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[placeofwonder]

11 October 2021

I got a new planner today! Time to get ready for lectures to start up again next week...

Right now, I'm in the process of moving – my room is coming together very slowly, but this corner looks nice at least!

#mine #personal #photography #uni #studyblr #problematicprocrastinator #earlymodernstudent #studyvan #myhoneststudyblr #hanniscup #heyharri #medustudies #jeonchemstudy #mariecuriestudies

[lau-and-history]

17062021 - incl. some impressions from the past week 🌞 today I made a small trip to the library to scan some stuff and get a new book and since I need to wait a bit until I can meet my boyfriend, I'm sitting under a tree in front of the University...the heat is nearly bearable here! Working on my Masters thesis is getting increasingly difficult with this heat going on, tho! I'm really considering starting to do the main part of the work at night, when it cools down.

#studyinglaurel #studyblr #langblr #laurelwreathmaster #uniblr #university life #history #studyspo #rivkahlook #heypat #earlymodernstudent #heyara #myhoneststudyblr #studylustre

[janicesworkspace]

jan. 3 - savoring this life

i watched soul earlier this week and i was just floored by the themes weaved into the film. for me, it was a truly healing experience, especially since i had been in kind of a weird funk lately. for a while now, i’ve been trying to “romanticize my own life” and “exude main character energy,” and this movie gives a really compelling reason as to why appreciating the ordinary is worth it.

other life updates:

my family chipped in to gift me an ipad for christmas and it’s been so fun flexing my creativity in this new way!! having apps like procreate and goodnotes right at my fingertips takes away all the inertia that usually stops me from exploring visual forms of expression

my froggy stamps came in the mail... need i say more???? i don’t know how much i like frogs irl but i stan frog/toad representation -- i.e. naruto, animal crossing, and now, the usps

the youtube algorithm blessed me and recommended linh truong, and i have been shamelessly binging her videos this weekend!! she’s like 4 years younger than me but i aspire to be more like her. her aesthetic is ~immaculate~

i’m back to work tomorrow after this pretty lengthy winter break. i’m dreading it slightly (i still miss school) but i kind of just want to get it over with tbh!!

#studyblr #workblr #desk setup #work from home #workspace #studyspo #bujoinspo #studylustre #philologystudies #stillstudies #sonderstudy #lookrylie #asteristudy #studyvan #earlymodernstudent #janicesworkspace

[keisha-studies]

Zoomester Studyblr Challenge Day 3:

I've never done a studyblr challenge before, because I've only recently created a studyblr.

I hope to create a consistent posting schedule, and this challenge gives me a goal and people to motivate me.

#studyblr #zoomester studyblr challenge #studyspo #study aesthetic #light academia #light academic aesthetic #studyblr community #studyblr challenge #tumblr deleted my post the first time #so if u see this again im sorry #philologystudies #myhoneststudyblr #snowylook #thedistractedstudent #MiaStudies #earlymodernstudent #mid-afternoon-tea #heyharri

[positivity-studies]

jan 05 2021 // i actually managed to find the motivation to work on my thesis this morning before going to work in the afternoon and i’m really proud of myself : )

#original #studyspo #study spaces #studyblr #thesis #earlymodernstudent #jeonchemstudy #philologystudies #i blurred out the article so i don't get in trouble for plagiarism from the library databases #am i overly cautious? maybe #what about it #anyway writing a thesis over break is super fun #i love the pink aesthetic i have now though

[thelibraryiscool]

Classicism and Romanticism for the ask thing (from earlymodernstudent)

Hello!

Classicism: (Classical) What is your favorite Greek or Roman myth and what’s it about?

