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So I have to go to the middle school tomorrow and help clarinets for districts. I HATE IT!! We have high school districts preparation tomorrow as well, AND a cheerleading practice, plus make-ups in marching band. HOW AM I GOING TO DO ALL THAT AT THE SAME TIME!!!
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If you want my genuine opinion, should stick to community college if you can't figure out what you want to do in college to begin with. Alternatively, if you do have a set major in mind you can usually transfer any credits you do get along the way. Not too much cheaper than a four-year college, but if you tend to count down every penny like I tend to, then it might be more feasible.
Although admittedly, finding anywhere with cheap tuition is like trying to find a shiny during Bug Catching Contests. I digress. |
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Got Gears of War 3 on Monday. Queued for 5 hours to get it :/
Finally finished it today, twas awesome. Other than that, I'm trying to clear up the flood of school work I have before the weekend (cause I got work en stuff). Curse you IB, you're ruining my life. |
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So after an almost-finished weekend full of homeworks and preparation for tests, I can now say I'm pretty excited about the upcoming Monday. The school staff members and management will be announcing the leadership team for the academic year, and like Spirit, I gave an interview last Thursday. However, I applied for the Headboy position instead of Senior Prefect, so my odds are much harder yet more rewarding if things work.
Congratulations SK! Do you apply for any job you can find? Or do you only choose ones which interest you? |
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It's funny how in some bathrooms, everything is hands-free and motion-detecting to prevent contact and contamination; the toilets, the sinks, the soap, paper towels, air-driers, etc... Everything except the door, which defeats the purpose of having all those hands-free devices in the first place.
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Some of these automatic/hands-free things in bathrooms actually make sense. But there's one thing I don't get: the automatic soap dispenser.
Who cares if you get germs on your hands from touching a soap dispenser? If you're using soap (which is what happens when you use a soap dispenser), wouldn't all of those germs be washed away anyways? If anyone can find a way that it reduces the spread of germs, please tell me. |
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The hands-free thingies are kinda annoying, more often than not I stick my hands under the automatic sink and nothing comes out for the first few seconds, or I have to wave my hands first. It's still more responsive than Kinect though.
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DEPUTY HEAD BOY 2011-2012!
Sorry, just had to get this out of me! The school headmaster and staff chose me as the Deputy Head Boy yesterday, which is the second highest rank in the whole school after the Head Boy position. The announcement was a shocker, since pretty much everyone (except myself!) expected me to become the Head Boy based on my studies, popularity and achievements (no ego, I swear). However, I'm happy with what I landed and I believe I will have a little more free time to study for my IGCSEs, which are the most important aspect of this year. Still, I'm going to work so hard to prove that the school made the wrong decision! Quote:
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So I just got invited by this program called, "People To People" to go and study in France, Italy, and Greece in the summer of 2012.
I'm really confused right now about it. A part of me says to take hold of this great opportunity, but the other part of me says to stay here. /: |
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Of course, I hate traveling in all of its aspects, and the idea of spending my time learning to live in a culture I don't/will never live in seems unnecessary. Of course, if you're thinking about living there someday, that's another story. |
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I also hate traveling too. It's probably 'cause I've never been out of the country, expect when visiting Mexico. Heck, I've only been out of the state once or twice. Last edited by Shiny; September 27, 2011 at 05:31:41 PM. |
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Tell him to back off or report the teacher. If the teacher can't help, tell your parents so they can do something about it.
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That's not something you see every day. I didn't even think it was possible! And... paternity leave? Can't say I've heard of anything but maternity leave. First time for everything, I guess. |
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I LOVE electricity. It deals with forces of nature, which I've always been fascinated with. I mean, you see their effects, but the effects come from seemingly nowhere. Well, that's not quite true for the strong and weak nuclear force. Those occur on a too small of a scale for us to realize. Magnetism and Gravity, on the other hand, are things we do notice. I've done quite a bit of looking into the subject, and it goes down to quantum mechanics and particle physics. These forces are mediated by force-carrying particles (though some are hypothetical and have not been observed, if I recall correctly).
For nerds only (or people who like this stuff):
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I have a 5-7 page research essay in my english class due by next Monday, and it is BRUTAL. It's on a book we're reading called Brave New World, and the book is such a pain to read. And on top of that, we have a test this Friday for the first 14 or so chapters of the book. They will be basic "did you read" questions, but that doesn't make it any easier for me since I have problems comprehending what is going on in the book. =/
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It's been quite a while since I last posted here (or visited the forums, for that matter). I've been keeping busy with all the school work, and so far grade 11 seems to be a very tough year. Take our last chemistry test, for instance: it was about organic compounds, and pretty much all students expect to fail/get a low grade. However, we like to convince ourselves that it's all about the IGCSEs next May/June, not these tests...
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1 year and 729 messages later. Almost half of which are system messages from VR. |
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I would think by now she bothered cleaning her e-mail out because I sure as hell ain't doing it the long weekend if she hasn't by now. |
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I always delete all Facebook and Victory Road messages as soon as I open them, but I still have 3120 messages in my inbox. Is there a need for me to get rid of some of them? I don't recall there being a limit to the number of emails one can have in their inbox, but I might be wrong.
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Today was the best day In my Cooking Class. I got to make small muffins. However, the teacher tried making cake in a mug, but ended up burning the vake. When it came out, smoke just blastes the entire place. We couldn't make cake in a mug because she made that mistake. I blame her using a microave.
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Never heard of anyone baking a cake in a microwave. o.o
Anyway, I had an AP Bio field trip today; we listened to a biologist who talked about how stem cell research (despite how controversial it is) can give people perfectly functional organs if they need them and may solve world hunger. |
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Then how about I link you to this as well.
But, yeah. That's one of the many reasons I love Cracked. |
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Im kindaish backish... I have a lot of things to do in school including sports, school, homework, and just plain old chillin' wit friends so yea, ill be back a couple times, but not as active as before... Also; Lost much interest into pokemon
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*Sigh...* I feel like I missed a lot since my absence.
One thing I am learning is that the college experience will NEVER compare or match up to a grade school experience.... I'm really struggling with college. It's kinda depressing. It's mainly the algebra that I suck at. I understand Linear equations with the X variable in them, but when they add that Y variable, they lose me every time. This to most people is the simple stuff... which makes it frustrating that in order to get to the classes I want to get to, (Graphic design/ Video game design, etc.) I have to pass this algebra class... |
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Exactly the same here. I haven't been that active as well because of sports, school, and homework, plus I've been kind of into Spiral Knights recently. And I've lost some interest in Pokemon as well, unfortunately. Even so, I'll try to be more active on weekends.
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Simultaneous equations were not as difficult for me as quadratic equations; I especially hate the word problems of the latter, as they always confuse me. However, with grade 11 lessons, I've become more comfortable at solving/factorising quadratic equations, which is enough for now I believe. I really want to score an A* on my Maths IGCSE next May/June, even though it might not be as easy as I'm hoping...
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I like word problems because they bring to light applications of the concept, and because they make it easier to visualize the problem. It also makes it easier to determine if your answer is correct, because if you get 896 mph or -53 mph for the speed of a car, then you instantly know you're not doing it right.
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