NationStates Jolt Archive


Leaving home for the first time...

New Peeland
02-09-2006, 00:36
...so I guess this is happening! Which is a bit wierd but so the right time.

P is leaving the nest! Today infact. Most of my stuff is packed up and it kinda feels like I'm going on holiday, but at the same time I'm saying goodbye to my friends. Just odd.

I've been told there will be one other girl in the house who moved in yesterday, I haven't met her and I'm praying she's nice, maybe a bit like me, or just not a wierdo!

Wondered what the situation was for everyone here when they moved away for the first time. Mine is Uni. I'm wondering how people got on with the first people they lived with and the such!?

*also as a little side note, the novelty hasnt quite worn off...I've grown some pink!!!!...*http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/probe_me/pinkhair2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/probe_me/pinkhair.jpg
JuNii
02-09-2006, 00:39
...so I guess this is happening! Which is a bit wierd but so the right time.

P is leaving the nest! Today infact. Most of my stuff is packed up and it kinda feels like I'm going on holiday, but at the same time I'm saying goodbye to my friends. Just odd.

I've been told there will be one other girl in the house who moved in yesterday, I haven't met her and I'm praying she's nice, maybe a bit like me, or just not a wierdo!

Wondered what the situation was for everyone here when they moved away for the first time. Mine is Uni. I'm wondering how people got on with the first people they lived with and the such!?

*also as a little side note, the novelty hasnt quite worn off...I've grown some pink!!!!...*http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/probe_me/pinkhair2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/probe_me/pinkhair.jpg
it's fun, and can be a bit scary, but one get's used to it.

guess we won't be hearing from you for a while. GOOD LUCK! :D
The Tribes Of Longton
02-09-2006, 00:40
University is the single greatest thing that has happened to me. Ever.
Smunkeeville
02-09-2006, 00:40
I don't remember when I first left home to live alone, I was pretty messed up.

Are you living in a dorm? You should get together a folder with all your medical info so if there is an emergency and your parents aren't right there people will know your prescriptions, past surgeries, allergies and etc. ;)
Yootopia
02-09-2006, 00:40
Best of luck in the big wide world!
New Peeland
02-09-2006, 00:41
it's fun, and can be a bit scary, but one get's used to it.

guess we won't be hearing from you for a while. GOOD LUCK! :D

Oh no I shall still be around, just in a different place :) and thank you :p
New Peeland
02-09-2006, 00:42
University is the single greatest thing that has happened to me. Ever.

Aw thats awesome I've heard so many people say that. I have 4 lovely years of it ahead :D
New Peeland
02-09-2006, 00:43
I don't remember when I first left home to live alone, I was pretty messed up.

Are you living in a dorm? You should get together a folder with all your medical info so if there is an emergency and your parents aren't right there people will know your prescriptions, past surgeries, allergies and etc. ;)

Christ lol thats far too prepared for me!! I will be living in a house shared with 4 other students :) which will be cool unless I've selected a house full of wierdos.
New Peeland
02-09-2006, 00:45
Best of luck in the big wide world!

Thank ya, I'm actually really looking forward to the independance, just wierd to think that this is the last time in a good while I'll be sat in my bed, in my room, typing on here.
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
02-09-2006, 00:48
Christ lol thats far too prepared for me!! I will be living in a house shared with 4 other students :) which will be cool unless I've selected a house full of wierdos.
The wierdos part is sort of a given. I don't think normal people get roommates in College (or Uni, whatever) the normal ones get shunted off to an asylum somewhere and then you end up moving in with a guy who can (and will) projectile vomit at distances of 2-3 yards and another guy who irons his clothes . . . at 4 in the morning . . . every goddamn day.
Oh, how I hate him.
Yootopia
02-09-2006, 00:49
Thank ya, I'm actually really looking forward to the independance, just wierd to think that this is the last time in a good while I'll be sat in my bed, in my room, typing on here.
Just don't get too thrashed in Fresher's Week :p
Not bad
02-09-2006, 00:51
You'll do just fine P, this is about to be the greatest time in your life.
Slaughterhouse five
02-09-2006, 01:22
i remember the first time i left my home.

