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Go Go Gadget School Thread

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  • AirAir Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    thanks orik
    i got vague memories of all that from high school

    the teacher gave some links for help on writing that ill be looking at later as well
    so that just leaves research and thinking of what to say
    if only there were a way to easily turn these golden nuggets of posts into fully formed and applicable pieces of writing

    Air on
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  • BowenBowen Sup? Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Me Too! wrote: »
    Ugg boots are seriously the dumbest thing

    I had boots like those when I was 3. They were pleather. Seriously, it's the same motherfucking design you see on the little kid boots with Velcro.

    Bowen on
  • bowtiedsealbowtiedseal Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    lostwords wrote: »
    no sillier than ugg boots a few years back or those stupid stupid khlefairy scarves or whatever that all the hip kids seem to be wearing nowadays

    a few years back? I saw a girl wearing them last week! It was eighty degrees out!

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  • AirAir Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    some japanese girl just left australia after being here for like a few years or something

    and then a mutual friend told me that she went out with a couple friends and they bought ugg boots for her and were mailing them to her in japan as a gift

    i mean
    all that effort

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    lostwords wrote: »
    no sillier than ugg boots a few years back or those stupid stupid khlefairy scarves or whatever that all the hip kids seem to be wearing nowadays

    a few years back? I saw a girl wearing them last week! It was eighty degrees out!
    i hope you told her that she is tragically out of style. i don't know what the cool kids wear for footwear nowadays, crocs maybe? LA Lights?

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  • JoonJoon Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Do you guys have "dorms" in the classic sense? At UCSD, I lived in on-campus apartments. We had our own bathroom, kitchen, living room, balcony, and 2 bedrooms for 4 guys.

    If I ever have to deal with that god-forsaken university again, it'll be too soon. Do most universities make it abundantly clear that they hate you and want to make things as frustrating as possible?

    Joon on
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  • DichotomyDichotomy Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I'm in college right now

    I'm in college so I can go to university because I didn't take the proper courses in high school

    I am living in residence

    it's a pretty great time except for this creepy asian guy that lives two doors down from me

    one morning he followed me around for an hour

    just now he made me open a giant jar of applesauce for him as I was on my way to the bathroom

    I always see him walking around other floors and standing in front of girls' doors and trying to look in through the peephole

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  • AirAir Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    he sounds awesome

    befriend him if he will accept you

    Air on
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  • BowenBowen Sup? Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Joon wrote: »
    Do you guys have "dorms" in the classic sense? At UCSD, I lived in on-campus apartments. We had our own bathroom, kitchen, living room, balcony, and 2 bedrooms for 4 guys.

    If I ever have to deal with that god-forsaken university again, it'll be too soon. Do most universities make it abundantly clear that they hate you and want to make things as frustrating as possible?

    Like a < 100 square foot room with two beds, a desk, and a dresser.

    Bowen on
  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited September 2008
    lostwords wrote: »
    lostwords wrote: »
    no sillier than ugg boots a few years back or those stupid stupid khlefairy scarves or whatever that all the hip kids seem to be wearing nowadays

    a few years back? I saw a girl wearing them last week! It was eighty degrees out!
    i hope you told her that she is tragically out of style. i don't know what the cool kids wear for footwear nowadays, crocs maybe? LA Lights?

    I haven't seen people wearing Uggs in like a year
    I have no idea what the "hip" thing is now
    I have a bitchin' pair of Pumas though

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  • Johnny FabulousJohnny Fabulous burgin' Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I just transferred out of a community college and into UC Berkeley. I live on campus; it's enjoyable. I live in one of the quieter residential areas which makes it easy to study. I was surprised by the abundancy of free drugs and alcohol. Shit is ballin' man.

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  • OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2008
    Joon wrote: »
    Do you guys have "dorms" in the classic sense? At UCSD, I lived in on-campus apartments. We had our own bathroom, kitchen, living room, balcony, and 2 bedrooms for 4 guys.

    If I ever have to deal with that god-forsaken university again, it'll be too soon. Do most universities make it abundantly clear that they hate you and want to make things as frustrating as possible?

    http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=70010

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  • Johnny FabulousJohnny Fabulous burgin' Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Oh, also, my philosophy professor was one of the inspirations for Dr. Farnsworth!

