Think back to a time, maybe not too long ago, when you were still a teenager. You had just gotten back home from school, and you may well have been listening to a playlist including bands and artists like Lana Del Rey, The Neighbourhood and the Artic Monkeys.The first thing that you do when youContinue reading “A Deep(fish) Dive into 2014 Tumblr: How it was different, how it could be helpful and harmful to young people and why it might be coming back… “
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Cutting off Life Long Friends
Everybody loses friends sometimes, and it is never a nice thought. But especially when we are young, we are changing so much, and we are meeting so many new people that it is only natural. However, there is something special about remaining friends with those who we have been close with since childhood. This isContinue reading “Cutting off Life Long Friends”
Lucky Girl Syndrome
If you are still addicted to TikTok, or even if you decided to delete TikTok only to end up wasting too much time scrolling through Instagram reels instead, then I imagine that you would have at least once stumbled across the term ‘Lucky girl syndrome.’ You may have also heard people taking about manifestation, andContinue reading “Lucky Girl Syndrome”
How to Deal With/Live With an Overbearing Parent
Hi! So this is the first proper personal post that I have written on here in a long time. I decided to write this post because I am staying with a parent over the summer holiday, who you could call overbearing. It is likely that I am going to be spending more time with themContinue reading “How to Deal With/Live With an Overbearing Parent”
Can we Really Split People into Different Colours?
Can you Really Split People into Different Colours? Hello, so this is a post where I am going to be taking a deeper dive into a topic, with the focus being my take on the book “surrounded by idiots”, written by Thomas Erikson. ‘What the hell Love?’ Judging from the title, you might be thinkingContinue reading “Can we Really Split People into Different Colours?”
I’m Back!!
Hello! Okay, I cannot lie, it has been a long time. But believe it or not, I had not forgotten about this blog. So instead, I am back! Where have I been? Um, uni work? Other uni stuff? Working? Actually having a life? Experiencing multiple personal crises? Okay, to be fair, I have been kindaContinue reading “I’m Back!!”
Early Pandemic Nostalgia
This post is all about the nostalgia that some feel for the pandemic, especially in 2020. The post will begin by talking about this on TikTok, where the nostalgia is widespread. Then, it will discuss some of the causes of this nostalgia, including that nostalgia for the pandemic is anticipatory nostalgia, as well as the focus that there was on the community during the pandemic. Then I will discuss some of the positive and negative impacts concerning nostalgia for the lockdown, and regarding nostalgia in general.
The Overachiever
Back at school there were always at least a couple of people who just seemed to be good at pretty much everything. Their grades would always be top notch, they were always playing in (and probably winning) a wide range of sports competitions and on top of everything else, they also happened to be veryContinue reading “The Overachiever”
Travel TikTok
Who else spent all last summer working? And who else now barely has any money, and will end up going into overdraft? I remember that on my days off, I would look at travel TikTok. Which I guess makes sense, considering that we had been in a pandemic for the last, well, 1 and aContinue reading “Travel TikTok”
The Bitch is Back Again/kinda Mental Health Update (And I have Started Making Podcasts)
Hello! And here is yet another update post, oh wait, like I have posted on here at all for a long time haha. To begin with, I just want to talk about where I have been with blogging. For a start, I have started making podcasts on anchor. At the moment, it is still inContinue reading “The Bitch is Back Again/kinda Mental Health Update (And I have Started Making Podcasts)”
Personally Political 