#hope you're having a great evening

[catastrxblues]

EVERMORE by taylor swift (feat. bon iver) — “and i was catching my breath, floors of a cabin creaking under my step. and i couldn’t be sure, i had a feeling so peculiar, this pain wouldn’t be forevermore.”

my #swiftiegiftexchange2024 for @lovesickallovermybed!!!! 🫶🏽🫶🏽

#HIII HII HII how are you <3333 SO sorry for being slightly to the party but HII #i saw that you are currently recovering from surgery and i‘m wishing you all the best and =a faster recovery 💗💗 i hope you’re okay and #are feeling and getting much better every day 💗💗💗 #i’m your anon swiftie and it was really nice to get to know you!! 🫶🏽 you’re super super talented and your gifs are so so STUNNING #it was such an honor to be your anon for this event and i had such a fun time making this ! #i was SO excited when i saw that some of your favorite ts songs are evermore and idsb. really really sorry i didn’t have the time to make #something for both because my laptop went dead for sometime and i ended up only having the time to make this 😭 #evermore the song is something i hold and cherish deeply in my heart too and it was something that has seen some of the worst of my days #and so i decided to do this song for your gift instead! #i can’t really gif much and couldn’t even try #because my laptop in which i had installed ps in went rip so i decided to make you this #(slightly messy sorryy) scrapbook of my view of the song! i tried to incorporate some of the descriptive lyrics and the objects mentioned i #the song and i hope you like it 😁! #and because i think evermore is also something that IS meant to be incredibly personal to the people that listen to it #i decided to include some photos (+added highlights on every lyric that has ever touched me which is almost everything as you can see 😭) #of some of my journal pages on which i rewrote the entire lyrics (except bon iver’s addition 😅) in ‘21 when the song meant to me the most! #i hope you're having a great dayy love 🫶🏽🫶🏽 #SwiftieGiftExchange2024 #taylor swift #tswiftedit #evermore #*my edits #nadine.mp3

[xoxoemynn]

what happened tonight with the wjw?

I'm too lazy to go back to watch the recording and annoy myself all over again lmao but essentially Kristian noticed someone in the chat say they had a question but they dare not ask, and said that normally he doesn't take questions from the chat but he was desperate to know what that question was. So people started tagging the person to get their attention and they came back with this SUPER appropriate and not at all embarrassing question.

Thankfully Kristian either didn't see the actual question, or ignored it, but yeah. Obnoxious as hell.

#ask #jellybeanium124 #seriously it's bad enough DJenks already had to step in and say Taika was totally game for S3 #but you have members of the cast taking time out of their days to give us these experiences #for FREE #and you're abusing that kindness by taking digs at their colleague and hoping they'll do the same? #as if Taika hasn't only ever expressed extreme excitement for OFMD #I'd really been hoping as a fandom we were starting to move past this but nah #people always have to be Weird about Taika #doesn't matter if the entire cast/crew says he's great and they loved working with him and he loves the show #wouldn't matter if he got back on social media and said how much he loved OFMD #doesn't matter OFMD likely would never even exist without him backing it #people just HAVE to be gross about it #ANYWAY #ofmd #fandom fuckery

[solargeist]

yknow one of my original inspirations behind the Watchers being motherly was bloodborne ?

in one ending, she turns you into a weird large slug and you're essentially her eldritch child !

#LOOK AT HER. #bloodborne is about. Motherhood. Menstruation. Religious hold on society. #The Great Ones cant have children of their own.. so they impregnate humans in hopes of a child #<- much like how i write the watchers adopting humans as children :p #the lore for this game is saur good *goes crazy* #you have to eat a bunch of umbilical cords to get this ending. You're not even told to eat them #mergo's wet nurse was specifically the inspiration behind the designs

[ministarfruit]

sometimes I think I was born in someone else's body

#vtuber #holostars #holotempus #regis altare #magni dezmond #no I'm not okay about magni 1.5 #what could have possibly given that away #IT'S ABOUT. everything you remember being not quite right anymore #it's a little hopeful and it's a little tragic #yes you keep dying and coming back #but you're never the same as when you left. #it's about playing a role you don't remember being given #yes you were always the great magni dezmond... weren't you? #OUGHH and you haven't changed. but YOU HAVE. #you know when you drift from a friend #and come back and they're just a little bit different from what you remember #it's like that. but over and over. and you don't know he ever left. #it's about how your guild still loves you even if they didn't know they lost you a long time ago.