There’s a lot I really love, for different reasons. Anything to do with Medea is always a hit, and I do like Orpheus and Euridice, basic as it may be. I also have a fascination with Apollo and Daphne, mostly because it was the first bit of Ovid we read in the original in my Latin class in undergrad, and (as is usual for him) there’s something so horrifying about the beauty of the language as it relates Daphne’s pain and fear when Apollo chases her that the images stay with you forever. [For those who don’t know, Daphne is transformed into a Laurel tree to escape his grasp.] Thinking more about specific works, Anne Carson’s take on Elektra in the Oresteia connected with me in a very particular way. And on a lighter note, I would marry Camilla of the Volsci in a heartbeat.

Romanticism: (Emotion) What is the most impulsive thing you’ve done, or that you want to do?

That’s a tough one, because on the whole I think I’m the sort of person who overthinks things by a mile. The ‘want to do’ is odd because if you think on it then it’s not impulsive anymore, is it? I might like to be more impulsive in my relationships with people though. And the most impulsive thing I wish I’d done is go back to Cambridge early in the fall and do my online semester from there, hanging out with my friends to the extent that distancing and eventual lockdown permitted.

ask me stuff inspired by art history!

#thanks for the ask! #ask game #i do sometimes wish i was a more impulsive person #earlymodernstudent

[moderngothicbooks]

Found this on my dash, courtesy of @earlymodernstudent so thought I’d have a go!

indoor plants or gardens // cloud-watching or star-gazing // water or fire // paperback or hardcover // running or hiking // sleeping with socks or without socks // fruit or vegetables // hanging plants or succulents // dark wood or light wood // handwritten or typed // instagram or pinterest // braids or pigtails // dc or marvel // books or movies // oceans or meadows // forests or fields // sweet or salty  // ice cream or chocolate // hoodies or sweaters // piercings or tattoos (both) // summer or winter // boots or sneakers // house or apartment // cars or motorcycles // curls or straight hair // castles or cottages // sunny days or storms // reptiles or birds // disney or nickelodeon // strawberries or watermelon // essays or posters // phones or laptops or desktop // glass or stone // dark or light // photos or paintings (but I love old paintings too) // circuses or theatres // reading or writing // dogs or cats // poetry or novels // monsters or ghosts // thrift shops or libraries // fiction or non-fiction

Tag me if you reblog so I can see your answers!

#gradblr #studyblr #phdblr #phd life #studentblr #literature #literature student #litstudent #earlymodernstudent #this or that

[storytime-writings]

tag meme: list 5-7 snippets of literature/media that live in your head rent-free to the point where you have them memorised; write them down from memory, no cheating allowed!

Thanks for tagging me @earlymodernstudent! I was so happy you tagged me because I thought this was a really cool tag meme!

1. Let me not to the marriage of true minds / Admit impediments. Love is not love / Which alters when it alteration finds / Or bends with the remover to remove. / O no! it is an ever-fixed mark / That looks on tempests and is never shaken / It is the star to every wand'ring bark/ Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken. / Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks / Within his bending sickle's compass come / Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks / But bears it out even to the edge of doom. / If this be error and upon me prov'd / I never writ, nor no man ever lov'd.

-Sonnet 116, William Shakespeare (I studied this in highschool and fell in love. I think the line breaks? are right but not sure about the punctuation)

2. Some say the world will end in fire / Some say in ice./ From what I’ve tasted of desire/ I hold with those who favor fire. / But if it had to perish twice / I think I know enough of hate / To say that for destruction ice / Is also great / And would suffice.

-Fire and Ice, Robert Frost (For some reason I memorised this during study for my final highschool exams, probably bored out of my mind with all the other stuff I was memorising)

3. There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around  / That the colt from old Regret had got away, / And had joined the wild bush horses - he was worth a thousand pound,  / So all the cracks had gathered to the fray. / All the tried and noted riders from the stations near and far / Had mustered at the homestead overnight, / For the bushmen love hard riding where the wild bush horses are, / And the stock-horse snuffs the battle with delight. 

-The Man From Snowy River, Banjo Paterson (I had to learn the whole poem when I was 12 for school, I still remember the first and last stanzas)

4. Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t.

