Christ Centered Gamer

ArchAngel wrote:Yeah, dude, you need over 6 hours a night. It's really hard living with sleep under that. And coffee isn't sleep replacement, it just helps you perk up when you are drowsy.
If it's your first week, you need to give yourself more time to adjust. It's more than just a schedule shift, you're moving into a new mode of life. Your mind need to adjust. It differs for each person.

I'm pretty sure caffeine actually is sleep replacement. It's not like I started using it last week dude--I've been a nigh pro gamer since I was 13. You don't take that up without knowing the ins and outs of caffeine. In fact, I ordered and just received some penguin mints so I can take it in non-liquid form.

And you know, I hear that a lot--from people who are trying to help me, mostly; but I think they're wrong. I'm doing different things with my time, and doing stuff I normally don't want to do. But fundamentally, I haven't changed as a person. There's not a metaphysical door I've suddenly chosen to walk through, nor will the 'experience' of college change me, I hope. Nothing has changed, really, though I could claim it has on some level.

CountKrazy wrote:Man. I try staying up all night and go to bed super early to readjust my schedule, but I always go right back to bed at dawn. I don't know if I've gone even two weeks without eventually staying up until at least 3:00 AM in years. WHY IS IT SO HARD FOR ME HURRR

I wish I could give yo a magic formula for why I can, but it's something that's developed only in the past few years. Typically, I'd not be able to sleep at all, no matter what meds I took or how tired I was. Try gaining about 100 pounds. >_> Though if it makes you feel better, I totally was up 'till 3AM last night playing Fallout. XD

CountKrazy wrote:Well, I meant more the process of getting a job. Maybe it's easier once you have a degree or experience to show, but job searching is one of the most stressful things I've experienced. Granted, I've only applied for hourly wage jobs, which are pretty tough for everyone these days. I'm almost constantly flat out told that I won't get a job because I have no experience, though. It's the conundrum of trying to get experience, but needing experience to get it. I can only hope professional jobs are a bit more forgiving.

I'm guessing no amigo. But I share your conundrum (only I've let it stymie me into not trying to get a job at all); how to apply for a jaerb when I have no real reason they should give it to me because I've never gotten a job. This is why you make your fortune in the diaper market and then bribe someone into giving you a job. >_>

CountKrazy wrote:From that standpoint, I don't disagree at all. In fact, I probably came off as more persistent than I actually am; I've ditched... so many classes at this point in my college career, mostly out of a lack of interest and/or skepticism of their usefulness. I quit going to one college altogether because half of the degree was in things that didn't help me. I've been criticized for it, but I feel good about it, mostly for the reasons you mentioned. Prerequisites have made the process of getting a degree infinitely more difficult for me, and I kinda resent that. Luckily I've been able to find some loopholes, and my degree can't legitimately require a lot of things (at the end of the day I'm just learning how to take pictures), but I don't know what I'd do if I was going into a science or something. I'd probably do nothing, because I'd be incapable of it.

This is an issue I have with schools in America (and probably across the world, in all likelihood) and you can catch me ranting about it pretty frequently. They're treated like a factory more than anything else. Students aren't nurtured for their skill sets; they're presented with an entire array of classes that will go right over their head, but that doesn't matter, because they're "required" if you want to make it in the world or understand your chosen degree. Both of which, in many cases, are entirely untrue.

Preach it.

CountKrazy wrote:This is a bit irrelevant, but I had the notion of learning styles hammered into me during my initiation into college. There are three learning types: Visual, Aural, and Kinesthetic. Kinesthetic is where you need to be hands-on and moving to truly learn. I came out overwhelmingly Kinesthetic in nearly all of my tests, or tied with Kinesthetic and Visual. My Aural results were almost nonexistent. I literally zone out when information is being relayed to me vocally. Given that college consists almost solely of lectures, that kind of screws me over. Therein lies my fundamental problem with school, I guess: inflexibility. The burden of flexibility is on us as students, and we've got to be really dang flexible to get through it. It sucks, but there's no way around it until it's reformed.

Trade schools, amigo; trade schools. Dunno if they'd have one for film, but it sounds like you'd be good at one. The thing I'm doing is (supposedly) fairly hands on (so far, it's been reading and listening to people, sooo...), and once that gets started in I'll have no complaints. Though at this point I'm considering ditching college and getting CompTIA certified instead. >_> Needs moar research, and until I'm certain I'ma stay on the college bot (which may be the Titanic. Or the Poseidon). But it looks like all the comprooter, none of the Engrish (and probably, none of the punk teens).

Though, interestingly enough, I took one of those learnin' style tests and came out 94% for musical learning, something I'd never heard of before. XD Also, 67% technical. Weird.

