#what a great christmas present

[the-music-keeper]

So I owe y'all an update.

The applications have been turned in and now I'm waiting on recommendations (UT Austin can be a little delayed but I'm missing one from Indiana AND IT'S DUE IN TWO DAYS HELP I'M PANICKING).

Yes, I only applied to two schools. Long story short, your girl is getting out of DC. When finals are over I'm moving home, and I'll commute for the spring semester. But y'all, I have been so unhappy in DC. So it seemed really silly to apply to a school in College Park -- with the assumption that I'd be there for five years or more -- when I already know that I would feel isolated and sad for those five years. It's not worth it. If I don't get into the other two, fine, I'll wait and reapply. But I'm just not willing to put myself in that position when I know already I'd just be hurting myself.

Anyway. That was long. That intro might even be longer than the actual list!

Theory

1. Part writing assignment. (This did get done on time, by the way.)

Thesis

2. Keep gathering sources. (Well, I didn't have a bibliography of over 100 entries, but I got pretty darn close.)

Research Assistantship

3. Watch my lecture video. (Why am I so CRINGE)

Piano Practice

4. Practice at least a little bit. (Our concert is on Sunday!)

Adulting

5. Take out my trash. (Done!)

6. Pack for this weekend's visit from my parents. (Done!)

7. Send an email to my landladies. (Two weeks' notice sent.)

8. Send an email to the chorus HR people. (This is one of the two big cons about leaving.)

9. Course evaluations. (Done!)

No German this week! It's all in-class practice exams from here on out -- works for me.

[pitohuimaki]

guys it’s official: my name is taylor :’) (taylor eren i’mnotpostingmylegallastnameontheinternet) (submitted all the paperwork today and got told it would take 3 months bc i wasn’t eligible for priority but the lovely lovely man there called me while i was on the way home to say they decided to bump me to priority because i was so emotional) (i’m going to buy him flowers when i pick up my certificate i s2g)

[margindoodles2407]

guess whose BROTHER got BAD BATCH LEGOS

guess whose BROTHER is gonna let her help him BUILD BAD BATCH LEGOS

guess who's gonna PLAY BAD BATCH LEGOS with her BROTHER

[silveredsticks]

christmas eve ramble tags and some pictures of me and nice things from this year that i have randomly at 2:47am on christmas eve decided to post on tumblr. like why am I posting my face idek but I just felt reflective and i always just dump my rambles on whichever blog I'm using the most 🙈 i have not thought very hard about picking these. my motivation is that i want to force myself into acknowledging that for the majority of this year i felt good. I did good things for my health, and at work, and for my friends and family (even though I am desperate always to tell myself that i have never done anything good for anyone ever.) I found a new fun thing & lovely kind fun people to help me explore it. i got to sleep with my hand on/in Henry (cat not popstar) belly fur. yes i started having panic attacks about stuff to do w my dad, and money is tight (i mean i live in syd..) and i miss my mum and sara and i maybeee spent far too much time speaking to my ex fiance until he went on some rant about family law and I got the ick for once and for all lmao - but i was happy on many occasions.

[victorluvsalice]

Oxventure Presents: Blades in the Dark - A CRIMSNIGHT CAROL ⚔️🎄👻 by Outside Xtra

Hey, remember how yesterday I wrote up a big long post about my Valicer In The Dark Christmas Carol parody? Well, today, I present to you the Oxventure Presents: Blades In The Dark Christmas Carol parody! XD I believe I've mentioned before that Oxventure Presents: Blades In The Dark was one of the things that got me into the RPG in the first place and led to the creation of the Valicer In The Dark universe, so it feels only appropriate to feature one of the episodes over here -- and since it's nearly Christmas, it might as well be the Christmas special! Better than listening to yet more Christmas music, right?

Now, a quick note -- this episode is set in between Seasons One and Two of the OP:BITD series, and thus has a couple of spoilers for Season One in it (namely there's mention of an NPC who only appears at the end of Season One, and Lilith's, uh, unusual hairstyle is talked about freely, since it was already revealed in an earlier episode). The whole thing will also make at least a little more sense if you're at least vaguely familiar with the original Oxventure campaign and the old Crim's Night episode from same. But I feel this can be watched as a stand-alone if you are so inclined -- and it is very, very funny, so I very much recommend giving it a shot. :D

[unproduciblesmackdown]

has happened plenty around iconis goings on but what an all-timer

[janiedean]

will get to all your lovely replies asap but for now let me get down the mood with my usual

fuck but i really do hate this month and everything it represents or better the fact that each single year it gets just more miserable

[linguenuvolose]

I had a revolutionary evening in that I went to several stores and I actually had a good time?? It was kinda nice? Ended the evening with buying a little boba. Congrats to capitalism and to my mental health

[azure-clockwork]

Nothing worse than finally having enough yoke to try the sweater on and realizing ‘damn, this yarn feels fucking terrible’.

