Alittleanxiousbadger - A Little Anxious Badger

last year i used to sleep from 5 am to 10 am every day and it was Not Good for me. i’ve gotten a couple of questions about my sleep schedule so i thought i’d share some tips that helped me adopt a healthier sleep schedule. enjoy 🛏💤

Nightmare Magick

To Prevent Nightmares

Wash an egg in cold water and, with a pencil, write the name of the person afflicted with bad dreams.

Put the egg in a dish, then place it on a nightstand close to the sleeping place of the person.

If the egg cracks or breaks, flush it down the toilet. Repeat the spell until the egg stays intact for 7 days. Flush the remaining egg.

Citrine Nightmare Preventative

Before going to sleep, hold a citrine tightly in your dominant hand and chant:

Stone of joyful yellow light

I give my dreams to you tonight

Grab the bad ones, the rest leave free

So that I may dream peacefully

Place the stone under your pillow.

To End Nightmares

To eradicate nightmares, empower three mullein leaves with the following chant, then place them under your mattress.

Herb of mullein, now absorb

Unpleasant dreams before they form

Bring to me a restful sleep

As I will, so mote it be

Found in Everyday Magic by Dorothy Morrison

this ones for the girls

the water warriors fighting for access to clean water for all

the teenagers imprisoned for fighting back against oppressive regimes 

those fighting for access to education for all

for the future of the planet 

for gender equality 

for safety and protection from gun violence

for governmental representation and engagement for youths 

for the rights of immigrants 

for syria and the rights of refugees 

for literacy and the representation of WOC in books

for trans and queer rights 

for protection of girls against forced marriage and child slavery

i hope that one day we live in a world where children are allowed to just be children, where they dont have to fight tooth and nail for their rights and their futures, but i could not be prouder of this generation 

(from top to bottom: Autumn Peltier, Amariyanna “Mari” Copeny, Ahed Tamimi, Malala, Greta Thunberg, Melati and Isabel Wijsen, Artemisa Xakriabá, Ridhima Pandey, Jamie Margolin, Rowan Blanchard, Jaclyn Corin and Emma Gonzalez, Shamma bint Suhail Faris Mazrui, Sophie Cruz, Bana al-Abed, Marley Dias, Jazz Jennings, Sonita Alizadeh, Payal Jangid)

eddie: so what does the little paper on your fortune cookie say?

richie, chewing on the whole cookie: the what in my what now

Losers/Lovers album by Shark Puppy. This is their second album, which encapsulates their time together in Derry, Maine as children. The band met when they were only thirteen!

1. Welcome to the Losers Club written by All Members. An upbeat tune with a classic rock styling. Vocals on record by Richie Tozier and Beverly Marsh.

2. Rock War written by Richie Tozier. A metal song with lots of guitar and bass. Cool drum solo about 1:25. Vocals on record by Richie Tozier.

3. Hamburger Helper written by Stanley Uris and Richie Tozier. A psychedelic song, slow and mellow, but a sense of urgency begs to punch through. Almost anxious. One of their experimental songs, often forgotten. Vocals on record by Ben Hanscom.

4. Birds at the Quarry written by Stanley Uris. Quiet and peaceful, incorporating bird song and even water sfx. Look out for the sounds of the didgeridoo, played by Mike Hanlon. Vocals on record by Stanley Uris.

5. Skinny Dip written by Beverly Marsh. A sexy song that shouldn't be played with children or parents around. Marsh owns her femininity and sexuality, taking it back from the male gaze. Vocals on record by Beverly Marsh.

6. Kissing Bridge written by Richie Tozier. Tozier plays every instrument in this recording, including strings, mandolin, guitar, and piano. Ethereal, loving, and sweet. It tells of a first love that remains hidden in the shadows, but blossoms within. Vocals on record by Richie Tozier.

7. I Fucked Your Mom written by Unknown band member. The band has hinted that one of their members wrote this about their crush, but they have been coy, not revealing which one wrote it. Fans speculate the slow and sensual love song was written by the vulgar lead songwriter Richie Tozier, but the band persists that it wasn't him, but someone 'unexpected'. Vocals on record by All Members.

8. Sewer Babies (We Were Rebels) written by William 'Big Bill' Denbrough. A punk song about getting in trouble as a kid. Fast, wild, and loose. Vocals on record by Bill Denbrough and Richie Tozier.

9. Derry Free written by All Members. Fast paced, rock song about freedom and the fears of adulthood. Vocals on record by All Members.

10. But It's Summer written by William 'Big Bill' Debrough. It is rumored that Bill really hates summer because of this song. It's angry, loud, and very different from his other songs. Vocals on record by Bill Denbrough.

Bonus:

Blood in the Bathroom by Beverly Marsh. Slow song about the fears of growing up and losing yourself. The fear of adults, of change. Beverly is usually known for her upbeat feminist songs, so the departure was surprising but welcome. She shows a vulnerable side of herself that had not been seen before. Vocals on record by Beverly Marsh.