-Macbeth, William Shakespeare (I fell in love with this play even before studying it in highschool as I once played a version of Lady Macbeth, and this is just one of the quotes that stood out to me)

5. Come, you spirits  / That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, / And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full / Of direst cruelty! make thick my blood / Stop up the access and passage to remorse...

-Macbeth, William Shakespeare (another quote that stood out to me and I remember)

6. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

-Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen (how could I not remember the first sentence of one of the most famous books, and my own personal favourite???)

7. They were careless people, Tom and Daisy, they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness...

-The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald (also studied at school and loved, this is one of the quotes that was important for my assessment and I still remember)

Thanks for this, it was fun! Of course most of these are for things I studied at school :)

Tagging: @sonyarebecchi, @eggstop, @afragmentofyourfears, @bitchpack, @loved-the-stars-too-fondly and anyone else interested :)

#personal #tag game #lit tag meme #earlymodernstudent

[orangeteastudying]

Amy from @earlymodernstudent tagged me aaages ago to put together a personal moodboard, and i tottaly forgot! Thanks for the idea ♡

All photos from We Heart It, links in the responses. Except for the microscope one, that's mine.

#ask #ask game #personal moodboard #earlymodernstudent

[dooareyastudy]

lola, debbie, and aeonium for the succulent asks, please :) - from earlymodernstudent

Hey :) Thanks for the ask 🥰

lola - do you play any instruments? if not, are there any you wish you could play?

I don’t! I wanted to learn how to play the saxophone when I was in middle school. I also wanted to learn guitar, piano and drums but I lived in a very isolated place when growing up, any music teacher was like 1 hour away so my parents never allowed me to :(

debbie -  how would you describe your handwriting?

As the one of someone lefthanded hahaha I think it looks nice and regular when I take my time but if I am in a hurry, it looks indecipherable (my n and my r are impossible to differentiate). My letters tend to be quite round and short, I wish I had a more slender writing (if that makes sense).

aeonium -  what is your favorite tea and how do you take it?

Currently, I have a white tea that I really like. I think it’s an earl grey but I can’t remember without seeing the label. I don’t really add anything to that one, I like it better on its own!

#earlymodernstudent #ask game #answered

[placeofwonder]

3 April 2021

my urge to organise my workload for the new semester vs. my lecturers' understandable need for more time to finish their syllabus: fight

Over a month ago, I submitted my final thesis for my English degree, and the exams for my teaching degree are also over now, so I have a whole week of no academic work ahead of me before classes start up again!

#mine #personal #photography #uni #studyblr #myhoneststudyblr #studylustre #philologystudies #earlymodernstudent #lookrylie #diaryofastemstudent #studyvan #mohtivations #illya-studies #heymarvell #moonshinestudies #heyharri #serendistudy #phoebe-does #lawyerd

[lau-and-history]

19.07.2021 - 12/100

Some impressions from the past few days. Achieved most of the goals I had set myself for the weekend 🍉☀️ I also started a small sewing project which I will hopefully finish either today or tomorrow! My tasks for the next days will be: Reading some intros to History of Law of the Holy Roman Empire and continue reading my source material. Ideally, I would also like to read some more in the general literature I borrowed and think of a proper research question, but as of now I don't see that happening until next week.

#studyinglaurel #laurelwreathmaster #studyblr #langblr #uniblr #university life #history #studyspo #rivkahlook #heypat #heyjojo #heyara #earlymodernstudent #moonshinestudies #100dop #100 days of productivity

[thesoundofnat]

olive green and sepia for the watercolour asks, please (p.s. this is @earlymodernstudent)

Ahh thank you!! I didn’t know you could tag accounts in asks now?

olive green; are you currently reading anything? how do you like it so far?

