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No Such Agency
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Congratulations!
Moving away from home is a big step. I did it in stages, first living with my aunt for a few years, she didn\'t tell my parents nothin\' about my drunken antics
but did ensure that I lived a vaguely civilized lifestyle. Then I moved in with housemates, and learned just how fun, and UN-fun that can be. My advice for that is don\'t sweat the small stuff. Roomie forgot to take out the garbage = don\'t sweat it. Roomie plays Celine Dion CD\'s all night at top volume trying to mask their noisy sex life = time for a house meeting lol
Moving away from home is a big step. I did it in stages, first living with my aunt for a few years, she didn\'t tell my parents nothin\' about my drunken antics
but did ensure that I lived a vaguely civilized lifestyle. Then I moved in with housemates, and learned just how fun, and UN-fun that can be. My advice for that is don\'t sweat the small stuff. Roomie forgot to take out the garbage = don\'t sweat it. Roomie plays Celine Dion CD\'s all night at top volume trying to mask their noisy sex life = time for a house meeting lolmonkeyboy30672
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CONGRATULATIONS, sweetheart!!! That desrves a trip to Baltimore for a week!!
(okay...so i have my own reasons for that... )
i know you\'ll do fantastically well and impress EVERYONE with your beautiful voice. Knock \'em dead, love!! South Florida will never be the same!
--Dirty.
(okay...so i have my own reasons for that...
)i know you\'ll do fantastically well and impress EVERYONE with your beautiful voice. Knock \'em dead, love!! South Florida will never be the same!
--Dirty.
Hey
I\'ll offer my congratulations once more:flip:
As for the moving away advice: try and learn some cooking tricks from your mom, eating pasta every day gets old after a wail, and when you resort to dominoes pizza your bank account sudently empties Oh and make your room cozy; that\'ll make even small space feel like home, but I have a natural tendency to feel good in small cozy environment And last of all clan up before the end of the year: I Spent two days cleaning up before going on summer vacations :|~
I\'ll offer my congratulations once more
:flip: As for the moving away advice: try and learn some cooking tricks from your mom, eating pasta every day gets old after a wail, and when you resort to dominoes pizza your bank account sudently empties
Oh and make your room cozy; that\'ll make even small space feel like home, but I have a natural tendency to feel good in small cozy environment And last of all clan up before the end of the year: I Spent two days cleaning up before going on summer vacations :|~
ipaintminis
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THANKS EVERYONE!
and rev, yeah, I\'m a nerd... at least thats what everyone keeps telling me
I am truly looking forward to it, its nice too because I wont have to deal with all the general education requirements, because I\'ve already done them, so no 400 people classes for me!
and i\'ll make sure to post pictures when i get them, of my room/roommate and stuff...and my meager painting area
and rev, yeah, I\'m a nerd... at least thats what everyone keeps telling me
I am truly looking forward to it, its nice too because I wont have to deal with all the general education requirements, because I\'ve already done them, so no 400 people classes for me!
and i\'ll make sure to post pictures when i get them, of my room/roommate and stuff...and my meager painting area
vincegamer
Active member
Congrats.
My biggest bit of advice is to take advantage of whatever you can. You will never get another chance like this.
So, take a class on Medieval Hispano-Arabic Poetry or Bovine Lactation, or Archaeology, or whatever is even slightly interesting to you. You may find a totally new calling grabs you. Work hard though. If you find you\'re not really interested in something it is easy to bomb the class.
p.s. I took each of the above classes.
My biggest bit of advice is to take advantage of whatever you can. You will never get another chance like this.
So, take a class on Medieval Hispano-Arabic Poetry or Bovine Lactation, or Archaeology, or whatever is even slightly interesting to you. You may find a totally new calling grabs you. Work hard though. If you find you\'re not really interested in something it is easy to bomb the class.
p.s. I took each of the above classes.
Congratulations!
The fact that you have already been accepted into the Honors program suggests you have a good head on your shoulders.
Stay focused, go to your classes and you will do well. You don\'t have to be a complete bookworm to do well - remember that at least half of your peers will be ditching classes because they are hung over, so with a minimum of effort, you will still be ahead of the pack. Find out from others in your degree program what the toughest classes are and put your nose to the grindstone in those. Take advantage of summer programs such as research projects, internships, or study abroad programs. It will help you when you graduate and you are applying for jobs, grad school, etc.
