back at school

[cthulufhtagn]

so i'm back in portland, got here yesterday afternoon...first classes today, way too soon to start up again as i'm not at all adjusted to being back

so in summary expect my post count to increase exponentially

 

[JayKeeley]

so in summary expect my post count to increase exponentially

I was expecting you to say "decrease".

Isn't college campus supposed to be the greatest time of your life? Erm, I'd say so (*answers own question*).

 

[NAD]

man, i had no time for the internet in college except for research purposes. i don't think i even looked at porn back then. well, not much anyhow.

 

[JayKeeley]

Fuck me, I could not WAIT to get back to college. Oh my god, all the fucking drugs and house parties....! The year was 1989. If we couldn't get to the sunset strip, hell we'd bring it to us.

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

i go back to school 2 in days. gotta have my fun now before I go back to eat, school, study school study school coffeeeeeeeeeee (by the gallon) school study, eat... oh hay! 20 mins of sleep.

^^ average week

 

[NAD]

haha, you study.

i did a lot of drugs, drank a lot of beer, had a lot of sex, took a bunch of naps, and sometimes even went to class (!!!) during college. still finished in 4-1/4 years with a 3.21gpa.

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

study = reading the 400 pages a night of assigned reading that isn't covered in lecture and memorizing 14 billion tables of retarded detail i'll never need cause 98% of all tests will be on that shit.

the drinking is at lunch at the campus pub. or when we sneak out of class.

 

[Mormagil]

so i'm back in portland

Where do you go to school?

 

[NAD]

study = reading the 400 pages a night of assigned reading that isn't covered in lecture

haha, you're one of those students who thinks the assigned reading is required, or even possible.

learn to speed read, my goat does that help.

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

1. I do speed read
2. It is required****, you have yet to see one of the exams
3. at least I'm on my second and last year... accelerated programs FTW!

**** everyone in the class that didn't do the reading didn't complete the program and wasted 7 grand.... 14 people.

 

[NAD]

what kind of program is it? i think you've mentioned it before round here but i was distracted by something shiny i'm sure.

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

it's basically a training program for network administrators. but i'm using it for the experience, and to get my CCNP (networking certification ). Once i'm done this year, i'm going to write 3 or 4 certification exams then move to austin texas where I have a job lined up with Cisco systems.

 

[NAD]

that sounds absolutely horrifying, but you'll probably make a ton of cash. my friend is a network admin who started right out of high school, he makes 6 figures on a regular basis. i don't envy either of you.

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

yeah, it'll suck, but i'll be able to afford my expensive hobbies

 

[MajestikMøøse]

I head back to school on Saturday and I start on Tuesday (the 6th).

Can't wait to get back.

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

i'm jealous of you people who have enjoyed your schooling. I want nothing more than to get it the fuck out of the way so I can sleep for more than 2 hours a week and have a handful of spare time on weekends.

 

[Demonspell]

learn to speed read, my goat does that help.

Only when your mind is empty of all other distractions, which for most college students means never...I found it better to go over all the pertinent chapters and only waste time memorizing the most significant parts and details that cause the professors to go on interminable tangents.

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

thats the problem with my profs... they'll test you on EVERYTHING... even that little quote at the bottom of page 1432. it's all random, and it drives us fucking insane (or the lack of sleep caused by trying to read the stuff does).

in a few months i'll look like some sort of sleep deprived crack addict. without all the upsides that brings.

 

[lurch70]

it's basically a training program for network administrators. but i'm using it for the experience, and to get my CCNP (networking certification ). Once i'm done this year, i'm going to write 3 or 4 certification exams then move to austin texas where I have a job lined up with Cisco systems.

man working at Cisco rules ... one of my friends that works for a IT Consulting co. here in NY get assigned once in awhile to go to Cisco and fill in for someone on vacation ... he calls it summer camp ... supposedely the creature comforts there are beyond imagination.

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

yeah, i've got two friends who already have the job all lined up for me, i just gotta come down and get an interview (to prove I am what I say I am pretty much )