I’m reading a sort of new Swedish translation/interpretation of Sappho’s work for a review and so far it’s interesting but I’m not very far. Also tentatively started Ovid’s Metamorphoses but I only read parts of the introduction hah but it’s really interesting so far, I can’t wait to get to the actual thing!

sepia; name five things that always make you happy.

1) Beautiful, entrancing writing

2) Good music when I’m in the mood for it

3) Photography! I only take pictures with my phone and don’t know much about technique etc but I love love taking pictures so much I even dream about it (and then get sad when I wake up and don’t have the cool pictures I took). One of my goals this year is to experiment more with my photography and not feel scared of posting it to instagram in case people think it’s weird or basic or that I post too much

4) Seeing my friends rip

5) Listening to an artist that just has the most amazing voice? I’m thinking specifically of Tamino right now aaahh

watercolor asks

#ask #anonymous #earlymodernstudent

[dearmirah]

~ album recommendation tag ~

Saw this on instagram so I’m excited to play! :) Thank yoooou to @earlymodernstudent for tagging me!! 

I’m tagging: @phdead @casuallyhollering @histori-kayleigh @caffeinated-phd @hankeatspaint @vindobonensis @thenorwegiancurator @academiia @spaceacespock (feel free to ignore this but I’d love to see what you choose)

https://billclintonswag.com/

#favourite album challenge #personal #earlymodernstudent

[aliteraryprincess]

I posted 7,439 times in 2021

245 posts created (3%)

7194 posts reblogged (97%)

For every post I created, I reblogged 29.4 posts.

I added 915 tags in 2021

#this is me - 223 posts

#books - 184 posts

#booklr - 125 posts

#conversations - 88 posts

#answered - 80 posts

#elizabeth's life - 78 posts

#asks - 40 posts

#ask me - 40 posts

#book review - 29 posts

#truth - 28 posts

Longest Tag: 123 characters

#but i think that is right along with me bitching about how waltzing wasn't popular in the regency while watching bridgerton

My Top Posts in 2021

#5

I won The Hollow Places in @brightbeautifulthings‘ giveaway, and it arrived a few days ago. Thanks so much, Carrie! 💕

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#4

@earlymodernstudent I made a thing...

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#3

My roommate cross stitched this for me and I adore it! It’s based off something my grandmother said to me a few years ago. She, like many others, is under the mistaken impression that Wuthering Heights is a love story. My response was essentially, “Bitch, I don’t want Heathcliff!”

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#my 2021 tumblr year in review #your tumblr year in review #i'm so pleased that the dark romanticism/gothic meme made it on here #that is truly the best thing i ever posted on this site

[smallfrenchstudyblr]

Hi. Could you give some insight/opinion/experiences regarding pursuing a Phd and academia in general? What advice would you give to someone thinking about going on that road?

Hello !

I’ll answer the “PhD” part more than the “acedemia” part (since I am not yet 100% of getting there myself), and keep in mind this will be based on my experience as a PhD student in social science, so it might not be fully applicable to STEMs or humanities.

(This got long so TL;DR : Doing a PhD is like deciding to upgrade your relationship with a University from “went a few dates” to “current partner in a committed relationship”. If it went well before, it is a good indicator that it will go well now, but it is not a guarantee. It changes a few things, many of which you probably did not consider before starting it, but they do not have to be deal-breakers. You just have to really consider this choice, be very clear on what both parties’ expectations are and where this is going. There is no absolute right or wrong way to do that, only ways that will work, or not work, for you. At the end of the day, if it does not work out, it’s not the end of the world. Maybe it was not a good fit, maybe now is not the time for such a relationship, but you will have grown and benefitted from the experience anyway. Maybe you will try your luck with another University, a better fit for you.  But hopefully, it works out, you will spend a few years with your University, grow and change, and reevaluate where you want to go in a few years : maybe you wil take the next step and get into academia, committing a bit more ; or maybe it was nice, and now you part ways amicably. And both are fine.)

