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I have a final.
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To answer your burning question, no, I have not begun to study.
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Three and a half days to learn all of the cumulative material for my day defense class.
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Good morning, good morning everyone, good morning!
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I don't know if you guys can tell, but my voice is gone because this weekend was frankly insane.
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It's 9 12 a.m on a Monday.
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This Monday is particularly important.
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Why?
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I have a final.
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And that final, it's soon.
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It's on Thursday.
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And have I begun to study?
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To answer your burning question, no I have not begun to study.
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So I have let's do the math three
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and a half days to learn all of the cumulative material for my new business class
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which if you've been watching the vlog you know there's a pattern
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which is that I've been skipping
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that class consistently very bad looks very bad looks for Millie
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right now I really apologize about the voice guys I've been chugging water all morning
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and it is not being getting better this last weekend guys I genuinely had too much fun it was It was bad.
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I got these toner pads from Anuwa, the Rad Lab Docto Toner.
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Here's our to-do this week.
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We have a final on Thursday.
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It's my Y data.
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Oh my god, my voice is coming back.
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Oh my god.
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Oh my god.
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Oh my god.
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Until then, I have to do a bunch of review.
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I also have to go to a bunch of meetings, and I have some other work as well, but this week at Yale is known as reading week,
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which just basically means you're like studying for all your finals and not going to class, which is really nice.
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Technically, I think most final exams are actually next week
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and this week is supposed to be entirely for review
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but my intro to data science professor just Did not agree to that.
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Your cat was like, no, no, no, no, no, you're not getting a dog That's my intro to data science professor.
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Oh my god.
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I'm literally being the least funny version of myself Next up we're doing the Madagascar Centella
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Tea Trica relief ampoule It's gonna be like a dark three days of lock-in
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and the biggest whammy of them all guys is that I actually
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got invited to this event I really want to go to.
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It's a YouTube event in preparation for the Met Gala
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and we get to meet this designer who I've been like obsessed with for a very long time, Grace Ling.
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That being said, we have our week's work come out for us.
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So let's lock in.
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Let's figure it all out.
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I'm gonna start this morning by editing my video because I haven't finished that yet and
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I need to get that out of the way before I study.
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Guys, I'm going to Salomon to get my yogurt bowl because I'm a fatty and Sarah's going back to the architecture school.
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It's never been this dark before.
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Look how pretty these trees are.
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I give that tree a 10 out of 10.
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Hell yeah.
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We're going to cut through the library so we can get to the yogurt bowl faster.
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You guys tell I'm greedy.
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Guys there's so much free food during this time of the year.
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Just secured goldfish.
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Shadda.
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It's so beautiful.
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I think I'm probably the worst person in the world right now.
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Holy plate.
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Holy bowl.
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Should I do a weird walk?
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This looks so good.
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Holy shit.
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This is the most big bite ever.
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Put that in your mouth.
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See if you can fit it.
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Oh.
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Hey everyone, I just wanna get back.
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My voice is so bad.
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We're gonna go into the forest.
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I'm gonna get this big.
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I'm just about to work.
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Somehow my voice has gotten worse.
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We're gonna get back to work because We need to walk in.
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Genuinely, I don't know what it is I'm allergic to, but like, look at my...
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She's so mad at me.
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I'm gonna go chug some water.
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Guys, I swear to God, nothing is as reviving as hot water.
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But until then, we're gonna crack open a cold Alani Nu.
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I probably shouldn't be doing this with like all my illnesses and having just pumped Dayquil into my body, but like...
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Does it look like I give a fuck?
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Does it look like I give a fuck?
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I can't even vlog properly because I can't speak.
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I'm so pissed.
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No, no, no, no, no. I'm genuinely disgusted with myself.
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Why is everything going wrong?
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Okay, everyone.
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It is indeed time to get ready for my show.
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I'm going to put my hair up because I just can't deal with it right now.
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And I'm going to go change into my shirt.
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So for context guys, essentially every year do like a senior show to honor our seniors
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For both of the comedy groups that I'm in
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and this is just to like set them off properly I'm honestly just gonna wear it like this.
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Is that crazy?
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Like this is actually kind of cute.
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I'm gonna put on actual shoes though because improv requires shoes My voice is still not fully recovered.
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I'm gonna do my best Trying to figure out what shoes I should wear.
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I think we're gonna keep it nice
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and chill with my black Sambas wonderful guys we're meeting with the alumni
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and the seniors right now to chill get some snacks hang out before the show
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and then we're gonna all migrate to the actual show do the show it'll be really fun
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and then I'll be back to my study grind after that I'm gonna go hit the bar see you guys there
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This feels like a christening bro.
