Missing the care free days.

SteamTrean

I was daydreaming just now, thinking about college. The thing I miss the most about my pre-professional life is; skipping an afternoon lecture to go to the pub. Smoking a few ciggys, drinking rounds of pints and playin pool, watching the bar slowly fill up. *sigh*

Is that life gone for ever now that I'm a none smoking professional with a girlfriend? Should we realise that there is a time when we have to grow up and get into line, or should we just do what makes us happy.

What are your fondest memories? and would you ever consider ditching responsibilities to try to re-live them?

pillsaregooood

What I miss most is the nights out clubbin ,meeting yur mates in the evening few smokes ,head for the pub ,loadsa pints ,on to club get mashed and end up watching the sun come up in some field in the middle of nowwhere ,dazed and slighty confused ,some will know what I mean .
The thing is to know when to kick it on the head and move on ,for me it was when my girlfriend now wife got pregnant .You've suddenly got somebody that depends on you so it's time to grow up quickly .

gucci

memories, i have loadsa them, my last year being my best year at college because it was my last year i decided to go out with a bang and i can say i did!!
going to lidl on the monday of rag week with 3of my mates & loading the conveyor belt up with drink til the motors couldnt move it and the antics that followed the consumtion of that alcohol being one of the best

\m/_(>_<)_\m/

the bj's...... see I'm married now:D

tbh

waking up on Monday morning, thinking "fcuk it, I'll just get the notes tomorrow" and going back to sleep.

Agamemnon

I miss not having to get up in the morning and being able to sleep off a hangover all day. Nowadays I have to bring my hangover into work with me. I also miss the fact that I could walk out of a crap lecture and go to the pub. Walking out of a dull work meeting to get bladdered would be frowned on, to say the least.

Where I work now is a feckin sausage fest and I miss all the college babes. I used to stand outside the UCC library on a sunny day, smoking one ciggy after another and perving on all the ladies walking past.

I miss the last time I actually had nothing to do on a day off or even nothing to do!
Or a time where I had no direct debits and half my wages weren’t swallowed the minute they hit my bank
Or where it was ok to nearly poison myself on a night out and end up anywhere because I wasn't in work
Or where if I had a bad night's sleep would automatically result in me going to college really late
Or when I had a bad day in work suffering the **** you do in a crap part-time my dad would make me some yummy dinner and give me a little motivational speech about how it’s just for cash to go drinking!

Femelade

I miss my college days days soo much...
I miss having ALL my friends living within walking distance of eachother and me,
I miss going to college some day, not returning for 3 days..and havong nobody to answer to..
I miss going to college in the morning, taking a detour to the pub, having a hangover at 7pm and out again at 9...lather, rinse, repeat...
I miss going into the bar (downstairs) and not having to wait to get served, a quick nod to the barman, and he anticipates your needs....never got it wrong.
I miss having no worries about where my next meal came from..and i miss those special days when we would have an extra 5 pound and we would treat ourselves to some curry chips after the pub.
i miss walking into college and knowing EVERYONE who i walk past.
I miss being the only girl ina class of 40 guys...

Femmy

Femmy wrote:

I miss being the only girl in a class of 40 guys...

Me too except it was 20 guys and If I got something hard right before any of them I was accused of getting special help or something!

hallelujah

gucci wrote:

memories, i have loadsa them, my last year being my best year at college because it was my last year i decided to go out with a bang and i can say i did!!
going to lidl on the monday of rag week with 3of my mates & loading the conveyor belt up with drink til the motors couldnt move it and the antics that followed the consumtion of that alcohol being one of the best

*resignatory sigh*

\m/_(>_<)_\m/

\m/_(>_<)_\m/ wrote:

the bj's...... see I'm married now:D

That's really funny!

manonthemoon

hallelujah wrote:

*resignatory sigh*

F*** that ****.

Out of college nearly ten years now,

but

I am going on the Beer ALL DAY on saturday.

Kick off 4pm


Live now people

petes

manonthemoon wrote:

F*** that ****.

Out of college nearly ten years now,

but

I am going on the Beer ALL DAY on saturday.

Kick off 4pm


Live now people

Lightweight. You should be in an early house for hours at that stage.

aidan_walsh

coolsmileygirl wrote:

If I got hard ... before any of them

:eek: Bad grammer + constructive editing = fun.

manonthemoon

petes wrote:

Lightweight. You should be in an early house for hours at that stage.

Ya, I know I was thinking aboout 2pm or maybe even 1pm, but I reckon there should be a nice crew in local mid afternoon.

I dont know, I still might go out at 2. See how things pan out.

Just what am I going to do?

