Paid Members Tommy! Posted March 25, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted March 25, 2018 I don't know why but I always thought skateboards and bmxs were cool and I always thought how It would be 'totally rad' if I could join in, but Rollerblades never made an impression. They fell into the same group as those little scooter things. It's an amazing skill, it just never penetrated the social structure of my youth like the others. All were too much work, that's why I'd buy 10 sovereign from the happy shopper to keep myself out the social tartarus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BigJag Posted March 25, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted March 25, 2018 (edited) Sky are premiering a new show. Based around skateboarding and in line skating. Its called Revolution. I keep seeing trailers for it It starts on Easter Sunday at 1830. Edited March 25, 2018 by BigJag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Tommy! Posted March 27, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted March 27, 2018 (edited) @air_raid might like this, someone told me to initiate something I'm already doing. I pointed out that I can't initiate, I can continue it. was told to 'not think about it so much, words don't matter'. I pointed out that's not how words work. The other bloke then got quite heated about it and told me how unprofessional I am. Edited March 27, 2018 by Tommy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted March 27, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted March 27, 2018 Oh, I love when thickies use words they don't understand. If he'd have said "carry on" he'd have been fine. But he reached for the stars and came down with "initiate." Gimp. I'm currently on a run of correcting people who misuse "literally." Unless I really like them. Although having said that, my new mrs has a real problem with homophones and I reckon we'll end up splitting up over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted March 27, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted March 27, 2018 You should hand out Jamie Redknapp stickers to anyone that uses the word in the wrong context. Repeat offenders have the stickers slapped over their face and made to laugh at James Corden and Jack Whitehall's laddish antics until they get it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Tommy! Posted March 27, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted March 27, 2018 32 minutes ago, air_raid said: Oh, I love when thickies use words they don't understand. If he'd have said "carry on" he'd have been fine. But he reached for the stars and came down with "initiate." Gimp. What's even better is it's my manager who once spent 15 minutes telling me what a wonderful people person he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 18 hours ago, PunkStep said: You should hand out Jamie Redknapp stickers to anyone that uses the word in the wrong context. Repeat offenders have the stickers slapped over their face and made to laugh at James Corden and Jack Whitehall's laddish antics until they get it right. Fucking hell. This is (literally) the best idea ever. I have been looking for something to make/produce for fun and these Jamie stickers might be it. Top, top, top TOP idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members John Matrix Posted March 28, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted March 28, 2018 It's not that i've become tight fisted or anything, more than my current life stage dictates I have so little time or inclination to do much outside of work/earn or spend time with my kids, that I haven't spent a penny on so much as an item of clothing now for going on five years. I don't have time to go out and socialise, i'm not playing sports these days, we've cancelled all subscription TV as the only channels we ever have on are C fucking Beebies and POP, and as is well documented, I work somewhere in the region of about 80hrs a week just to hand most of that over to nursery each month. Long story short, I don't spend a lot of money, certainly not on extravagance or self indulgence. However.... I saw an item I simply couldn't pass up advertised on Twitter a few months ago. Threw my whole system of value for money justification out the window and had written the cheque (sent by Paypal) before ever stopping to consider whether or not I ought to. Fuck it, was essentially the sentiment as I sat at my laptop gone midnight churning out yet another fucking wrestling poster. I don't regret the decision. Especially not now my two, somewhat battle worn original theatrical release Commando posters just arrived in the mail I mean yeah, sure, they'll be confined to the loft for another 25 years until my kids leave home and I can convert their rooms into an action movie shrine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted March 28, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted March 28, 2018 You can't put a price on happiness, and happiness is essential for good mental health. The knock-on benefits to your family are more than worth whatever you paid for them. Back when I had loads of wall space (before I became obsessed with shelves) I always had an abundance of posters up. Some movie magazine one did two huge double sided posters based on unused cover art, so I had the ones for The Thing and 12 Monkeys up. I've got a canvas in the attic that's a montage of old Star Wars posters, but it's not quite as impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted March 28, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted March 28, 2018 (edited) I've fucked myself. I have well and truly fucked myself. I have a 2,000-word report to do by Friday which I haven't started yet. Usually not a problem - I've developed a terrible habit over my time in uni