What you did today

[Calax]

I'm supposed to be writing an essay. Instead, I got into a giant argument on facebook about-- of course-- whether or not pure laissez-faire capitalism is good...

Of course, because that's what I expect ALL students who use facebook to be talking about

[Trenitay]

So I went to a knowledge bowl competition and we were thinking all day that we had to beat just one other school to advance. Turned out that because we were the only two teams in that division we both got to advance even though we lost. I love winning by default.

[Walsingham]

she's gone and she's not coming back and i'll most likely never see her again

 

Shryke is a sad panda :'(

 

I'd like to make it clear that I am very sympathetic and haven't just started a tabletop stopwatch to time how long it is before you're in bed with some other hot rock chick.

[Deadly_Nightshade]

I was supposed to meet someone, a friend of a friend, and fix their laptop but instead ended up hanging out with her for a couple of hours and making plans for a date next week. Hey, it didn't turn out as planned but this outcome was not the worst in the word either.

[Shryke]

she's gone and she's not coming back and i'll most likely never see her again

 

Shryke is a sad panda :'(

 

I'd like to make it clear that I am very sympathetic and haven't just started a tabletop stopwatch to time how long it is before you're in bed with some other hot rock chick.

 

she was the first person i'd been with in about 7-8 months that wasn't just a casual thing

[I want teh kotor 3]

I'm supposed to be writing an essay. Instead, I got into a giant argument on facebook about-- of course-- whether or not pure laissez-faire capitalism is good...

Of course, because that's what I expect ALL students who use facebook to be talking about

 

 

Edit: I'm sick and I've been told I'm talking like Marcus Fenix.

Edited March 7, 2010 by I want teh kotor 3

[Shryke]

she's gone and she's not coming back and i'll most likely never see her again

 

screw it i'm gonna try and get some money together and go see her

 

i don't wanna let it end like this

[Pidesco]

Can I visit you in New Zealand, Shryke?

 

I just want to figure out what's wron right with you. It's just freaking unreal.

[Krookie]

so um, my hockey career is over now, officially. I've decided I won't play through college because I've burned myself out of the sport. now that I have all this free time (for the first time in like 10 years) I've decided to get a real job and become more dedicated to the guitar. I'll be off to college in 6 months so we'll see how all this works out.

[Shryke]

Can I visit you in New Zealand, Shryke?

 

I just want to figure out what's wron right with you. It's just freaking unreal.

 

you sure you want to witness the crazy?

[Kor Qel Droma]

so um, my hockey career is over now, officially. I've decided I won't play through college because I've burned myself out of the sport. now that I have all this free time (for the first time in like 10 years) I've decided to get a real job and become more dedicated to the guitar. I'll be off to college in 6 months so we'll see how all this works out.

 

That must have been a tough decision for you, Krookster. Enjoy college life!

[Krookie]

so um, my hockey career is over now, officially. I've decided I won't play through college because I've burned myself out of the sport. now that I have all this free time (for the first time in like 10 years) I've decided to get a real job and become more dedicated to the guitar. I'll be off to college in 6 months so we'll see how all this works out.

 

That must have been a tough decision for you, Krookster. Enjoy college life!

 

Yeah it's been a good run though. I mean, Rutgers is the birthplace of Ultimate Frisbee so there's always that...

[Hurlshort]

You are dead to me Krookie.

 

 

Just don't give up on the NHL thread college boy.

[Krookie]

You are dead to me Krookie.

 

 

Just don't give up on the NHL thread college boy.

 

never<3

 

i'm not saying i'll never play hockey again, but division 1 isn't an option and Junior hockey would be way to hard to be committed to while dorming at a school. I'd spend more time sleeping at home than I would school.

[Guard Dog]

so um, my hockey career is over now, officially. I've decided I won't play through college because I've burned myself out of the sport. now that I have all this free time (for the first time in like 10 years) I've decided to get a real job and become more dedicated to the guitar. I'll be off to college in 6 months so we'll see how all this works out.

 

I think that will work out for you, chicks dig guitar players. Did you have any shot of a hockey scholarship? That might have changed your mind.

[BicycleOfDeath]

I've been working a part-time gas station clerk position all week that is more like Full Time + OT on minimum wage. Dealing with this great of a variation of soicieties populace makes one quite hostile. Yes, working at a gas station is a "low on the pole" job. I think people are taken back by the fact that I won't let them pull little cons on me and that I'm not a stupid creature.

 

The worst are any types of solicitors, especially religious ones, that like to prey on an employee that may be so worn down that they'll give in to anything.

 

"Have you accepted [insert religious icon here] as your [religious icon]?"

 

"Leave. .... No. Put the energy drink back. I'm excersizing my right to refuse service."

 

"Freedom of religion! BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH!"

 

"Yes, and you make othe customers wait while you're preaching to people who do not wish to converse or even listen to you. Thusly, I am not asking, I'm telling you to leave."

