Author Topic: DIE SUPER!!! - G'morning, 2009! (Read 248826 times)

Grefter · « **Reply #375 on:** March 17, 2009, 09:42:11 AM »

Fuckers, stupid cops going and ruining the best things ever. That said, this happens at every Engineering department (at least the home made stills part).

Anyway, glad you are handling the break up well Strago. It is like you are a Psych student or some shit cause that is pretty much the perfect way to handle break ups to be honest. Meeting up afterward if both parties are healthy individuals who aren't gigantic douches is actually really positive. Hard part finding that actual mix of people that it is a viable suggestion that won't either end up in them just fucking again or some other ultimately abusive situation.

Strago · « **Reply #376 on:** March 17, 2009, 03:39:49 PM »

Quote from: Grefter on March 17, 2009, 09:42:11 AM

Fuckers, stupid cops going and ruining the best things ever. That said, this happens at every Engineering department (at least the home made stills part).

Speaking as someone who's been temping at an Engineering firm for the past five-ish months? I have to voice my dissent, in the form of a rousing: "These fuckers are boring." I would literally (read: figuratively) explode with joy if anyone in this building ever did anything remotely fun.

Thanks for the kind words, Gref (for all that "like a Psych student" is generally something I'd consider a backhanded compliment at best). I've been aware for some time now that I am... well, considerably more emotionally stable than most people I know, and that the ex-lady and I have always had a curiously open and forthright relationship -- for the most part -- even when we weren't doing very well. So while it doesn't strike me as all that odd that we managed to pull off the discussion on Sunday, I'm also aware that it it's pretty far from the norm. And yeah, it's interesting how neither boning nor being abusive/cruel seemed to occur to either one of us. It was surprising, seeing her and realizing that A) I still cared about her a lot and, for all that I needed to call her out for the shitty things she'd done, I didn't want to do it vengefully; and B) That I was... really completely done with the relationship. Such a strange combo.

RE: The next step in my social/love life. A good friend of mine who just moved here is inviting a few people over to dinner this Thursday at her new Brooklyn apartment. This small group very deliberately includes myself and the cute girl I mentioned in my earlier large post. A+ for the assist, good friend. I owe her a drink/high-five.

Quote from: superaielman on March 17, 2009, 03:36:32 AM

Liberal arts majors need to sober up and get real jobs.

Somewhat apropos of this, one of my D&D buddies recently commented to me that nothing seems to encapsulate our liberal arts educations quite so well as 3.5e Bardic Knowledge ability. Can I get a "hell yes" from the other interesting but useless liberal arts D&Ders out there?

Veryslightlymad · « **Reply #377 on:** March 17, 2009, 03:46:04 PM »

Quote from: Strago on March 17, 2009, 03:39:49 PM

Somewhat apropos of this, one of my D&D buddies recently commented to me that nothing seems to encapsulate our liberal arts educations quite so well as 3.5e Bardic Knowledge ability. Can I get a "hell yes" from the other interesting but useless liberal arts D&Ders out there?

Hell yes!

Excal · « **Reply #378 on:** March 17, 2009, 07:24:37 PM »

Ah, what the hell.

Hell yes!

VySaika · « **Reply #379 on:** March 17, 2009, 09:20:50 PM »

Well, I'm not a Liberal Arts major, but yeah, 3.5 Bardic Knowledge seems to work very well for that.

On second thought...that'll depend on how easy it is to BS a Lib Arts major as an acceptable substitute for any other knowledge ever past a slow GM/prospective employer/etc. <_<

Cotigo · « **Reply #380 on:** March 17, 2009, 09:55:11 PM »

Considering that translated from the Ancient Greek, "Liberal Arts Degree" translates to "High Rank in the Trickster Arts"*, which translates more colloquially as "Good at Bullshitting"?

I'd say it's about right.

* Benjamin, Edward. "Etymology of Modern Collegiate Terms." The Meanings of Things 13.4. New York City, New York: Dictionary Press (2004). pp. 55-67

OblivionKnight · « **Reply #381 on:** March 17, 2009, 10:14:52 PM »

One day until I know what my future is! I can't wait!

...hopefully I won't pee myself accidentally in excitement >_>

Veryslightlymad · « **Reply #382 on:** March 17, 2009, 10:28:32 PM »

You'll pee if you're lucky.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXfHLUlZf4

Grefter · « **Reply #383 on:** March 18, 2009, 08:37:53 AM »

Once again, more proof of how VSM does relationships so very very wrong.

Psych students should understand that this is pretty much the correct way to handle breakups, but this is not how 99% of psych students I know handled them.

Also I think you need to full story there for the awesomeness of this Engineering stunt and also would like it noted that Engineers at Uni are waaaaayyyyy different than the people that work in Engineering. You are forgetting Uni has the ones that haven't dropped out yet and really crazy awesome cool engineers also don't necessarily end up working in generic "engineering" sections.

