The "What Are You Doing This Moment" Thread

[waif]

Chilling. My friend who works at Regal Cinemas says they're hiring, so I'm gonna try to get a job there. Sounds like it'd be okay.
Played guitar for my final history presentation (talent thing). The sixth string (E downtuned to D) was a bit out of tune which bothered me but it was mostly soloing so I didn't use it much. I didn't make many mistakes and anyhow most of these people had no idea what I was doing so everyone kinda went nuts at the end.

 

[The Ozzman]

Might want to find a better job than that. If you're planning on saving money for school, you won't make much working at a theater

 

[waif]

Actually, minimum wage is $8 here. My friend says they'll give full time. $8 per hour x say 35 hrs a week x about 60 weeks is almost $17k. After taxes, that's significantly less, but still pretty fucking good. My family doesn't have trouble paying for McGill, actually. I'm taking the year off mostly to take a year off; the working is incidental.

 

[cookiecutter]

Still can't believe you are postponing college when you don't have to

 

[waif]

Why? Lots of people do it. It's better than being one of those lame douchebags who don't give a fuck and are just in it to get a degree so they can be a doctor so their parents won't be ashamed of them. I plan on actually caring about what I'm doing in college, and right now I don't see that happening.

 

[Zephyrus]

I understand you're burned out from high school, but college is completely different. What taxed your integrity in HS won't be there.

 

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

Don't take a break; college slays.

 

[The Ozzman]

Actually, minimum wage is $8 here. My friend says they'll give full time. $8 per hour x say 35 hrs a week x about 60 weeks is almost $17k. After taxes, that's significantly less, but still pretty fucking good. My family doesn't have trouble paying for McGill, actually. I'm taking the year off mostly to take a year off; the working is incidental.

16,800 before taxes, but factor in payroll taxes, state and local, etc and you're looking at, maybe 13-14k tops. You'll probably end up blowing a third of that on crap you've been wanting for a while too, so that leaves about 9k

I also agree with Andy and Jeremy. Don't take a year off. You will regret it.

 

[viewerfromnihil]

Don't take a year off if you don't have to. I've been told this by tons of people, quite a few who did take a year off. Don't do it if you don't have to. Sadly, I have too. Actually, I may have to delay it 2 years.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

Partaking in a voluntary transaction of beer to my gullet before heading to bed.

The beer is quite happy about it, I assure you

 

[Belligerent]

Searching pornhub for a quick flick, the old lady is pissy and won't give it up tonight

 

[zabu of nΩd]

the old lady is pissy and won't give it up tonight

Yeah, same here...










...wait a minute

 

[viewerfromnihil]

Wait til she falls asleep and put it in anyways

 

[Belligerent]

yea good idea, then i'd never get any again

 

[viewerfromnihil]

And that's when you start sleeping with hookers without a condom so that finally, years later, when she does give you some again, you get your revenge by giving her AIDS

 

[zabu of nΩd]

AIDS fucking slays

 

[cookiecutter]

I understand you're burned out from high school, but college is completely different. What taxed your integrity in HS won't be there.

Don't take a break; college slays.

Truth. You might not think so now, but college is so fun and so awesome. It's hard academically, but in a different way compared to high school.

 

[False Joe]

Plus you'll meet some fucking awesome people.
Usually.
Mainly because most people will actually have something close to your interests.

And if you don't NEED to take that year off, don't dude.

 

[mutantllama]

Lurking

 

[Ben_t]

Why? Lots of people do it. It's better than being one of those lame douchebags who don't give a fuck and are just in it to get a degree so they can be a doctor so their parents won't be ashamed of them. I plan on actually caring about what I'm doing in college, and right now I don't see that happening.

Aren't you supposed to chose something that is of interest to you in college? That should be enough to make you care already. If you don't care about what you're choosing right now I can't see you caring a lot more in 1 year. What will really change in that year to make you care?

I was actually thinking of taking a year off back then to do what you're thinking of doing...glad my friends talked me out of that. What's the point of working some crappy job in a movie theater for a year when you could study in something you love (or least something that you should love...)...you're going to be making 17k for a year making minimum wage...when you'll probably be able to make at least twice as much when you actually graduate. You should really use that year to work towards your degree it will pay off a lot more that basically loosing a year to do basically nothing useful.