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Miscellaneous => General Chat => Topic started by: Weegee on June 01, 2010, 09:45:32 PM
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Every twelfth-grader knows the situation: An older family friend or relative approaches you in hopes of making small talk, beginning with that most tiresome question, "Do you know what you'll be doing after high school?" Due to exasperation over having answered this very question countless times, or perhaps due to genuine uncertainty, you nonchalantly give a vague response before directing the conversation elsewhere.
So, Class of 2010 and beyond, I'll now become your honourary aunt by asking you this: What are your plans? Off to college? To university? Straight to the workforce? Embarking on a soul-searching journey, perhaps? Discuss.
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I graduated from high school 2 years ago. Can I still contribute?
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NO GTFO MY THREAD
Err, absolutely!
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I straight-out told them I'm going to college. it worked with a little discussing afterward. It's unavoidable.
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I knew exactly where I wanted to go when I got out of high school. I applied to TCU and was accepted (only 1,000 out of 12,000 applicants were accepted). My parents were happy to pay for my tuition.
I wanted to study religion and become a pastor. As you know, I am now irreligious. I'm majoring in sociology (I was, for a little while, majoring in philosophy).
The majority of graduates from my high school either go to work or attend community college. I am very glad I was given the opportunity to leave The Colony, as its residents consist of potheads, gang members, rednecks, and the like.
I wouldn't recommend going to TCU unless you are rich, planning on majoring in business, or are very conservative. Regardless, I enjoy TCU and wouldn't want to go elsewhere.
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As a person who graduated, I'm just going to let everyone know that I intend to do absolutely nothing with my life in the future.
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Some people simply exist I suppose.
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Forget this; people were constantly asking me what I was going to do after college.
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Every time someone asks me what I'm going to do after college, I ask them if they're a soothsayer.
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What I intend to do and what I will do may be two different things, but whatever.
I want to go to college - somewhere close to home preferably, to take advantage of free room and board. I don't know what I'll major in, but hopefully it will involve music or drawing/animation somehow.
I say "music or drawing/animation" because I'd like to go into entertainment, with my first choice being game design. In my opinion (and I could be very wrong about this), I have more natural talent for composing music than drawing things. Of course, I'm nowhere near a professional level in either area; I'm still learning, after all.
PS: I really really despise writing code and math in general, which is why I'd rather not end up doing a math-heavy job if I can at all help it.
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I'm in my second year of college at SVA. I'm an animation major. I don't know which company I want to be hired by when this is all over, but my big dream is to have my own internet-distributed cartoon.
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I'm going to college for computer science but I don't have any of the details planned out yet.
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Provided that everything works out, I'll be taking Algonquin College's Radio Broadcasting course this September. (b-_-)b
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Graduated college last month. No idea what I'm doing now.
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What did you major in? You could get a government job...
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I'm entering my third year of college, and applied for a minor in History and possibly Psychology. I'm not putting all my eggs in one basket especially with a market as competitive as Graphic Design.
It's a funny story. I pretty much made it into my 12th year not really caring where my life was heading. I ended up being forced to meet with my school's counselor to discuss my plans. When she heard I hadn't even applied to a single college at that point (It was like mid-November or so), she panicked and got me a bunch of exemption passes so I wouldn't pay to take the last SAT and ACT test of the year. I was acting like Light Yagami towards anyone who found out, but truthfully if she didn't do that I would've been ****ed since I had no intention to attend a community college.
So I signed up to like 4 colleges since that's about the limit the exemptions had for me, and ended up not submitting half of them. Then the months passed and my acceptance letters didn't come in until mid-May for me. People around me were panicking once again because they were afraid I was rejected, but I ended up being accepted by the only two I applied for. I ended up choosing the one farther away from home because everyone else was going to the local one and I didn't want to spend anymore time around them. Then once again, I didn't pay my tuition fees until the very last day due to FAFSA being stupid and insisting on some incredibly obscure piece of info to give me my money and I spent my first week in a hotel because I never managed to look for an apartment during the summer.
So as of now, the only thing college has taught me is that I'm incredibly lazy and unmotivated if there's no one there to tell me to keep going.
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So as of now, the only thing college has taught me is that I'm incredibly lazy and unmotivated if there's no one there to tell me to keep going.
