money rip but i think with what i got out of it i definitely wouldn’t be as far skill wise or knowledge wise when it comes to the art industry. i would say it was only worth it for be because i had so much support going in though so i was able to focus so much on improving. if i had only been able to put in part of the effort and not make full use of the resources provided i would honestly have a different answer..

i knew it was what i wanted when i realized i really couldn’t see myself pursuing a different profession happily! despite all the bumps and stuff im fully in love with drawing still and feel honored that it’s a field that can provide a living. my second profession choice was to go into culinary school? and third option i think going was into music cus i was also a band kid hehe.

- how do u cope with ur hobby becoming ur job? how do u deal with art going from something u do for fun to something u do on command constantly?

i think seperating work art from personal art is important! in my case im doubling naruto into being personal work so i have something to fall back onto that isn’t work related. its been a hyperfixation for 12+ years? so drawing it at this point is just like personal art imo. some people have hobbies outside of art and only draw for their job! i think after attending classes for so long the idea of hobby turning into job feels extremely natural? also i enjoy doing it so thats a huge plus!

sorry this is SO long but i hope i answered your guys’ questions! if you have more just lmk!

#anon #ask #long post #im so so sorry this is like long as shit #ill literally tell you guys everything though art school should not feel like a mystery esp if ur planning to go into it!#Anonymous

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juminhandfs · 5 years

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Hey I’ve read some of your analysis questions abt Jumin and I think ur like,,,super spot on with his character, but I’ve seen a lot of Jumin x mc x v stuff going around, and as much as I love this ship, I wanted to ask if you think it would be realistic with Jumins character tho? Jumin seems to get jealous p easily so I’m not sure if it would work tho :/, what are your thoughts on this? Have a good day!!!!💖💖

This has been in my ask for ages but I needed to answered it before the after ending is out (or otherwise it could get longer, and take more time to be posted)

Im going to be honest with you anon, I don't like how this turned out. I don't feel like I expressed myself correctly on this matter, but I promise I'll talk about Jumin and V relationship again once I write about Jumin's mother, because (imo) everything is connected. This is also the reason, besides college, why it took me so long to reply to this, sorry!! I didn't wanted to give you a half aced answer.

So... this is a tricky question, but I don't see it as impossible. It all depends on what kind of dinamic the relationship would handle (would be MC x Jumin and MC x V or Jumin x MC x V or Jumin x MC and Jumin x V or V X MC and V X Jumin?) and in which moment happens (is V's route? The common route? and for the love of God don't suggest this to him on his route) and also who is the one who propose the idea (V? MC? Both at the same time? In this I'm leaving Jumin out because this is something I don't see him proposing).

I'm going to assume you want to know what would be the best scenario possible in which this could happen and not to go into the bad ones (hint: a fetishist, a stupid girl and a Dom walk into a bar…)

So.. I think the best scenario possible would be V's route or any other in which he has already figure his shit out and no longer feels the need of define his worth through his relationship with someone else. Why I see Jumin open to this kind of relationship? Well, mostly because Jumin doesn't have the reserves most people have, as a lot of characters pointed out “he lives in his own little world”, so when it comes to people and relationships he always looks for references, and the order in which he listen to such references is: “what is stated about the subject in hand on books, magazines, internet, etc”>society>logic >RFA>V (and >MC on his route)

The thing with Jumin and V is that Jumin sees V as his “how to people that aren't somehow bound to him via work:

If you think about it you'll realize that all the important people (and even Elly) on Jumin's life aside his father is people who has passed the “V filter” and thus redeemed by Jumin as trustworthy. This is because (at least until Rika) V has never done something that resulted in Jumin getting hurt (at difference of his father and mother). (Also a preview of my theory: I think it has to do mostly with the moment in which V entered Jumin's life and the role he came to fulfill by doing so. After that his trust in V was just reinforced by the pass of the years and experience.)

