The "will someone please kill me" thread
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Fatman
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Fatman
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Unfortunately my assignment is about the Snowy and environmental flow releases, not up to how to fix mines just yet. I'm all for your bulldozer training if it will help get through assignments.
Assignment is now due in 21hrs, 9hrs of actual work and then back home for a night on the computer finishing the damn assignment. I always need the fear to drive me.
Assignment is now due in 21hrs, 9hrs of actual work and then back home for a night on the computer finishing the damn assignment. I always need the fear to drive me.
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Carlin
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Ha Ha, I have only just found this thread.
1000 words: Four cross. Short, fast, keep it low and tight. focus.
2000 words: Downhill. Over quickly, but save a little for a strong finish.
3000 words: Olympic format XC. The standard. Give yourself more than one night, pace yourself.
5000-10 000 words: Starting to get into the enduros, up to eight hours. You need the time and preparation to get these right. Bonk early, or leave it to the last minute and you will be in big trouble.
20 000 words: This is a solo 24-hour territory. don't even consider this without a good support crew, and decent time in the saddle under your belt.
50 000 words: You are in to a multi-day stage race here. Take it one day at a time.
100 000 words: Grand tour. A number of weeks of racing, uncatogorised climes, sprints, descents, tears, pain and joy. Dont know how anyone does it. Drugs?
Yes I should be working
1000 words: Four cross. Short, fast, keep it low and tight. focus.
2000 words: Downhill. Over quickly, but save a little for a strong finish.
3000 words: Olympic format XC. The standard. Give yourself more than one night, pace yourself.
5000-10 000 words: Starting to get into the enduros, up to eight hours. You need the time and preparation to get these right. Bonk early, or leave it to the last minute and you will be in big trouble.
20 000 words: This is a solo 24-hour territory. don't even consider this without a good support crew, and decent time in the saddle under your belt.
50 000 words: You are in to a multi-day stage race here. Take it one day at a time.
100 000 words: Grand tour. A number of weeks of racing, uncatogorised climes, sprints, descents, tears, pain and joy. Dont know how anyone does it. Drugs?
Yes I should be working
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Fatman
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I got the bastard done, but I still haven't slept.
I'm trying to counter the amount of Monster I drank to keep me awake with some Austrian sleeping potion known as Gosser Dark. I don't know what it is but that Monster stuff really worked on me, even if the flavour is just wrong. Mind you I'm sure what I submitted was the biggest pile of shit I have composed, to be honest though I can't remember.
Oh well.
Need sleep.
More beer.
I'm trying to counter the amount of Monster I drank to keep me awake with some Austrian sleeping potion known as Gosser Dark. I don't know what it is but that Monster stuff really worked on me, even if the flavour is just wrong. Mind you I'm sure what I submitted was the biggest pile of shit I have composed, to be honest though I can't remember.
Oh well.
Need sleep.
More beer.
axertes
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Ugh, have to write my literature review for my thesis, plus a little 1500 word paper (due about 10 days ago), plus another one for Wednesday. Lit review's only like 4 pages, but my supervisor expects a high degree of awesomeness.
I discovered this semester that I can fairly comfortably do an allnighter without any drugs but coffee and cigarettes. Last week, my Tuewednesday went something like this:
Tues, 6am: wake up
Tues, 7am-6pm: procrastinate on thesis work
Tues, 6pm-10pm: work
Tues, 10pm: start thesis work
Wed, 9am: complete thesis work
Wed, 10am: show supervisor thesis work
Wed, 12pm-2pm: do coursework presentation
Wed, 2pm-5:30pm: lecture x 2, presentation
Wed, 6pm-10pm: work
Wed, 10pm: sleep
Overall, a 40 hour day. Only fell asleep briefly at a uni computer doing the coursework assignment.
I discovered this semester that I can fairly comfortably do an allnighter without any drugs but coffee and cigarettes. Last week, my Tuewednesday went something like this:
Tues, 6am: wake up
Tues, 7am-6pm: procrastinate on thesis work
Tues, 6pm-10pm: work
Tues, 10pm: start thesis work
Wed, 9am: complete thesis work
Wed, 10am: show supervisor thesis work
Wed, 12pm-2pm: do coursework presentation
Wed, 2pm-5:30pm: lecture x 2, presentation
Wed, 6pm-10pm: work
Wed, 10pm: sleep
Overall, a 40 hour day. Only fell asleep briefly at a uni computer doing the coursework assignment.
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for those about to rock
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I got an essay and a quater of a solo piece for my drama exam to do tonight. Lucky for me I have the replay of the worlds on SBS to keep me distracted.
Regan of Gong
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Management 110 group presentation in 8 hours or so. I'll have slept not much at all the last few days, and my group members picked General Motors to examine for management issues. Crazy dry stuff.
Burninator
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There isn't a bright side. Uni lfe is awesome aside fr when stuff starts getting frantic. For instance, I'm meant to be in class but am instead currently sitting in the uni cafe listening to music and reading RB on my phone.
You on the other hand will likely have to endure four years or so of 50 hour weeks and shitty shitty shit apprentice wages. Ouch.
frenchman
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Where as you will graduate with ~ $20,000 to $30,000 worth of debt and on a starting salary less than a qualified tradesman. Ouch
Regan of Gong
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And a job that won't destroy our knees in 20 years.
MasterOfReality
After forever
But with a much greater potential to exceed the top salary of a qualified tradesman, and staying clean doing it
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meelen dh
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Haha slighlty true bro.
Starting my apprenticeship in Nov.
7 bucks an hour for me cause im a 1st year apprentice. But hey, if you seriously enjoy what you do, you will just get stuck in and do it. But at the end of it i get a very special piece of paper saying im qualified.
frenchman
Eats cheese. Sells crack.
This is true, but wouldn't you rather have access to a higher wage in younger age bracket than earning potentially 3 fold at middle age?But with a much greater potential to exceed the top salary of a qualified tradesman, and staying clean doing it
You're only going to end up spending you money on a Ferrari and those god awful matching baseball caps so your hair doesn't fall out when you exceed 150kmh...
Burninator
Cannon Fodder
It all works out in the wash. Lower income when you only have yourself to look after, much higher income when you have a mortgage, a gold digger and 3 hungry mouths to feed.
Just stick to your planes, flyboy.
elliotdhmcgeary
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Yes ... but still, we'll be driving Ferrari's, and you won't be
frenchman
Eats cheese. Sells crack.
I'm more of an Aston man myself...Yes ... but still, we'll be driving Ferrari's, and you won't be
And come on, seeing a senior aged citizen in brand new Spider (with his matching Ferrari cap) is just as bad as those flat brim idiots turning a perfectly fine commercial vehicle into to something that handles (and resembles) a shopping trolley.
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