That's my primary concern. I'd be failing everything as is, were it not for teachers constantly egging me on. Perhaps doing something I'm actually interested in will provide sufficient motivation during college.
University is considered the standard for graduates from my school, but whatever. A useless degree from Pricksworth University doesn't seem worth the effort. Aside from the Asian kids who are ALL going into accounting, most of my classmates will be going into science or engineering.
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Don't worry too much about it. Spend enough time on campus and you'll find something worth doing. Took me about 3 mediocre semesters to get back into it anyway, and I'm still pretty unsure of my immediate future. For now, I'm just having fun and learning whatever I can and exploring options.
I also got over my dead arcade and scouted all the stores in the area. Finally found a Toys R Us so I will no longer miss out on their Buy 2 Get 1 Free sales or the promotional Pokemon.
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Keeping myself entertained shouldn't be too great an issue, seeing as I'll be going home every day. The college is a half-hour drive from our house.
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In order to be eligible for the radio broadcasting course I'd been planning to take, the Media Programs Admission Assessment must first be passed. The test consist of 40 English-comprehension questions, 80 multiple-choice questions regarding Canadian culture, and an essay.
My English score was 111/120, apparently within the 95th percentile.
I scored 55/120 on the Canadian culture section, which is impressive considering HOW ****ING OBSCURE THE QUESTIONS WERE. For example, "Which of the following individuals was not a Canadian astronaut?" ... "Which of these phrases was coined by Marshall McLuhan?" ... "The Winter Light Festival is held annually in which Canadian city?" A typical Canadian wouldn't know any of those, let alone myself.
The essay was what really screwed me. Being quite slow at formulating and organizing ideas, I was unable to write a 350-600 word essay on a Mark Twain quote regarding social conformity within the 50 minutes alloted. Having only written around 240 words before the clock expired, my work didn't qualify for marking. Zero.
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I got madd wykkdd English scores back in high school and [dukar] marks on everything else aside from Civil War History in my junior year, which I had straight A's in all year (???).
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I was informed three or four weeks after my previous post that I made it into the radio program.
I received my class schedule a few days ago. Pretty typical hours (four days a week, three to five hours per day) except for Tuesdays, for which I'll be on campus from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. What fun.
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Keeping myself entertained shouldn't be too great an issue, seeing as I'll be going home every day. The college is a half-hour drive from our house.
Oh man, college was so much fun. I graduated in May 2009, so I've been out for a little over a year now. I miss it a ton. But I can't recommend enough that you move out of your parents house. You'll miss out on a whole dimension of college if you're not close to your campus. You should really look into staying in the dorms or getting an apartment near by!
I've been working full time since I graduated and it's been okay. Having a decent paycheck is great and all, but having all of freedom and none of the responsibility was much more fun. There's something to be said about having a huge concentration of like-minded people your own age around all the time.
It might sound cliche, but enjoy it while you've got it!
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Haha I probably would have died if I didn't live at my house during college. I lived 2 miles from campus anyway.
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Point's moot then, since you had the best of both worlds!
What're you doing these days Chup? I didn't realize you had graduated. My goodness, we've gotten so old!
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I'm nowhere near responsible enough to live away from home. I can't clean, drive, do my own laundry or cook anything besides Kraft Dinner. Remember, you're talking to a guy who can't tie his own shoelaces.
I cannot imagine myself enjoying these forthcoming two years very much. As said before, I could barely stay motivated when teachers were constantly leaning over my shoulder, so finishing assignments for professors to whom I'm just another nameless face will prove difficult, to say the least.
As far as friends go, a small handful of my 42 high school classmates are going to Algonquin, while the vast majority are bound for various universities. Given the size of the campus, I doubt I'll see any of them too often. Going from less than 200 fellow students between kindergarten to grade 12 to over 16,000 in college will also be quite an adjustment to make.
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Been writing some music, playing in a band and a symphony, working a dead end job, gearing up to find ways to elevate myself to better recognition and profession... I think that's about it.
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Those excuses won't fly! I live alone and am a terrible cook. No one taught me how to clean because it's not a skill-- it's a chore! You can do these things, it just sounds like you don't want to. You're going to have to learn someday.
It's all about your attitude. If you don't make an effort to enjoy it, then of course you won't! I went from a small town to a huge school as well. My graduating class in high school was less than 80 people.
