FreakyFoucault Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 4 minutes ago, villanelle said: This is how much I am self-shellacking myself right now lol ?? Also I just joined this forum! Divination-shellacked! And welcome, @vilanelle! Glad to have ya with us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ufffdaaa Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 I hung my keys on the outside doorknob and locked the door. The delivery driver just pointed it out to me. I'm done being a person today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltr317 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 2 hours ago, FreakyFoucault said: I'm the absolute worst self-depractor. Which is to say I'm the best I would keep that quiet. You may end up incarcerated at your namesake's panopticon of self-deprecation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakyFoucault Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 7 minutes ago, ltr317 said: You may end up incarcerated at your namesake's panopticon of self-deprecation hahahahaha ladies and gents, we have a winner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khigh Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 2 hours ago, FreakyFoucault said: I'm the absolute worst self-depractor. Which is to say I'm the best You would make a fine Minnesotan. We are the best at being humble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakyFoucault Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 18 minutes ago, khigh said: You would make a fine Minnesotan. We are the best at being humble. One of my favorite bartenders, who happens to be from Minnesota, tried to convince me, after he drenched this rando Packers fan in beer, that he's "really the nicest guy." I'm 99% sure he was absolutely serious. God bless you Minnesotans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khigh Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, FreakyFoucault said: One of my favorite bartenders, who happens to be from Minnesota, tried to convince me, after he drenched this rando Packers fan in beer, that he's "really the nicest guy." I'm 99% sure he was absolutely serious. God bless you Minnesotans. We're going to be smiling as we drive Eagles fans into the Mississippi because we are the nicest people. I'm a southern transplant in the North, so I know how to be Minnesota Nice in the most passive aggressive way. "Ja, dear, da game is jus' over da river. Ja, da ice'll holdja." "Oh, Barb, didja see da Eagles fan? Dey can't swim. Isn't that just fer cute!" "Uffda, dontcha know? Dey just can't, eh, but it could be worse." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakyFoucault Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 5 minutes ago, khigh said: 'm a southern transplant in the North, so I know how to be Minnesota Nice in the most passive aggressive way. OMG that is the perfect combination. You need to live stream yourself at the DMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk-8 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 2 hours ago, Wooshkuh said: I hung my keys on the outside doorknob and locked the door. The delivery driver just pointed it out to me. I'm done being a person today. Dude, I’m there with you. In the last 24 hours I’ve given myself a second degree burn and twisted my ankle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_sort_of_fractious_angel Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 15 minutes ago, khigh said: We're going to be smiling as we drive Eagles fans into the Mississippi because we are the nicest people. I'm a southern transplant in the North, so I know how to be Minnesota Nice in the most passive aggressive way. "Ja, dear, da game is jus' over da river. Ja, da ice'll holdja." "Oh, Barb, didja see da Eagles fan? Dey can't swim. Isn't that just fer cute!" "Uffda, dontcha know? Dey just can't, eh, but it could be worse." As an Eagles fan, all I am armed with is Crisco and an anger that can't be channeled in a positive direction. Also, batteries, but only if you're dressed like Santa Claus. mk-8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltr317 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 4 hours ago, mk-8 said: It's because we're so good with words Yes, an aphorism of English majors. Historians are also wordsmiths but as a group, we lack levity. I'm trying to change that by becoming the humorous historian, or happy historian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakyFoucault Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 Had not one but two dreams about acceptances last night. Are they transmitting these things? Do I need to start wearing tin foil on my head? Will my sanity ever be restored? Paranoia-shellacked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPoesieAlong Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 13 minutes ago, FreakyFoucault said: Had not one but two dreams about acceptances last night. I, on the other hand, dreamed I was going to school somewhere and spent hours and hours miserably lost trying to find the class I was supposed to be attending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakyFoucault Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 (edited) 20 minutes ago, JustPoesieAlong said: I, on the other hand, dreamed I was going to school somewhere and spent hours and hours miserably lost trying to find the class I was supposed to be attending. Whenever I’m new somewhere (school, job, etc.), like clockwork, I have this dream. My psyche seems to have it on auto-repeat. ...my psyche is a dick. EDIT: Freudian-slip-shellacked! Edited January 27, 2018 by FreakyFoucault Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khigh Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 17 hours ago, FreakyFoucault said: OMG that is the perfect combination. You need to live stream yourself at the DMV. I've started working on a blog that deals with this. I think I'm going to call it "Southern Girl in the North Country" as a nod to Dylan. FreakyFoucault 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakyFoucault Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 4 hours ago, khigh said: I've started working on a blog that deals with this. I think I'm going to call it "Southern