Kevin's Watch

Murrin wrote:The truth is, I'm beginning to feel as though I have wasted three years of education and a lot of money, just because I couldn't decide what I wanted to do with my life. At the end of this year, I will owe £12,000 in student loans. i really don't want to feel like the last three years of my life, and all that money, have just been a big waste.

I am in the same boat, my friend. I wasted four years in art, then studied psych for four years, when I really should have been following physics (astronomy) or biology. But it's not really a waste because you've learned - and university isn't about jobs.

Hey - I studied engineering for 5 odd years and did a BCom and ended up doing completely different stuff. Studying is less about what you want to do for the rest of your life than it is about picking up the skills and tools to do whatever you choose to do in life.

Well said Vain. Couldn't agree more. I'm lucky enough that my work actually touches on one of the things I studied at Uni, although I didn't study anything directly related to what I'm doing now really.

No education is wasted...even if you end up working in a different field.

--A

Avatar wrote:No education is wasted...even if you end up working in a different field.

Agreed. I'm a qualified archaeologist but after a couple of years I that just wasn't what I wanted to do. But my degree taught me many skills I wouldn't have got anywhere else, and I use many of them today...even though I'm no longer a practicing archaeologist.

Elfgirl wrote:Must be something going around, Xar...

I just talked to the common friend who introduced us to each other, and she told me of this girl's previous experiences with men. With the exception of her 8-year-younger brother, her father is a horrible person and her only previous relationship ended up very poorly... so it's no surprise she keeps people - men, at least - at a distance.
This changes everything, I think... she needs time to sort out her confusion, and I on the other hand have to prove to her that I'm not angry at her, that I care for her, and that I don't want to hurt her. It suddenly feels as if I held this frightened dove in the palm of my hands - she needs to be treated as gently as possible, or she will take flight.

Okay, but everybody has baggage. Be nice, but don't be her stool, dude.

dANdeLION wrote:Okay, but everybody has baggage. Be nice, but don't be her stool, dude.

I don't mean to be her stool, and I still want to find out what exactly she is asking of me - time to think or just friendship for the time being. But it does mean that I'm going to be gentle with her, and not make her feel like I'm hurt or angry because she asked for time. I can only be myself and show her I care, and hope that's enough to distinguish me from her father or the concept of the prototype male she has.

Loremaster wrote:I'll send you a pm, Xar. I hope it will help.

Myself, I am stunned. A coworker - more an associate than a friend - suicided two nights ago. The ambulance centre is in shock.

Hope both you and Xar have better days. Eep.

Where's the spam forum? I was feeling happy but now I'm pissed!

And it had such excellent discussions in it to....

Warmark wrote:And it had such excellent discussions in it to....

Exactly. And i had a great new thread that I was going to unleash. It would have blown everyone's socks off, especially yours Warmark.

Loremaster- Sorry about the crazyness at work. I can't even imagine what that's like. I hope you're holding up well.

Xar- Girls are crazy. Just gotta find a crazy that you can/are willing to deal with. Good luck with that.

Murrin- I'm jealous that you wasted your time AT a school. I've been wasting my time... doing nothing.

I'm feeling fine. It's time to plan my next ink, I think... so i've been thinking a lot about the placement of my birds. They'll either go on my upper thighs or my ribs. (ouch!)
Bird one
Bird two

I'm excited. I'm working on saving the money now, so I can get one done before the Elohimfest but I hate this part because it takes forever. I just want to go into the shop now so I can start altering the design with the artist and planning and stuff.

I'm also thinking about a tetris tattoo... Tetris, like the game. I either just want a little tetris piece (the purple T piece) or I want a more elaborate piece; a hand (like mine, probably) with a 3-D tetris piece hovering above it, as if it's floating in the palm of my hand.

It was supposed to be just a simple tide-me-over-until-the-birds tattoo, but now it's gotten pretty elaborate. /sigh.

OH NO!!!! All that puerile verse that CovJr and I bantered back and forth is gone forever! OH the travesty! OH the pain! Put it back!

Avatar wrote:Well said Vain. Couldn't agree more. I'm lucky enough that my work actually touches on one of the things I studied at Uni.
--A

Heh. It's the same for me. I studied nothing at Uni and now i pretty much do nothing.

Ok, I've started working nights three times a week. It's just shop fitting and because it's a busy store they only want the work done at night. I'm working as a chippy but I have to do my own labour at the moment which blows. There's supposed to be three labourerers on site all the time so that means I'm doing the work of four people. *sigh*

After child care and all the pain my body is in at the momet I almost feel as if it's not worth me working at all.

Avatar wrote:Well said Vain. Couldn't agree more. I'm lucky enough that my work actually touches on one of the things I studied at Uni, although I didn't study anything directly related to what I'm doing now really.

No education is wasted...even if you end up working in a different field.

--A

The problem is that the area I've now started thinking about--publishing--does seem to require education in the relevant area. So it's not a case of simply getting a job unrelated to my degree, but of actually having the wrong kind of degree. I'm still not entirely decided on it, anyhow. I need more time to think and decide if I really do want to go in that direction.

Loremaster wrote:

Murrin wrote:The truth is, I'm beginning to feel as though I have wasted three years of education and a lot of money, just because I couldn't decide what I wanted to do with my life. At the end of this year, I will owe £12,000 in student loans. i really don't want to feel like the last three years of my life, and all that money, have just been a big waste.

I am in the same boat, my friend. I wasted four years in art, then studied psych for four years, when I really should have been following physics (astronomy) or biology. But it's not really a waste because you've learned - and university isn't about jobs.

I'm having reservations myself about my major. Currently doing English but I'd much rather do history. Going to go ahead and finish out my undergrad studies in English. Too deep to switch.

I'm starting to get exhausted--I've got three contractors in my house remolding my bathroom--doing the plumbing now and about to put the new tub in and the tiler comes tomorrow. Vain and I are in the process of converting Ahira's Hangar's database from EZboard to phpBB. Working on the history forum...getting ready for Elohimfest...trying to make some money--trying unsuccesfully to put on seat covers--and then I pick up Elora from daycare!

I feel great. Been cementing plans for Elohimfest all day. It's very exciting. I wish EVERYONE could be there.

After a really crap start to the week, at least I have something to look forward to tonight. I'm taking my bubby nephew (see pic of said cutie in "People We Love" thread! ) to see "Walking With Dinosaurs" - a live show with 'live' dinosaurs! Daniel is obsessed with dinosaurs at the moment, and though he's a year younger than the 'recommended age' for this show (he's four) the blurb does say if the child is developmentally advanced, they shouldn't have any weird moments! Aunty Elf is about as excited as her elf-bubby!

You'll have to tell me if it's good Elfy! I think it comes to Melbourne next...unless I've already missed it. I was thinking of taking SOS!