You'll make new friends in college, but it's a lot more difficult when you're only there for classes. That's part of the experience!
I know I'm not going to convince you, but you should really stop coming up with reasons you're not going to enjoy college, and just enjoy the ride!
Chup-Edit: You gotta start somewhere! I know I wouldn't be able to handle the music industry (or art for that matter), so I've got nothing but respect for people who brave that route. Good luck!
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Been writing some music, playing in a band and a symphony, working a dead end job, gearing up to find ways to elevate myself to better recognition and profession... I think that's about it.
Writing music? If I may ask, what's the best way learn good composition skills? I'm thinking I'm going to major in music, but I'm better at writing than performing it...
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Take composition lessons. From many people. I took lessons for most of my college career and I'm still not convinced I have "good" skills, but it's a start.
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I...am a terrible cook.
I don't think casting firaga on raw meat is the best way to cook.
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Chup, now comes the part where we all urge you to upload recordings of yourself.
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I don't think casting firaga on raw meat is the best way to cook.
LOL
I'm nowhere near responsible enough to live away from home. I can't clean, drive, do my own laundry or cook anything besides Kraft Dinner. Remember, you're talking to a guy who can't tie his own shoelaces.
You don't need to do most of those in college anyway. Cleaning is done by the dormitory cleaning faeries, most campuses are small enough to walk or ride a bike, and on-campus meal plans are quite the norm (where you go to a cafeteria and eat food prepared for you). Of course, you should probably inform your mother that you will henceforth be taking care of all of your own foot-related clothing duties before you try to tackle laundry.
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I start tomorrow. Oh joy.
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I keep getting e-mail from a bunch of colleges and while I'm sure it's very flattering, I'm growing tired of it.
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That's nothing, man. A certain overpriced Christian College in Grand Rapids, Michigan bombarded me with letters and dinnertime phone calls throughout the entirety of grade 12.
Day one was alright. The Radio Broadcasting class consists of about 40 students... 35 of whom are guys. I managed to earn the title of "comic relief" by 4:00; a new record for me. Also, I would estimate that 10 to 15% of Algonquin's student body smokes.
As for the work side of things, we've only been tasked with some reading for tonight, but the workload will apparently skyrocket exponentially in the coming weeks. :3
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Yes, that's how college semesters work.
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English classes rock, 75% babes 90% of the time.
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Liberal Arts are were the girls are.
God help you if you're in an engineering major.
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Screw you, I was a MATH major.
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Computer science major, math minor. All the ladies are in my dorm though so no big.
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Is it unusual that free condoms were given out by the college during class orientation week?
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They have a special day (week?) for that at the college I went to.
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Bah, I haven't even started to look for classes.
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We've been assigned to listen to a different radio station each week and write a two-page report about its content. It wouldn't be a problem if we didn't have to listen for three consecutive hours, from 6:00 to 9:00 AM, once a week for the rest of the semester.
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Go to grad school for statistics because the job market from fall '08 to summer '09 was hilariously bad for entry level positions.
Although really right now I'm ignoring my classes big time and only focusing on the class I'm TAing for :|
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Go to grad school for statistics
But that involves... numbers... ;~;
I have to ask eight strangers a question and assemble their responses into a 45-second montage. Any suggestions as to what the question should be? Whatever it is, it should elicit a substantial answer beyond "yes" or "no".
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I don't know what to do about the montage, but I have a suggestion about the radio assignment. Look (or listen..) for a radio show called Bob and Tom. They are hilarious: they do regular news, but there is also a regular comedian friend of theirs on the show, and there are often a lot of funny moments mixed in with the regular programming.
They also get a wide variety of guests on the show. Some are muscial guests, some are comedians.. but all of them are a blast to listen to. It might make the assignment a bit more fun, though getting up that early is still a pain in the butt.
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A certain all-girls private college is quite literally bombarding me with mail. They'll send the same stuff twice. Thrice.
I plan to get my BS in nursing. College apps are going well, just gotta get to the scholarships. I aim to eventually work in pediatric oncology. And if someone TELLS me, quite obnoxiously, that I should be a doctor instead and tries to argue me down one more time I'm gonna freaking scream. Why don't YOU go be a doctor, ma'm/sir?