Decisions,
decisions,
decisions

aidan_walsh

aidan_walsh wrote:

:eek: Bad grammer + constructive editing = fun.

hehe edited now, I sometimes mix up my words

petes

manonthemoon wrote:

Ya, I know I was thinking aboout 2pm or maybe even 1pm, but I reckon there should be a nice crew in local mid afternoon.

I dont know, I still might go out at 2. See how things pan out.

Just what am I going to do?

Decisions,
decisions,
decisions

Still not a bad predicament to be in.

I too miss college. Just take a notion and head to the pub. Them were the days.

SteamTrean

manonthemoon wrote:

F*** that ****.

Out of college nearly ten years now,

but

I am going on the Beer ALL DAY on saturday.

Kick off 4pm


Live now people

Yeah I'll have to blow off some steam that day alright. But, dare I say it.. I'll spend Sunday suffering and thinking about Monday. I need to find me a Post Grad!!!

stovelid

would never have guessed, given your signature

pillsaregooood wrote:

What I miss most is the nights out clubbin ,meeting yur mates in the evening few smokes ,head for the pub ,loadsa pints ,on to club get mashed.

aidan_walsh

coolsmileygirl wrote:

hehe edited now, I sometimes mix up my words

Given your post history, your edit doesn't clean it up much

solskjaer20

I miss all those drunken mornings/afternoons/evenings/nights in college as well.

Getting blasted an the middle of the day was great.

Ah those were the days....................

luckily second year starts in two weeks and those brilliant times can resume

Terry

SteamTrean wrote:

Is that life gone for ever now that I'm a none smoking professional with a girlfriend? Should we realise that there is a time when we have to grow up and get into line, or should we just do what makes us happy.

once a month, dude.
just arrange to meet up with your friends for a piss up once everey month or on long weekends.

Funkstard

Well I was apprehensive about moving to college for the next 5 years...but reading this is certainly making it sound like it'll be brilliant!

connundrum

1 No responsibility

1.1 Everything can always be left on the long finger

2 Making a game out of finding the cheapest, most disgusting beer. Followed by a game of 'who can drink the most cheapest, most disgusting beer'

3 Rag weeks

3.1 Visiting Carlow for Rag week and destroying the place (if that was even possible)

4 Being into music

5 Enjoying the fact that I was one of those 'Damn students' that everyone gave out about

6 The grant

6.1 Getting the grant with 27% attendance

6.2 Getting the grant for a repeat year with 31% attendance

7 Steak & Dutch Gold breakfasts

8 Deciding that C++ could be left for another day

8.1 Still waiting on that day to come

dr.bollocko

\m/_(>_<)_\m/ wrote:

the bj's...... see I'm married now:D

Bwahaha Brilliant.
I had a horrible suspicion that this was probably true!!!

Miguel_Sanchez

I miss being able to go home in the evening and do nothing except hang out and play Playstation until the wee hours and not feel guilty about it.

I miss wasting whole days drinking coffee in the canteen and laughing with lecturers who'd come in and find me there instead of being in their class.

I miss the huge social circle that me and my friends moved in. Every weekend there was a party to be attended. Parties that would start on Friday and finish up some time on Monday morning.

I miss always being able to see my mates - not having to arrange times around, work, more work and even more work.

Damn it I miss college.

punky

Life goes on folks. Had a blast in college too but it's in the past.
I'm 28 now and I wouldn't fancy starting college again in September. It wouldn't be the same. It was great when I was in my late teens/early twenties but I don't think I could really relate to college goers as much now.

Time to move on. If you're bored with life, go travelling or do a masters where people will be more your age.

Ruu_Old

Had a great time in college, checking out the wimmens (would get a belt of the back of the head for doing that now ) when standing outside with my mates while they were smoking. Sitting in the canteen, sipping tea and having a toasted cheese in good company. Good times indeed.

Sam Vimes

Jeff_Lebowski wrote:

I miss wasting whole days drinking coffee in the canteen and laughing with lecturers who'd come in and find me there instead of being in their class.

if you were supposed to be in their class, why were they in the canteen?

newestUser

punky wrote:

Life goes on folks. Had a blast in college too but it's in the past.
I'm 28 now and I wouldn't fancy starting college again in September. It wouldn't be the same. It was great when I was in my late teens/early twenties but I don't think I could really relate to college goers as much now.

Time to move on. If you're bored with life, go travelling or do a masters where people will be more your age.

