Summer Programme '07

Acid_Violet

I got my application form today, plenty of interesting courses, would kill for astronomy to be changed to session 2. Something noticeable was the question whether or not you'd be prepared to share a room or not. I assume that means sharing a single bedroom with another person staying in a camp bed, I did that before in '05, had two lovely room-mates thus, I said I didn't mind. My choices are;

Philosophy (session 2)
Novel writing (session 2)
Psychology (session 2)
Speech Therapy (session 2)

The only ones I'd be interested in really are my first and second choices. Hopefully I'll get Philosophy. I'm kinda confident that they give Nevermores their first choice (unless completely necessary not to.) Anyone else?

Piste

I think my sister's gonna go for either journalism, international relartions or novel writing.

Thursday*

1. Writing for Life, S1
2: Astronomy and Psychology, both S1

Madeleine

Speech Therapy

Criminology
Novel Writing
Psychology

All Sess2

Thursday*

Acid_Violet wrote:

I assume that means sharing a single bedroom with another person staying in a camp bed

Of course, it could mean sharing a single bedroom with another person sleeping in the proper bed, and oneself in the camp bed!

Raphael

Or alternatively it could mean both, if you switch halfway.

It wasn't me!

I slept on a campbed for two weeks once, there is no amount of money you could ever, ever pay me to repeat the experience. Those things suck hard.

Undergod

Mine wasn't so bad, that one year. We also rotated every like 5 days so it wasn't too bad.

carlowboy

Acid_Violet wrote:

would kill for astronomy to be changed to session 2.

If you want to do it so much why not go to session 1. It wouldn't kill you.

Piste

The camp bed's not too bad, what's annoying is the lack of space.

JenLorigan

Raphael wrote:

Or alternatively it could mean both, if you switch halfway.

CHANGE PLACES!

Piste wrote:

The camp bed's not too bad, what's annoying is the lack of space.

I offered you may bed when I left for the day or two in 04. Then you and Treasa didn't notice I was gone. Did wonders for my self-esteem. -.-

Acid_Violet

carlowboy wrote:

If you want to do it so much why not go to session 1. It wouldn't kill you.

There's no point going into why not.

It wasn't me! wrote:

I slept on a campbed for two weeks once, there is no amount of money you could ever, ever pay me to repeat the experience. Those things suck hard.

They're not ideal and reasonably uncomfortable but unless your's was a bed of hay or of similar quality they're not that bad. As Liz said it's the lack of space which is a pain and getting up in the morning you tend to be on top of each other, but I liked it because it meant I made friends with two room-mates.

Piste

JenLorigan wrote:

CHANGE PLACES!


I offered you may bed when I left for the day or two in 04. Then you and Treasa didn't notice I was gone. Did wonders for my self-esteem. -.-

You left for a few days during 04?

It wasn't me!

Acid_Violet wrote:

There's no point going into why not.



They're not ideal and reasonably uncomfortable but unless your's was a bed of hay or of similar quality they're not that bad. As Liz said it's the lack of space which is a pain and getting up in the morning you tend to be on top of each other, but I liked it because it meant I made friends with two room-mates.

Mine was prone to imploding, several times a night. I'm a rather portly gent and all, but for fúck's sake!

slasher_65

Ah yes... the good old collapsing camp bed. Many a great story of not being able to get up in the morning come from that one piece of humor.

[edit] Also, my first choice will probably be Spec Fic.
Third time lucky!

Acid_Violet

It wasn't me! wrote:

Mine was prone to imploding, several times a night. I'm a rather portly gent and all, but for fúck's sake!

Lmao.

Twinkle-star15

I'm going for Novel Writing, Spec Fic and Philosophy. Only I don't know which order yet. And all ses 2. I wish Drama was in ses 2 again, I'd love to do it...

Disclaimer- nothing against ses 1, my aunt's coming home while it's on.

Piste

Philosophy is definitely something you should try, and if this is your last year I'd strongly recommend putting it down as your first choice.

Twinkle-star15

Piste wrote:

Philosophy is definitely something you should try, and if this is your last year I'd strongly recommend putting it down as your first choice.

But I could always do the correspondance course in Philosophy next year...

PurpleFistMixer

From what I've heard, the philosophy correspondance course consists of writing a lot of essays. And little else.

Thursday*

PurpleFistMixer wrote:

From what I've heard, the philosophy correspondance course consists of writing a lot of essays. And little else.

Um, they all do, that's what correspondence courses consist of.

JenLorigan

JenLorigan wrote:

Then you and Treasa didn't notice I was gone. Did wonders for my self-esteem.

Piste wrote:

You left for a few days during 04?

I hate you.

Piste

But...when did you leave? And why? Sure I notice your absence NOW, when you go away I email you and you email me about tiny pretentious New Yorkese doggies!

elephamt king

I hate campbeds, there an odd distance from the gounds, somewhere between a futon and a bed. I didn't trust it because of that.

Rainbow Girl

Hey all! it's probably quite literally been years since I've been on here but i'm baaa-aaack!

Twinkle-star15 wrote:

But I could always do the correspondance course in Philosophy next year...

-You'd be positively mad to think that'd be ANYTHING like the wonders of philosophy with fiAchra in sess 2, am i right piste? Jeb? BEST YEAR EVER, an experience not to be missed.
I only had a camp bed one year, my first, but it was grand. I think it's ok so long's you get on with your roomie.

And Jen, if it helps, i VAGUELY recollect you leaving in 04 for a bit!
PS, does this mean we won't get to talk for 5 years now?? CURSES!!!

Piste

Nah cos it's the internet the not-seeing-you-ever thng isn't as bad, now that you've posted we wont see eachother for 2.5 years

Yeah Philosophy was an awesome year, the correspondance course just wouldn't compare to it, there'd be no crazy class discussions for one thing!

PurpleFistMixer

Thursday* wrote:

Um, they all do, that's what correspondence courses consist of.

You don't say so. Jesus, I never knew.

The point I was making is what Piste said - no class discussions. Which, from what I've heard from people who have done Philosophy, is one of the better parts of it.

Thursday*

PurpleFistMixer wrote:

You don't say so. Jesus, I never knew.

The point I was making is what Piste said - no class discussions. Which, from what I've heard from people who have done Philosophy, is one of the better parts of it.

Oh, absolutely. I've done it, and it is.

And yeah, the correspondence course might be great as a correspondence course, but it would be a completely different animal to the class, as you say.

JenLorigan

Piste: I left on the evening of the first Thursday, back on the saturday evening. (And those dogs were kind of ridiculous. Dogs should not be fashion accessories).

Cat:

Everyone concerned: Philosophy > you. Do it if at all possible.