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Author Topic: [MILK] There were 12 eggs here what did you do with them? (Happy thread?!)  (Read 16313036 times)

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Re: [くコ:彡] Hibari and the excitable squid (Happy thread)
« Reply #149625 on: January 08, 2015, 06:18:50 pm »

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If you want a job, get a degree in some programming or engineering field, or go to a trade school and spend less to get entry-level pay better than damn near any university degree.

If I did, I would be a picture of misery.
Hrm. I might go for English and History instead, but I'm not changing my subjects. Were I to do programming or somesuch, I'd be doing something I don't like, and would be likely to get a job I don't like. And yes, at least that would mean I'd have a job- but at the cost of not enjoying my life? I wouldn't be able to stop thinking about what I could have been, with a bit of luck.

There are things, though fairly niche, like Archivist work that English and History both would lend themselves to. I'm not so sure about creative writing, hence why the question.

And thanks for the detailed answer, btw.
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Re: [くコ:彡] Hibari and the excitable squid (Happy thread)
« Reply #149626 on: January 08, 2015, 06:20:31 pm »

Today during lunch one of my friends walked up behind another friend and put two oranges down his shirt as the principle walked by who then stopped to talk to the kid, now with oranges down his shirt, and asked him "You don't feel threatened do you?" Oranges kid responded with a straight face "no, not at all"
The principal walked away not noticing the oranges.
The moment he walked away the oranges fell out of his shirt and onto the floor
Everyone burst into laughter and oranges kid almost pasted out not able to breath and started crying laughing

Though this was probably funnier to witness than to read
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Re: [くコ:彡] Hibari and the excitable squid (Happy thread)
« Reply #149627 on: January 08, 2015, 06:28:45 pm »

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If you want a job, get a degree in some programming or engineering field, or go to a trade school and spend less to get entry-level pay better than damn near any university degree.

If I did, I would be a picture of misery.
Hrm. I might go for English and History instead, but I'm not changing my subjects. Were I to do programming or somesuch, I'd be doing something I don't like, and would be likely to get a job I don't like. And yes, at least that would mean I'd have a job- but at the cost of not enjoying my life? I wouldn't be able to stop thinking about what I could have been, with a bit of luck.

There are things, though fairly niche, like Archivist work that English and History both would lend themselves to. I'm not so sure about creative writing, hence why the question.

And thanks for the detailed answer, btw.
No problem, it's fairly closely related to a lot of what I've been dealing with.

One thing to look into if archival work interests you would actually be what I'm doing: a masters in library and information science. Just make sure it's an ALA-accredited program, otherwise you drastically cut down on what you can do with it. Pretty much every second- and third-hand account I've had from people I know is a story of either taking it into further academic work (it is fundamentally a degree in research methods, among other things), or going to work for a university, corporation, or law firm.

And, naturally, you can just narrow down into a field you enjoy. By the time you're starting on your undergrad thesis project, you should have a even narrower area of research which you love working with and can draw additional articles or book chapters from. That'll help direct you into an appropriate graduate program.

I just wanted to make sure, because I've seen a lot of people go into soft fields solely because they didn't have the self-discipline to pursue something that means easy employment rather than because they have a genuine interest in the field and academic work, and once they graduate they end up with the sort of irritating job they were hoping to avoid without the plus of good pay.
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Re: [くコ:彡] Hibari and the excitable squid (Happy thread)
« Reply #149628 on: January 08, 2015, 06:37:05 pm »

Nope, tedious academic work is what I love.

I have a genuine interest in History, and a passion for reading. I've volunteered in a 400 hundred year old university library (minus the university, which was never built there funnily enough) for the last two years. My hope has always been to combine my two favourite subjects.

You've given me some food for thought, to be sure. I'll look into a library and information science equivalent for the UK, it sounds interesting.
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Re: [くコ:彡] Hibari and the excitable squid (Happy thread)
« Reply #149629 on: January 08, 2015, 06:59:47 pm »

Just impulse-bought tickets to a show later this month at my favourite bar, in my home city, to see a band I just discovered this morning.
Should be interesting! Is it bad that I'm at least as excited to visit my favourite venue as I am to catch up with family? :-\
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Re: [くコ:彡] Hibari and the excitable squid (Happy thread)
« Reply #149630 on: January 08, 2015, 07:06:21 pm »

That's horrible Yoink, you should be ashamed of yourself.

I reported that comment in hopes of getting Toady to ban you for expressing those filthy thoughts.
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Re: [くコ:彡] Hibari and the excitable squid (Happy thread)
« Reply #149631 on: January 08, 2015, 07:13:03 pm »

I started reading A Song Of Ice And Fire.

So far, Tyrion is best character.
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Re: [くコ:彡] Hibari and the excitable squid (Happy thread)
« Reply #149632 on: January 08, 2015, 07:13:43 pm »

just wait until he
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Re: [くコ:彡] Hibari and the excitable squid (Happy thread)
« Reply #149633 on: January 08, 2015, 07:14:23 pm »

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Re: [くコ:彡] Hibari and the excitable squid (Happy thread)
« Reply #149634 on: January 08, 2015, 07:19:43 pm »

just wait until he
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Re: [くコ:彡] Hibari and the excitable squid (Happy thread)
« Reply #149635 on: January 08, 2015, 07:22:55 pm »

Look out! The 4channer is out to get you. Listen to the wind.

That's not wind. That's him - loling.
ROFL... ROFL... ROFL...

In other words, yeah, it's not too impressive as a device of horror.
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Re: [くコ:彡] Hibari and the excitable squid (Happy thread)
« Reply #149636 on: January 08, 2015, 07:24:28 pm »

Not supposed to be, I'm just tired and bored. I refuse to ever go to 4Chan. Anyway, time to start watching GoT.
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Re: [くコ:彡] Hibari and the excitable squid (Happy thread)
« Reply #149637 on: January 08, 2015, 07:34:12 pm »

Can confirm, 4chanhackerlazermask is not impressive :P
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Re: [くコ:彡] Hibari and the excitable squid (Happy thread)
« Reply #149638 on: January 08, 2015, 07:38:15 pm »

So, was that Guy Fawkes guy one of 4chan's founders, or is he just a popular user over there?
I can never remember which.
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Re: [くコ:彡] Hibari and the excitable squid (Happy thread)
« Reply #149639 on: January 08, 2015, 07:41:06 pm »

I think he tried to DDOS the /pol/ board, actually.
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