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How are you?

It's usually a question with a two word answer, but I'm sure there's more that could be said - that you wouldn't normally say because you don't want to waffle on.

Either way, I'm elated and excited. I revised a few hours for a test instead of watching a TV show, and my result went from shit to actually pretty bloody great. I'm really happy about it, but I'm not going to revise until GCSE's because it's made me absolutely knackered.

I'm pretty excited because I've got work experience next week. I haven't the foggiest about what it'll be like (fearing a very, very boring week), but I'm looking forward to it. It'll probably be a bit awkward without my friends around, but I'll get used to it.

So, onto you. How are you?

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  1. [6]
    Neverland
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    Just broke my leg, and I am thrilled. Why? Because for the first time in years I actually have health insurance!

    Just broke my leg, and I am thrilled. Why? Because for the first time in years I actually have health insurance!

    14 votes
    1. [4]
      clerical_terrors
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      I know you're joking but this is still wrong on so many levels...

      I know you're joking but this is still wrong on so many levels...

      4 votes
      1. [3]
        Neverland
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        I am not joking in any way in that statement. I’m just really glad this is not going to put me into crazy debt.

        I am not joking in any way in that statement. I’m just really glad this is not going to put me into crazy debt.

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          cheater
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          For interest, how much is that likely to cost you? Will you see an increase in your insurance price because of it?

          For interest, how much is that likely to cost you? Will you see an increase in your insurance price because of it?

          1. Neverland
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            I got very expensive insurance at $530/month - (in my 40’s and I said I had smoked in the last year, and it’s the best plan I could find) My deductible is $1000 per year, so I hope that the total...

            I got very expensive insurance at $530/month - (in my 40’s and I said I had smoked in the last year, and it’s the best plan I could find)

            My deductible is $1000 per year, so I hope that the total cost of this injury is not much beyond that. But I visited the ER, and a bunch of really expensive stuff happened, still may need to put screws in the bone. $1000 ain’t bad.

            Since then I’ve also had a possible Melanoma cut off my back for biopsy. I knew that might be an issue, so that’s why I spent on crazy expensive insurance for this year, in case it is melanoma.

    2. PopeRigby
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      Why didn't you have health insurance before, if you don't mind me asking?

      Why didn't you have health insurance before, if you don't mind me asking?

  2. Akir
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    I am tired. I took an online class for winter intersession and am overwhelmed by how much effort the professor is requiring. Yesterday I watched 3 hours of required videos and there are several...

    I am tired. I took an online class for winter intersession and am overwhelmed by how much effort the professor is requiring. Yesterday I watched 3 hours of required videos and there are several excursions I have to go on as well (one of which I am at right now) - which I feel goes against the whole concept of "online class". I am so glad I did not take that second class right now.

    8 votes
  3. unknown user
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    Oh, it's half five a-freaking-m, and I've just finished dabbling with making a mock-up layout for a showerthought app I want to write. I tried using Vala & GTK yesterday, but not worth it, the...

    Oh, it's half five a-freaking-m, and I've just finished dabbling with making a mock-up layout for a showerthought app I want to write. I tried using Vala & GTK yesterday, but not worth it, the documentation is all over the place, the only API convention is that there is no convention, code examples are in various languages. So I decided I go HTML & JS with this, prototype it in the browser, and if I find it useful, maybe try something better? It's easier to find docs, when writing web apps. And Vue.js looks interesting. It's been quite some while since I did any JS, so we'll see how this one works out.

    I'm studying to get a linguistics master's. It's been a few months now. Since quite some time tho, I'm questioning whether I really want to go into academia, though. It's something I've always fantasised about, always desired. But now that it's approaching, I feel a bit bipolar about it. Maybe it's because I'm a bit stuck with my studies the past couple of weeks because my grandma was hospitalised and that disrupted my flow. Or maybe I'm burning out and need to get away by myself for some time. I want to read fiction, stroll around, make some friends, have fun. I sometimes ask myself, if I wrote an app and was earning say $5-600/month, and compulsory military service wasn't dangling above my head like the sword of Damocles, would I still want to do a master's? Or is it just because I don't want to do stuff I have no interest in every day 9 to 5? Am I really interested in this? The answer is yes eventually, but this ebbing and flowing is killing me.

    Edit: it was five a.m. & had nothing to do with Fife, Scotland...

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  4. CaptainWobblechops
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    Yeah, alright. Went into work today to find out I'm on holiday. So back home with a cider watching a film and playing FM. Not a bad day so far.

    Yeah, alright. Went into work today to find out I'm on holiday. So back home with a cider watching a film and playing FM. Not a bad day so far.

    2 votes