Long Time No See! Last Week I Found Out I’ve Been Accepted Into The Summer Astrophysics Programme I

i don’t often post english notes but here’s some annotations on ‘the lottery’ (which has a truly AWFUL short film on youtube. it was probably filmed on a potato and has the longest, most awkward pauses between lines which are word for word the same as the story)

hi i’m lauren :) here’s a little introduction to me/this studyblr :

about me

— i am 17 and in my final year of secondary school

— i live in scotland

— i use she/her pronouns and i’m a lesbian

academic

— i’m studying advanced higher (roughly a-level) chemistry, physics, maths, and music performance

— i want to study physics at uni

— my dream job is research astrophysicist

hobbies

— i play violin (abrsm grade 8) and piano (very recreationally lol) but i also pick up baritone ukulele and recorder from time to time

— i love reading! my favourite genres are ya (particularly those with lgbtq rep), sci-fi, and fantasy

— i speak very basic french and am starting to learn some russian so привет!

— i watch a lot of tv, mostly sitcoms. to name a few, i love schitt’s creek, odaat, the good place, queer eye, doctor who, rpdr, killing eve, love victor, and parks and rec

i post mostly studyblr with some bullet journaling and have had this blog since jan 2019. i would love to talk to more people on here so dm me anytime :D 🌈🦕

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april 26 2019,

some simple spreads for the next few weeks of exams, only 7 to go now! i did music yesterday and it went well i think (you know it’s a good paper when mamma mia is in one of the questions). i also saw endgame yesterday and oh. my. god. it’s so incredible please go watch it (also dm me if you have i need to scream about it) :)

finally beginning to reach the end of term two- the easter break is next week and after that i’m back at school for two days and then off on exam leave for a month! and then because the school system is odd here we begin the next year of school at the start of june and break up for summer a month later, not long!!

16/08/20

a cute lil plant themed weekly spread for my first full week back at school!

summer studying challenge: summer days or nights?

i’d have to say inbetween- i love dawn and dusk during summer because they’re so drawn out and beautiful.

*sitting in my bedroom with nothing going on* HELP!!!! HELP ME!!!! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD SOMEBODY FUCKING HELP ME!!!!

artist: natalya lobanova

thank you @chazza-studies-alevels for the tag :)

relationship status: single (very)

fav. colours: navy, lavender

lipstick or chapstick

three fav. foods: peri salted chips, hello panda biscuit-y things, and raspberry ripple ice cream

song stuck in my head: strawberry blond, mitski

last song i listened to: don’t you worry, oh wonder

last film i watched: pride (2014)

three fav. tv shows: good omens, doctor who, and staged

current book: the astronaut wives’ club, lily koppel

current time: 10:20pm

blankets i sleep with: a duvet and 1-2 blankets depending on the temperature

dream trip: iceland to see the aurora borealis and the beautiful landscapes there

anything i want in life: a sense of belonging, happiness, to be remembered

i tag @stellar-kinematics @studyaurore @shootingshadowss @scrappaper (if you want to!)

Hi everyone! I’ve so enjoyed doing my 2020 quarantine challenge and getting to know so many of you (and discovering your amazing blogs) that i’ve decided to create this new SUMMER STUDYING CHALLENGE! i did consider continuing my other challenge but my school year has now ended and the way i study in the summer and my priorities is very different compared to during school time - which i’m sure is the same for may of you! I’ve created this challenge to try and keep myself motivated during the summer (because i am ridiculously busy XD) but i also want to use this time to get to know many more of you and stay motivated together  💕 

(also i know that many people struggle for ideas of what to post during the summer so hopefully these will give you some ideas. 

✨ Info ✨

This challenge will run from Monday 13th July 2020 to Sunday 6th September 2020, which is two months.  However, please feel free to join in and start any time if you come across this challenge after the 13th July because i want this challenge to be accessible for everyone! 