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Aww.
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They're so cute.
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Okay.
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So come with me to have a margarita.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Show me where to look.
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Alright guys. Be yourself.
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And it will get you really far.
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He always has last words.
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So give me a white boy.
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There we go.
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Okay, bye guys.
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Bye guys.
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Bye all the Maleficents out there.
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What is your fandom called?
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Lily's.
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Oh, the Millie Lily's.
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We love you Lily's.
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We love you.
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I don't wanna do anything.
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Oh my God.
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Oh my God.
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Hello everyone.
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It's currently 1.45 and I'm so tired.
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I need to just go to bed.
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But we can't because we gotta finish our work.
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So we're gonna work for like 30 more minutes and then just go to bed.
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But we finished senior toasting.
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I cried a lot.
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It was really sad.
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I'm gonna miss those days.
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Senior's so bad.
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Let's get into it, shall we?
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Hello everyone.
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The time is 3.44
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We need to do a generational lock-in tomorrow for Y-Data
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Because I actually barely did any studying today Because I was
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so busy with doing my extracurricular work I'm gonna go pee
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and then change into PJs And I will meet you guys back at my sink to do my night routine You know,
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at my face wash station We're gonna get this party started This is the Madagascar Centella Light Cleansing Oil God,
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I love this damn skincare brand.
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Genuinely, Madagascar Centella saved my life, guys.
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Mmm.
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What is next?
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What is next?
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What is next?
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Oh.
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I'm brushing my teeth, of course.
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We're filling up my Brita, and in the meantime, we're going to put on some toner pads.
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These are the APLB Glutathione Niacinamide toner pads.
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I think the last time I stayed up this late to do work was My sophomore year
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when I was like
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so in the trenches for my intro to cog sci class
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Then I stayed up till 4 a.m to do work for it
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or to review and study for the final exam And
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that was the night before I haven't stayed up till 4
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a.m since then you guys should be proud of me I guess tonight was improv d-tap
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so essentially did like all of our senior festivities tonight
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And then tomorrow night i'm doing the same thing
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but for my sketch comedy group and it probably will last the same amount of time
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I fear I just have to like not let myself even like do anything fun tomorrow.
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I have to just like lock in.
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Where I'm gonna end it all off with the soothing cream.
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Also from Madacascar Centella.
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I don't know if you can tell what my favorite skincare brand is.
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This is such a good formula.
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Like it's so lightweight.
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Last two steps genuinely.
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Emberge line.
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And then aqua four.
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I'm gonna just put this in all the places where my skin is like irritated.
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A wall of the night.
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she's ready let's go to bed
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good morning
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everyone good morning it's currently 10 52
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and seven hours of sleep not bad since I went to
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bed at four I'm like I think I'm just kind of
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like a night owl like I operate better going to sleep
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late than waking up super early you guys already know the
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drill I'm gonna also just like jump right into doing work
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because during this morning tenure period I'm always yapping about instead of doing any work
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and I feel like that's got to change here's the plan
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for today everyone we will begin with review then we'll do the practice exam
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and then we'll review our answers
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and then there's a review session online today at 4 p.m
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which I definitely have to go to so I'm gonna go to that
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and then finalize my cheat sheet tomorrow will just be a full day of like doing exam practice questions over
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and over I think with how it's looking I'm torn on
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whether I should be allowed to go to the Grace Ling
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event just cuz it's like girl you didn't do shit you know
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and it's sad but it's also like if I haven't even done the singular practice test that they
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Uploaded to canvas like I feel pretty look it's I'm doing I'm not doing wrong.
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You know, I'm pretty fine Well, at least today I can fucking talk, you know
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Count your fucking wins guys count your wins right now We're gonna start by finishing up the practice problems
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that were left for us and then we'll go into the practice exam So let's do it
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I'm also gonna low-key indulge in some collagen eye patches.
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So I'm gonna order a sweet green bowl and go pick it up and then just come right back.
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It'll be like a treat.
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I'll get to do that while I'm doing my practice exam.
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I loaded in the practice exam
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and all that's left is just for me to um airdrop
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it to my ipad Guys one thing about me is i've literally perfected the ipad study routine
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And that's all
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because of this app right here God I freaking love it
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I have been locked the freak in on making sure
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that like I know all the ways to use notability
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Because there's so many different ways to use it There's like smart notes
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and stuff so it can summarize your notes for you Like I had to summarize these notes for me
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that I did on like loops in data science and that was really helpful Like it's just a lifesaver guys.
