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Ever feel like despite everything you do, you just can't get control over life? The past few months (two months, really) have been awful, to say the least. Just as I get a handle on having a good group of close friends and being confident in myself, senior year hits me like a wall. AP classes and college apps are pushing me to my breaking point, and it's been really hard. My self-esteem issues that I thought I had banished to the recesses of my mind have flared up something nasty again. I've talked to people and I'm thinking of seeing a therapist, but I'm still in the process of talking to my parents about that and, on top of that, there just isn't enough time. It seems that at every turn I either need to get my grades up (since when did we start thinking that B+s are bad? Especially in rigorous courses?) or do college essays or applications, and each bit of progress I make on either seems to be immediately knocked down by the sheer amount of work I need to do on both. I fluctuate between my light-hearted, pun-loving self and a sadder, pained one that does nothing but worry and work to close to no avail. Look, I've been on BZP for more than 9 years and I never made much of an impact on the community. I never really connected with many people here, save for a few a couple of years ago and of them all I seem to be the only one who actually looks at this site anymore. So I realize that me venting my problems out doesn't mean much to most of you, but it helps. Yeah I can talk to people I know IRL, and that is incredibly therapeutic (note: talking to people who love you about things that trouble you is one of the best actions to take in a myriad of ways, if you don't usually do this please do so) but something draws me back here to vent occasionally. I think it's the fact that despite maybe not being the most involved, I know that this is a community of people that are caring, compassionate, and understanding, despite the blog wars and whatnot that tend to say otherwise. Plus, I've learned a lot here about being tolerant towards all people regardless of their background or identity, and maybe a little bit about life as a whole. BZP has played a part in me becoming someone that I admire and that I love, and for that I owe you. I may not know you too well, despite having known you for a while, but I can't thank you enough, BZP.
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Hello Everyone. The reason I am starting this is topic is due to the fact I need advice and help in filling out College Apps. Im currently a senior and it's that time of year where college apps are open. so a few quick Qs: What was your experience filling out college apps? Any advice? Was/is it scary? Should I be stressing over it? (is it normal to stress out over college apps?) How is college?
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1. is it a philosophy test? y ---> write "does this question even exist" for every answer n ---> draw pictures 2. ??? 3. profit an excerpt from "eyru's guide to college" coming this spring to a bookstore near you.
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have my first math test in three years tomorrow it's gonna assess my abilities so i know which math class i gotta take this is all because if didn't try hard enough when i was in high school and only got a c- in math kids: try your best. school is a valuable opportunity etc. etc. NOW IT'S TIME TO STUDY THEM QUADRATIC EQUATIONS AND TRY TO REMEMBER WHAT AN ASYMPTOTE IS WOO WOO
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sunday night: pulled an all-nighter to finish my fiction/non-fiction portfolio. 30 pages total of various fiction and non-fiction pieces. monday night: started work on my biology poster, but went to bed at an acceptable time because i knew that... tuesday night: pulled another all-nighter to finish my biology poster and also write my philosphy term paper. wednesday night: stayed up till 3AM on my final biology lab report. thursday night: went to bed at an acceptable time. slept 12 hours. final casualty count: approx 24 hours of sleep lost. whew. it's been a good semester hup hup tune in next week for the legend of the exams
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In the College Life: Since the semester ended, I've started going to the gym and I lost around 10-15 pounds, and I'm able to lift up to 90 pounds on weights (yeah, it's not much, but "The journey of a thousand miles..." and all that). I worked my college Orientation, and I liked it for the most part. Somebody lost their key on the football field, so my buddy and I went searching for it (keep in mind that this was in the dark). We turned up nothing. Went back to the Residence Hall, chugged down a Mountain Dew, and searched for that key again (cuz I wasn't going to let my school to replace a lock and key). didn't find it. The next day/morning, it's found when one of the football players step on it. So, all was good. In My Regular Life: After working Orientation, I went shopping with my friend, and we ate at Friendly's afterwards. I talked with her about all the other blood-boiling stuff that happened during Orientation (which she tells me happens every year... Challenge Accepted (for 2014)). And shopping with her was surprisingly fun. We went to Barnes and Noble, and she helped me out in deciding which Star Wars book to get (Book of the Sith, or Imperial Commando). She helped me in going for Imperial Commando, and it's a pretty good read. Along they way, she had to go shoe shopping (her sandal was broken, and it only lasted two minutes (This is something worth bragging about: shoe shopping normally NEVER takes two minutes with anyone. It was sheer luck that we walked in, and instantly found the shoes). The Lone Survivor movie trailer has been released, and I'm already excited to see it. I'm preparing to go see it as a midnight release, and then a second time with friends. I have a friend that's moving to Connecticut, and I'm already making road-trip plans to visit her. I'm aiming for visiting during Thanksgiving, but I have to find somebody willing to drive for four hours (I'd do it, but I lack a license) to and from (unless we can spend the night somewhere). At the absolute worst, I will buy a bus ticket to where I need to go. Nothing will stop me from seeing my friend. Gaming: I have (finally) started getting into the Assassin's Creed series. It started off a bit slow (learning controls and such), but I liked it. My main complaint though was that there really much variety with saving the citizens (which I've heard is fixed in later games, so nothing to worry about there). I have 100% in Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare. Like the main game, it is so much fun. Television: I've only recently came across How I Met Your Mother. Why haven't I seen this show before? The first few episodes that I watch, and I end up loving the show (namely the episodes with Honey, Ted getting left at the altar, and Marshal and Lilly's House Warming Party). While I do like Big Bang Theory, no matter how hard I try to watch it, I need to watch it with friends. It's probably because I first started watching it with friends, And that's it for my life as of late.
