#procrastinating uni for this

[astronnova]

beam your period cramps onto that old man

[synelven]

my take on an arcane university au (jinx and ekko are top of the class)

[matutito]

zzz

[boarloved-art]

wangxian commission for @irlmantaray !! YAY!!

[verdemint]

fidanzatini fidanzatinando at la 100km dei campioni once again, no one is surprise

Girl behind the camera: "Can we have a comment on this outfit?" Bez: "Fit check? Very beautiful as always, stylish, all white, elegant, royal ... savoia!" Pasini: "Ciao! You're the most stylish couple" Bez: "If this race was about style/fashion we could be fighting for the podium" Pecco: "No, we're just like Bottura (italian chef) (i guess? thats what he said? si mangia le parole), we're off the charts" Bez: "Too much" Pecco: "No, off the charts" Bez: "Too much ... the problem is this is not a style race ... so we'll see!" Luca: [to Pecco and Bez]"Beautiful, beautiful" Pecco: "It's a good point to start, being beautiful" Bez: "Absolutely" Girl: "Wait let me do a full shot" Pasini: "Look at Pecco's boots, Pecco's white boots that are not gonna last. As soon as he steps on the ground they won't be white anymore" Pecco: "Wait.. wait...☝️... it was a deliberate choice coz after training they're gonna become the same colour as the rest of the pants" Bez: "Ah it's camo … you've opened up my mind!" Luca: "So he (Pecco) must have been carried here in someone's arms (coz the boots are still white) but now he's gonna have to step/put the boots on the ground!"

[unlirise]

another midnight study session, anyone?

maybe focus is not always on a desk.

sometimes, focus is when you're hunched like a goblin on your bed as you're cramming the work you procrastinated when the sun was still up. with nothing but 600ml of iced tea and your partner's hoodie to give you solace.

[vuelode-irbis]

Been wanting to draw some fanart for Poor George MAP since it's my favorite one, and because it was its anniversary recently, I finally did it :>

ID: A digital drawing in two panels with characters from Warriors. In the panel above, there's Yellowfang watching Brokenkit play with a moss ball, she looks endearingly at the little kit; they're in a green environment and plants surround them. In the panel below, Yellowfang is in the same possition, looking down at an adult Brokenstar at her feet, already dead, she looks sorrowful. Fireheart is by her side, looking at her with compassion. They're at ThunderClan's medicine den.

[mindfulstudyquest]

here's the reason you procrastinate

based on Fuschia Sirois' research

everyone procrastinate at some point. research suggests that almost 1 in 4 people procrastinate on a fairly regular basis, and the rates are even higher among college and university students ( 50% of them procrastinate regularly and about 85-90% do so occasionally ).

because procrastination is so common we tend not to put too much thought into it, in the end what is the problem? it's just delay.

well, it's not. actually procrastination is harmful delay ( so defined by the researchers ); it is a form of delay which is:

voluntary

unnecessary

involves important tasks which you intended to do

people often underestimate the consequences of procrastination and how debilitating and harmful it can be. if you delay dealing with ( for example ) your academic works, of course you can expect some negative results in that area, but what about the collateral consequences of it?

research has shown that people who have problems with procrastination have low physical and mental health and practice less healthy behaviors. they deal with depression, stress and anxiety.

just think about the enormous amount of stress that procrastination brings: first of all, constantly chasing deadlines. deadlines can nag anyone, even those who don't struggle with delaying, but then it ends, the job is turned in, and everything goes back to normal. for procastinators this is not the case, they will keep putting off important things and will constantly end up with an imminent deadline.

so, if it's so harmful for your health, why do people do it? some people think it's about laziness or poor time managment, but actually:

laziness isn't procrastination. if you're lazy you don't have the energy to do anything, instead procrastinators are always busy with a thousand non-essential tasks to do, in fact they avoid doing one specific task, not every task ( for example if i need to study, but i'm procrastinating it, i end up cleaning my room )

poor time managment it's actually a symptom of procrastination, not a cause.

from a psychological perspective the origins of procrastination are rooted in negative emotions and the urge to cope with them through avoidance. so actually procrastination is about poor mood managment, not poor time managment.