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Bob and Tom
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I am now majoring in history. Hooray for being poor.
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I'm probably going to grad school for engineering, 'cause everyone overseas is advancing rapidly in that area, and pretty soon a master's degree will essentially be required for any decent paying job.
It used to be that a bachelor's in engineering had you set for life, but now China and India are spitting out engineers that work for chicken feed. :P
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God Tier: Math, Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy, Engineering, Medicine.
Top Tier: Law, Stats, Pharmacology, Geology.
Middle Tier: Life Sciences, Computer Science, Kinesiology.
Low Tier: Psychology, Business, Economics, Information Technology.
Garbage Tier: Music, History, English, Philosophy, Political Science, Anthropology.
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In terms of pay, yes. However, everything above Low Tier is boring-ass technical [dukar] that only Aspergers kids should find interesting.
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If that's supposed to be in terms of pay, those tiers are pretty inaccurate. Math, physics, chemistry, and astronomy above law? Blrghahahaha.
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I'm going to write a book and make ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
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I'm currently studying nuke engineering,
with hope of blowing up half of the planet in a roaring rampage of revenge with an extreme desire to relieve the nation of it's dependence on foreign energy sources.
yay nukelar energy!
also, i hate my nuclear physics professor. thought it was important for me to share.
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Man I hope your career nosedives. No offense or anything, but we don't need dangerous, uncontainable energy "sources" (why create deadly radiation to generate STEAM?) when we can use perfectly safe ways to gather energy instead. And no, concrete walls and pools of water are not enough to contain nuclear radiation no matter what the industry would have you believe.
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Nuclear energy is pretty smart by that logic. It creates more energy and reduces the number of people who need to use it.
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Man I hope your career nosedives. No offense or anything, but we don't need dangerous, uncontainable energy "sources" (why create deadly radiation to generate STEAM?) when we can use perfectly safe ways to gather energy instead. And no, concrete walls and pools of water are not enough to contain nuclear radiation no matter what the industry would have you believe.
Hello, I'll be making a completely erroneous and uninformed statement about an energy source I don't understand using information that is provided by sensationalist information sources.
Hurr durr durr, it's easier to just rant off like some uninformed baboon than actually research and learn about a topic.
But I'll humor you, my child. Pray tell, what are these "perfectly safe" ways to gather energy?
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I'd call wind power and solar power pretty darn safe. The cost is not prohibitive despite rumors to the contrary, considering what the country is pouring into its nuclear program. And yes, there is plenty of potential for collection of energy through those sources without supplementation from nuclear power, despite what nuclear energy industry proponents would like everyone to think. The fact is, safer sources of energy simply aren't as lucrative (and they don't provide us with weapon materials), and that's why they aren't in the forefront at this time.
What is erroneous about my statement?
The fact that the concrete shielding in our (most of them dilapidated) nuclear plants isn't enough to contain the radiation they generate? No, I'm pretty sure that has been confirmed. It might be enough to contain some or most of the radiation, but no shielding can yet block all the radiation being generated.
The fact that nuclear plants use their energy to heat water? Again, no, that's all that it does.
Furthermore, a large number of plants which (operating long past their planned lifespan) have failed or haven't even been checked to comply with the industry's "safety" guidelines but the commission keeps renewing the plant contracts anyway, because they just make so much darn money that they don't even care.
And even if we could contain the radiation from the plants, that still leaves the problem of where to contain the waste. We have companies blasting holes in mountains where people live, or selling it to other countries. In Europe they're dumping it in the Mediterranean. France's groundwater is contaminated forever due to their nuclear program. And I don't think it's a very great idea to keep generating material for atomic bombs, you know? The idea is that no one is ever going to use them, so why does every country need a stockpile of them?
I'll certainly admit that I may be biased against the use of nuclear power, but you are most certainly biased toward it. I know we'd all love to believe that nothing's wrong as long as someone tells us it's fine, but the idea that a little poison is fine for you really needs to be dispelled. I find your attitude distasteful. It's so easy to dismiss nuts with a wave of your hand, but this is not sensationalism. There is more to the situation than the NRC would like to have widely known. Do some research into the other side of the argument just for your own edification.