where I do my essays the day they're due or within a few days of the due date. Except I've just realised that, instead of my 3,000-word media law essay being due on April 22nd, it's actually due on April 2nd. OK. Not a problem. It'll be long, but I can do that. Except, like a prick, I've left even really *starting* my final year project (an entire website, including content like articles, images and video, aimed at 11-16-year-olds), which is due May 1st, until...well, right now. Oh, and that has to have a 4,000 critical practice essay accompanying it. I also have to work 2-3 days a week as a BDM. I know that having let this all pile up is a byproduct - not exactly a symptom - of my depression and anxiety. But here we are, the end is right in front of me, and I could very easily have fucked myself down from a potential First to a 2:2 or worse by just not doing what I'm supposed to do. I don't know what to do. Well, I do. I should fucking start writing. Fuck. I just can't motivate myself. The fuck is wrong with me? EDIT: Here, look. I made solid progress. I made a list. This is definitely not procrastination. Edited March 28, 2018 by SpursRiot2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey_Piste Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 3 hours ago, Nostalgia Nonce said: Back when I had loads of wall space (before I became obsessed with shelves) I always had an abundance of posters up. Some movie magazine one did two huge double sided posters based on unused cover art, so I had the ones for The Thing and 12 Monkeys up. I think that was Total Film, because I used to have the The Thing poster on my wall back when I was in college. I believe the other poster from that issue was Se7en, which was the opposite side of 12 Monkeys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bellenda Carlisle Posted March 28, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted March 28, 2018 Neon magazine had the best movie posters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulf ist Gut Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 2 hours ago, SpursRiot2012 said: I've fucked myself. I have well and truly fucked myself. I have a 2,000-word report to do by Friday which I haven't started yet. Usually not a problem - I've developed a terrible habit over my time in uni where I do my essays the day they're due or within a few days of the due date. Except I've just realised that, instead of my 3,000-word media law essay being due on April 22nd, it's actually due on April 2nd. OK. Not a problem. It'll be long, but I can do that. Except, like a prick, I've left even really *starting* my final year project (an entire website, including content like articles, images and video, aimed at 11-16-year-olds), which is due May 1st, until...well, right now. Oh, and that has to have a 4,000 critical practice essay accompanying it. I also have to work 2-3 days a week as a BDM. I know that having let this all pile up is a byproduct - not exactly a symptom - of my depression and anxiety. But here we are, the end is right in front of me, and I could very easily have fucked myself down from a potential First to a 2:2 or worse by just not doing what I'm supposed to do. I don't know what to do. Well, I do. I should fucking start writing. Fuck. I just can't motivate myself. The fuck is wrong with me? EDIT: Here, look. I made solid progress. I made a list. This is definitely not procrastination. Have a chat with your lecturers in the first instance and see if they can give you an informal extension to any of it to try and take some of the pressure off – they want you to do well at the end of the day and it’s far better to let them know what’s going on in advance so they can advise/help rather than waiting for the deadline to pass and turning in something you’re not happy with. If that’s not possible, you can probably apply for an extension through your uni’s Extenuating Circumstances process (basically an application to say that unexpected events out of your control have affected your ability to complete your work on time) if it’s health related and you’ve got evidence to back it up like a doctor’s note. Check with your department exam regulations/website or chat to your departmental administrators/lecturers and find out the process and go from there. Might be a bit late in the day for this but I’d also try contacting your Disability Support office to see if you can get some Special Exam Arrangements in place - this could also include extensions to deadlines rather than just extra time in sit down exams so again probably worth checking out to try and ease the pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted March 28, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted March 28, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Ulf ist Gut said: Have a chat with your lecturers in the first instance and see if they can give you an informal extension to any of it to try and take some of the pressure off – they want you to do well at the end of the day and it’s far better to let them know what’s going on in advance so they can advise/help rather than waiting for the deadline to pass and turning in something you’re not happy with. If that’s not possible, you can probably apply for an extension through your uni’s Extenuating Circumstances process (basically an application to say that unexpected events out of your control have affected your ability to complete your work on time) if it’s health related and you’ve got evidence to back it up like a doctor’s note. Check with your department exam regulations/website or chat to your departmental administrators/lecturers and find out the process and go from there. Might be a bit late in the day for this but I’d also try contacting your Disability Support office to see if you can get some Special Exam Arrangements