So, how was your day? - Page 3

!@#$%! · 03.20.2007, 05:19 PM

sorry to insist but

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Originally Posted by Savage Clone

I once again feel the need to state my total lack of regret for dropping out of college in mid-senior year.

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For example, to work as a librarian in my city, one needs a Master's in library science and 5 years' experience to make the exact same wage I make now (without any student loan debt to pay off and having been able to buy my own house). That is just one example.

what i don't understand here is how come you went to college 3-1/2 years without any debt, and one semester to finish would have burdened you with immense loans?

cryptowonderdruginvogue · 03.20.2007, 05:25 PM

wonderful
we laid out by my pool and jammed some mozart
drank a glass of wine
going to dinner in a few

val-holla-ing · 03.20.2007, 05:31 PM

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if i tried to refute your points, would you see me as confrontational? i think finishing the thing could have made your life easier. even day jobs pay better with a degree.

not at all! i need all the encouragement i can get just to get through this semester.

Savage Clone · 03.20.2007, 05:31 PM

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what i don't understand here is how come you went to college 3-1/2 years without any debt, and one semester to finish would have burdened you with immense loans?

I had some savings and went to a cheap school. I wasn't referring to my personal situation.
I was speaking in the general sense regarding debt, as most college-bound folks seem to incur quite the mountain of debt in the present climate.
Yes, statistically the odds are in your favor with the degree; all I am saying is that there are nuances within that statistical construct and nothing is guaranteed.

sonicl · 03.20.2007, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ploesj

it was fine, someone's birthday at school so we all sang 'happy birthday' in latin and got some cake...

Do you mean you sang Happy Bithday in a Latin lesson, or that you sang a Latin translation of Happy Birthday?

If it's the second, what is the Latin translation of the song?

!@#$%! · 03.20.2007, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Savage Clone

I had some savings and went to a cheap school. I wasn't referring to my personal situation.
I was speaking in the general sense regarding debt, as most college-bound folks seem to incur quite the mountain of debt in the present climate.
Yes, statistically the odds are in your favor with the degree; all I am saying is that there are nuances withing that statistical construct and nothing is guaranteed.

of course nothing is ever guaranteed-- in that vein i could say you shouldn't buy a house cos maybe a volcano will erupt right underneath.

with val already having invested 5 years of his life into this, to throw it all away so close to the goal would be a total waste.

that's the reason i asked him how far he was into it. had he been in his sophomore year i might have recommended otherwise.

at this point, a degree (ANY degree) will serve him better than "a bunch of courses".

fact is, often recruiters will regard your degree simply as your ability to finish what you've started. unfinished studies will peg you as a "quitter" whether you actually are or not. a recruiter doesn't have time to know you personally, so they have to make quick judgments. degree > no degree. (i should know what im saying, i didnt finish my phd). a b.a. functions as a credential, nothing more-- but it's an important one.

Savage Clone · 03.20.2007, 06:05 PM

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of course nothing is ever guaranteed-- in that vein i could say you shouldn't buy a house cos maybe a volcano will erupt right underneath.

Now you're just being silly.
A bombing is far more likely.

!@#$%! · 03.20.2007, 06:08 PM

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Now you're just being silly.
A bombing is far more likely.

or godzilla could come out of one of the 10,000 lakes

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val -- here's another option for you. after 5 years you're probably fucking fed up from that shit. so instead of throwing it all away consider taking a leave of absence. tell them that you need to get a job or something, i don't know. then after you're done curing your book fatigue, you can go back & finish your courses.

see there's a reason this shit is meant to last 4 years. it gets fucking BORING after a while. but whatever you do, try not to blow it impulsively, or it will cost you more in the long run.

SynthethicalY · 03.20.2007, 06:10 PM

I hope I don't get that frustrated. I do want to finish college.

!@#$%! · 03.20.2007, 06:20 PM

at this point i must withdraw momentarily from the board as i have been a total slacker for the whole day.

the risk of returning is quite high but i should at least try.

Hip Priest · 03.20.2007, 06:22 PM

My day was excellent. Very nice indeed.

the ikara cult · 03.20.2007, 07:05 PM

started well, got worse as the sun went away, like most of them

Toilet & Bowels · 03.20.2007, 08:29 PM

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or godzilla could come out of one of the 10,000 lakes

don't be ridiculous, godzilla comes out of the sea

anyway, my experience of university has lead me to believe it is ultimately a waste of time unless you plan on working in a field that requires a certain degree. i'm thinking about becoming a plumber.

Пятхъдесят Шест · 03.20.2007, 08:35 PM

I know a few plumbers who make a decent amount of money.

Though they are also drunks.

SynthethicalY · 03.20.2007, 08:39 PM

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I know a few plumbers who make a decent amount of money.

Though they are also drunks.

The Audacity that you have to say such comments. Are you saying Toilet isn't a alcoholic.

Пятхъдесят Шест · 03.20.2007, 08:43 PM

I suppose I was saying, he'd be a better alcoholic if he were a plumber. And he'd have gobs of money. People like this always make the best drunks.

Aim high, comrade.

!@#$%! · 03.20.2007, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels

don't be ridiculous, godzilla comes out of the sea

anyway, my experience of university has lead me to believe it is ultimately a waste of time unless you plan on working in a field that requires a certain degree. i'm thinking about becoming a plumber.

as a future plumber you need to be acquainted with the existence of underground rivers

these are the highways of the acquatic monster world.

how do you think the loch ness monster hides so well? he actually vacations in tahiti.

Пятхъдесят Шест · 03.20.2007, 08:58 PM

Nessy doesn't hide at all!

SynthethicalY · 03.20.2007, 08:58 PM

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as a future plumber you need to be acquainted with the existence of underground rivers

these are the highways of the acquatic monster world.

how do you think the loch ness monster hides so well? he actually vacations in tahiti.

Don't be lying, we all know tahiti doesn't exist.

!@#$%! · 03.20.2007, 09:00 PM

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Don't be lying, we all know tahiti doesn't exist.

he keeps a summer residence in atlantis then?

03.20.2007, 05:25 PM	#42
cryptowonderdruginvogue invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: the party Posts: 10,281	wonderful we laid out by my pool and jammed some mozart drank a glass of wine going to dinner in a few
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03.20.2007, 06:10 PM	#49
SynthethicalY invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,408	I hope I don't get that frustrated. I do want to finish college.
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03.20.2007, 06:20 PM	#50
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,548	at this point i must withdraw momentarily from the board as i have been a total slacker for the whole day. the risk of returning is quite high but i should at least try.
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03.20.2007, 06:22 PM	#51
Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	My day was excellent. Very nice indeed. __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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03.20.2007, 07:05 PM	#52
the ikara cult invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London sink Posts: 4,576	started well, got worse as the sun went away, like most of them
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03.20.2007, 08:35 PM	#54
Пятхъдесят Шест invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Omaha, Nebraska, USA Posts: 3,063	I know a few plumbers who make a decent amount of money. Though they are also drunks.
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03.20.2007, 08:43 PM	#56
Пятхъдесят Шест invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Omaha, Nebraska, USA Posts: 3,063	I suppose I was saying, he'd be a better alcoholic if he were a plumber. And he'd have gobs of money. People like this always make the best drunks. Aim high, comrade.
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03.20.2007, 08:58 PM	#58
Пятхъдесят Шест invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Omaha, Nebraska, USA Posts: 3,063	Nessy doesn't hide at all!
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