the sun was bright and the world was big, i ran back inside and hid under the covers. this is where i have been since
Free Soviets
02-09-2006, 03:11
I will be living in a house shared with 4 other students :) which will be cool unless I've selected a house full of wierdos.

it'll probably work out quite nice, but playing roommate roulette is always just a little bit dodgy (though also an excellent way to meet new and different people). my favorite living arrangements have all been group-based. particularly in a place that has strange quirks to it, like a staircase to nowhere.
Naliitr
02-09-2006, 03:26
...so I guess this is happening! Which is a bit wierd but so the right time.

P is leaving the nest! Today infact. Most of my stuff is packed up and it kinda feels like I'm going on holiday, but at the same time I'm saying goodbye to my friends. Just odd.

I've been told there will be one other girl in the house who moved in yesterday, I haven't met her and I'm praying she's nice, maybe a bit like me, or just not a wierdo!

Wondered what the situation was for everyone here when they moved away for the first time. Mine is Uni. I'm wondering how people got on with the first people they lived with and the such!?

*also as a little side note, the novelty hasnt quite worn off...I've grown some pink!!!!...*http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/probe_me/pinkhair2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/probe_me/pinkhair.jpg

EMO ALERT! EMO ALERT! EMO ALERT!

Ok, now that that's over... Trust my second-hand experience. Leaving home isn't that bad. Once you get used to your new place, it's like you never left home.
Laerod
02-09-2006, 03:31
Aw thats awesome I've heard so many people say that. I have 4 lovely years of it ahead :DNot too dampen your mood too much, but the worst times of my life have occured at Uni. But it is fun otherwise.
Jenrak
02-09-2006, 03:32
Have much. Much, much fun.
Curious Inquiry
02-09-2006, 05:04
I like the pink in your hair ;)
Rameria
02-09-2006, 05:10
I had a fabulous time at uni. My first roommate and I got along great, probably because we were friends but didn't hang out in the same social circles and had completely different classes. So we had fun, but didn't do everything together.
Demented Hamsters
02-09-2006, 05:29
...I'm praying she's nice, maybe a bit like me, or just not a wierdo!
A bit like you would definitely make her a weirdo, surely. ;)
Anyway, if she is weird, introduce her to NS. We'll soon sort her out for you.

Wondered what the situation was for everyone here when they moved away for the first time. Mine is Uni. I'm wondering how people got on with the first people they lived with and the such!?
I ended up flatting with a mate, who was cool, his classmate, who was also ok (though very homophobic and bigotted, but if you ignored his tirades he was fine - esp in the 'paying the rent on time', 'doing his share of the housework and cooking duties' bit).
And.

An unemployed clown.

Not just any unemployed clown, mind you. But an unemployable clown. One who showered and changed his clothes once a fortnight whether he needed to or not. And wouldn't wipe, prefering the cloth of his underwear to do the work for him. How did we know he didn't wipe? Because he didn't flush.
Every six weeks, come rain or shine, he would wash his 4 pairs of underwear.
Never his clown outfit though, which he practised in the garage daily.
You have no idea how stinky a man can get. My mate offered to film him for promotion purposes, and told me he was gagging and dry-retching from 20 feet away.
Wallonochia
02-09-2006, 06:16
I will be living in a house shared with 4 other students

I couldn't do that. I'm very much a neat freak, and I sleep so light that my neighbor's cat wakes me up about every other night meowing outside. I could live with another person, but not the average university type roommate. Luckily, when I started university I was old enough (22) that they didn't make me live in the dorms. Especially those dorms, because at 2:00am I could hear music from a block away. I would have been put in prison for mass murder and crimes against humanity.
The Infinite Crucible
02-09-2006, 06:26
Leaving home is not that bad, dont worry about it. Hell, I did it at 15 and was fine. Although, I know it varies from parents to parents, but make sure to give them a call every once in a while.
Willamena
02-09-2006, 06:28
Wondered what the situation was for everyone here when they moved away for the first time. Mine is Uni. I'm wondering how people got on with the first people they lived with and the such!?
Sorry, I don't remember leaving home. I'm sure it was some sort of relief.

