Some Of My Favourite Vídeo Essays About Art History:

カーテン(2021)

If you could to do good things for other people

You had a obligation to do those thing

hello~ i recently hit 6k on this blog so thank you all for following me and this little blog where all i do is throw gifset after gifset at y’all 💛 i have no idea where you all came from but i am appreciative nonetheless! and with the very exciting news that the three mxtx novels are getting official eng translations, i’m going to be doing a giveaway for the vol 1 pre-orders. 

as you may have noticed, i’m not actually in any of the fandoms for the mxtx novels lol but i still wanted to do something to show my support. also, if publishers see how well these sell, it may open doors for future official eng translations of all the other many wonderful c-novels we all love! 

✨giveaway rules✨

there will be three (3) winners - each person gets their choice of one vol 1 pre-order

reblogs only, likes are bookmarks (each user gets one entry regardless of how many times you reblog so please don’t spam)

you don’t have to be following me! i’m doing this because i want to support the translators and i’m happy that the books will go to someone who will love and appreciate them

book depository must be able to ship to you

ends August 20, 2021 at 11:59PM pst - i will use a random generator to pick the winners the next day and dm you

if winners don’t respond within 48hrs w/ their choice of book and address then i will pick someone else

yeee ok i think i’ve covered everything i needed to and hopefully this won’t flop lmao but if you have any questions, feel free me to send an ask!

Dark Academia for Brown People

 Most people, when they think of dark academia is books (that’s the whole point) and ancient languages such as Latin or Ancient Greek. I’m here to tell you that you all are SLEEPING on brown culture. Love that is conveyed in the languages of Persian and Urdu (my native language) crosses borders. Sure, Shakespeare and Sappho wrote great pieces of literature but the stories and poems of Rumi, Manto, Hafez and Iqbal have a special place in my heart. 

Some of my favourites are:- (all are translated)

Sit at my grave with wine and a minstrel in a trance, so your smell will raise me from the dead.

HAFEZ

My lover’s sadness lit a fire in my heart that burned my chest, there was a fire in his house that burned the nest.

HAFEZ

O the day turned night, what a shame, a gazelle of kindness a lion became, my partner and lover grew tired of my words and prayers too.

RUMI

These are my personal favourites. I can always make a longer post if you all want.

Female poets deserve a whole other post.

As someone who goes to an English-Medium school, we are always taught to converse in English, see the language as a part of yourself but deny a place to Urdu. As I grow older, I have come to appreciate my identity and so should all my fellow brown people. Take pride in your mother tongue.

Anti anxiety.

My Manga List (2019) Part 6

Momochi-san Chi no Ayakashi Ouji

Summary:

Momochi Himari after being an orphan inherited a house out of nowhere. She decided to occupy that house despite of the warnings she received. According to the folks the House of Momochi is haunted. There she met three guys who live in the house, Aoi, Yukari and Ise. Then she discovered something unusual about them. What will happen to Himari’s peaceful life when she decided to stay there?

WHY YOU SHOULD READ:

- a personal favorite

- f a n t a s y

- m y s t e r y

- plot = 5/5

- art style = 4/5

- ml is a sweet, handsome, softie 

-mc is love

- it will keep you going

- interesting read 

- soft

- lovable characters

- to conclude,  you are gonna love this story bcoz it’s so interesting, and the characers and plot are lovely

Watashitachi wa Douka shiteiru

Summary:

Kougetsu An, a well-established Japanese-style confectionary store where Nao’s mother worked and lived is where she met Tsubaki. However, after a certain incident, Nao’s mother was accused of murder and is arrested. Because of that, Nao was banned from Kougetus An. Fifteen years later, Tsubaki revisits a disapproving Nao, which make the two compete at a showdown for their skills. The hateful Tsubaki who once made Nao’s life a crazy mess approached Nao later to marry him since he has yet to notice that his long-lost childhood friend is Nao. How will Nao react to this unexpected proposal?!

WHY YOU SHOULD READ:

- m y s t e r y bcoz who killed the owner?

- plot = 4/5

- art style = 5/5

- ml and mc are a match in wickedness

- conclusion, only has a few chaps but the entire premise are pretty and the suspense is killing me

Itoshi no Ko, Charlotte

Summary:

Orphans Charlotte and William finally confess their feelings for each other and promised to be together forever. Yet, Charlotte is suddenly killed in a motor accident, leaving William devastated. Death is usually the end of most relationships, but it seems that Will has other plans…

WHY YOU SHOULD READ:

- plot = 5/5 

- art style = 3/5

- resurrection stories

- i n t e r e s t i n g read

- goosebumps

- characters are interesting

- to conclude, this only has like 2 chaps but its too interesting and promising.

