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Re: Discussion thread [Serious]

Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 3:09 pm
by Gamma
No you don't.

Re: Discussion thread [Serious]

Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 3:25 pm
by keja
Ask Thinger. he knows.

Re: Discussion thread [Serious]

Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 9:23 pm
by cyan
it's true

I want to be an author or something... maybe I could be a waitress or write for the newspaper...

Re: Discussion thread [Serious]

Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 9:59 pm
by Flying Sheep
Hmmm... I wanted to be a programmer, but... I dunno...

Re: Discussion thread [Serious]

Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 10:50 pm
by Joe
Flying Sheep wrote:Hmmm... I wanted to be a programmer, but... I dunno...
What do you mean by "wanted"?

Re: Discussion thread [Serious]

Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 11:50 pm
by BenBen
lunar_furor wrote:What do you guys wanna do for a living and why? Keep it realistic.
1 of 5 things.
  • A Vet
    A Concept Artist
    A Programer
    A Singer
    An Author

Re: Discussion thread [Serious]

Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 12:04 am
by Flying Sheep
Joe wrote:
Flying Sheep wrote:Hmmm... I wanted to be a programmer, but... I dunno...
What do you mean by "wanted"?
I did a university course in C# and it was interesting enough, but I don't have the patience, or the time, or ability to sit still at a desk on a computer for hours.

Re: Discussion thread [Serious]

Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 12:13 am
by Gamma
LOL, yeah. It takes a lot of that. Also, resistance to random sleepiness.

Re: Discussion thread [Serious]

Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 12:20 am
by Flying Sheep
I dunno, I just lack the passion for it I think. I still like the idea of making cool programs and games etc, but yeh.

Re: Discussion thread [Serious]

Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 1:53 am
by Gamma
Well, I have the passion, but I have a really small attention span. :(

Re: Discussion thread [Serious]

Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 2:03 am
by Flying Sheep
I usually do, but if I have a passion, or a purpose, I can usually focus long enough to do the job. My school doesn't help, we get 4 periods a day, that are 75 minutes each. >.>

Re: Discussion thread [Serious]

Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 2:10 am
by Gamma
I'm homeschooled, as you know, and I dunno if that helps or not.

Re: Discussion thread [Serious]

Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 3:04 am
by Flying Sheep
Being homeschooled has its ups and downs. I dunno how you do it, but I assume there would be flexible schooling times, and homework isn't really homework. Your teacher is your parents, or someone you're close to, which may make it easier to learn. You'd be in a familiar and comforting environment. But without going to school, it's a lot harder to make friends, you don't get to get out of the house as much, you don't get to develop as good social skills, and you get taught by people who specialise in what they're teaching (usually).

Re: Discussion thread [Serious]

Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 2:26 pm
by Gamma
Yeah. About the friends bit, even if I did go to school, I wouldn't make any friends. Most people are put off by my eccentric attitude and appearance, and very few people enjoy the company of nerds. I really don't care about developing social skills much, and the ones I will probably ever need, I've developed already. I'm kind of a loner, even though my mother insists I'm a very social person. And I don't really get 'taught'. My father gives me a pile of books and exercises to study, and I do. Then I write reports on them. After that, we discuss what I've learned. So that's basically how I'm homeschooled. Not that any of you would really care.

Re: Discussion thread [Serious]

Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 3:35 pm
by keja
Yeah, you need social skills to survive.

Re: Discussion thread [Serious]

Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 3:47 pm
by Gamma
Meh, I have social skills, but only enough.

Re: Discussion thread [Serious]

Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 11:03 pm
by Flying Sheep
Gamma wrote:Yeah. About the friends bit, even if I did go to school, I wouldn't make any friends. Most people are put off by my eccentric attitude and appearance, and very few people enjoy the company of nerds. I really don't care about developing social skills much, and the ones I will probably ever need, I've developed already. I'm kind of a loner, even though my mother insists I'm a very social person. And I don't really get 'taught'. My father gives me a pile of books and exercises to study, and I do. Then I write reports on them. After that, we discuss what I've learned. So that's basically how I'm homeschooled. Not that any of you would really care.
Oh yeh, that seems cool. I'm not a big fan of writing reports, though, I'm more of a visual, active learner. I learn better by doing things, usually with the guidance of someone who's better. And you can't get overly more eccentric than me, I have little dignity and I have Bipolar Disorder. XD

And don't put yourself down so much, you'd be amazed at who cares and who's willing to listen, if you just give people a chance.

Re: Discussion thread [Serious]

Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 11:31 pm
by cyan
Gamma wrote:Yeah. About the friends bit, even if I did go to school, I wouldn't make any friends. Most people are put off by my eccentric attitude and appearance, and very few people enjoy the company of nerds.
gee. what's this 'appearance' bit? why do you think that a real kind of person would make assumptions based on appearance prior to interaction? :?

Re: Discussion thread [Serious]

Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 11:41 pm
by Joe
asdfkumquat wrote:
Gamma wrote:Yeah. About the friends bit, even if I did go to school, I wouldn't make any friends. Most people are put off by my eccentric attitude and appearance, and very few people enjoy the company of nerds.
gee. what's this 'appearance' bit? why do you think that a real kind of person would make assumptions based on appearance prior to interaction? :?
I hope you're being sarcastic because opinions of people these days are based heavily off of appearance. Unforunately, as that holds nearly no relevance in reality.

Re: Discussion thread [Serious]

Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 11:43 pm
by Gamma
asdfkumquat wrote:
Gamma wrote:Yeah. About the friends bit, even if I did go to school, I wouldn't make any friends. Most people are put off by my eccentric attitude and appearance, and very few people enjoy the company of nerds.
gee. what's this 'appearance' bit? why do you think that a real kind of person would make assumptions based on appearance prior to interaction? :?
I don't mean physical appearance. I mean that people look at what I do and stuff, and they freak out.
Joe wrote:
asdfkumquat wrote:
Gamma wrote:Yeah. About the friends bit, even if I did go to school, I wouldn't make any friends. Most people are put off by my eccentric attitude and appearance, and very few people enjoy the company of nerds.
gee. what's this 'appearance' bit? why do you think that a real kind of person would make assumptions based on appearance prior to interaction? :?
I hope you're being sarcastic because opinions of people these days are based heavily off of appearance. Unforunately, as that holds nearly no relevance in reality.
Sadly, true.