Kind of have to agree with this. I'm 28 myself, am still in college (!). I did a Masters, then a PhD, after my degree. It's great not having to deal with the rat race, being able to structure your day whatever way you want, but doing the stuff that I did 10 years ago or so would just bore me now. Hanging out/talking ****e to people/playing video games all day/drinking loads probably wouldn't appeal to me as much now as it did back then! I suppose it depends who I did all these activities with that would make it enjoyable or not. Thing is that 10 years ago, it wouldn't matter who I was doing this stuff with, *everything* was novel, and fun, and it was euphoric to be spreading your wings and just experiencing *everything* for the first time. College is great don't get me wrong, but personally speaking I wouldn't enjoy it in the same way as I did first time round, and I can speak from first hand experience that you *definitely* have problems relating to people who are the best part of a decade younger than you, and who don't really have the same life experience you have.

Far away fields, nostalgia ain't what it used to be, etc. etc. I don't want to put anybody who's thinking of going back to college as a mature student off the idea, it can be a great step to take...but you won't enjoy it in the same way as an 18 year old will.

Ah they were happy days though.

Kernel32

I'm not feeling too bad for the posters so far. I have two young kids, a wife, mortgage and a demanding job. Forget about missing college. I miss having 10 minutes to myself to read the paper. I miss being able to take a crap without the kids banging on the door or the missus telling me my cell phone is ringing!

Miguel_Sanchez

Commander Vimes wrote:

if you were supposed to be in their class, why were they in the canteen?

Coffee break. I did film in GMIT Galway - it was a very relaxed place to be - classes were on occasion conducted in the canteen and lecturers would often wander about while their class was watching a film or programme.

I think there's always great fun to be had looking back with great fondness on college days. We all know we have to grow up but sure allow us a bit of nostalgia, huh?

il gatto

I dropped out of college after 5 months. Picked the wrong course. Been working ever since. Why are you complaining? You got to extend your childhood by a few years. You should be thankful. 3 or 4 years with no responsibility, all your mates around and a party every night. This thread is why I believe college is no preparation for real life. You get roughly 5 months off a year, you don't turn up unless it suits you and the world is laid at your feet. No wonder you miss it.

DilbertPartII

uhmm..escaping from school programs when i was in the HS.:D
partying every friday night when i was in the college!:p

Supercell

Kernel32 wrote:

I'm not feeling too bad for the posters so far. I have two young kids, a wife, mortgage and a demanding job. Forget about missing college. I miss having 10 minutes to myself to read the paper. I miss being able to take a crap without the kids banging on the door or the missus telling me my cell phone is ringing!

If you didn't have that you'd miss it too !!

I miss the nurses..ohh the nurses in the local Waterford Reginal Hospital..

Heaven was waking up to a little tlc from the other side of the bed on a Monday morning and thinking snuggle or lecture..hmmm

fjon

Those days were good I guess, but on the other hand I won't miss these:

• Worrying about money
• Getting buses
• Living at home
• Exams
• Essays
• Crap food
• Getting up early
• Small talk with pretentious twats at parties
• Cider
• Royal Dutch

Dudess

newestUser wrote:

I'm 28 myself, am still in college (!)

Me too. Dropped out at 20. Went back at 23. Worked full-time again last year but, out of the last ten years, six were in college. Really glad that I spread it out. Just finished my masters now and that's it. It's over. Makes me feel a bit sad. I know I should be ready for just working now but I'm not - because I've been there between 20 and 23. Oh well, at least I'll get a better job and better money now that I have qualifications!

Sangre

I leave the house at 10 to go to the library, I then leave the library on foot to go work at 6. I then finish at 10 and walk home arriving at 11. So basically I have a 13 hour day.
I have exams in a month, college is starting again in a month, I have to decide what subjects to do along with a dissertion. If I don't pass these exams and/or exceed in them I won't get a job from the numerous interviews I'll have to do this year.
I have exams coming up at Xmas, April, May and a dissertion due for next September.....


Yay! College is fun! I love being 21.

mloc

Going into final year now, i was getting sentimental enough about it until i read this. Last year (3rd) wasnt as absolutely amazing as 2nd year, but still, what a time was had.

I'll miss skipping lectures to go sit somewhere stupid and talk ****e with friends, random mid-week nights out that come out of nowhere, sitting in someones apartment on campus and doing nothing for hours, and the pre-exam consolidarity between mates.

good times.

snickerpuss

Everyones memories of college seem to solely involve drinking/the pub.
I'm in my last year in UCD and i don't drink, maybe this is why i haven't been mad about, i haven't been blind drunk all the time.
That said i wouldn't be bothered.

Tha Gopher

Am i the only one who thinks post college is alot easier and better than in college?

