Thread: Rant and Rave, Cry and Complain

Originally Posted by Linkzelda

Lol. I check the financial aid thing, apparently I'm on borderline. Got a warning, so like.......you know, this means...........I really need to get serious with this time management shit. Will have to get a 3.75+ GPA, just to make sure I don't get the message again.

Looooool, I feel like some kid who might have to drop out, create some kind of website, and become a billionaire. Hahaha, funny......don't panic.....

Edit:

So assuming I get a GPA of 4.0 each semester.....the minimum GPA that I will get will be a 3.75....I know GPA isn't the only factor but....I kinda want to get a higher one than I did in High School. Thank fucking god this grade shit is accumulative.....LOL.

Damn it! Relationships are going to have to wait AGAIN!!! Guess I better get used my hands again, for typing.

Are you on an academic full-ride or something that makes you have such a high GPA to keep your financial aid? That is crazy. I bombed one semester in college (with a cool 1.75 GPA) and then was put on academic/financial probation if I didn't bring it above a 2.0+, LOL. I ended up getting a ~ 3.3 in school because that 1.75 semester absolutely raped me. I had two D's and three C's on my college transcript. Had those been A's or B's, just those 15 credit hours with a few higher grade points would have made me an Honors graduate. I could have retaken them, but really didn't care or have time because doing a double major was hard enough.

Yeah, I failed one class, just ONE, and it fucked my ass. Everything else was okay, near okay. But yeah the 2.0 or above GPA is the same for the financial thing. If I get 4.0 GPA this semester, add that on the horrible GPA I have now, that's 2.9+, then next semester, if things go well, then it's a 3.4, THEN I HAVE BRAGGING RIGHTS BABY

But that means I might have to pull off the textbook nerd shit, it's ALWAYS depressing when I go into that state. I mean, it gets me results, but I've been passively half-assing that state because I know I'll be happy with whatever grade I get, but still be depressed about my social life...ugh.

But money to still be in that college is more important than saying Hi and coffee with a few chicks. I want to cry for taking this double major, might have to take summer classes too to get things done in 4 years or less.

A good friend of mine, or at least someone I think is a good friend from before told me his GPA was 1.9, but things were accumulative, so he just had to work hard, but stay calm at the same time. He's the type that tries to get the passing grade, which is why I didn't really like what he thought.

I just need to be careful with my agenda, taking Organic Chemistry, a Math class, and a Biology class is not a smart idea, my last schedule was almost like that, and that's what screwed me over. It's not High School where I would purposefully take classes mostly AP and Pre-AP, and still pull off a win, definitely....not...like....High School.

As for the Honors thing, I can feel your pain of wanting that status, I had that status in high school, but for college, I just want to get a high GPA, and hopefully get some lab research experiences, and take advantage that some professors are noticing me compared to the other 200+ people in my lectures.

Ugh, references seem to be the key thing for me instead of grades, but I need good grades for references...FUCK.

That means I'll have to use dreaming in general as stress relief.

You got a good head on your shoulders man. If you are gonna mess up in college, make sure it is early. As I've shared earlier, it took me the rest of my college to get back from just one semester of doing bad. You have a good goal for yourself and definitely can achieve it. Don't be afraid once you get into your sophomore (maybe you are) or junior years to ask a professor if they have research projects or anything that they could use an assistant for. Most departments have some sort of private-study options where you can do that. Usually they only let Juniors/Seniors do it, but if you get to know some people early, it helps. Take classes from a professor you like and get to know them personally too. Get involved on campus with a few clubs (I recommend Student Government, seriously, you should go for it) and you will be set post-graduation!

Originally Posted by Linkzelda

I need good grades for references...FUCK.

Not true! Speaking from some experience, you can get some of your best references outside of school; on the job or at work, volunteering, helping small businesses, etc., there are many ways to develop those much needed references.

Originally Posted by Warheit

You got a good head on your shoulders man. If you are gonna mess up in college, make sure it is early. As I've shared earlier, it took me the rest of my college to get back from just one semester of doing bad. You have a good goal for yourself and definitely can achieve it. Don't be afraid once you get into your sophomore (maybe you are) or junior years to ask a professor if they have research projects or anything that they could use an assistant for. Most departments have some sort of private-study options where you can do that. Usually they only let Juniors/Seniors do it, but if you get to know some people early, it helps. Take classes from a professor you like and get to know them personally too. Get involved on campus with a few clubs (I recommend Student Government, seriously, you should go for it) and you will be set post-graduation!

