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The world will end... some day.
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Hello,
It would appear that if you show any natural talent at this university (Read: Not a complete moron who can tell their arse from their elbow), and do the work set out you are not allowed to get any help from the lectures when you require it. Take for instance, anything I'm doing right now, I finish all the work for that day in under an hour, so I progress through the worksheet to get as much done as I can in the workshop until I get stuck, or the tutor kicks me out.
Twice now I have asked a tutor for help with something and both times they have said something along the lines of "well you're so far ahead of the class you clearly don't need my help. You might as well pack up your pots and pans and away you go", it is an annoyance because I am here to learn, and because I already know the basics, my learning process is being retarded to make way for the idiots.
Now if I was at school and this was the case, I could live with it, after all, school is free, but I am at university, where each uni costs £100 to take. £100 for a tutor to tell me "you're too far ahead to get help". What a crock.
By now you should know I am a fan of CSI (as if the CSI quotes in each news post wasn't a give away), and a few weeks ago I do believe I did a rant about a UK show called Casualty where the need for drama breaks the rules of real life. This week it is CSIs turn. They arrived at a house to find the door open, which generally means DANGER, now they had police units with them, which in real life the police would clear the house and the CSIs would go in once the area is safe. But no, in this case the CSIs barge in guns drawn (who knew civilian scientists were allowed to carry firearms) with the cops waiting outside. WHAT THE FUCK! I mean seriously, just don't do that shit.
After watching Penn & Tellers: Bullshit recently something at the end of one of their episodes made me think about something. Since my brother died I have shown more interest in going down to where he lived for a visit then I ever did when he was alive. Something is very wrong about this picture.
A ham sammich and a cup of coffee for someone who is alive is a much better way of showing how you feel about them then spending hords of cash on a box which you throw in the ground and a lump of marble. I should have made time to visit him on the farm when he was alive, not now he is dead. I suppose I should also take note of their other ending line, but there you go.
Take care,
~Jordan |
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Two years ago... I think it was a Sunday.
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Hello,
CSI is getting off to a rather slow start this time round, you know, other than the fact they have pretty much written out Sara, which will be the suck. But that is TV for you, and at least it isn't as bad as letting her get killed by the miniature killing psychopath.
New Top Gear started this week too, which is nice, though because they ran out of time the News had to be cut down somewhat so the full News is available Tuesday. I'm yet to watch the episode so don't tell me what happens or I knife you in the face with a spoon.
And now for a rant about university. So far I am yet to spend a whole time period in a workshop. Maybe I'm just too much of a smart arse, but I always finish the weeks scheduled work in one sitting so I get told to clear off. It is rather annoying as I just want to get the work done, and not have to wait a week all the time. Take SSP (Server Side Programming) for example. The first week we had to create a user name and password to gain access to the web server, this would have been done after the lecture, so we was given 2 hours to build a website. Even with the fact we had to use a POS program to create the website, I finished in a matter of minutes. As you may notice it is this site, just altered slightly and had to remake the CSS file (which is why I have such an awesome sidebar thingy).
Finally, over the years I have noticed I appear to abuse the word "also", so I'm now trying to find an alternative for the start of each little blurb of nonsensical crap. As I am sure you would have noticed I have successfully completed today. Which was nice.
Take care,
~Jordan |
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First you'll go to hospital, and then to jail.
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Hello,
Good news, new season of CSI started, so naturally I've already started watching, which is much fun. They found Sara, almost dead, but they found her all the same, which was an expected ending to the story, but fun all the same.
I'm only two weeks into uni and already I can feel myself losing braincells. God dammit some of the work we are doing is so tedious, and is it a requirement for all lectures to condescend to you? Either everyone in the group are complete retards so they have to talk down for them. Or they seriously think they are all that almighty and all knowing. It seriously pisses me off.
And as no surprise to anyone I've already started squandering money and time, I seriously have so little to do the only real entertainment I get is going around buying random shit just because I like opening the boxes when it gets delivered to me as it is like having a birthday or some such. Which is really a pretty stupid idea as I really don't have the cash for it this year.