Right, college aspects that were better than my current working life

1- Every day at midday or so we would jump in the car and cruise to McDonalds and smoke a few spliffs on the way, at the place, and on the way back, all the way blastin out classic Rap and dance tunage
2- Get up when you want
3- eh........


Right the list stops there. Bad aspects

1- Always on your toes regarding exams every fcuking week or two.
2- Doing aspects of your course you werent interested in, that were tough and that had no relevance
3- Pretentious ****. Whilst you can find the sound folks, too many are into their middle of the road music and anti "ooh them stoners are goin nowhere" nonsense
4- Yer oul one on your arse about turning up on time or what your grades are, or why your repeatin exams in August
5- AWFUL NIGHTCLUB NIGHTS. Cheesy student clubs. Redz, Boomerangs, Tramco, Barcode, all with nights that end on songs like Ive Had the Time of My Life and Hey Baby.* God, although i wouldnt class them as cheese, rather as simply sh1t, Aslan played a social of ours ffs.


Apart from the lunchtime skin up i dont miss nothing. Im in work, Im earnin, and though the hours are sh1t it beats college.


*: In fairness, Redz has improved drastically since my college time. Fair enough, its not exactly the Hacienda in Madchester in 1989 but the quality of tunage has certainly improved since my cheese filled student days.

So in conclusion, missing the care free days? Yes, I do.The care free days were 1986 to 1998, aged 0 to 12, when my biggest worry was my cousin Claire telling her best friend that she thought i fancied her (id lash her out of it tbh, animal ), or my mam finding out Id went to the house of some lads theyd told me to stay away from cause theyre trouble, or gettin a note in my homework book from teacher for not doing my homework, or mammy finding out id fought a lad in school. I didnt know it then, but they were the real carefree days.

JaysusMacfeck

aidan_walsh wrote:

:eek: Bad grammer + constructive editing = fun.

I think you mean 'Grammar'..

Sangre

I think you mean 'grammar'

Tazz T

Kernel32 wrote:

I'm not feeling too bad for the posters so far. I have two young kids, a wife, mortgage and a demanding job. Forget about missing college. I miss having 10 minutes to myself to read the paper. I miss being able to take a crap without the kids banging on the door or the missus telling me my cell phone is ringing!

I hear you Kernel.

OP - college may be over, but work only takes up your 9 hours of your day, the rest of your life is still your own.

I haven't had ten minutes to myself all week or an unbroken night's sleep.

Rb

Sangre wrote:

I think you mean 'grammar'

I think you mean 'grammar'.

Terry

Tha Gopher wrote:

Am i the only one who thinks post college is alot easier and better than in college?

Right, college aspects that were better than my current working life

1- Every day at midday or so we would jump in the car and cruise to McDonalds and smoke a few spliffs on the way, at the place, and on the way back, all the way blastin out classic Rap and dance tunage
2- Get up when you want
3- eh........


Right the list stops there. Bad aspects

1- Always on your toes regarding exams every fcuking week or two.
2- Doing aspects of your course you werent interested in, that were tough and that had no relevance
3- Pretentious ****. Whilst you can find the sound folks, too many are into their middle of the road music and anti "ooh them stoners are goin nowhere" nonsense
4- Yer oul one on your arse about turning up on time or what your grades are, or why your repeatin exams in August
5- AWFUL NIGHTCLUB NIGHTS. Cheesy student clubs. Redz, Boomerangs, Tramco, Barcode, all with nights that end on songs like Ive Had the Time of My Life and Hey Baby.* God, although i wouldnt class them as cheese, rather as simply sh1t, Aslan played a social of ours ffs.


Apart from the lunchtime skin up i dont miss nothing. Im in work, Im earnin, and though the hours are sh1t it beats college.


*: In fairness, Redz has improved drastically since my college time. Fair enough, its not exactly the Hacienda in Madchester in 1989 but the quality of tunage has certainly improved since my cheese filled student days.

So in conclusion, missing the care free days? Yes, I do.The care free days were 1986 to 1998, aged 0 to 12, when my biggest worry was my cousin Claire telling her best friend that she thought i fancied her (id lash her out of it tbh, animal ), or my mam finding out Id went to the house of some lads theyd told me to stay away from cause theyre trouble, or gettin a note in my homework book from teacher for not doing my homework, or mammy finding out id fought a lad in school. I didnt know it then, but they were the real carefree days.

ya. roish.

Sangre

By college I assume Tha Gopher means an IT somewhere. Sure, THATS the same.

il gatto

Do I gather then that the Gopher was born in 1986? Whistful for the carefree days already? Such a long and excruiating life you have ahead of you

JaysusMacfeck

Sangre wrote:

I think you mean 'grammar'

:mad: DOH!