 

---

 

Oh! There's also the guy who got mad at me that I kicked out because he'd buy me McDonald's if I won the lottery and I replied with a respectable decline as I do not enjoy McDonald's 'food product.' I wanted to hit that guy with the 2 1/4" combination wrench we have sitting behind the counter. Never have I seen someone get so angry over nothing.

[I want teh kotor 3]

I'm procrastinating.

[Krookie]

so um, my hockey career is over now, officially. I've decided I won't play through college because I've burned myself out of the sport. now that I have all this free time (for the first time in like 10 years) I've decided to get a real job and become more dedicated to the guitar. I'll be off to college in 6 months so we'll see how all this works out.

 

I think that will work out for you, chicks dig guitar players. Did you have any shot of a hockey scholarship? That might have changed your mind.

 

I probably could have pulled out some scholarships for some Division 3 schools. At first, when I was applying, college hockey was a must have..But realistically I wasn't going anywhere with the sport past college so I'd rather go to a school that's gonna get me somewhere in life even if that means giving the sport up.

 

The problem with college hockey is the division 1 levels are dominated by people who come from outside the US. Canada and Russian kids come here to play and get an education from a school like Notre Dame or BC.

[Walsingham]

I just read on the BBC that someone from 4 Rifles was killed yesterday in Afghan. I know several guys in 4 Rifles and it's very weird/sad.

 

On the plus side my back is noticeably better today.

[Trenitay]

An osprey landed in a field in a field outside my house today.

[Tigranes]

Wellington showcases the latest in construction work facilities.

 

[Walsingham]

I've been working a part-time gas station clerk position all week that is more like Full Time + OT on minimum wage. Dealing with this great of a variation of soicieties populace makes one quite hostile. Yes, working at a gas station is a "low on the pole" job. I think people are taken back by the fact that I won't let them pull little cons on me and that I'm not a stupid creature.

 

The worst are any types of solicitors, especially religious ones, that like to prey on an employee that may be so worn down that they'll give in to anything.

 

"Have you accepted [insert religious icon here] as your [religious icon]?"

 

"Leave. .... No. Put the energy drink back. I'm excersizing my right to refuse service."

 

"Freedom of religion! BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH!"

 

"Yes, and you make othe customers wait while you're preaching to people who do not wish to converse or even listen to you. Thusly, I am not asking, I'm telling you to leave."

 

---

 

Oh! There's also the guy who got mad at me that I kicked out because he'd buy me McDonald's if I won the lottery and I replied with a respectable decline as I do not enjoy McDonald's 'food product.' I wanted to hit that guy with the 2 1/4" combination wrench we have sitting behind the counter. Never have I seen someone get so angry over nothing.

 

Good on you, mate. The only people who crap on someone just for having a job which they consider socially inferior are the lowest form of spiritual scum. But it's very very easy to fall into the trap of accepting their definition when you're actually doing the job. You don't, obviously, and I applaud you.

[Enoch]

so um, my hockey career is over now, officially. I've decided I won't play through college because I've burned myself out of the sport. now that I have all this free time (for the first time in like 10 years) I've decided to get a real job and become more dedicated to the guitar. I'll be off to college in 6 months so we'll see how all this works out.

 

That must have been a tough decision for you, Krookster. Enjoy college life!

 

Yeah it's been a good run though. I mean, Rutgers is the birthplace of Ultimate Frisbee so there's always that...

Hey! My dad is a Rutgers alum. You can get a damn fine education there, and although it has some obvious drawbacks its location (spread across a not-particularly-nice area in New Brunswick) and in its size (lots of options, but if you don't seek out whatever guidance you need on your own initiative, you're probably not going to get it), it's still a fantastic value, especially for NJ residents. So, congratulations and all that.

 

Any idea of what you plan on studying?

[Guard Dog]

Krookie, if you are considering Electronics Engineering you might want to reconsider. The money really isn't all that great and opportunities seem to be fewer than just ten years ago. Odd isn't it? You'd think it would be the other way around.

[Syraxis]

I heard A LOT of good things about Rutgers and have looked into it myself. But like Enoch said its location is a huge drawback, considering when I transfer to a four year I plan on living off-campus (I'm transferring in the Fall semester after this upcoming one).

 

My sister graduated from La Salle University in Philadelphia, and like Rutgers, it's a glimmering gem situated in the middle of da' hood. She lived off campus nearby in one of those pay by semester complexes and the stories she can tell you about that experience. Among what one would typically see in the more poorer sections of the city: drug dealing (right outside her complex no less), frequent police sirens and flashing lights on her block or one close by, people you wouldn't bring home to meet your mother, I'll sum the worst of it (for her at least):

 

She had to move back home and commute the rest of her time there due to some faulty sewage piping which resulted in a portion breaking on the floor above her with her ceiling leaking **** water. You can't make this stuff up.

 

Personally at the moment I'm leaning towards Montclair university but I'm not ruling out the other state colleges/universities... except for Rowan.