The Younger Crowd

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I'd thought this thread was dead, but its back, which is cool.. perfect place for more pics

 

[covihed]

Another, just couldn't help myself

 

[Party Girl]

Hey everyone - new people, I see. Hi to all of you.

Okay, I'm mostly finished moving, which means I've finally brought my computer home. Hopefully this will allow me to be online more often, LOL. So ... yay me, I'm back!

Hope everyone is doing well.

 

[College_geek]

Hey everyone - new people, I see. Hi to all of you.

Okay, I'm mostly finished moving, which means I've finally brought my computer home. Hopefully this will allow me to be online more often, LOL. So ... yay me, I'm back!

Hope everyone is doing well.

I wish my semester was over. Then again, going home for me means that I'd have less time on Lit. Glad to see you're back in action.

 

[Party Girl]

I wish my semester was over. Then again, going home for me means that I'd have less time on Lit. Glad to see you're back in action.

Hmm. At the risk of exposing my utter stupidity this semester, I have to tell ya it's not over. I just REALLY fucked it up and withdrew without knowing it. Did I already post this story in this thread? Maybe. Oh well, I'll do it again, 'cause I'm still furious about it.

When I went to drop the classes I was doing badly in, the registrar handed me a form to fill out ... yeah, it seemed natural, because I was adjusting my status at the university, so of course, little ol' me fills it out.

But it turns out my charmed life at the college came to a screeching halt when I got a visit from my RA the next Monday, ready to check me out of the dorms.

She said, "All right, I'm here to check you out ... hey, why isn't you stuff moved out?" I asked her what the HELL was going on ... she looked at me all blank-faced and told me I had to move out since I'd withdrawn from the school.

I was like, "Um, no, I most certainly didn't."

Well, I did. Damn forms. That'll teach me to sign without reading. Fortunately my RA adores me (*bats eyeslashes* Who wouldn't?) and she held off the residence life office as long as she could. But she couldn't do it for long. So I'm going through the painful process of moving MOUNTAINS of stuff in multiple three-hour trips to my parents' home. It's not easy. I have a compact car. You can't fit lots of stuff in it.

There's most of the sordid story. Yay for me! *is being sarcastic*

LOL

 

[College_geek]

Hmm. At the risk of exposing my utter stupidity this semester, I have to tell ya it's not over. I just REALLY fucked it up and withdrew without knowing it. Did I already post this story in this thread? Maybe. Oh well, I'll do it again, 'cause I'm still furious about it.

When I went to drop the classes I was doing badly in, the registrar handed me a form to fill out ... yeah, it seemed natural, because I was adjusting my status at the university, so of course, little ol' me fills it out.

But it turns out my charmed life at the college came to a screeching halt when I got a visit from my RA the next Monday, ready to check me out of the dorms.

She said, "All right, I'm here to check you out ... hey, why isn't you stuff moved out?" I asked her what the HELL was going on ... she looked at me all blank-faced and told me I had to move out since I'd withdrawn from the school.

I was like, "Um, no, I most certainly didn't."

Well, I did. Damn forms. That'll teach me to sign without reading. Fortunately my RA adores me (*bats eyeslashes* Who wouldn't?) and she held off the residence life office as long as she could. But she couldn't do it for long. So I'm going through the painful process of moving MOUNTAINS of stuff in multiple three-hour trips to my parents' home. It's not easy. I have a compact car. You can't fit lots of stuff in it.

There's most of the sordid story. Yay for me! *is being sarcastic*

LOL

Yeesh! That sucks! It's bad enough having to move out at the end of the semester, but to have that suddenly thrown at you...wow. What school do you go to? Does this mean that you'll have to reapply again or something? Sorry if I'm asking too many questions.

 

[Party Girl]

Yeesh! That sucks! It's bad enough having to move out at the end of the semester, but to have that suddenly thrown at you...wow. What school do you go to? Does this mean that you'll have to reapply again or something? Sorry if I'm asking too many questions.

Your questions, and the amount of them, offend me. You ass.

LOL Don't worry, I don't mind at all. I'll let you know if I do.

No, I can't reapply because the registration/withdrawal period is over. I put off telling my parents for WEEKS, which of course made it worse, since I couldn't start bringing large loads of my things home, PLUS I had nowhere to go if things went awry and I had to leave immediately. The guy I was dating at the time offered his house, and a few friends offered their dorms rooms - all of which we terribly sweet and majorly appreciated, but would have been too awkward.

Talk about a bad situation?

I suppose things are okay, though - I was planning on taking a year-long break after this semester anyway - I'm not so good at school right now. Okay, people misunderstand me a LOT when a say that. So, explanation: No, I'm not saying I'm dumb - in fact I'm VERY intelligent. But I suck at the school part ... going to class, doing homework, studying (I've never studied in my entire life - ever). So maybe it'll take a year for me to mature enough to buckle down and get serious about school.

