NationStates Jolt Archive

So we've all had these "Can I ask a question" threads, and advice threads, but I think it's time that most of us post a few (at least one) general advice for the entire community. I'll start.

For those who are going into college, or are in college. Do not enroll into a BA program, BA's are worthless and won't get you anywhere in the real world. However if you MUST enroll in a BA program, then you better be a damn good student and be willing to go to Grad School.

Also, if you plan on giving your cat weekly baths, make sure she's declawed.

There are plenty of good jobs for people with BAs. I've had few problems.

Off to a great start. Let the 'advice' flow. :p

There are plenty of good jobs for people with BAs. I've had few problems.

Off to a great start. Let the 'advice' flow. :p

Eh people just aren't that impress with my History degree, and Grad school isn't working out because my GPA wasn't high enough. I'm thinking about going back to college and getting a BS in Airport Administration (a business degree), but I want to see what the market for Airport Director/Manager is first.

Don't these kinds of threads meet untimely demise?
My advice .... don't eat toast in bed.

Eh people just aren't that impress with my History degree, and Grad school isn't working out because my GPA wasn't high enough. I'm thinking about going back to college and getting a BS in Airport Administration (a business degree), but I want to see what the market for Airport Director/Manager is first.

I believe it - I just wouldn't advise against the arts as a general rule. There are lots of opportunites out there.

One piece of advice I'd give to BAs, that was given to me by every professor I asked when in schook, was to get a minor if you're unsure of your subject. I've known Sociology and Psychology majors who minored in criminal justice, who started at around 40K/year as parole officers or prison administrators, for example.

I believe it - I just wouldn't advise against the arts as a general rule. There are lots of opportunites out there.

One piece of advice I'd give to BAs, that was given to me by every professor I asked when in schook, was to get a minor if you're unsure of your subject. I've known Sociology and Psychology majors who minored in criminal justice, who started at around 40K/year as parole officers or prison administrators, for example.

I tried to minor in education, but they didn't allow me to finish because of my speech problem (which I since greatly improved) and pushed me into pure History BA.

Eh people just aren't that impress with my History degree, and Grad school isn't working out because my GPA wasn't high enough. I'm thinking about going back to college and getting a BS in Airport Administration (a business degree), but I want to see what the market for Airport Director/Manager is first.

It all depends on what sort of BA you get. There are all kinds of BAs in History floating around out there. I swear, half of the waitresses in my town have BAs in History. That's actually what made me decide to switch my major to French, where there's a great deal more job opportunity.

So we've all had these "Can I ask a question" threads, and advice threads, but I think it's time that most of us post a few (at least one) general advice for the entire community. I'll start.

For those who are going into college, or are in college. Do not enroll into a BA program, BA's are worthless and won't get you anywhere in the real world. However if you MUST enroll in a BA program, then you better be a damn good student and be willing to go to Grad School.

Also, if you plan on giving your cat weekly baths, make sure she's declawed.

I have a BA. It got me a job as a teacher, a job in a media corporation, and a job in a textbook publishing company.

It was worth a hell of a lot, actually -- having skills to go with your BA might have helped.

Eh people just aren't that impress with my History degree, and Grad school isn't working out because my GPA wasn't high enough. I'm thinking about going back to college and getting a BS in Airport Administration (a business degree), but I want to see what the market for Airport Director/Manager is first.

I got a BSc. in Business Administration - it got me a job - as a secretary!
My daughter has an MPH/Epidemiology - It's getting her a commission in the Air Force (maybe, if she passes the physical). My son has no degree at all, he works in aerospace as an electronics technician. People aren't looking for education any more, they're looking for skills and technical knowhow. The day of the generalist is past, more's the pity.

I got a BSc. in Business Administration - it got me a job - as a secretary!
My daughter has an MPH/Epidemiology - It's getting her a commission in the Air Force (maybe, if she passes the physical). My son has no degree at all, he works in aerospace as an electronics technician. People aren't looking for education any more, they're looking for skills and technical knowhow. The day of the generalist is past, more's the pity.

I have a number of employee's at the moment that have college degree's in various forms. However none of these people are doing what they went to school for. They are bartenders and waitresses. They do well because the restaurant/bar does well. They all say they can make more money working for me then starting out with their degree's. University is shoved down kids throats now days. For most of them it will be a complete waste of time and money.

You can use hidden folders to decrease the likeliness of others finding your porn stash. On UINX-like (This should include Mac OS X) systems, this can be done by starting the folder's name with a period (.): .porn. On Windows this can be accomplished by Right Clicking the folder, selecting Properties, then ticking the Hidden box. Then you can navigate to the folder containing your newly hidden folder and type its name in the address bar.

Happy fapping!:)

You can use hidden folders to decrease the likeliness of others finding your porn stash. On UINX-like (This should include Mac OS X) systems, this can be done by starting the folder's name with a period (.): .porn. On Windows this can be accomplished by Right Clicking the folder, selecting Properties, then ticking the Hidden box. Then you can navigate to the folder containing your newly hidden folder and type its name in the address bar.