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  • AirAir Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Me Too! wrote: »
    lostwords wrote: »
    lostwords wrote: »
    no sillier than ugg boots a few years back or those stupid stupid khlefairy scarves or whatever that all the hip kids seem to be wearing nowadays

    a few years back? I saw a girl wearing them last week! It was eighty degrees out!
    i hope you told her that she is tragically out of style. i don't know what the cool kids wear for footwear nowadays, crocs maybe? LA Lights?

    I haven't seen people wearing Uggs in like a year
    I have no idea what the "hip" thing is now
    I have a bitchin' pair of Pumas though

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDg2J6JSdU0

    Air on
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  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited September 2008
    Isn't that the one with Abe being a spokesman for an energy drink
    That one had a great line
    "Gandhi will now attach the skateboard...
    TO MY HEAD!"

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    My favorite thing is college kids that are new to this city trying to make friends with me since I'm a freshman too

    They're all HI NICE TO MEET YOU BLAH BLAH BLAH and I'm all :arrow:

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  • QuetziQuetzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User, Moderator mod
    edited September 2008
    Ganluan wrote: »
    Anyone who says college classes are too easy either hasn't reached upper division yet, or is in some major that no one cares about like communication.

    The class that I find too easy is an all university required sort of class

    Which means that art students and theatre fags need to be able to pass it as well

    Quetzi on
  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Straightzi wrote: »
    Ganluan wrote: »
    Anyone who says college classes are too easy either hasn't reached upper division yet, or is in some major that no one cares about like communication.

    The class that I find too easy is an all university required sort of class

    Which means that art students and theatre fags need to be able to pass it as well

    Me too

    Also I'm in Mass Comm so it's double easy

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  • GanluanGanluan Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Straightzi wrote: »
    Ganluan wrote: »
    Anyone who says college classes are too easy either hasn't reached upper division yet, or is in some major that no one cares about like communication.

    The class that I find too easy is an all university required sort of class

    Which means that art students and theatre fags need to be able to pass it as well

    Fair enough. I thought I was hot shit my first year, but once I hit the 400-level classes it was quite a wake-up call.

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  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited September 2008
    Guys I don't feel like paraphrasing my sociology book
    Write three quarters of a page on the three sociological theories I'll do the rest myself
    Not that it's hard
    I'm just really fucking lazy

    Me Too! on
  • MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    The interest on my half of the private student loan is 11%, non deferred. I'm a bit annoyed.

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  • QuetziQuetzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User, Moderator mod
    edited September 2008
    I seriously am skipping class today because the paper was so easy I couldn't do it

    I'm so awesome

    Quetzi on
  • QuetziQuetzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User, Moderator mod
    edited September 2008
    Ganluan wrote: »
    Straightzi wrote: »
    Ganluan wrote: »
    Anyone who says college classes are too easy either hasn't reached upper division yet, or is in some major that no one cares about like communication.

    The class that I find too easy is an all university required sort of class

    Which means that art students and theatre fags need to be able to pass it as well

    Fair enough. I thought I was hot shit my first year, but once I hit the 400-level classes it was quite a wake-up call.

    Yeah, I get that

    All over my 100 levels and even 200 levels have been below or roughly equivalent to high school level difficulty

    But I am in a 300 level Mythology class this semester and I am pretty worried that it will totally kick my ass

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I'd be fucking stoked for any kind of intellectually challenging course at this point, really

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  • QuetziQuetzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User, Moderator mod
    edited September 2008
    Fandyien wrote: »
    I'd be fucking stoked for any kind of intellectually challenging course at this point, really

    For no real reason whatsoever just take a 300 level outside of your major

    Quetzi on
  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited September 2008
    Straightzi wrote: »
    I seriously am skipping class today because the paper was so easy I couldn't do it

    I'm so awesome

    what
    This paper isn't due till Tuesday and it's really not hard
    I just don't feel like doing anything
    I do have freshman comp in a little bit and he's going to assign our first essay in there today

    Me Too! on
  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Straightzi wrote: »
    Fandyien wrote: »
    I'd be fucking stoked for any kind of intellectually challenging course at this point, really

    For no real reason whatsoever just take a 300 level outside of your major

    I probably will

    Gonna take a Graphic Novel class or possible Anthropology or something where people at least have the opportunity for interesting input

