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we’re really at that point in the year where no one cares about anything huh

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“no matter how many crappy, stupid, useless assignments you throw at me i’m not going to quit and i’m not going to back down so you can go home tonight and think about the fact that no matter what you do and no matter how evil you are at the end of the year on my high school transcript its going to say that I worked on the franklin.” - Rory Gilmore

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Tumblr can wait... I have things to do.

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Hey guys just got back from floor time. Turns out life is multifaceted and I have a lot of growing and learning to do

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03.17.25

monday recap

🌺 quiet time - read Acts 10

🌺 ate breakfast

🌺 got ready

🧬 went to physics recitation

🧬 went to physics lab

🌺 got lunch, didn't really do any work in my usual MWF spot because lab took up all of my laptop's charge & unfortunately there is not an outlet near my favorite table (iykyk)

🌺 picked up little sandwich from school & drove him to math tutoring (again iykyk)

🍁 went to coffee shop

🧬 did physics tutorial from march 7th

🌺 settled my logging-in issues with my resident portal (it only took 4 times of the person i was emailing back and forth with saying they would "escalate the issue to a colleague to assist" before i received a temporary password to log in with!!!! 10/10 bureaucratic experience 🤩)

📋 responded to the feedback my SIM left on my session planners

🧬 watched video lecture for tomorrow's class in biochem - overview of lipid metabolism (lipids SUCK & i HATE them!!! i want electron transport & oxidative phosphorylation back!!! i mean what?)

🍁 went to bible study. was a very silly time as our unofficial leader was sick. went home halfway through because i was tired of sitting there with all the happy couples whilst feeling so keenly the wounds of spiritual warfare

🧚 drove around in circles for a little bit listening to the same song on repeat

🌺 went home, ate dinner, took a shower, went to bed

💤 9h 28m (got to sleep at 12:45 a.m. mild improvement)

💧 90 oz

👣 5.9k

🎶 ordinary - alex warren

🕰️ 1h 54m

love and prayers

[maniacalgenius]

03.16.25

sunday recap

🌺 quiet time - read Acts 9

🌺 ate breakfast (ish. ran out of time cause i laid in bed too long, put the second half back in the fridge for tomorrow)

🌺 got ready

🌺 went to church (today was my sunday off from the church where i sing so i only went to my actual church)

🍁 went to coffee shop

📋 watched lecture video for class i SI for (prof was out of town for the last class before spring break so she recorded a video instead)

📋 planned SI session

🌺 went home, ate early dinner

🌺 started laundry

📋 finished getting ready for session

🧚 no one showed up which i was expecting because it's the end of spring break so dobby was a free elf for that 75 minutes (ALSO all SI sessions were moved to zoom today so i was already at home & didn't have to drag myself to campus & back this evening for no reason. praise God)

🧬 finished my handwritten notes for module 5 lecture 5 glycogen metabolism

📋 updated SI website with materials for today's session

🧬 did pre-lab assignment for physics lab tomorrow

🌺 took a shower

🍁 randomly wasted time, then went to bed

💤 8h 15m (got to sleep at 1:08 a.m.)

💧 80 oz

👣 4.2k

🕰️ 29m

love and prayers

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@sleeping-arsonist i owe you many many tag games, today you start collecting

cuteeee i love her!!

tagging @study-with-aura @o2studies @nanthegirl & whoever else wants to! <3

Tag game: make yourself as a little guy

Tagged by: @thanatos-zagreus-shagreus

Tagging: @thiamsxbitch @rhyslahey @myinnerguineapig and whoever else is up for doing it 💙

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03.15.25

saturday recap

🌺 quiet time - read Acts 8

🌺 ate breakfast

🌺 ran a bunch of errands

🧚 got lunch with @sleeping-arsonist & another friend & then the three of us watched the last four episodes of ted lasso (we started it last june. we are all very busy specimens 😅)

🧚 whilst we were doing that, my shoes that i ordered for my ring day were delivered to my mom's house, so afterwards i immediately drove there to get them (& of course went inside & put them on to wear home)

🧚 went to the grocery store to get something i forgot but also mostly to break in the shoes 😂

🌺 took a shower

🌺 ate dinner

💤 7h 26m (didn't get to sleep until 1:37 friday night which is mighty unfortunate but it's okay. i really need to break my habit of scrolling before bed, this is proving to be my greatest undoing)

💧 80+ oz

👣 8.8k

📽️ the big bang theory s12 ep19 - "the plagiarism schism" such a freaking banger y'all. the entirety of the final major plot line is purely a work of art to me

