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Dananiel · Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 7:42 pm Post subject: University: The Thread

So, those of you off to further education of sorts, how are you feeling? Excited?

I'm nervous all of a sudden because it's dawned on me that I'm leaving in like four weeks. It's not so much the classes (I'm really excited about starting the educational side of things) but recently it's sort of struck me that I'm going to be almost completely dependent on myself, which most worryingly includes food that I need to survive. It's not like I'm completely dependent on my mum, I do my own clothes-washing and I clean behind my OWN ears (sometimes) but I don't actually do any of the things that I need to do to stay alive. Let's just hope my animal instincts kick in and I'll know when to go to the garage for a Ginsters before I die in my room.

The other thing is that I think I need some sort of game plan for when I arrive. People tell me that during the first week (and the first day especially) it's just one massive meet and greet, which is worrying because upon meeting anybody for the first time my first thought is always "how am I coming across in this situation?" sometimes even saying that out loud to sort of confuse them (that one has a 50/50 success rate). I just hope I don't have to live with massive wankers, that's the main thing. But initially I'm gonna go for the kooky approach, maybe keep a low profile and then when they least expect it, I'll tell 25 minute long anecdotes that don't have an ending and crowbar puns on socks in every sentence. This kind of erratic social behaviour has worked for me before, but it basically guarantees me a small, yet devoted fan base and a whole lot of people who find me a bit unnerving. Of course I could just be a normal person and be nice from the start but where's the fun in that? I also intend on turning up in girls clothes (cut for girls, not dresses/skirts I'm not there yet) and glitter on my face as I sulk around preparing for my unbelievably pointless character charade. Through the miracle of modern technology, I predict I may look something like this:

Processing...

You don't need to tell me. Easier access is easier access.

My biggest worry is that people in the halls are gonna keep asking me what sonic art is, and genuinely, the best answer is: "well it's more about what it's not" which is such a shit answer; especially when delivered looking like I fell into a vat of glitter. So, let's assume the day's going badly and my nonsense isn't going down well, what can I do? It's easy, I get changed into something slightly less ridiculous and go in search of somebody who looks massively uncomfortable in their own skin. They're always happy that somebody's approached them! I may even peddle out the opening line that won the over my last group of friends "dolphin's then...did you know they get extremely powerful erections?" which was enough to subvert the smell of social awkwardness that hang heavy in that room full of IT nerds. I don't fancy my chances with that line this time, but it's something to keep in mind, I reckon.

I am really over thinking this.

LankyGoggleEyedFreak · Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 12:39 am Post subject:

In my course the "typical" (i.e thats not me) IT nerds only communicate when topic of conversation turns to World of Warcraft or modding a graphics card.
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Dananiel · Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 12:58 am Post subject:

There is nothing more tedious than a room full of IT students, I gave up by the third year.

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Uni is shit.
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RChappo · Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 2:10 am Post subject:

"I learned everything I need to know at the University Of Life my friend"

I guarantee that somebody will say that very phrase to you in the next 6 months if you tell them you're going to Uni.
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Dananiel · Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 2:33 am Post subject:

http://youtube.com/watch!v=R4U_TlO5hDE

In this essay I will be arguing that all art is shit, especially the stuff where you can't even see what it's supposed to be

Pah. · Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 6:20 pm Post subject:

..to sound like a corny hollywood movie, just be yourself. i'm sure sonic art is a course full of weirdos! it'll be fayne.

Dananiel · Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 6:38 pm Post subject:

The thing is, I think that is myself, in a roundabout way.

Dananiel · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:14 pm Post subject:

I'm at university! Jesus christ this is so overwhelming. More details to come.

BILLY V2.0 · Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:34 am Post subject:

well done talbot. i was reading the old msn logz yesterday night (not much to do at home) and it was one of the archives from 2006 where you had decided not to go to uni, and started that maths course instead. highlights included you saving a hedgehog (and thinking it was a badger), john being drunk on msn, nads and john falling out because john kept making food jokes, and you beating winners in an abortion argument. rereading old logs is like watching a brookside omnibus from about 10 years ago. but better.

my friend went off to uni yesterday and i'm pretty sure it's the same one you're at, and 2 of my friends stayed with him last night (i couldn't because i had stuff to do at work this morning) - just think, we could've been in the same building and not realised!
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Dananiel · Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 11:32 pm Post subject:

NEWS JUST IN: LONDON IS QUITE BIG.

