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 Sep 22 2005, 11:47 PM
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 Remorseless posting machine  Group: Moderators Posts: 5,749 Joined: 19-July 03 From: Bloody London Member No.: 466 Gender: Male  |
And right fine it is too.
I've been absent from the Inter Nets since Sunday, which was when I moved in. I've only just managed to get access. For those of you not subscribed to my newsletter, I'm at the University of Sheffield studying for a BA in Philosophy. I've also signed up to learn Japanese, so look out for my posts in the Non-English forum  So! What have I missed? Have any of you just arrived at uni? -------------------- Every sort of expert knowledge and every inquiry, and similarly every action and undertaking, seems to seek some good. Because of that, people are right to affirm that the good is 'that which all things seek'...
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Sep 23 2005, 12:40 AM
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 living in your basement, eating your candy hearts Group: Established Members Posts: 3,418 Joined: 23-February 04 From: cloud cuckoo land Member No.: 959 Gender: Female |
Congrats and happy learning.
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Sep 23 2005, 12:50 AM
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 'Trouble Down Pit' now online! Group: Admin Posts: 10,141 Joined: 22-February 03 From: Southern UK Member No.: 1 Gender: Male |
I bet I can finish my PhD before you finish your BA
How's the cooking going? What are the people you're living with like? -------------------- Trouble Down Pit: Still updated every Monday and Friday
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Sep 23 2005, 12:55 AM
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Remorseless posting machine Group: Moderators Posts: 5,749 Joined: 19-July 03 From: Bloody London Member No.: 466 Gender: Male |
QUOTE (Mata @ Sep 23 2005, 01:50 AM) I bet I can finish my PhD before you finish your BA  Would three years count as a pretty severe case of writer's block?  QUOTE How's the cooking going? What are the people you're living with like? Cooking's going quite well. I'm trying to get over my generally attitude of lethargy towards it - the "can't be bothered, I'll have a Pot Noodle" reaction. My flatmates are alright, not really fast friends but I can get on with them without any problems. -------------------- Every sort of expert knowledge and every inquiry, and similarly every action and undertaking, seems to seek some good. Because of that, people are right to affirm that the good is 'that which all things seek'...
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Sep 23 2005, 01:21 AM
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'Trouble Down Pit' now online! Group: Admin Posts: 10,141 Joined: 22-February 03 From: Southern UK Member No.: 1 Gender: Male |
That's generally a solid way to survive the year. Often people declare that everyone they live with is their best friend only to decide that they hate them all by January.
As for the cooking, either you'll get bored of Pot Noodles, you'll run out of money, or your body will vigorously declare its need for something with a lower salt content. Possibly all of those at once. -------------------- Trouble Down Pit: Still updated every Monday and Friday
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Sep 23 2005, 03:48 AM
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 suggestive cupcake Group: Admin Posts: 6,435 Joined: 21-April 03 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 260 Gender: Female |
Don't worry, I'll send you American foodstuffs to live off of. And Chinese, because it's cheap here.
Cheeeeers, Seanny.
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Sep 23 2005, 10:56 AM
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 Samauri Teapain Group: Established Members Posts: 2,172 Joined: 3-January 04 From: In a Cardboard box under my bed. Member No.: 844 Gender: Male |
And I thought he'd never make it. *sniff*
When can I come and visit? I assume you've saved me a bad just in case I get kicked out? -------------------- @>-'--,--Cath and gothictheysay are my E-Teapotettes.@>-'--,--
Jaq and believe are my adopted Tea Spoons (wherever they are :'( ) "I am just a worthless liar, I am just an imbecile, I will only complicate you, trust in me and fall aswell." A proud Viking never stops masturbating. Taking over Matazone Forums since 2011. |
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Sep 23 2005, 11:07 AM
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 Depressed, Lonely and getting crazier by the day! Group: Established Members Posts: 907 Joined: 14-November 04 From: Armidale NSW Australia Member No.: 1,469 Gender: Female |
It must be wierd for you to start a whole new kind of schooling but I do hope it works out for you.
In other news today was the last day for the various HSC students down here good for them. -------------------- Vote Brian Molko for ruler of the whole world in 2007
I'm only wearing black till they make something darker There's no I in team but there is a ME if you re-arange the letters! |
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Sep 23 2005, 11:40 AM
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 I'm attracted by the potential for reckless abuse of power. Group: Established Members Posts: 2,683 Joined: 7-May 04 From: Viewtiful World Member No.: 1,105 Gender: Male |
COMMIE!
