oseirus Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I've never actually been to Calgary before but it's funny that someone would think that a cold winter would stop me from applying to a school. I mean I would probably be inside studying all winter anyways lol Dude ... snow fights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper86 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Dude ... snow fights! I don't like balls of snow flying towards my face snow angels > snowball fights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weirdlight Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I don't like balls of snow flying towards my face snow angels > snowball fights Snow forts trump all other snow constructing activities! v834 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oseirus Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I don't like balls of snow flying towards my face snow angels > snowball fights guessing you lost a few battle royals in your day huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oseirus Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Coffee shop patron: What are you studying? Me: I'm studying for a math exam in two hours. Coffee shop patron: *long diatribe about chaotic systems in simple circuits* Me: I'm studying for a math exam in two hours. Coffee shop patron: Are you working on a masters? Me: No, I'm still waiting to hear back from graduate schools. Coffee shop patron: You should study chaotic systems in... Me: I'm studying for a math exam in less than two hours. Coffee shop patron: Chaos... Me: how did the test go and have you considered a degree in chaotic systems? Thumper86 and wordshadow 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenePony Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 (edited) I don't like balls of snow flying towards my face snow angels &--#62; snowball fights Smart. Ice balls to the face can result in corneal scars. Those don't go away, at least within a decade. (also, if you throw one near my old middle/high school, you'll get a citation from the police- blame my mom) Edited March 19, 2012 by GreenePony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerd_For_Life Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Me: "So I got into Cambridge, but there's no offer of funding. If I get into UofT for my MA though I'll be getting a SSHRC worth $17,500 plus a potential entry scholarship from UofT. My partner can work and by the time I'm done my MA we should be able to afford a down-payment on a house." Boss at my retail job that currently pays the bills and who continually asks about my grad school status so he knows when I will be quitting: "You should go to Cambridge no matter what. Man, I'll slap you silly if you turn down Cambridge. I mean, it's Cambridge." Me: "Yes but I have a better research fit with UofT and will have a better supervisor, won't have to live away from my partner for a year, can buy a house, and will be funded vs. gaining $70,000 in debt to do one year in Cambridge where there is no one doing the research I want to do." Boss: "I don't think you understand what it means to go to Cambridge." Me: "Have you been there? I wasn't aware that you had done any post-secondary schooling." Boss: "I haven't but you don't need to be a genius to know that you should go to Cambridge." *sigh* R Deckard and comp12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oseirus Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Smart. Ice balls to the face can result in corneal scars. Those don't go away, at least within a decade. (also, if you throw one near my old middle/high school, you'll get a citation from the police- blame my mom) you poor child! Your name is probably still spoken in terms of anger and hatred in the area isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper86 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 guessing you lost a few battle royals in your day huh? I've been hit in the face too many times for my liking lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oseirus Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I've been hit in the face too many times for my liking lol Ah those heady days of yore, when a young man earned his stripes by picking on the weakest and then proclaiming their prowess in faux-battle! Well have no fear Thumper, you should go back to an elementary school, pelt as many kids as possible then run as fast as you can ... or at least have a get away car waiting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MA-SLP FTW Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Me: "So I got into Cambridge, but there's no offer of funding. If I get into UofT for my MA though I'll be getting a SSHRC worth $17,500 plus a potential entry scholarship from UofT. My partner can work and by the time I'm done my MA we should be able to afford a down-payment on a house." Boss at my retail job that currently pays the bills and who continually asks about my grad school status so he knows when I will be quitting: "You should go to Cambridge no matter what. Man, I'll slap you silly if you turn down Cambridge. I mean, it's Cambridge." Me: "Yes but I have a better research fit with UofT and will have a better supervisor, won't have to live away from my partner for a year, can buy a house, and will be funded vs. gaining $70,000 in debt to do one year in Cambridge where there is no one doing the research I want to do." Boss: "I don't think you understand what it means to go to Cambridge." Me: "Have you been there? I wasn't aware that you had done any post-secondary schooling." Boss: "I haven't but you don't need to be a genius to know that you should go to Cambridge." *sigh* Have you suggested that your boss pursue another degree? Perhaps he could apply to Cambridge? comp12 and wordshadow 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerd_For_Life Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Have you suggested that your boss pursue another degree? Perhaps he could apply to Cambridge? He'd have to start with getting one degree before he can move onto another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MA-SLP FTW Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 He'd have to start with getting one degree before he can move onto another O, SNAP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oseirus Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 He'd have to start with getting one degree before he can move onto another Call the burn unit ... cos your boss just got scorched Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 The usual "oh, that's a lot of school" My favorite are the nods of 'I don't really know what that is but I'm not going there' when I tell them what I'm to school for. My father in law