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Gerontius

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  • Gerontius
    I'm really becoming tired of the pressure put on the somewhat intelligent-- "Go to college, you NEED that!" -- College is lovely but the mental toll it takes, plus the cost, the time, the hassle, just doesn't always add up.
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    Atrapa Almas
    Atrapa Almas
    Its just for the title. 95% of the stuff can be self learnt.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    @Atrapa Almas you're right, you know. I wish it was better to get a job that would pay a living wage but whatever. College is helpful for teaching school as well, but teachers don't really get "real" pay in the USA here.
    Gerald Wilgus
    Gerald Wilgus
    College is not necessary for a good career for everybody. Skilled trades are better for some people. Machinests, especially tool and die makers, electrical, plumbing. My brother boosted his skills in Mechanical Drawing to ultimately design tooling for Pratt & Whitney. The credentials race is not for everybody. To me, a bachelors degree only tells me that you are trainable.
    Gerontius
    At the library in the city, 30 miles from the house. Here the books are pretty decent, the chairs don't look like jail furniture, & I can meet some really interesting people. I think I am going to have to move to civilization here.
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    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    If I move to a library...does that mean I check myself in and out every day like a book? That would simplify a lot.
    tree
    tree
    What kind of library only allows books out for 24 hours at a time?
    We have 3 week take outs at the library I use most often.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    I don't know, I was hanging out upstairs just working, studying, chilling, and trawling the web on my laptop computer. It was nice though and the people are chill.
    Gerontius
    Last night the anxiety floodgate opened a little bit & let me get a few things actually done in college. I'm going to try to hold that momentum.
    Gerontius
    The funniest thing in my life right now is a YouTube parody of "Straight outta Compton" as a Bavarian polka and it unironically goes harder than it has any right to. It was on a channel called "There, I Ruined It."
    Gerontius
    If I am allowed to be happy then so are all y'all. I hate my life in college but it's only temporary until I graduate & make a run for it.
    Gerontius
    I understand what is going on as deconstruction, & I feel useless. Having to renegotiate my whole existence, beliefs, etc., is bizarre.
    tree
    tree
    It is? You do? How come?
    Atrapa Almas
    Atrapa Almas
    If you mean PSTD recovery, it has a lot of deconstruction before reconstructing yourself.

    Did you mean that?
    Gerontius
    I know it's bad for me but I want ramen now, and Dr Pepper later.
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    Outdated
    I was just trying to talk myself out of a hamburger and chips and gravy for lunch. I think the two of you just helped to decide for me. Hamburger here I come. :)
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    Luca
    Now I want a hamburger lol
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    Owliet
    I used to think that Dr.Pepper was something that had pepper in it…I was very wrong.
    Gerontius
    I love my girlfriend but I dread the social aspect of marrying her. I also dread my own graduation.
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    Aspychata
    Aspychata
    Just elope. No social interaction. You just tell people we got married. Plus it sounds romantic.
    Jordy
    Jordy
    I didn't even go to my highschool graduation. Will do the same with college.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    @phantom I skipped my high school graduation actually! It proved to be a decent idea. I might go to the college one, but that's because I want to retrieve some books, a pump organ, & a couple of old hand crank phonographs. Also I hid my bicycle, and it is a bit trashy looking but it's better than my car for getting around in town.
    Gerontius
    Up at night, rain falling. Fuzzy bathrobe found in luggage. Listening to Christmas carols a few days early on the radio. This is super nice.
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