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[lady-nienna-the-magi]

7.1.2025

I don't have a brain today apparently. I'm trying to read "Vampire God" (Hallab, 2009) in 10 page bits. I'm exhausted, and feel somewhat depressed. I gotta rest and do things in smaller bits. It's gonna go fine. This is the realistic side of "studying with mental issues".

Anyways i'm on page 10. I'm trying to get to page 50 today.

[lady-nienna-the-magi]

5.1.2025

Read "from demons to dracula - the creation of modern vampire myth" by Beresford, onto the next..

"Vampire god - the allure of the undead in western culture" by Mary Hallab

[lady-nienna-the-magi]

4.1.2024

Today's plans:

🦇 read next 50 pages of "From Demons to Dracula" (Matthew Beresford)

🦇 go to sleep earlier (before 2?)

🦇 socialize, you're in a Thing

[lady-nienna-the-magi]

3.1.2025

Reading and studying on a Social Thing. First 50 pages today at least.

[lady-nienna-the-magi]

2.1.2025

Plans:

🦇 read "Haamulinna / case studies of gothic romance stories from 1700s to 1800s, 103 pages left

🦇 go for a walk

🦇 meditate (I need to fix my brain)

[lady-nienna-the-magi]

Daily tarot, 2.1.2025

1 of pentacles: new beginnings, careful planning, the foundation for the future

King of wands: leadership, charisma, even despotism

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I did the right choice separating ways w my bf. Second day in a row when the ace of pentacles shows up.

This is a good place to continue my study mayhem.

[lady-nienna-the-magi]

I got overrun with hungover but i read 150 pages at least xd

1.1.2025

Plans for today:

🦇 read 200 pages of "haamulinna" (ghost castle - case studies of gothic romance 1700-1800s)

🦇 go for a walk?

🦇 3-4h studying/ 6-8 pomodoro slots

[lady-nienna-the-magi]

Resolutions 2025

🦇 read at least 100 books

🦇 study so much that people question my sanity

🦇 find new friends, and have fun

🦇 gym twice a week or go for a walk daily

🦇 no boys no girls no nonsense!

🦇 save money OR get a part time job OR a scholarship

🦇 become the academic machine you were born to be

(AND CAN BE, master program's final year was the proof)

[lady-nienna-the-magi]

1.1.2025

Plans for today:

🦇 read 200 pages of "haamulinna" (ghost castle - case studies of gothic romance 1700-1800s)

🦇 go for a walk?

🦇 3-4h studying/ 6-8 pomodoro slots

[lady-nienna-the-magi]

Update, 30.12.2024

Mentally: compromised (bc of life stuff)

Emotionally: compromised (bc of life stuff)

Financially: compromised (bc of a vacation i took)

However i feel very motivated about my PhD studies and other studies like continuing Korean (a1 level pt 2). I want to start learning Latin as well. Continue history and whatever else interesting seminars my new home uni has.

From now on i dedicate my heart and mind to research alone. No more men (nor women).

(Yeah i had a breakup and i handle it like Spock would: drowning oneself in academic work)

[lady-nienna-the-magi]

30.12.2024

Took a little break (was writing my fic and planning my studies).

Now back to studying.

Eino Railo, 1925 Doctorate thesis "haamulinna -aineistohistoriallinen tutkimus Englannin kauhuromantiikasta" /ghost castle - case studies of English gothic romance (as a period of literature)

I broke up w my bf and now i have only one lover: my studies.

Let's go !!! Study study study!!

Continuing Korean too, level A1 pt 2. Gotta review a lot next week.. i have forgotten the writing system and how to even read and say hello.

Also the spring mayhem of tuition & scholarship application is soon upon me.

Wish me good and strong nerves .. i'll read so much the next year it will look inhuman. This year, 2024 -71 books, abot 1/3 being "for phd application and reference material".

[lady-nienna-the-magi]

30.11.2024

Plans:

Apply for one scholarship/tuition

Deadline is today

Do it, bitch

Stop writing this damn list and do it

[lady-nienna-the-magi]

24.11.2024

Today's plans:

🪷 stretch, i got an ungodly back pain of slouching in front of the laptop studying

🪷 read "great philosophers 2" (spinoza section)

🪷 find out if there's any PhD student happenings next week

🪷 clean up !!

🪷 read something for fun, maybe dostoyevsky or some gothic horror

🪷 maybe go to library

[lady-nienna-the-magi]

22.11.2024

Today's plans:

start reading something from the references list

study for 2h

answer your damn emails

start forming the application letter for a paid sponsorship

[lady-nienna-the-magi]

20.11.2024

I have moved and settled to the new place. I got a lot to do.

notify the housing agency that they remove my name from the previous apartment's door

do korean homework (both the ones last week and the previous)

revise the said korean and try to understand what they went through last time (when i was moving and couldn't attend)

start reading some references for PhD articles

try to calm down

laundry, maybe?

sign up for the korean a1 pt 2 next spring

[lady-nienna-the-magi]

Update 16.11.2024

The move is done. Next up: organizing everything stuff wise, furniture wise and otherwise. Going to uni library and getting a lot of references. Repeating the process in the other library.

(Stress levels: very high

Mentally: compromised

Money wise: also compromised)

14.11.2024

Moving chaos has begun. Packing up and cleaning. Moving actually tomorrow.

Then i'll maybe think that i've become a PhD student for real.

[lady-nienna-the-magi]

14.11.2024

Moving chaos has begun. Packing up and cleaning. Moving actually tomorrow.

Then i'll maybe think that i've become a PhD student for real.