[romavitae]

Me on my way to Lucasfilm offices if they make din and bo a couple because all I ever wanted was din to be aroace 

#respect to all the shippers btw #because fanfiction is fun #but please don't make it canon #i don't even see how this makes sense in din's journey ? #he never showed that he was interested in any kind of romantic relationship #let him be a happy single dad to his chaotic baby #love stories are great but we don't need them everywhere #anyway that was just me ranting #if you're reading this i hope you're having a nice day lol #i'm tired #the mandalorian #din djarin #grogu #bo katan #aroace #acespec #asexual #aromantic #lgbt #lgbtq #pedro pascal

[manglam-marfach]

dyke!Chilaios has me understanding breeding kink all of a sudden

#chilaios #that's a lie i understand breeding kink very well lmao #HOWEVER IT MUST BE SAID #they finish up a great scene. hot lesbian sex. all going well. #and laios lies back with her eyes closed. still flushed and sweaty. she rests her naked hand on her naked lower stomach and says. 'hah.... #'did you know ...that tallmen and halflings can have kids together?' Like its just another fun monster fact. #she's trailing her fingers absentmindedly over her stomach now. tracing idle patterns. #'with our lifespans being so similar it isn't even as big a deal as it is for elves and humans. they're even fertile and that's ... #that's really rare for hybrids.' her eyes are still closed. she swallows hard. She's more red now than she was when they fucked. #'you should talk about that next time you're in me. i'd like it...' and she cracks one eye open a sliver #to see chilchuck . BEET. RED. #because Chilchuck DID NOT. KNOW. #She was already fucked out and now she's dying?? she's dying. Laios still has her huge hand resting on her huge smooth stomach #miles and miles of soft skin...that she wants chilchuck to put a BABY in #she's thought about the hypothetical lifespan and safety of the hypothetical baby! is this just a sex thing? is this a for real thing? #chilchuck does not know and does not know which one she's hoping for now!! cause both sound GREAT #AND OF COURSE THERE'S ALSO #chilchuck remembering that conversaion next time Laios's huge huge fingers are inside her. Laios's hot wet breathing by her ear. #Laios's breathing going ragged even though no one is touching HER she is the one toying with Chilchuck right now. She always does that. #between the breathing and the fingers and the warmth and the smell Laios is all around her and she just thinks - #'Laios is so huge. Laios's baby would be so huge. I'd be so huge. Pregnant with it.' And she cums. #rattles her to her fucking core. Chilchuck who HAS BEEN PREGNANT BEFORE realising. holy shit. #i want this fluffy haired socially awkward 26 year old doggirl to . to fuck a baby into me. in a sexy way. #i think . I think it's hot. #enough to turn you to drink isn't it! #u may ask - hey how come chilchuck has a girlcock and has got pregnant? can laios get chilchuck pregnant? #does anyone even have a womb in this situation? I may answer - don't worry about it #a wizard did it. whatever. its a fantasy world. #whatever is sexiest in the moment i don't care #lesbiance

[ladycibia]

Yet again your Lil Bleater’s heart tail makes my day. Hope you’re having a great one

it's like a magical girl mascot ✨

#did I just come back from hiatus to draw sailor goat and sailor lute #;;;;;;;;; anyway I hope you're having a great one too honey!! and sorry for the late reply! #witcher eskel #jaskier #lil bleater #posting seems weird now I'm not even adding other tags fjdslj why do I feel this anxious ah #chibi witchers saga #cibiart #mine:witcher

[andthebeanstalk]

One of the things I love about Glass Onion is the way that the camera and music work together to tell nonverbal jokes.

