The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 574

kindlekitten · 03-18-2010, 12:57 AM

look out pholks! he's on a role tonight!!!!!!!!

tirsales · 03-18-2010, 04:51 AM

Okay .. again: Nothing with my second study. Seems like old bad marks (5 f***ing years old) are more important then then an average of "very good" over the past 5 years and a "very good (best 5% nationwide)" in the scholastic assessment test.

Verencat · 03-18-2010, 08:42 AM

Awww, really? What to they need???

You'll see, October will come around soon, and you'll be able to start the second study then. Right?

tirsales · 03-18-2010, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Verencat

Awww, really? What to they need???

Better grades 5 yrs ago .. The problem is, that I wrote my pre-degree 5yrs ago (and no, the time is fine

) and totally botched it (actually it's average but the absolute grades are bad). And because of this ... I'm not accessible for a parallel study of two separate courses (no matter that it would only be a formal parallel study because my first one is nearly finished).
Any other faculty I know discards the pre-degree (no one cares about it in my faculty too. You have to pass, no one is interested in the marks). But this one faculty .. well, they are special.

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You'll see, October will come around soon, and you'll be able to start the second study then. Right?

I hope .. there is a possible problem there (officially I'd be switching from "not having a degree" (first time student) to "having a degree" (second study) between the application and the begin of the study so it *might* be possible that I'm not admissible to the new study with an (then invalid) first-time-student-admission. But thats bureaucracy for you .. (and no, I cant apply for a second-time-student-admission prior to officially finishing my first study).

Wow, I really need to work on my english ..

WT Sharpe · 03-18-2010, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

you been lickin' that window along with the pug dog there Tom?

Someone had to show him how to do it.

zelda_pinwheel · 03-18-2010, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Only if you are assimilated! Free accessories!

[Whether you want them or not]

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

Wow, leave for the day and see what I missed? VCat, add my well wishes for your dad to everyone else's.

i know just how you feel ! i only just found out about this yesterday !

(that yvan, so considerate. he wanted to make sure i would have some company while i'm in convalescence.

)

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Daylight Savings Time is the work of the devil! Stealing an hour! Takes me months to recover (my biological clock is VERY stubborn!) Not to mention the cats' biological clocks! It's not fair!!! (inject annoying falsetto whiny tone here)

i'm with you poohbear !!! DOWN WITH TIME THIEVERY !!!!

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Yeah - why don't they take an hour out of Monday? Who'd miss it?

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

Perhaps around 3PM it could become 4PM. Quitting time an hour early... I like it?

Then they could add back an hour Monday morning so (say at 9AM) you get to sleep late.

BOb

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Hear, hear! Poohbear for President!!!

...OF THE WORLD !!!!

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Originally Posted by tirsales

Okay .. again: Nothing with my second study. Seems like old bad marks (5 f***ing years old) are more important then then an average of "very good" over the past 5 years and a "very good (best 5% nationwide)" in the scholastic assessment test.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tirsales

Better grades 5 yrs ago .. The problem is, that I wrote my pre-degree 5yrs ago (and no, the time is fine

) and totally botched it (actually it's average but the absolute grades are bad). And because of this ... I'm not accessible for a parallel study of two separate courses (no matter that it would only be a formal parallel study because my first one is nearly finished).
Any other faculty I know discards the pre-degree (no one cares about it in my faculty too. You have to pass, no one is interested in the marks). But this one faculty .. well, they are special.

I hope .. there is a possible problem there (officially I'd be switching from "not having a degree" (first time student) to "having a degree" (second study) between the application and the begin of the study so it *might* be possible that I'm not admissible to the new study with an (then invalid) first-time-student-admission. But thats bureaucracy for you .. (and no, I cant apply for a second-time-student-admission prior to officially finishing my first study).

Wow, I really need to work on my english ..

oh, arg ! that's so frustrating. i'm sorry, little pnot-phedgehog. i hope it will all get sorted out properly. you would think that anyone would be thrilled to have one of the best 5% nationwide in their department. just goes to show that education != intelligence.

yvanleterrible · 03-18-2010, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Very minor rant - had a blood test done today. The person who did it ignored all my suggestions to go for the smaller vein she could only just feel and instead prodded around a bit (with her finger, thankfully, not like one dr who prodded around with the needle... to find a vein) and decided to go with a larger vein she found. Which promptly tried to escape out the back of my elbow making it more painful(*) and take longer than usual. The other effect of it is that it has given my left elbow a dull ache for most of the day

(*by which I mean I actually felt slight sharp stab as the needle went in. Normally it's not actually painful at all)

Hah! I got that too this weekend! Although I told every nurse that my veins are... wiggly and that there are better spots for drawing blood, the first ones insisted on trying anyway. Result, six nasty painful bruises as big as an egg. At this point they're not painful and are yellowing but quite a souvenir...

