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Well, after possibly joining at a bad time in terms of work I'm finally posting something here after finding a free minute or two, and after being hassled by *someone* who I reckon spends far, far too long here, but anyhoo, as I don't really feel I have much to say here I think this will probably be a post consisting of mainly inane babble. I suppose I have been a little put off because *someone* also tells me everyone hates newbies, but still . .
Anyway, I handed in my dissertation and I was fairly pleased with it, and especially pleased that there was no all nighter involved, and the final day of checks and printing went at a leisurely pace. It ended up being something like 16,000 words. A little low, but they were good, well placed words and at 63(ish?) pages I think it turned out to be a nice size. I really did feel quite proud of it once it was bound and professional looking. I think my masters distinction is pretty much in the bag.
So what comes next? well, what came directly next was a night full of heavy drinking, a period of relaxing and messing around with a number of small scale programs. But what do I do now, get a job I suppose. I had been accepted to do a doctorate, but with no funding available I chose not to follow that path. There was talk of a potential job helping to teach the course I have just completed. I am confident I could do that if the opportunity arose, and I think my tutors would be too. That would be my dream right now, because I could work a year doing something I enjoy, I could reapply for my doctorate the following year, and I might still be eligible to play for the American Football team, which I really enjoy. I've been helping training the new guys, and have been socialising with them too, and it just makes me miss it more and more.
In all likelyhood that job won't materialise, which means I have to move and find a job, probably in games or scientific visualisation, but in order to do that I have to first spend considerable time building up a portfolio of works. I don't want to leave, but I know the longer I stay the harder it will be.
I should also be calling up for an intensive driving course too. I know deep down that if I don't do that now, I might never do it. Instead though, of writing a portfolio of basic stuff to present to potential employers, or finding out about driving tuition in the area I'm writing here. Something that while I was busy I couldn't find the time to do seems far more appealing than the things I have to do off my own back.
I haven't been in to uni either, to see if that job may come. I guess until I do that I still have the hope of the dream becoming reality. If I bite the bullet, the hope may be stifled, but if I don't the hope still fades.
So I'm generally procrastinating, doing a little bit of training, a little bit of coaching. Suggesting some appropriate defensive shifts for the new NCAA hash markings. Playing a few games, writing a few programs, socialising a little. All these things are things that either will do me good in the long run, or make me happier now, but it feels like time is slipping away.
I think I'll go into uni now, find out about that job.
Anyway, I handed in my dissertation and I was fairly pleased with it, and especially pleased that there was no all nighter involved, and the final day of checks and printing went at a leisurely pace. It ended up being something like 16,000 words. A little low, but they were good, well placed words and at 63(ish?) pages I think it turned out to be a nice size. I really did feel quite proud of it once it was bound and professional looking. I think my masters distinction is pretty much in the bag.
So what comes next? well, what came directly next was a night full of heavy drinking, a period of relaxing and messing around with a number of small scale programs. But what do I do now, get a job I suppose. I had been accepted to do a doctorate, but with no funding available I chose not to follow that path. There was talk of a potential job helping to teach the course I have just completed. I am confident I could do that if the opportunity arose, and I think my tutors would be too. That would be my dream right now, because I could work a year doing something I enjoy, I could reapply for my doctorate the following year, and I might still be eligible to play for the American Football team, which I really enjoy. I've been helping training the new guys, and have been socialising with them too, and it just makes me miss it more and more.
In all likelyhood that job won't materialise, which means I have to move and find a job, probably in games or scientific visualisation, but in order to do that I have to first spend considerable time building up a portfolio of works. I don't want to leave, but I know the longer I stay the harder it will be.
I should also be calling up for an intensive driving course too. I know deep down that if I don't do that now, I might never do it. Instead though, of writing a portfolio of basic stuff to present to potential employers, or finding out about driving tuition in the area I'm writing here. Something that while I was busy I couldn't find the time to do seems far more appealing than the things I have to do off my own back.
I haven't been in to uni either, to see if that job may come. I guess until I do that I still have the hope of the dream becoming reality. If I bite the bullet, the hope may be stifled, but if I don't the hope still fades.
So I'm generally procrastinating, doing a little bit of training, a little bit of coaching. Suggesting some appropriate defensive shifts for the new NCAA hash markings. Playing a few games, writing a few programs, socialising a little. All these things are things that either will do me good in the long run, or make me happier now, but it feels like time is slipping away.
I think I'll go into uni now, find out about that job.
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Not everyone hates noobies. They get branded like that because they don't know how things work around here.
Sometimes a noobie will come along and think "I'll write a post on which is better, the PS2 or the GC" and expect to win a game. Then perhaps they will moan that they diddn't when their topic loses over a less important issue.
It's the evolution to becoming a regular. They turn up, make a donkey of themselves for a week, get slated a bit, then lie low as they see everyone else get on with it. Then they notice how things go on in here, and blend in. By that time they are regular and one of the crew.
Not every noobie is like that, but it happens so often that the noobie gets it regardless. Take Dognuts (doughnut monster) for example.....