Happy fapping!:)

This way's better:

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/500819/create_an_ultra_hidden_folder_on_windows_xp/

So we've all had these "Can I ask a question" threads, and advice threads, but I think it's time that most of us post a few (at least one) general advice for the entire community. I'll start.

For those who are going into college, or are in college. Do not enroll into a BA program, BA's are worthless and won't get you anywhere in the real world. However if you MUST enroll in a BA program, then you better be a damn good student and be willing to go to Grad School.

Also, if you plan on giving your cat weekly baths, make sure she's declawed.

Here's my counter-advice: don't go to college just to get a job. Do it because you'll become a more well-rounded human being and may be better able to contribute something to the world around you when you're done. And if you take the time to look around you while in school, you just might find something you're good at in the process.

I have a number of employee's at the moment that have college degree's in various forms. However none of these people are doing what they went to school for. They are bartenders and waitresses. They do well because the restaurant/bar does well. They all say they can make more money working for me then starting out with their degree's. University is shoved down kids throats now days. For most of them it will be a complete waste of time and money.

Amen, amen, amen. Add to that that alot of majors and courses (at least at the university I attended) have no business being taught at a university. Universities exist to educate scholars and scientists, not tradesmen and business people.

This way's better:

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/500819/create_an_ultra_hidden_folder_on_windows_xp/That way is horrible, any idiot could stumble upon it.

Amen, amen, amen. Add to that that alot of majors and courses (at least at the university I attended) have no business being taught at a university. Universities exist to educate scholars and scientists, not tradesmen and business people.
Just out of curiosity, what majors would you eliminate?

That way is horrible, any idiot could stumble upon it.

Not if you, as recommended, don't put it on the desktop, but hide it in a folder somewhere.

Really, the whole thing's moot for me, though. I've no reason to hide my porn.

Not if you, as recommended, don't put it on the desktop, but hide it in a folder somewhere.

Really, the whole thing's moot for me, though. I've no reason to hide my porn.Yes but many do.

Just out of curiosity, what majors would you eliminate?

Now there is a good question. :)

Here's a list of the colleges at my alma mater, the University of Houston:

UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR
FIELDS of STUDY

The University of Houston comprises 13 colleges:

* Architecture
* Bauer College of Business
* Education
* Engineering
* Honors
* Hotel and Restaurant Management
* Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
* Law
* Natural Sciences and Mathematics
* Optometry
* Pharmacy
* Social Work
* and Technology.

They offer 14 baccalaureate degrees in over 100 fields of study, 26 master's degrees, and six doctoral and professional degrees.

The Law Center and the Graduate College of Social Work offer only graduate degrees. For more information about these and other graduate-level programs, refer to the Graduate and Professional Studies catalog.

A list of undergraduate major fields of study offered by the University of Houston follows. Detailed information about these programs can be found in the college sections of this catalog.
Undergraduate Major Fields of Study by College

* Architecture
* Bauer College of Business
* Education
* Engineering
* Hotel and Restaurant Management
* Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
* Natural Sciences and Mathematics
* Technology
* Undergraduate Interest Areas

College of Architecture

* Architecture, B.ARCH.
* Environmental Design, B.S.
* Industrial Design, B.S.

Bauer College of Business

* Pre-Business Administration 1
* Accounting, B.B.A.
* Decision and Information Sciences
o Decision and Information Sciences--Management Information Systems, B.B.A.
o Decision and Information Sciences--Operations Management, B.B.A.
* Entrepreneurship, B.B.A.
* Finance, B.B.A.
o Finance--Global Energy Management
* Management, B.B.A.
* Marketing and Entrepreneurship, B.B.A.

College of Education

* Health, B.S.
* Human Development and Family Studies, B.A., B.S.
* Human Nutrition and Foods, B.A., B.S.
* Interdisciplinary Studies, B.S.
* Kinesiology, B.S.
o Kinesiology--Exercise Science, B.S.
o Kinesiology--Movement and Sports Studies, B.S.
o Kinesiology--Sports Administration, B.S.

Cullen College of Engineering

* Engineering Unspecified (freshmen only)
* Biomedical Engineering, B.S.
* Chemical Engineering, B.S.CH.E.
* Civil and Enviornmental Engineering, B.S.
* Computer Engineering, B.S.CP.E.
* Electrical Engineering, B.S.E.E.
* Industrial Engineering, B.S.I.E.
* Mechanical Engineering, B.S.M.E.

Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management

* Hotel and Restaurant Management, B.S.