Like when Benoit basically has to hold Miles' hand to get him to the conclusion that someone reset the puzzle box Benoit lies about receiving:

Benoit asks if it's possible that someone reset the box, and Miles then declares that someone must have reset the box like it is this huge reveal - and the camera zooms out while the music subtly swells as though he really has figured out something smart, when actually he literally restated what Benoit just said.

#original #I love the reveal that he's not even a smart con artist he's just a piece of shit #he's just a shameless copycat that people keep enabling to do bad things bc they assume he knows what he's talking about bc he's rich #like that line in Fiddler on the Roof - 'it won't matter if I'm wrong or if I'm right cuz you're rich they think you really know!' #glass onion #knives out glass onion #benoit blanc #Daniel Craig #ed norton #I hope the YouTuber sideways does a video about this because he does incredible music theory videos about movie scores #and I bet there are a bunch of hidden meanings within the music that I have no idea how to pick out #that man is like a wizard to me I don't understand how someone can understand music that much! #So cool! #I started this movie like 2 hours ago and I'm barely half an hour in cuz I keep stopping to write film theory essays on Tumblr #oh Adderall you cad! #I have no regrets I feel like this is helping me understand film better. i care a lot about the language of Storytelling #and I must say my favorite medium is film. I am writing a graphic novel right now but if I knew I could just skip that part and make it #into a show. I would do that. I don't wanna draw that much! I like drawing! but I want to see it as a show!! #this is too many drawings!!!!! #but for various reasons the film industry is not really a great place for me - or even possible as a physically disabled person #hard to work yourself up to the director's chair when all the entry positions involve standing for 14 hours at a time #I hope that if I ever do manage to make my graphic novel into a TV show that I will maintain enough control over the project to ensure #accessible hiring practices and workplaces #but in the meantime I guess I have to make waaaay too many drawings #no I can't shorten the story I don't have that kind of control it is an epic saga and the world's longest Slow Burn and that is that

[yuriyuruandyuraart]

aughgh i was busy all day but here are my doodles from @its-paperd's aggie!! thanks for hosting it you talented little gremlin<3333

#my art #art #killer #fem!killer #hostess au #hostess kross au #nightmare #fem!nightmare #waaa everyone's art was so PRETTY!!! >:'0 <33333 #the reason the watermarks are so bad is cause my pen is charging rn hhh xD that and my computer would combust if i opened sai now</3 #i was struggling to do anything that evening so the aggie was a pretty great reason for me to actually draw something hhh xD #i had so much fun ngl!! >:Dc hope you're all having a nice day too btw <333

[bereft-of-frogs]

It has been *erases chalk number* 0 days since I faced peer pressure to watch the clone wars (2008)

#coworker doesn't realize they've added ANOTHER YEAR TO THE WON'T WATCH OUT OF SPITE CLOCK #they're also getting even narrower on the 'you just have to get through X' stance #like it used to just be 'just get through the first season' #now they're like 'well it's seasons 5 & 7 that's the real good stuff' #how bout I just don't have to watch it #i'm sorry if anyone was hoping i would but my interest WANES WITH EACH PASSING YEAR #AND CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE WHO'S LIKE 'OH IT'S REQUIRED VIEWING' IDK I'M DOING FINE WITHOUT IT #sorry for yelling i didn't mean to yell #no i mean i'm happy for everyone who likes it but it's also FINE to primarily like the films/books/games/comics #like whatever corner you're into that's great #that's the point of this fandom there are a bunch of things you get to just be into YOUR thing if you want #but i s2g i have faced more pressure to watch tcw than to do drugs #DARE should have prepared me for this and not idk whatever we did in DARE #i've got my 'it's just the animation style trips an uncanny valley feeling for me sorry can't do the CGI' speech memorized #idk if this counts as star wars discourse #but will tag #ban violation #just for organizational purposes