Jumin relies too much on the advice of the people he trust, because he doesn't trust his own judgement on this matter that much: this is the reason why he hired Jaehee and introduced her into the RFA, because V recommend her; the reason why he remembers Rika telling him he should find someone to love the first night you stay with him (he could have remembered anything if it was only to highlight his feelings towards her, but what he remembers is this); the reason why he was going to follow Yoosung advice of meeting his maid; and the reason why he pursues Zen's friendship, because Rika told him they could be good friends (and take note of this: Jumin expend the entirely of Zen's route upset because he tried (and failed) to help Zen with his business-like approach, try to rationalize it, to ignore it, and is not until V calls him that he feels confident in taking another approach… as if he needed permission from V to show he really cares).

And I think that If there is something his bad ending 1 and 2 highlights (besides other things) is how vulnerable he is in the hands of someone he trusts.

And I don't know if you people have noticed but the only reason why we are allowed to romance Jumin so quickly both in the deep story mode and the Christmas dlc is because V straight out tells him he should let us get closer to him.

Another reason why I think he could agree to this is because, as we know, he is afraid of getting into a relationship because he is afraid of hurting the other person. But if he happened to have a third person to share that load, and nonetheless, someone he has trusted all his life like V, he may feel not so reticent and more open to give it try.

And besides, considering V has his own issues with possession too (really, what's the deal with these rich kids?? Why are they so greedy? Gahhh) he could even see it as way to keep each other in check and make sure the other doesn't cross any line and screw things up with the MC. After all Jumin will do anything to help his friend get on his feet again. And on top of everything, he is really afraid of being left alone.

I'm not saying he will be on board with this from the get go (and he definitely won't do it with another person, sorry it's just V) , but I think after a lot of thinking and a lot of research he may come to the logical conclusion that this is a good deal, like the business man he is. At least I think he'll see it as a more healthy possibility that the Dom/sub relationship he engages on his bad ending.

Oh, and I would argue that Jumin is a jealous man by nature. His jealousy came from the fact that every person important to him has leaved him and he has no way of bounding people to him. That's the reason why he wants Yoosung to work for him and to sponsor Zen's career and the reason why he would never cross the professional line with Jaehee despite she could be the perfect woman for him (sorry, that was my shipping heart).

And that's also part of the reason why he proposes to the MC so quickly at the party (besides, you know, being a lovestruck kitten and having no clue on social conventions… I also have the suspicion that V may have something to do with it… but that's for another post). It wasn't because he wanted to hog the MC and have an excuse to have her move with him quickly like a lot of people think, I honestly think he did it to grant her more freedom:

In order to let the MC go and to have peace of mind himself I think he needed a tangible symbol of the promise that she would return to him. A wedding ring is in that sense the representation of the promise of two people that they will share their life together. And is in a way a (social) contract, which is something with what Jumin is very familiar.

And I better stop trailing off before this gets longer… let's hope the after ending brings Jumin some justice from the hands of his friend…

#now go write your fics...#you have my permission #mystic messenger #mysme #jumin han #ask #mysme v #jihyun kim #juminv #Jumin x V x MC #anon #Jumin #mysme Jumin #now is going to rain for 2 weeks #my mysme analysis

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ofsahars · 5 years

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╰☆╮ ARIANA GRANDE ─ SAHAR ARIA-DIAMANTE SANTINI identifies as CIS FEMALE and uses SHE/HER pronouns. they’re a CEO OF A RESEARCH + PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY / SINGER and they’re only TWENTY-TWO ! they’re said to be AFFABLE, but also OVER-DRAMATIC. i guess that’s why they’re known as THE PARK AVENUE PRINCESS in the tabloids.

born in miami, florida to a teen mom that had no business having a child. she was put up for adoption straight from birth, and has no idea who her biological parents are. she’s never tried to track them down because of the whole ‘you didn’t want me, so why would i fuck with u now that i’m rich ??’ mentality.

she was quickly adopted by a pair of wealthy entrepreneurs in manhattan, new york. she doesn’t remember anything before that. they’ve always just been her parents. even if they weren’t biologically related, she adored them more than anything in the world. they were fabulous parents, and they encouraged her to shoot for the stars and she did.

she grew up knowing she was adopted, and all of her classmates knew it too. she was bullied a lot for being adopted, and at first it made her feel really bad and small, but then she hit em with the “my parents chose me. your parents are stuck with you.” and it shut them up real quick.

this would become a pattern in her life ?? people would walk all over her, and she’d just let it happen until she erupted and put them back in her place.

