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myincomplete · 2 years

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handwriting

It's the way the majority of you have such good handwriting... that ain't fair

#study #studyblr #struggling college student #college #student life #study motivation #studygram #study aesthetic #studying

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shay-writes-stuff · 1 year

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Hi Lovelies ^~^

Hi everyone! This will be my introduction post for Tumblr!

My name is Shayla Malone, I'm a 20-year-old English major (used to be Accounting but that sucked-) and I am here to share my art on social media. I will also like to add that I'm really struggling in college but writing has always helped me get through my dark times so I really hope Tumblr can help with that as well.

I started my writing adventures when I was 8 years old with a 1 subject, 70 page notebook. I started writing a sci-fi/romance book that was an idea my friend shared. Ever since then, I blossomed into writing different genres and changing platforms to share my thoughts and words. I have both AO3 and Wattpad that I used to write fanfics for but changed to writing novels. I have some projects in mind so when those start getting close to being finished, I'll post some hints here.

This blog is for my random thoughts, inspiration prompts, and poems about my day. I hope everyone enjoys my writing because I really want it to become something like how Colleen Hoover (however, less controversial) and Elle Kennedy have changed my life with their writing.

#introduction #creative writing #writing #writblr #writelr #writers on tumblr #struggling college student #my big break through

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lulus-stickers · 2 years

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#i’m not okay #i’m screaming #anime #artwork #girl help #broke af #struggling college student

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reneevalini1144 · 2 months

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Caged Animal

Theres a bird caged in my mind

Fiercly flapping around from one side to the other

Bumping the walls

Scratching away

Despiritly wishing to break free

It screeches

So loud that no other voice exists

It cries

and wails

and paces

and flaps

and falls

over and over again

It doesnt stop.

The professor speaks, and bird is quiet a moment

The tasks pile

and I sit there staring at it all

as the bird screeches,

and squawks bloody murder

begging to fly again

But I can't set it free

Or I won't set it free

For it is a wild bird

There's no telling where it will go

what it will do

who it will meet

or who it would be

It flows with the wind

becomes the wind

even if it changes course

It's beautful.

But the bird is a wild bird

Once released

it will destroy any obsticle in the way

No matter how attentive I was in my plans

No matter what path I decided to take

No matter what people wish the path for me that once was

None of it is of any importance to the bird.

It will claw

and destroy

and hurt everyone and everything that held it back

that made it stay locked away in the cage.

But they're my family

My friends

My coworkers

My neighbors

Myself

My life

Everything I've ever knew.

I dont know how much longer I can withstand the sounds.

But is it really so selfish of me to wish the bird free?

-R.V

#poetry #firstentry #poetry?#struggling college student #art #poet kinda #first poem

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classycoffeesublime · 1 year

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Book collections

#academia #acadmia #books #university #studying #studyblr #stem academia #student live #uni struggles #college #book review #book quotes #books & libraries #booknerd #book #bookshelf

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jackxo · 1 month

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𝖂𝖊𝖊𝖐𝖘 14-15 𝖔𝖋 𝖚𝖓𝖎 𝖎𝖘 𝖒𝖞 𝖍𝖊𝖑𝖑

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jadecitrusmint · 23 days

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4/29/2024🍧🍧

Finals are over!! Worst finals season by far but I made it through and so did my gpa🫡

Featuring some photos from my statistical coding final and the chalkboard in my math classroom.

Also I got an internship :) I’ll be starting next week, I’m excited!

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rattusn0rvegicus · 10 months

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Man I feel like a lot of leftist activists would do a lot better to just use common fucking language to talk about things rather than dense academic shit that's only understandable to people with PhDs and people who spend 95% of their waking life on Leftist Twitter lmao

Like, you're talking with other academics? Great, use academic language. You're a social media account trying to interact with the general public? Don't say "decarcerate", say "find alternatives to imprisonment". Don't say "collective liberation", say "freedom for all". By GOD don't say "bodymind autonomy", say "the ability to have control over our own minds and bodies".

Yes it takes a little more effort to explain shit in common language but I promise you people will stop looking at you like you have two heads and dismissing everything you say as Woke Bullshit if you like, actually get on their level, goddamn it. Not everyone has the privilege to have a graduate-school level understanding of this type of language or spend so much time reading leftist theory that they can perfectly understand this stuff.

#being a public health student has made me even more passionate about this too #like. You want to make a change? You have to make sure the general public UNDERSTANDS WTF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT FIRST #Like for example I think Project LETS is a great concept and is doing great stuff #But my god their public outreach needs some MAJOR work #By using this type of language you are isolating the type of ppl who can benefit from your services to 'college educated Twitter leftists'#Social justice is a MAJOR INTEREST OF MINE and even I struggle with making sense of some of the shit y'all say!!#Like I have to translate it in my head to normal speak #And like. These types of spaces constantly talk about accessibility for disabled people? Bullshit man #What about those with intellectual disabilities or cognitive impairments who struggle with this shit?#What about people who are just learning English? What about people who work full time and don't have the time to learn this terminology?#Goddamn #It's all performative!!!!

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lets-get-ready-to-ramble · 5 months

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Do you think in like, an urban fantasy setting, with a modern lab and chemistry knowledge you could brew super specific potions? Imagine getting a C on your lab final for Potions 238 because you didn’t balance your equation correctly and accidentally added 4 mols of salamander blood when you only needed 2. You lose points for incorrect titration, leading your potion of invisibility to last 10 minutes instead of 20. Would you treat each magical component as its own element/ compound or would you have to break it down into organic molecules? What does “enchanted” MEAN in terms of reactance!!! These are the real questions!!

