Amidus Drexel's Alliterative and Awe-Accentuating Anvil of Random Banter CLXXXVI

[Teddy]

Oh man, productive Teddy! This can only mean good things

Sadly for you, I'm stuck with a bunch of projects with hard deadlines, so I'll have to make priorities.

Anyway...
Programmer powers, activate!

[LaZodiac]

Sadly for you, I'm stuck with a bunch of projects with hard deadlines, so I'll have to make priorities.

Anyway...
Programmer powers, activate!

Ok. Enjoy your programming Teddy!

[DraPrime]

I'M ALIVE! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! *coughs*

Hello AT! It's been a while, hasn't it?

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

February? If this is on a weekend, then I am 99% sure that this can totally work! Hooray!

Yeah, it'll probably/almost certainly be on the weekend.

[DraPrime]

Yeah, it'll probably/almost certainly be on the weekend.

Excellent. When you know when you'll be around, PM me. We must plan this well.

[Mutant Sheep]

I'M ALIVE! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! *coughs*

It's... ALIIIIVE! And has a 2d6 hp regen per round!

(Great to see you is not dead, by the way. One day I'll be on Facebook for more than 10 minutes and not on a sugar high/crash)

It's strange how an incident in the news can have a really profound effect on you even when you don't know the people involved. The news item in question relates to a nurse that was a victim of a hoax phone call and gave out information over the phone to a call show in Australia. It doesn't have a happy ending.

I guess I can relate to it because when you're working in a hospital mistakes *will* happen, however much we want to pretend they don't. I feel really sorry for her and angry that she commited suicide because of a "joke".

[Qwertystop]

Remember that Ingress thing?

Well, I've started it. It's... Honestly, I don't know. Today was too cold and rainy to go wandering around randomly without gloves.

I did manage to get the tutorial going when I got home, though, so it was okay. Basically an AR game with two factions and it keeps track of areas captured by each globally.

If any other people want to join, I'm in the Enlightened, and I can give you an invite code.

[DraPrime]

Remember that Ingress thing?

Well, I've started it. It's... Honestly, I don't know. Today was too cold and rainy to go wandering around randomly without gloves.

I did manage to get the tutorial going when I got home, though, so it was okay. Basically an AR game with two factions and it keeps track of areas captured by each globally.

If any other people want to join, I'm in the Enlightened, and I can give you an invite code.

Oooh, could I get an invite?

[Amidus Drexel]

Remember that Ingress thing?

Well, I've started it. It's... Honestly, I don't know. Today was too cold and rainy to go wandering around randomly without gloves.

I did manage to get the tutorial going when I got home, though, so it was okay. Basically an AR game with two factions and it keeps track of areas captured by each globally.

If any other people want to join, I'm in the Enlightened, and I can give you an invite code.

I would, but I don't have any kind of phone to play it on. It does look like an interesting game, though.

[Qwertystop]

Oooh, could I get an invite?

Great. Assuming you have some Android device, anyway. PM me the email to send the code to?

[LaZodiac]

BLurf.

I'm on the part of the sickness where you've coughed and blown your nose so much your head is splitting. This is exactly as pleasent as you think.

Blurgh.

[MoonCat]

And it's a very short time to me. Whenever I'm closing up on a hard deadline, the clocks have a tendency to start ticking faster. Good thing I'm efficient when I actually can pull myself to action...

It's possible if you're sufficiently dedicated, and they haven't gritted the roads yet (although you should avoid them anyway, because cars bring dirt, and dirt is terrible to your skis). For some reason, it seems like they refuse to do so in the first day after snowfall, possibly because they want the roads properly compacted before pouring gravel on them...

Well, for as long as you deal with the sources of your stress, good luck with that!

Ugh, I know. I'm suffering both right now. Every day takes forever, but days go by far too quickly.

I'm so jealous of you getting snow at all.

Yeah. More about that below.

Don't worry, you're not screwing up the game schedule at all! I completely understand that everyone has a life outside the game and I can't force them to devote all their time to the game. And besides, you're my friend. I want you to be happy

Thank you. <hugs> Thank you so very much. <hugs>

BLurf.

I'm on the part of the sickness where you've coughed and blown your nose so much your head is splitting. This is exactly as pleasent as you think.

Blurgh.

I had that once for four solid days. All school days, at the height of my lack-of-sleeping, most of which had a test for some class attached to them.

ION: I've decided that the online class I'm taking for fourth period isn't working for me. I'm going to try and drop out. I'm really depressed about it, because it means I'll not be able to take Calculus later on in high school, but at some point during my gap years. It's really depressing, and I'm a little bit angry with the way things worked out. I tried really hard. I got my report card today. All A's, except for that one class, at which I am currently a 79.84%. And it's gotten me massively behind, and the program changed part of the way through in the physical realm, so that's another thing, and I'll give full details once I'm done feeding the cats. Because I need to do something.

