Bah
I finally get home and you've all fucked off. Typical!
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:18, 6 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I'm still here.
And I'm done. Fini. Caput. End of.

Ended with some sentimental bullshit about how everyone loves the Aeneid and it's the BEST BOOK EVER.
I hate it so much.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:20, Reply)

Wooo!
Did you manage the last 400 words or have you just gone 'fuck it' and summed up short?
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:24, Reply)

I did write around 400 more
which brings the total, ex. bibliography, to 4138, just under 5% over the word limit, whihc I think is quite nice. It's a nice looking number.

Haven't read it through. Do. Not. Care.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:26, Reply)

4000 words is quite brutal for an essay
I think the maximum we ever had, bar dissertation, was 2500. I was always short...
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:28, Reply)

I was short on the other one, 3603 in the end
I think they penalise you if you're less than 10% under or more than 10% over. Right close to the bone there.

The thing is, lectures start tomorrow, so I can't even relax a little :(
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:31, Reply)

That's a bit harsh!
just think, it's only 4 weeks til your reading week, right?
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:33, Reply)

We've had christmas to do the essays in, though.
Charmander finished hers on Friday, so had the weekend to wind down. But I did have two essays, after all.

Yeah, I'm exited- going to Belfast for a wedding at the very beginning, going to Oxford at the very end. This whole week would be easier if I had a day off this term, though :(
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:37, Reply)

You've still got weekends!
And surely you aren't in lectures 9-5 Monday - Friday?
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:48, Reply)

You have an excellent point. Thursday;s basically free as I'm in 4-6 and then will probably go the gym afterwards.
Tomorrow's lecture is 2-4, but I'm probably going to get to the library at 12, print it out, hand it in, then go and look at a few of the poems in the meantime.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:50, Reply)

*rolls eyes*
Ah, to be a student again!
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:53, Reply)

It's killing time until I have to be a proper member of society.

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:56, Reply)

You're in your second year, right?

(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:00, Reply)

Yurp, of a 3 year course.
Doing probably one of the least practical degrees ever. It does mean I can read statues and shit. And bits of a third of the Rosetta stone. If I squint.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:02, Reply)

Life skills there love.
do you know what you want to do afterwards?
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:03, Reply)

No bloody idea.
Going to apply for an internship at the BM, see if curatorship is the life for me. Other than that I'd imagine I'd like to do further study. No matter how much I've bitched about it, I've loved the topic of the essay, as it centres around my favourite stuff.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:05, Reply)

Working at the BM
sounds freaking awesome. Or you could become one of those cardigan wearing academic types that time team consult, which would probably be equally awesome. What kind of further study is open to you? (I know nothing about PhDs/MA type stuff for humanities)
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:14, Reply)

See if I could skip
all the pesky bits of academia like having to know stuff, I would love that
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:17, Reply)

Considering possibly a Theology if I want to outside my department
I could do Classics, or possibly Byzantine Studies. The Eastern Roman Empire is fucking amazing, it's my favourite. That and the Early Church. They're very interlinked.

I certainly would love to do an MA, but I probably have to get a first or a high 2:1 overall to be in with any real chance. Last year I got a mid 2:1, but that was in some dark times, so maybe if I buck my ideas up I can do better this year.
Kind of looking foward to the dissertation. Provided I work hard on it.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:18, Reply)

Still here
Shit company at the moment though.
(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:21, Reply)

Here until 10
On the 12 hour rule.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:22, Reply)

Not even I have ever been on here
for 12 consecutive hours!
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:25, Reply)

That's not the 12 hour rule.
I can't start work if I've drunk alcohol in the last 12 hours.

I book on at 10 tomorrow.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:27, Reply)

Oh I see
Why's that/what do you do?
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:29, Reply)

Manager (since Jan 4th)
At bus company.

(Haven't we had this discussion before? Isn't your brother a bus driver?)
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:30, Reply)

Ah, I see
my stepbrother drives for Stagecoach.
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:32, Reply)

Yes
Just bunged an edit in there.

I'm trained to use the breathyliser and it'd not look good if I was emitting alcohol fumes at the time.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:34, Reply)

Haha!
no, not really...
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:37, Reply)

TD - do you spend most of your working day shouting
'I'll get you Butler!'

Just askin' like.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:38, Reply)

Yes
I shout it constantly.

Despite being on maintenance scheduling.

I shout it Sainsbury's too. Because I feel empowered to do so.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:40, Reply)

ha ha ha ha
*I consider myself reprimanded*
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:41, Reply)

Seriously
I have a flourescent jacket with INSPECTOR brandished across the back.

I can inspect anything you want now.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:44, Reply)

I've got this rash.....

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:46, Reply)

stop fucking short-hair breeds
too much bristly chafing.
(Zoz prayed for twink on, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:49, Reply)

I'm still here, too

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:26, Reply)

So you are!
You looked all ignored down there.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:31, Reply)

I'm just hangin' out in the gutter

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:32, Reply)

Is that you banging about up there?
Can you get some of the leaves out then kindly GET OFF MY ROOF.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:36, Reply)

I'm still prowling.
Although I'm going to the shops in a minute. I've had my chicken dinner and now I really fancy a Fab ice-lolly, so that's what I'll buy.

Anyone want anything when I'm there?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:37, Reply)

20 Rothmans, lad.
Money's in the post.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:38, Reply)

Gotcha.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:39, Reply)

A cold diet coke and a packet of Malteasers.

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:41, Reply)

No problem.
Want any crisps?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:42, Reply)

Ooh, Flamin' Hot monster munch. Beef will do.
Don't bother if it's only pickled onion.