Good luck!
The fact that you have already been accepted into the Honors program suggests you have a good head on your shoulders.
Stay focused, go to your classes and you will do well. You don\'t have to be a complete bookworm to do well - remember that at least half of your peers will be ditching classes because they are hung over, so with a minimum of effort, you will still be ahead of the pack. Find out from others in your degree program what the toughest classes are and put your nose to the grindstone in those. Take advantage of summer programs such as research projects, internships, or study abroad programs. It will help you when you graduate and you are applying for jobs, grad school, etc.
Good luck!
airhead
Coffin Dodger / Keymaster
Quarters are like gold.
Flip-flops become as important as soap, and shampoo.
Asleep by 2:30 AM is an early night.
New additions to the food groups: Mountain Dew, Doritos, Ben & Jerry\'s, Ho-Hos and Oreos.
Make sure your alarm clock has back-up batteries.
Duct tape heals all wounds.
Showers become less important.
Sleep becomes more important.
10 minutes is more than enough time to get ready for your first class.
Going to the mailbox was never an ego-booster (or ego-breaker) before.
You begin to nap again.
The book your professor wrote is always required for his class.
E-mail becomes your second language.
Frat parties are exactly like they are in the movies.
Ten-page papers used to sound impossible, now they\'re a Godsend.
You never realized so many people are smarter than you.
You never realized so many people are dumber than you.
Professors are like celebrities: you see them, but they never see you.
Bum rides, money, notes and snacks as much as you can get them.
Don\'t burn bridges, especially if he\'s good in Biology.
Plain pasta never constituted a complete meal before.
The health service attendants are there because they couldn\'t make it in a real hospital, never ever forget that.
Forget putting the toilet seat down, you just pray that they flush.
Frisbee becomes a contact sport.
Care packages rank up there with birthdays.
College girls are the same as high school girls - just with more freedom, and no curfew.
Pop a vitamin and breakfast is covered.
Learn to love your roommate, especially when he leaves you the room.
You always thought that worshipping the porcelain god was just an expression, but it\'s not.
Printers only break down when you desperately need them.
Even though the beds are long, they are also extra narrow.
Things that were a huge deal in high school are now commonplace.
You never thought you would share so much about yourself with people you have known for such a short time.
Computer games go in and out faster than the latest fashions.
Any game can be made into a drinking game.
Disney movies are more than just classics.
Find one thing you like in the dining hall and go with it.
You will hear more stupid nicknames than you ever thought possible.
Phone calls almost never happen and when they do, you just don\'t get the messages.
Cereal makes a meal any time of day.
Keep your high school term papers; nowadays, everything is recycled.
ATMs are the devil\'s advocate.
Beware the boy in the Care Bear toga.
You almost forget how to drive.
You\'ll drink anything if it\'s free.
People still cheat; it\'s just more technologically advanced.
You get really good with excuses for skipping class.
The girl you\'re going to marry may live right next door, so keep your stereo down.
Ordering food at 1 AM is a common occurrence.
You never realized how cool you can be.
TV becomes a bigger time sucker than ever before.
You realize how great your hell summer job was once you have to study.
Keys have never been so important, yet you seem to lose them more than ever before.
You meet the type of people you only thought existed in the movies.
You learn to sleep with light, noise, extreme temperatures, and roommates snoring.
You don\'t have to cover your textbooks anymore.
You become a juggler with the balance between school, friends, girls, activities, work, parties.
You live for chicken finger day at the cafeteria.
People that were geeks in high school seem okay now.
You begin to realize that college is about the ideal lifestyle, except for those pesky classes.
You get good at rationalizing on whether to do homework or not.
Procrastination becomes an art.
Jeans may be worn as many times as the wearer desires.
The only reason you ever dress up is when everything else is dirty.
With all the wealth of knowledge around you, you start to feel like you\'re on intellectual welfare.
Going to the mini-mart is a major treat.
Amount of alcohol consumed is inversely proportional to grade point average.
You have two kinds of shoes: everyday shoes and party shoes.
Classes: the later the better.
The cute girls actually talk to you now.
Care packages make it all worthwhile.
The longer you\'re there, the less you talk about home.
Always wear your safety goggles. They\'re not kidding.
You don\'t learn last names.
Card games never lasted for hours before.