I've never lived with a room mate --well, human --so I can't say more.
The Beautiful Darkness
02-09-2006, 06:30
I was eleven when I first left my parental home. It was great. All those years when I would have been restricted and irritated by them, I was living with friends and doing as I wanted.

Moving out isn't such a big deal, really. :)
Wallonochia
02-09-2006, 06:33
Wondered what the situation was for everyone here when they moved away for the first time. Mine is Uni. I'm wondering how people got on with the first people they lived with and the such!?

Oh yeah, I moved out because I joined the Army. The recruiter picked me up from my parents' house on July 11th, 2000 and I've been gone since.
Free Soviets
02-09-2006, 07:32
Especially those dorms, because at 2:00am I could hear music from a block away. I would have been put in prison for mass murder and crimes against humanity.

one time in the dorms some people were running down the hall unravelling duct tape (which makes that nice ripping noise). at 3:30 am. on a tuesday. so i opened my door, flipped out my knife, slashed their tape, and went back inside. they stopped running around after that.
Farnhamia
02-09-2006, 07:33
You'll do just fine P, this is about to be the greatest time in your life.

Yep, couldn't have said it better. And always remember, other people are far more concerned about what you think about them than they are about how you seem to them.
SHAOLIN9
02-09-2006, 12:00
P - just try not to cause too much trouble! Well no, be as raucous as possible and don't get caught! :D

You'll be fine!:fluffle:
SHAOLIN9
02-09-2006, 12:01
A bit like you would definitely make her a weirdo, surely. ;)
Anyway, if she is NORMAL, introduce her to NS. We'll soon TURN HER INTO A WEIRDO for you.


Edited for TRUTH!!!! :p
Londim
02-09-2006, 13:33
Have fun at uni. That reminds me I'm one year away from going to uni......WOOHOO!!!!
Pure Metal
02-09-2006, 13:40
...so I guess this is happening! Which is a bit wierd but so the right time.

P is leaving the nest! Today infact. Most of my stuff is packed up and it kinda feels like I'm going on holiday, but at the same time I'm saying goodbye to my friends. Just odd.

I've been told there will be one other girl in the house who moved in yesterday, I haven't met her and I'm praying she's nice, maybe a bit like me, or just not a wierdo!

Wondered what the situation was for everyone here when they moved away for the first time. Mine is Uni. I'm wondering how people got on with the first people they lived with and the such!?


i moved away for the first time to go to Uni as well. Cardiff uni in the summer of 2003.

i just hope it goes better for you than it did for me... my flatmates were all a bunch of wankers, i had a terrible dorm room where the 3am army of drunken bastards coming back from clubs would wake me up every night by racing shopping trolleys just outside my window, i had a practicing DJ in the room above me who had no consideration for how loud he fucking was, and i wound up a clinically depressed pothead by the end of the year :(
Gravlen
02-09-2006, 14:28
Hey P! You're gonna have a great time, I'm sure :) But good luck regardless!

My first experience moving out and in with other people was... strange. I lived for a year with one guy, two girls and two cats.

Now, one of those girls were incapable of cleaning up after herself. So it was tiresome and anoying to live with her - her mom had to come in and clean up after her at least three times during the year, she left her sex-toys in the bathroom, she hardly ever washed the dishes, she never washed or clean her room (even if she did smoke inside)

She herself were clean however. She took showers often - but didn't bother to cover up after showering, walking around naked or with an open robe instead.