Take care,
~Jordan |
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There is nothing of any value here.
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Hello,
So university has really started now, though really it is all induction work because, after all it is only the first week, but so far it hasn't been all that bad, other than the fact I misread the timetable, so I went in for a lecture that is only on even weeks (this week is an odd wee), so that kinda sucked, and because of the amount of walking back and forth to university I have done today (which I haven't done in a dark age) I got a blister, which also sucks. But is also the first time I have ever got one from old shoes, so naturally I cut it off and now I'm waiting on then skin to go numb.
This year looks to be pretty awesome though, we get our own server (by that I mean in the networking labs all the systems used removable HDDs, and we are all given our own HDD to plug in and work on), we get to do a work placement, and a bunch of other stuff, which I'm sure will be interesting.
I also did a little shopping, due to the fact my boots got pretty badly beaten up when I was digging holes, throwing together boxes, and moving sheds, I felt a new pair was in order, which were due to arrive tomorrow (Tuesday), however due to the fact they are currently out of stock I should get them Thursday/Friday time, which isn't quite as fun as waiting sucks, but PoliMil being as awesome as they are will ship them to me next day (they arrive in stock Wednesday/Thursday) for the cost of standard shipping. Which they really didn't have to do, so although it isn't the first time I have used them, it most certainly will not be the last.
It would also appear that the English weather has finally returned to England, and in force, for months we have had this weird bright ball in the sky that hurts to look at and slowly roasted me to the point where I was going to soak myself in honey and herbs to add to the flavour. But now we have rain, and the humidity is gone, the weird ball in the sky is gone, and it is cold. Lovely jubly.
Also, as I know you'll read this at some point, if/when you guys come up, can you bring "The Keys of Hell" (the double book we got in Mallorca) with you? I left it on my bookshelf, and I don't have any books to read.
Take care,
~Jordan |
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I can't do this. It's too much for one person.
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Hello,
So I am back to Salford for my final year of university, and though I am yet to get to know my house mates, I have had much worse, however the music volume is too loud on this side of campus, I am a huge fan of silence, but there is so much sound pollution it is unfunny. I have no idea how the locals put up with it because after only two days it is starting to drive me up the wall.
The trip up here was something to be desired however, as the Vauxhall is in the garage (again), we had to loan a BMW, and they just do not even come close to the luxury space, or pure awesomeness of the Omega range. So I don't have that BMW badge on the front of the car, big deal, who cares what a car says on the front when you can't sit in it for longer than 5 minutes without feeling like your arse is going to break.
People do say beggars cannot be choosers, but this is one choosy beggar. I couldn't fit half my stuff in the car because the boot isn't really there, it is just a small dent in the body work with a flap stapled to it, the inside seems to be missing for no good reason, and the seats. Oh my god, I've sat on razor wire more comfortable on my arse.
I have met up with most of the people from my house last year, and they pretty much live a stones throw form where I am now, which is handy for when it comes to sorting out nights out and such. Though I had to pass on tonight's trek into town for two reasons, one I have to register tomorrow and if I went out I'd never wake up in time, and two I don't really have the cash.
Ah though not surprisingly the prices in The Pav have gone up again, which they have done every year since the dawn of time, £2.10 for a pint is daylight robbery, but they know they have us over a barrel, and the fact they had to pay for a new roof out of their own cash because they was too tight to meet the requirements of the insurance company doesn't help.
Having a full private student union can be good in some aspects, but because it is more of a company they are only out to make a profit, and to think more student unions are going to go this way, it is a bad sign. As if it isn't bad enough that in the governments ultimate wisdom puts all the costs up, the cost of living is going up (rent, food, etc), SU's are now going to do all they can to con you out of as much cash as they can.
Ackwell, only got this year to get through, then I have the joys of paying off student debts for half my life, and a degree that is worthless unless you already have years of experience in the area. Fun.
Take care,
~Jordan |
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