#ngl might write this actually #urban fantasy wizard school #but like #science magic setup #brought to you by me struggling to study for finals and realizing wizard college students would also be struggling #despite magic there’s always a deep level of stuff to study #writing prompt #writing #fantasy #writeblr #urban fantasy #college #chemistry

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myincomplete · 2 years

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Why do I need Calculus...

Yea, this ain't it chief. Learning calc in 4 weeks isn't that bad but doing a 15-question exam within 75 minutes is hell.... especially since I'm not good at managing my time so I'll definitely spend 10 minutes just writing out the first question to "show my work." I also missed a day and didn't catch up so I still need to review those notes.

FML

#failing #struggle #struggling college student #stressed #calculus #student life #studyblr #dropout #student #studygram #exam #summer classes

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trauma-insence · 7 months

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okay hear me out: as a publicity stunt palmetto state’s recruiting tiktok account does little gimmicks about “a day in the life” of various students. the foxes are approached that one of them needs to make one. the obvious one here is allison, she’s rich and pretty and could make it all seem fabulous. but she got out of public view, things like this is exactly what she left behind. no one else is willing, except a manic andrew. ultimately, they end up not being able to post andrew’s since it’s full of him skipping class, smoking in his dorm, and random close up shots of neil actually doing schoolwork and studying. but for a day andrew has access to a palmetto state social media account and the worst he does is be gay

#brought to you by a college student #i would love to see it #i would also love to see allison’s #i’ve seen way too many grwm and daily routines that are just bullshit #i wake up 15 minutes before my classes and fight god while i struggle to put on pants then suffer for hours #aftg #all for the game #andrew minyard #andriel #neil josten #allison reynolds #palmetto state foxes #palmetto state university

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she-is-ovarit · 10 months

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What's not spoken about nearly enough is how the combination of growing up poor and capitalism/corporate culture for the working class condition people.

I lived below the poverty line my entire life. My mother mostly worked in restaurants, my dad cycled through jobs and nobody really knew where his money went.

I failed my way through high school, got my first job at Olive Garden where I had a manager deal with anxiety by screaming during peak and frequently correcting me and other female workers for not having more "open and welcoming" body language.

I worked at a few other restaurants serving or being a host. Then I worked for Starbucks.

I went through community college, then undergrad, then grad school. I became homeless part way through grad school but pulled it off. I was the first on my mom's side of the family to go to college. It did take $80,000 in student loans.

I am now at a point where I qualify for jobs that make an average of $60,000 to $80,000 or more.

It doesn't feel "right" that I qualify to make that much. It feels like reality itself does not make sense. The universe has made a mistake. There is incredible anxiety around no longer working in working class jobs and being in that culture.

There is a certain type of sociality and culture that comes with being raised in certain income brackets. It feels as though I quite literally do not speak the same language as people who make $30,000 a year, let alone $60,000 - $80,000. Think about a group of people or subculture that exists in society that you don't ever really spend much time around and feel like an outsider to, but suddenly you're in a situation where you're surrounded by only those people and you're trying your hardest to fit inside the "in group" - that is the experience.

Both growing up in poverty and the corporate workplace culture for the working class breeds feelings of inadequacy and a sense of belonging and community with being poor and associating with other poor people. The more someone makes, the less they will find people who grew up poor and have that socialization - the more likely they will surround themselves with people who were raised in wealth and had connections. The more they will feel they don't belong.

#tangent #corporations #poverty #corporatism #college #student #capitalism #wealth #working class #class struggle #class

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stemgirlchic · 3 months

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secret spy mission for when you're not okay

broken into "really really not okay" "really not okay" and "not okay"

really really not okay: mission stay safe

make sure you're in a safe place

hug your pillow, get under your blankets, anything that can be a little bit of comfort

if you're watching/reading/otherwise consuming something that's triggering you, put it away. or at least put it down for a moment. even if it's your work, even if it's an important news story that deserves your attention, it's okay. there will be other times to interact with it

if you're having bad impulses - rip a piece of paper, hit something soft, hell even throw something (preferably not something expensive but anything is better than hurting yourself or someone else)

deep breaths. i know it's cliche but it helps

ground yourself: 3 things you see, 2 things you hear, 1 think you feel.

really not okay: mission stabilize (pick 1-2 of these mission objectives)

watch funny videos online (i like SNL and clips from the office)

read a chapter of that book you set aside

if you can, get some fresh air, whether that's a short walk or just opening a window

if you're up for it, exercise can help, even just some stretching

work out your feelings creatively: draw, write angsty teenage poetry, sing a ballad in the shower, anything. we are creative creatures.

listen to some music - my friends all like listening to sad music when they're upset, but i find happy music helps. whatever works for you.

text/call/chat with someone you care about, even if it's unrelated to how you're feeling rn. just a meme or an emoji even, remind yourself you are loved.

not okay: mission small steps

get yourself some water

get a snack - it doesn't have to be complicated. a piece of fruit, some cheese and crackers, some chips, popcorn, pretzels, leftovers from last night. don't feel bad. this is productive. you are being productive. this is what you need rn.

turn on some chill music

make a list of the things you have to do - "must do today or there will be severe consequences", "should probably do today", "don't have to do today"

put aside the "don't have to do today". it's okay. there will be other days, better days. dramatically rip off that part of your to-do list, crumble it up, and throw it in the nearest trash can basketball star style.

start with your must dos. work for 15 minutes, then take a 5 minute break. if you can't do 15 minutes straight, do whatever time amount you can do. slow progress is still progress. i'm so proud of you.

take a nice, rewarding break after your must dos. you deserve it. then - reassess. are you up for your "should dos"? if so, repeat the last bullet point with them. if not, that's okay. there will be other days.

you did it. i'm so proud of you. one day you will look back on today and think "wow, i was so strong for getting through that. i can't believe i got through that" and you will be right. because you are so strong. ily <3 you are the best spy ever.