I really love Asche's response to this. About a year ago I started feeling really similar to you, @Jardin. I was thinking about how there's only going to be so many books I can read in my lifetime--there are more books written and published each year than I could read in my life. And it really got me thinking about how I want the books I read in my life to be worth reading. Also similarly to you, I've always read and preferred fiction books to non-fiction books. I've found that one of the big reasons for this though, is that the non-fiction books I'd been exposed to when I was younger either simply weren't on interesting topics or were too information dense. You know how with those books that are like '1990 inventions from the 1990s', it's pure information that I'm never going to remember or do anything with. So, I've been more carefully picking the non-fiction books that I take up. Reading is what you make of it and what you want it to be, though. I want each book I read to have a purpose, so I try to pick out books that tell me something. And this includes both fiction and non-fiction. I'm more likely to read a classic fiction book or something really popular right now than something obscure that only others in that genre's niche will know. But reading purely, or reading something, for enjoyment is just as valid. It's like with any other form of media. I could be watching a documentary, but I just want to enjoy something light so I put on a rom-com. I could be reading serious newspapers, but maybe I just want to read reviews of movies. I could put on an audiobook, but maybe I just want to sing along to Taylor Swift. And most importantly, I can do all of those things at different times. ... View more

Hey @gisforgreatgoodness how have you gone on the assignment today? ... View more

Wednesday: 1. Got to stay at home 2. Bachie with housies 3. Some cleaning done. Cleared top shelf of wardrobe Thursday: 1. Impromptu staying with boyf 2. Bachie with housies 3. full marks on uni quiz 4. Played a game with boyf that I'd played before and he hadn't 5. Monopoly at Mcdonalds Friday: 1. Chill bosses I was working with today 2. Boyf drove me to work 3. Pet two dogs during work Saturday: 1. Again, impromptu being with boyf 2. free pizza 3. Dog stayed with us the entire time, and slept with us 4. showering felt so so so damn nice 5. Saturdays at work seem super chill and good. Sunday/yesterday: 1. Found some good journal articles for assignment 2. Ran into a guy I'd only previously spoken to once, and it was a good encounter. Was v surprised he remembered me 3. Bought a pizza to make up for yesterday's pizza not being great, and it was good ... View more

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1. on that old school program Paint 2. connect the dots 3. Tracing 4. Sketch it with a pencil 5. by luck from a deck of cards 5 ways to get hair out of your face ... View more

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We rarely yell, everyone's nosey. B U P Y E ... View more

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End of high school exams are the worst @litgym :( What's stressing you out about them and your science one? @Beewhy do you think you prefer other assignments?   oh no @annabethxchase! D: Have you been doing anything about that? ... View more

1. If you have exams coming up, how are you feeling about them? If you don't, how did you feel about them when you used to do them?   I have one exam this semester. I'm feeling pretty indifferent to it at this stage.  In high school I really hated exams. They were made into such a big thing and it's like the system wanted us to be as stressed about them as we possibly could be.   With uni, while I know a lot of my friends still have the stress about them, aside from my first one I've felt much better doing them to doing other assignments.  ... View more

1. so many nice hugs 2. Timing with public transport on the way to work worked perfectly 3. Everyone I worked with was being nice. I was prepared for the worst, but it was actually all fine 4. Tomorrow's meeting is cancelled, so I can stay at home and study. 5. Completed and scheduled 6 blog posts  ... View more

Yesterday: 1. My dad appreciated his father’s day message 2. My brother got to be with his daughter 3. Boyf asked me over, and it helped me out 4. We played a game I like 5. Cute socks from Kmart Today: 1. First day of work went pretty quickly 2. Signed up for extra shifts 3. I loved my dog coming from boyfs room when I got home 4. Sitting on the stairs patting my dog before work 5. Boyf and I wanted the same dinner ... View more

Nice questions @N1ghtW1ng!   If you could control any element, what would it be?   From watching The Last Airbender I always felt like water-bending would have been my thing. Air looks so so fun and fire so badass, but something about water feels most me to me. I think I really like how as you advance you can be good and heal people, and/or you can go into blood bending, which could be a big factor in why i feel some relating. Having this hidden strength.   What is your favourite snack?   I'm a chocoholic, and will take anything chocolate. i cycle through my favourite snacks though. Right now I’m quite into cookies or doritos.   What are you going to do during your holidays (if you have any this month)?     I have no holidays this month :( my boyfriend did just ask if I’d go camping with him and a friend though!   What gets you motivated?   Nothing motivates me like necessity. Lately thinking about the future has been an alright motivator for me, figuring out why I should/need to do this thing I don’t want to do.   whats your favourite song to dance and sing to?   oooh this is really tough because I’m not usually one to both dance and sing to a song. While on the other hand I will dance and sing to anything that I can...  ... View more

4 is so much more manageable @N1ghtW1ng :) I'm going alright. I was ready to give up on an assignment yesterday (and it was only worth 5%!) but managed to pull through and come up with something. I feel like I'm not doing greatly this semester and I'm behind, but at the same time I've only missed 1 (10%) assignment, with none of my major assessments having happened yet. ... View more

Wednesday: 1. Bachelor with housies 2. second interview went really well 3. One of my old friends/references contacted me and we had a nice catch-up chat :) 4. Official job offer! 5. half price cookies from coles Thursday: 1. Bachelor with housies. + bachelor was a good episode 2. Resisted worse dinner food temptation 3. cookies were so good 4. My dad called and needed me to come to the city, which I really wasn't feeling up to but was going to do, but then minutes later crisis was averted and all was good! Friday: 1. I was handed over all social media volunteering responsibilities 2. Spoke to my brother, and it looks like I'll be on the road from Tuesday! 3. Board game night :) 4. Tim tams and doritos and mars bar bites 5. Very excited to see what comes from the exec group of a uni group that I'm involved in Saturday: 1. My dog on his walk 2. Started and completed assignment, after being ready to give up on it 3. Drafted 4/7 blog posts. 4. Somewhat came up with something to do with a friend, when he's up to it. ... View more

Tuesday: 1. I liked my hair today 2. I went to a new uni club meeting 3. Got a quiz done 4. I think I talked alright at the club meeting 5. I was given access to help out with blogging for a different club. ... View more

5 ways to open a door without directly touching it 1. Tie a rope around the handle, push and pull as appropriate to open. 2. Call emergency services, tell them something that'll make the cops barge in 3. Chop the door off with an axe 4. Take off the hinges 5. Call a family member to your room for something. They will not only open it, but leave it open. 5 ways to present a gift ... View more

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I'm so sorry to hear that N1ghtW1ng :( I hope you've been able to get some sleep tonight rather than beating yourself up about this. I've handed so many assignments in late, and while it does feel sucky it is okay, and your mental health is what you should be prioritising. How much longer is the semester? ... View more

Right, @Bee, they packed soooo much in. The finale is really calling out for a second season, and while I'm very much not certain that they'd get one, if they do I think they'll look more on how important is to be a good person and that Patty needs to rise above her hatred of the world for the way she was treated and be a better person herself. But a major part of why I think this is because I just really don't know what storylines they have to go through after this season. It's like there were 4 seasons in 1! They kept hinting at Patty having to start to get her act together, but it got overwhelmed by all of the drama. ... View more