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Someone had to show him how to do it.

Your mistress must be very pleased...

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i know just how you feel ! i only just found out about this yesterday !

(that yvan, so considerate. he wanted to make sure i would have some company while i'm in convalescence.

)

I hope I won't be too much of a bother.

How are you feeling now?

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Hear, hear! Poohbear for President!!!

President of the collective!!!

poohbear_nc · 03-18-2010, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

President of the collective!!!

Wanna be the VP?

tirsales · 03-18-2010, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Wanna be the VP?

And what am I? Chopped 01110000 01100001 01101110 01100100 01100010 01101111 01110010 01100111 00111111?

poohbear_nc · 03-18-2010, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by tirsales

And what am I? Chopped 01110000 01100001 01101110 01100100 01100010 01101111 01110010 01100111 00111111?

No - actually you would be chopped 01110000 01100010 01101111 01110010 01100111 01110010 01101001 01100110 01101001 01100101 01100100 00100000 01010000 01101101 01101111 01110011 01110100 01101100 01111001 00100000 01110000 01101110 01101111 01110100 00101101 01010000 01101000 01100101 01100100 01100111 01100101 01101000 01101111 01100111 00101101 01010000 01110000 01100001 01101110 01100100 01101111 01110010 01100111 - to be strictly accurate.

tirsales · 03-18-2010, 11:15 AM

I see (parts are red)

yvanleterrible · 03-18-2010, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Wanna be the VP?

I'll leave it to tirsales. I want an implant research lab. If it's Okay?

I'm thinking of a second pair of legs on top of my shoulders and a second pair of arms on my hips...

poohbear_nc · 03-18-2010, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

I'll leave it to tirsales. I want an implant research lab. If it's Okay?

I'm thinking of a second pair of legs on top of my shoulders and a second pair of arms on my hips...

Splendid - we're all one big happy collective again! Let's go assimilate some lunch!

yvanleterrible · 03-18-2010, 11:52 AM

I tink a pair of eyes behind my head will be a useful feature also.

Alsicole · 03-18-2010, 11:56 AM

I'd like a rant about books on which TV shows and movies are based! If you're getting your book made into a TV show and it's popular and you're getting it updated with a shiny new cover, PLEASE MAKE AN E-BOOK OF IT TOO! Vampire Diaries, I'm looking at you. There's no PDF/EPUB version of the first 3 Vampire Diaries books, but there is of "The Return". I'm enjoying the show, I want to read the books that correspond, not a book that's a few years down the line and bears no relation to what I'm watching. It's very frustrating.

This also brings me on to book series. If you've written a book series, don't convert Book 3 or 4 onwards to ebook and not start at the beginning. It's stupid and instead of forcing me to buy a paperback, it just means I'll buy someone else's book series and read that instead!

*and breathe*

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03-18-2010, 12:57 AM	#8596
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	look out pholks! he's on a role tonight!!!!!!!!

03-18-2010, 04:51 AM	#8597
tirsales MIA ... but returning som Posts: 1,600 Karma: 511342 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Germany Device: PRS-505 and Really not owning a PRS-700	Okay .. again: Nothing with my second study. Seems like old bad marks (5 f***ing years old) are more important then then an average of "very good" over the past 5 years and a "very good (best 5% nationwide)" in the scholastic assessment test.

03-18-2010, 08:42 AM	#8598
Verencat Wizard Posts: 2,615 Karma: 96491 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal, Qc Device: xxx	Awww, really? What to they need??? You'll see, October will come around soon, and you'll be able to start the second study then. Right?

03-18-2010, 11:15 AM	#8606
tirsales MIA ... but returning som Posts: 1,600 Karma: 511342 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Germany Device: PRS-505 and Really not owning a PRS-700	I see (parts are red)

03-18-2010, 11:52 AM	#8609
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	I tink a pair of eyes behind my head will be a useful feature also.

03-18-2010, 11:56 AM	#8610
Alsicole Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 590326 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: UK Device: Kindle Voyage, iPhone 6, iPad Mini Retina,	I'd like a rant about books on which TV shows and movies are based! If you're getting your book made into a TV show and it's popular and you're getting it updated with a shiny new cover, PLEASE MAKE AN E-BOOK OF IT TOO! Vampire Diaries, I'm looking at you. There's no PDF/EPUB version of the first 3 Vampire Diaries books, but there is of "The Return". I'm enjoying the show, I want to read the books that correspond, not a book that's a few years down the line and bears no relation to what I'm watching. It's very frustrating. This also brings me on to book series. If you've written a book series, don't convert Book 3 or 4 onwards to ebook and not start at the beginning. It's stupid and instead of forcing me to buy a paperback, it just means I'll buy someone else's book series and read that instead! and breathe

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