She was a loon. :)

The other people were decent enough though ;)

And disregarding the living-situation that year, uni was the best years of my life... thus far :D
The blessed Chris
02-09-2006, 16:32
Firstly, quality hair. I had mine dyed all black yesterday because blonde bits across the fringe break school rules.:(

Secondly, good luck. I'm far too young to move out ( well, I'm going to Uni in a year...), but from the mates I've spoken to, its bloody good fun.

Are you moving far from home?
SHAOLIN9
02-09-2006, 16:39
Hey P! You're gonna have a great time, I'm sure :) But good luck regardless!

My first experience moving out and in with other people was... strange. I lived for a year with one guy, two girls and two cats.

Now, one of those girls were incapable of cleaning up after herself. So it was tiresome and anoying to live with her - her mom had to come in and clean up after her at least three times during the year, she left her sex-toys in the bathroom, she hardly ever washed the dishes, she never washed or clean her room (even if she did smoke inside)

She herself were clean however. She took showers often - but didn't bother to cover up after showering, walking around naked or with an open robe instead.
She was a loon. :)

*drools*

Was she fit? :D
Guns n Whiskey
02-09-2006, 16:45
Home is where the heart is, and other inspirational crap like that. But don't worry too much about leaving it. Making a new home is not so hard and it's an important part of growing up.
Zilam
02-09-2006, 17:39
I love being away from home! You will have a fantastic time. Especially when going away to a Uni. :)
Zilam
02-09-2006, 17:39
Hey P! You're gonna have a great time, I'm sure :) But good luck regardless!

My first experience moving out and in with other people was... strange. I lived for a year with one guy, two girls and two cats.

Now, one of those girls were incapable of cleaning up after herself. So it was tiresome and anoying to live with her - her mom had to come in and clean up after her at least three times during the year, she left her sex-toys in the bathroom, she hardly ever washed the dishes, she never washed or clean her room (even if she did smoke inside)

She herself were clean however. She took showers often - but didn't bother to cover up after showering, walking around naked or with an open robe instead.

She was a loon. :)

The other people were decent enough though ;)

And disregarding the living-situation that year, uni was the best years of my life... thus far :D


and why don't i have this good luck:P
New Peeland
02-09-2006, 21:45
I was eleven when I first left my parental home. It was great. All those years when I would have been restricted and irritated by them, I was living with friends and doing as I wanted.

Moving out isn't such a big deal, really. :)

11?
New Peeland
02-09-2006, 21:46
I like the pink in your hair ;)

Thank you!...what were these previous emo comments all about!! What the hell is emo!
Harlesburg
02-09-2006, 21:48
...so I guess this is happening! Which is a bit wierd but so the right time.

P is leaving the nest! Today infact. Most of my stuff is packed up and it kinda feels like I'm going on holiday, but at the same time I'm saying goodbye to my friends. Just odd.

I've been told there will be one other girl in the house who moved in yesterday, I haven't met her and I'm praying she's nice, maybe a bit like me, or just not a wierdo!

Wondered what the situation was for everyone here when they moved away for the first time. Mine is Uni. I'm wondering how people got on with the first people they lived with and the such!?

*also as a little side note, the novelty hasnt quite worn off...I've grown some pink!!!!...*http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/probe_me/pinkhair2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/probe_me/pinkhair.jpg
W00T!
W00T!
W00T!
W00T!
W00T!
W00T!
Still like the hair.:)
Harlesburg
02-09-2006, 21:50
Home is where the heart is, and other inspirational crap like that. But don't worry too much about leaving it. Making a new home is not so hard and it's an important part of growing up.
I reckon, Kill the folks and take the house!
New Peeland
02-09-2006, 21:51
A bit like you would definitely make her a weirdo, surely. ;)
Anyway, if she is weird, introduce her to NS. We'll soon sort her out for you.


I ended up flatting with a mate, who was cool, his classmate, who was also ok (though very homophobic and bigotted, but if you ignored his tirades he was fine - esp in the 'paying the rent on time', 'doing his share of the housework and cooking duties' bit).
And.

An unemployed clown.

