Best Study Movies: Legally Blonde

Maybe it's lame, but Legally Blonde is my all time favorite movie about studying. I think I might have watched the montage where she studies for the LSAT and the one where she buys her laptop and then starts working really hard, like a gazillion times each. This movie will not only act as a great companion when you're grinding out an essay, it will give you faith in yourself if you get a bad grade on something. Nothing says "you don't suck" like seeing a supposed ditz ace Harvard Law.

Seriously! The greatest scene.

And this one!

Asian Inspiration

Chinese graffiti is the cutest. Makes me miss home.

(This says "study well")

Pretty much

It's hell, but seriously nothing feels better than finishing a paper after staying up all night, and then getting an A.

Best Study Shows: Gilmore Girls

I know it is bad to watch TV while studying/doing work but sometimes you just want to have some background noise, or something to watch during light work, or motivation to start working. One of my favorite "study-supportive" shows is Gilmore Girls. Very few characters work harder than Rory Gilmore and it's so nice to watch someone study when you are (or should be)!

Here are some of what I think are the best study-ish episodes:
1-2 The Lorelai's First Day At Chilton
1-4 Deer Hunters
1-13 Concert Interruptus
1-17 The Breakup, Part 2
2-2 Hammers and Veils
2-4 The Road Trip to Harvard
2-18 Back in the Saddle Again
2-19 Teach Me Tonight
3-3 Application Anxiety
3-8 Let the Games Begin
3-16 The Big One
3-17 A Tale of Poes and Fire
3-21 Here Comes the Son
4-1 Ballrooms and Biscotti
4-2 The Lorelais' First Day at Yale
4-14 The Incredible Sinking Lorelais
6-1 New and Improved Lorelai
6-9 The Prodigal Daughter Returns

The App That Saved My Life

Found a brand new app that completely got me through the final week of classes, when I had to finish all my essays and assignments. As the ultimate procrastinator, whenever I have something due I get so easily distracted by each and every thing. This is especially true for websites. While most days I really don't know what to do on the internet after an hour or so, if it's 12 a.m. and if I have a paper due the next day, every site is suddenly enthralling. And not just the regulars like facebook or youtube or pintrest or that sort of thing, I'm talking completely random sites. A few weeks ago I read a parenting blog for like two hours. And I have no kids and am no where near that point in my life.

Soo, when a friend showed me SelfControl, it was a lifesaver. I just put in all the websites that distract me and chose a length of time and tada, I was blocked from accessing them. And you can't turn the app off. You can quit the program, restart your computer but those sites will still be blocked. Total lifesaver.