📖 all of our demise

love and prayers

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03.14.25

friday recap

🌺 quiet time - read Acts 7

🌺 ate breakfast - my mom had made grits (kind of exposing where i grew up with this one but it's fine 😅)

🌺 got ready

🌺 took my pills & vitamins

🌺 packed up my things from my mom's house & went back to my apartment

🧚 got a little treat on the way

🍁 went to coffee shop

🌺 filled out & submitted an online scholarship renewal thing with the NMSC

🧬 worked on my handwritten notes for module 5 lecture 5 glycogen metabolism

🌺 went to grocery store

🧚 whilst there i ran into one of my friends who is one of my future roommates for next year! so nice to get to catch up with her

🌺 went home, made a lot of food (pasta with chicken for dinner the next few nights, scrambled eggs & oatmeal for next few breakfasts. also cut up fruit for oatmeal but that's not cooking so much as slicing)

🌺 took a shower

💤 10h 36m (got to sleep at 12:50 a.m. which was a little later than the night before & then slept in way longer than planned. i def needed it though. goal for tonight is to be asleep by 12)

💧 40 oz

👣 3.7k

🕰️ 1h 49m

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How to Romanticize Studying Alone & Actually Stay Focused 📄‧₊˚🖇️✩ ₊˚🎧⊹♡

Idk about you all, but I love being around others when i’m studying, but others either aren’t studying or you keep yapping until you realize whoops! Hours went by!

1. Set the Vibe with Music or Ambience

• Lo-fi beats, piano instrumentals, or soft indie songs? Pick a playlist that makes studying feel cozy.

• Try a background café ambience, library sounds, or even rain noises for extra ✨ focus energy

• Noise-canceling headphones? A game changer.

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2. Create a Dedicated Study Spot

• Even if it’s just clearing off your desk or making a cozy corner with a blanket and pillows.

• Light a candle, grab a warm drink, and pretend you’re in an aesthetic study montage.

• If your usual spot feels meh, try moving locations—your brain loves novelty!

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3. Romanticize Your Study Materials

• Use colorful pens, cute sticky notes, and make your notes look good (but don’t get lost in ✨over-decorating✨).

• Handwrite key points to help your brain process info better.

• If digital notes are more your thing, organize them neatly with a color-coded system.

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4. Use a Timer to Stay on Track

• The Pomodoro method (25 minutes studying, 5-minute break) keeps you focused without burnout.

• Try “study with me” videos to feel like you have a virtual study buddy.

• Don’t trust yourself? Use a website blocker to keep distractions away.

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5. Romantic Study Breaks Only

• Stand up, stretch, make tea, or look out the window and daydream like you’re in a Studio Ghibli movie.

• Avoid doom-scrolling—your break should feel refreshing, not like a black hole of social media.

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6. Make it a Solo Study Date

• Wear comfy clothes, make your favorite drink, and treat your study session like an act of self-care.

• Reward yourself after! A good meal, a cozy movie, or a walk outside = motivation to keep going.

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7. Remind Yourself: You’re Romanticizing Growth

Studying alone isn’t boring—it’s you investing in yourself, your knowledge, and your future. Even the small efforts add up. Keep going, and soon you’ll look back at this moment with pride. 🤍

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Reposts, like, comments and shares super appreciated 🤍🤍

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03.13.25

thursday recap

🌺 quiet time - read Acts 6

🌺 ate breakfast, once again thanks mom!

🌺 went to get allergy shot (it hurt more this time because this was the highest dose yet which means more preservatives & inactive ingredients which means more fluid in the syringe which means more time spent standing there while the nurse administers it which means)

🧚 started next book while waiting mandatory 30 minutes

🧚 went to get little treat!! (i was very brave today after all)

🌺 ran errand

🍁 went to coffee shop

🌺 messed around with schedule builder & degree plan. spent way too long on this but did achieve getting my schedule worked out for the fall so it was fruitful (watch it get messed up AHAHA wait–)

🧬 watched the second of two lecture videos for module 5 lecture 5 glycogen metabolism - this one covered glycogen biosynthesis (shocking since the first one covered glycogen degradation) a.k.a. anabolism, iykyk

🌺 went home & took a shower

🌺 ate dinner

🧚 watched tv with my mom

🌺 worked out my summer schedule whilst watching tv

🧚 read some more of new book

🌺 got ready for bed (scrolled a little too much in the post-tv-watching bit of time but it's okay we're a work in progress)

💤 9h 44m (got to sleep last night at 12:29 a.m., 80 minutes earlier than the night before! huzzah!!)