she wanted to continue to prove that she was better than everybody else, and so she worked her ass off in school. she had natural intelligence, and added with all the time she spent with her nose in a book, she graduated as valedictorian of her class, and went on to harvard to double-major and get two degrees of science in biology and microbiology. she’s basically elle woods but with science and we love that for her !!

she started up her own research company to find a new way to attack the hiv virus. helping people is something she’s??? very very very passionate about because she knows how it feels to be helpless and small, and the best way she can do that with her degrees is to make healthcare more affordable and available for those who need it ? so she also started up her own pharmaceutical company to make sure that whatever breakthroughs she made would be completely owned / licensed by her.

for someone so smart and determined, she’s very very very fickle. she gets bored when things get stagnant. she needs something constantly shaking up her life or she’ll just mope around in bed all day. absolutely lives for gossip and drama. and she’ll admit when she’s in the wrong or when she’s being a drama queen, but that’s not gonna stop her from doing it??

this boredom is what caused her to put the santini foundation on the back-burner for a while, and focus on making music. she originally started this as a way to be petty with someone she liked, but then realized that it was actually really fun and she seemed to have a natural talent for it. she’s a jack of all trades - anything she sets her mind to, she does.

but now, she’s put the music on pause again, and talks of her touring are up in the air, and she’s focusing back in on her real passion: helping others. she’s started up research again more diligently, and is more excited than ever to be working in the lab again!!

more personality-based stuff:

she’s not a ditz. far from it. she’s lively and fun and upbeat and wants everybody to be happy, but she’s very intelligent, and very posh.

just because she’s smart and works in a lab don’t mean she’s uptight and professional with her fashion tho... sahar loves anything pink and i swear she’s said “whoever thinks orange is the new pink is seriously disturbed” at least once in her lifetime and meant it. she loves to express her creativity through clothing, so catch her wearing the most outlandish, most oversized outfits just because SHE CAN

she’s very friendly. she wants the best for everyone. she’s everyone’s hype man??? u can say u got a new shirt and she’ll be like !!! wig bitch !!!! werk mama

she has a tendency to let people walk all over her because she wants to help as much as she can but ??? she’ll eventually grow tired of it and she’ll explode on you

speaking of getting bored easily... she’s still a serial cheater y’all .... hide ur spouses ... dHSADSH

i just feel like i got lost in the sauce with making her release music and while garden of eden and lost your chance are both iconic eps JDdajosa... she needs to get back to her roots of being a smart girl who wants to help people because that’s who she truly is inside

#ooc

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acaemia · 3 years

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Hiii! You are studying IR, right? Could you please recommend me some sites in English language which you consider useful for your studies? Sites where I can read about current international questions, global challenges? I only know some news sites but if there are sites (or shorter books) that contain short analises or anything like that would be so helpful. Thank you and have a nice day! :))

Hello Darling Anon! ~

Sorta! :)) I’m taking up International Studies, which is like a fraternal twin of IR? IS (at least in my uni) is a lot more general compared to IR which delves deeper into diplomacy. (As in if u wanna be a Diplomat vibes.) I spent the last three years studying theories, tactics (lack of a better term but like the soft power + foreign policy shit I see it as manipulation styles LOL), and the European Union (I major in European Studies). Just need to point that out in case it matters(??)

Could you please recommend me some sites in English language which you consider useful for your studies? Sites where I can read about current international questions, global challenges?

For research papers, I rely on credible journals I find through google or the databases my university provides for us. My uni is a research university so students have access to a lot of journal databases. You should check ur uni’s website to see what student perks you have. You might have full access to JSTOR! Make ur tuition worth it HAHA. JSTOR is a classic but I find stuff over at Emerald Insight too.

For current events, news sites are definitely your friend. My professors would sometimes assign supplementary articles for us. They get their shit from Reuters, The Atlantic and Global Asia to name a few. Maybe that can be a good place to start in terms of current events/run-downs on certain issues.

I don’t go to these sites myself (like on my own volition) but back when I tried to be updated on news, I downloaded this app called Press Reader which gave me access to different magazines and newspapers so that could also be another option! I just checked and apparently it’s free but I know it was paid back then so yay? (I got it for free bc of my uni).