Christ, though, it's hard to get a damn job. Okay, mostly because I'm not trying REALLY hard, but still ...

 

[College_geek]

No, I'm not saying I'm dumb - in fact I'm VERY intelligent. But I suck at the school part ... going to class, doing homework, studying (I've never studied in my entire life - ever). So maybe it'll take a year for me to mature enough to buckle down and get serious about school.

I know a good handful of people like that. People who can do physics and calculus and advanced chemistry so easily, but they never go to their classes. I guess it's okay if you understand the material and can still do well on exams, but that doesn't work for a lot of people.
Taking a year off is probably a good thing anyway. A good amount of people say it's good to take a year or so off between high school and college because of the maturation factor. I knew a few people in high school who were thinking of doing it. The main problem with that is that the majority of people look down at it. Like my class advisor in high school...if I had said that I was taking a year off, she would have flipped. She told me not to sell myself short when I said I was applying to UMass as well as BU and Harvard and such. Of course when she found out I was going to UMass, all of the sudden it was okay. Ahh well, that's enough ranting for me for the moment.

 

[Party Girl]

BTW, that's a great quote. I love that movie. Bought the soundtrack, and it's great.

Well, my parents certainly aren't happy about it. My mother's got a masters (is that the right word?) in one of those important business fields and my dad's got one of those (for SOMEthing ... I don't remember) as well as a doctorate in jurisprudence. I think that's the right word, too. So thus far, i'm quite a disappointment.

 

[College_geek]

BTW, that's a great quote. I love that movie. Bought the soundtrack, and it's great.

Isn't it though? I've seen that movie so many times...it's sad...I can quote a lot of it.

Well, my parents certainly aren't happy about it. My mother's got a masters (is that the right word?) in one of those important business fields and my dad's got one of those (for SOMEthing ... I don't remember) as well as a doctorate in jurisprudence. I think that's the right word, too. So thus far, i'm quite a disappointment.

Neither of my parents went to college, so just the fact that I'm here is an achievement. I can see how having parents who both have their Masters would be stressful.

 

[Party Girl]

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Neither of my parents went to college, so just the fact that I'm here is an achievement. I can see how having parents who both have their Masters would be stressful.

Not just stressful. AMAZING pressure. And they just give you that look like, "We don't understand how a daughter of OURS could possibly fail at this. We're so disappointed in you." They don't say anything. Just the look. I'd rather they yelled, 'cause then I could yell back. I'm good at that.

LOL Enough! No more about my parents. Something else, QUICKLY!!

*grin*

 

[Vay]

Hey gang. Sorry I wasn't around yesterday. I went home last night to see my favorite band (Muse) LIVE!

The show was beyond awesome and I got my CD autographed and shook the hand of Matt Bellamy. That night was quite possibly better than sex, LOL!

 

[Oatmeal110483]

Party Girl, I somewhat feel your pain. Here's my version of the story:

I hated my town. It was the most boring, pissant, one horse town I had ever seen, and I couldn't wait to get out of it and away from my parents. I loved them, but by the time I graduated HS I was ready to kill them. Two weeks before I went off to school (NC State), I stopped by my old HS to talk to some of my old teachers that I'd actually miss. As I was leaving, I got sideswiped by a Ford F-350. I was driving an 89 Honda Accord at the time. In other words, I had no chance whatsoever. It destroyed my car, and gave me a partially seperated left shoulder (it hit on the driver's side) as well as massive brusing up and down my side. The point is, it kickstarted my relationship with my parents, since they were taking care of me and stuff.

Fast forward to me getting to college. I have a roommate that is an asshole, and my homesickness is setting in at about 3 weeks in as opposed to the normal 2-3 months. My best friends went to other schools, and I was horrible at making new ones because I believe I have Social Anxiety disorder (it has never been diagnosed, but at the same time how do you explain having to show up to a class in a lecture hall 10 minutes early just so you can walk in without seemingly every eye in the place looking at you?). So clubs, or anywhere else that the kids these days hang out at were right out because I was petrified at them. Depression set in, and I gradually stopped going to classes. I went to Student Health to see a counselor, only to be told that I was normal and that it would wear off soon. It didn't. By the time the semester ended, I had passed only one class, and that was because the teacher had different attendance requirements than the rest of my teachers did.