💧 80 oz

👣 3.4k

🎶 my boy only breaks his favorite toys - taylor swift

📽️ the crown s3 ep 10 - “fairytale”

📖 all of our demise (98/468)

🕰️ 1h 24m (less than i was hoping for but it’s okay, i also got my schedules for summer & fall worked out so it’s fine)

love and prayers

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03.12.25

wednesday recap

🌺 quiet time - read acts 5

🌺 ate breakfast. thank you again mom!

🌺 got ready for day

🧚 drove to a nearby city (~1.5 hours away) to go shopping with my mom because the mall in my college town is atrocious. technically my mom drove & i read my book

🌺 had my mom park in the further away parking lot so we could get more steps because i've been atrociously sedentary the last few days hehe (almost wrote sedimentary instead of sedentary AHAHA)

🧚 went in my absolute favorite store of all time, found a really pretty dress for the wedding of a couple in my friend group (it's not until may 2026 but i was invited to match with the bridal party who are all wearing blue & i wanted to get my dress pick in early so i could have dibs. also literally any excuse to buy a dress that makes me feel like a princess>>>>)

🧚 went in a few other stores just for funsies & to get more steps

🌺 then we got dinner at one of my favorite places that just happens to have a location right across from the mall

🧚 drove home, read my book in the car again

🌺 got home, took a shower

🧚 watched tv with my mom

🌺 finished fixing a friend's jacket whilst watching tv

🧚 finished my book!!!

🌺 planned next day

💤 7h 57m (got to sleep around the same time as the night before. so, no progress made on sleep schedule - but no setback either!)

💧 70 oz (ish)

👣 8.4k

🎶 my boy only breaks his favorite toys - taylor swift

📽️ the crown s3 ep10 - "cri de coeur"

📖 the wrong stuff: how the soviet space program crashed & burned - finished this one!!!!

🕰️ 0 :: day off from studying

love and prayers

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03.11.25

tuesday recap

i laid in bed for way longer than i should have before commencing all of the following because i had a stomachache & i have a very low pain tolerance :(

🌺 did quiet time - read Acts 4

🌺 ate scrambled eggs for breakfast. thank you mom

🌺 took pills & vitamins

🌺 went to get allergy shot

🧚 read my book while waiting the mandatory 30 minutes & also had a fun little conversation with the two nurses behind the desk about all the spiderman movies

🧚 got a little treat

🌺 did errand

🍁 went to coffee shop. my friend met me here again to actually do homework (she read her Bible here yesterday while i studied but she also needed to get work done over the break so here we are)

🧬 finished module 4 lecture 4 - pentose phosphate pathway notecards (& in only a third of the time i estimated it would take! mostly because there were a lot of duplicate slides but still praise God)

🧬 worked through pentose phosphate pathway practice

🧬 did handwritten notes in my Pretty Notebook on the pentose phosphate pathway (officially finished module 4!)

🧬 watched the first of two video lectures on module 5 lecture 5 - glycogen metabolism. the part 1 video covered glycogen breakdown (or catabolism, for those in the know)

🌺 went home, ate leftovers for dinner

🌺 also unloaded the dishwasher & took out the trash

🌺 took a shower

🧚 watched tv with my mom

🌺 worked on a project for a friend whilst watching tv

🧚 read my book more

🌺 got ready for bed

🧚 watched the crown to go to sleep

💤 7h 52m

💧 80 oz

👣 4.4k

🎶 i'm gonna love you - nick isham (this song had 1,402 streams on spotify when i found it yesterday & now at the time of writing (5:12 p.m.) it has 1,435 & i'm pretty sure the additional 33 streams were all me)

📽️ friends s2 ep8 - “the one with the list”

📖 the wrong stuff: how the soviet space program crashed & burned - 172/258

🕰️ 3h 27m

love and prayers

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03.10.25

monday recap

🌺 quiet time - read Acts 3

🌺 ate breakfast

🌺 took pills & vitamins

🌺 went to get allergy shot

🧚 read my book during the mandatory 30 minutes they make me wait before leaving the establishment to make sure i'm not anaphylactic

🧚 got a little treat after

🧚 called my uncle

🍁 went to favorite coffee shop (taking full advantage of spring break to spend as much time as possible in my Favorite Spot in the establishment. helping my productivity a lot hehe)

🧬 worked through module 3 lecture 3 - gluconeogenesis practice

🧬 made notecards for mod 3 lec 3 - GNG (module 3 is done!!!)

