This is a Journal entry by Apollyon - Grammar Fascist

I'm going to college!

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Apollyon - Grammar Fascist

OK tommorrow there's some sort of advice thingy on which modules to register for, which should be a bit of a laugh. On Wimpy (aka Tuesday) there's the actual registration and an orientation thingimajig, then on Wibble (Wednesday) actual lectures start.

Any questions? (<--There's no point to this bit, it just sounds right.)


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Post 2

Scandrea

Yahoo!

smiley - goodluck Won't need it though! You'll do great!


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Post 3

Reefgirl (Brunel Baby)

smiley - goodluck what are you hoping to study

*whisper* check out the Student's union if they have one in Ireland


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Apollyon - Grammar Fascist

Yeah, they do have a student union. There's one for each college and one for all students.

I'm aiming for microbiology. Thanks for the encouragement!


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Reefgirl (Brunel Baby)

I may have said this to you before but have a word with 2legs he's a microbiologist


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Post 6

Chronos

Very cool, man, very cool.
Biology is a fun subject.


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Apollyon - Grammar Fascist

Hey Chronos, haven't seen you in a while!

Now I get to use a lab coat, dissecting kit, safety goggles, and various other stuff - just like a real scientist.

The Students Union shops and restaurents are also seriously cheap. For example, outside, and Irish Times costs E1.50; insode, it's just 80c. I had to pay almost E190 for my books, so I HOPE they were also cheap.

I'm just so happy right now...


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Scandrea

Check the internet for your books- chances are you got ripped off

Here, the student union gouges us students. smiley - sadface They just raised prices by 10 cents on just about everything, too.


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Apollyon - Grammar Fascist

Funny thing about the books - they were printed in the USA but we have the international editions, specifically NOT for sale in North America. Deaspite this, half the words are still spelt wrong - I mean, only in the USA will you see it spelt 'kilogram.'

Our students union is great - last year the government tried to reintroduce college fees and they organised protests against it, which worked. If they failed, we would have had to pay about E5,000 extra.

Clubs day was on on Tuesday and Societies day was yesterday. I have signed up for Tae Kwon Do, Archery, Paintballing, Pro-Life Society, Chocolate Soc, Fansci smiley - geek Soc, Go-Kart Soc, Bahá'í Soc, and probably a couple of others I've forgotten about already.

Today there was a treasure hunt just for freshers all over campus. My fried and I formed a team, but quit when the clues got too cryptic and we weren't really enjoying ourselves.

On Tuesday there was a quiz and karaoke contest as part of freshers week. The quiz was supposedly what they should have asked in the Leaving Cert. Points went for correct answers, extra for silly answers, plus a bonus prize for silliest team name. I was on the Quiz-Hating Team, and we didn't win anything. The winner of silliest name was Elephants Eating Peanuts in Lifts. The official worst names were Team USA, Fathers For Justice, and To Be Confirmed. A few gems from the quiz:

If Johnny has six apples and gives two oranges to Mary, what are his chances? [This was in the Maths section]

What is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis?

Spell pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

What was after English on a Monday?

Since English is such a s*** subject, why is so much time given to it?

An bhfuil cead agam dul go dtí an leithreas? [Irish for 'Can I go to the toilet?' The answer we gave was 'Níl. You have blueballs and we know about the animals.]

How long is a piece of string? [verbatim]

Why is a toaster? [again, verbatim]

Who invented the Leaving Cert? [correct answer: Satan].

There were also quite a few spot prizes for various silly things. At one point, two guys had one minute to get as many ladies shoes as they could. When the shoes were collected again, one girl was isolated and pulled up onto the stage for having such crap ones {some sort of blue frilly boot...} and for punishment, had to choose between singing a song, drinking a pint of smiley - stout out of her shoe, or kissing twenty other people. She didn't use her tongue.

After that there was a karaoke contest, where I won a walkman for murdering 'Dancing Queen.'

All in all, fun fun fun. I have my frist lab session tomorrow, so it gets better! I'm so happy smiley - smiley right now!

I wonder if this is what happened to Deus Ex Machina...? I won't be online much for a while, but I will still keep track of my convos, maybe post here occasionally, and keep writing for smiley - thepost. See you in some indeterminate time...


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Reefgirl (Brunel Baby)

Woohoo sounds like you are settling in well


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Post 11

Scandrea

Yep! Enjoy, and keep us posted! smiley - ok


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Post 12

Apollyon - Grammar Fascist

Yup, I am very settled in. ATM I am waiting for word on a part-time job so I can make some money and move out. Nothing else to report now...


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Apollyon - Grammar Fascist

Oh yeah, just remembered. I got a mobile phone yesterday. Didn't want one, but my mom insisted. Still, perhaps I can use this as a bargaining chip in acquiring a laptop...

Over the first few days, all the frehsers were given several bags of free stuff. This was mostly leaflets and flyers, but also:

A Lucozade special water

A Twix

A tube of instant coffee

A Fanta

A condom

A teabag

A card for 10% off jeans

A CD voucher.

At socs day, several stalls were giving aout books of vouvhers, so I now have enough to get E200 off a PC.


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Reefgirl (Brunel Baby)

Woohoo go for it


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Scandrea

Yeah, there's tons of free stuff when school starts! All the free plastic cups I got helped me start my kitchen!

smiley - laugh

Glad you're enjoying yourself!


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Jerms - a Brief flicker and then gone again.

"...only in the USA will you see it spelt 'kilogram.'" smiley - huh Gah! Obviously we use american spelling for that too! smiley - doh So how do /you/ spell it? (ie how is it supposed to be spelt? smiley - winkeye )

Hope you keep having fun there, Hussassan! smiley - ok


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Post 17

Reefgirl (Brunel Baby)

Kilogramme


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Jerms - a Brief flicker and then gone again.

Really? smiley - huh Okay. Sure.


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Post 19

Reefgirl (Brunel Baby)

Like Programme


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Post 20

Jerms - a Brief flicker and then gone again.

You mean program? smiley - devil


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