pulled a "she has a really good chance of getting into X school" which i wanted to throw his body into some wooden object out of superstition. The worst has been my mother in law.. "5 years? why's it going to take you so long to get your Ph.D?!" "Funding? That's normal though, they fund everyone" (excuse me for being excited/nervous) "You'll go to X school (the close-by school)" She'll never forgive me from moving away with her child. Perhaps this stuff isn't so bad but it's march 20th and I'm waiting to hear back from 2/3 schools for admission decisions at ALL and 1/3 schools which has already admitted me nearly 2 months ago and still hasn't made a funding decision. I'm ready to murder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oseirus Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Perhaps this stuff isn't so bad but it's march 20th and I'm waiting to hear back from 2/3 schools for admission decisions at ALL and 1/3 schools which has already admitted me nearly 2 months ago and still hasn't made a funding decision. I'm ready to murder. Well if you go on murderous spree dressed as your icon you'll be a-ok ... take it from me psychgurl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenePony Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 She'll never forgive me from moving away with her child. Good luck with that, my in laws are realizing that their eldest is going to be living in a different state (20 hrs away) then them for the first time ever- he's not even their favorite and I'm starting to see them trying to dig their nails in. It's almost funny (this coming from someone who moved ~23 hrs away from her family for ug). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v834 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Me: "So I got into Cambridge, but there's no offer of funding. If I get into UofT for my MA though I'll be getting a SSHRC worth $17,500 plus a potential entry scholarship from UofT. My partner can work and by the time I'm done my MA we should be able to afford a down-payment on a house." Boss at my retail job that currently pays the bills and who continually asks about my grad school status so he knows when I will be quitting: "You should go to Cambridge no matter what. Man, I'll slap you silly if you turn down Cambridge. I mean, it's Cambridge." Me: "Yes but I have a better research fit with UofT and will have a better supervisor, won't have to live away from my partner for a year, can buy a house, and will be funded vs. gaining $70,000 in debt to do one year in Cambridge where there is no one doing the research I want to do." Boss: "I don't think you understand what it means to go to Cambridge." Me: "Have you been there? I wasn't aware that you had done any post-secondary schooling." Boss: "I haven't but you don't need to be a genius to know that you should go to Cambridge." *sigh* Well, apparently you need to be a genius to know that you shouldn't go to Cambridge . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oseirus Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Good luck with that, my in laws are realizing that their eldest is going to be living in a different state (20 hrs away) then them for the first time ever- he's not even their favorite and I'm starting to see them trying to dig their nails in. It's almost funny (this coming from someone who moved ~23 hrs away from her family for ug). man guess I should warn any lady I may get involved with whilst getting my degree that I'm gonna blame me moving away from my family on her ... thank you Greene! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MA-SLP FTW Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 The usual "oh, that's a lot of school" My favorite are the nods of 'I don't really know what that is but I'm not going there' when I tell them what I'm to school for. My father in law pulled a "she has a really good chance of getting into X school" which i wanted to throw his body into some wooden object out of superstition. The worst has been my mother in law.. "5 years? why's it going to take you so long to get your Ph.D?!" "Funding? That's normal though, they fund everyone" (excuse me for being excited/nervous) "You'll go to X school (the close-by school)" She'll never forgive me from moving away with her child. Perhaps this stuff isn't so bad but it's march 20th and I'm waiting to hear back from 2/3 schools for admission decisions at ALL and 1/3 schools which has already admitted me nearly 2 months ago and still hasn't made a funding decision. I'm ready to murder. We must be related. My MIL heard the list of schools to which I applied and immediately responded: "But you don't actually want to move, do you?" Of course not! I just wanted to spend $900 on those applications/fees because I hate money (allergic, actually). When she found out I had been accepted at Ohio State, she was the first to say "I just knew you'd get in there." Well, that makes one of us. I have since insisted that my husband have a talk with her about boundaries. She's great, but she has to understand that the decision was not about her. Don't push me, lady! I'll move to Oregon Neptune! comp12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imonedaful Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 "Since you already have a Master's degree shouldn't you be working some fancy corporate job or on wall street and making over $80,000 already?" --People who obviously hadn't applied to a job in the past few years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oseirus Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 "Since you already have a Master's degree shouldn't you be working some fancy corporate job or on wall street and making over $80,000 already?" --People who obviously hadn't applied to a job in the past few years to avoid those kinda questions, you should walk around w/a monocle and a top hat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Mango Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 to avoid those kinda questions, you should walk around w/a monocle and a top hat "I say good fellow, have you read the papers lately? The economy is simply dreadful!" comp12 and Weirdlight 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oseirus Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 "I say good fellow, have you read the papers lately? The economy is simply dreadful!" harumph harumph ... I shall see you at the club then my good man? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imonedaful Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 harumph harumph ... I shall see you at the club then my good man? Or just say it is all a cover for being a spy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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