(sorry, Dognuts! :) )
Sometimes a noobie will come along and think "I'll write a post on which is better, the PS2 or the GC" and expect to win a game. Then perhaps they will moan that they diddn't when their topic loses over a less important issue.
It's the evolution to becoming a regular. They turn up, make a donkey of themselves for a week, get slated a bit, then lie low as they see everyone else get on with it. Then they notice how things go on in here, and blend in. By that time they are regular and one of the crew.
Not every noobie is like that, but it happens so often that the noobie gets it regardless. Take Dognuts (doughnut monster) for example.....
(sorry, Dognuts! :) )
Your procratinating, I'm skiving.
Well, after possibly joining at a bad time in terms of work I'm finally posting something here after finding a free minute or two, and after being hassled by *someone* who I reckon spends far, far too long here, but anyhoo, as I don't really feel I have much to say here I think this will probably be a post consisting of mainly inane babble. I suppose I have been a little put off because *someone* also tells me everyone hates newbies, but still . .
Anyway, I handed in my dissertation and I was fairly pleased with it, and especially pleased that there was no all nighter involved, and the final day of checks and printing went at a leisurely pace. It ended up being something like 16,000 words. A little low, but they were good, well placed words and at 63(ish?) pages I think it turned out to be a nice size. I really did feel quite proud of it once it was bound and professional looking. I think my masters distinction is pretty much in the bag.
So what comes next? well, what came directly next was a night full of heavy drinking, a period of relaxing and messing around with a number of small scale programs. But what do I do now, get a job I suppose. I had been accepted to do a doctorate, but with no funding available I chose not to follow that path. There was talk of a potential job helping to teach the course I have just completed. I am confident I could do that if the opportunity arose, and I think my tutors would be too. That would be my dream right now, because I could work a year doing something I enjoy, I could reapply for my doctorate the following year, and I might still be eligible to play for the American Football team, which I really enjoy. I've been helping training the new guys, and have been socialising with them too, and it just makes me miss it more and more.
In all likelyhood that job won't materialise, which means I have to move and find a job, probably in games or scientific visualisation, but in order to do that I have to first spend considerable time building up a portfolio of works. I don't want to leave, but I know the longer I stay the harder it will be.
I should also be calling up for an intensive driving course too. I know deep down that if I don't do that now, I might never do it. Instead though, of writing a portfolio of basic stuff to present to potential employers, or finding out about driving tuition in the area I'm writing here. Something that while I was busy I couldn't find the time to do seems far more appealing than the things I have to do off my own back.
I haven't been in to uni either, to see if that job may come. I guess until I do that I still have the hope of the dream becoming reality. If I bite the bullet, the hope may be stifled, but if I don't the hope still fades.
So I'm generally procrastinating, doing a little bit of training, a little bit of coaching. Suggesting some appropriate defensive shifts for the new NCAA hash markings. Playing a few games, writing a few programs, socialising a little. All these things are things that either will do me good in the long run, or make me happier now, but it feels like time is slipping away.
I think I'll go into uni now, find out about that job.
Anyway, I handed in my dissertation and I was fairly pleased with it, and especially pleased that there was no all nighter involved, and the final day of checks and printing went at a leisurely pace. It ended up being something like 16,000 words. A little low, but they were good, well placed words and at 63(ish?) pages I think it turned out to be a nice size. I really did feel quite proud of it once it was bound and professional looking. I think my masters distinction is pretty much in the bag.
So what comes next? well, what came directly next was a night full of heavy drinking, a period of relaxing and messing around with a number of small scale programs. But what do I do now, get a job I suppose. I had been accepted to do a doctorate, but with no funding available I chose not to follow that path. There was talk of a potential job helping to teach the course I have just completed. I am confident I could do that if the opportunity arose, and I think my tutors would be too. That would be my dream right now, because I could work a year doing something I enjoy, I could reapply for my doctorate the following year, and I might still be eligible to play for the American Football team, which I really enjoy. I've been helping training the new guys, and have been socialising with them too, and it just makes me miss it more and more.
In all likelyhood that job won't materialise, which means I have to move and find a job, probably in games or scientific visualisation, but in order to do that I have to first spend considerable time building up a portfolio of works. I don't want to leave, but I know the longer I stay the harder it will be.
I should also be calling up for an intensive driving course too. I know deep down that if I don't do that now, I might never do it. Instead though, of writing a portfolio of basic stuff to present to potential employers, or finding out about driving tuition in the area I'm writing here. Something that while I was busy I couldn't find the time to do seems far more appealing than the things I have to do off my own back.
I haven't been in to uni either, to see if that job may come. I guess until I do that I still have the hope of the dream becoming reality. If I bite the bullet, the hope may be stifled, but if I don't the hope still fades.
So I'm generally procrastinating, doing a little bit of training, a little bit of coaching. Suggesting some appropriate defensive shifts for the new NCAA hash markings. Playing a few games, writing a few programs, socialising a little. All these things are things that either will do me good in the long run, or make me happier now, but it feels like time is slipping away.
I think I'll go into uni now, find out about that job.
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