OblivionKnight · « **Reply #384 on:** March 18, 2009, 01:57:49 PM »

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Tapdancing lesbians in the name of the moon I am so happy I could give Zenny a handjob! Who wants oral sexual favours!?

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Grefter · « **Reply #385 on:** March 18, 2009, 02:23:42 PM »

HIV tests came back positive?

Strago · « **Reply #386 on:** March 18, 2009, 03:04:18 PM »

Quote from: Grefter on March 18, 2009, 08:37:53 AM

Psych students should understand that this is pretty much the correct way to handle breakups, but this is not how 99% of psych students I know handled them.

Well, sure. You've got to take into account my essential godliness. It makes sense that I'd be a lot better at something than people who ought to be experts at it.

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Also I think you need to full story there for the awesomeness of this Engineering stunt and also would like it noted that Engineers at Uni are waaaaayyyyy different than the people that work in Engineering. You are forgetting Uni has the ones that haven't dropped out yet and really crazy awesome cool engineers also don't necessarily end up working in generic "engineering" sections.

Further proof that life after college is a meagre existence of scraping out a few stunted seedlings along the barren, rocky plateau of something something. Sigh.

I take it some sort of congratulations are in order, OK?

EDIT: Whoops, quote tags.

Taishyr · « **Reply #387 on:** March 18, 2009, 03:09:26 PM »

I'm not sure if that's a quote malfunction or just funny.

Strago · « **Reply #388 on:** March 18, 2009, 03:19:54 PM »

My... my computer at work is gaslighting me.

superaielman · « **Reply #389 on:** March 18, 2009, 05:51:12 PM »

At least it cares enough to do that.

Got a B on my anatomy lab test (Yee haw), and crushed my other lecture tests this week so I'm happy. Off till saturday from work as well, so time to be lazy and rest up, plus uploading the rest of my trip pictures.

metroid composite · « **Reply #390 on:** March 18, 2009, 06:47:15 PM »

Quote from: Grefter on March 18, 2009, 08:37:53 AM

Also I think you need to full story there for the awesomeness of this Engineering stunt and also would like it noted that Engineers at Uni are waaaaayyyyy different than the people that work in Engineering. You are forgetting Uni has the ones that haven't dropped out yet and really crazy awesome cool engineers also don't necessarily end up working in generic "engineering" sections.

For the Golden Gate bridge stunt, I actually distantly know the group that did it; they were the honour roll of the most hardcore engineering program (combined Engineering+Physics) in...third or fourth year at the time. So...yeah, not dropouts.

The people who tried and got caught on the capillano suspension bridge (not even Vancouver's well-known bridge) were relative nobodies, though. (Or at least, regular engineering program and I didn't share any honours math classes with them).

OblivionKnight · « **Reply #391 on:** March 18, 2009, 07:00:09 PM »

I got into my top residency choice for next year! WVU!!! YAYAYAYAYAYAYA!!!!

Which means I should be able to make it to DL Con!

This is wonderful! Group orgies for all!

Shale · « **Reply #392 on:** March 18, 2009, 07:54:14 PM »

West Virginia? Congratulations, you've found a way to downgrade from Pittsburgh!

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #393 on:** March 18, 2009, 07:59:40 PM »

Now now. This means that OK and super will be closer to each other now! One more step for the coming of the Armageddon done.

OblivionKnight · « **Reply #394 on:** March 18, 2009, 08:19:04 PM »

Hey, as odd as it might sound, West Virginia is actually way ahead of Pittsburgh in terms of pharmacy practice. Much more progressive. So nyeh!

It also has a very cute director, so...

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #395 on:** March 18, 2009, 08:51:24 PM »

It also needs to not make you work 550 hours a week, though. We miss you!

OblivionKnight · « **Reply #396 on:** March 18, 2009, 09:23:49 PM »

You just miss my sweet ass

superaielman · « **Reply #397 on:** March 18, 2009, 09:53:44 PM »

Quote from: Jo'ou Ranbu on March 18, 2009, 07:59:40 PM

Now now. This means that OK and super will be closer to each other now! One more step for the coming of the Armageddon done.

He's further away now either by plane. Driving's still a hell of a haul. Morganstown, OK? It's like 40 miles closer.

Grefter · « **Reply #398 on:** March 18, 2009, 10:30:20 PM »

The mass drinking and home made stills is more likely to be begun (if not perpetuated) by the drop outs. 4 year degree of almost free drinking + knowledge of practically applied physics = recipe for AWESOME. When all that is done you take out the honour students largely from the pool and the drop outs and you end up with that middle pool of mediocre through to just above average in a workplace and there is a distinct deficit in the recipe for awesome.

OblivionKnight · « **Reply #399 on:** March 19, 2009, 12:18:41 AM »

Yeah, Morgantown, WV. About 1.5 hours from Pittsburgh. Nice town.

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Author Topic: DIE SUPER!!! - G'morning, 2009! (Read 248826 times)

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