Not just any unemployed clown, mind you. But an unemployable clown. One who showered and changed his clothes once a fortnight whether he needed to or not. And wouldn't wipe, prefering the cloth of his underwear to do the work for him. How did we know he didn't wipe? Because he didn't flush.
Every six weeks, come rain or shine, he would wash his 4 pairs of underwear.
Never his clown outfit though, which he practised in the garage daily.
You have no idea how stinky a man can get. My mate offered to film him for promotion purposes, and told me he was gagging and dry-retching from 20 feet away.

Dude that is grose! I've met 2 of my housemates so far, the guy whose also the landlord is so helpful and so friendly, I think we'll get on well. And the girl...wel I came in earlier and she was in the kitchen, had a little brief chat, she went off to her room with her food and she locked the door behind her, which I'm not sure whether to be offended at or not. *better make sure that over friendly crazy pink haired girl cant get me* type thing.

I feel lonely lol, its so bizarre, but since ive been here ive been getting texts and phone calls from friends to see how I am, which is lovely :D

I'm sure I'll survive, bloody knackered though!
New Peeland
02-09-2006, 21:56
Firstly, quality hair. I had mine dyed all black yesterday because blonde bits across the fringe break school rules.:(

Secondly, good luck. I'm far too young to move out ( well, I'm going to Uni in a year...), but from the mates I've spoken to, its bloody good fun.

Are you moving far from home?

I'm going to Portsmouth from Bristol, its about a 2 hour drive.
Ieuano
02-09-2006, 21:57
Dude that is grose! I've met 2 of my housemates so far, the guy whose also the landlord is so helpful and so friendly, I think we'll get on well. And the girl...wel I came in earlier and she was in the kitchen, had a little brief chat, she went off to her room with her food and she locked the door behind her, which I'm not sure whether to be offended at or not. *better make sure that over friendly crazy pink haired girl cant get me* type thing.

I feel lonely lol, its so bizarre, but since ive been here ive been getting texts and phone calls from friends to see how I am, which is lovely :D

I'm sure I'll survive, bloody knackered though!

have fun and where are you going?
New Peeland
02-09-2006, 21:57
*drools*

Was she fit? :D

Ew you mong! Stop it!
Ieuano
02-09-2006, 22:03
*drools*

Was she fit? :D

in P's mooving thread aswell, you better clear that up or she'll eat you :) Have a nice day
Queen Becci
02-09-2006, 22:05
When I first moved out I mover from SD to CO to go to school. The school didn't have dorms, but they did have a program where four people could rent a two bedroom apartment. I moved in and two of my roommates were racist. The other one had some mental problems with depretion and a family history of bi-polar. I moved out into my own place and my boyfriend moved with me from SD. He moved in his brother too and about 8 months into it they locked me out of my house, stole my car and went out to some bar. They came home drunk and beat me up. I had no where to go after that and was forced to quite school and go back to SD. Despine by ex's probation in CO, he fallowed me and still two years later I still have problems with him. But don't let this scare you, being on your own is a lot of fun and a bit scary at times. I just got bad luck you could say!
SHAOLIN9
02-09-2006, 22:06
in P's mooving thread aswell, you better clear that up or she'll eat you :) Have a nice day

*cleans up drool* :p

Eat me? hmmmmm.....:p
Harlesburg
02-09-2006, 22:07
I don't remember when I first left home to live alone, I was pretty messed up.

Are you living in a dorm? You should get together a folder with all your medical info so if there is an emergency and your parents aren't right there people will know your prescriptions, past surgeries, allergies and etc. ;)
:eek:
Smunkee's insane.
Harlesburg
02-09-2006, 22:08
*drools*

Was she fit? :D
Fit?
Unsure.

Tramp?
Yeppers.
SHAOLIN9
02-09-2006, 22:08
Ew you mong! Stop it!

Hey you know I only got eyes for you!!!!!!!;) :fluffle:

But Grav....was she???
SHAOLIN9
02-09-2006, 22:09
:eek:
Smunkee's insane.

