Do You Know That As A PhD Student At My University They Let You Check Out Books For 4 Months?

june 10

happy monday :) feeling really productive today. planned the month of june for my blog (chiasamson.com, check it out if u want!!) and did a few drafts on my iPad. i literally can’t live without this iPad because there are days my laptop’s too inconvenient to carry so having this teeny tiny device really helps a lot in keeping me productive.

about to shoot later today but so far i’m happy with what i’ve accomplished!!! 💛

30/5/18 | really don’t like further maths but hey at least it looks nice

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“Document the moments you feel most in love with yourself - what you’re wearing, who you’re around, what you’re doing. Recreate and repeat.”

— Warsan Shire (via larmoyante)

Anyone else constantly on edge because we are in the final stages of late capitalism and these next couple of decades are gonna be make or break for the western world, and this just happens to coincide with the part of my life where I’m supposed to make something of myself :/

A list of math books

…to read in lieu of an actual math class. So far I have

- Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstadter

- I am Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter

- Chaos by James Gleick

- Category Theory by Steve Awodey

“You ruin your life by desensitizing yourself. We are all afraid to say too much, to feel too deeply, to let people know what they mean to us. Caring is not synonymous with crazy. Expressing to someone how special they are to you will make you vulnerable. There is no denying that. However, that is nothing to be ashamed of. There is something breathtakingly beautiful in the moments of smaller magic that occur when you strip down and are honest with those who are important to you. Let that girl know that she inspires you. Tell your mother you love her in front of your friends. Express, express, express. Open yourself up, do not harden yourself to the world, and be bold in who, and how, you love. There is courage in that.”

— Biance Sparacino (How To Ruin Your Life Without Even Noticing That You Are)

Pen ink on a leaf 🍃 zooming through a puddle

The ink-mixed water behind the leaf has a lower surface tension than the water in front of it. While this gradient tries to equalize (Marangoni effect), the different adhesive forces around the leaf pull it along. (Source)

just a very calming gif to watch if you’re having a rough time managing stress :) hang in there, study bees!

Since I already brought up my university’s chaplain once today, I thought I’d share with you the best advice he ever gave me.

If someone is suffering and you want to help, instead of saying “let me know if there’s anything I can do,” offer a few options of things you know you can do.

“Can I do your dishes while you study for your exam?”

“Would it help if I came to the waiting room with you?”

“I can distract you if you like.”

When someone’s suffering, making them choose how to be helped can sometimes be an extra burden, especially if they don’t know how serious your offer is. By giving examples, they only need to say yes/no, and they know you wouldn’t offer anything too big for you to handle.