No-Thanks Giving

**Janszoon** · 11-24-2009, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by sidewinder

No thanks to the heating system in my apartment that seems to have a mind of its own! It's been pretty chill the last week (just how I like it) and I haven't touched the setting, I get home from work today and it's warm! Uncomfortably warm at the moment.

Ugh, I used to live in a place like that. In the winter it would randomly fluctuate between bone-chillingly cold and sitting-around-in-your-boxers hot. No fun.

sidewinder · 11-24-2009, 02:51 PM

Yeah, exactly.

VeggieLover · 11-24-2009, 06:09 PM

I'm too flipping tired to complain. This year has rocked my world (in a not so hot way). i dont know if i can survive the school year. yuck.

I'm not thankful for UTIs that decide to reveal to mothers when precious daughters are no longer so innocent.

I'm not thankful for the fact that the only guy-person really worth hanging out with is completely off-limits

I'm not thankful that I'm sixteen and have a long life ahead of me. I should be, but I'm not. I just want to get out of here.

That's enough from me. *grumbles*

Freebase Dali · 11-24-2009, 09:44 PM

Ew... No thank you, cat who, upon shitting in the litter box, melts my fucking face off.
Jesus.
The whole house smells like someone collected 200 dirty diapers, emptied the contents into a large boiling pot, then set the flame on high for about 5 hours... gently stirring.

This is after one poop.
Just one single poop.

It's horrendous. If it were my cat, I'd kick it out.

music_phantom13 · 11-25-2009, 08:02 AM

No thanks 2009 for the loss of my entire music library.

LoathsomePete · 11-25-2009, 10:42 AM

Ouch, virus?

I would highly suggest investing in getting an External Hard Drive to back up your music next time.

music_phantom13 · 11-25-2009, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

Ouch, virus?

I would highly suggest investing in getting an External Hard Drive to back up your music next time.

No. It's entirely my fault, I dropped my external hard drive onto the wooden floor. I went to move all my music to my parent's desktop which has an extra hard drive and it worked for a couple songs, then froze, now it won't show up on any computer. And I'm smart and never back up my music. Also included every song I've ever made. I have some on my iPod, but unless I'm missing something it would take about 3 straight weeks to get that back onto my pc.

Freebase Dali · 11-25-2009, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by music_phantom13

No. It's entirely my fault, I dropped my external hard drive onto the wooden floor. I went to move all my music to my parent's desktop which has an extra hard drive and it worked for a couple songs, then froze, now it won't show up on any computer. And I'm smart and never back up my music. Also included every song I've ever made. I have some on my iPod, but unless I'm missing something it would take about 3 straight weeks to get that back onto my pc.

Hey, just a question here... but have you tried taking the casing off the external to see if maybe just the SATA connectors on the enclosure maybe just broke? If that's the case, then all your data should still be on the drive, and you just simply go to Newegg or a site like that and buy a cheap enclosure for a few bucks.

Only thing you'd have to ascertain is whether it's a 2.5 or 3.5 inch drive, which you'd find out once you took apart your external's casing.

Antonio · 11-25-2009, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

2. College Students
Out of all the ridiculous things I've had to witness, I think being in college and having a pair of eyeballs ranks up there in the tops.
I'm not talking about kids doing stupid stunts, or drinking themselves to death. No... I'm talking about the kids who are paying a lot of money to do absolutely nothing but surf the internet and play games ALL DAY and then fail a test, and then bitch and complain about their grades.
I sit here and hear these kids pissing and moaning about how they can't understand what's being taught, how they can't pass the tests, and how mad they are at me for getting 100% on my tests and screwing their chances of having a grade curve.
I even offered to help one kid study but told him he'd have to type the key points... He said "No that's too much work." and resumed watching Beyonce' music videos.
ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS?
You dumb fuckers are here for a degree, and you cheat to pass tests... and can't even succeed at that 80 percent of the time, and you expect to get a good job huh? Well... fine. Get your foot in the door. Then when they start to suspect you're a fraud and fire you because you have absolutely no knowledge about the very field you have a fucking degree in? Well.. You're gonna be serving me chicken nuggets at McDonald's in 2 years, jackass.
Parents... don't send your kids to college until they've actually had their own apartment, worked for their own rent, food, and bills, and learned that they actually have to expend effort in order to survive and prosper. Let them learn how to be an adult before you spend money on their higher education. Seriously, if you do, you'll be investing your money in something that isn't going to embarrass you. Because your kids, most of them, they're fucking embarrassing.