Most probably! :eek:
Harlesburg
02-09-2006, 22:13
Hey you know I only got eyes for you!!!!!!!;) :fluffle:

But Grav....was she???
lol.
lol.
Ieuano
02-09-2006, 22:14
*cleans up drool* :p

Eat me? hmmmmm.....:p

you cant help yourself can you
SHAOLIN9
02-09-2006, 22:16
you cant help yourself can you

I'm waaaaaaaaaaaaay beyond help! :D
SHAOLIN9
02-09-2006, 22:18
lol.
lol.

LOL:D
Harlesburg
02-09-2006, 22:19
A bit like you would definitely make her a weirdo, surely. ;)
Anyway, if she is weird, introduce her to NS. We'll soon sort her out for you.


I ended up flatting with a mate, who was cool, his classmate, who was also ok (though very homophobic and bigotted, but if you ignored his tirades he was fine - esp in the 'paying the rent on time', 'doing his share of the housework and cooking duties' bit).
And.

An unemployed clown.

Not just any unemployed clown, mind you. But an unemployable clown. One who showered and changed his clothes once a fortnight whether he needed to or not. And wouldn't wipe, prefering the cloth of his underwear to do the work for him. How did we know he didn't wipe? Because he didn't flush.
Every six weeks, come rain or shine, he would wash his 4 pairs of underwear.
Never his clown outfit though, which he practised in the garage daily.
You have no idea how stinky a man can get. My mate offered to film him for promotion purposes, and told me he was gagging and dry-retching from 20 feet away.
*Contributes with a lol*
......
Harlesburg
02-09-2006, 22:21
lol.
lol.LOL:D
LOL
New Peeland
02-09-2006, 22:23
Oh you guys behave please!
SHAOLIN9
02-09-2006, 22:26
Oh you guys behave please!

Strict!:D
Turquoise Days
02-09-2006, 22:40
Good luck Peeland!

Don't forget to talk to everyone, especially on your course. I didn't, and it took me several months to get to know everybody as frends. :(
New Peeland
02-09-2006, 22:43
Good luck Peeland!

Don't forget to talk to everyone, especially on your course. I didn't, and it took me several months to get to know everybody as frends. :(

Some good advice, I plan on doing just that. Friendly one me!
Harlesburg
02-09-2006, 22:46
in P's mooving thread aswell, you better clear that up or she'll eat you :) Have a nice day
*Rubs chin*
Harlesburg
02-09-2006, 22:48
Oh you guys behave please!
:(
Harlesburg
05-09-2006, 11:13
I was eleven when I first left my parental home. It was great. All those years when I would have been restricted and irritated by them, I was living with friends and doing as I wanted.

Moving out isn't such a big deal, really11?
Yeah here parents sent here away to Duntroon to be expert Australian Officer, Killing Machine.
The Beautiful Darkness
05-09-2006, 11:21
Yeah here parents sent here away to Duntroon to be expert Australian Officer, Killing Machine.

Actually, I went to boarding school. You wouldn't catch me dead at Duntroon. ;)
Boonytopia
05-09-2006, 11:43
I left home at 18 to go to uni. It was fantastic. I had a great time & made some of the strongest friendships of my life.

I reckon you'll love it. Good luck! :)
Rubiconic Crossings
05-09-2006, 12:20
Congrats on getting entry!!!

I moved to the UK from the US when I was 14 (sorta ran away from my old mans)...then moved out of my Mums when I was 15...

One thing I learned is that the best thing to do is just talk to people (I think someone already touched on this).

I've been living in shared houses since '84 (or been on the road) and yes you will meet nutters and you will also meet people who will become your dearest friends (and usually lots more of the latter than the former!). But you won't know unless you interact. Something tells me you won't have a problem with that! A sense of humour is important as is being able to say no.

Always read contracts and get to know your rights.

Keep to a budget....seriously. Work out your week expenses (food, bills, rent, travel, books, education stuff and also fun money) and stay within that budget.