Press Reader gives you access (this sounds like a skillshare ad HAHAH) to a lot of different media from many places and that can really help you develop your critical thinking skills + see different perspectives on the same issue. This is a skill which is very important for us IS/IR students. (NGL everyone should have this skill! We should be able to look at different sources and then come to conclusions on our own/see patterns).

...sites (or shorter books) that contain short analises or anything like that would be so helpful

In terms of books, the only book I can swear by is Global Politics by Andrew Heywood. It’s not short but the font is big?? I found it online freshman year so if you need it I think I can try making a dropbox for it? You can mosey over to libgen.io (free pdfs!) though. I bet it’s there. I got a physical copy from Amazon (I invested since I know it would be useful) and the information on there was useful for my other classes. It has a lot of general IS stuff like the basic theories (realism, liberalism bleh bleh), history, and notable people. Definitely a good source for foundational information which you can build on in your essays or use as a source!!

Unsolicited Advice

Can I just say!! You’re so cool for being interested like this and I wish you nothing but the best fellow IS IS baby.mp3 <3

I’m not sure what year you are so you might know this already? But since I’m already talking about stuff useful for my personal studies I’ll just thrown in this part LOL.

I think the most important thing an IR/IS student should know is how to analyze information. Especially since we write a lot of essays. Honestly IS to me is just professional overthinking but make it nerdy somehow?? You need to know how to apply what u learned to what u see playing out in the international arena. Analytical skills are really important! Some assignments I got required us to read three journal articles then write a cohesive piece about it. Sometimes, we have to watch videos then answer guide questions. This is where regular reading and healthy media consumption comes in.

Best part is: You can practice analyzing content using any kind of material. It doesn’t have to be international affairs stuff!

Do you watch people like dangelowallace, tiffanyferg or even those tea channels (lol) on Youtube? There’s a massive rise of analytical content the past few years and I think you can study the way these people break down drama/internet lore. What makes their video so interesting? How does everything connect? How do they organize their content?

There’s a reason why these videos gain millions of views. They make issues accessible and neat but they make it so interesting at the same time. You can also read fashion magazines since they also have articles which analyze style or talk about a specific piece.

Honorable mentions: Buzzfeed Unsolved, Storytime Mukbhangs, Kennie JD’s Bad movies and a beat, Crime stories youtubers, etc.

Alternatively, watch your favorite movies and take time to think about why you liked it! Do a character analysis! Watch video essays about your favorite movies/shows on Youtube!! It’s nice to just chill and watch these stuff but at times, try being an active watcher and take note of their reporting style. Talk to your friends about shows you watched. Gather their insights and come up with your own. Analyze popular memes! (Why do spongebob memes have a gorilla grip on gen z??? Why is the white girl dance so freeing? — ngl I do have an opinion about this phenomenon as an asian who “dances like a white girl” but this is so long already HAHAH)

here are a couple of videos:

Mina Le (Fashion) -- In this video, Mina breaks down the wardrobe of Emily in Paris and how the choices weren’t so good in terms of the storyline. Emily is seen in designer clothing but her character never shows interest or awareness regarding fashion. (this is jus one point she talks about) For viewers who aren’t into fashion or something, they might not notice this detail at all! But since Mina is viewing this show from a fashion perspective, she was able to pick up these details and connect it to the bigger picture.

It’s the same for IS. We look at things through different perspectives and from there we can make sense of certain decisions or events! We deal with a lot of problem solving and above all else, we study events so we can understand them. People like Mina Le are perfect examples of good researchers!! They just study different things but its all the same.

ModernGurlz (Fashion/Contemp Stuff) -- This video dissects the style of the characters in Mean Girls and how it says so much about the personality of each girl. For Cady, she has a lot of different styles and it really reflects how her character changes throughout the movie. It helps as a visual guide for us viewers but her clothes tell a story too.

For IS, Every decision made in the International Arena is important. Everything tells a story. Small actions can say so much about the bigger picture so its important for us to pick up on details the way ModernGurlz did so we can explain developments of a certain issue. (Like how Cady started with very conservative style, then she met the Plastics and that changed her and led her to wearing more revealing clothing, then that gets stripped away because of the plot learns her lesson blah blah and she goes back to slightly relaxed clothes combined with revealing clothes aka her true self i guess).

