The "I have nothing Interesting to Say" Thread

[Russ]

 Sportsdude wrote:
Trying to turn my roommates into morning people. One of them likes the smell of omelets in the morning.  

I didnt use to be a morning person.. you would have been a sorry person if you had tried to change me when I was younger! lol.
Thats too bad you dont mesh with your roomates this year.. give it time, maybe you will all find some common ground?
 

[Sportsdude]

I kinda spoke too soon on first glance. They're a group that'll keep to themselves for the most part. I don't see us interacting outside of me cooking in the morning and the 2 guys who always have their gf's spend the night. I'm fine with that, I like to keep to myself for the most part.

Last year wasn't the greatest either.  I had to deal with people my age who thought they were infinitely smarter than me. I was just a lowly Arts student, who didn't need to exist, as engineers should just rule the world and go into law etc. So I was excluded in that regard.



 

[Russ]

 Sportsdude wrote:
I kinda spoke too soon on first glance. They're a group that'll keep to themselves for the most part. I don't see us interacting outside of me cooking in the morning and the 2 guys who always have their gf's spend the night. I'm fine with that, I like to keep to myself for the most part.

Last year wasn't the greatest either.  I had to deal with people my age who thought they were infinitely smarter than me. I was just a lowly Arts student, who didn't need to exist, as engineers should just rule the world and go into law etc. So I was excluded in that regard.

Maybe you did.. maybe you didnt. But regardless that was your first impression was it not? They didnt go out of their way on that one...
Thats good in a way they will keep to themselves.

People are like that.. its annoying isnt it? I recently had someone bring a new girl over for a movie night at my place (we just recently got new speakers and a stand alone blu ray player for the home entertainment setup we have.. so we are now full 7.1 surround sound) and she was one of those that had done teh whole university thing. She was convinced that she was underpaid and under appreciated.. and had done three years of job training. She saw our setup and stuff, then proceeded to tell us that we didnt deserve to have the stuff or the salaries we did because she was better educated than us. I just told her, that she was paid what society deemed she should be.. she chose her field. Then she got into politics lol.. she didnt last much longer with my buddy after that! We had an enjoyable evening.. she dug herself deeper and deeper into a hole.
My brother and I are not university educated.. we are college/ tradeschool educated. Experience and decision making is what counts.

Sorry, the ERTW thing annoys me. I had a bunch of friends go through that and are convinced they are king shit cause of that.. When the other person or someone else went a different way or a different direction than engineering doesnt mean they are less of a person.


 

[JJ]

Sportsdude are you former roomates even in UBC still the drop out rate for those engineers is almost as staggering as they are.

[Sportsdude]

Totally with you Russ. I avoid political people as friends, especially the indoctrinated types. They usually can't see past my nationality or their own views as that's all they know. It's quite amusing. If politics is anything, most of my true friends/buddies are apolitical/not indoctrinated/don't judge because of something silly and come from all stripes. lol

I think it's more social class in how they see themselves. Most of the people I don't get along with see themselves as 'intellectuals' while my friends are just regular people trying to do something in their life. I mean, yeah my social group isn't your average social group, but then at the same time, I've got buddies whom I go to BC Lions games and drink at east side pubs etc. In life you need a mix.

Two of the new guys are engineers, they still have that "I expect to make this after university" outlook. It's the entitlement that comes with it that annoys me. Yeah, I want to go into something that requires grad school with a median career average salary top that these engineers 'expect' right after university. They can live their life, I'm happy with mine. It's not how much you make, but if you enjoy doing it. Clearly they (last year's group) didn't enjoy it, as they went into law.

The problem with the last year group was that they were in their words "first wave Asians from china after the crackdown, overachiever, 160 IQ minimum, kids who like to do gourmet cooking, photography, everything." They were intimidating to say the least.

Society seems so dead set on salary and 'you must go into science.' etc.
If I went into science, my life would be of taking water samples of streams. Not something I find thrilling.



 

[Lil Me]

Random Musings:

  1)  Traffic has been really bad this week.  I think people forgot how to drive over the summer.

  2) Wine in a box gets REALLY tasty after the 3rd glass.

[purelife]

I think I just accidentally broke my ultrasonic aromatherapy nebulizer by getting the bottom mechanical parts wet.  Maybe it'll dry out tomorrow.  I love this thing!!!!    


 

[purelife]

Oh, I got my free t-shirt in the mail yesterday from purchasing a General Mills cereal.  I'm happy to have another big shirt to wear.


 

[Sportsdude]

only person in my european class not to have been in europe.  

[purelife]

That's ok, SD.  You could be in Europe in 5 minutes through Youtube.  

[49er]

Sportsdude wrote:
only person in my european class not to have been in europe.  
    what is a european class?

[Sportsdude]

I'm trying to be vague 49er lol. Its a class on Europe.  

[Gopher]

What does it do?

[P.C.]

Worked all weekend on the 'greenhouse'.

Right now we are listening to the band that's playing at a party the neighbours have every September.  Except this year, they are REALLY GOOD !  Unbelievable even.  Sounds like we've got Clapton, Robbie Robertson and a few other greats in the neighbourhood.  Pretty skookum sound system too....I'm sure it can be heard for a looooooong ways away.

  Of course it's all fun and games til you're pounding your pillow at 2 in the morn trying to get some shut-eye.  But right now we're just enjoying.  


 

[Sportsdude]

I think I heard the noise from Cyprus last night. Nanaimo's lights always look like they're moving and blinking from far away.
I still can't believe they got rid of the lighthouse.

I've been here 3yrs. holy.