The "What Are You Doing This Moment" Thread

[Zephyrus]

I was going to go shopping last night, but my car wouldn't start (battery terminals are apparently worn out). So, until I can get a ride out to an auto part store, I'm stuck eating ramen for breakfast, and having to use shampoo for soap.

Beats using soap for shampoo.

 

[cookiecutter]

I'm eating chicken fingers and soon I'll be studying for my Astronomy midterm

 

[Nikki]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trocadero_(drink)

Its a classic swedish soft drink, the first swedish produced non cola flavoured soft drink to include caffeine. Also the best soft drink in the world!

nice, we have a metal venue in Philly called the Trocadero that's why it caught my attention

 

[CF87]

Brewing green mountain coffee.

 

[Pessimism]

Actually, with the uc system here, a quarter for a class session is about 2-2.5 months - that's it. A semester would be about....fuck 5 months? maybe a little more.

 

[The Ozzman]

Quarter is 8 weeks
Semester is 15 weeks (usually)

 

[Pessimism]

8 weeks = 2 months
15 weeks = almost 4 months

My old college was semester system and that shit lasted 5, I assumed it would be the same everywhere else :/

 

[zabu of nΩd]

Taking 3 minutes out of reading shit for school so I don't die.

vhris: By quarterly I mean that the entire schooling year would essentially be one continuous class (well, 7 or 6 continuous classes). Every quarter, you get a report card telling you how you're doing, each quarterly the grade not reflecting the work that you did the previous quarter, but the work just continuing on from what was learned then. The grades from each quarter would be averaged out to give you your final grade, which went to determining your GPA. Some teachers gave quarterly finals, but most didn't really give a shit.

Yeah, that's what I figured you meant. That's how my grade schools did it. I had no idea there were colleges that did it that way too. It would really suck having to retake a year-long course...

Beats using soap for shampoo.

True enough.

Quarter is 8 weeks
Semester is 15 weeks (usually)

I always thought it was 9/18. Not that I've bothered to keep track for a while.

 

[The Ozzman]

It might be 9/18. I know a semester is longer than 3 months though.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

^ Well, there are always breaks involved. But really a school semester isn't that long. Mine usually seem to be just under 4 months.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

Just ordered tickets for the Therion concert on November 2nd in northern Virginia.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

MATERNITY SCHOOL!?!?!

*rimshot*

 

[The Ozzman]

That was terrible, Andy

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Gimme a fucking break!

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

You said it operates on a trimester system, and so does pregnancy ffs.

I am listening to Broken Diode's tape Traumatic Hallucinations...fucking great noise.

 

[cookiecutter]

Just got back from my Astronomy midterm. I think I did pretty well

 

[Vilden]

nice, we have a metal venue in Philly called the Trocadero that's why it caught my attention

Hah, I always new it was a metal drink!

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

"great noise" lol

Seriously! He actually does a really nice job editing.

 

[Nikki]

Hah, I always new it was a metal drink!

 

[cookiecutter]

I am once again drinking the mysterious substance known as pink cream soda