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Island boy you are, running and digging in the sand nothing to check your spirit but the bashing swells of the waves; Each summer you’re growing Just as the heat warms the land. Island boy you are, the same face each season, Despite the costume changes, dishwasher to cook to ride attendant and more with your many labor ranges. Island boy you are, running into that sunset photograph, chasing a view of a sunset in the distance, Sleeping in a chair on the beach after, hand clutching a map. Island boy free, gazing into the sky, Incompetent in here or there but that’s alright, Right now you are living the dream, and watching the tide. Island boy you are, in that final race through the sand, One last sweeping gaze through the island Now moved into the city One step closer to a man. **** Little poem I had to write for a class, thought it fit in with FFFC 6: "Rebirth"
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After some serious talks with my friends, and despite my fear of flying, I am honestly considering studying abroad in Finland. Now this means I'll have to bump my GPA up to AT LEAST a 3.0, and that will be tough. But once that's finished, I'll do what I can to try and attend a semester in Finland. Now why Finland? 1) One of my friends is Finnish, and provided allot of info on the college that I would try to attend. 2) Not gonna lie, I want to meet foreign people (I know I can go to Canada for that, but it's not exactly the same). 3) The college there provides classes in History (my major) and Political Science (my hobby). The fact that one of the classes is Nordic History makes everything more interesting.
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I can't believe that in just two days, my days at the University of Texas at Dallas will be over. It's crazy really. I gotta say that I'm really happy about it though. The coursework was really hard, and at many times it wasn't very rewarding at all, but I managed to complete this degree and land a full time job! While my GPA isn't anything to brag about, I personally that achieving this Software Engineering degree in four years and getting employed more than makes up for it. Naturally, it still hasn't truly sunk in that I'm leaving this place. I wonder what I'll do then.
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Alright! August 28th, I started college. Right now, I'm taking five classes at a total of 13 credits. (I'll need 30 credits every year, or 15 per semester. I went into college with 3). The History Class is allot darker than anything I've taken in high school, so it's a nice refresher from all the sugarcoated history I was taught. The English class is interesting (partly because the teacher can keep our attention, partly because to the right of me are four girls haha). So far we've been doing readings of short-stories, and on occassion, he cracks a joke about the students in the class. Math is Math, which really isn't saying much. I'm taking a Communications class. Why I decided to do so is to help me with my public speaking, which in turn would make me look good in front of my friends when i make 'spur-of-the-moment' speeches. And then there's researching history, which is a good class, but for thirty minutes. After that, it's a bit of a fight to keep focusing. I've paid a visit to the College's library. I haven't checked anything out, but I have spotted many books that have caught my eye. In addition, I've gained a hatred for the Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress system (years at Barnes and Noble have lead me to prefer genre, then alphabetical by author). But what can you do? I've joined the political science club (partly because they have pizza, mostly because of in depth political discussions), as well as The League of Extraordinary Nerds (awesome group. We'll be having a discussion of Batman next week, and we're working on getting the Bat Signal at the college). Seeing as how I'm a commuter, and I can't drive, I'm usually dropped off at the campus around 7 in the morning, with my earliest class Communications (8:30AM Monday, Wednesday, Friday), or History (11:30AM Tuesday, Thursday). But there are some people I talk with while I'm waiting, and they're great to talk to. They really bring down my stress levels before (and sometimes after) some classes. And the fact that some of my friends go there is a big plus too.