I'm sure you'll refute this as all unsubstantiated nonsense, but that's okay. You can keep doing your paper engineering without checking on actual situations as long as you want. Someone with a little more sense and a little less greed than the NRC will surely come along before we have more accidents, right?
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I agree with Chupperson. Instead of using nuclear energy as a fuel source, we could always...you know, stop consuming so much stuff.
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Nuclear resources should only be used for the lulz.
But really, it's a tough call. France is apparently thriving from it...
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As I understand it, they're really doing pretty poorly and trying not to let it show. I remember reading an article with a French nuclear administrator guy telling about how hard it was to keep things working. And like I said, France is totally contaminated by now.
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France has nuclear power, they're banning burkas, and their president is married to a porn star. When did they become more America than America?
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I'm writing a paper on nuclear power. I'm going to interview a dude at a power plant. I'll clear all of this up.
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TMK Investigative Journalism
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Tell whoever you interview that you're really with an organization called that.
Back to topic, below is tomorrow's radio log. Not that anyone should care, but these are what I'll be looking at for the next two years.
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Shameless promotion time: Listen live to CKDJ (http://www.ckdj.net/content/player.php)
You can hear me on Thursdays between 2:30 and 3:00 PM EST, but please don't.
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If you don't want us to listen, then why post the info? ;p
I'll probably listen now that you mentioned it only because I'm curious about how you sound.
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Weegee is obviously concerned that his suave, sexy voice will turn the male members of the forum gay.
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If only it were. My voice is high, nasal, croaky, and quite unbefitting to my appearance.
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Did anyone catch his show?
I'm at work at that time, and they've blocked all streaming sites there. Maybe one of these days I'll catch it.
What is your program about?
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If it was his show I caught a few minutes of (can't stream stuff for too long on my connection), it was just him DJing, not a talk show or anything.
And he sounded pretty normal, really.
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Fair enough.
For whatever reason, I was under the impression it was a talk show. Well, Weegee, once you work your way up to that, let us know. I'll be sure to call in.
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I was just listening the one of the songs that is playing right now and I'm still laughing hard!
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If that was Weegee, he didn't sound too bad. And some of those songs were funny. I couldn't stream very much either, since my daughter woke from a nap just after the second song started.
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Once again, my shift is on Thursdays from 2:30 to 3:00 PM EST. Unless you listened then, you were hearing someone else.
We can't host actual shows until second year. I would mind starting an outsider music (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outsider_music) program, or maintaining the current Friday-afternoon R&B/blues show.
I was just listening the one of the songs that is playing right now and I'm still laughing hard!
wat
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um yeah... how many people tune into to it? If I were Canadian, I would be begging for a US station.
I am, however tuning in on Thursdays between 2:30 and 3, though.
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CKDJ has an average listenership of however many people are in or around the studio at any given time, plus our parents and whoever else is aware of its existence.
In other words, you guys comprise about one-fifth of the station's listening audience.
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So, assuming that 8 people here comprise 1/5 of the station's total viewers, equating to 40 more or less people. (Insert witty Phil Hartman comment here)
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That's about right, actually. I'd estimate from 30 to 60 people.
I were Canadian, I would be begging for a US station.
Commercial radio is exactly the same up here, save for having to play 35% Canadian content.
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I could live with classic rock stations being 35% Rush.
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They're 35% The Guess Who and Neil Young.
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Avril Lavigne!
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On the other hand, Celine Dion.
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Sex Bob-ombs?
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Yes!!
And Jim Carrey.
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Well, then shoot, Canada rules.
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Cannot erase... cannot unsee...
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Why must all the assignments be piled into these last three weeks of the semester? Augh...
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Welcome to college!
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Why must all the assignments be piled into these last three weeks of the semester? Augh...
Because you didn't start working on them as soon as you had your syllabus.
Speaking of which, I'm about to finish up all my undergrad courses and have to apply to my bachelor program soon. Could've probably qualified sooner if my adviser didn't recommend a bunch of filler classes that had nothing to do with my Major or GE requirements.
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There goes my sleep schedule.
I woke up 3:00 PM on Wednesday (my day off), stayed up until 4:00 AM Thursday to finish writing commercials, slept for an hour, woke up for an hour, slept for another hour, went to school, slept for just under two hours on Thursday afternoon, and I've been awake since then. If I go to bed now, I'll get a maximum of three hours' sleep before school.