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I airdrop all of this onto Notability And it automatically reads pdfs
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and makes it like a good format for like writing on
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top of it You can like highlight the text like it works like a charm guys I'm gonna go ahead
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and do that right now and just airdrop this practice exam You can click the share button and then there's Notability
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create new note, import, and then one file sent to Notability, you literally click open note, and bam!
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Look at that.
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It's a fully fledged document in Notability from the PDF that you can write on like so, do your little work on,
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and use all of the Notability tools on as well, which is so nice for like annotating this file.
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Look at that.
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It doesn't highlight over the words, which is like a problem that I always found when I use like other apps for note-taking.
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It highlights under the words, which makes it still easy to see.
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So I have my final exam all loaded into Notability for
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when I get my ass back home and I'm ready to lock in on it.
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But for now, I'm gonna go pick up my sweet green bowl and I will see you guys afterwards.
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We're in my outfit corner and we're gonna get dressed now.
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Getting dressed at genuinely like 2.30 p.m is so damning.
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Holy shit.
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I know I've been spamming fold over sweats recently and like it's been a little bit not okay.
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But I'm sorry, I'm literally just addicted.
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These little pink fold over flare legging situation.
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And then for the top, because the pants are so bright, I think we're gonna go with Heather Gray top.
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I think the base of the outfit is on.
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I think I'm gonna tuck this sweater over it all.
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I don't know if I love the layering action low-key.
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Oh, whatever, I like it.
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Okay, let's go get my bowl.
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Okay guys finalized chud fit is here This is the outfit
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We have our gentle monsters on that's all that matters See you guys at sweetgreen
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I know I'm being like the most annoying person on the
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street right now Cause it's like nobody even got love right now about who I am
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But that moment when you're trying to be inconspicuous Cause you're so chopped
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but you're also vlogging out loud I'm just really praying cause
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I feel like I always bump into mutuals On the days when I look genuinely the most chopped and scary
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and I just, I don't want that to happen to me today.
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I really do wish that, like, I didn't have this final so I could live life normally and, like, walk around, hang out with friends.
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I, yeah, I would, I would fail this fucking midterm or this final if I don't hibernate in my room.
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We made it.
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Bye.
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secured we're gonna go back home now because the grind never stops
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and we got that practice exam waiting for us this is just
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so dang beautiful right now wow also additionally guys i secured some fruit snacks this walk genuinely made me feel
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so much better I'm in a great mood now
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We got back from our little journey Our little escapade It's currently 2.45 Let's do a little unboxing moment
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That actually looks quite good We're gonna eat and talk through our plan right now guys
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I have a review session at 4 So for the remaining time I'm gonna lock in on doing this practice test
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Here we come final exam Quick little energy re-up because I can't lock in
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I'm on my review session guys and my cameras on
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so this is The last thing I can say to you guys before I go crazy.
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Okay.
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Bye
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what I could do is
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if I had to estimate guys I think I got about like an 80% on the practice
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which is not as bad as I thought it would be what we're gonna do now
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because it's 6 25 p.m
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and I have more shit to do tonight for my sketch
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group right now I'm just gonna go through all of the problems I got wrong on the first midterm
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and write out notes for myself as to like what I did wrong
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and how I'm gonna solve it it's hella cold
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so we're putting on
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the fuzzy bro Hey guys,
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what's up?
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The time is currently 7.40 We gotta get going because I do have my show Soon, my call time is at 8 We gotta lock out for
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the time being I ended up just like spending the rest
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of my time After the review session editing my vlog Not productive No, no, no, but too bad too fucking bad.
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Let's go change get ready
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Get the show on the road
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and then we get back We will lock back in no
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matter how late it is making a promise to myself lock in once we go Yeah, let's go.
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We are so back.
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We are so back baby.
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This is me hyping myself up before my show
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We're just gonna throw this shirt on right over the shirt
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that we have on already I guess I'll put on jeans my first time putting on genuine pants pants are on Bam.
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I'm gonna put away my sweats.
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I'm gonna throw on this sweatshirt.
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Wonderful.
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In case you didn't know, what are the coolest things about my sketch comedy group is we have matching shoes.
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We all have red converse because we're a red hot poker.
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Fun fact of the day.
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Vibes are slightly higher.
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We're gonna get going now.
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Peace.
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This is how I've been healing my voice brick by brick, guys.
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Take it from a true strep throat warrior, person who's lost her voice countless times over the years, hot water.
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It's generally the only way forward.
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Even though it's like literally April, it's still so cold outside, so I fear I'm gonna have to do a trench coat sitch.
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All right, everyone, I'm off.
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I will see you guys soon.
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Hey!
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Okay.
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Bye!
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We're gonna hit J&B.
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Guys, bad news.