🍁 new goal for today: finish at least half of module 4

🧬 started video lecture for module 4 lecture 4 - pentose phosphate pathway

🌺 went to get dinner

🍁 went back to coffee shop, friend who lives nearby walked over & met me here. favorite spot had not been annexed while i was gone. major score

🧬 finished watching lecture 4 pentose phosphate pathway video

🧬 worked on notecards for lecture 4, got about 1/3 of the way through (edit to add: got about 40% through with module 4, i would say that's close enough to count as reaching my goal)

🌺 went home, took a shower

🧚 watched tv with my mom (& then scrolled for way too long before getting ready for bed oops)

🧚 read my book for a little bit (got to halfway point)

💤 7h 7m (went to sleep at 2:25 am. this was significantly better than the night before last which was significantly past 3 am. cheers to progress 🥂)

💧 60 oz

👣 3.9k

🎶 i'm gonna love you - nick isham

📽️ the crown - s3 ep1 "olding"

📖 the wrong stuff: how the soviet space program crashed & burned - got to page 128/258

🕰️ 4h 32m

love and prayers

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03.09.25

sunday recap

🌺 went to church (stayed at the one where i sing in the choir & didn't teleport to my normal church after the choir was done because it's spring break & i didn't know who out of my friend group would be there)

🌺 went home, made scrambled eggs for lunch, ate scrambled eggs

🍁 went to coffee shop to study. goal for today was to catch up on biochem modules 1 & 2 for the final

🧬 finished my handwritten notes on module 2 lecture 2 - glycolysis

🧬 worked through module 1 lecture 1 practice - intro to metabolism (now finished with module 1! 🥳)

🧬 worked through module 2 lecture 2 practice - glycolysis (now finished with module 2! 🥳 running very ahead of schedule, def because when i was making my to-do list i didn't realize that lecture 1 notes were done & lecture 2 notes were half done, but still!)

🍁 new goal: put big dent in module 3 (normally i would just say "finish module 3" but i'm really working on setting realistic goals for myself so i'm not anticipating failure from the beginning therefore putting myself into a functional freeze state where i can't even start hehehe just me?? okay 😅)

🧚 took a break to read for a few minutes & then order more coffee

🧬 wrote out mechanisms from gluconeogenesis

🧬 took handwritten notes on module 3 lecture 3 - gluconeogenesis. i would say the new goal had been achieved at this point

🌺 went to the grocery store to get things for dinner (ran into a friend who works there 🥰)

🌺 made dinner, ate dinner

🌺 took a shower

🌺 did quiet time - read Acts 2

🧚 watched the crown to fall asleep

💤 7h 23m (this includes the nap i took saturday afternoon because i am too lazy to look at the data on my phone instead of my watch. went to bed at 3 am but this was partially due to daylight savings)

💧 60 oz

👣 3.6k

🎶 stargazing - myles smith

📽️ friends s2 ep3 "the one where heckles dies"

📖 the wrong stuff: how the soviet space program crashed & burned

🕰️ 3h 50m (but i feel like this is a little low for the time i actually spent studying 🤨 oh well)

the reason i was able to be so (relatively) productive is that due to spring break all Activities are suspended for the next week & so the pressure of Having Places To Be & having to Prepare For Things is off & i am able to just vibe & actually hear myself think which helps a lot 😅

love and prayers

[maniacalgenius]

03.04.25

tuesday recap

🌺 got up & ate breakfast

🌺 did my quiet time - John 20

🌺 took my pills & vitamins!!

🧬 went to biochem - last class before the exam!!

🧬 finished drawing out the mechanisms for my study sheet (very late in the game, i know. don't come for me)

🧬 practiced the tca cycle - memorized all the product names and enzymes! now i need to add in the cofactors 🤯 lowkey forgot about those for a minute but it's okay

🧬 went to biochem office hours. not super helpful because everyone & their mother was there cause it was the last one before the exam

🌺 got a snack

🍁 relocated to the first floor of the pretty new chem lab building

🧬 memorized structures of important molecules! - FAD, NAD+, lipoic acid, acetyl CoA, pyruvate, CoA, & TPP

🧬 practiced the tca cycle with the cofactors 4 times! & the last 2 of those iterations were completely from memory!

🧚 went to church choir rehearsal

🍁 went to coffee shop

🧬 rewrote pyruvate dehydrogenase complex mechanism into its three parts: E1 (pyruvate dehydrogenase), E2 (dihydrolipoyl transacetylase) & E3 (dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase)

🧬 practiced citrate synthase mechanism

🌺 went home, ate dinner

🌺 took a shower

🧚 read a little bit before bed

💤 7h 38m

💧 60+ oz

👣 7.2k

🎶 the resistance - skillet

📽️ gravity falls - s2 ep19 "weirdmageddon 2: escape from reality"

love and prayers