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Back from a brief hiatus as I transitioned to life at my new college! I am currently at Wentworth Institute of Technology studying Industrial Design. The first part of my life and art updates is best summed up with this post from the Official My Little Pony topic: Now, my next challenge on Illustrator was to see if I could vectorize and color some existing lineart of mine. The only piece I was able to successfully color with the tools I have now was my picture of Kai and his family from LEGO Ninjago which I posted in a previous entry. The result, in flat colors for now because I don't know the tools necessary to shade it to my satisfaction, can be seen here: Over time, whether inside or outside of class, I anticipate learning more tools with Adobe Illustrator so I can do more of the things I've been looking forward to doing, such as designing custom minifigure decorations. My classes so far are going smoothly, and I look forward to all the things I will learn in them. Each day brings me closer to my goal of becoming a product designer for The LEGO Group!
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eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee going to college tomorrow don't mind meeee Also did I ever mention how happy I am to be a part of this site? You guys are all awesome and I wouldn't trade this fandom and its role in my childhood for anything else. Many of my greatest memories have been created by this place. It's just awesome. awesoooooome
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ONE WEEK UNTIL I LEAVE FOR COLLEGE LIKE -ACTUALLY LEAVING- MY SUPER-LAME TOWN AND I GET TO BE MISERABLE AND RESPONSIBLE ADULT ON MY OWN TERMS ALSO I COMPLETED MY TRANSFER REQUEST SO I WILL TOTALLY HAVE A JOB WHEN I GET THERE SO TO PAY FOR FOODSTUFFS ALSO ALSO I'M BRINGING MY LEGO AND I WILL HAVE AN INTERNET SO THAT'S ALL PRETTY COOL TOO AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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Well since the other one died, I made a new topic.Discuss various American Football things here.Who's sad about how Manning's time in Indy ended?
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Well, here I go. Graduation is about to start. Pretty soon I will be expected to actually get a "real job" (which is fine because hey I have this degree here), move out (which is fine because I like privacy), and become self-sufficient (which is fine because I practically already am). I just don't like the pressure to get searching for those things... But hey, I'm graduating! A BA in Journalism from Christopher Newport University with a minor in Philosophy/Religious Studies. I've made plenty of friends (and some enemies) who I am going to miss (until I see them again, which I'll blindly assume will happen more often than it will, at least for the summer). I've learned a lot about myself and the things I believe in, the world around me and other people. I am definitely not who I was when I moved in as a freshman, and seeing those marks in my life where I grew is exciting. And it is that fact that makes me realize that I can continue on in life, to develop myself so I make my mark on the world, however small (or large), and a mark for myself. Granted, that is all pretty scary. I am pretty sure that were I to be handed $5,000 right now, I'd go escape and hike Europe for a few months, escaping all this madness and being able to be free of worry for just a little longer. No joke. -CF (Three cheers for auto-publishing drafts!)
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And the new semester is underway. My classes all interest me (computer engineering, MATLAB, C++, algorithms, Japanese, neurobiology in communication), but it looks like I'm going to be busy, especially since I've got a big opportunity coming up next month I've got to prepare for. (This has been your cool story of the day.)
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Today marks the first day of my last semester of college. I would be wrong to say that I'm not excited, but part of me is...anxious, nervous. I know what I want to do with my life; unfortunately, I don't feel as if I am fully prepared to take on those dreams. Ahead of me is a choice: do I want to pursue graduate school or instead find a full-time job? Of course, there are no rules saying I can't do both. Best case scenario would have me working a full-time job while taking graduate courses at night, two or three classes at a time. At this point, I need to determine if graduate school will better allow me to pursue my aspirations of starting a development studio. I've looked at a few high-profile studio and the requirements for most programming positions call for a "4-year computer science degree or equivalent." I would love to say my degree is a computer-science equivalent, but I do not feel I would be qualified applying for such a position. With this, I ask myself: What can I do to better prepare myself for such a job? Would graduate school be the way to go? My good friend Nate (Than the Moa) and I have tossed around the idea of working on small, indie game projects. This would provide us with hard, hands-on experience that I wouldn't get from a graduate degree (even though a graduate degree could still be very useful if my dreams do not come to fruition). Yet part of me simply wants to go to graduate school simply because it's familiar, in my comfort zone. I love learning, and graduate school could be an invaluable experience. So basically, I have some tough decisions ahead of me. I will need a job after I graduate in May, regardless if I enter graduate school or not. I have a lot of thinking to do until then.
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Can someone please tell me why they have exceedingly hyper pre-school aged kids to have manditory naptime, but offer no such relief to sleep-deprived college students? Really, I hated naptime when I was a kid and never really spent much of it napping anyways. But man, would I pay money to have a hour block of time in which I can just doze off... Oh, and C3 has been put on hold because of the Advent Calendar. Just saying. By the way: anyone know how much time we regular members get Premium benefits?