If you’re not into fashion, you can just analyze whatever ur interested in! These are just some videos I enjoy watching. :)) Astrology is another cool practice! I started getting into astrology and it requires a lot of analysis. It’s fun so it doesnt feel like a chore.

Final Word (HAHSDHF SORRY THIS IS SO DRAMATIC)

I honestly don’t study or read about international affairs unless I happen to chance upon it. The most helpful things for me aren’t even related to IS. HHH I watch and read a lot of different content and I think that helped me so much with this course!

I love memes a lot and I usually plug them in a lot of conversations. I guess I use that skill when it comes to my homework in IS when they ask us to talk about a certain topic? I can think of stuff that might be able to connect i guess??? IDK KSDHFKSHD IDK IF any of this makes sense im sorry I just like talking about stuff shdkfhasd. If these tips don’t apply, let it fly. <3 You just need to find your own way of learning.

I hope that these links can help you tho! Thank you so much for reaching out, it means a lot. Send another ask if u need more help and thank you for your well wishes. Stay safe and take care my luv <3

#ask pia #sorry I geeked out

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likeawildthing · 7 years

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Saving Kittens Thing

Bleeding heart James Potter does his level best to save seven cats from a terrible fate, but Lily Evans, his heartless monster fiancée, tries to thwart him at every turn.

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week one.

Lily Evans to James Potter: no

James Potter: i haven’t asked a question.

Lily Potter: and yet

James Potter: but how did u know???

Lily Potter: your 762 cat pictures uploaded to the cloud james

James Potter: right.

James Potter: it’s just, hes been hanging around the office for the last two weeks…

Lily Evans: you don’t even like cats??

James Potter: but he likes me.

Lily Evans: ...

James Potter: maybe I never liked them bc they were all assholes?

James Potter: chicken or egg, u know?

Lily Evans: amazing

Lily Evans: see u in a few

Lily Evans: no to cat. yes to takeout for stressing me out

James Potter: ur stressed? im marrying an unsupportive woman in 7 weeks??

Lily Evans: *kiss emoji* eggrolls.

James Potter: yes maam

James Potter to Lily Evans: but look at how CUTE he is

Lily Evans: no

James Potter: he likes milk

Lily Evans: impeachment song voice: no. no. no. no. no. nono. nononono.

James Potter: killjoy!

Lily Evans: remember the squirrel

James Potter: that was one. time.

Lily Evans: and yet, i have veto power

James Potter: will u always have veto power? like for the next sixty five years?

Lily Evans: sixty four. you’re taking a year off my life.

James Potter: it wasn’t /that bad

Lily Evans: we had to call professionals in??? almost got kicked out??? our lease specifically and unequivocally forbids pets of any kind???

James Potter: technicality, yes, but as mum owns the building, pretty sure i could sway her w/ wedding leverage

Lily Evans: we are NOT having swans, geese, ducks, or other fowl at our wedding. so no leverage for u.

James Potter: killjoy!!!!!

week two.

James Potter to Lily Evans: he is a SHE

Lily Evans: …?

James Potter: THE CAT

Lily Evans: how do u

Lily Evans: nvnmd

James Potter: check ur snaps!!!

Lily Evans to James Potter: when u get home we need to talk abt appropriate things to snapchat.

Lily Evans: random example i’m pulling out of my arse: cats giving birth?

Lily Evans: not appropriate!!

Lily Evans: also, are u under the bushes in front of your work?

James Potter: ITS JUST LIKE 101 DALMATIONS

James Potter: except cats!

James Potter: and six of them.

James Potter: seven including boots.

Lily Evans: boots?

James Potter: have u seen HER feet? boots.

James Potter: the Miracle of Life.

James Potter: im transformed.

James Potter: i think i’m rethinking my position on kids

Lily Evans: oh boy

Lily Evans to James Potter: babe. ur going to get fired for sending too many snapchats on work hours.

James Potter: my dad is the boss?

Lily Evans: he asked me to text sense into u. or to bribe u.

James Potter: rude.