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

* Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Unspecified
* Anthropology, B.A., B.S.
* Art, B.A.
* Art History, B.A.
* Art (Studio)
o Studio Art--Graphic Communications, B.F.A.
o Studio Art--Interior Design, B.F.A.
o Studio Art--Painting, B.F.A.
o Studio Art--Photography/Digital Media, B.F.A.
o Studio Art--Sculpture, B.F.A.
* Classical Studies, B.A.
* Communication
o Communication--Corporate Communication, B.A.
o Communication--Interpersonal Communication, B.A.
o Communication--Journalism, B.A.
o Communication--Media Production, B.A.
o Communication--Media Studies, B.A.
o Communication--Public Relations/Advertising, B.A.
* Communication Disorders, B.A., B.S.
* Economics, B.A., B.S. (Arts and Sciences)
* English, B.A.
o English--Creative Writing, B.A.
o English--Literature, B.A.
o English--Linguistics, B.A.
* French, B.A.
* German, B.A.
o German Area Studies
* History, B.A.
* Italian Studies, B.A.
* Music, B.A., B.M.
o Music--Applied, B.M.
o Music Composition, B.M.
o Music Theory, B.M.
* Philosophy, B.A.
* Political Science, B.A., B.S.
* Psychology, B.A., B.S.
* Sociology, B.A., B.S.
* Spanish, B.A.
* Theatre, B.A.
o Theatre-Dance, B.A.
o Theatre--Design/Technology
o Theatre--Performance

College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

* Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences, B.A., B.S.
* Biology, B.A., B.S.
* Chemistry, B.A., B.S.
* Computer Science, B.S.
o Computer Science--Business Option, B.S.
o Computer Science--Systems Option, B.S.
* Earth Science, B.A.
* Environmental Science--Environmental Systems and Modeling, B.S.
* Geology, B.S.
* Geophysics, B.S.
* Interdisciplinary Sciences, B.I.SCI.
* Mathematics, B.A., B.S.
* Medical Technology, B.S.
* Physics, B.A., B.S.
o Physics--Geophysics Option, B.S.

College of Technology

* Construction Management Technology, B.S.
o Construction Management Technology--Surveying and Mapping, B.S.
* Computer Engineering Technology, B.S.
* Consumer Sciences and Merchandising, B.S.
* Electrical Power Engineering Technology, B.S.
* Information Systems Technology, B.S.
* Supply Chain and Logistics Technology
* Mechanical Engineering Technology, B.S.
* Technology Leadership and Supervision, B.S.
o Technology Leadership and Supervision--Occupational Technology, B.S.



Undergraduate Interest Areas

* Pre-Dentistry
* Pre-Law
* Pre-Medicine
* Pre-Nursing
* Pre-Optometry
* Pre-Physical Therapy
* Pre-Pharmacy
* Pre-Veterinary Medicine
http://www.uh.edu/academics/catalog/general/majors.html

The colleges of business, hotel and restaurant management get cut completely - they have no business at a university (pardon my pun).

The college of technology also gets the axe. It was a woman I knew there studying fashion design as a college mnajor that initially disgusted me as to how the university has strayed from it's true purposes.

The college of education gets trimmed way back in order to bring it back into focus on training teachers, and probably put under the college of liberal arts and social sciences. (I might even eliminate it altogether and replace it as explained below.)

Engineering and architecture I'll probably keep, because they are traditional.

Science and math must stay - as I said above, one of the purposes of a university is to train scientists. Computer science may be trimmed back.

Liberal arts and social science stay for the same reason. However, communications goes out the window. Theater and studio art will also probably go too.

These colleges and majors would be served by a system of polytechs, teachers colleges, and/or apprenticeships.

On the otherhand, I'd expand opportunities for students who genuinely wish to get a more rounded liberal arts education by offering AA degrees more freely. (For the non-USers, that's a 2 year degree.)

If you're smart enough, major in whatever you enjoy and do well, and then go into a profession like law.

don't eat yellow snow.

Don't these kinds of threads meet untimely demise?
My advice .... don't eat toast in bed.

d'oh!

Declawing is inhumane. It also makes cats turn into biters.

Instead, simply trim her claws.

Don't use jello shots for drinking games. Just... don't...

My advice.... get your socks and shoes on, go to your local supermarket, and buy yourself some blackberry jelly.. Absolutely delicious..... It's like a little gift from heaven on my toast (yes this is the second post on this thread to mention toast)...

Eh people just aren't that impress with my History degree, and Grad school isn't working out because my GPA wasn't high enough. I'm thinking about going back to college and getting a BS in Airport Administration (a business degree), but I want to see what the market for Airport Director/Manager is first.

My advice: Don't overgeneralizingly diss things that didn't work out for you due to your own situation/shortcomings but rather look at and remedy the latter.

If I were to take a wild guess, it's not that BA-ness of your degree that gets you nowhere, but a nice mix of your choice of subject, your grade, the kind of job you want, and your attitude.


Most serious General advice though: Don't become all too internet addicted, have more RL than online friends, more offline than online rants and blog stories, more RL discussion than NSG posts, etc. If you really need to, you can contact me via TG for a BA degree in Being A Healthy Person after you managed to meet these criteria for a year.

Save 20% of your income for a rainy day, don't borrow money unless you have to (for a house or for education only) don't finance anything that will not increase in value (this includes cars, buying things on credit like clothes and food, and electronics).