Wow, I really did get quite epically lost today. My halls are fucking MILES AND MILES away from Cat Hill. I'm in Ponders End halls. So this morning I got some directions from google maps and google maps seem to be under the impression that london is a fucking village. They just cut out huge chunks of information and I just started walking in random directions. I walked about two miles in one direction before some bloke helped me and said I was so fucking far from Cockfosters that I would probably not make it on foot. I'm used to walking, so I just laughed it off, said thanks and was on my way. I don't know the exact distance I walked, but I was walking in a straight line for at least two hours. Then finally I got to Cockfosters, met James and we walked back the same way. OR SO I THOUGHT. Even though we took NO lefts or rights, we somehow got completely lost. By this time we were both dying and it was only thanks to a fucking lovely Pizza Hut delivery guy that we got back at all. I don't think I've ever walked this much in my life.

I've found a bus that goes straight to Cat Hill but it's an HOUR on the bus every fuckng time I want to go anywhere further than this boring place. But that's just to my campus, from Cockfosters to central will take me like two hours! (altogether) God, it's all so foot-hurtingly painful. Apprently I can move to a closer halls (literally a ten minute walk to my campus) BUT THEN I WON'T HAVE ENSUITE! FUCK!

I think the gap between me and my flatmates is now well and truly WIDE. They all seem to be friends, doing typical socially things. Somebody in the block to my left is watching a film at full blast with their window open. Jesus. I feel like I should be more social with them but if I did I know it'd just be a thing so that we are civil to each other, becase I wouldn't stay friendly with them really. One of the girls is painfully attractive, I don't think I should look at her. Besides, I'm bound to end up moving because it's ridiculous being way out here.

James (the guy from The Wrong Treatment with ME) was great. We've been speaking ad making wonderful noise together since about 2001 and we met for the first time today. We got on so well, it's great. Also I think I'm bound to meet other people I connect with on my course. I just find everybody here a bit....yawny. Which is unfair because I've barely spoken to them but y'know, I can just tell I'd have to make an extra effort for not much at all.

So yeah. Very tired, but I feel a bit less anxious now. Just don't want to lose my ensuite :(

Oh well. I have pretty much nothing to do now until lessons start, it's ridiculous. I'm gonna go into central London tomorrow MAYBE. But why I don't know. I just feel like I shouldn't sit in here all day. Gah.

Pah. · Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 12:15 pm Post subject:

definately go into town, go buy yourself an l.p or something?
not having an en suite isnt too bad really, its just like being at home and so far noones pooed everywhere. better halls are worth sacrificing your ensuite for.
art school is really weird, but in a good way. i'm staying in a block of flats full of art students, mainly ones who are 19 because they took a gap year or foundation and it;s fantastic becaue the other halls are ful of overexiteable 17 year olds you are either hyper or homesick crying in their rooms. but because everyones arty we all seem to get on really well. everyones in the same boat and just wants to make friends. theres one guy who i cant fucking stand though, he;s such a rugby prick. he was smoking outside my window the other night and singing laddish songs 'all suck it harder bitch i dont care if you choke arrrrr scotlands the best titstitstits'. he woke everyone up, but the best thing about this place is that he's the minority unlike other unis where rugby pricks would be the majority and most people think he's a cock. i just like walking behind him and telling everyone he can fuck the fuck off loudly in the hope he'll hear and fuck the fuck off. he made this boy cry last night actually.

Dananiel · Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 5:38 pm Post subject:

Yeah, I wish I was around more art students. The girls in my flat are jewelry students. They're nice, but just way too boring. Last night them and a load of boys were sat tlking loudly in the kitchen playing polyphonic music tones. God.

Yeah, so I went to Piccadilly Circus today. My there are a lot of asians aren't there. I bought some 7"'s and some sandwiches. LONG JOURNEY.

BILLY V2.0 · Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 2:20 am Post subject:

my friend who is at the same uni as you moved into his dorm this weekend and he's probably at the place you're going to move to. he said his room is tiny, and he shares a bathroom/toilet that's down the end of hall, with about 20 people, and the bath was actually black when he arrived. i would bloody love an ensuite to the room i'm renting. stick with it.

picadilly circus is mad. you should go to forbidden planet in leicester square. it's literally the best place ever
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you should move to a uni in actual london.
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