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  • DichotomyDichotomy Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    this program is ridiculous

    this shit is below high school level

    today I spent two hours learning about sentence fragments, run-on sentences, and comma splices

    there was a vocal minority to the class that felt we were going too quickly

    Dichotomy on
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  • RabidDeathMooseRabidDeathMoose Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Fandyien wrote: »
    Straightzi wrote: »
    Fandyien wrote: »
    I'd be fucking stoked for any kind of intellectually challenging course at this point, really

    For no real reason whatsoever just take a 300 level outside of your major

    I probably will

    Gonna take a Graphic Novel class or possible Anthropology or something where people at least have the opportunity for interesting input

    The few physical anthropology courses I took were actually really interesting. Try and stay away from human anthro though, at least where I was going. They had this new age womyn teaching the course... WHOOOO boy was that an awful one.

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  • LardalishLardalish Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I had this semesters cooking final the other day, Chef said it was Excellent.

    Im feelin pretty great right about now.

    Lardalish on
  • RabidDeathMooseRabidDeathMoose Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Lardalish wrote: »
    I had this semesters cooking final the other day, Chef said it was Excellent.

    Im feelin pretty great right about now.

    I was about to call you out for taking a cooking class at university but saw you're attending Chef school. Which is actually kinda neat.

    Carry on, nothing to see here.

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  • LemmingLemming Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    College is weird for me. Everyone is smarter than I am. Also Physical Chemistry is using concepts from Calc 2 and 3 and I'm in Calc 1.

    Lemming on
  • LardalishLardalish Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Lardalish wrote: »
    I had this semesters cooking final the other day, Chef said it was Excellent.

    Im feelin pretty great right about now.

    I was about to call you out for taking a cooking class at university but saw you're attending Chef school. Which is actually kinda neat.

    Carry on, nothing to see here.

    Yeah, this aint no sissy "heres how to cook rice!" class, that practical I took was me cooking a three course meal solo. Not counting a pot cleaner that is.

    Lardalish on
  • SkankPlayaSkankPlaya Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    a couple years ago I was deciding between law school and culinary school. I chose law school and sort of regret it. Everyone says I need to go to culinary school now, but it costs more than law school, and I still can't find a job as a lawyer to pay for future culinary school. wtf.

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  • transistorsecttransistorsect Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Living on the dorms isn't so bad. I got a relatively small school but I met a lot of new people. Oh and my roommate randomly disappeared , so I have my place to myself for the most part. My suite mates are obnoxiously loud.

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  • LardalishLardalish Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    SkankPlaya wrote: »
    a couple years ago I was deciding between law school and culinary school. I chose law school and sort of regret it. Everyone says I need to go to culinary school now, but it costs more than law school, and I still can't find a job as a lawyer to pay for future culinary school. wtf.

    Oh yeah, its definitely pricey. Luckily Im a spoiled little bastard and my parents are footing the bill.

    Until I graduate, then I get to start paying it back.

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  • GoatmonGoatmon Companion of Kess Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    This thread caused me to look up Dr. Steel's Inspector Gadget cover.
    So awesome.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHgnCT7-gVA

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  • laughingfuzzballlaughingfuzzball Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    My major is really light on the 400s. I'm happy.

    The certificate I plan to supplement it with is mostly 400s with a couple 500s, all specialized. I'm screwed.

    I was going to dual major at one school, but I found out I'd get a better background in the one major going through their Distance Learning Center, and an even better background in the other with the certificate at another school.

    I think I've settled on a Big Plan. I'll use this whole mess toward a Masters in Language Development specializing in Sociolinguistics, and use that to get into minority language development. I have opportunities to discuss this with some people who've been doing that sort of thing for a while, so they'll be able to tell me how reasonable I'm being.

    No one will know what I do, no matter how many times I explain it. Maybe they'll think I teach Spanish or something. I dunno.

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  • TenTen Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I would probably be further ahead in my career if I'd just skipped university and taught myself Computer Science

    I mean, I was already doing a lot of web programming before I even started uni, and though they taught me some good stuff about software engineering, mostly it's stuff I would've picked up myself

    I had to commute over an hour each way to get to my classes, so I never really did any of the social stuff either, definitely didn't make any long term friends there

    An upside of the course was the year of work experience, which for me turned into 5 years at a big company doing basically nothing because it wasn't anything close to the area of computing I wanted to be in

    That's not really the university's fault though, I guess

    Ten on
  • Peter EbelPeter Ebel CopenhagenRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Man, I wish beer was a part of my everyday life.

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