procrastination starts when we have a task that's unpleasant, but we have to do it. and we use procrastination then as a way to get relief from those negative emotions associated with the task, so basically it's not even about avoiding the task, but it's about avoid the negative emotions that we associate with the task.

we need to avoid stress and aversive feeling that come with the task, especially when we don't feel like we can manage those negative emotions at the moment. so we take the task, we put it aside, and it's instant relief. it's fast, it's easy and it works for a little while, then that sense of shame, guilt and self-blame starts to kick in.

so why do we keep procrastinating? for that sense of relief, because that made us feel rewarded and we tend to repeat behaviors that rewarded us. this can easily lead to a cycle of procrastination.

however, the negative thoughts that we have ( "why didn't i start earlier?", "i'm letting myself down" etc. ) don't actually make us take action. they just add layers of layers on pre-existing negativity.

so how do you get out of the procastination cycle?

go back to valuing your task, if it's so important that you do it, remind yourself why you are doing it

remember that we tend to overestimate the discomfort that a given challenge will bring us. probably your task isn't even that time-consuming, unpleasant and frustrating

be compassionate and and forgive yourself, it's an effective strategy to reduce the negative emotions associated with the task. you are not the first nor the last person to procrastinate, we are all human and we all make mistakes. research has shown that doing so reduces the risk of procastination.

hope you enjoyed this little explanation, here's my sources: https://youtu.be/xTEPNxx0MsA

[buglaur]

simself because i made a tank top

[isagaiia]

loving mel today tomorrow yesterday forever always MWAH

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Hello! I loved the ghost girls from the comic you drew... a while ago and finally decided that if I don't draw them now, I'll never have time to do it. So. Here they are

Also thank you for your continuous propaganda of tiger tiger!!! I finally sat down to read it yesterday (the tab has been open for weeks? months???) and this was the best way to procrastinate uni homework, I don't even feel guilty. You have great taste

GHOULS NIGHT!!! They look amazing!

[lavupland]

Elphaba just wants to be loved: analysis

I keep getting snagged on this lyric from "The Wizard and I" and what it means for Elphaba/Galinda/Gelphie and Elphaba's personal development into act two.

And all of Oz has to love you When, by the Wizard, you're acclaimed

This offers such big insight into Elphie; how she thinks, and what she wants.

The rest of the song talks about people being "small-minded", about them being "fixated on her verdigris", her father not being proud, her sister being ashamed. The focus is on others being wrong about her because she's green. This is the story Elphaba tells herself, it's her surface motivation, the one we see on the screen/stage: everybody is wrong about her, and she'll prove it.

But the line "all of Oz has to love you" shows us a deeper motivation. Elphaba, more than anything, wants to be loved (and I'll lay out why I think this is her real motivation, and what truly drives her in act one, in a minute).

Despite acknowledging that those who dismiss her due to her looks are narrow-minded, she still wants their love and respect. I think this is something she has trouble admitting to herself. She wants a celebration throughout Oz that's all to do with her - but she sees this in a vision, it's coming from outside, not something she's conjured up herself (arguably). So there's a distance there. She finds it hard to admit to herself that she wants people to see past her appearance into the real person she is inside. (He'll say to me, I see who you truly are [...] and that's how we'll begin, the wizard and I** / Shouldn't a girl who's so good inside have a matching exterior? - again, the wizard is "saying" this - it's kept at a distance, so she can deny it's her true desire).

Elphaba doesn't think she's worthy of love. That's the most heartbreaking thing about her in act one. She doesn't say "all of Oz will love" her, she says "all of Oz has to love" her. It's the only way she can foresee herself being loved; when it's mandatory, when the Wizard tells everybody it's acceptable.

And this is where Galinda starts to come in. Yes, when they meet, Galinda points out that she is green. But then Elphie quips back, embarrasses her in front of everybody, and makes a really astute observation about who Galinda is. "You couldn't care less - though I doubt that". They're on equal footing from that moment on.

**From the very beginning, Galinda sees Elphie for who she is inside (which is how she wanted things to begin with the wizard). Yes, Galinda doesn't like what she sees, and it's why she "loathes" her lmao, but she sees it. And Elphie knows that. The seed for love is planted.