I have daily prompts for each of this entire time. You don’t have to post every day (you could, for example, cover all the prompts in one post at the end of the week) and you also don’t have to post for the entirety of the challenge (for example if your summer break ends before the 6th September). But i will be posting every day for the whole time and want to interact with as many of you as possible!!!

I want to see what you are posting so please use the tag #summer studying challenge and I’ll track this tag and reblog as much as possible!

On this note, I will reblog basically everything even if you don’t think it is ‘aesthetic’ cause I love seeing how everyone does their notes and stuff so please get involved 💕

✨ Prompts ✨

13th July -  What are your plans for this summer?

14th July - Have your plans changed at all because of the pandemic?

15th July - Do you have a specific goal for this summer?

16th July - Do you have a lot of work to do for school or university or your job this summer?

17th July - What is the most important task that you need to complete this summer?

18th July - What do you usually do during the summer?

19th July - What did you do during the summer when you were a young child?

20th July - Do you usually go on vacation during the summer?

21st July - What is the best vacation you have ever been on? (note: does not have to have been during summer)

22nd July -  What is your dream vacation?

23rd July - What is the worst vacation you have ever been on?

24th July - What is your favourite vacation memory?

25th July - What was is your favourite event or day in the summer?   Are you a ‘summer person’ or do you prefer it when it is colder?

26th July - What is your typical daily routine in the summer?

27th July -  Do you stay indoors or outdoors more in the summer?

28th July - How do you stay motivated to study during the summer? 

29th July - Have you done or are you planning to do any activities (such as work experience, summer schools or watching lectures) other than normal work during the summer? 

30th July - Beach or Swimming pool?

31st July - What do you like most about the beach?

1st August - What is your least favourite thing about the beach?

2nd August - What is your song of the summer this year?

3rd August - What is your ultimate summertime song?

4th August - What is your favourite summertime movie?

5th August - Do you read a lot in the summer?

6th August - What book are you currently reading?

7th August - What is your favourite summer ‘beach read’ book? 

8th August - What TV show are you currently watching?

9th August - What was the last movie you watched?

10th August - What is your favourite summertime snack?

11th August - What is your favourite meal to have on the beach?

12th August - What is an unpopular opinion that you have about summer?

13th August - What is your favourite ice cream flavour?

14th August - What is your favourite summer clothing?

15th August - What’s your favourite summer drink?

16th August - Daytime or night time – what’s your favourite time during summer?

17th August - What is your favourite seasonal fruit to eat during the summer?

18th August - Would you prefer your summer to be shorter or longer?

19th August - How does summer feel in your region?

20th August -  If you could make up a new ice cream flavour, what ingredients would you use? What would you call it?

21st August - If there was a tropical island made just for you, what would you find on it?

22nd August -  Imagine that you could fill a swimming pool with anything except water and swim in it. What would your pool be filled with?

23rd August - Do you miss school/university/work during the summer?

24th August - Do you like wearing sunglasses?

25th August - Do you wear sunscreen?

26th August - Have you ever been really badly sunburnt? 

27th August - Do your sleeping habits change during summer?

28th August - Do your eating habits change during summer?

29th August - What is the thing that annoys you the most during summer?

30th August - What colour do you associate with summer?

31st August - When you hear the word ‘summer’, what is the first thing that you think of?

1st September  - Have you managed to complete you main task and goal for the summer?

2nd September - Are you looking forward to returning to school/university?

3rd September - How have you prepared to return to school/university?

4th September - When you remember this summer, what three adjectives will you think of that define your summer?

5th September - What did you learn over the summer? (note: this doesn’t have to be academic-related)

6th September - What was your favourite memory from this summer?

✨ So this is the challenge! I hope that you will join it and enjoy doing it during the summer! please message me or send me asks if you have any questions about it or just want to have a chat <3 ✨

[i am tagging mutuals and others who took part in the 2020 quarantine challenge beneath the cut]

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