in place - this could also include extensions to deadlines rather than just extra time in sit down exams so again probably worth checking out to try and ease the pressure. Holy crap, is this *the* Ulf ist Gut?! How's it going! Thanks for the advice. I happen to know that lecturers at my uni aren't allowed to give informal extensions (I've asked once before) and we have 'Mitigating Circumstances' forms that we can submit after submitting a piece of work to explain why it might not have been up to a certain standard or to ask for the opportunity to resubmit - forms they've made really dense and complex, bastards. I am on medication and what have you, so could probably get a doctors note stating that I suffer with this stuff, but honestly don't know how much help it would be. I'll maybe give my uni a call tomorrow and chat with the disability team for some advice, and e-mail my final year project supervisor (who I have seen literally once all year and who cancelled the last meeting I'd had arranged with him and hasn't replied to an e-mail I sent with a question about a month ago). I actually am fairly sure I can complete the 2,000 and 3,000 word essays without too much hassle. For example, a couple of months ago, I wrote another 3,000 essay for Media Law about six hours before it was due and got a decent grade of 78 - God knows what I'd be getting if I started things earlier. It's the final year project that is sending me into a spiral of dispair and binge watching TV shows when I should actually be working. Edited March 28, 2018 by SpursRiot2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fog Dude Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 3 hours ago, SpursRiot2012 said: I've fucked myself. I have well and truly fucked myself. I have a 2,000-word report to do by Friday which I haven't started yet. Usually not a problem - I've developed a terrible habit over my time in uni where I do my essays the day they're due or within a few days of the due date. Except I've just realised that, instead of my 3,000-word media law essay being due on April 22nd, it's actually due on April 2nd. OK. Not a problem. It'll be long, but I can do that. Except, like a prick, I've left even really *starting* my final year project (an entire website, including content like articles, images and video, aimed at 11-16-year-olds), which is due May 1st, until...well, right now. Oh, and that has to have a 4,000 critical practice essay accompanying it. I also have to work 2-3 days a week as a BDM. I know that having let this all pile up is a byproduct - not exactly a symptom - of my depression and anxiety. But here we are, the end is right in front of me, and I could very easily have fucked myself down from a potential First to a 2:2 or worse by just not doing what I'm supposed to do. I don't know what to do. Well, I do. I should fucking start writing. Fuck. I just can't motivate myself. The fuck is wrong with me? EDIT: Here, look. I made solid progress. I made a list. This is definitely not procrastination. This probably won't be much help if I say that it sounds a lot like where I was with my BA course 5 years ago, except I was fortunate enough not to have to take a job on the side (the mix of student grants/loans was a bit more generous back then, plus I'd started off with a one-off scholarship payment 4 years earlier as a financial cushion). There was a 4,000-word Spanish essay that I'd done a few hundred words for when the deadline passed and which I should've finished the summer before anyway. And I hadn't found the motivation to research it properly when I'd actually been out in Spain the previous year. I also missed one French presentation completely in the final semester and accepted a mark of zero for that. It's not fun trying to hide a breakdown from your classmates but I think they might've had an inkling something was wrong when I didn't turn up for that. Somehow they still late me escape with a 2:1 when I probably should've been made to repeat the year. I totally recognise all the same reasons too: planning and constantly rescheduling being far more attractive than actually getting on with assignments. Expending emotional energy on worrying about projects and avoiding until the point where you don't have any physical energy to tackle them. All classic signs of anxiety. And yet I don't look back and think I was doing the wrong course at the wrong uni at the wrong time. Even in ideal conditions, I still messed up as usual. Plus there's no happy ending as I'm not really moving forward with my life 5 years on either. The elusive Ulf makes some good suggestions above, but in my case I found all those outlets to be quite useless. People I knew who were filling out special circumstances forms were suffering genuine bereavements (specifically, my best mate's mother had terminal cancer) and I thought it'd be a bit rich for me to put myself in the same category as them. Pastoral care from the lecturers was pretty shocking during this time too. The uni's own free counselling service would've been a waste of time since I'm not a danger to myself or others and therefore not a priority. Extra exam time once I got onto an MA did more harm than good because it meant being moved away from my friends into a room full of strangers. I hope your uni is more sympathetic anyway. Good on you for that 78% though! It just goes to show that getting a diagnosis and being aware of any issues you have doesn't always change things and make life easier. No matter how much I'm aware of my condition, I'll never learn and I'll always react the same way to pressured and stressful situations and deadlines. And my Mum wonders why I'm not exactly keen on a second crack at postgraduate study... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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