Te Urewera National Park Chat Superthread

[Alisaura]

Actually, I lied, Ali. On the forum page, click on the "total posts" button for this particular thread and it will show that breakout.

Dammit, I totally bought that you had a tally sheet.

See, I am sick! Not stupid.

 

[Alisaura]

All right, all. I'm heading out. Possibly for the rest of the night. Have fun, and don't let Axver pass me in posts!

Where is he, anyway... I hope he's okay.

 

[Alisaura]

good morning everyone by the way I'm a morning person .. it's sad

*isn't*

Hey Melissa

 

[Alisaura]

Gotta go folks.

outside work calls

Seeya!

 

[Alisaura]

byeeeeee! I've gotta sorta go too ... bills to be paid Have a wonderful day/good sleep everyone!

Ack! Hello/goodbye


*sloooow*

 

[Alisaura]

I love how I've been talking to myself for a page and never noticed.

 

[Varitek]

That's insane! I've had iPod troubles before and have had to go to apple.com to figure it out. Sadly, I think my iPod is near death.

I just found some stuff on the internetz and followed instructions. It now works again, though the case is a little damaged.

When yours was stolen did you try totally reinstalling everything?

 

[Varitek]

I'd laugh my arse off if there was someone from Interference at my university.

It would be, genuinely, the most shocking thing ever.

I would too.

Hi Ali. Sorry I'm just in briefly cause I'd opened these tabs to respond to earlier...

where is Axver anyway?

OK I'm out

 

[Alisaura]

Hi/bye, Varitek... not sure where Axver's at.

 

[Axver]

I'm alive! Hi!

 

[Axver]

How the fuck did I wind up 3rd? I was gone all fucking day!

But when you ARE here, you really postwhore it up!

 

[Axver]

Lucky bastard. See, I can write the essays. I just don't like doing the research.

The research is the best part! Especially if I'm lucky enough to be doing anything connected with New Zealand, then it's just droolworthy.

But this is probably why I'm becoming a historian.

 

[Axver]

Are you in the Humanities or Arts? From what I hear about Humanities and Arts here in the US if you dare to have an original opinion you'll be rewarded with a D.

Sciences can be a little more "in your face"

I'm in the Humanities and we've always been encouraged to be original. Perhaps it's hot air. I mean, we're undergrad n00bs. But the one time I did something that I felt was a truly original argument rather than just arguing something people had said before with a veneer of originality, I got a note back saying "this is one of those rare essays I both mark and take notes from". That felt exceptionally good.

 

[coolian2]

Babies, i'm back.

 

[Varitek]

Hi, i just watched some guys hacking bodies up to burn them in Lumumba, a movie I am watching for class. it's dark in here and the computer is totally screwing with my pupils

 

[Varitek]

I'm in the Humanities and we've always been encouraged to be original. Perhaps it's hot air. I mean, we're undergrad n00bs. But the one time I did something that I felt was a truly original argument rather than just arguing something people had said before with a veneer of originality, I got a note back saying "this is one of those rare essays I both mark and take notes from". That felt exceptionally good.

don't know who you were quoting, Ax, but I totally disagree with them. Humanities/Arts/Soc Sci definitely reward original work and opinions, in accademia obviously you won't get far if you aren't original but it's true in undergrad too.

 

[coolian2]

Tell AUT that

 

[Varitek]

who's aut?

 

[Axver]

don't know who you were quoting, Ax, but I totally disagree with them. Humanities/Arts/Soc Sci definitely reward original work and opinions, in accademia obviously you won't get far if you aren't original but it's true in undergrad too.

Yeah. I'm frankly glad I've chosen Kiwi history, as there's so much that hasn't been done yet, so I don't have as many worries about finding something original as, say, a World War II historian. I feel sorry for anybody right now with a major World War II interest. There's just been so much done already! Finding something original that more than three people give a shit about must be hard. "The impact of World War II on carrot production in New Zealand market gardens during 1942" probably hasn't been done ... and probably for a bloody good reason!

 

[Axver]

Hi, i just watched some guys hacking bodies up to burn them in Lumumba, a movie I am watching for class. it's dark in here and the computer is totally screwing with my pupils

That sounds ... pleasant.

I, uh, think I'll stick with just catching up on you postwhores.

 

[coolian2]

who's aut?

Auckland University of Technology (University)

 

[Axver]

I like being close to civilization too much for that.

Melbourne = most civilised city in the world.

Trust me on this one.

 

[Varitek]

it's a good movie, even if subtitles make it hard to write the assignment i was going to work on or whore it up here.

 

[coolian2]

I'm watching basketball on ESPN.

Now, i may be a basketball n00b, but i thought travelling was against the rules

 

[Axver]

As a side note, the package I thought would be arriving today didn't. But when I was walking to my mailbox, I looked in the front window of my neighbor's house from the sidewalk and noticed they still have their Christmas tree up!

A few nights ago, I took the rubbish out late, and as I came back in, I noticed one of my neighbours still had Christmas lights around the edge of one of their windows. WTF, people.

 

[Varitek]

I'm watching basketball on ESPN.

Now, i may be a basketball n00b, but i thought travelling was against the rules

it is, but that doesnt mean the refs are competent.

 

[Axver]

I've got me another date tonight.

Bought a new guitar, eh?

 

[Axver]

I'd imagine i'm still in too much shit to have notIan show up

Yours should be uncoolian2 anyway.

 

[Axver]

Ahhh. I see. I think notAxver is the classiest alter ever created.

It's also completely ripped off from notbeli.

 

[Axver]

I feel sorry for the people who later will read through all of this drivel just to stay caught up.

It's probably just me doing catching up anyway.