Then at the Ozdust ball, Galinda begins to love Elphaba- or show it, anyway. And in accepting Elphie, she makes it okay for everybody else to accept her too. This is exactly what Elphie wanted from the Wizard!! All of Shiz has to love her, now that by Galinda, she's acclaimed.

This love really props Elphaba up, helps strengthen her resolve. It's why Galinda pisses Madame Morrible off so much. Elphie was isolated, the perfect victim to transform into the wizard's puppet, but Galinda fucked all that up.

But then it all evolves. In being loved by Galinda, Elphie has that root desire fulfilled. It stops being about being beloved by Oz, because Galinda loves her, Galinda accepts her, and that's enough.

And it's instrumental in her development, in the choices she later makes. It's a huge part of her defying the wizard. It's why she can stomach being seen as the Wicked Witch, being hated by everybody. She believes she is worthy of love now, and that's enough. (Disclaimer: a lot of credit for this also goes to her alone; it's also because she's strong and because used to it).

I don't think Galinda is purely a saviour figure - I think they saved each other, but that's a whole other essay. Do I think Elphaba would have still defied the wizard if Galinda never happened? Maybe yes maybe no. I err to the side of thinking she'd defy him eventually, because she has really strong convictions, but not right away. Not when he's the only thing tethering her to what she wants, which is love.

So Galinda gave Elphaba the love she always wanted, helped her believe she is worthy of it - and its from this foundation she can really stand up for what she believes in. Galinda doesn't have to love her. She just does.

[ahalliance]

some notable moments from the qsmp meta talk antoine, étoiles, baghera and co had yesterday, including the stuff i mentioned in this post <3 subtitles in eng, transcript in eng below the cut as well (I apologize for the bad video quality my wifi hates me)

[Video Transcript:

[First clip begins]

Etoiles: I’m— I’m gonna go on QSMP, I think

ZeratoR: (laughs) This really made him want to play Minecraft

Baghera: Ohh, lucky, I miss it

Etoiles: But— you still can’t come back?

Antoine: Well, technically, she could come back, but I don’t think it’s as simple as that

Baghera: (pained) Not as simple as that….

ZeratoR: What are you waiting for?

Etoiles: It’s Lost, it’s Lost

Antoine: Well, her character is dead in game

ZeratoR: Ahhh… but isn’t there a way to— to— a gimmick?

Antoine: No but don’t worry, there’ll probably be a gimmick (laughs) there’ll probably be a gimmick, don’t worry

Baghera: Don’t worry, don’t worry—

Antoine: No, she’s banned from the server! She’s banned from the server, it’s over

ZeratoR: Sucks! How did you die?

Antoine: Nuclear explosion

Baghera: Nuclear— yeah, nuclear explosion

ZeratoR: Ah yeah indeed you’re dead

Etoiles: That should have technically killed everyone—

Antoine: I hadn’t been there for a long time!

Etoiles: Well, I wasn’t there either— oh, well, you (laughs) you—

Antoine: I was elsewhere, I was elsewhere, dude

Etoiles: What a fraud you are (laughs)

ZeratoR: Where were you?

Antoine: I was elsewhere— somewhere else, I can’t say, it’s my lore, dude (laughs)

Etoiles: It’s his lore!

Antoine: I can’t say, dude, it’s my lore, dude

Étoiles: Antoine’s lore—

Baghera: Oh wow, you played around with that? Damn, I didn’t even see

ZeratoR: Basically he was glued to the bomb but well played to him

Etoiles: The lore in question (laughs)

Antoine: The lore in question, dude, it’s mad

Baghera: Take of yourselves guys! This was so cool

[Everyone says goodbye]

[Baghera leaves the call]

ZeratoR: Basically he was glued to the bomb but he found a gimmick

Antoine: Yeahhhh

Etoiles: The lore in question, just being the goat

Antoine: Yeah but the problem is that it’s my lore in every game, dude

Etoiles: (laughs) Oh but it’s really that. Antoine’s lore is being the goat

[Second clip begins]

Etoiles: Something that makes me laugh a bit is the fact that because there’s so many open plotlines it leads to fan theories that are sometimes really fun. There was a moment when my character’s skin, well, it was made for me with white eyes. And well I used it because I found it cool. And, actually, when I put it on, I read 65 tweets from people going, ‘hey, did you know that Etoiles’ character is blind because he actually lost his eyesight because he was—‘

Antoine: But you know on this server, the moment you say any sentence it gets overinterpreted in every way

Etoiles: It’s so funny—

Antoine: What’s wild is that there’s a billion theories on things, and for my part there are people that have understood some stuff about the theory and everything, which I find rather fun

Etoiles: Well it’s— you can’t reproach them because—

Antoine: Oh no precisely, I don’t want to reproach them, on the contrary I find it so cool!