IOON: Oh, by the way, first Mock Trial scrimmage of the year today. I'm not in the team that was competing, but I did get to have pizza, host the other school, and watch the entire case get run-through. (minus pretrial, opening, and closing, because SOMEHOW their team thinks they can do examination of witnesses without having a method in their madness of questions. It was pretty cool overall.

My counterpart on the other team if I'd have been on the stand was far inferior to both my school's versions (me and another girl.) He was practically reciting it word for word from his statement.

[Mutant Sheep]

I had that once for four solid days. All school days, at the height of my lack-of-sleeping, most of which had a test for some class attached to them.

ION: I've decided that the online class I'm taking for fourth period isn't working for me. I'm going to try and drop out. I'm really depressed about it, because it means I'll not be able to take Calculus later on in high school, but at some point during my gap years. It's really depressing, and I'm a little bit angry with the way things worked out. I tried really hard. I got my report card today. All A's, except for that one class, at which I am currently a 79.84%. And it's gotten me massively behind, and the program changed part of the way through in the physical realm, so that's another thing, and I'll give full details once I'm done feeding the cats. Because I need to do something.

Yeeks. I tend to either suffer through one day of concentrated suck, or a two week long sickfest.

All A's is great. One class of bad is high school tradition. I know you hear this alot (I assume as much as I get told to work harder) but a class that you dnt take very serious can be great. God knows, Ive gotten calmer since I got louder and less serious in english.

IOON: Oh, by the way, first Mock Trial scrimmage of the year today. I'm not in the team that was competing, but I did get to have pizza, host the other school, and watch the entire case get run-through. (minus pretrial, opening, and closing, because SOMEHOW their team thinks they can do examination of witnesses without having a method in their madness of questions. It was pretty cool overall.

My counterpart on the other team if I'd have been on the stand was far inferior to both my school's versions (me and another girl.) He was practically reciting it word for word from his statement.

Aww. Competing in debates are awesome. I dont actually know about mock trial much, but i know its like a demented Congress-PF crossbreed with legal problems.

Well, was he a freshie? They can be seriously scared, its adorable. But nervousness can stop the snap acts that student debate/speech teams need cold, and thats when you see them rely on their prewritten statements. In freshies case, case written by the seniors.


One happy thing today... I got my PSAT scores, yippie. I wanna brag/compare with peopleeeeees.

[LaZodiac]

Thank you. <hugs> Thank you so very much. <hugs>

Anything for a friend

[MoonCat]

Yeeks. I tend to either suffer through one day of concentrated suck, or a two week long sickfest.

All A's is great. One class of bad is high school tradition. I know you hear this alot (I assume as much as I get told to work harder) but a class that you dnt take very serious can be great. God knows, Ive gotten calmer since I got louder and less serious in english.

Aww. Competing in debates are awesome. I dont actually know about mock trial much, but i know its like a demented Congress-PF crossbreed with legal problems.

Well, was he a freshie? They can be seriously scared, its adorable. But nervousness can stop the snap acts that student debate/speech teams need cold, and thats when you see them rely on their prewritten statements. In freshies case, case written by the seniors.

One happy thing today... I got my PSAT scores, yippie. I wanna brag/compare with peopleeeeees.

Yeah. I get long periods of sick, and then weeks following it of getting better slowly.

Well, the class is a stupid one. I'll take it with a real teacher next year and always be a step behind my friends, but I'm just not able to deal with this ****ing class.

It's like sitting through three entire court cases in one day at State, and witnesses accidentally learning all the objections by being around the lawyers day in and day out.

Senior. And don't be so snooty, sophomore.

Heehee. I never bothered with PSATS when the time came for them. Actually, I didn't know what they were until the weeks the school started announcing them.

Actually, I'm still not sure what the SATs are.

Anything for a friend

<huggles>

[Dimonite]

Man. It's fun being the only sober guy at the cast party. Seriously, watching other people become sappy-friendly and fail at basic tasks is really amusing. I got hugged so many times.

[Teddy]

Ugh, I know. I'm suffering both right now. Every day takes forever, but days go by far too quickly.

Well, thankfully I don't have to suffer through that.

I'm so jealous of you getting snow at all.

You should be. In fact, everyone should be. It's glorious. ♫

Well, the class is a stupid one. I'll take it with a real teacher next year and always be a step behind my friends, but I'm just not able to deal with this ****ing class.

Sounds like a wise decision. I wouldn't want you to burn out even before threading into the working life. Way too many overachieving young people (and especially women) suffer it each year, and I don't want it to happen to one of my good friends as well...

[Elemental]

ION: I've decided that the online class I'm taking for fourth period isn't working for me. I'm going to try and drop out. I'm really depressed about it, because it means I'll not be able to take Calculus later on in high school, but at some point during my gap years. It's really depressing, and I'm a little bit angry with the way things worked out. I tried really hard. I got my report card today. All A's, except for that one class, at which I am currently a 79.84%. And it's gotten me massively behind, and the program changed part of the way through in the physical realm, so that's another thing, and I'll give full details once I'm done feeding the cats. Because I need to do something.