Glad to hear from you, mate! Hope all is well, and let me be the first to reccomend some vegetables and protein. Kinda necessary and all. Anyway, I'm to start University next year and in my second, I'll have a study abroad opportunity. I shall study with you!* Have a good time! -Mike That's not a request. It's a statement of fact. -------------------- I'm just a Viewtiful Girl living in a Viewtiful World.
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Sep 23 2005, 12:19 PM
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'Trouble Down Pit' now online! Group: Admin Posts: 10,141 Joined: 22-February 03 From: Southern UK Member No.: 1 Gender: Male |
This week I have been eating mostly cereal, fruit, and nuts. Tasty stuff!
Have you started any of your lectures yet? -------------------- Trouble Down Pit: Still updated every Monday and Friday
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Sep 23 2005, 02:55 PM
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*Hands Sean various protective amulets and charms*
*Fears Uni* *Can cook though *
-------------------- Once opened consume within three days. Above post is not suitable for home freezing. Store in a cool, dry area. |
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Sep 23 2005, 04:25 PM
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Remorseless posting machine Group: Moderators Posts: 5,749 Joined: 19-July 03 From: Bloody London Member No.: 466 Gender: Male |
Lectures start on Monday. I have a Japanese lesson and a lecture on existentialism. Yay!
-------------------- Every sort of expert knowledge and every inquiry, and similarly every action and undertaking, seems to seek some good. Because of that, people are right to affirm that the good is 'that which all things seek'...
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Sep 24 2005, 12:36 AM
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Samauri Teapain Group: Established Members Posts: 2,172 Joined: 3-January 04 From: In a Cardboard box under my bed. Member No.: 844 Gender: Male |
Answer the question.
-------------------- @>-'--,--Cath and gothictheysay are my E-Teapotettes.@>-'--,--
Jaq and believe are my adopted Tea Spoons (wherever they are :'( ) "I am just a worthless liar, I am just an imbecile, I will only complicate you, trust in me and fall aswell." A proud Viking never stops masturbating. Taking over Matazone Forums since 2011. |
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Sep 24 2005, 01:29 AM
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'Trouble Down Pit' now online! Group: Admin Posts: 10,141 Joined: 22-February 03 From: Southern UK Member No.: 1 Gender: Male |
Is the question real?
Top tip for philosophy exams: One word answers may be logically correct but they usually get you very few marks. -------------------- Trouble Down Pit: Still updated every Monday and Friday
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Sep 24 2005, 01:45 AM
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Samauri Teapain Group: Established Members Posts: 2,172 Joined: 3-January 04 From: In a Cardboard box under my bed. Member No.: 844 Gender: Male |
Maybe, I shall repeat.
Is there floor space for me to come and visit you (and the other hot philosophy students that I will inevitiably be after). -------------------- @>-'--,--Cath and gothictheysay are my E-Teapotettes.@>-'--,--
Jaq and believe are my adopted Tea Spoons (wherever they are :'( ) "I am just a worthless liar, I am just an imbecile, I will only complicate you, trust in me and fall aswell." A proud Viking never stops masturbating. Taking over Matazone Forums since 2011. |
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Sep 24 2005, 01:24 PM
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From what I saw when I was there (and both my sisters are at the moment), most uni students live on pasta and cups of tea. Not liking either pasta (I know it's flavourless, I don't like the texture) or tea, I was something of a traitor to the mould.
Rice is pretty cheap and versatile too, though, and you'll probably learn just how inventive it is possible to be with potatoes. |
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Sep 24 2005, 02:17 PM
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'Trouble Down Pit' now online! Group: Admin Posts: 10,141 Joined: 22-February 03 From: Southern UK Member No.: 1 Gender: Male |
I lived off pasta for most of my time at uni (with the exception of the 'Special K and Guiness' diet period of my life) but I think that was because for almost every day of my life with my parents my main meal would near-always involve potatoes. They're nice, but you can have too much of a good thing. Pasta is only as plain as you make it. Get yourself decent condiments and it'll never be plain again!
That's not quite true actually, the quick-cook stuff is just rubbish in comparision to the takes-five-minutes-longer variety. I assume that q.c. pasta has a higher water content, or something; it's just not as tasty. -------------------- Trouble Down Pit: Still updated every Monday and Friday
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Sep 24 2005, 02:47 PM
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 dream to make believe Group: Established Members Posts: 2,522 Joined: 12-January 04 From: England Member No.: 863 Gender: Female |
I was under the impression that quick cook pasta was generally smaller and therefore has a larger surface area to volume ratio allowing it to cook faster.