Over that Christmas Break, I had tried to tell my parents what had happened, and that I was depressed, as well as just burnt out on school. Of course they didn't listen. I love them, but they can be so stubborn at times. So I was sent back to school, and second semester had similar results. I failed out, and was a miserable wreck. I come back home for the summer, and tell them I need a break. "No!" they say, and demand that I enroll in a local community college. Ok, so I go do that, thinking I was going to get a nice 2-year degree in Network Administration. That is, until I saw some of the classes I had to take. I mean I hate to sound like I'm blowing my own horn here, but I think I don't really need to take crap like "Basic PC Literacy" or "Introduction to Programming and Logic." I went to talk to a counselor to see if I could exempt out of them or anything, and of course I couldn't. Or more to the point, I could but by the time they had the exams ready for me to take to do so I wouldn't be able to get a refund for the class. So I knew how that was going to work out: I could only phone it in for so long without getting bored of it and stop going. Sure enough, 3/4 of the way through the semester it happened. Failed a couple of classes, but some of the teachers gave me the benefit of the doubt (especially seeing as how I was getting the work done and in on time). Next semester though, I stopped caring completely and just stopped going. That lasted for a couple of weeks before I decided that I should stop fucking things up and went to drop all my classes. My parents weren't happy, but I didn't leave them with any kind of say in the matter this time. So I got a job and I'm helping pay bills, and maybe this semester I'll go back. I think I'm finally ready to knock this crap out and call my schooling over.

 

[College_geek]

Hey gang. Sorry I wasn't around yesterday. I went home last night to see my favorite band (Muse) LIVE!

The show was beyond awesome and I got my CD autographed and shook the hand of Matt Bellamy. That night was quite possibly better than sex, LOL!

I wanted to go to the Iron Horse Nighclub tonight and see the band Rasputina (which I recently learned about), but it's at 10 and the last bus from Northampton to Amherst is at 11:30, so I'm afraid that I'll get stuck in Northampton. Oh well, another lonely night in my dorm.

 

[Vay]

I wanted to go to the Iron Horse Nighclub tonight and see the band Rasputina (which I recently learned about), but it's at 10 and the last bus from Northampton to Amherst is at 11:30, so I'm afraid that I'll get stuck in Northampton. Oh well, another lonely night in my dorm.

Awww, that's too bad. Can't bum a ride or anything? I feel your pain, I was in the same situation when Taproot came to town last year.

 

[College_geek]

Awww, that's too bad. Can't bum a ride or anything? I feel your pain, I was in the same situation when Taproot came to town last year.

I don't know anyone who knows them. They're really obscure. I mean, I saw a flyer and they looked interesting, so I recently heard some of their stuff, to see if I'd like them. I've never been to the Iron Horse before, and I could call my roomie to pick me up, but that would be mean at midnight. I'll just have to keep an eye out next year and go when the show is at 7 or on a weekend.
I saw Elton John at UMass two weeks ago. It was a good show. I just wish our spring concert had a different line-up. I'm not a big fan of Busta Rhymes and I've never heard Jurassic 5. Why couldn't I have been here last year when they had Reel Big Fish?

 

[Vay]

Haha. I used to like Busta Rhymes, but this was back when I was big on rap. My musical tastes tend to shift every couple years.

 

[College_geek]

Haha. I used to like Busta Rhymes, but this was back when I was big on rap. My musical tastes tend to shift every couple years.

I'm just praying for the day when Evanescence comes to UMass. Hahaha, they'd probably never want to come here, but that would rock my world. We've had some pretty good groups come here (Chili Peppers, Barenaked Ladies, John Mayer, etc.), but I never had money at the time or didn't like the group enough to go. I went to see Elton John because the marching band got to go for free (which I have no idea how it happened, figuring the tickets were $70-80...maybe it was because we played "Your Song" this past season...even though it was the Moulin Rouge version. ).

 

[Vay]

I'm just praying for the day when Evanescence comes to UMass. Hahaha, they'd probably never want to come here, but that would rock my world. We've had some pretty good groups come here (Chili Peppers, Barenaked Ladies, John Mayer, etc.), but I never had money at the time or didn't like the group enough to go. I went to see Elton John because the marching band got to go for free (which I have no idea how it happened, figuring the tickets were $70-80...maybe it was because we played "Your Song" this past season...even though it was the Moulin Rouge version. ).

Haha! Stranger things have happened. The show I went to last night was only $1 for tickets. That was definitely $1 well spent!

 

[Vay]

Now who let this thread slip to the 2nd page?

FAILURE!

 

[AnimalisticNeeds]

whoa I saw Rasputina way back when I was in the 7th grade that was what....almost 8 years ago....now that's crazy that you're just now hearing about them. They opened for someone else though, it wasn't really THEIR concert.

 

[cjwarnock]

I wanted to say hi to everyone, im new to the forum. Its nice to finally find a place where their are some people my own age. Im a 19/m by the way.

 

[Vay]

Welcome! We're all good fun. My only request is that you don't lurk. Jump on in and make some posts. It's the only way to get seen and heard.

 

[bamagirl00]

Welcome! We're all good fun. My only request is that you don't lurk. Jump on in and make some posts. It's the only way to get seen and heard.

i thought there were others ways to be seen and heard .. damn now i see what i'e been doing wrong hehe

 

[GoneKrayzee]

hmmm i dont jus lurk for no reason.. i jus dont kno what to say... haha