Just my two cents as someone's who's entire academic career crashed and burnt with the fury of a thousand Suns; It is never too early to drop a class you think may be harmful to your overall performance or your health.
Don't worry about delaying Calculus, it's not as tricky as one would think to pick it up.

[Mercenary Pen]

Currently off sick from work due to my inability to keep food down... I hate being sick...

Have plenty of medical advice available- so there's no need to violate forum rules on my account.

[Amidus Drexel]

Man. It's fun being the only sober guy at the cast party. Seriously, watching other people become sappy-friendly and fail at basic tasks is really amusing. I got hugged so many times.

This. Hands-down the best reason to go to a party. Drunk people are hilarious!

Just my two cents as someone's who's entire academic career crashed and burnt with the fury of a thousand Suns; It is never too early to drop a class you think may be harmful to your overall performance or your health.
Don't worry about delaying Calculus, it's not as tricky as one would think to pick it up.

Agreed, on both counts.

ION: I see a lot of people getting sick... forum-goers and non-forum-goers. I hope I'm not next.

[MoonCat]

Well, thankfully I don't have to suffer through that.

You should be. In fact, everyone should be. It's glorious. ♫

Sounds like a wise decision. I wouldn't want you to burn out even before threading into the working life. Way too many overachieving young people (and especially women) suffer it each year, and I don't want it to happen to one of my good friends as well...

Yay for you.

Arghflarghlhmmphgrr.

I'm pretty sure it'll look terrible I dropped out of a class before the first semester even finished. I was so confident I had the ability to do this... I'm just pissed because I know if the school actually had given me the option of having a real teacher, I'd be doing just fine, and I'd be moving ahead quickly.

Just my two cents as someone's who's entire academic career crashed and burnt with the fury of a thousand Suns; It is never too early to drop a class you think may be harmful to your overall performance or your health.
Don't worry about delaying Calculus, it's not as tricky as one would think to pick it up.

It wasn't harming my performance anywhere else, it was just giving me a ****ty grade without me learning anything. So I was in real danger of getting a VERY ****ty grade in the next year with the following class.

Currently off sick from work due to my inability to keep food down... I hate being sick...

Have plenty of medical advice available- so there's no need to violate forum rules on my account.

<hugs> Sorry 'bout that.

[Dimonite]

This. Hands-down the best reason to go to a party. Drunk people are hilarious!

People who are high: also funny. Although it was a little weird when one girl asked me if she could take my "weed-ginity."

Seriously, the only bad part of that party was at the beginning when everyone was trying to convince me to drink because "college is the time for you to be free; your parents aren't going to find out" as if my parents were my only reason for not drinking.

[DraPrime]

No final exams until Wednesday! I am free for four days! Woooooo!

[Teddy]

I'm pretty sure it'll look terrible I dropped out of a class before the first semester even finished. I was so confident I had the ability to do this... I'm just pissed because I know if the school actually had given me the option of having a real teacher, I'd be doing just fine, and I'd be moving ahead quickly.

Terrible to whom? And especially, who cares about that in 5 years time?

ION:
Mum has the best materials lying about for all your pretentious desires. A roll of red ribbon and I'll have all I need...

[MoonCat]

Terrible to whom? And especially, who cares about that in 5 years time?

ION:
Mum has the best materials lying about for all your pretentious desires. A roll of red ribbon and I'll have all I need...

Who says I have five years?

[DraPrime]

Clearly this is the greatest thing ever done by any navy ever.

[Mercenary Pen]

Clearly this is the greatest thing ever done by any navy ever.

I'm not convinced that it beats this.

[Teddy]

Who says I have five years?

...to live?

I'm just saying that how well you performed at a given level loses importance a few years after you've left it. I think the new research I read about said that college students in the 3rd year performed just about equally well despite what their grades were back in high school. Given, this was Swedish research on the Swedish school system (assuming I didn't get something terribly wrong), but my point still stands. When you graduate from college, prospective employers generally only care about your degree.

[LaZodiac]

<huggles>

*hugs*

Also, I hope everything goes well with what you're doing. You've got my support, no matter the situation!

[Coidzor]

I'm pretty sure it'll look terrible I dropped out of a class before the first semester even finished. I was so confident I had the ability to do this... I'm just pissed because I know if the school actually had given me the option of having a real teacher, I'd be doing just fine, and I'd be moving ahead quickly.

Given everything else you've said on the subject, I sincerely doubt that it'll ruin your life and put you upon a path into poverty and obscurity. It's not great, but, eh, now you've got something that can become a talking point for when you've had to exercise good judgment in a troubling, complicated situation.