In summary, if you can't pay cash, you can't afford it.

My advice:

Be the change you wish to see in the world, others will follow eventually.

Self improvement is the way to go. Seriously it's amazing.

Hold no thing taboo.

Just follow "do what you think is right", do not follow "don't do what you think is wrong".

Question everything, including this statement and the ones above.

So we've all had these "Can I ask a question" threads, and advice threads, but I think it's time that most of us post a few (at least one) general advice for the entire community. I'll start.

For those who are going into college, or are in college. Do not enroll into a BA program, BA's are worthless and won't get you anywhere in the real world. However if you MUST enroll in a BA program, then you better be a damn good student and be willing to go to Grad School.

Also, if you plan on giving your cat weekly baths, make sure she's declawed.

A B.A. is not worthless. Of course a graduate degree is a lot better to have, who would argue that, but having a B.A. gets your foot in the door. My advice to everyone is get a B.A. or a B.S., get a job with a company that will pay for your graduate degree, and then get it.

Ooh. I got a bunch. I'll chime in now and then with some. First:

The myth that a skunk picked up by it's tail won't spray is exactly that. :(

Follow your dreams, even if it takes time, money, and determination to do so.

Most serious General advice though: Don't become all too internet addicted, have more RL than online friends, more offline than online rants and blog stories, more RL discussion than NSG posts, etc. If you really need to, you can contact me via TG for a BA degree in Being A Healthy Person after you managed to meet these criteria for a year.

I'm shut in in my own home, and I don't like my family.

If you are engaging in a sport where one usually wears a cup, and you aren't wearing one, keep it a secret. *nod*

If you are engaging in a sport where one usually wears a cup, and you aren't wearing one, keep it a secret. *nod*

If you engaging in a sport which involved the wearing of spandex, dont wear any underwear. Much more comfortable. Don't let anyone debag you though.

Pretty well known advice :
It's not because everyone else does it that you should do it too. (The majority isn't always right)
Less well known advice that goes hand in hand with the precedent :
It's not because everyone else does it that you shouldn't do it. (The minority isn't always right either)

Personal advice :
Don't be afraid of having fun, funny != bad and boring != good.
Don't be afraid of the law.
Keep close to your family (if they deserve it) and friends.
Be French.

Never post on NSG while stoned unless you're prepared to regret your stupid posts later and damn well prepared to justify your own asinine comments when someone responds intelligently to your inebriated idiocy.

Wilgrove, you're really not helping where uni's concerned right now....:D

I'm far too young/immature to give any great advice anyway, beyond the terribly cliched "carpre diem" shit. I know it's trite, and deader than a very dead horse, but nonetheless, I can attribute much of my current unhappiness to apathy or fear of some sort on my part.

Also, if you plan on giving your cat weekly baths, make sure she's declawed.

That one kind of solved every problem I ever had. :D

My advice: don't wear socks unless you have to.

Cow farm manure pits never freeze over enough to support human weight. *nod*

The proper way to make tea:

1. Put milk and sugar in cup (only if you like it, personally I drink it straight except in Assams)

2. Put desired quantity tea in strainer (use good loose tea, guys, it's worth it)

3. Heat water to just below boiling for green/oolong and bring it to a full boil for black teas.

4. Pour water on to tea, not tea in to water.

5. Let steep for whatever amount of time you feel produces the cup you want, and then drink.

Also: Acquire a taste for Lapsang Souchong and Pu-Erh. It is worth it, trust me.

Save 20% of your income for a rainy day, don't borrow money unless you have to (for a house or for education only) don't finance anything that will not increase in value (this includes cars, buying things on credit like clothes and food, and electronics).

In summary, if you can't pay cash, you can't afford it.Those are rules I live by. Except the save 20% thing, I'm a university student so that isn't really doable at the moment.

Try the Hot Pockets; they're breathtaking.

Those are rules I live by. Except the save 20% thing, I'm a university student so that isn't really doable at the moment.

It doesn't need to be 20%.

If you put away $20 (just twenty dollars) a week as soon as you start working, you'll have a million dollars to retire on. It must be consistent and it should be in something like a high-yield savings account. I heard that on NPR this morning.

Oh yeah: listen to NPR. There. Two bits of advice.

Don't finish Harry Potter 7. I'm finished, and my life is only emptiness. So much emptiness...

It doesn't need to be 20%.

If you put away $20 (just twenty dollars) a week as soon as you start working, you'll have a million dollars to retire on. It must be consistent and it should be in something like a high-yield savings account. I heard that on NPR this morning.

Oh yeah: listen to NPR. There. Two bits of advice.
How about $0.20 a week? I should be able to swing that once school starts again.

Don't finish Harry Potter 7. I'm finished, and my life is only emptiness. So much emptiness...

So start reading each book all over again.
It works for me:p

Dont try to brand yourself with something...especially a key.

Dont try to brand yourself with something...especially a key.
Or the Dark Mark.

