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Shaper
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written Sunday, April 17 2005 21:54
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Who else returned to school today? School is such a bore. Whats worse is that I had maths, science, english and french...not good. [ Sunday, April 17, 2005 21:56: Message edited by: Sprung Spring ] -------------------- Mugglenet--The ULTIMATE Harry Potter Site. Polaris-- New location. Posts: 2396 | Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Sunday, April 17 2005 22:44
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Yeah I know we just started today too -------------------- I assume my reputation for arrogant presumption precedes me Posts: 107 | Registered: Thursday, December 9 2004 08:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Monday, April 18 2005 05:03
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I am currently enjoying a week's vacation off of school. I don't go back till next monday. Posts: 22 | Registered: Tuesday, March 1 2005 08:00 |
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By Committee
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written Monday, April 18 2005 05:14
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Cherish it now - once you start working in the "real world," you'll get two or three weeks of vacation a year, tops. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Monday, April 18 2005 05:22
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You also have the option to do something you enjoy in this... "real world" you speak of, so there isn't as much of a need for vacation. ;) Posts: 5 | Registered: Monday, April 18 2005 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Monday, April 18 2005 06:53
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quote:Heh, true indeed! Looking back, life just seemed so much simpler back during the school and university days! Posts: 64 | Registered: Tuesday, April 12 2005 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, April 18 2005 07:06
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The last time I've seen a vacation was in March, thank you (apart from a four day weekend on Easter). And I've already spent 3 days of my allotted vacation time on dentist appointments this month. :rolleyes: -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperment, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Monday, April 18 2005 07:18
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quote:Professions, at least, are purposeful, unlike studying useless subjects. Posts: 356 | Registered: Tuesday, April 6 2004 07:00 |
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By Committee
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written Monday, April 18 2005 11:27
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Rest assured, many things people find to do professionally are as useless, if not more so, as what you learn about in school. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Monday, April 18 2005 12:47
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quote:Indeed. quote:Again, indeed. Although I agree with andrew miller - some of them aren't. Oh well. ;) -------------------- Mugglenet--The ULTIMATE Harry Potter Site. Polaris-- New location. Posts: 2396 | Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00 |
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By Committee
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written Monday, April 18 2005 12:54
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I disagree. School was mind-bogglingly easy in comparison to having to work eight hour days, and as the saying goes, "not everyone can be an astronaut." While it's certainly nice not having to worry about homework anymore, the lack of vacation (I get two weeks out of fifty-two a year) and ability to experience the daylight hours is a much bigger drag. Oh, if only I had it all to do over again... Is there anyone here who has a full-time job that finds it totally fulfilling and easier than school was? Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Monday, April 18 2005 13:15
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Stay-at-home mother of four... school was still easier. I'd go back in a heartbeat! -------------------- Forever Always on Past the End tracihedlund@charter.net[/url] TrueSite for Blades - Blades Walkthroughs Pixle Profusion - BoE Graphics Archive Posts: 563 | Registered: Tuesday, July 27 2004 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Monday, April 18 2005 13:21
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I plan on going into academia. Math research for me. + It's fun. + I'd get school vacations. + I can work from bed. + Eventually I get tenure. Sounds good to me. :D -------------------- 5.0.1.0.0.0.0.1.0... Posts: 508 | Registered: Thursday, May 29 2003 07:00 |
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Master
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written Monday, April 18 2005 13:42
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I had an Economics exam this morning. Seeing how I've never actually gone to the (utterly useless) lecture for about four months, I actually did well. -------------------- Polaris - Weather balloons, ninjas, and your big daddy Wise Man. What more could you want? Undead Theories - Don't Ask, Don't Tell Posts: 3323 | Registered: Thursday, April 25 2002 07:00 |
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Electric Sheep One
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written Monday, April 18 2005 14:19