So basically, I spit upon college and lack of sleep, but also appreciate a good lunch.

ChickenSoup wrote:it's worty noting that soda is not hetter for you than coffee >_>

It certainly is. But what does beer making have to do with...well it is college. Never mind.

Deepfreeze32 wrote:I prefer Tea for hot morning beverage. Or a Chai Tea Latte.
...dangit, now I need to go buy some mixes before school starts.


Riley's got many good points. His advice is wise.

Myself, I drink tea during the winter. Soda seems to not make me have to wizzy as much as coffee (which was an urgent turlet break an hour after consumption).

No, dude, soda is NOT better XD a lot of difference is made if you drink coffee black (I don't) or diet soda (i despise artificial sweeteners) but seriously

It is worth noting that Deep is correct about the amazingness that is chai o_o

I never said soda was better, but actually agreed with you.

That said, I believe it is (and diet soda will give you man specific cancer. So I kinda giggle at the the claim it's better for you than regular, but whatevs), since the flavor-of-the-month scientists will probably get paid enough in a few years to discover High Fructose Corn Syrup is actually the miracle cure for everything, or at least is harmless in moderation, and I value mental health higher than physical anyway, since it's so much harder for me to attain. Heh, 6 years ago coffee was a black evil that removed 20 years from your life and hardened your arteries into concrete.

And you have no idea how much sanity is drained from me when I need to make use of a public turlet, anyway.

lawlz @ my misreading >_>


So yeah. There's the whole question of the safety/healthiness of artificial sweeteners and I'll leave the discussion of that to the people who know what they're talking about. I'll just drink regguhlurr sodie pop in moderation and enjoy the non-nasty flavor. XD

I put it badly.

The point is, I too enjoy the flavor of regular soda.

I did not say in moderation.

Me too broseph. Meee too. :3

ugh. man. craving pizza atm <_<

I'm just, you know, not feeling bad for you at all, since I just got off a two-week stint of getting up at 3:50 to get to work by 7.

And I live 38.5 miles away from my job.

Drewsov wrote:I just got off a two-week stint of getting up at 3:50 to get to work by 7.

And I live 38.5 miles away from my job.

If we're talking about commutes...
I used to have to commute 2 hours each way when I worked in SF. This involved driving during rush hour, taking the train and riding my bike in the rain.

Now I have a 10 minute commute, no traffic, in my firebird. I think I did my time .

Drewsov wrote:I'm just, you know, not feeling bad for you at all, since I just got off a two-week stint of getting up at 3:50 to get to work by 7.

And I live 38.5 miles away from my job.

Never actually asked for sympathy. Even as pooey as life is right now, I've got it solid gold compared to other people. Some of which I know. So yeah, not even for a second am I going to play the 'woe is me my life is the worst of all creation' card, and I never really expected even the gentle empathy of friends. I hate my life, and have wished for death quite frequently these past few weeks, but...meh. I can't summon the care enough to care.

ArchAngel wrote:If we're talking about commutes...
I used to have to commute 2 hours each way when I worked in SF. This involved driving during rush hour, taking the train and riding my bike in the rain.

Now I have a 10 minute commute, no traffic, in my firebird. I think I did my time .

...When is 'take that creepy kid off the internet' to work day again?

Well, ummm... I guess the least/most I can do is pray that things get better for you.

I can't really complain much about commuting. At one point I think I drove about 20 miles to school and then back, and occasionally back again to the same city for work and then back home, but it was almost entirely freeway driving, so it wasn't bad.

Chozon1 wrote:...When is 'take that creepy kid off the internet' to work day again?

It's a 98 Trans Am WS6. That means it has the top performance package and the 350hp LS1 V8 engine. For those that didn't know, the LS series are corvette engines. The say because Pontiac did some extra customization, it's more powerful than it's equivalent Camaro Z28.

Just, you know, what to drop that there.

But, you know, you might not like it very much. It's much too fast and makes a lot of noise.

...I hate you. And your car. <_< At least I can still claim my pickemup still looks meaner....

ArchAngel wrote:It's a 98 Trans Am WS6. That means it has the top performance package and the 350hp LS1 V8 engine. For those that didn't know, the LS series are corvette engines. The say because Pontiac did some extra customization, it's more powerful than it's equivalent Camaro Z28.

Just, you know, what to drop that there.

But, you know, you might not like it very much. It's much too fast and makes a lot of noise.

Your ride, sir, is sweeter than orange soda.

Myself, I drive a Merc. '87 diesel. I think I can beat you in the noise factor, but I drop about 15 MPH going uphill.

Need to replace the Valve stem seals, but haven't wanted to perform open heart surgery recently.