For those who are going into college, or are in college. Do not enroll into a BA program, BA's are worthless and won't get you anywhere in the real world. However if you MUST enroll in a BA program, then you better be a damn good student and be willing to go to Grad School.


Yeah, but you already knew that right? It's not the end of the world. I decided to expand on mine by doing a graduate diploma of education, an extra year of study that at least qualifies me for something.

Or the Dark Mark.
When I went to watch the latest Harry Potter movie the guy who was working the ticked booth had the Dark Mark tatooed on his forearm:eek:

never offer your floor for someone to stay on before you have properly moved in yourself.

Yeah, but you already knew that right? It's not the end of the world. I decided to expand on mine by doing a graduate diploma of education, an extra year of study that at least qualifies me for something.

Yea, I'm seeing where this Occupational Therapist stuff goes, but if it doesn't work out, I'm going back to college and getting a BS in Aviation Administration, that way I can at least get a job in the aviation field (which I will love) and probably get to be an Assistant manager at either an airport or airline. I already found one college that actually helps it's student who has BS in Aviation Administration get job. They have a 90% success rate.

Declawing is inhumane. It also makes cats turn into biters.

Instead, simply trim her claws.

Yup, they're cats, after all, and will lash out any way they can. Their most familiar territory, of course, is the field of psychological warfare.

When I went to watch the latest Harry Potter movie the guy who was working the ticked booth had the Dark Mark tatooed on his forearm:eek:
Huh, well that's surprising... I guess the only advice I can glean from that is, "Even Death Eaters have to hold down a day job."

I'm sure that ought to be applicable elsewhere in life.

When I went to watch the latest Harry Potter movie the guy who was working the ticked booth had the Dark Mark tatooed on his forearm:eek:

they did at the midnight book sell i went too as well, most off the staff were death eaters.

Huh, well that's surprising... I guess the only advice I can glean from that is, "Even Death Eaters have to hold down a day job."

I'm sure that ought to be applicable elsewhere in life.
Ooh!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348913/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Like_Me

Highly, highly recommended.

Don't finish Harry Potter 7. I'm finished, and my life is only emptiness. So much emptiness...

Advice: Don't structure your life so that it revolves around Harry Potter :p

Huh, well that's surprising... I guess the only advice I can glean from that is, "Even Death Eaters have to hold down a day job."

I'm sure that ought to be applicable elsewhere in life.

It's easy when the Dark Lord runs the joint. ;)

Yea, I'm seeing where this Occupational Therapist stuff goes, but if it doesn't work out, I'm going back to college and getting a BS in Aviation Administration, that way I can at least get a job in the aviation field (which I will love) and probably get to be an Assistant manager at either an airport or airline. I already found one college that actually helps it's student who has BS in Aviation Administration get job. They have a 90% success rate.

BE careful. My friend's daughter went to the Gibbs School and they GUARANTEE that they will get you a job....

and they didn't get her one. $30k a year and not employed yet (2 yrs later). Don't depend on their job promise....

never offer your floor for someone to stay on before you have properly moved in yourself.

Boy, HOWDY.
Excellent advice.

Yeah, but you already knew that right? It's not the end of the world. I decided to expand on mine by doing a graduate diploma of education, an extra year of study that at least qualifies me for something.
Kanabia! *pounces* :fluffle::fluffle::fluffle:

:)

Ooh!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348913/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Like_Me

Highly, highly recommended.

now that's good advice! I've watched a few times, with much amusement.

now that's good advice! I've watched a few times, with much amusement.

Thank you.
I compliment your fine and distinguished taste on the matter.
*bows*
I excel at not giving a shit. Experience has taught me that interest begets expectation, and expectation beget disappointment, so the key to avoiding disappointment is to avoid interest. A equals B equals C Equals A, or whatever. I also don't have a lot of interest in being a good person or a bad person. From what I can tell, either way, you're screwed. Bad people are punished by society's laws, and good people are punished by Murphy's Law. So you see my dilemma.

Do any of you girls work for UPS? 'Cause I couldn't help but notice you were checking out my package.

Roxy: (to Mason who is curled up on a bench at the diner and looking out the window) What's wrong with you?
(Mason blinks in her direction, eyes bloodshot)
Roxy: Are you stoned?
Mason: (looking very pale and sickly) I've got illegals in my bottom...
(referring to the bag of cocaine that broke in his rectum at the airport)
Roxy: (looking at mason shaking her head) Why do you do this to yourself?
Mason: (hand on his forehead whimpering) I don't know.

