New Wordpress Blog Post!

Hello everyone! I wrote a new wordpress blog post here: http://themaverickensues.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/it-is-time-to-move-on-tv-time-is-not-wibbly-wobbly/

Feel free to check it out and read it/like it/whatever. Keep in mind I will not tolerate any hate or anything on that blogging site. It is my personal opinion and while I enjoy rebuttals I will not tolerate personal attacks.

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SEMESTER IS OVER

HELLO EVERYONE!

So the semester is over! Here is what has been accomplished over the past semester:

  • Successfully got my grades up. Even though my grades aren’t up yet, I’ve been keeping track of my progress and it’s definitely a marked improvement from last semester.
  • Tons of lab work. I’ve done so much lab work and gone above and beyond what I’ve done last semester. No more of the bare minimum to get by.
  • Focused on my health: Switched from being unhealthy to a raw and unprocessed diet. Subsequently, my health has improved greatly (save for the kidney infection I have right now but that’s unrelated and an isolated incident). 
  • Summer fellowship! I have received a summer stipend for my research with the cognitive psychology lab at the university for the summer, which means I’ll be working over the summer on research for pay.
  • Increased my social activity: Despite all the crazy work I’ve done, I’ve actually been able to spend time hanging out with friends and spend time having tea parties, going out for casual drinks, or just hanging out. 
  • Psi Chi Honors Society: I was inducted into the psychology honors society too, which is pretty cool, so I get to graduate with honors now!

So my point is that during the semester I think it is best that I stay away from tumblr altogether. I am much more productive and tumblr overall tends to be a place that feeds on negativity and rewards people based on operant conditioning for negative posts and obsessive behaviours. I’m not saying everyone is like this, beings how there are some really cool people on tumblr, which is why I may be on sometimes in the next couple of weeks before summer session and my research starts. But overall, my activity on here will be seriously stinted and I’m actually a lot happier without tumblr.

Plus, I get all of the fandom news without any of the drama. Things are being filmed, released, etc., but I don’t get any of the fandom wars, and I have to say: It’s freaking great. Not having that stressor in my life just makes things all the better. 

However, if you generally want to know how I am doing I have a wordpress blog that I update from time to time, which I also occasionally write posts on Doctor Who and may write posts on other shows/films as I watch them. I don’t update it with the fervor as a tumblr blog, but here’s the link: http://themaverickensues.wordpress.com/

As a personal aside, I saw Star Trek Into Darkness on Wednesday in Imax 3D and all I can say is: See it. See is fast. See it now. 

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So here’s something funny. I’m still on hiatus. But I came on tumblr for one moment for a school related thing. The school related thing: An example of a website you would not refer someone to who has a specific disorder. Where to begin.

That’s tumblr for you.

Having said that, I miss the people, not the place.

I hope you all are well and if you wish to keep in touch with me just send me an ask since I get email notifications and can respond at some point with my email or facebook or something! 

Two weeks to go until the psychology GRE!

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Hey everyone. I’m still on hiatus, but for those who were staying up to date on my health and problems with the numbness in my head, I just thought I would give a brief update:

I saw my doctor today and they said that the migraines that I’ve been experiencing are what’s causing the numbness, so it’s severe enough that it’s causing other problems. They put me on a medicine to take daily to control the majority of the migraines, but whenever I get a really severe one they have another medicine for me to take. I have to get an MRI to make sure it’s not an aneurism, but I think that’s more precautionary than anything (hopefully). I’m sure the stress, doesn’t help, but I’m doing everything I can to get better.

In the world of school, I’ve been working hard. I do three labs a week at varying degrees of commitment, and so far my classes have been going really well. I think the tumblr hiatus has been vastly beneficial to me because I’ve been extremely productive and have been getting mostly A’s this semester (so far!). I miss tumblr at times, but at the same time I know I’d be wasting my time too much on here if I stick around for now. Plus I’ve been preparing for the GRE and the psychology subject test (which I also have to take), so that’s been taking up most of my free time. Well, all of my free time really. 

All in all, the tumblr hiatus has really been beneficial to my grades and my future goals, so while I miss it here, I’m glad to have the focus. And my health isn’t as good as it should be at my age, but it’s far better than it could have been.

So now back to the hiatus, and if you are still following me then bless your hearts you are all so patient and wonderful.

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YOU MET TOM FELTONHOLY SHIT
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imnotapsychopathimasociopath

Yes I did! He seemed really tired when I met him, and I felt sorry for him because there were fangirls behind me in line whose OTPs were Tom/Daniel (Radcliffe) and Draco/Harry, and they were pretty vocal about it when we were waiting in line. =/ He also seemed really surprised that I could actually hold a conversation with him since he asked me how I was and I actually responded and asked how he was. But he was really nice and a great guy to meet, and he was really calm and collected even though there were people like the fangirls behind me in line. Overall, 5 stars would recommend. 