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One semester down, three to go. College certainly requires more effort than high school.
On the plus side, I was nominated for almost every category in this year's "Golden Headphones" awards ceremony/boozefest. I ended up winning for Best Ass (Male) and Most Likely To Hook Up With A Classmate. The classmate in question for the latter award was Kasey, the other weird fat guy. I'll post scans of the certificates if anyone wants proof of my victories.
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This week we'll start being trained in RCS Selector, the industry standard for music scheduling. What's worrisome is that it hasn't been updated since 1983, so the whole system is written in DOS:
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Oh my gosh, what am I looking at here?
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My thoughts exactly. Better yet, the program is so old that you can't navigate it with a mouse.
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I suppose while I'm here I should mention I'm dual-enrolled in an art class.
I'm also supposed to be writing some sort of essay for some sort of scholarship opportunity at that college I was accepted to, but I can't work unless I'm under pressure. Speaking of which, a drawing for the aforementioned art class is due tomorrow. Between that, and a billion other things, I probably won't have much free time today.
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So many dang essays. So many.
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I actually only have two papers on my plate at the moment. One is for the scholarship. The other is for my art class, but isn't due until March. So I'm concentrating on the other one first.
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In my last semester of my Master's Degree right now, thanks lolconomy. For the last year, I've been drinking every day, blowing off classes, and still keeping a ~3.7 because talent >>> hard work at everything ever
I plan to play video games until 5 AM today and skip my 10:30 lecture
like a boss
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Suddenly, I imagine Charlie Sheen posted that.
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What's your masters in?
This knowledge is a prerequisite for me to be impressed.
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It's in slacking.
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It's in Yoshi's Island with an emphasis on foot control methods.
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With a minor in drunken In The Groove simfiles.
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Statistics, but it may as well be in
It's in slacking.
It's in Yoshi's Island with an emphasis on foot control methods.
With a minor in drunken In The Groove simfiles.
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Someone stole my $500 handheld recording device so now I'm picking up a used one for $300. **** everything.
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Spent fifteen hours at school over the weekend. Woo-hoo.
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I've been thinking about going to school to become a teacher. I had a dream about it (I was studying something, and though I saw myself looking at a book in the dream, I couldn't make out what was written on it, but I knew it to be about teaching) and then the next day at work, one of my managers said "Toad, you look like you would be a good teacher."
It was completely out of nowhere, as there had been a lull in the conversation before that point (and a slight rush of customers), but it got me to thinking that the fates are trying to tell me something, perhaps.
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Master's degree oral defense on Thursday
GET HYPE
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Becoming a teacher is great as long as you don't live in California :P
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I don't want to be terminated if I do a bad job.
But I don't live in California anyway, so it's cool. :)
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But if you get your teaching certification in either NY or CA, you can pretty much get a job in any state.
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What was your thesis, Steve?
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talent >>> hard work at everything ever
It's sad 'cuz it's true.
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What was your thesis, Steve?
I'm in an accelerated Master's program at Purdue -- instead of writing a thesis, you take an applied statistics exam and prepare an oral defense of your answers. My written part was still something like 12 pages and a Powerpoint, though, so it's almost as long as a thesis would've been.
Though, if I were to write a thesis, it'd be on the probabilistic/Bayesian side of poker strategy. No, really.
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In twelve hours' time, I'll have officially completed my first year of college.
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So I guess there's a good chance I'll be living on campus, so as to get full tuition as opposed to 75%.
Of course, room and board costs mean that it's not quite that simple, but it still works out to be slightly cheaper.
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Does that mean you'll finally be able to play M-rated games?
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Actually my parents seem to have finally loosened up about that, perhaps because they can't maintain the facade and still expect me to attend college this year. I'm playing Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood on my PS3 and Parasite Eve on my laptop.
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Ahh, same over here. It would cost less for me to stay on campus than live at home and commute everyday. As of now, I'm completely debt-free for my freshman year.
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Did you skip the first two ACs? That seems kinda weird.
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I played the second game, but everyone I talked to who recommended the series also recommended that I skip the first game because it's... mega repetitive? Apparently? Anyway, yeah.
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You're missing out bigtime. Too late for that though I guess.
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I registered for my fall term classes today.