A New Pair of Lungs

josh · Post by **josh** » Thu Oct 18, 2001 3:52 pm

Originally posted by dragon wench:
*passes Josh a cappuccino"

Good stuff.

Splashes the cappuccino onto his face
OK, I'm awake.

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Thu Oct 18, 2001 4:41 pm

Now I'm back - I anyone still here or will I have to spam by myself?

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Thu Oct 18, 2001 5:23 pm

Originally posted by josh:
Good stuff.
Splashes the cappuccino onto his face
OK, I'm awake.

And only slightly burnt as well

How about that?

Still here @CE?

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Thu Oct 18, 2001 5:32 pm

Originally posted by Georgi:
And only slightly burnt as well How about that?

Still here @CE?

DW is more skilled at passing out cappuccino than she is scalding tea, right Fas?

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Thu Oct 18, 2001 5:33 pm

Hi Georgi, my fellow night owl

How are you doing?

When I was a teenager, I used to stay up all night. When I was a university student, I used to stay up all night. Now I've been working for 2.5 years, and I'm still up all night. *Sigh*

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Thu Oct 18, 2001 5:38 pm

Originally posted by C Elegans:
Hi Georgi, my fellow night owl How are you doing?

When I was a teenager, I used to stay up all night. When I was a university student, I used to stay up all night. Now I've been working for 2.5 years, and I'm still up all night. *Sigh*

I'm good... well, given that my next seminar is midday on Monday...

Hmmm, I bet you used to have better reasons for staying up all night when you were a student and a teenager

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Thu Oct 18, 2001 5:43 pm

Originally posted by Georgi:
I'm good... well, given that my next seminar is midday on Monday...

Hmmm, I bet you used to have better reasons for staying up all night when you were a student and a teenager

Nice - a long weekend for you

I've never had good reasons to stay up all night

Except maybe nights before exams

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Thu Oct 18, 2001 5:48 pm

Originally posted by C Elegans:
Nice - a long weekend for you

I've never had good reasons to stay up all night Except maybe nights before exams

Oh yes, it's nice being an arts student...

I know that one... plus the night before my coursework deadline... "Hmmm, this 2000-word essay is due in *looks at clock* 12 hours' time... better start doing the reading for it..."

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Thu Oct 18, 2001 6:19 pm

Originally posted by Georgi:
Oh yes, it's nice being an arts student...

I know that one... plus the night before my coursework deadline... "Hmmm, this 2000-word essay is due in *looks at clock* 12 hours' time... better start doing the reading for it..."

Sorry for the delay - tech problems

I only studied art for 1 year - when I was 16. I don't remember spending many hours in school

You and I seem to have the same study strategy

Bad news for you is that I haven't changed - it's still like "Tomorrow I have this big international presentation - perhaps I should start thinking about what to say?" When I was speaking at the World Congress in psychology, I was so late making my slides so I had to pick them up from the photo department by taxi just before I went to the congress hall

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Thu Oct 18, 2001 6:30 pm

Originally posted by C Elegans:
I only studied art for 1 year - when I was 16. I don't remember spending many hours in school

You and I seem to have the same study strategy Bad news for you is that I haven't changed - it's still like "Tomorrow I have this big international presentation - perhaps I should start thinking about what to say?" When I was speaking at the World Congress in psychology, I was so late making my slides so I had to pick them up from the photo department by taxi just before I went to the congress hall

Oh, I don't mean art student (I gave that up a long time ago, I really sucked

), I mean arts student, as in 'liberal arts' - English, History, Philosophy and such

The kind who have 3 seminars a week

and are supposed to spend the rest of the time in the library...

LOL

You must be the spontaneous type

Oh well, last minute has always worked for me...

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Thu Oct 18, 2001 6:49 pm

Originally posted by Georgi:
Oh, I don't mean art student (I gave that up a long time ago, I really sucked , I mean arts student, as in 'liberal arts' - English, History, Philosophy and such The kind who have 3 seminars a week and are supposed to spend the rest of the time in the library...

LOL You must be the spontaneous type
Oh well, last minute has always worked for me...

Ah, sorry, for a moment I forgot what courses you are taking. I can't think a straight thought at the moment. At Swedish universities, the distictions natural sciences (eg physics, biology), social sciences (eg sociology, economics) and "humaniora" (eg languages, literature, history, religion). Would arts be the same as humaniora? It sounds like the same - and the pattern of 2-3 seminars/week and "self studying" the rest of the time, is a familiar pattern

I am a rather spontaneous type, or "impulse control impaired", as my mean colleagues sometimes say

I have made last minute into an art

nael · Post by **nael** » Thu Oct 18, 2001 6:58 pm

*steps into bar, and bows before the masters*

wow! SEVEN pages of pure unadulterated spam in one day.
barkeep! can i get a round for everyone who has been contributing...