If you can spare the time maybe get a part time job in the Uni or join a Uni club...

Most important things - HAVE FUN, GET INVOLVED AND STUDY HARD! :)

and call yer parents at least once a week...beleive me....they will appreciate it!

(was in Bristol last weekend...could have done with a local guide LOL)

Get ready for the best time of your life....
New Peeland
05-09-2006, 12:59
Congrats on getting entry!!!

I moved to the UK from the US when I was 14 (sorta ran away from my old mans)...then moved out of my Mums when I was 15...

One thing I learned is that the best thing to do is just talk to people (I think someone already touched on this).

I've been living in shared houses since '84 (or been on the road) and yes you will meet nutters and you will also meet people who will become your dearest friends (and usually lots more of the latter than the former!). But you won't know unless you interact. Something tells me you won't have a problem with that! A sense of humour is important as is being able to say no.

Always read contracts and get to know your rights.

Keep to a budget....seriously. Work out your week expenses (food, bills, rent, travel, books, education stuff and also fun money) and stay within that budget.

If you can spare the time maybe get a part time job in the Uni or join a Uni club...

Most important things - HAVE FUN, GET INVOLVED AND STUDY HARD! :)

and call yer parents at least once a week...beleive me....they will appreciate it!

(was in Bristol last weekend...could have done with a local guide LOL)

Get ready for the best time of your life....

Aw *hugs*

You were in Bristol!?!?! What part? And why! :p

Some good advice there. I will be working part time as much as I can, because I cannot get a grant this year. So I will be supporting myself. This year is like a foundation year before my degree! So I'm in for 4 years of higher education :D

Enrolled this morning, met and chatted to some of my course mates, they seem nice. A few people were very quiet, and others already knew people there. But I think I'll be fine. Once I'm in there, you can't shut me up, I am a rather loud social one me. I have a 'what have I got to lose' attitude. And I find it works :)

Thank you all for posting in here :p I appreciate it.
Kamitsushima
05-09-2006, 13:21
Uni is indeed one of the best time of our lives, as is the leaving home to attend it! Things to watch out for, though: Money (in keeping that damned loan and overdraft under control, just a little restraint will help a lot); Slackers (don't follow their example unless you are one of the lucky people who can somehow pull a first out one weeks actual work a year...get stuck in to the studies); Slobs (the domestic version of the Slacker...make sure they pull their weight in communal matters); Scallies (depending on where your student house will be, you might have trouble from the local tribes if they take pleasure in harassing students...York's Tang Hall crew ensured a long years worth of repairs to our rented house, but if you're on a campus you should be alright...).

Otherwise, don't be fretting about leaving the nest. On your own two feet, stand and be, yo! ;)
New Peeland
05-09-2006, 13:39
Uni is indeed one of the best time of our lives, as is the leaving home to attend it! Things to watch out for, though: Money (in keeping that damned loan and overdraft under control, just a little restraint will help a lot); Slackers (don't follow their example unless you are one of the lucky people who can somehow pull a first out one weeks actual work a year...get stuck in to the studies); Slobs (the domestic version of the Slacker...make sure they pull their weight in communal matters); Scallies (depending on where your student house will be, you might have trouble from the local tribes if they take pleasure in harassing students...York's Tang Hall crew ensured a long years worth of repairs to our rented house, but if you're on a campus you should be alright...).

Otherwise, don't be fretting about leaving the nest. On your own two feet, stand and be, yo! ;)

Aw yo!

I have no loan or overdraft so if I don't keep an eye on my money, I will simply have none! lol

I was sat on the beach yesterday and I was so happy :) I'm glad I've moved. Hope this year continues like it has done!
Rubiconic Crossings
05-09-2006, 13:40
Aw *hugs*

You were in Bristol!?!?! What part? And why! :p

Some good advice there. I will be working part time as much as I can, because I cannot get a grant this year. So I will be supporting myself. This year is like a foundation year before my degree! So I'm in for 4 years of higher education :D

Enrolled this morning, met and chatted to some of my course mates, they seem nice. A few people were very quiet, and others already knew people there. But I think I'll be fine. Once I'm in there, you can't shut me up, I am a rather loud social one me. I have a 'what have I got to lose' attitude. And I find it works :)

Thank you all for posting in here :p I appreciate it.