I’ll just wear a shirt under it and learn for next time cuz I already own enough yarn to finish the sweater lol

[jewish-elphaba]

the velveteen rabbit be like "folks I actually do need to BeReal"

[breannastewart]

stewie: shit got hot!

sue: OH!

stewie: you know sue, you tried

sue: it was so hot she took it to the— yeah *raises drink*

stewie: *starts laughing a bunch*

sue: JUST GOT HOT IN HERE!

THEY’RE BOTH SO WEIRD AND STUPID BLESS THEIR HEARTS 😭

[forestlovesyou]

[eurovision-del]

I solved the Super Saturday conundrum of what to watch this year by going out to a rugby match instead, and stayed out late celebrating the result! However, I’m back at home now, and I’ve had a chance to get caught up on all the winners of the night so far!

First up was Estonia, where won Alika with Bridges. I’m not too into this song honestly, but I must admit that Alika is a fantastic vocalist, and I can see this ballad connecting with people, even if it doesn’t with me. I think it’s a decent pick for Estonia. I am wondering what might have been seeing that two of my faves, Monsters and Venom, were in the superfinal with her, and am wondering if they cancelled each other out with both being rock songs, albeit in very different styles. I’m excited to check out their live performances, and both songs are already added to my personal playlist, but I wish Alika the best in May.

DGMP was a selection that I didn’t really care for this year. I’m happy enough to see Reiley win it, the song may not be the most exciting, but it’s sweet and easy to enjoy. Checking out his winners performance, I thought it was decent, he had good stage presence, but his vocal was swamped by the pre-recorded vocoder vocals on the chorus, and I don’t know how that will go down at Eurovision. I could be wrong though, he sounded alright in the verses and Eurovision is fine with pre-recorded backing vocals these days so maybe it won’t be an issue.

Croatia shocked me by picking Let 3 with Mama ŠČ. I ranked the song pretty high based on studio cuts because I enjoyed the chaos of the music, but watching their performance I have no idea what to make of it. It feels like satire, but I don’t have enough understanding to know of what. I��m going to have to do a deep dive into the lyrics, context, and intention of this one when I get to my full ranking in May. Apparently Harmonija Disonance came second – I preferred their song and they were well liked within the Eurovision fandom so I wonder if this was a missed opportunity for Croatia. Mama ŠČ feels like a very risky entry, but hey, the semis this year are televote only so who knows what will happen.

The next couple of results, from Latvia and Romania, I was very happy with! Sudden Lights were one of my favourites so I was so happy seeing that they won Supernova! They’re such a great band and  Aijā is a very interesting song, so I’m so excited to see them at Eurovision! Then, in Romania, D.G.T (Off and On) was my favourite song from a selection I wasn’t too fussed about, so I’m pleasantly surprised to see that it won! I thought he sung well live, his rough vocal works so well with the song, but I hope the staging and performance gets completely reworked for Eurovision, I wasn’t that keen on it, even though I guess it does fit the song…

Finally, Malta also picked my favourite song tonight with The Busker and Dance (Our Own Party)! This is such a great surprise, I was sure Malta would go for Brooke, but I’m so glad they went with this instead! It’s such a catchy song, and the staging and performance at MESC was engaging, I’d be happy if they brought this exact show to the stage in Liverpool! I’m actually so sad I won’t get to vote in the first semi final, with both Latvia and Malta there. We’ve still got plenty more songs to be released, but I want so badly to see both make the Eurovision final, even more since both countries have struggled the past few years.

With so many results going my way tonight I almost wish I’d seen some of the shows live! Maybe there’s been a couple of disappointing results here and there, but I think overall this year is shaping up nicely, we’ve got a good range of songs, with several I really like. Now just to wait for Sanremo to finish to get an idea of what Italy might send!  

[givemeasword-callmequeen]

I know my family doesn't know me at all... But especially on my birthday I get hit with "wow they really don't know me. You were looking at that & thinking of me? Please look again & think again."

[4fahy]

christmas is really not the same after grandma dies

[autism-disco]

guys will be like oh yeah let me just try and pitch that note and find that time signature and they call it a grounding strategy