Those are rules I live by. Except the save 20% thing, I'm a university student so that isn't really doable at the moment.

save what you can. :) If you get into the habit that some of your money is "for later" then as you make more money it's easier to put more away, even if it's only $20 a month right now, get into the habit of saving.

at $20 a month by the end of the year you would have $100 which is a good start on a "OMG MY CAR IS BROKE AND I AM BROKE TOO!" fund.

save what you can. :) If you get into the habit that some of your money is "for later" then as you make more money it's easier to put more away, even if it's only $20 a month right now, get into the habit of saving.

at $20 a month by the end of the year you would have $100 which is a good start on a "OMG MY CAR IS BROKE AND I AM BROKE TOO!" fund.I can weasel my way out of a "OMG MY CAR IS BROKE AND I AM BROKE TOO!" situation. I have basically ruined this summer to get myself into a good financial situation for this school year. Besides, I will be able to afford a fairly new car (say 2000-2002) so any break downs would be the result of my, and the previous owner's, stupidity.

I can weasel my way out of a "OMG MY CAR IS BROKE AND I AM BROKE TOO!" situation. I have basically ruined this summer to get myself into a good financial situation for this school year. Besides, I will be able to afford a fairly new car (say 2000-2002) so any break downs would be the result of my, and the previous owner's, stupidity.

You are sitting nearly pretty then!

Debt=fail. ;)

I can weasel my way out of a "OMG MY CAR IS BROKE AND I AM BROKE TOO!" situation. I have basically ruined this summer to get myself into a good financial situation for this school year. Besides, I will be able to afford a fairly new car (say 2000-2002) so any break downs would be the result of my, and the previous owner's, stupidity.

Hey! What about weasels?
http://beverlys.net/photos/2005/ferretday/Ferrets.jpg

General Advice:

1. Whatever you have to do, don't procrastinate. Just do it.
2. Complement three people every day.
3. Don't be a fool. Be cool. Stay in school. Or go to a library if there are too many gangstas and drug dealers at your school.
4. Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.
5. Keep secrets.
6. Vote.
7. Stop blaming others. Take responsibility for every area of your life.
8. Take out the garbage without being told.
9. Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.
10. Demand excellence and be willing to pay for it.
11. Be brave. Even if you're not, pretend to be. No one can tell the difference.
12. Learn CPR.
13. Learn Spanish.
14. Keep your watch five minutes fast.
15. Use seat belts.
16. Learn to recognize the inconsequential, then ignore it.
17. Do battle against prejudice and discrimination wherever you see it.
18. Don't leave car keys in the ignition.
19. Beware of the person who has nothing to lose.
20. Don't eat the last cookie.

General Advice:

1. Whatever you have to do, don't procrastinate. Just do it.
2. Complement three people every day.
3. Don't be a fool. Be cool. Stay in school. Or go to a library if there are too many gangstas and drug dealers at your school.
4. Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.
5. Keep secrets.
6. Vote.
7. Stop blaming others. Take responsibility for every area of your life.
8. Take out the garbage without being told.
9. Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.
10. Demand excellence and be willing to pay for it.
11. Be brave. Even if you're not, pretend to be. No one can tell the difference.
12. Learn CPR.
13. Learn Spanish.
14. Keep your watch five minutes fast.
15. Use seat belts.
16. Learn to recognize the inconsequential, then ignore it.
17. Do battle against prejudice and discrimination wherever you see it.
18. Don't leave car keys in the ignition.
19. Beware of the person who has nothing to lose.
20. Don't eat the last cookie.
:p I misread the first one as "procreate" and I was like "that's contradictory" but it's not because that's not what it said :p

also........that's all really good advice.

:p I misread the first one as "procreate" and I was like "that's contradictory" but it's not because that's not what it said :p

also........that's all really good advice.

Thanks :D

Suck it up and get it over with.

Don't cook bacon in the nude... this also goes for any othe greasy meat products such as ground beef, etc. Don't deep fry anythign either....

In fact just wear clothes when cooking period.. please...

11. Be brave. Even if you're not, pretend to be. No one can tell the difference.

Uhmm I think this statement is a little contradictory... to be brave is to face your fears and pretend to not be afraid

Don't cook bacon in the nude... this also goes for any othe greasy meat products such as ground beef, etc. Don't deep fry anythign either....

In fact just wear clothes when cooking period.. please...

But... why? What if your significant other/special friend wants to see you cook sans vêtements? Why deny to that person something that brings them gives them pleasure? :p

Uhmm I think this statement is a little contradictory... to be brave is to face your fears and pretend to not be afraid

You can be either brave or not brave. However, it is not hard to appear brave.

Uhmm I think this statement is a little contradictory... to be brave is to face your fears and pretend to not be afraid

brave-invulnerable to fear or intimidation

I can pretend to have that ability but not actually have it. Like when my kid had a needle sticking out of her foot, I pretended not to be afraid, but I was.

brave-invulnerable to fear or intimidation

I can pretend to have that ability but not actually have it. Like when my kid had a needle sticking out of her foot, I pretended not to be afraid, but I was.

But thats what being brave is... letting the fear roll off of you and doing what you must do.. hence you are in a way immune

Never ever learn to juggle the night befoe you have to give a presentation on it.

If you don't live in the city and you are visiting one, please don't look up at the skyscrapers. It lets people automatically know you're a tourist.