My best mates stag do...who I met at...Uni! :)

We stayed at the Youth Hostel....great fun was had by all....Bristol is well nice!

Glad to hear that you are going to have no problem fitting in !!!

Have a great time!!!

I go to Sotton and Portsmouth a fair bit...its pretty ok...:)
New Peeland
05-09-2006, 13:42
My best mates stag do...who I met at...Uni! :)

We stayed at the Youth Hostel....great fun was had by all....Bristol is well nice!

Glad to hear that you are going to have no problem fitting in !!!

Have a great time!!!

I go to Sotton and Portsmouth a fair bit...its pretty ok...:)

Aren't you the mighty traveller! Bristol looks a lot better at night! Half of its been demolished lol
Harlesburg
10-09-2006, 09:49
Actually, I went to boarding school. You wouldn't catch me dead at Duntroon. ;)
Of course you wouldn't be caught there, you are the super sluth killing machine!
Stalking the battlefield, everywhere is your killing zone!
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Good, i wouldn't want you around a bunch of randy Army lads.;) :(
Posi
10-09-2006, 09:51
My official plan is to live with my mom, until she is living with me. Then I'll stick herr in a home.:)
The Beautiful Darkness
10-09-2006, 09:52
Of course you wouldn't be caught there, you are the super sluth killing machine!
Stalking the battlefield, everywhere is your killing zone!
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Good, i wouldn't want you around a bunch of randy Army lads.;) :(

ROFL @ entire post :p
Harlesburg
10-09-2006, 09:53
ROFL @ entire post :p
*Blushes*
Thanks, almost sig worthy, *Cough*
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German Nightmare
10-09-2006, 13:13
Have fun and enjoy your freedom.

Now, the only, and most important warning I can give you: Do your grocery shopping regularly!!!

The fridge gets empty astonishingly fast and there's nothing worse than an empty stomach on an empty fridge.

That said, I'll order some pizza today (for I was too lazy to go shopping yesterday and on Sunday, the stores are closed....).
Rubiconic Crossings
10-09-2006, 13:35
Aren't you the mighty traveller! Bristol looks a lot better at night! Half of its been demolished lol

yeah....road warrior me! LOL

I do recall thinking I was in Berlin at one point with all the building sites. But we were mainly around the Youth Hostel area...that was pretty nice. I guess Bristol has undergone a huge amount of change since its become a popular place to live...

What do you think of Portsmouth?
German Nightmare
10-09-2006, 15:24
The pizza was great, by the way. Which leads me to another thought:

Make sure you always have some money stashed away somewhere to be able to pay for those "emergency rations". With spare change I barely managed to come by today ;)
New Peeland
10-09-2006, 15:39
yeah....road warrior me! LOL

I do recall thinking I was in Berlin at one point with all the building sites. But we were mainly around the Youth Hostel area...that was pretty nice. I guess Bristol has undergone a huge amount of change since its become a popular place to live...

What do you think of Portsmouth?

I'm really liking Portsmouth. I've visited the beach a few times, my housemate and his friends took me down there last night about midnight for an adventure :) we walked around the castle and stuff. It was cool. I do love the sea. Really don't think the novelty will wear off. This week feels like its been a month Ive had so much to do. Feel like ive been here for ages, which I guess is good.

I start tomorrow, have a few drawings to complete today and then woo. I'm gonna make my sammiches tonight like a good girl and then I'll be set :D
Ilie
10-09-2006, 16:54
It was fun, and my first roommate was alright. Don't worry about it...you'll end up coming home after university anyway, because everything is so expensive. I've been home since spring of '04, and I'll have to stay here until I graduate from my masters program in spring of '08. Gah!