[yangjeongin]

happy birthday to my partner in stayblr crimes @yenasolo 💛

#jisung #seungmin #stray kids #bystay #createskz #seungsung #flashing tw #*gif #*ccarly #*seungmin #*jisung #*carly:seungmin #*carly:jisung #coloring on this is kinda a mess sorry i made this kinda fast but. #i wanted to make u Something so i thought why not some seungsungs. that sounds fun. and it was fun #anyway ilysm!! thank u as always for running this blog w me and for otherwise being a great friend i hope you have a great bday :(( #missing u these days i know you're busy af but that just makes talking to u when i do even better <3 get that bread #and i'm so glad we're doing this tgt even two years later thank u for making my life in general better by being my friend #HAPPY BDAY!!!!!

[hoppipolla]

The Eighth Sense or the art of thoughtfulness

Sometimes you meet someone and you feel drawn to them. You experience an intense need to pour your heart out to them. Or, on the contrary, you want to sit for hours and listen to them talk. You want to know everything they’re thinking, everything they’ve gone through, everything they are.

Sometimes you meet someone and the moment you meet their eyes is the moment in which a silent promise is made. The world may hurt you but you won’t let it hurt them.

There are people who, in a room full of strangers, will notice the lonely souls.

There are people with whom your quiet self will become talkative when in their presence.

There are people who will put you at ease even in situations that would have normally made you run away.

There are people who are blind to the feelings of others and these are the ones you meet most often. But there are others who will mind their words, their tones and their gestures around you. They will listen, notice, and care for you without asking for anything in return. These are the thoughtful souls. Jae Won and Ji Hyun are both thoughtful souls whose gazes and acts of service speak more than any word they could utter.

Ji Hyun hears how the conversation between Jae Won and his friends escalates in the restaurant. He interrupts the fight, holds on to Jae Won to steady him and then looks at him to make sure he is okay. He is not and he notices that. Ji Hyun is a quiet soul who protects his peace. When Jae Won asks him for a cigarette, Ji Hyun gives him a plain answer in a rather matter-of-fact tone. However, instead of answering Jae Won’s second question, he goes out of his way to find him some cigarettes. He gives him two. Ji Hyun tells him it’s not nice giving him only one but that’s not the reason he brought two cigarettes. Jae Won needs to smoke more than one.

It's no surprise Ji Hyun thought about bringing a lighter. His “thinking personality” makes him anticipate things. Not all of them but most of them. Especially when it’s about someone else.

When Jae Won and Ji Hyun are walking on the beach, Ji Hyun makes sure to match Jae Won’s pace. When they’re on their way to the campfire, Jae Won is the one who catches up to Ji Hyun to walk by his side. Both are very aware and attentive to each other.

Ji Hyun eats his noodles silently without offering a bite to Jae Won who’s just told him he is on a diet. Ji Hyun is someone who truly listens. This scene might appear very common but it shows how careful Ji Hyun is.

Ji Hyun is often seen sitting apart, a sense of quietness surrounding him. For such people, college (life in general) is hard. College is all about putting yourself out there but being in the spotlight is not something Ji Hyun would feel comfortable with. Ji Hyun doesn’t want to try to be seen. It doesn’t mean he wishes to be invisible but he won’t go out of his way to get noticed. When he introduces himself to the members of the surfing club, he is straight to the point. People are quick to judge such people because they misinterpret Ji Hyun’s factual response with him not trying hard enough to fit in. Jae Won doesn’t misinterpret Ji Hyun’s answer and his overreaction to his introduction is a silent injunction to the other members of the club to include him and to be as friendly as they are with him than with the two girls who also joined the club.

