Last Minute Gifts on the Cheap

Students have no money. We all know this. Here are some websites to help you find cool, creative gifts for low-ish prices. Happy holidays and happy hunting!

• The 6 best last-minute gifts
• Etsy (You can search for sellers in your town so you won’t have to worry about shipping costs or time.)
• Last Minute Gifts
• 15 last minute gift ideas
• The Best and Worst Last Minute Christmas Gifts
• 15 Great Last Minute Gifts For $50 or Less

Happy Holidays!

Even though I haven’t been around much in the past few months, I just wanted to wish you all a very merry Christmas and happy holidays!

This blog still means a lot to me but I just have to concentrate on school right now. I’ll be going home for Christmas break in a few days so I’ll try to put together some sort of blog post then.

Thanks guys. I adore you all!

25 Basic Study Tips for Students

This guest post is written by Angela Peterson, who writes on the topic of online psychology degrees . She can be reached at her email id: angela_peterson@rediffmail.com

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There’s more than one way to study and each student knows what works best for him/her. But then, there are also some very basic study tips that help you get more done in less time and with greater efficiency. So here goes, 25 great study tips that every student must know:

1. Paying attention in class is the first step in studying for your exams.
2. Understand a lesson before you attempt to learn it. When you understand a subject, you’re halfway to learning it.
3. Set a schedule to study, perhaps an hour everyday even when you don’t have exams coming up.
4. Doing a little everyday helps you avoid having to cram on the eve of an exam.
5. When it comes to learning, don’t put off for tomorrow what you can do today.
6. Don’t sacrifice sleep during exams – a sleep deprived brain does not function efficiently.
7. Eat more of fruits and healthy foods instead of stuffing yourself with junk food and liters of coffee or going without food when you study.
8. Don’t hesitate to pick your friends’ brain if you know it will help you study.
9. When you study, concentrate on the job at hand instead of letting people or situations distract you. Accordingly, choose a location where there is relative peace and quiet and where you will not be disturbed to do your studying.
10. Take down notes while learning – you remember better this way.
11. If music soothes you, play some in the background while studying. Some people find it helpful while others feel it is a distraction.
12. Never study with the TV on because it only distracts you from your purpose.
13. If you’re using your laptop or computer to study, disable the Internet so that you don’t get sidetracked.
14. Don’t approach your professors on the eve of an examination with your doubts. Get them cleared well in advance.
15. Organize your notes and lessons after each class so that you don’t have to scramble for them when your exams are around the corner.
16. The best time of the day to study is early in the morning when your brain is fresh and rejuvenated after a good night’s sleep.
17. Use mnemonics and other memory aids to remember names and dates – associate them with people and events that are familiar.
18. Leave some time to go review and revise your lessons before an exam. Learning them just once is not enough.
19. When you’re learning Math and other subjects where formulae are involved, practice makes perfect – the more number of problems you solve, the better and quicker you become.
20. Try combined study with a friend so that you can motivate each other and help each other when your energy and enthusiasm tend to flag.
21. Alternatively, discuss the subject with your friends. It helps you gain a deeper understanding of what you’re supposed to learn.
22. Know how to skim when you’re running short of time – when time permits, you can study in detail; but if you lack this precious resource, you must know how to speed read so that you glean all the important points with one or two quick skims of the page.
23. Some students find that audio lessons help them learn better.
24. When you teach a friend a concept, you tend to remember it more thoroughly. So if any of your friends come to you with doubts, help them out without hesitation.
25. And finally, don’t let the stress of examinations get to you. When you’re stressed, your brain stops functioning as it should and all your hard work goes to waste. So stay cool and crack your exams with good groundwork and preparation.

Interested in writing a guest post for Kill Jill? Email me with an idea.

Hiatus.

So, yeah. School and life have both decided to kick my ass to the curb, as of late, and I’ve been ignoring this blog hardcore. And I feel really bad whenever I go to update another blog and I think, “Bummer. I haven’t updated Kill Jill in forever…”

I certainly hope to continue blogging on KJ when more time becomes available.

But for right now, I just don’t have the time for it. So… see ya later?

Kill Jill’s Awesome Thing Of The Week: Drinking on a Sunday Night

First of all, I in no way encourage or condone drinking on school nights. I generally discourage it. School should be your #1 concern while at school. You’re paying a lot of money to be there so you shouldn’t blow it by getting wasted all the time, particularly during the week. it’s just not a smart idea.

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But if, say, you’re hanging out with friends and your friend keeps buying you sex on the beach shooters, who are you to say “No thank you.”?? Pfft. Not going to lie, Sunday night was super fun and totally worth it.

With that being said, they key to drinking on a Sunday night? Lots of water and a Motrin before bed. I felt great when I woke up for school at 7 a.m. the next morning!

Kill Jill’s Awesome Thing Of The Week: Simon Pegg

If I’m not mistaken, I’m mentioned my love of Simon Pegg on this blog before. But I’ll say it again, just in case it didn’t quite sink in last time.

I love this guy. I’ve watched several of his movies in the past week. My pal Jacko pointed out that he really is a very good actor, especially in his eyes. And she’s right. I’d still say Shaun of the Dead is my favorite Simon Pegg film though. Ooooohers.

Kill Jill has a new tattoo!

This is my new tattoo. I’m quite pleased with it. And it didn’t really hurt at all. Bonus!

Kill Jill’s Awesome Thing Of The Week: Wearing a Tie Around Your Head

This video is one of my distractions I now have in class. (Warning: this video includes the fudge-word. But it’s said in a silly English accent so it doesn’t actually count as profanity.)

Kill Jill Video Blog (#1)!

I thought I’d give this a shot. Let me know if you guys like the video blog or prefer written posts that require reading. (It’s like a who’s who of Lazytown!)

iChapters.com Livin’ Digi Sweepstakes

Our friends at iChapters are offering you a chance to win one of four Digi Life packages, worth over $1000! The prize packages include a netbook, jump drive, a smart pen, a shoulder bag and more!

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