The Revelation of Spring and Sons of Snow

Summary:

“As Yuki-onna-sama’s living sacrifice, you shall call upon the arrival of Spring.”

In Fuji Village where the legend of Yuki-onna remains, preparations begin on the morning of New Year’s Day for the ritual to be held on the coldest day of the year. The young men who have inherited the blood of Yuki-onna thus named the Three Houses of the Gokusho, spend their days until the ritual aiding the living sacrifice, the Revelation of Spring. In this enclosed world bound by laws and tradition, the young men uncover mysteries of the village and its rituals. Before long, the village is faced with a situation never before seen.

WHY YOU SHOULD READ:

- plot = 6/5 this story is that good

- art style = 5/5

- can i just say that i love the fact that they incoporated a legend/folktale here?

- characters are lovable

- who is the killer why the sacrifices

-  i n t e r e s t i n g

- conclusion, highly recommended!!

Hakoniwa no Soleil

Summary:

After visiting her deceased teacher’s grave, Asahi Sena ends up saving a man falling from the stairs. The man, Itsuki Tobari turns out to be her deceased teacher’s younger brother. They start to talk about things from the past, about the death of Itsuki’s sister and the 11-year-old boy, Sena’s best friend from the past, who killed her. Where and how is the boy now? Together, they start to find out what actually happened during that tragic day.

WHY YOU SHOULD READ:

- plot = 5/5

- art style = 4/5

- w h o k i l l e d t h e s e n s e i

- m y s t e r y

- both mls are considerate

- mc is strong willed

- super interesting

- conclusion, this bored me at first ngl but this is really good! there’s a lot going on and the characters has their own story

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the word lover but in urdu/hindi:

chitchor (heart stealer)

deewana (initially means mad)

majnu (a popular trope)

dilruba (usually referred to a woman, means the pleaser of my heart)

mehbub/mehbuba

aashiq (referred to a man)

saajan/sajni

preyasi (i think it's from bangla but it deserves to be on here)

sanam (gender neutral? ig?)

I'm 17 and also have pcos. What are your tips and recommendations for dealing with it? Especially with weight loss

ok well i will just start by saying that all of this is very googleable and ive been doing my own research over the past few weeks but i havent really started putting together my diet plan until today, so im not basing this off of my own personal success but on what ive read.  i recommend you do your own research as well but ill condense mine as best i can!

limit intake of grains/gluten and processed carbohydrates.  this is my main focus rn bc its a very difficult thing for me to do, but its basically the first point listed in any PCOS diet plan.  limit things like bread, bagels, chips, crackers, pasta, etc. that are high in gluten and processed grains.  if you have trouble cutting out grains completely, stick to whole grains like brown rice or quinoa.

limit intake of processed sugars.  obvious one but processed foods take more insulin to break down, especially processed sugars.  avoid candy, cookies, baked goods, etc. but do eat dark chocolate if you want something sweet!

limit intake of dairy.  this is hard to do obviously and not high on my list of priorities, but apparently dairy can cause the creation of more insulin which is exactly what PCOS diets are trying to avoid.

eat more above-ground vegetables and dark fruits.  above-ground veggies just means avoiding root veggies like potatoes and yams—which goes hand in hand with the avoiding carbs thing.  dark fruits like blueberries, blackberries, and dark cherries are good.  other fruits are good, but try not to overeat fruit because it does have a lot of sugar (albeit good sugar) which can increase insulin production.

limit consumption of red and processed meats.  stick to lean protein like cold-water fish (salmon for example), turkey, eggs, and chicken.

stick to good fats.  nuts, olive oil, avocados, and other foods that are high in good fats are beneficial to any diet and can help fill the spaces that carbs leave in your stomach!

eat things you like!  if you eat things you enjoy you’re more likely to stick to this lifestyle, so stick to things that you like that fit into this plan.  for me it’s things like salads, watermelon, and almonds—foods ive always loved but also happen to fit into this diet.  find what works for you and it’ll be a lot easier to stick to your plan!

exercise and live an active life as much as you can.  like with normal people, doctors recommend that people with PCOS lead a healthy and active lifestyle.  doctors recommend 30 mins to 1 hour of exercise per day.  diet is the main thing for managing PCOS, but exercise can help a lot with the weight loss aspect if you pair it with eating well.

anyway this got kind of long but i tried to put in everything ive read.  you can also check out this site which is all about managing PCOS with your diet!!  good luck and i hope this helped you!

i listen to the same 11 songs everyday just in a different order