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The deli was closed, so we don't got a place to eat tonight.
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The worst thing in the world imaginable has happened.
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It's just, it's so late.
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Not making this shit up.
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Damn near 5am.
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And I just got home.
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Toasting was really fun.
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I had a good time.
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I just like got so tired because after a certain point, you know, it gets to a point where you're just like so tired.
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Your eyes are closing.
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And that final on Thursday is not going to do itself.
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So tonight might just have to be a serious all-nighter situation.
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We might have to fade the plan of going to New York tomorrow, guys.
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I don't think it's going to happen, unfortunately.
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As much as I really wish that it could, I don't think it's going to go.
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I'm going to finish editing my video.
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My editor got me back another rough draft today.
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So we're going to get this show on the road
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and get it back to her because we're supposed to go live by Thursday.
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A.K.A.
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Day of My Exam.
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Which is really special for New Haven in March.
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Hi.
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You guys I'm genuinely too tired to carry on and I actually have to be over
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The Sun is Risen and I haven't gone to bed yet.
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It's fully bright outside I'm still gonna go to bed Good morning,
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low-key, it's not even morning anymore.
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Yeah, it's not it's um, it's 12.03
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I just got back from running some errands in the morning
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Figuring my shit out my boyfriend came with me to get me Dayquil
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and also got these pastries This is what I'm gonna eat for the day
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croissant
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And a half-eaten cookie that I already dug into this is my favorite croissant in the whole world real ones though
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So spongy so flaky crunchy on the outside, gooey doughy on the inside.
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I have downloaded a bunch of the class files and here's what we're gonna do.
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We're going to export them all onto Notability
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and try to do them all as if they're practice exams
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because I'm about to hit like a crazy amount of hours on Notability today.
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It's gonna be so crazy.
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What the dog doing?
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Midday update.
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I'm feeling genuinely so ill.
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Like the most ill ever.
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We're gonna transport to my bed and do some work on my bed
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because I feel like lying down will make me feel better.
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What is up?
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Time is 7.05.
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Vibes are fine.
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But they're They're getting better.
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They're getting better.
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And the reason is because my boyfriend dropped me off soup, which I clearly ate like three-fourths of already, but it's so good.
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It's from one of our favorite restaurants in New Haven, Midpoint.
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Whenever I'm sick, I genuinely have like an angel on my shoulder.
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Cinnamon raisin loaf situation.
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Mmm.
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This is really good.
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And they also got me a big fat slice of banana bread.
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To be loved is to be known, guys.
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With this newfound sustenance, we're going to walk in.
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Try to get some final review done before our big day tomorrow Because it's happening.
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Hello everyone.
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We've made progress I've nailed down one of like the three main concepts
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that we're supposed to know and understand
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which is Good one third of the way there
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and it's 10 23 honestly making good time I'm gonna go take a shower
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because I feel literally filthy I got like two more hours in me easy
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and then it's gonna be hashtag bedtime in a real way
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first I'm gonna take this shower I think it's gonna be genuinely revitalizing I'm just like
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so gross right now I like need to cleanse my body I'll see you guys there
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hey guys we saw some review to do
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so I'm gonna quickly lotion up skincare up Dry my hair get right back into what I was doing before
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that will be how I end my night Tomorrow is D-Day and I'm starting to feel that like whatever happens happens
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It's no longer a question of like am I gonna get the best grain ever?
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It's more like am I gonna just survive and that's all
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that I want like I just I just want to survive
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I don't even really want to like be the best ever
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like that's not what I'm asking I'm gonna go put on lotion and PJs and I'll be right back Hello everyone.
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We're gonna moisturize.
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My skin is so dry
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I think that's why I've been breaking out in like those weird leg rashes
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because it's a combo I think of like some allergy I'm having either to the seasons
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or like just something I'm eating
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But I've been trying to like decrease my diet to like foods
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that I know are definitely safe and it's not been working
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Why am I like low-key a ginger now I need to redye my hair once this final is over Cream
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Help me!
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Help me!
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I got stuck in the conversation.
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It's all empty.
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I'm gonna tap out.
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This is the best that I can do.
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Genuinely the best that I can do right now.
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We'll meet you guys tomorrow morning for an early wake up to try to lock back in, but I fear this is the most that I can give for the time being.
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My brain is genuinely not on.
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So, let's just go to bed.
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Okay, everyone,
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it's 1032, and we're gonna get up and get off our asses.
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We've finished as much review as I could possibly review.
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Don't judge me for this, but I'm gonna wear my PJs.
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I already put on some sweats.
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This shirt is fine.
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It's fine.