Although Ji Hyun seems to be comfortable drinking alcohol, he seems to be okay only when he is in control, when he isn’t forced to drink. When he is sitting outside with the other members of the club, he still accepts the soju glass he’s been served but he looks uncomfortable. Luckily, he sees Jae Won still busy grilling meat so he joins him and offers his help. Jae Won tells him he is okay and suggests using this time to make some friends. But Ji Hyun insists – and he does so by stating a fact “Let me do it. Working in a pork place, I’ve got a lot of experience.” – and Jae Won lets him help. He also tells him to switch places so that the smoke doesn’t go his way. During the whole trip, Jae Won did everything he could to make Ji Hyun feel at ease. I don’t know if either Jae Won and Ji Hyun are the “touchy-feely” type of people but one thing is for certain, Ji Hyun doesn’t mind Jae Won’s touch. Thus, Jae Won is often seen encouraging Ji Hyun with an encouraging hand on his shoulder or a gentle pat on his back. I feel like Jae Won’s touch might act as a way for Ji Hyun to keep himself grounded, to not let his thoughts overwhelm him.  

Although Jae Won sometimes teases Ji Hyun, he always knows when to stop. He also doesn’t force Ji Hyun to stay with the others (during the barbecue scene for instance).

During the shower scene, he teases Ji Hyun about his modesty and asks him how is going to manage when in the military but Ji Hyun’s silence and gazes are enough for him to understand that this is not something he should joke about. He immediately stops and gives Ji Hyun the space he needs while making sure he feels at ease. (“Take your time.”)

In the same vein, Jae Won knows when and how to use jokes to avoid making someone (Ji Hyun) feel uncomfortable. When Ji Hyun realises that he had fallen asleep on Jae Won’s shoulder, he immediately apologises but before he could become embarrassed, Jae Won teases him by saying that he almost got a dislocated shoulder because of him.  He is overreacting because he knows Ji Hyun will feel bad about it if he doesn’t. Sometimes a joke is better than saying “Don’t worry about it. It’s alright”. Things can get awkward once you tell someone not to worry. Jokes highlight how self-deprecating someone is and they’re also a great way to see if someone is humble or not. Laughing at yourself is sometimes better than feeling embarrassed. That was one of those times.

Jae Won’s friends see him as someone who has it easy because of his family situation and his good looks. At first glance, Jae Won could easily pass off as the archetype of the popular guy who’s well-loved but doesn’t do much to deserve such attention. The viewers never once see him as such and this is all thanks to Jae Won’s thoughtfulness and basic manners. Besides apologising to Ji Hyun for the commotion that happened in the restaurant, he also makes sure to talk to him at eye level. He is subtle about it so that Ji Hyun doesn’t feel uncomfortable. Again, this might seem like something not worth commenting on, but it says a lot. It’s because it is so simple that it’s something that people usually tend to overlook. Speaking at eye level implies a lot of things but it essentially tells a lot about how the person talking to you regards you.

The Eight Sense highlights the thoughtfulness of its characters in such a subtle and tender way that it easily makes the viewers emotionally connect with them. Kindness is often overlooked in our society as it’s a quality our society sees as lacking when not combined with other attributes. As if kindness alone was not enough to make someone whole or “worth it”.

If I titled this post as “The art of thoughtfulness” it was to imply that being thoughtful is something that might appear easy and effortless but isn’t in reality. You might think you’re effortlessly thoughtful but it sometimes weighs on you because who cares for you when you’re busy caring for others? Being thoughtful requires a great strength, one that is gentle and persevering.      

#the eighth sense #kdrama #jae won x ji hyun #oh juntaek #im jisub #If you've read this till the end I hope you're having a great day/evening #*enjoy my nonsense #*t8s analysis

[gxlden-angels]

I love watching people discover the absolute chaos that is Christian Parody Songs

#nickisnotgreen and dev likes have a video about christian parodies on tiktok #dev limes* i hate autocorrect #and it's so fuckin funny cause nick was in this and dev wasn't despite being in catholic school #I used to make/listen to christian parodies and pop gospel #I wasn't even allowed to listen to imagine dragons as a kid it's fuckin wild #pop gospel goes hard af but it's also so fuckin annoying #cause you can have pop that's christian friendly without being gospel #shoutout kirk franklin that man raised me #do y'all remember I luh god? the mumble rap christian song that very obviously didn't understand what mumble rap is #it's so fuckin funny my family loved that song #n e ways how are y'all doing I hope you're all having a great day #stream pineapple upside down by queef jerky instead of kirk franklin #ex christian #religious trauma

[queenlucythevaliant]

🪆would love one featuring Russian thoughts on God! ✝️

SO. I could have sworn that I've posted "Avvakum in Pustozyorsk" on this blog before, but I can't seem to find it so here it is.

