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| Tashoku Kisune 860th Post
 
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|  "All situated!"
, posted Sat 24 Aug 20:51
Well, i'm all situated in my dorm room. And I might as well give the basic stats of this place.
The room's big enough for three but only two people are in it. So we have a huge room full of electrical junk. Tv, vcr, dvd, two computers (all decked out)... alls orts of anime. ^_^ And a Playstation!! (That's mine, of course.)
What's cool is that the dorm doesn't have a curfew. So I could really be out as late as I want. (Though I've never had a social life before.. why start now?)
You're allowed to have same sex guests and they don't care WHAT you do. The person can't stay for more than 3 nights, though. But that seems really lienient to me.
Things are still really busy. But I thought I should tell my family away from home what's going on. And that, of course, untilt hings settle down that I'll be a little scarce on the board.
Feel free to email me, same place for now. My address MIGHT change.. but I'm not really sure about that yet.
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| OmegaDog
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| "Re(5):All situated!" , posted Sun 25 Aug 13:01
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Zwee..same for me! Despite my obnoxious parents dropping in and trying to start verbal fights in the dining hall, things are going well. I just wish they'd hurry up and LEAVE already before they get violent. It's SO annoying and it pisses me off that they'd just show themselves in and start saying how wrong I am all over again. I had thought that I could get rid of my past here at college and start anew. But unfortunately my parents will have none of that. -_-; So they will continue to embarass me throughout the rest of my life, it seems. They really could have found a different method than sitting there and bragging their false achievments to my roommate and I sure as hell could have done without the talking down to me. I don't live with them anymore. They just can't treat me like that anymore. <grumbles>
That's the thing -- we're pretty much led to believe that we're free when we turn the legal age of an adult, but the truth of the matter is that you're always bound to your parents as long as you're at least partly financially dependent on them. It's ESPECIALLY annoying if they rag to you about stuff that's actually good for you personally (as long as you're doing well with the academics).
[And that's why you don't let them know about certain things!  ]
But, yeah -- don't forget the books, homework, and classes especially. College is a time when you can either prove yourself as a motivated individual or not, intelligence be damned. And with this economy, trust me -- you'll thank yourself later or regret it for a long time to come, depending on how well you study and take advantage of academic resources. (Even if I competently pass all my classes, I'm regretting that I didn't push myself harder my previous semesters, wasting too much time and not even enjoying that time that I wasted. This past summer I've been changing my mindset bit by bit -- this semester should be different, so that I even get to hobbies that truly matter to me.)
Of course, though, work hard enough so that you leave time for your hobbies too. Except, for me, it's going to be one hobby that I'm going to be happily grueling over for the next few weeks... (If indeed it's possible to be happily grueling... ;))
And if you fear that your parents will begin to bitch even if you get good grades, don't worry -- it may be aggravating, but just continue pushing yourself through with your academics first and your hobbies/lifestyle second, and you'll be outta there soon. Myself, I can't believe it's already been three years for me. 
(And if you do feel you need another older person who could be a mentor or otherwise a trusted person, befriend a professor or other campus faculty member. It does help out.)
Well, either way, good luck and Godspeed! I know I haven't talked much here but still -- wish ya the best.
NEXT STAGE IS 4.0
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