Vacuuming happens every semester, if you get around to it.
Boys will dance in college.
People who never talked to you in high school are now your best friends when you come home.
You are NEVER alone.
It\'s amazing how late you can stay up doing absolutely nothing, yet falling asleep in class or in the library takes an average of two seconds.
You spend a ridiculous amount of time pondering the mystery of whether the Lucky Charms in the cafeteria are the real thing.
People magazine is your deep philosophical reading material.
You begin to subdivide your room into sections such as den, library, etc. to make it sound like a house.
All you have to do to make new friends is have mom send some cookies.
You never realized how quiet your house was.
Dishes aren\'t dirty enough to wash until they have bugs and / or mold in them.
You get along so much better with your family now that you never see any of them.
Your life will never be the same again.
Flip-flops become as important as soap, and shampoo.
Asleep by 2:30 AM is an early night.
New additions to the food groups: Mountain Dew, Doritos, Ben & Jerry\'s, Ho-Hos and Oreos.
Make sure your alarm clock has back-up batteries.
Duct tape heals all wounds.
Showers become less important.
Sleep becomes more important.
10 minutes is more than enough time to get ready for your first class.
Going to the mailbox was never an ego-booster (or ego-breaker) before.
You begin to nap again.
The book your professor wrote is always required for his class.
E-mail becomes your second language.
Frat parties are exactly like they are in the movies.
Ten-page papers used to sound impossible, now they\'re a Godsend.
You never realized so many people are smarter than you.
You never realized so many people are dumber than you.
Professors are like celebrities: you see them, but they never see you.
Bum rides, money, notes and snacks as much as you can get them.
Don\'t burn bridges, especially if he\'s good in Biology.
Plain pasta never constituted a complete meal before.
The health service attendants are there because they couldn\'t make it in a real hospital, never ever forget that.
Forget putting the toilet seat down, you just pray that they flush.
Frisbee becomes a contact sport.
Care packages rank up there with birthdays.
College girls are the same as high school girls - just with more freedom, and no curfew.
Pop a vitamin and breakfast is covered.
Learn to love your roommate, especially when he leaves you the room.
You always thought that worshipping the porcelain god was just an expression, but it\'s not.
Printers only break down when you desperately need them.
Even though the beds are long, they are also extra narrow.
Things that were a huge deal in high school are now commonplace.
You never thought you would share so much about yourself with people you have known for such a short time.
Computer games go in and out faster than the latest fashions.
Any game can be made into a drinking game.
Disney movies are more than just classics.
Find one thing you like in the dining hall and go with it.
You will hear more stupid nicknames than you ever thought possible.
Phone calls almost never happen and when they do, you just don\'t get the messages.
Cereal makes a meal any time of day.
Keep your high school term papers; nowadays, everything is recycled.
ATMs are the devil\'s advocate.
Beware the boy in the Care Bear toga.
You almost forget how to drive.
You\'ll drink anything if it\'s free.
People still cheat; it\'s just more technologically advanced.
You get really good with excuses for skipping class.
The girl you\'re going to marry may live right next door, so keep your stereo down.
Ordering food at 1 AM is a common occurrence.
You never realized how cool you can be.
TV becomes a bigger time sucker than ever before.
You realize how great your hell summer job was once you have to study.
Keys have never been so important, yet you seem to lose them more than ever before.
You meet the type of people you only thought existed in the movies.
You learn to sleep with light, noise, extreme temperatures, and roommates snoring.
You don\'t have to cover your textbooks anymore.
You become a juggler with the balance between school, friends, girls, activities, work, parties.
You live for chicken finger day at the cafeteria.
People that were geeks in high school seem okay now.
You begin to realize that college is about the ideal lifestyle, except for those pesky classes.
You get good at rationalizing on whether to do homework or not.
Procrastination becomes an art.
Jeans may be worn as many times as the wearer desires.
The only reason you ever dress up is when everything else is dirty.
With all the wealth of knowledge around you, you start to feel like you\'re on intellectual welfare.
Going to the mini-mart is a major treat.
Amount of alcohol consumed is inversely proportional to grade point average.
You have two kinds of shoes: everyday shoes and party shoes.
Classes: the later the better.
The cute girls actually talk to you now.
Care packages make it all worthwhile.
The longer you\'re there, the less you talk about home.