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Thu Oct 18, 2001 7:01 pm

Originally posted by C Elegans:
Ah, sorry, for a moment I forgot what courses you are taking. I can't think a straight thought at the moment. At Swedish universities, the distictions natural sciences (eg physics, biology), social sciences (eg sociology, economics) and "humaniora" (eg languages, literature, history, religion). Would arts be the same as humaniora? It sounds like the same - and the pattern of 2-3 seminars/week and "self studying" the rest of the time, is a familiar pattern

I am a rather spontaneous type, or "impulse control impaired", as my mean colleagues sometimes say I have made last minute into an art

Yes, sounds like it... arts are sometimes called humanities... but there are subjects that would be humanities that wouldn't be arts... Geography, for instance... All too confusing

LOL

I always have the best intentions to get these things done in advance, but somehow it just never happens...

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Thu Oct 18, 2001 7:33 pm

Originally posted by nael:
*steps into bar, and bows before the masters*

wow! SEVEN pages of pure unadulterated spam in one day.
barkeep! can i get a round for everyone who has been contributing...

Sure can (now the server is finally letting me reply... grrrr

)

I'm having a Long Island Iced Tea, what does anyone else want?

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Thu Oct 18, 2001 7:36 pm

@Nael: Hello

How are you doing?

Originally posted by Georgi:
Geography, for instance... All too confusing

LOL I always have the best intentions to get these things done in advance, but somehow it just never happens...

Here, Geography is split in two, natural geography and culture geography.

I actually gave up my good intentions the first year at uni. I realised I wasn't going to change anyway, so I stopped trying to work against it, and learned to use it to my advantage instead. Worked great

Still does, althought I doubt how healthy it is to let loose all those stress hormones in your system

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Thu Oct 18, 2001 7:48 pm

Originally posted by C Elegans:
Here, Geography is split in two, natural geography and culture geography.

I actually gave up my good intentions the first year at uni. I realised I wasn't going to change anyway, so I stopped trying to work against it, and learned to use it to my advantage instead. Worked great Still does, althought I doubt how healthy it is to let loose all those stress hormones in your system

I don't know too much about Geography at university level... but it's not part of the Faculty of Arts, and I know at school it was considered a humanity

Hmmm, maybe I should try that...

All the caffeine it takes is probably a bad thing too...

I don't need it to stay up late, just to cope with not sleeping for over 24 hours...

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Thu Oct 18, 2001 8:00 pm

Originally posted by Georgi:
Hmmm, maybe I should try that... All the caffeine it takes is probably a bad thing too... I don't need it to stay up late, just to cope with not sleeping for over 24 hours...

Many years of hard training has made my body accustomed to not sleeping for long periods

Caffeine doesn't work very well for me, sugar is better.

Try it, but don't overuse it unless you need a very painful weight-loosing strategy

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Thu Oct 18, 2001 8:08 pm

Originally posted by C Elegans:
Many years of hard training has made my body accustomed to not sleeping for long periods Caffeine doesn't work very well for me, sugar is better.

Try it, but don't overuse it unless you need a very painful weight-loosing strategy

Well, fortunately I mostly get all the sleep I need, since when I'm up at 4am *glances at the time*

I don't have to get up early the next day

It's just when I have deadlines...

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Thu Oct 18, 2001 8:28 pm

Originally posted by Georgi:
Well, fortunately I mostly get all the sleep I need, since when I'm up at 4am *glances at the time* I don't have to get up early the next day It's just when I have deadlines...

Argh - I really must catch some sleep.

I will however end this pleasant conversation with a first lesson in the Art of The Last Minute:

Lesson 1: Learn how to forget totally about your assignment, until it's so little time left that any sensible person would say it's not time enough. It's essential to forget the assignment as soon as possible, preferrable the same day as you first get to know about it.
When you get information about an assignment, take a short moment to calculate how much time you need you do it. Then subtract this time from the time when the exam/deadline occurs. Then use your calender and/or computer software to remind you when the time you have assigned, starts. A good idea is to use some software who can give you pop-up alarms at a set time. Then you can write to yourself "Now 32 hours left to 5000 word essay deadline" and other encouraging stuff.

Good luck and good night!

Lesson 2 will follow

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Thu Oct 18, 2001 8:35 pm

LOL

*takes detailed notes*

Goodnight CE