James Potter: ...what kind of bribery

Lily Evans: not that kind

James Potter: just checking

week three.

James Potter to Lily Evans: ohmygodacrowtriedtokillmykittens

Lily Evans: 1. not ur kittens

Lily Evans: 2. crows are highly intelligent. i wouldn’t mess w/ it???

Lily Evans: prefer to marry u in one piece if possible

James Potter: whose side are u on??

Lily Evans: common sense

James Potter: do u know me at all???

Lily Evans to James Potter: was it u or my other fiancé who maxed out my library card limit

James Potter: yes. and mine. research for a work thing.

Lily Evans: How To Care For Feral Kittens. Protecting Your Wild Cat From Predators. Three Failsafe Methods for Domesticating A Feral Cat. Chicken Coop Construction. And like sixty kids books about cats??

Lily Evans: ??????????????????

James Potter: this IS technically a work thing, since its at work.

Lily Evans: stretch, much?

Lily Evans: cant believe remus let u check out 150 books.

James Potter: he is a Good, Supportive friend. and i have a LOT of free time this month. dad didnt want to stress me out. research is important, which you know! sixty kids books are to Read to the Kittens. good for development.

Lily Evans: ur dad took u off all projects bc he thought you’d be distracted w/ getting married.

James Potter: well im hyper-focused on this instead.

James Potter: and i can be! because we’re mostly done w/ planning, thanks to my gorgeous, intelligent, super efficient, soon-to-be wife.

James Potter: and i love you.

Lily Evans: nice, but take a book back so i can rent mine.

James Potter: im going to suggest you buy it on kindle, b/c its 2017??

Lily Evans: it’s the principle. reading is cathartic and an escape from my Many Stresses.

James Potter: gotta go. sirius just walked in w/ a work thing.

Lily Evans: well

week four.

Lily Evans to James Potter: pete told me ur trying to corral the cats into a paper box???

James Potter: traitor! did PETE ALSO TELL U its now crows, plural, and theyre trying to bait Boots out so they can get the kittens?

Lily Evans: he said that’s your story, yes

James Potter: it happened!

James Potter: and so i have to do this, for their safety and well-being.

James Potter: dad wouldn’t let me build a protective structure, so—

James Potter: im just—

Lily Evans: no.

James Potter: listenimgoingtobringthemallhome

James Potter: JUST until we can get them to a shelter

Lily Evans: NO. james. u cant be the cat savior of the world??

James Potter: true, but i can be the cat savior of potter, inc.??

James Potter: or at least a foster cat dad.

Lily Evans: James. No. We both work 50 hour weeks and we are about to get married and we are about to go on honeymoon?????

James Potter: LILY. they need me. I need to save them.

Lily Evans: oh, babe. ur mom told me about the ducks.

James Potter: the ducks?

Lily Evans: when you were seven.

Lily Evans: is that what this is all about????

James Potter: sure?

James Potter: i mean…must be? i didn’t put two and two together, you know? but yeah. those ducks are, like, weighing really heavily on my…subconscious.

James Potter: i think if could all be resolved if u just give me like, 3 days

Lily Evans: 1

James Potter: 2

Lily Evans: deal

Lily Evans to James Potter: I saw ur ‘home sweet home’ Instagram btw

James Potter: stalker. come downstairs and see them.

Lily Evans: what took u four hours to get home?

James Potter: stopped by the vet to check them out. all looking great!

James Potter: and flea meds

James Potter: and vaccinations for boots

James Potter: aaaand the pet store to get a few necessities

Lily Evans to James Potter: sirius said he’d disown you if you adopted seven cats

James Potter: liar.

Lily Evans: worth a try

Lily Evans to James Potter: six matching kitten sweaters is NOT a necessity

James Potter: disagree

Lily Evans: three hundred pounds???

James Potter: will be much easier to rehome them w/ the proper supplies

Lily Evans: unbelievable.

James Potter: actually got some great deals, believe it or not.

James Potter: she was SO GOOD today. boots. she did not scratch me once and she put flea meds on her and shes all groomed and pretty.

James Potter: and LILY.

James Potter: come down and see them??? they need to meet their grandmum or theyll think you dont love them

Lily Evans: im allergic to cats?? and im not yet 22?

