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Update 2: It's good, we're chilling. Both of those girl were acting friendly with me today and took my advice to expand on the psychological aspect and backed off my part. The missing member also showed up. One of those girls though, was very clearly flirting with the other guy (who I said was striving to be the best in class). It was amusing to watch, really, because that guy is friendly and fun with everyone and tries to pay everyone equal attention. I don't think she has a serious crush on him, I think it's just one of those things when you see a nice fun guy and start flirting. Could not be me though, not with my social anxiety. And that guy is not even my type, but he's really easy-going and it's really easy to talk and banter with him.

So, everyone contributed more this time since we were all there, but me and that guy still did the most. He was typing up the paper and whenever he wanted a synonym or a different word he would make a vague gesture and I'd supply the word. He called me "a mind-reading Chatgpt" lmao (I helped with other stuff too). But I actually had fun, we joked and laughed a lot and had to stifle it because we were in the library.

Professor gave us a presentation and a paper to write and a guy who is arguably the best in that class (besides me) immediately grabbed people he wanted to make it with and made a group chat. One of those people being the girl I previously made a presentation with on that subject, so when I saw the assignment, I texted her if she wanted to be in the group with me. She said she was already in a group but they were missing one person and she could add me. So she adds me to the group chat and the guy was actually happy with that. I'm guessing the reason he didn't grab me in his group is that he thought I'd immediately start assembling my group like him, instead of joining one. Should not have seen me as his rival, I mean I'm not doing any rivalry on purpose, but anyway...The other three in the group bailed on us (one is literally on vacation skiing), and we were stuck doing the presentation this evening just the two of us. Hope he's grateful I'm in his group now because he'd be doing it all alone right now. I'm the only one who made an effort.

Moral of the story: make your rivals your allies.

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UPDATE: One of the girls who bailed on us teamed up with the girl who added me to the group and tried to steal my part of the presentation! So my part was "two successful examples in modern world" because the assignment fucking stated to have TWO examples in modern world. And this girl claimed that her part (the introduction) was too small and added another example (generic af example that chatgpt puts out and everyone else will also have) in the presentation without asking anybody (she and that girl added it together)! I was like: "Only two examples are required, if you say one example at the end of your part, which is before me, I will be left with saying very little and professor will think I didn't do any work. If you want, you can pick a different part to say or expand on your part. There are more things to add like the history and psychology aspects." The other girl was like: "She can't expand on that, that's my part". Oh, so it's not nice when someone takes your part, right?! And then that girl went all sad as if she was somehow being bullied into having a small part. I literally stated yesterday which part would be mine, I didn't assign anyone their parts even though I literally did 50% of the presentation and they pretended they were busy. I was busy too but I did the work and now you're trying to make it look like you did more work in front of the professor! I texted very calmly with laughing emojis sometimes and offered her that we would add new parts so she could have more to say and that she didn't need to intrude in my part, but still nothing got resolved. Now we're meeting tomorrow at uni to "discuss it in person". Tf is there to discuss omg. And that boy is trying to play both sides. The fifth member of the group is missing.

Professor gave us a presentation and a paper to write and a guy who is arguably the best in that class (besides me) immediately grabbed people he wanted to make it with and made a group chat. One of those people being the girl I previously made a presentation with on that subject, so when I saw the assignment, I texted her if she wanted to be in the group with me. She said she was already in a group but they were missing one person and she could add me. So she adds me to the group chat and the guy was actually happy with that. I'm guessing the reason he didn't grab me in his group is that he thought I'd immediately start assembling my group like him, instead of joining one. Should not have seen me as his rival, I mean I'm not doing any rivalry on purpose, but anyway...The other three in the group bailed on us (one is literally on vacation skiing), and we were stuck doing the presentation this evening just the two of us. Hope he's grateful I'm in his group now because he'd be doing it all alone right now. I'm the only one who made an effort.

Moral of the story: make your rivals your allies.