Paul Bunyan Song by Richie Tozier. Quirky, silly music attached to very dark lyrics. Tozier speaks of toxic masculinity, internalized homophobia. The yodels (by Richie Tozier himself) in the background are threatening and hollow, a strange way to describe a normally silly form of singing, but it works. Vocals on record by Richie Tozier.

Lovers by All Members. A big, smashing love song about friendship, sticking together and never letting go. Vocals on record by All Members.

Picnic frog

American Homeschool Gothic

A/N: The last time I was homeschooled was fourth grade, so someone hit me if this is all garbage. It gets weirder the further you read. Requested by @amerraka.

Everyone worries that you will have trouble socializing in the “real world”. This is true. You can only talk to your parents.

You got a new textbook today, recommended by a education magazine. You look at the copywrite page. It was published in 1876.

You’ve been doing the same math problem for what seems like days. You look up from your work for the first time and realize that it is now winter. You started in the spring.

You put in earbuds to listen to music while you work. You notice that the longer you listen, the better the sound quality becomes. It is now lunchtime. You try to take them out. You can’t. They have grown into your brain.

You have done school in your pajamas every day. You no longer know how to wear real clothes.

The word “homeschool” has become toxic. You speak the word in public, and everyone turns to stare. The government has programmed them that education without their interference is a crime. You will now hang for treason.

You take a history test. You come upon a question asking for an example of Renaissance art. The answer is communism. The answer to every question is communism.

You are told there is a girl/boy that is exactly like you at a public school. They are friends with all of your friends. You long to meet this parallel universe doppelganger. 

You are driving past a public school at the end of the school day. Students leave in droves with dull eyes, slack jaws, and withering minds. You wonder if you too will become a zombie when you go to college.

You have been reading for hours and haven’t moved an inch. You don’t remember when it got so dark or who turned on the overhead light.

Your family left one day to go get groceries. There is a sticky note from your mother on the fridge telling you your lessons. It’s the same yellow note every day, but with different lessons. You haven’t seen your family since 2009, and the sticky note is starting to fray and crumble.

You have begun to suspect that your homeschool group is not actually a homeschool group, but a cult. Whenever you bring it up, people’s eyes glaze over with a blank stare. “What homeschool group? There’s no homeschool group here.”

Your textbooks are centuries old. You can hear them scream as you crack their spines opening them every day.

College stands on the horizon. Public school kids say it’s a brilliant light, a beacon of hope. You see it for what it truly is. Bloody arms stretching, broken nails clawing at any student it can, devouring and demanding souls.

10 Things I Wish I Knew Before University

You are going to feel like dropping out. I would say to stick it out for the first year and sit for finals. If you get a good grade for your finals, that could really give your confidence a boost and motivate you to keep going. And then, if you still feel like dropping out or changing majors, you should do as much research as possible.

Feeling pressured to do more things. During my first year, I said yes to everything–even things that I didn’t feel like doing. I felt like if I didn’t, I’d be missing out on something really important or fun. FOMO, basically. However, more often than not, I wasn’t missing much and these opportunities will arise again very soon.

Buying too many unnecessary things. I bought so many stationery and notebooks before I started uni in hopes that they would motivate me to study. I ended up not using even half of them my first year. At least, I’d be set for supplies until I graduate.

Revising in uni is not the same as revising in high school. I used to think I could study last minute for a test, like I did in high school. I learned the hard way that that wasn’t the case at all. Now, I review the topics after every lecture. The key is to keep up because all those lectures are going to pile up really fast.

Past papers are your new best friend. I find that professors have their favourite questions that they like to give out. During finals, they might even use the same exact questions as they did in tests!

Failing/Getting a low grade in a test isn’t going to ruin your life. I once got so caught up on that one test. But luckily during finals, I snapped out of it and just tried my best. My final grade wasn’t too bad. You live and you learn.

Wear whatever you want (as long as it doesn’t get you in trouble). When I wear a hoodie and sweatpants, I get comments that I look like I just rolled out of bed (which I did, duh). And when I have really nice makeup on and do my hair, I’m trying to impress someone. I think people just like to run their mouth and it’s nothing personal, so you shouldn’t care what they say anyway. 

Keep in touch with friends outside your university. It can really come in handy during times when you really have to vent about someone in your classes. They can also help you keep grounded and have a different perspective.

You don’t have to love the library. I’m the kind of girl who studies lying on her stomach on the bed with papers and books surrounding me and my cat stepping on them occasionally. I think the library is too quiet and public for me. And if you’re the same way and prefer the cafe or elsewhere, then that’s okay too. The goal here is that you get your studying done.

Stay healthy. Whenever it’s near finals, I would abandon every other responsibility except studying. I would stop eating healthy and quit exercising, all in the name of making time to study. But they should go hand-in-hand with studying and not one or the other. I find that the better I take care of myself, the better my grades are. You should also get enough sleep–this, I never fail to do.

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