Originally Posted by Phion

Not true! Speaking from some experience, you can get some of your best references outside of school; on the job or at work, volunteering, helping small businesses, etc., there are many ways to develop those much needed references.

Thanks, both of you.

Went for my CT scan yesterday, I'll get the results from the specialist on the 31st. Fingers crossed.

I have a minor rant. And I know my problem is small compared to what other people are dealing with, so I'm grateful.

So first. So I'm in boyscouts, and we got a new scoutmaster a few years ago. He has been awesome, he has put so much time, money and effort into our troop; he really transformed it! For a while, the committee has been giving him problems because they have personal issues with him (because the committee tries to run the show, and no one likes them). But as of yesterday, they "impeached" him from his position as scoutmaster. Their reasoning, him (along with 4 other adults) allowed us (the kids) to go out in Times Square, without adults, in groups of 4. A bunch of the little kids moms complained about the safety. First, the little kids stayed with an adult. Second, if you don't want your kid to be led by other boys, and be independent and mature, DON'T PUT HIM IN BOY SCOUTS. Another reason is, the scoutmaster "turned the kids against the committee." All he did was inform us that the committee was not giving us the amount of money we wanted for a trip, the money that WE worked hard to fund raise. It's not like the moneys not there, we have a VERY large amount of money stored away for the troop. The point is, I worked to get that money, it's OUR money, let us use it, it's the reason we fund raise. And last of all, none of us (kids) were informed of the scoutmaster being "fired." They always pin "boy run troop" on us whenever they want us to get work done, and now they just go ahead and make this decision without giving us any sort of say!? Now I just feel like, even if I tell them how I feel, they won't care at all, I'm "just a kid." I feel powerless. The troop will really be different without him, he BOUGHT a BUS so we could go places without having to pile into multiple cars. He put so much into it for us kids, and the committee took him out because of THEIR problems, it's shameful. PHEW, had to get that out.

Originally Posted by GavinGill

Went for my CT scan yesterday, I'll get the results from the specialist on the 31st. Fingers crossed.

Wishing you the best, Gavin. I was worried sick about my health tests from the past couple of weeks. I just got my UA and Blood Panel results today and everything was looking great. Throwing you the best vibes possible. We are all rootin' for ya.

I spend nearly every weekend in the canyon. I didn't last weekend because I was busy with shit, so I'm looking forward to it this weekend. Unfortunately, I'd like to finish Walking Dead before I go and the day is fading quickly. And of course, just as I hit the final episode, my computer decides to run at a snail's fucking pace. Fuck you, move your fuckin ass and load. Shit. I cooked bacon and masturbated and it's finished loading like 3 minutes. Now I'm just getting ready to go, it's gonna end up with me watching the episode then heading straight out the door. And then I'll spend the weekend in the woods thinking about zombies.

i don't usually eat at restaurants, but because it was my brothers 25th birthday i decided to come along with the rest of my family. i was pretty much uncomfortable from the start. there was loud music playing, alot of people talking, the lighting was dim, the chair was uncomfortable, it felt very crowded. i can't eat like this. so i decided to take my food to go and eat it at home. so basically i just sat there watching everyone else eat and listen to their conversations about politics, the hockey game, how much of a great person they are, ect. i felt very out of place. what made it even worse was when i finally got to eat, the food wasn't even that good.

thats it for restaurants.

Got robbed for $15 and my little cousin took a 4-man stomping. Fun times.

I've been coding data for the past 4 hours. Dull, dull work. : <

I set off really late so I didn't even manage to get to where I wanted to before the darkness set in, which would have been fine if it didn't start raining. I decided to just head back to town. It's okay though, it was a nice hike all the same. I just wish I was in the woods right now. It even stopped raining. But I'll take the rain as a sign I need to spend another weekend in town. Next weekend my friends and I have a backpacking trip planned, so I'll just wait another week. Still... I miss the stars. You can't even see them from town, especially if you're indoors.