Oh, and 20 Marlboro Bright Leaf.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:44, Reply)

No problem.
Give me 15 minutes eh?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:46, Reply)

Bizarre.
what was wrong with my last two tunes last night, by the way?
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:42, Reply)

What do you mean Bizarre?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:43, Reply)

Hankering for an ice lolly in January
and furthermore going to the shop with the expectation that they will have any!
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:44, Reply)

I'll report back shortly.
I'm heading off there now!
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:45, Reply)

berk
I got 8 Fab ice-lollys for £2.13

I'll have one of them now and keep the rest in the freezer.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:03, Reply)

I'm very happy for you
Fabs are the ones with hundreds and thousands on, aren't they?
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:04, Reply)

Yeah.
They are, as the name suggests.

Lovely.

EDIT: Just found out, FABs are for girls. :(

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fab_(brand)
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:07, Reply)

I hate to break this to you
but I've never really liked them. I'll have a fruit pastilles lolly or a solero any day over one of those. Or a magnum. Mmmm.
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:10, Reply)

I want one of those
milky ones. Mini milks?
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:10, Reply)

I fucking love mini milks
Lush as fook.
(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:13, Reply)

The chocolate mini-milk is horrible.
Are you sure you'd not rather something else?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:13, Reply)

I don't think I liked the chocolate one, either
was there a strawberry one, I like strawberry
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:16, Reply)

There was a strawberry, I seem to remember. I liked it.
I didn't dislike the chocolate one, either.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:18, Reply)

Mini milks are amazing
I might go and have a couple of ice pops. No calories, and I need a drink.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:13, Reply)

aren't they full of sugar?
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:23, Reply)

Yes, but ONLY
and I mean ONLY, the white ones. The others are rank.
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:16, Reply)

The fact the mini-milk is the most phallic of all the frozen deserts on a stick.
And the fact that Crunchy, Bella, Lampy and berk are suddenly 'wanting' one, tells me a story.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:19, Reply)

Lush, cheap, low in calories.

(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:22, Reply)

And available in 3 flavours.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:24, Reply)

I can think of at least 10.

(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:26, Reply)

Really?
Name 'em!
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:29, Reply)

10 flavours of mini milk?
Get out!
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:30, Reply)

I don't
so that throws the theory out of the water
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:22, Reply)

You probably want a rocket lolly.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:22, Reply)

I don't want any icecream
I want chips :(
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:23, Reply)

So did these people.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Z7JMOy6wQ

(Bet you're all too young to remember this 30-second classic)
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:27, Reply)

Mmm, onion rings
now I could definitely go for some of them. I remember the grillsteaks, but not the advert. This advert, though: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ksmb6iwPZYo
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:29, Reply)

I too remember that ad!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=esyACShW2fI
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:35, Reply)

Bloody hell
I do remember this one, just about. I used to sing it to my mum in the post office when she was picking up the child benefit and I knew if I was cute I'd get a chocolate bar out of her, I couldn't have been older than 4...
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:37, Reply)

So your chocolate addiction started at an early age yes?
You probably don't remember this one, it was banned (I think) for it gave kids nightmares.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOFRIWx5F9c&feature=related
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:40, Reply)

Nope, I remember this one too
I used to hide behind the sofa. It's fucking creepy. It's not as bad as this one though, this one apparently used to make me burst in to tears:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ksmb6iwPZYo
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:42, Reply)

I might get chips later
I only want a few
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:36, Reply)

What will you do with the chips you don't want?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:37, Reply)

Be strong!
is it possible to buy 'a few' chips?
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:38, Reply)

I've never eaten a whole thing of chips
so it'll be easy to chuck them in the bin haha
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 23:02, Reply)

Pfft
the likelihood of me getting a mini milk is vastly greater than the likelihood of me getting laid any time soon.
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:24, Reply)

Can you make them with your ice-cream maker?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:29, Reply)

What, men?
sadly not. Frozen milk, however, probably doesn't require an ice cream maker.
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:30, Reply)

Why not join a dating site if you're bored?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:38, Reply)

I've joined one
I just haven't filled my profile in.
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:40, Reply)

Well, start a new thread and ask that the good people of OT help you fill it in!

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:41, Reply)

I cannot imagine that
ending in anything other than disaster.
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:42, Reply)

I don't see HOW it could end badly at all.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:46, Reply)

You reckon?
YOU try it then :P
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:49, Reply)

Okay. I'll start a new thread and we'll see.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:50, Reply)

I'm still here Berk
Because I'm awesome like that.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:41, Reply)

Alright Labs?
had a good day?
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:43, Reply)

Yeah was good thanks, went to quick though
And you?
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:46, Reply)

Same
I'd like an extra day off please, if it's all the same to you. It's been a good balance of busy and bugger all, but I wouldn't say no to some more lazytime.
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:50, Reply)

Three day weekends is the way forward
Or to have Wednesday off as well as the weekend would be great.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:52, Reply)

I reckon a 9 day week is the way forward
an extra day of work, but also an extra day of weekend.
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 21:56, Reply)

That could work

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:01, Reply)

I'd be willing to give it a try
or, you know. Just winning the lottery and not having to work at all. Both are equally (un)likely. At least I have something to look forward to for next weekend though, woo!
(berk, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:07, Reply)

I'd quite like a weekend I don't have to do college work in
or at least I'm not constantly aware I should be doing it while I do other stuff. But, I suppose that was my career choice
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:10, Reply)

Wooo for excitement next weekend!
And yes, winning a couple of million quid would be lovely.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Sun 16 Jan 2011, 22:13, Reply)