Etoiles: Yeah but it’s funny the extent to which they get in their heads about it— like, you say one sentence on the server and you read a whole text of 65–

Antoine: Yeah, yeah it’s that

Etoiles: It’s really so funny

Angle Droit/Florence: Hmm, he said he was hungry at this given time, it’s surely a coded message

Etoiles: It’s really that!

Antoine: No but really, it’s really that, you know

Etoiles: But you know it’s honestly that, Florence

Antoine: You say a little sentence that’s supposed to be a joke and it’ll be interpreted seriously because ‘there’s this, and this, and that’, you see. But the thing is, it’s often completely wrong, but sometimes it’s correct. So they have every reason to continue theorising, honestly, I find. I think they have every reason to continue theorising, it’s very interesting

Etoiles: You’re just correct the goat, dude

[Third clip begins]

Etoiles: Basically I can say it because it’s out of roleplay and I think Antoine already knows it, because sometimes people are like, ‘yeah you can’t spoil the other streamers!’ but the streamers see everything—

Antoine: I know everything that happens on QSMP

Etoiles: —it’s just that the streamers don’t use the info rp wise. Basically I’m apart of an organisation on the server—

Antoine: What, you’re kidding, dude?!

[The others laugh]

ZeratoR: What the fuck?!

Antoine: I’m not supposed to know that, dude!

Etoiles: Basically I’m apart of an organisation that’s called the Resistance—

Antoine: (scoffs)

Etoiles: —and it’s completely hidden within the server, no one knows about it in the roleplay

ZeratoR: Even I knew about it, so

Etoiles: Yeah, well there you go. And therefore I have a hidden team that allows me to go into buildings, kill Federation agents that take care of the Island, and—

Antoine: But why would you want to kill Federation agents, dude?

Etoiles: Well because they’re not very nice, dude

ZeratoR: (laughs) Oh the lore is incredible. Well, it’s not nice to be mean, but…

Etoiles: The thing that’s funny—

Antoine: They’re not mean…

Etoiles: —is that I see messages from people on Twitter reacting like, ‘well I think it’s insane that Etoiles is killing Federation agents,’ when I don’t want to kill them. I never want to kill them. When I kill them, it’s because I’m forced to. And the last time, I didn’t want to kill them—

Antoine: That’s a really war criminal-esque phrase, that

ZeratoR: Clearly

Etoiles: No but bro, bro, it’s the admins themselves that told me, ‘return to the base, let’s fight,’ that’s what they said, bro, so I was like, ‘well, okay’ (laughs)

Antoine: Well that…

Etoiles: It was fun, honestly. And so when I saw all the messages on Twitter like, ‘Etoiles’ character has totally lost his mind,’ I was like, well—

Antoine: What, you don’t like white teddy bears, dude? Honestly, they’re so cool

Etoiles: Then again, white teddy bears aren’t really nice, dude

Antoine: Dude they are simply what I’d call the goat, honestly. They’re what I call the goat, personally, white teddy bears are called the goat

end Video Transcript.]

[crassinova]

Sea of stars

Based off a doodle I drew from a few weeks ago but with only the sommy and kuma one

[crystallizsch]

Tsum Prefect....pls🥺👉👈

ANON. PLS. how dare u,,,, MORE TSUM BRAINROT????????

jk jk here she be :3

anyways i assume you’re talking about yuusha bc of my most recent tsum post hngdhsfjdhk and i just went beyond the ask bc this was on my mind even before 😭

I JUST CAN'T PULL THEM APART CAN I THIS IS A CURSE

anyways im including these four too bc ive been neglecting yuuna

these tsums just give me so much life omg

[snozzlefrog]

Logico has a colour association!!! Yippee!!!!! *I say, terrible at colour theory*