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Dissertation Diaries #5

(AKA the penultimate chapter)

Mar 31 • ellen ☆

Consuming without connecting

On getting better at actually aborsbing what I'm reading/watching

Mar 24 • ellen ☆

Dissertation Diaries #4

In which I also discuss something scary called 'the future'

Mar 17 • ellen ☆

Documenting my life in creative form is all I know how to do

Mar 11 • ellen ☆

And the moment's gone...

TAKE THE DAMN PHOTO YOU LOOK GREAT!!!!

Mar 8 • ellen ☆

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I'm 23 and I have no friends

Nov 12, 2025 • ellen ☆

And the moment's gone...

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Feb 9 • ellen ☆

things i’m happy about

Jan 25 • ellen ☆

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