(For context, this is written in the voice of a 17th century Russian Orthodox priest and religious dissident (an "Old Believer"). Avvakum was sent to the military outpost of Pustozyorsk where he was imprisoned four fourteen years, then eventually burned at the stake. It uses this historical voice to reflect on the religious persecution of the Soviet era. Also, it's fairly long, so I've highlighted my favorite stanzas.)

Avvakum in Pustozyorsk The walls of my church are the ribs round my heart; it seems life and I are soon bound to part. My cross now rises, traced with two fingers. In Pustozyorsk it blazes; its blaze will linger. I’m glorified everywhere, vilified, branded; I have already become the stuff of legend: I was, people say, full of anger and spite; I suffered, I died for the ancient rite. But this popular verdict is ugly nonsense; I hear and reject the implied censure. A rite is nothing – neither wrong nor right; a rite is a trifle in God’s sight. But they attacked our faith and the ways of the past, in all we’d learned as children, and taken to heart. In their holy garments, in their grand hats, with a cold crucifix in their cold hands, in thrall to a terror clutching their souls, they drag us to jails and herd us to scaffolds. We don’t debate doctrine, of books and their age; we don’t debate virtues of fetters and chains. Our dispute is of freedom, and the right to breathe – about our Lord’s will to bind as he please. The healers of souls chastised our bodies; while they schemed and plotted, we ran to the forests. Despite their decrees, we hurled our words out of the lion’s mouth and into the world. We called for vengeance against their sins along with the Lord; we sang poems and hymns. The words of the Lord were claps of thunder. The Church endures; it will never go under. And I, unyielding, reading the Psalter, was brought to the gates of the Andronikov Monastery. I was young; I endured every pain: hunger, beatings, interrogations. A winged angel shut the eyes of the guard, brought me cabbage soup and a hunk of bread. I crossed the threshold – and I walked free. Embracing my exile, I walked to the East. I held services by the Amur River, where I barely survived the winds and blizzards. They branded my cheeks with brands of frost; by a mountain stream they tore out my nostrils. But the path to the Lord goes from jail to jail; the path to the Lord never changes. And all too few, since Jesus’s days, have proved able to bear God’s all-seeing gaze. Nastasia, Nastasia, do not despair; true joy often wears a garment of tears. Whatever temptations may beat in your heart, whatever torments may rip you apart, walk on in peace through a thousand troubles and fear not the snake that bites at your ankles – though not from Eden has this snake crawled; it is an envoy of evil from Satan’s world. Here, birdsong is unknown; here one learns patience and the wisdom of stone. I have seen no colour except lingonberry in fourteen years spent as a prisoner. But this is not madness, nor a waking dream; it is my soul’s fortress, its will and freedom. And now they are leading me far away and in fetters; my yoke is easy, my burden grows lighter. My track is swept clean dusted with silver; I’m climbing to heaven on wings of fire. Through cold and hunger, through grief and fear, towards God, like a dove, I rise from the pyre. O far-away Russia – I give you my vow to return from the sky, forgiving my foes. May I be reviled, and burned at the stake; may my ashes be cast on the mountain wind. There is no fate sweeter, no better end, than to knock, as ash, at the human heart.