i must confess that i used to be that way until this year when i got a real kick in the pants from my teachers, other students and my family that this isn't a game anymore and this is really something i have to work for. in other words i had a choice to either man up, work as hard as i can and not f*ck up in school or just quit it all and lead myself to a future of mediocrity and waste, so i went for the first option and things have gotten much better for me in my studies. granted i'm not really a workaholic, i still take the odd break from time to time to ease my nerves, but at this moment i'm really better off than last year or even last semester and for the first time in months i'm actually glad to be studying in the field i chose.

EDIT: actually throughout the slew of all nighters trying to catch up and the fact that i spent about as much time and sometimes even more at school than home redeeming myself to my teachers and trying to prove that i'm not a f*ckup, there were times this year where i really dropped the ball on things that i really could handle that i really wish i could go back and fix. still, i guess that's just something i have to learn from and try next time.

i guess what i'm trying to say is there were sacrifices i had to make to get to where i am today, and whie i do regret some of them, i'm still thankful to be where i am now.

i hope that wasn't too exhausting to read for anyone

Astronomer · 11-25-2009, 05:03 PM

Over here most parents don't pay for their kids university studies/ degree/ whatever. Every single person and know and I have had to deal with our 'HECS-HELP' loans ourselves, and when you're straight out of high school and don't have a lot of money, it's a HUGE debt, and so you work bloody hard in order to not fail subjects and waste more money, and so you can get a good job at the end of the degree and pay it off.

I too can't understand kids who just flit around at uni and fail subjects and stuff... do they realise how much money they're wasting away?

11-24-2009, 02:51 PM	#42 (permalink)
sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	Yeah, exactly. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

11-24-2009, 06:09 PM	#43 (permalink)
VeggieLover Music?! Lets boogie! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: CO Posts: 215	I'm too flipping tired to complain. This year has rocked my world (in a not so hot way). i dont know if i can survive the school year. yuck. I'm not thankful for UTIs that decide to reveal to mothers when precious daughters are no longer so innocent. I'm not thankful for the fact that the only guy-person really worth hanging out with is completely off-limits I'm not thankful that I'm sixteen and have a long life ahead of me. I should be, but I'm not. I just want to get out of here. That's enough from me. grumbles __________________ "Not remotely! Because iocaine comes from Australia, as everyone knows. And Australia is entirely peopled with criminals. And criminals are used to having people not trust them as you are not trusted by me, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you."

11-24-2009, 09:44 PM	#44 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	Ew... No thank you, cat who, upon shitting in the litter box, melts my fucking face off. Jesus. The whole house smells like someone collected 200 dirty diapers, emptied the contents into a large boiling pot, then set the flame on high for about 5 hours... gently stirring. This is after one poop. Just one single poop. It's horrendous. If it were my cat, I'd kick it out. __________________

11-25-2009, 10:42 AM	#46 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	Ouch, virus? I would highly suggest investing in getting an External Hard Drive to back up your music next time. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

11-25-2009, 05:03 PM	#50 (permalink)
Astronomer we are stardust Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,894	Over here most parents don't pay for their kids university studies/ degree/ whatever. Every single person and know and I have had to deal with our 'HECS-HELP' loans ourselves, and when you're straight out of high school and don't have a lot of money, it's a HUGE debt, and so you work bloody hard in order to not fail subjects and waste more money, and so you can get a good job at the end of the degree and pay it off. I too can't understand kids who just flit around at uni and fail subjects and stuff... do they realise how much money they're wasting away? __________________

11-25-2009, 08:02 AM	#45 (permalink)
music_phantom13 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 942	No thanks 2009 for the loss of my entire music library.