But... why? What if your significant other/special friend wants to see you cook sans vêtements? Why deny to that person something that brings them gives them pleasure? :p

Its unsanitary and could lead to potential injury? But... if its for a lover than you sometimes just have to throw caution to the wind. I was refering to on your own.

B-but...cartoons say courage is facing up to it even when you are afraid!

Cartoons lie to you and try to sell you stuff you don't need. :D

brave-invulnerable to fear or intimidation

I can pretend to have that ability but not actually have it. Like when my kid had a needle sticking out of her foot, I pretended not to be afraid, but I was.

B-but...cartoons say courage is facing up to it even when you are afraid!

But thats what being brave is... letting the fear roll off of you and doing what you must do.. hence you are in a way immune

hmmm.......*thinks*

Immune simply means suffering no ill effects from something. If you don't let it effect you...

Immune simply means suffering no ill effects from something. If you don't let it effect you...

If you are brave, then you release a cocktail of hormones which make you "immune" to debilitating fear. It is still possible to appear brave, by consciously acting and communicating in a way that makes it appear you are unafraid, when in fact you are afraid.

If you are brave, then you release a cocktail of hormones which make you "immune" to debilitating fear. It is still possible to appear brave, by consciously acting and communicating in a way that makes it appear you are unafraid, when in fact you are afraid.

yes, that is the quality I have, being scared shitless but appearing calm.

always have a means to record information on your person, especially if your memory is as bad as mine. my memory currently resides on my left hand and is recorded in a number of mediums, usually biro, but sometimes lipstick, eye liner pencil, felt tip, blood, charcoal, wine (that one didn't really work), ink, semi dissolved instant coffee granules, natural dye.

If you're too lazy to get something important done, such as getting a job or studying for a final, pay your friends to motivate you. I don't mean stuff like "Give it you best." or "I know you can do it because I believe in you.". I'm talking about methods such as taunting, physical abuse, embarrassment, 3 am phone calls, and cruel pranks. I find this to be the best way for me to finish my work. Of course, you might have to pay your friends to stop, because they tend to enjoy it a little too much.

You are sitting nearly pretty then!

Debt=fail. ;)
Yup. I cost me an entire summer, and probably my next one too, but I should not be in debt during university.

yes, that is the quality I have, being scared shitless but appearing calm.Emotional Disconnectedness?

Emotional Disconnectedness?

trying to keep the kids from freaking out.


snake in the bathtub? me= :eek: my appearance=:cool:

Avoid the green ones. They're not ripe yet. *nod*

trying to keep the kids from freaking out.


snake in the bathtub? me= :eek: my appearance=:cool:Why would there be a snake in your bathtub?

somehow crawled in through the drain?

because I live in hell?

I woke up to my kid screaming in the bathroom, so I look and there was a snake in our bathtub. I made her go to her room, I picked him up, put him in a pillow case, tied a knot and took him to the garage to await animal control to pick him up.

Then went somewhere private for a good shriek. ;)

because I live in hell?

I woke up to my kid screaming in the bathroom, so I look and there was a snake in our bathtub. I made her go to her room, I picked him up, put him in a pillow case, tied a knot and took him to the garage to await animal control to pick him up.
But how did it get there? Your girl should be able to tell you that.

Why would there be a snake in your bathtub?

because I live in hell?

I woke up to my kid screaming in the bathroom, so I look and there was a snake in our bathtub. I made her go to her room, I picked him up, put him in a pillow case, tied a knot and took him to the garage to await animal control to pick him up.

Watch Heroes. It's awesome.

When looking at colleges, visit as many as possible. If you are having difficulty deciding which to go to, a second visit would not go amiss.

Try LSD at least once in your life.

I don't need LSD. I have the Llama Song! (http://gprime.net/flash.php/llamasong) :D

Try LSD at least once in your life.

Always cook beans thoroughly. They're mildly poisonous otherwise. Soak them overnight first to speed the process. It's worth the effort - they can make you pretty sick.

I don't need LSD. I have the Llama Song! (http://gprime.net/flash.php/llamasong) :D
What about... the Llama Song and LSD... at the same time!:eek:

Then went somewhere private for a good shriek. ;)

:p yep.

What about... the Llama Song and LSD... at the same time!:eek:

:eek:

Wars have begun that way! :eek:

Never try to outrun a hungry Sasquatch.

Save 20% of your income for a rainy day, don't borrow money unless you have to (for a house or for education only) don't finance anything that will not increase in value (this includes cars, buying things on credit like clothes and food, and electronics).

In summary, if you can't pay cash, you can't afford it.

Beat me to it. :)

Never try to outrun a hungry Sasquatch.

Corollary: Never play pranks on a hungry Sasquatch.

Corollary: Never play pranks on a hungry Sasquatch.