Girl in the North Country" as a nod to Dylan. Send a bro a link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeThing Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Landed in the US, switch phone on, 7 voicemails and several calls in the past week from one number, all scams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carly Rae Jepsen Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 I had to unsubscribe from Duolingo emails because they were driving me nuts. Every single time it was them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeThing Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Yeah I’m unsubscribing from everything because I keep getting messages from airlines and uber and stuff. Also woke up to an email from UCLA admissions telling me to consider applying for an MBA... Is this an implied rejection? Am I so good that other departments want me? Is it a random spam mail? Yes to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngim Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 19 minutes ago, WildeThing said: Yeah I’m unsubscribing from everything because I keep getting messages from airlines and uber and stuff. Also woke up to an email from UCLA admissions telling me to consider applying for an MBA... Is this an implied rejection? Am I so good that other departments want me? Is it a random spam mail? Yes to all. I've muted all my notification alerts so I control when I'm ready to read a rejection/acceptance letter! This might help I've had one 5 am rejection wake me up and I'm sure I would have felt more mentally prepared for it if I weren't half asleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warelin Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 I think that covers it. Yanaka, FreakyFoucault, clinamen and 4 others 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_hb Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Hello. I am new and I have six applications out ...and in the last two weeks I have checked my spam folder so often that I'm starting to think that, yes, maybe those Russian ladies really do want to meet me. a_sort_of_fractious_angel, Carly Rae Jepsen and M(allthevowels)H 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wabbajack Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 20 hours ago, khigh said: I've started working on a blog that deals with this. I think I'm going to call it "Southern Girl in the North Country" as a nod to Dylan. Oh man. Please write this. I'm from NC and just got an acceptance from the University of Minnesota, which I think I'm going to take. I would love to read about adjusting and surviving in the North Country. I've spent all of my time since I found out excitedly reading about Minnesota. From what I've read, it seems fantastic. Still, I need some Southerner confirmation that you can indeed avoid turning into a popsicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khigh Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 30 minutes ago, Wabbajack said: Oh man. Please write this. I'm from NC and just got an acceptance from the University of Minnesota, which I think I'm going to take. I would love to read about adjusting and surviving in the North Country. I've spent all of my time since I found out excitedly reading about Minnesota. From what I've read, it seems fantastic. Still, I need some Southerner confirmation that you can indeed avoid turning into a popsicle. I will probably put the first post up this evening. Honestly, winter isn’t that bad. Even -20 is easy to deal with because there is almost no humidity. You do need to start your car a few times a day to let it warm up. Snow is great. We got 17” in uptown on Monday and only had one bad day of driving. They had the highways cleared by Tuesday morning and the neighborhoods by Wednesday morning. The U has a tunnel system, so you never have to go outside on campus if you don’t want to. Minneapolis is the most educated city in the USA. We have more Fortune 500 companies per capita than anywhere else in the US. We are now the most bikeable city, beating Portland and Seattle. We have the most green space out of all US cities. There are ski resorts within the city (well, the burbs) and you can cross country ski on any of the bike trails in the winter. Ice skating is free, including skates, on city lakes. Minne is diverse. We pride ourselves on the way we take care of refugees, so there are large Syrian, Somalian, and Hmong populations. That means great food. Traffic is not bad at all for a major city. I work 20 miles away on the other side of the city and even during rush hour, it’s only a 45 minute drive. You do have to get used to the stoplights on the on-ramps. That’s so people are nice and alternate getting on the interstate. Coffee is Caribou or Tim Hortons (or Dunn’s). We don’t do a lot of Starbucks here. Amazon has a big presence in the city, so we all use Amazon Restaurants. You can have any food delivered to your home from places within 10 miles. In my area, that’s anything from Mediterranean to Chinese to Indian to bar food. I live in the Carag neighborhood. It’s old Victorian apartments. I am three blocks one way from Lake Calhoun and three blocks another way to Lake Street, which is a trendy place full of bars, restaurants, shopping, and local amenities. Target is king here (headquartered in Minneapolis) and Walmart is only in the burbs. I honestly moved here for two reasons. The boyfriend is from Bloomington (Mall of America). And, I was tired of summer. Summer here is great. It’s never too hot. You may have a few 90 degree days, but most of the time, it’s in the 70s and 80s. Sorry that was so long, but I love this place. There is a reason that it is said that it is impossible to get people to move to Minneapolis, but once they get here, it’s impossible to get them to leave. posts, clinamen and Wabbajack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khigh Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 One more thing, and this is important for college students, Internet is CHEAP. I get 1gig download for $50 a month. Fiber is everywhere in the city. I’ll do a neighborhood breakdown later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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