James Potter: u aren’t really allergic. and ur 104 in cat years.

Lily Evans: wow. im going to give u space tonight. the Sofa is yours.

Lily Evans: don’t get too cozy w/ them, potter.

James Potter: I think we know its too late for that, evans.

Lily Evans: veto. power.

James Potter to Lily Evans: ur really not coming down???

Lily Evans: one of us has to stay reasonable.

Lily Evans to James Potter: james. u cant just send me vids of drunk girls w/ a box of kittens

James Potter: can. did. will continue to.

James Potter: left ur fave wine on the stairs. drink some and come meet them??

James Potter: u could be the next youtube sensation.

Lily Evans: pass

Lily Evans: 39 hrs, btw.

James Potter to Lily Evans: did u order takeout just for u??? and are u home?? u didn’t go to work??

Lily Evans: working from home, yes. can u deliver to our room?

James Potter: why don’t u…come down and get it yourself.

Lily Evans: ill starve

James Potter: im coming

Lily Evans: 22 hrs

James Potter: about that.

Lily Evans: james fleamont potter

James Potter: lil. im sorry. like i am in that we made a deal and I have to break it.

Lily Evans: JAMES FLEAMONT POTTER

James Potter: but im not in that im not sending them on the streets. i called ALL the shelters and they were all full! except for the no kill, which i wont do and neither will u, because im not marrying a heartless monster.

James Potter: and so were the cat fosters! apparently its peak cat shagging season or something???

James Potter: anyway i didn’t know and i did try and i AM sorry

Lily Evans: its ok.

James Potter: it is???

Lily Evans: well…I AM A REASONABLE PERSON but i am NOT heartless. we still cant keep them forever though!! i mean it!!!

Lily Evans: we can keep them until they’re ready to be rehomed tho. except they MUST be gone b4 the wedding.

James Potter: can we keep any of them???

Lily Evans: did u reread the lease?

James Potter: yes. they were very thorough, unfortunately. covered every loophole.

Lily Evans: two decades of being ur parents have trained them well

James Potter: come downstairs?????

Lily Evans: i have to stay strong

Lily Evans: ill bribe you to come upstairs tho

James Potter: ...what kind of bribery

Lily Evans: ;)

week five.

James Potter to Lily Evans: soooo....we have a responsible foster mum from the agency coming to look at my babies tonight

Lily Evans: Good. im tired of living upstairs and I Miss u

James Potter to Lily Evans: can u come home to work this afternoon???

Lily Evans: to clean? how messy have you been keeping it downstairs?

James Potter: pls. I’m the clean one of this power couple!!!!

Lily Evans: tru

James Potter: its about work. apparently im setting a bad example for taking 9 days for paternity leave when i’m about to go on honeymoon? and they need me for a presentation.

James Potter: point is. I HAVE to go back whether we (the cats, me) are ready or not.

Lily Evans: there’s a lot i could say to that babe, but i’ll refrain because I Love You.

Lily Evans: wont they be fine w/out you? or me? i’ve made it this far w/out meeting them.

James Potter: no! they need constant supervision. they’re actually quite the handful. who knew!

Lily Evans: omg

James Potter: Tabitha is due for her antibiotics dose at 3

Lily Evans: 1. uve named them. b. they’re on drugs???

James Potter: just Tabs. responsible fostering!!!

James Potter: we should really keep them until they’re old enough to be spayed and neutered, but I wont let them to go an irresponsible pet owner.

Lily Evans: god forbid

Lily Evans: OMYGOD u cannot just send me pictures of a baby kitten next to her antibiotics jar/??

James Potter: can and did

Lily Evans: if i fall in love w/ them, im never forgiving u

James Potter: thx babe. ill make it up to u.

Lily Evans: so many sexual favors, potter

James Potter: *wink emoji* *cat emoji*

Lily Evans: ew. bad combo

James Potter: yea

Lily Evans to James Potter: FUCK

Lily Evans: f.u.c.k.

James Potter: what happened?????

Lily Evans: FUCKKKKKKKKKK

James Potter: ARE THEY OKAY????

James Potter: also, are you ok

Lily Evans: they are fine. Just. Fine.

Lily Evans: I am not tho

James Potter: are u really allergic???