Anyway, it's good for camp stoves because there is nothing worse than having half cooked pasta because you ran out of gas 
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Sep 24 2005, 02:53 PM
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Depressed, Lonely and getting crazier by the day! Group: Established Members Posts: 907 Joined: 14-November 04 From: Armidale NSW Australia Member No.: 1,469 Gender: Female |
If cooking time is such an issue you can leave it to soak all day whack the heat on for 3 mins when you get home and then leave it to drain till it dries out to your tastes.
-------------------- Vote Brian Molko for ruler of the whole world in 2007
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Sep 24 2005, 04:22 PM
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'Trouble Down Pit' now online! Group: Admin Posts: 10,141 Joined: 22-February 03 From: Southern UK Member No.: 1 Gender: Male |
Wouldn't it get too saturated then?
Back on topic: What's the accommodation like? Usual fare is that it seems quite nice to start off with until you start noticing all the cracks where they didn't let the building settle before plastering it. -------------------- Trouble Down Pit: Still updated every Monday and Friday
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Sep 24 2005, 05:06 PM
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Remorseless posting machine Group: Moderators Posts: 5,749 Joined: 19-July 03 From: Bloody London Member No.: 466 Gender: Male |
QUOTE (MrTeapot @ Sep 24 2005, 02:45 AM) Is there floor space for me to come and visit you (and the other hot philosophy students that I will inevitiably be after). Sure is. Drop on by. -------------------- Every sort of expert knowledge and every inquiry, and similarly every action and undertaking, seems to seek some good. Because of that, people are right to affirm that the good is 'that which all things seek'...
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Sep 27 2005, 12:05 PM
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 I've been brainwashed Group: Admin Posts: 4,120 Joined: 10-August 03 From: Cheshire Member No.: 526 Gender: Secret |
Hhhmmmmm..... Commie in invasion range always usefull to know.
-------------------- How would you feel about life if Death was your older sister? You're only young once but you can stay immature indefinetly!!!!
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Sep 27 2005, 02:19 PM
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Technically a giant, intellectual midget. Group: Established Members Posts: 4,319 Joined: 29-March 03 From: Enger-land Member No.: 197 Gender: Transgender |
Hurrah for univeristy! I'm at mine now, starting my final year...it's quite scary...I'll have to do real life things after this year...or I could be like mata and study 'til I'm nearly 30...hmm....neither are appealing. Anyway, ain't it grand?
On the food front, you can get some rather nice ready meals from Tesco, not those nasty cheap ones either, really nice, or buy one of them whole chickens and strip it, then you can keep it in the fridge for a while, I had one that kept for at least a week or so. I mostly live of sandwiches, frozen pizzas and apples. Oh! Never underestimate the value of an avocado, nice snack on their own, with some sort of seasoning, or, and this is one of my favourites, mash up half of one and put it in a bacon sandwich, works better if you toast the bread too or it goes a little soggy. Other food advice, buy containers, cook it bulk and put it in the fridge or freezer for another time, because cooking for one all the time is a pain in the arse. My last word of advice, hobnobs. -------------------- He's a freak of nature, but we love him so.
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Sep 27 2005, 05:17 PM
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'Trouble Down Pit' now online! Group: Admin Posts: 10,141 Joined: 22-February 03 From: Southern UK Member No.: 1 Gender: Male |
Oi! Less with the '30' business! I'm only 28, and, all being well, I'll have finished my course before my birthday. 30 indeed... Anyway, it's hardly like I've been avoiding the real world. I don't get any grant so I've had to earn rent and food throughout the course. Academia is definitely not the real world but unless you're a full-time fully-funded student then you have some pretty harsh realities to get to grips with.
Doing real life stuff isn't so bad. Usually it involves finding something massively inappropriate, doing that for a few years, wondering what you're doing with your life... Actually, real life isn't too great. Remain a full-time student. -------------------- Trouble Down Pit: Still updated every Monday and Friday
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Sep 27 2005, 05:25 PM
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I've been brainwashed Group: Admin Posts: 4,120 Joined: 10-August 03 From: Cheshire Member No.: 526 Gender: Secret |
Oi! What's the matter with 30 hey?!?!?!
/spam -------------------- How would you feel about life if Death was your older sister? You're only young once but you can stay immature indefinetly!!!!
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