There was this kid who was my age maybe 2-4 years ago, I thought he was an annoying child, but now that he's 18 like me, apparently, this kid went overboard.

The worse part is his incompetence to make basic decisions....like knowing that joining a gang is CLEARLY something you should avoid. I look at him, then I look at myself....I realize how much I bitch about petty shit with grades, and this kid is gambling, screwing his life over, all because of him not being able to make logical choices, what he's going through is.....and he was really a good person because he had the right guidance, but the moment he went over, sigh.....a disaster waiting to happen.

Should I even care that he messed up his life because of his incompetence? I feel sorry for the guy, but I can't help it when there's another part of me that tells me to just not worry about him because I never really cared about him in the first place. I'm probably just a shitty mess after all.

Sometimes I wonder how I'm still nice to people in waking life, but only if I see they can help further my own goals. I really need to start taking a good look at myself. I think I've gone overboard as well with this flaccid cheap facade I'm putting up with others, it's going to rub off, and then I won't even know who I am anymore.

Last night I was downtown having some drinks with friends, at about 12:00 AM, I decided to the leave the bars. A big piece of energy had just left me and things just didn't feel right. I found out at 7:30 AM this morning that my grandma had passed away at 12:00 AM. She was by far my greatest teacher in life. I love you grandma. I know you are going to be with me every day. Thank you for everything.

Originally Posted by GavinGill

Got robbed for $15 and my little cousin took a 4-man stomping. Fun times.

What? o.o Is he okay?

My weekly stomachache is at it again.

Well, i'm gonna rant a little about our new kitten that i talked about here already: http://www.dreamviews.com/f16/post-i...ml#post1884563.
Well it's not really about the kitten, more like about their previous owners.

The thing is that since i made that post, i created a poster with his picture on it and details about when did he found him and we put the poster at the closest minimarket's wall where everyone from the neighbourhood goes to. It's really visible even from far away. It's almost 100% sure that his owner would've seen the poster during these days, but we still got no calls on the phone number i put on the poster.
I'm starting to think that the those previous owners got bored of the kitten and just put him out on the street and left him to his fate... Which makes me sad. I felt guilty for keeping him at our house since i thought that his owner must be sad and worried, but i comforted myself with the thought that they'll must call soon to come and take the kitty home.

It still didn't happen and it seems like we gotta keep him, we are not gonna throw him out on the street like the previous owners did...
Our other cats don't like him yet, they always hiss at him and run away, but maybe they'll be more friendly once they get used to him being with us... :/

In my experience, cats seem to need about 2 weeks before they'll accept a new cat in their home.

Standing in line at the restaurant...

Not a single scholarship exists for smart, white males in this country. I'm part of an underrepresented majority, here!

Originally Posted by Warheit

You gotta spit the details out, brother. I'm a geek, I wanna get happy from what you built. TELL US MORE SIR.

Ok sire.

Sapphire HD 7850, Intel i5-3570k, 8GB RAM, Asrock Pro4-M, Corsair 500W PSU, Antec 300 case (cheapy), Samsung S22B350 HD LED monitor.

Originally Posted by Phion

Not true! Speaking from some experience, you can get some of your best references outside of school; on the job or at work, volunteering, helping small businesses, etc., there are many ways to develop those much needed references.

That depends. I don't think an oil company cares whether you helped out at the local animal shelter.
Seriously though for almost any science you really need relevant experience. Especially for research.

But that doesn't mean grades get you research experience with professors.
You shouldn't wait for them to notice you Link. Makes them notice you. You have to talk to them all the time, and always be asking them about any research they're
doing and if you can participate. They will choose you because they have gotten to know you.

Originally Posted by GavinGill

Got robbed for $15 and my little cousin took a 4-man stomping. Fun times.

Fuck man.... What happened????

Originally Posted by Linkzelda

There was this kid who was my age maybe 2-4 years ago, I thought he was an annoying child, but now that he's 18 like me, apparently, this kid went overboard.

The worse part is his incompetence to make basic decisions....like knowing that joining a gang is CLEARLY something you should avoid. I look at him, then I look at myself....I realize how much I bitch about petty shit with grades, and this kid is gambling, screwing his life over, all because of him not being able to make logical choices, what he's going through is.....and he was really a good person because he had the right guidance, but the moment he went over, sigh.....a disaster waiting to happen.