Lily Evans: only to common sense

James Potter: u fell in love, didn’t u

Lily Evans: NO

Lily Evans to James Potter: damn it. damn u. damn them, too.

Lily Evans: except not really

James Potter: it’s okay

Lily Evans: sorry for my derision and cynicism

Lily Evans: this wld only be better if i were drunk

James Potter: i guess you’ll never be internet famous babe

Lily Evans to James Potter: did u name the others???

James Potter: i left brown one. striped one. and w/ the heart on the nose for you

Lily Evans: yes i could tell because you MADE THEM COLLARS

James Potter: the one w/ the heart on the nose though

Lily Evans: SHE IS MY FAVORITE I LOVE HER

James Potter: can u really bear to part her from her siblings and mum???

Lily Evans: im not a Monster. of course not!

Lily Evans: but we’ll need a nanny???

Lily Evans: and a bigger flat.

James Potter: mum is thrilled actually. about grand-mumming it. not the flat.

James Potter: bad news: meant to tell u btw, she is ABSOLUTELY kicking us out.

James Potter: good news: may have a few house showings scheduled for us for next week, so

Lily Evans: did u knew this was going to happen to me???

James Potter: *kiss emoji*

Lily Evans: did u really even have a meeting at work???

James Potter: you’ll never know. give the babies a kiss me for me. ill grab takeout & be home soon.

#jily #james potter #lily (evans) potter #linds writes #jily*#fic: saving kittens thing #au: text #au jily

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wetslug · 4 years

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Yooo! (Prozac is my cocaine anon here) I might transfer to UBC in a semester or three? Would you rec it or would like any other uni be better (eg sfu, uvic, fuckn? thomp rivers) ((also ik it was a joke slide but if thats the legit title youre gonna use may i, as someone who took one single communication course as a gpa booster, -(gdgrse not that im implementing it)- gently reccomend revising it for clarities sake? I assume there is "alcohol reward behaviour" and "other related behaviours"? (1/2)

((nd not “Et0H reward” & “related behavrs” (behavr related to the reward? Yes, probably, but it might take a minute to figure.) [“Effects of c. stress on related behavrs” & “effects of c. stress on Et0H reward” is one way brain tends to interperet the list is what im tryin to say, i guess.] obv it can be understood “as is” & ya dont hafta listen to me at all. Id just phrase it: effects of c. stress on Et0H reward, & related, behavrs on mice w high (&?or?) low Et0H pref.(s) 2/2 /&sorry 4 abbrvtns. Again, sorry for butchering last ask for the sake of the word limit. :( And if this is anyway unwanted feedback please just ignore it i was just like “hmm.. good. But can it be better?” (Although its entirely contestable whether i have the ability to help w doing that, so… grain of salt for you and hubris check for me. :/) Basically Im not trying to be an ass so please dont take it as an insult if i come off that way. Anyway sorry again and i wish you a firmly halfway decent week or so. :) 3/2

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hi anon!!! the only campus i have any experience with is UBCO (vs UBC-V) but begrudgingly yes id say id recommend it (i mean im suffering but who isnt at uni)- i chose it because its close to my family n didnt put a lot of thot into the choice but its a nice relatively quiet campus! i know the vancouver campus is a lot of people’s first choice for obvious reasons (its huge, campus is beautiful, does a lot of research etc etc) but i personally HATE busy places and i can barely walk through downtown van without having a panic attack. my classes don’t go over 150 students and are typically smaller than that… a lot of the professors are professionals in the field who do lab-work on campus so if you’re looking for those kind of experiences there definitely are opportunities if you look for them. Ofc some of my professors have been pretty shit but id say the majority teach well. Because its a ‘small’ school majors/courses are more limited than what you would have at UBC-V or UVIC; for instance i would have preferred to major in immunology (rather than micro) but its not recognized as a major on this campus.

and thanks for trying to help me w/ the title slide! i agree its not a great title, its too wordy and confusing bc i abbreviated it just because this is a wip. Its the title of a paper tho so ill just be writing the exact title and include author n year and all that! (heres the paper if u want). if this was research/a meta-analysis i was doing on my own id definitely take ur advice and make it more clear :^)

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