General conversation thread: Chat about anything that's not WipEout.

[okam]

Wow... just wow... we don't have anything like that here, that's insane! Might as well stick a piece of gum or toffee in there then (well...).

[yeldar2097]

Daily thought:
Seeing the PS3 Slim has left me feeling nostalgic about my sexy black box.

I'm also **** scared about A-Level results...

[mdhay]

Don't be, just think - someone is bound to have done worse, and the only thing that's waiting for them is a dole payment (there is always someone that does this). You won't have done that badly, surely?

[okam]

Do you need a particular score to qualify for something?

[mdhay]

Not exactly, employers tend to look for people with good qualifications, e.g diplomas, A*,1st degree's, that sort of stuff. It also helps to go in for higher education for 5+ years, because someone will appear more educated in, say, C++, than someone who has been in college for a week.

[yeldar2097]

Well I need all A's otherwise I'll need to find a new place to live...

[SaturnReturn]

I can only think that having a good degree is what got me my job. It certainly wasn't my (complete lack of) charisma, or the fact that I told my potential employer that I knew nothing about the job I was applying for. Come to think of it, it probably also wasn't the fact that one of my proposed solutions to the problem I was given appeared to be (based on my piss-poor sketch of it) a magical floating robot arm.....you could say an anti-gravity robot arm. hmmm...

I wouldn't worry yeldar, I got half decent results and your track record is way better than mine. The parents shouldn't be too annoyed if you don't get all As, which you probably will anyway.

[okam]

Well, student ID finally arrived and I have been to the dentist. Need a root canal

The tooth actually started to hurt like a mother****er just as I was getting ready to leave this morning, so I am really glad I didn't wait longer before making the appointment!

The man did some serious work in there, cleaned and hollowed out the whole molar, stuck some root-uh, things down there, and filled it up with a temporary filling. Took about an hour and 20m of solid work. Have to go back for a checkup in 1 week, and a rebuilding of the tooth in 2 weeks.

Cost for the entire job incl. all materials is going to be about 415 euros / £360... that's with the 20% student discount.

Seeing the amount of work and mats involved I actually dont think the price is that bad. At least I will gladly pay to have a happy healthy tooth again (and may it last many many years).

[mdhay]

Ow, my brother had to have one of those; too many custard creams .

[Rachel Johnson]

Good luck there okam. Tis a bugger.


Well, I've had a lousy day today. I got insulted on my doorstep be a Jehovah's Witness of all people.

[okam]

So far it's fine - the dentist's work didn't hurt one bit, and although he did warn me that I probably would be aching the rest of the day I haven't Bit of a pain to have to go back twice though, ah well.

Sooo... why did a jehovas' witness insult you on your doorstep? Do tell...

[Rachel Johnson]

Good to hear.

Well, for 14 years of my life I actually was one myself, but I left around 7 or 8 years ago. I got called on by someone I used to know back in the religion and she was asking about my beliefs now. I told her I was a Wiccan/Pagan/Kemetian and she just kept asking questions. She then turned round and told me I was naive. Gotta love it, eh?

[mdhay]

Infidel!!!!!!

Just kidding, I'm an atheist through and through.

[Lance]

uh... so the person who has actually experimented with several different things is naive, but the person who decided on one thing and hasn't tried something else is the sophisticate? Is that what your acquaintance was saying? Has she tried anything else?

[mdhay]

Escaping the watchtower?

[Lance]

Was Jimi Hendrix ever a Jehovah's Witness?

[mdhay]

No, he was a guitar player.

[Rachel Johnson]

LOL @ mdhay

Lance: Obviously. She didn't even know what a Wiccan was. She actually asked "Is it something to do with those goth hoodie people?"

[Lance]

Sigh. Ignorance is so often satisfied with itself.

[mdhay]

Just had to.