Originally Posted by Scribbled Lore

I actually have problems with anxiety, Nacara, and being in big groups of people make me nervous - even on a forum! So I tend to frequent threads that are a bit slower and have fewer people chatting in them. If it gets too busy, I may disappear for a little while.

It's also why I post during the off-peak times for the site.

It's true. You know, you're wandering around and lookin' for kicks, only to wind up a wall-flower.

'ello everybody

So true, Casey. So true.

Hi there, Chikuma.

Hi Chikuma! Why the frown? Nice Crown! (ahaha, rhyme time.) ooh i did it again!

You're on a ball, Nacara. XD But.. don't run into the wall? *isn't very good at rhyming*

Cause it's the first day of the event and I have to go to work in 20 min . . . won't get home till tomorrow

Aw, that sucks, Chikuma. But at least, maybe, tomorrow you'll have plenty of time to post on the forums?

Holy cow Chikuma, why so long?
Thank you Lore! I try ^.^

So Chikuma, do you work overnight? Sounds like a long shift.

Yeah, I'm hoping I'll have the whole to day to while away the hours. Long shift tonight. Luckily I didn't have my other job today. I got to sleep in!

Working two jobs at once can be really rough. *nod, nod*

Ya it really gets me tired, hence I usually spend my free time sleeping. Hopefully I don't sleep all day tomorrow, lol

What is it that you do Chi?
I know what you mean Scrib - I just was accepted at a second job but during the school year its going to be tough for me

You'll miss the event if you do! Well, not the whole event. I'm glad it's several days so that I get a chance to hangout with all my friends online for the event.

Man, I'm glad I am entirely too lazy to work two jobs. College, managing my sanity, and working seems enough.

Lol, managing the sanity kind of is a job :P

Originally Posted by Nacara

What is it that you do Chi?
I know what you mean Scrib - I just was accepted at a second job but during the school year its going to be tough for me

I saw earlier in the thread that you're turning (or just turned) 20; are you in college? If so, what are you going to school for?

Originally Posted by Nacara

Lol, managing the sanity kind of is a job :P

Oh so true. Thankfully, my little bit of side money helps in that haha. Go to the movies, eat something nummy, make it rain. Whateves.

Yep! Turning 20 tomorrow
I'm a (pre) nursing student for now, but I'll be applying for my actual nursing degree in November. It's highly competitive though... In my class alone, there are 430+ students competing for 72 spots in the nursing program. Intense, right?

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Originally Posted by HeroCaseyReturns

Oh so true. Thankfully, my little bit of side money helps in that haha. Go to the movies, eat something nummy, make it rain. Whateves.

Aaha, that sounds awesome

That sounds really intense! Well, good luck with that. I hope you get in. Are you feeling confident about your chances, Nacara?

Nursing program? That sounds pretty dooope. My buddy just did his paramedic training and is working on becoming an nurse. I'd like to see him be a physical therapist, but for each his own.

Medical training is a full time career. Even beyond your 40 or 50 hours that you'll be working, especially the schooling. But thankfully the cream of the crop rises to the top, so if you work hard, you'll get your reward.

Everyone knows the medical field is in large demand based on the fact that you can't be outsourced (good for you), but I imagine that 430+ will dwindle by the end.

Gotta run!

Agh, it's a strain honestly Scrib - The lowest GPA they accepted last year was a 3.67... Although I am a good student, I still have to work to pay for schooling which takes away from the time I desperately need to study.

Hero: I hope so.. I mean, some of my peers are dead set on getting in.. A friend in my dorm last year literally spent ALL of his time in class or in his room studying. I only ever saw him in passing or at dinner. He declined every offer to join campus events or anything. It was .... depressing really

See ya, Chikuma!

I don't have that kind of dedication to anything, to be honest. I'm a bad student and prefer to spend my time doing things that I enjoy - like reading or hanging out online or writing. Lemme correct myself - the only thing I have that kind of dedication for is reading. :XD

I'm surprised they accepted a GPA that low.

Nacara ~ You sound like a smart cookie, but are you sure this is a program you want to go after? You sound a bit nervous about it. The medical field requires that level of dedication because literally lives are on the line. I work in food part-time while I go to school, if I accidently flub an order, the chances of someone dying are relatively low. However, that isn't the same for being a nurse (not to intimidate you). That is depressing that your friend is missing out on his college experience, but it is pretty admirable that he is so driven. Hopefully he won't burn out, that happens a lot.