--Varlam Shalamov

#i know this is way longer than most of what i've been sharing #i thought about putting a cut somewhere but i just couldn't think where #you can't cut this. i mean right?? #so yeah. hopefully you're okay with long #i've got a whole bunch of great Russian poems about God and the church #but this is consistantly the one that hits me hardest #and it hits me a little differently each time #i have seen no color but lingonberry (blood) in 14 years #and i am preparing to die #but i want to forgive my foes #i want to go joyfully #and i want to knock as ash on the human heart. i want my life to be a witness #and i wish there was a way to tell him that it is #the bit about God's will to bind as he pleases and the linking of that with human freedom... surprisingly reformed for an Orthodox priest #idk #i adore this poem #i have a couple stanzas done in calligraphy and hanging up in my closet #so even though it's long i hope this poem was to your liking friend #russia where are you flying to? #ask me hard questions

[coquelicoq]

hello i hope you're having a very good day. can i have some bad advice about school? i am in college and we are far into the semester and i simply do not understand what's going on anymore. i have a quiz tomorrow, what should i do?

is this quiz going to be graded on a curve? if so, sabotage that shit. if your professor is old, get one of those devices that makes a high-pitched sound that only youth can hear. if your professor is not old or you don't have access to such a device, that's okay, you don't need to study tonight. spend that time brainstorming sabotage ideas instead.

but let's say sabotage isn't an option. if it's just a question of memorizing material, set it to music. ideally "alice's restaurant" by arlo guthrie. you could also sleep with your textbook under your pillow, but if it's at all thick your neck will not be thanking you in the morning.

it sounds like memorization isn't really your problem, though. in that case, i think what you need to do is find a way to make the material into a story with fictional characters you care about. i don't know what the subject is, but surely all comprehension is is making visible the relations between elements. what i'm saying is find a way to be a shipper about it.

#i'm sorry you're in this situation! i can understand if you're feeling stressed about it #but if you fail this quiz it's just a quiz and there will be other things tomorrow that you will do just fine at. great even! #i hope you have a good day too <3 #asks #anon #dear imprudence

[hella1975]

what does it mean to average 2:1 or 2:2? I don’t think we do that in America

okay so the uni grading system here is done based on percentages. the pass mark is 40%, which americans ALWAYS hit me with 'only 40???? easy!!!' so id like to clarify the content/exams are very difficult and the marking is very mean and generally it's really frustrating when people respond this way, like why tf would we have such a low pass grade otherwise it's a dumb assumption to make but anyway. you do about 6 modules a semester (on average, some courses have more/less), and each module will give you a final grade, and then the average of all your modules from both semesters will give you your final year grade. they're all marked by the same system, which is:

grade of less than 40% = fail

grade of 40%-50% = third class honours (called a third)

grade of 50%-60% = lower second class honours (a 2:2, literally said aloud as 'i got a two-two in my exam')

grade of 60%-70% = upper second class honours (a 2:1, said as 'i got a two-one'). this is what im PRAYING for.

grade of 70%+ = first class honours (just called a first). this is the highest you can get, so even if you get 90% you'll have the same grade as someone who got 72%. this is also what i mean by the exam system being really tough here, bc most people are just grateful to get a first.

#so last year i got averages of just over 60 in a lot of my modules but also some that i BARELY scraped a pass #bc id resat them and when you resit an exam (bc you failed the first time. lol. lmao) then even if you get 100% on the resit #they will cap you at 40%. so naturally it shafts your average #but i STILL SOMEHOW MANAGED TO AVERAGE WITH A 2:1 LAST YEAR WHICH IS WHY IN THAT POST I MADE BACK THEN I WAS FREAKINGGG OUT #bc that's genuinely such a good grade like that's an UPPER SECOND CLASS HONOURS and i never considered i could do that #bc of how much this degree has pumelled me into the mud. so yeah now that i know it's actually potentially feasible #im really really hoping to keep it up and end with a 2:1 #bc traditionally (and im not saying this is a correct way to think. you're not gonna see me of all people yapping about good grades #have you SEEN the state of my academics) a first or a 2:1 are considered the best outcomes with a degree #while a 2:2 is shrug not bad not great and anything lower is considered 'embarrassing' #and i literally MADE PEACE with the fact id be getting a piss poor grade out of econ so to find out all my hard work and struggling #MIGHT ACTUALLY PAY OFF ON PAPER??? WHEN IT LITERALLY NEVER HAS BEFORE???? POPPING MY PUSSY #ask #hella goes to uni