a possibly heavy matter

I am really interested in language  and recently I've been thinking of how language influences thoughts. Now I'm not talking about language determinism — the idea that language determines and limits the way people think — mostly because I agree with Steven Pinker's theory of the language instinct. I am talking about how the way we…

discipline does dwonders

It is an established fact that I lack discipline in any shape or form, which is why it comes as no surprise that I slept only two hours last night in an effort to finish the assignment for a seminar I had this morning. Oh well! Since I'm now painfully aware of the issue, I…

books and brains

Yeah, hi, I've had a lot to do lately! Writing an essay, purchasing books for school, reading, and whatnot. School started this week, and since I missed one course last term (tonsils? Remember? The thing that I keep bringing up?), I have to do it this term, along with my other courses. Oh well, it's…

reading challenge 2017

I authored my own reading challenge for next year, seeking to broaden my textual horizon. The only rule is that there can be only one category per book — otherwise it would be rather nonsensical. You're all welcome to take part in this challenge~ A book with more than 500 pages A book published in…

he’s not only got a yacht, he’s got a bicycle!

Hello again~ I've spent some time in Gothenburg with my relatives, mostly eating and watching films. We saw Some like it hot — my absolute favourite — and luckily, my relatives loved it! It's a 1959 comedy film starring Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and it is one of the funniest and prettiest films…

trees are plants or whatever

Christmas is lovely, isn't it? I mean, if we ignore the mass-consumption and the massive anxiety that people feel regarding Christmas presents, then it is quite lovely. My teacher rescheduled the lecture yesterday, so I spent the day drawing Christmas cards and setting up our Christmas "tree", which just is a potted plant. But isn't…

mediocre education ⇒ mediocre population

Swedish education has a whole lot of issues, we all know that. But there is one thing that has bothered me all my life: mediocrity. Rather, the expectation of mediocrity. There is a very common expression in both Swedish and English, which is "aim for the moon; if you miss, you'll land among the stars"…

my new hobby

There is a certain kind of tranquillity that can only be found in the resting places of the dead. For that reason, I have loved graveyards ever since I was a little girl. I walk through an old cemetery when I walk from the bus stop to university, and I find myself captivated by most…

everything you never cared to know about my hair

My hair has become amazingly long!!!! I've never had hair this long before, due to cutting and shaving and killing it with hair dye and what not. When I was 5 years old, my brother had this long piece of gum (I think it was 1 metre and you could buy it at the candy…

\lɛts kætʃ əp\

nuqneH! It's been a while~ School has taken up most of my time lately, but after writing two discursive essays and four make-up assignments, I can finally relax for longer than two minutes. I went to see Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them last week, and it was AMAZING! I wanted to see it…