Should I even care that he messed up his life because of his incompetence? I feel sorry for the guy, but I can't help it when there's another part of me that tells me to just not worry about him because I never really cared about him in the first place. I'm probably just a shitty mess after all.

Sometimes I wonder how I'm still nice to people in waking life, but only if I see they can help further my own goals. I really need to start taking a good look at myself. I think I've gone overboard as well with this flaccid cheap facade I'm putting up with others, it's going to rub off, and then I won't even know who I am anymore.

You have to do that to a certain extent. You can try and help people for a while and give them all the advice you can. But eventually you really have to move on.
Otherwise these people just bring you down too.

Originally Posted by Warheit

Last night I was downtown having some drinks with friends, at about 12:00 AM, I decided to the leave the bars. A big piece of energy had just left me and things just didn't feel right. I found out at 7:30 AM this morning that my grandma had passed away at 12:00 AM. She was by far my greatest teacher in life. I love you grandma. I know you are going to be with me every day. Thank you for everything.

Sorry to hear man. It's a tough one.
I felt the same about my Grandma when she passed.

Originally Posted by ThePreserver

Not a single scholarship exists for smart, white males in this country. I'm part of an underrepresented majority, here!

No shit huh? Well, there are, but you have to be genius level smart. Whereas minorities can get away with being just above average as long as they can show they belong to a minority. Damn counter-productive anti-racism racism.

Originally Posted by hassman789

I have a minor rant. And I know my problem is small compared to what other people are dealing with, so I'm grateful.

So first. So I'm in boyscouts, and we got a new scoutmaster a few years ago. He has been awesome, he has put so much time, money and effort into our troop; he really transformed it! For a while, the committee has been giving him problems because they have personal issues with him (because the committee tries to run the show, and no one likes them). But as of yesterday, they "impeached" him from his position as scoutmaster. Their reasoning, him (along with 4 other adults) allowed us (the kids) to go out in Times Square, without adults, in groups of 4. A bunch of the little kids moms complained about the safety. First, the little kids stayed with an adult. Second, if you don't want your kid to be led by other boys, and be independent and mature, DON'T PUT HIM IN BOY SCOUTS. Another reason is, the scoutmaster "turned the kids against the committee." All he did was inform us that the committee was not giving us the amount of money we wanted for a trip, the money that WE worked hard to fund raise. It's not like the moneys not there, we have a VERY large amount of money stored away for the troop. The point is, I worked to get that money, it's OUR money, let us use it, it's the reason we fund raise. And last of all, none of us (kids) were informed of the scoutmaster being "fired." They always pin "boy run troop" on us whenever they want us to get work done, and now they just go ahead and make this decision without giving us any sort of say!? Now I just feel like, even if I tell them how I feel, they won't care at all, I'm "just a kid." I feel powerless. The troop will really be different without him, he BOUGHT a BUS so we could go places without having to pile into multiple cars. He put so much into it for us kids, and the committee took him out because of THEIR problems, it's shameful. PHEW, had to get that out.

You can talk to the local council office or the charter rep if there are problems in the troop. If they're not running things correctly the local council office can investigate and even replace the current leadership if they're found incompetent.

If you're simply fed up with them you can switch to another troop. A lot of people in our troop swtiched in from another troop that wasn't run well.

Feel free to talk about scouts any time. Here in Texas I've been involved for years and even worked at the district level.

Originally Posted by Alyzarin

What? o.o Is he okay?

I think he blacked out for a bit but he walked it off the moment they left. We were on our way to 7-eleven and we decided it would be faster if we cut through the park. We ended up getting "taxed" - a"past-time" around here where people walk around in a pack or spread out in a large area, then swarm anyone they're able to cut off. Instead of just giving the money he had, my cousin (being the cocky 16 year-old he is) started getting mouthy. While the older guys went through my pockets, a few of the others pushed him further away from me and then ganged up on him. The whole thing probably only lasted like 15 seconds and they ran the moment they got my money. Luckily I had my phone in my back pocket.

There were plenty of adults standing there watching, but none of them bothered to intervene. All they had to do was take a few steps in their direction and the (high school) kids would have ran off.