So a few things which could help if you are considering whether or not to pursue a PhD (under the cut, because boy this got long) :

 1. A PhD is very, very different from an Undergrad, but also a Masters’ level/ Postgrad degree. Enjoying University, including the learning process and the specific field you are in as a student does not automatically mean enjoying those same things as a PhD student. More will be up to you, from time management to research question to methods to being held accountable for your research progress and output. I found it less about enjoying what currently exists out there in your field, and more about contributing to this field in turn. It is a more active role, which comes with a different sort of stress and pressure. 

2. The iceberg effect : a whole lot about doing a PhD is under the water. Doing your research is a big part of the PhD. But likely, there will be a lot more, including but not limited to : enrolling is more modules (look !!up!!how!!many!!Credits!!your!!department!!will!!require!!), working as a research assistant, teaching, grading, tutoring, applying to grants, writing papers/blog posts, data collection, presenting at conferences... Some people love having this diversity of activities (I do), but for others teaching and taking modules is a chore, because their interest is solely on research. Look up what the Universities you apply to require, and whether you think you will enjoy it or not !

3. Where are you doing your University ? Your Department/Faculty will really impact how well your PhD goes, in my experience. And it’s less about a specific University being “good/bad”, and more a matter of fit. Is this department in general, and your supervisor in particular, a good fit for you ? Do you like their research ? Do you like the general research output of the department ? What sort of work do theyr do ? Is it innovative, disruptive theories ? Is it cutting-methods ? Do they push for publications in top journals, or are they more laid-back and focused on skill-building for PhD students ? All hese things can be perfectly fine, the point is  : is it fine for you ? Is this how you would thrive? You can reach out to a current PhD student and ask them question, saying you are considering applying there. I have done that recently, as I am considering moving, and that was not an issue. 

4. The frustration of pay or lack thereof. It sounds like nothing when you start, I know,  especially if you are fresh out of University when you apply. But I don’t think I am being very controversial when I say that most of time, PhD students are spectacularly underpaid. I have friends with the same Masters degree making almost twice what I earn monthly. Depending on where your University is, the cost of living on a PhD/scholarship stipend might mean 3 to 6 more years living in a shared accommodation, when your Undergrad/Master’s friends will be living in their own flat, thanks to better pay and being in a city with lower costs of living. I urge you to make a note of this. Housemates when you are 22 are fun. Housemates when you are 27 get old real quick. (PS join your local postgraduates student unions so they can have more weight when they negotiate stipends/financial support for you with your University)

5. Does it have to be now ...? There is no rush to do to a PhD right after your Master’s Degree. I took a gap year after officially graduating from my Master’s degree. Some of it was spent presenting papers at conferences, some was working a job which had nothing to do with my qualifications, some was working in an NGO to see if I liked it. Out of the five people in my cohorts, only two had gone straight from their master’s to their PhD. Other three spent between 1 and 6 years doing something else before getting started on their PhD. It’s fine. There is not issue or stigma, here. 

6. It doesn’t mean that you put your life on hold. A PhD is what you make of it. I know people who got married during their PhDs. Two have had their own children. Yes, it makes things more challenging ; but it might also make you happier if this is what you want ! You can travel (I mean, you know, when the whole planet is not a dumpster fire), you get breaks, you have time for hobbies. I took up new hobbies in my first year, joined new clubs, met new people, went to therapy, and lived and grew as a person. Approach your PhD as a job. It does not have to be life-consuming. It is tough, it is challenging, but I refuse to normalize that it has to be all pain and suffering. It’s about the journey, not the ultimate goal.

(tagging some people who might have some insight to share, maybe ? and from different fields @soap-stones @earlymodernstudent @cancerbiophd @phd-students-diamond )

#a PhD is what you make of it #is what a someone who read too much constructivist IR theory says #but yeah #this is based purely on my experience #so to take with a grain of salt #but I hope this helped #and remember that it is fine to just... give it a try #Take the opportunity #see where it goes #life is weird like that