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dream in japanese · Post by **dream in japanese** » 10/7/2003, 6:20 pm

school makes me cry all the time

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 10/7/2003, 6:30 pm

I just bought a DVD player. $159.00 + tax.

See, I've been using the PS2 for two (three? [four? {time flies}]) years now. The problem is that the formating is all screwed up, so I can only select 16:9 tv (that would be one of those widescreen TVs). So every movie I watched was squished up to fit on the screen. I was basically watching demented stick-people (or, if they were lying down, obscenely fat people).

I got sick of it.

So, I bought me a JVC DVD player. It's shiney, silver and actually works! :mrgreen:

clumsychild_ · Post by **clumsychild_** » 10/7/2003, 6:34 pm

Chemistry's a bitch.

I have a test tomorrow.

dream in japanese · Post by **dream in japanese** » 10/7/2003, 6:36 pm

i have 5 mid-terms next week :neutral:

finding emo · Post by **finding emo** » 10/7/2003, 6:38 pm

I need someone here. I don't want to be alone right now.

Mechanical Thought · Post by **Mechanical Thought** » 10/7/2003, 6:43 pm

I have nothing to do :mrgreen:

It feels so great. And no work this weekend!

joe_canadian · Post by **joe_canadian** » 10/7/2003, 6:53 pm

So long as we're complaining about school, here's an excerpt of a rant I wrote for a drama assignment concerning how much I love my classmates.

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Here’s what comes to mind when I think of drama class.

Left brain: drama is an arts course where students work in groups and independently to utilize movement, sound, visuals, and other theatric components to convey a feeling, thought, or story.

Right brain: drama is a group based class I have third period where I’d by and large be better off teamed with a group of wild, rabid monkeys.

I am a predominantly right-brained person.

To be blunt: I am disgusted with 88% of my class mates.
I won’t name names, because I know that’d put you [referring to my teacher] in an awkward position, but this is something I’d really like to address with you.

While the first few weeks of this class were rough, and they always are, I must express my true admiration of the way you’re now running our class. The calendar [he gave us a calendar of the next few months where the expectations for every single day were defined] was brilliant. Honestly, without hyperbole, and without trying to butter you up. We need that. Because most of the students in this class, as you may or may not have guessed, do not care about drama whatsoever.

They take it as a bird course, assuming that they can slack off in it. They do nothing but complain and whine in a senior course that relies on creativity and constructive behaviour. They whine when they are expected to work. Let me say this again: they – 16 to 18 year old students – whine – immaturely, child-like, loudly, unintelligently – when they are expected to work – in grade 12, in an academic course, when all of them have taken drama before in lower grades. They constantly constantly try to weasel out of even the smallest bit of work. They sleep and leave during class. They don’t listen and will not break off their inane chatter even when yelled at. They outright refuse to do work, behaviour so disgustingly arrogant and contrary to the implicit expectations of the course I think they should leave the class, period. And one of my dear dear classmates seems to have a neurosis where sitting is involved. [one enormously stupid fat student will not do anything unless he is sitting on a chair. He will steal chairs from other rooms to do this. He won't stand in front of the class, he won't sit on the carpeted floor, he has to be sitting on a chair at all times.]

In any other class, I wouldn’t care. In any other class, their arrogance, immaturity, and laziness wouldn’t affect me. But in drama we’re all in the same boat, and if they don’t starting fixing these holes we’re all going to go down together. I salute and applaud you for how tight you’re running things now. This needs to be done. 88% of the class will ignore your words, ignore my words, ignore any words from anyone of any authority whatsoever, but thankfully they have learned to fear the deadline. A deadline a day will keep the lazy in line. You will, in all likeliness, be approached by a few or many parties complaining about this. They’ll say things are too hard and they’ll want slack. Don’t give in! We all know we are perfectly capable of rising up to, completing, and excelling under these conditions. They will want an “easier course” so that they can slack off, and for that purpose only!

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Fucking stupid children. :mad:

Henrietta · Post by **Henrietta** » 10/7/2003, 6:54 pm

Good lord, it's already midterm

Random Name · Post by **Random Name** » 10/7/2003, 7:00 pm

school is scary

finding emo · Post by **finding emo** » 10/7/2003, 7:01 pm

I haven't slept for two days. ARGH. i can't take this.

happening fish · Post by **happening fish** » 10/7/2003, 7:05 pm

*gives Val a big hug*

finding emo · Post by **finding emo** » 10/7/2003, 7:06 pm

awwwwww! i needed a hug.

ihatethunderbay · Post by **ihatethunderbay** » 10/7/2003, 7:08 pm

I hate 90% of my art class. I'm pretty much in the same kinda thing as you joe_canadian (i dunno your name.. sorry) only I'm in a grade 9 class to the people in art are just there because they don't want to take music...

Ugh. I think me and maybe 2 other people are the only ones who actually like art-related stuff.

happening fish · Post by **happening fish** » 10/7/2003, 7:12 pm

Joshy, that rant outlines the reasons that I recieved a 67% in grade 9 drama, by FAR my lowest mark ever, in the easiest class available. Fucking tards.

megxyz128 · Post by **megxyz128** » 10/7/2003, 7:46 pm

is that like a D+ ?, i don't understand you crazy Canadians.

ihatethunderbay · Post by **ihatethunderbay** » 10/7/2003, 7:56 pm

That's like a C or something.

megxyz128 · Post by **megxyz128** » 10/7/2003, 8:00 pm

oh dang. like here it's, 100-90 = A range 89-80 = B range 79=70 C range 69-60 = D range and 59-below = E

Dr. Hobo · Post by **Dr. Hobo** » 10/7/2003, 8:10 pm

E?!
wtf is E??!
and you call us canucks crazy :lol:

everywhere else its a "F" :lol:

happening fish · Post by **happening fish** » 10/7/2003, 8:10 pm

yeah something like that... all i know is that my grade 9 average got pulled into the 80's because of it... that and the math exam was stupid beyond ALL belief! I went in with a 98 in the class and i got 71 on the exam which pulled me down to a 74. How ridiculous.

starseed_10 · Post by **starseed_10** » 10/7/2003, 8:21 pm

how is that even possible? unless the exam was worth like 90% of your grade... wtf