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And I'm gonna put on a sweatshirt and call it a day.
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I gotta go now and it's going from 10 30 Which is now to 1 p.m.
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So I gotta hurry It's okay though because for office hours you don't have to be on time.
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I'm gonna start packing up Okay,
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everyone we're dressed I Just have to pack my bag now the vibes are Jacket from Sporty and Rich,
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but it's a Yale jacket and then I have the same brandy bubble sweatpants
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that I slept in lol and then I have adidas salvas and that's my outfit.
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Looking like an absolute chug today y'all.
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I found these earrings that are attached to my sunglasses.
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Okay yay perfect.
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I will see you guys in the battlefield.
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Wish me luck.
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Hello everyone.
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We're on our way.
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It's so cold.
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It's like freezing cold for no reason um
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but we're gonna survive we're ripping a straight 25 minute walk to start off this morning
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which i think is good because i'm like gonna improve my circulation
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or whatever i just feel like i haven't moved my body in like
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so long i just don't even remember what it feels like to walk it's like foggy rainy vibes today
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but i like that all the leaves are out at least
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genuinely guys none of these trees had leaves up until like this month up until april Oh my god,
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oh my god, oh my god.
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These are the last steps of stairs.
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Jesus.
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Guys, I'm like sweating.
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That walk took it out of me.
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Holy.
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I just finished office hours.
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I'm going to go downstairs again and low-key go get food because I'm starving.
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It's really awkward because it's just me and the professor, so I didn't want to eat food in her office.
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This is my favorite meal.
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This one's like a brazier.
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It's good.
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Mmm.
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Mmm.
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Mmm.
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Okay, guys.
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It's time.
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We're entering the battlefield.
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I'm gonna cry.
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I'm actually gonna cry.
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This is gonna test some area.
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Wish me luck.
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Hey guys.
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Guess who just got out of her rental?
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It's me.
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It's me.
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I feel like so weird even speaking because it was not allowed in the space.
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Obviously. But, wow.
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We're free and I've never felt more alive.
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I'm gonna reward myself with a little treat and then we're gonna run home, take a big fat nap.
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Things are looking up.
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Things are looking up.
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We're heading downhill house.
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Also, I got this crepe.
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I used to love these.
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I used to get them from Costco.
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This one is the chocolate hazelnut.
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There's like barely anything in there though.
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It's skinny as hell.
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That's what we're gonna do now, guys.
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Take a wild guess.
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We're gonna go home.
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We're gonna take off all our clothes.
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We're gonna jump in our bed and nap.
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Like genuinely no one has ever napped before.
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It's gonna be insane.
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I'm not gonna wake up, honestly.
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I'm so grateful.
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Yay, yay, yay, yay.
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Oh my god, yay.
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Oh my god.
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I'm just gonna take off all my clothes and go to bed.
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I'm gonna put on a little show.
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I'm gonna watch something.
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Like shit's gonna get good, guys.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 486 sentences and 4435 words to shadow. The speech runs for 30:24. The speaker talks at a steady 146 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| genuinely adverb | /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/ | In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly. |
| examination noun | /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ | The act of examining. |
| outfit noun | /ˈaʊtfɪt/ | A set of clothing (with accessories). |
| sweat verb | /swɛt/ | To emit sweat. |
| vibe noun | /vaɪb/ | An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing. |
| pants noun | /pænts/ | An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. |
| edit verb | /ˈɛdɪt/ | To change a text, or a document. |
| highlight verb | /ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/ | To make prominent; emphasize. |
| sketch noun | /ˈskɛt͡ʃ/ | A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines. |
| pad noun | /pæd/ | A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on. |
| intro noun | /ˈɪntɹoʊ/ | An introduction. |
| essentially adverb | /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/ | In essence: by nature. |
| insane adjective | /ɪnˈseɪn/ | Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad. |
| routine noun | /ɹuˈtin/ | A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure. |
| jacket noun | /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ | A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| stay up verb | To remain awake; to not go to bed. | |
| get back verb | Return to where one came from. | |
| look up verb | /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ | To have better prospects. |
| take off verb | To remove. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| cut through verb | To take a shortcut through. | |
| end up verb | To bring to a conclusion. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | you've been watching · I've been skipping · I've been chugging |
| “Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true | used to love · used to get |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have not begun · have I begun · have let |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is known · being said · is still not fully recovered |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 281 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: throat /ˈθɹoʊt/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, filthy /ˈfɪlθi/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, sheet /ʃit/, preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, brush /bɹʌʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, cumulative /ˈkjuːmjʊlətɪv/, architecture /ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃə/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like genuinely, examination, outfit.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.