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The problem with academic careers is that there are only so many universities and research labs in the world, and they are basically all fully staffed. It is rare for a new one to be founded. Furthermore, a lot of other people also like the idea of getting paid, with job security, to think about interesting things. So the job market is extremely tight. On top of this, academic work is very specialized, so that you can usually only hope to compete for a job that precisely fits your specialty. The result is that in many academic fields, it's a good year when there is a job opening. In the world. [ Monday, April 18, 2005 14:20: Message edited by: Student of Trinity ] -------------------- It is not enough to discover how things seem to seem. We must discover how things really seem. Posts: 3335 | Registered: Thursday, September 4 2003 07:00 |
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BANNED
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written Monday, April 18 2005 14:39
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yep, i came back from my vacation too -------------------- Avernum is as addictive as skribbane!!! Withdrawal symptoms are harsh so I just keep playing. Free skribbane at Wal-mart Posts: 296 | Registered: Monday, September 22 2003 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Monday, April 18 2005 15:09
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Yeah, I guess that's true. Well, I can still carry out that plan while I'm getting my MA and PhD. Then, by that time, I'll have proved Riemann's Hypothesis and all the universities will want me. -------------------- 5.0.1.0.0.0.0.1.0... Posts: 508 | Registered: Thursday, May 29 2003 07:00 |
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E Equals MC What!!!!
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written Monday, April 18 2005 15:15
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quote:*puts hand up* Hated school. Love my job. -------------------- Sex is easier than love. Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00 |
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Bob's Big Date
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written Monday, April 18 2005 15:42
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quote:FYT -------------------- The biggest, the baddest, and the fattest. Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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Electric Sheep One
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written Monday, April 18 2005 16:56
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If you prove the Riemann Hypothesis, you will indeed have no academic career troubles. But there are lots of other careers, many both lucrative and fulfilling, that are a lot easier than that to get into. -------------------- It is not enough to discover how things seem to seem. We must discover how things really seem. Posts: 3335 | Registered: Thursday, September 4 2003 07:00 |
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Master
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written Monday, April 18 2005 17:20
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I've got a month until Summer Vacation begins. Have fun in school, guys. Actually, it isn't that bad. Just think; you're learning a bunch of stuff every day. Isn't that what makes your life worth living? [ Monday, April 18, 2005 17:20: Message edited by: 1001011001000 ] -------------------- -ben4808 For those who love to spam: CSM Forums RIFQ Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Monday, April 18 2005 19:56
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I have a feeling that I'd cope quite a bit better with a structured, 9 to 5 job than I currently am in college. I've only ever been able to get meaningful work done while surrounded by a solid external structure, which explains why I sailed through high school under the guidance of my parents but regularly manage to fail relatively easy classes in college. I've never had much motivation for learning or much enthusiasm for most forms of work, though, so I'd vastly prefer just bumming around, drinking and hanging with pals to any sort of productive existence. As it's rather difficult to get by without an income, unfortunately, I plan to be a zookeeper. [ Monday, April 18, 2005 20:06: Message edited by: This Glass Is Half Stugie ] -------------------- Stughalf "Delusion arises from anger. The mind is bewildered by delusion. Reasoning is destroyed when the mind is bewildered. One falls down when reasoning is destroyed."- The Bhagavad Gita. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Monday, April 18 2005 22:00
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quote:Your right, it is fun sometimes. I guess school being boring is a cliche, kind of like having sexual relations with some-ones mother. -------------------- Mugglenet--The ULTIMATE Harry Potter Site. Polaris-- New location. Posts: 2396 | Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00 |
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written Monday, April 18 2005 22:01
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But there's nothing boring about that. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, April 18 2005 22:44
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quote:Economics was useless when I was in highschool. The teacher talked about his pet turtle during most of the class time, and we prepared for the tests pretty much by sleeping with the textbook under our pillows (okay, there was a *little* revising). Iirc, he spent the exam nervously walking between the aisles, doing his best to restrain himself from helping us. Some people had a bet running on how many answers they could manipulate him into giving them. It was a lot. :P -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperment, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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