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youcancallmebaggins: Tumblr, it seemed inevitable, but it does not mean that I want to go. Life has been particularly stressful lately. As a double major, I have classes to attend, three labs that I work in, and I have to start preparing for graduate school and beyond. I have to manage and budget my time very precisely, which means I have to give up some things at least for the time being. And the first thing to go is tumblr. For the time being, I’m making the informed decision to go on an extended hiatus, which may result in leaving tumblr altogether. Overall, there were many things about tumblr that I loved, but there were also things that pushed me to this point. I have experienced hate and anger firsthand, the anger and frustration of fandom wars, and have been insulted and beyond upset at some of the posts I have seen on here. Worst of all, tumblr is an addiction, and not even a gratifying one at that. And this addiction is not something that I will let take over, not when I have my entire life ahead of me and a bright future. If you decide to unfollow me, I will not hold it against you. However, I do want to remain in contact with people who I have become good friends with on here or followers who may have wanted to be good friends but never got the chance. So I have created an email account specifically for staying on touch with people on here. I really do want to stay in touch with everyone who wishes to stay in touch with me, and if you want to add me on Skype or on Facebook then just send me a message and I will be happy to give that information to you. If you want to get in touch with me, you can reach me at youcancallmebaggins@gmail.com! As you can tell, my email is my tumblr url, so it’s not hard to remember if you know my url! When you send me an email, just let me know your name and your url so I add you and know exactly who I’m talking to. I know some people are introverts and don’t like to initiate contact on another medium, so if you message me with your email I will send you an email first. Again, I am on Skype and Facebook as well (although I’m hardly on Facebook), so just ask me in a private message and I’ll be happy to share. I am sorry to be doing this and just because it is necessary does not mean I necessarily want to go. But overall, I think it will be best for the short term and long term goals that I have. And I’m just really tired of dealing with all of the hate on here, to be quite honest. It’s all so exhausting.
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I am off to bed for the night. I’ll be on sometime tomorrow and check messages and everything.

Thank you all so much for following me and have a wonderful night/day!

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Well, I'm sure glad you didn't get hit by a car. Oh and I might've missed the memo, but are you leaving tumblr D: or somthin'? (Ya, sorry, I completely missed anything and everything)
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Anonimo

It’s okay! I just decided tonight that I’m going on an extended hiatus, which may lead to me leaving tumblr altogether. It was a really difficult decision because I absolutely love certain aspects (i.e. awesome people like you) of the site, but at the same time I have so much to do all the time that I feel like tumblr is being more of a hindrance than it should be. Plus tumblr can be a really toxic place, and that’s not particularly healthy.

I am always happy to keep in touch, and I know you’re on anon but I would love to stay in touch with you! My email is youcancallmebaggins@gmail.com in case you ever want to keep in touch after I’m officially gone. 

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youcancallmebaggins: Tumblr, it seemed inevitable, but it does not mean that I want to go. Life has been particularly stressful lately. As a double major, I have classes to attend, three labs that I work in, and I have to start preparing for graduate school and beyond. I have to manage and budget my time very precisely, which means I have to give up some things at least for the time being. And the first thing to go is tumblr. For the time being, I’m making the informed decision to go on an extended hiatus, which may result in leaving tumblr altogether. Overall, there were many things about tumblr that I loved, but there were also things that pushed me to this point. I have experienced hate and anger firsthand, the anger and frustration of fandom wars, and have been insulted and beyond upset at some of the posts I have seen on here. Worst of all, tumblr is an addiction, and not even a gratifying one at that. And this addiction is not something that I will let take over, not when I have my entire life ahead of me and a bright future. If you decide to unfollow me, I will not hold it against you. However, I do want to remain in contact with people who I have become good friends with on here or followers who may have wanted to be good friends but never got the chance. So I have created an email account specifically for staying on touch with people on here. I really do want to stay in touch with everyone who wishes to stay in touch with me, and if you want to add me on Skype or on Facebook then just send me a message and I will be happy to give that information to you. If you want to get in touch with me, you can reach me at youcancallmebaggins@gmail.com! As you can tell, my email is my tumblr url, so it’s not hard to remember if you know my url! When you send me an email, just let me know your name and your url so I add you and know exactly who I’m talking to. I know some people are introverts and don’t like to initiate contact on another medium, so if you message me with your email I will send you an email first. Again, I am on Skype and Facebook as well (although I’m hardly on Facebook), so just ask me in a private message and I’ll be happy to share. I am sorry to be doing this and just because it is necessary does not mean I necessarily want to go. But overall, I think it will be best for the short term and long term goals that I have. And I’m just really tired of dealing with all of the hate on here, to be quite honest. It’s all so exhausting.
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Oh, I believe everything's all well on my end too ('tis a Friday of course!). I had just been off tumblr for a while, but after coming back I had noticed that yesterday seemed to be a bit rough and so I was hoping that today had improved for you. Has life, the universe, and everything just come crashing down on you lately?
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Anonimo

Anon, you are far too kind to me! Nothing has crashed as of yet (although a car almost hit me today)! It’s just general stress of this semester (which I knew would be stressful) and preparing for the future. I’m working hard and I’m not going to let laziness or procrastination slow me down (as it did last semester), so despite the stress I don’t feel like I am overwhelmed!

Thank you so much for asking anon! I’m glad you’re doing well, and Friday’s are always reason to celebrate! :D

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