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Professor gave us a presentation and a paper to write and a guy who is arguably the best in that class (besides me) immediately grabbed people he wanted to make it with and made a group chat. One of those people being the girl I previously made a presentation with on that subject, so when I saw the assignment, I texted her if she wanted to be in the group with me. She said she was already in a group but they were missing one person and she could add me. So she adds me to the group chat and the guy was actually happy with that. I'm guessing the reason he didn't grab me in his group is that he thought I'd immediately start assembling my group like him, instead of joining one. Should not have seen me as his rival, I mean I'm not doing any rivalry on purpose, but anyway...The other three in the group bailed on us (one is literally on vacation skiing), and we were stuck doing the presentation this evening just the two of us. Hope he's grateful I'm in his group now because he'd be doing it all alone right now. I'm the only one who made an effort.

Moral of the story: make your rivals your allies.

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Is Chechnya considered part of eastern Europe? I know for a fact they are not Asians and it's a huge misconception, but can we consider them eastern Europeans? I looked at some photos of eastern Europe and everything looked so similar to Chechnya (was there multiple times) so I'm wondering..

Well, technically right now Chechnya is considered a part of Russia even though they've been fighting for independence for a long time. Since Russia is big, part of Russia is considered to be in Europe and part in Asia. Chechnya itself, though, is located in North Caucasus so yes, it's Eastern Europian.

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The person I reblogged this from deserves to be happy

I tried to scroll past this. I really did

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I identify with Henry Winter because I too, have a childhood friend nicknamed Bunny who has done more harm to me than good but we're still friends, got into a private university without taking SATs, can't see very well in my right eye, have frequent migraines, have been told I come off as cold and unapproachable, have an obsession with Ancient Greece and Rome, stayed in my room and read and read as a child.

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My favourite professor loves The Secret History helppp 😭💀 Turns out he loves to read, I had no idea. I mean he's past 30 and didn't seem like the type but he's a proper bookworm. My friend group loves him even more (they don't know he reads, he's just funny) and they always put on a show at lectures. He doesn't mind and I'm trying not to be a bore but just let him teach!

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"but the text never explicitly stated it!!!" hey, so that's actually what they tried to teach you in those english classes you barely passed 😁

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#be blind, mr holmes #don’t be brave

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my contribution to fandom

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wear a different perfume when you commit murder fuckin amateurs 

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I do not need to hear some popular actor's dead voice monologuing in the movie montage. I need an unremarkable-looking guy pouring out his heart on stage, because John Richard Damned Papen was nothing in his soul if not obsessive.

Am I the only one who thinks The Secret History would be way more interesting as a stage play than a movie? It could be put on in the same style as a Greek tragedy, taking inspiration from ancient performances. Or there could be constant rotating sets and backgrounds, but the mountains and the cliffs always being present onstage, reminding us that what no matter what Richard is telling us, and no matter how much Richard and the Greek class try to rationalize it, they will always be haunted by what they have done. THINK ABOUT HOW THE BACCHANAL COULD BE SHOWN

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Rhaenyra had been the heir ever since she was 8yo. At 16yo, she began ruling Dragonstone, as costumary for the heir. There are no complaints whatsoever about her ruling skills or aptitude. She was also a very charidmatic figure: the Realm's Delight. Many lords were loyal to her even after her death.

Greens are such losers. Their reasons to demean her were: 1. she was a woman; 2. she had children out of wedlock (children recognized by Viserys I, her father and head of House Targaryen; and by Laenor and the Velaryons).

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When we believe a person’s authority on a subject we call them a connoisseur or specialist. If that knowledge makes us uncomfortable, we damn them as geeks or ‘self-appointed’ experts, we accuse them of lording their obscure tastes over our common, shared references.

- Dan Fox: Pretentiousness: Why It Matters

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More perfumes with names like these and less like "Spring's Breath" and "Good Girl", please.

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So it's maybe just me but....i really don't like the trope where a young puritan protagonist goes into some sort of battle against an ancient (antagonist) character. A character who tries to fix something very serious and knows, because of his long lifetime, how the damn fucking world works. And then our young puritan hero comes and saves the word from this ancient beeing to save the status quo. And for some reason also outsmarts the ancient character....like seriously...this is the epidome of modern western brainrot...