hi hi, pinned post time (subject to change bc people change)!
online aliases (in order of preference): allbookmonkey, ally, ally :), allyz
essentials: any pronouns, person of color, in uni on my 2nd degree (help) ♡
mainly post about my life! my profile is a happy, comfy & safe place. if you’re here to say things that will hurt people’s feelings or cause arguments, this is not the place for you :)
interests:
social dancing, skyrim, minecraft, SCP, one direction, louis tomlinson, drawing, writing, donating blood, everything everywhere all at once, resident evil 2 & 4, heathers (both movie & musical), hitman, detroit become human, dnd
so this actually worked because i have a prof trying to help me get in!!
practicing rejection therapy by cold emailing profs with grad-level classes i’m interested in, begging them to let me in even though i’m an undergrad
practicing rejection therapy by cold emailing profs with grad-level classes i’m interested in, begging them to let me in even though i’m an undergrad
hanging out 1-on-1 with people from big groups is a fun bonding activity!! because i was just hanging out with a friend and got a really interesting text that uh.
in gentle words, it definitely added to the lore of the group??? i showed it to him and we just kind of made matching 
faces and immediately got to breaking it down
maybe the academic term was a good thing bc now who’s going to stop me from burning all my money on little snacks and cafes??
ok i died for finals for a bit but we’re so back (actively avoiding my last 2 assignments)
go to conferences about topics you’re even tangentially interested in!! some of them have free food :3
getting so comfy around friends that you can afford to be airheaded & annoyingly clingy without being judged is super duper nice
go to professors’ office hour lectures!! i was the only one who showed up to one, and ended up getting an entire one-on-one lecture, consisting of a 1.5-century overview of the West Bank region with political and cultural context from various countries over the course of 2 hours, from a qualified prof with 10+ years of experience living in, working in, and studying the region 
for obvious reasons i am now even more strongly inclined to try and help get food and medical aid into Palestine
did not think i would need the memo, but apparently dancing for 5 hours straight without eating any food is painful — surprise!!
2 things that would be really cute to re-add to alpha wasteof would be being able to open comments in a new tab + post drafts being saved when you close out of the writing field ;0 maybe
started the day with frybread, coffee, and a visit to a museum w a friend…. honestly this is already one of the better Valentines Days i’ve had in my life