Always wear your safety goggles. They\'re not kidding.
You don\'t learn last names.
Card games never lasted for hours before.
Vacuuming happens every semester, if you get around to it.
Boys will dance in college.
People who never talked to you in high school are now your best friends when you come home.
You are NEVER alone.
It\'s amazing how late you can stay up doing absolutely nothing, yet falling asleep in class or in the library takes an average of two seconds.
You spend a ridiculous amount of time pondering the mystery of whether the Lucky Charms in the cafeteria are the real thing.
People magazine is your deep philosophical reading material.
You begin to subdivide your room into sections such as den, library, etc. to make it sound like a house.
All you have to do to make new friends is have mom send some cookies.
You never realized how quiet your house was.
Dishes aren\'t dirty enough to wash until they have bugs and / or mold in them.
You get along so much better with your family now that you never see any of them.
Your life will never be the same again.
vincegamer
Active member
And sometimes none of that will help.Originally posted by DaN
Warning: Some lectures may induce drowsiness
If you find youyrself nodding off during a partciularly dull and monotone one, try pepping it up by imagining the lecturer with a really high helium voice or something
(Caffeine only works SO long, and has side effects)
I had a U.S. Government class. They had to hold it special for the few of us who needed it to graduate but couldn\'t otherwise fit it in, so the class size was about 5 people.
We were all males between the ages of 18 & 20. The class discussed current events. At that time, current events meant the first invasion of Iraq and the Persian Gulf under the first President Bush. Talk was rampant about the possibility of the draft and we could all have been sent off.
Exciting as the subject was I still fell asleep in Mr. Burgess\' class. The man was insanely boring.
He was so boring that my brother, who had had a class with him 6 years earlier actually invented the \"Burgess Monster\" for his D&D campaign. The adventurers went into a room full of little tables. Bodies sat at the tables in various stages of decay. A hairy beast at the front of the room was making some sort of indecipherable babbling noise and the adventurers had to make saving throws to avoid falling asleep and eventually starving to death where they sat.
monkeyboy30672
New member
Oh, i certainly agree. One of my all-time favorite classes was \"The Anthropology of Magic in Religion\". VERY cool. And it gave a really interesting perspective on major religions like Judaism and Catholicism.
provoke me
New member
i tried to find something someone told me about dorm room living which was very true.
but, i cant find it, so ill tell you what i learned.
the essentials for a dorm room are, computer, microwave, and mini fridge. some people will say you need a TV, but...you really dont.
if you put your bed at captains hight or w/e the middle hight is, you have a test every morning to see if you are still wasted, its called, \"if i jump out of bed, past the clothing pile next to me, and land without falling...then im sober\"
i had a lot of fun with that one.
my epirience with roomies hasnt been to grand, but, make sure you have set up a do not enter type dealy, cuz...walking in on your roomie with another person doing the deed..well...its just not fun. no matter how many times you do it.
dont party to hard, keep up with the work. dont accept those credit cards they try to give you on campus.
search out for free meals, i found i could go almost an entire 2 weeks withouth buying my own food.
painting minis will drop greatly, first because you will have little to no room to do it, and because, well. everyone you know and friends are just down the hall or right outside chillen.
ummm...yeah. ill add more later probably.
but, i cant find it, so ill tell you what i learned.
the essentials for a dorm room are, computer, microwave, and mini fridge. some people will say you need a TV, but...you really dont.
if you put your bed at captains hight or w/e the middle hight is, you have a test every morning to see if you are still wasted, its called, \"if i jump out of bed, past the clothing pile next to me, and land without falling...then im sober\"
i had a lot of fun with that one.
my epirience with roomies hasnt been to grand, but, make sure you have set up a do not enter type dealy, cuz...walking in on your roomie with another person doing the deed..well...its just not fun. no matter how many times you do it.
dont party to hard, keep up with the work. dont accept those credit cards they try to give you on campus.
search out for free meals, i found i could go almost an entire 2 weeks withouth buying my own food.
painting minis will drop greatly, first because you will have little to no room to do it, and because, well. everyone you know and friends are just down the hall or right outside chillen.
ummm...yeah. ill add more later probably.
vincegamer
Active member
Still, it\'s better than waking up to the sound of your roommate and his girlfriend \"doing the deed\" .... next to you in your bed.
Okay, it wasn\'t college, but man.