I wish it were that simple. :(

I wish it were that simple. :(

Circumstances in life are rarely that simple, I'm afraid. :(

Another rule of thumb one should follow to further increase one's chance of survival is to always travel with at least one other person who is slower than you. :p

Circumstances in life are rarely that simple, I'm afraid. :(

Another rule of thumb one should follow to further increase one's chance of survival is to always travel with at least one other person who is slower than you. :p

Or a very trusting and gullible person.
"No, Billy, I'm pretty sure that the enraged Sasquatch just wants to hug you… not tear the flesh from your bones."

Avoid the green ones. They're not ripe yet. *nod*

M & M's?
My sister used to have them collected in a jar. I ate most of them. Apparently, there's some kind of sexual manna about them, but i really didn't know her that well at the time.

M & M's?
My sister used to have them collected in a jar. I ate most of them. Apparently, there's some kind of sexual manna about them, but i really didn't know her that well at the time.

You do now?

You do now?

:D


Heh, got me.

Not exactly ... to clarify, i didn't know WHY she had been collecting them until this past year. She really didn't want to do any explaining to me at the time.
In that respect, yes i know her just a little better now.

M & M's?
My sister used to have them collected in a jar. I ate most of them. Apparently, there's some kind of sexual manna about them, but i really didn't know her that well at the time.

There is indeed a rumor that green m&ms are a sexual aphrodesiac. In fact, for a short time, they use to sell them as; 'Just the Green Ones'. I think they stopped as it was sending the wrong message for a candy company. Either that, or the rumor was true and the delivery men were getting molested. *nod*

There is indeed a rumor that green m&ms are a sexual aphrodesiac. In fact, for a short time, they use to sell them as; 'Just the Green Ones'. I think they topped as it was sending the wrong message for a candy company. Either that, or the rumor was true and the delivery men were getting molested. *nod*

All i can say is, since i ate most of them at a time, it really didn't make a positive influence on my libido. Not so much as a stomach ache, some dizziness, bleah-kinda too sugary experience, really.
Sex?
That's like having sex drunk. It's really only fun if you aren't taking it seriously at all, or if other people are cheering you on. :)

The rumour may be true, however, about delivery men getting molested - i heard of that a lot with delivering pizzas to people's homes. I got flashed a few times myself.
...it wasn't with green M&M's though.

Pff. M&Ms. Smarties are the way to go. :D

There is indeed a rumor that green m&ms are a sexual aphrodesiac. In fact, for a short time, they use to sell them as; 'Just the Green Ones'. I think they topped as it was sending the wrong message for a candy company. Either that, or the rumor was true and the delivery men were getting molested. *nod*

In the UK it was 'just the blue ones'.

I've always associated green candy/sweets with the ones left over when the best have been eaten - the best generally being red.

General Advice for NSG pt 1: a somersault takes a little more flip momentum than you think.

GAfNSG pt 2: Your back is not for landing on.

GAfNSG pt 2: Your back is not for landing on.

Well, that would depend on certain posters' sexual proclivities, i suspect.

Well, that would depend on certain posters' sexual proclivities, i suspect.

Is this about your sister again?

Is this about your sister again?

Heh, scored two off me tonight.
Well, everyone's got a family member or two or three like that.
Although you personally wouldn't admit YOU'RE a slut, you would admit you like to have a good time ... ;)

And no, i meant people like Ruffy and WYTYG.

Heh, scored two off me tonight.
Well, everyone's got a family member or two or three like that.
Although you personally wouldn't admit YOU'RE a slut, you would admit you like to have a good time ... ;)

And no, i meant people like Ruffy and WYTYG.

On the contrary - that's me on the front cover of Slut Monthly (June issue '07)

Have some fun, it makes things better.

yes, that is the quality I have, being scared shitless but appearing calm.

A quality much sought after in parents and in teachers.

"Oh... Susan's water broke, did it? John, take the pass and go to the nurse's office... I'll just dial the main office, shall I?"

Inside: OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!! :eek:

A quality much sought after in parents and in teachers.

"Oh... Susan's water broke, did it? John, take the pass and go to the nurse's office... I'll just dial the main office, shall I?"

Inside: OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!! :-o

I remember picking up a canteen cup of coffee I had just heated up, and stood up, and a bullet went through the cup.

I turned to my friend and said, "I really don't think I want any coffee this morning."

I don't need LSD. I have the Llama Song! (http://gprime.net/flash.php/llamasong) :D

You are my hero.

Llama Llama duck!:D

There is indeed a rumor that green m&ms are a sexual aphrodesiac. In fact, for a short time, they use to sell them as; 'Just the Green Ones'. I think they stopped as it was sending the wrong message for a candy company. Either that, or the rumor was true and the delivery men were getting molested. *nod*

You can order any color you like.

http://www.mymms.com/customprint/?src=111831&sc_cid=C_MC_37_N00_MAC80N00CMC37111

On the contrary - that's me on the front cover of Slut Monthly (June issue '07)

That was you?
Well, then ... part of me stands corrected.

I hope you don't mind me using you as a ... erm, marital aid.

Now i'm gonna have to print that out and make a t-shirt of it.

Would you sign my chest ... well, the shirt part of the chest?