What to Pack?

Siobhan6

What's everyone planning to bring with them? I mean i'm not exactly close to home so I was kinda planning to just clear my room and bring nearly everything, but i don't want to look like a total retard if everyone else is just bringing bed sheets and clothes =/

AnneElizabeth

I live pretty close so I won't be bringing that much for the first day. Just some clothes, duvet (I need my own), bedclothes, toiletries, towel, food and whatever else I can think of

What time of day are people coming down on Friday? I don't want to be there really early if most people aren't arriving til the evening :P

Maybe_Memories

You will need:

Bed sheets, clothes, cups, plates, knives, spoons, forks, tea bags/coffee, pizza cutter would be handy, sponge, shampoo (stuff like that you can buy on site but it's handier just to bring them with you.. saves money) toothpaste, toothbrush, pots and pans or whatever to cook with, toilet paper.

That's really all that's kind of essential, food you can get on site, like noodles, pizza, cereal, milk, chocolate, and all that. Although on the day everyone moves in those things will probably disappear.

For buying real food go to Tesco's or Dunnes. The on site shop doesn't have any fruit or vegetables.

Maybe_Memories

AnneElizabeth wrote: »

What time of day are people coming down on Friday? I don't want to be there really early if most people aren't arriving til the evening :P

You'll be told what time you have to be there at. People will be arriving early in the morning until mid afternoon. It'll depend on the house you're living in.

AnneElizabeth

Maybe_Memories wrote: »

pots and pans or whatever to cook with

Oh do they not supply pots and pans? That's a bit awkward..

Phareon

I've got obvious stuff like all my clothes, shoes, hats, bedclothes, pillows, towels, bathroom stuff, plates, bowls, cups, cutlery, iPod, phone/iPod chargers, laptop, basically all the necessary stuff!

Then I've got personal stuff, ornaments, books, DVDs, CDs, nintendos, games, board games, pens, pencils, stationery, blu tack, photos, posters, clocks, lamps, schoolbag.

And then obviously I'm going to buy college food like beans, noodles, tuna, milk, bread, porridge, normal stuff

Maybe_Memories

AnneElizabeth wrote: »

Oh do they not supply pots and pans? That's a bit awkward..

Nope.. The only things they supply are a kettle, toaster, microwave and an oven/cooker. And then there's a lamp in your bedroom.


Also, just to point out, there isn't actually a TV in your apartment either..

Phareon

Maybe_Memories wrote: »

The only things they supply are a kettle, toaster, microwave and an oven/cooker.

What about a bed? Or cupboards? Or a bath/shower? Or doors? O.o
Or are they implied in your post? :P

Siobhan6

Phareon wrote: »

I've got obvious stuff like all my clothes, shoes, hats, bedclothes, pillows, towels, bathroom stuff, plates, bowls, cups, cutlery, iPod, phone/iPod chargers, laptop, basically all the necessary stuff!

Then I've got personal stuff, ornaments, books, DVDs, CDs, nintendos, games, board games, pens, pencils, stationery, blu tack, photos, posters, clocks, lamps, schoolbag.

And then obviously I'm going to buy college food like beans, noodles, tuna, milk, bread, porridge, normal stuff

Blue tack! I'll add that to my list....so yeah I think i'm gonna need a moving lorry, i'm not very good at concise packing

El Inho

crate of beer
toilet paper


every thing else is negotiable

Sparticle

My desktop (I'm a graphics whore), laptop, a box of old parts and clothes. Still trying to work out the logistics.

Anyone else bringing a desktop?

Maybe_Memories

Phareon wrote: »

What about a bed? Or cupboards? Or a bath/shower? Or doors? O.o
Or are they implied in your post? :P

You have to bring a shower. Make sure you know how to connect everything to the sewage system and that you're able to do the electrical wiring.

Maybe_Memories

eldwaro wrote: »

crate of beer
toilet paper


every thing else is negotiable

Off licence is a 7 minute walk away.

polka dot

Hairbrush. Tin opener. Toothbrush!

TrollHammaren

Jam. The last thing you want is to walk out without the jam.

thysol

Sparticle wrote: »

My desktop (I'm a graphics whore), laptop, a box of old parts and clothes. Still trying to work out the logistics.

Anyone else bringing a desktop?

I'm still undecided. I thought of leaving my desktop at home because my laptop has reasonable graphics (Geforce GT 555M), but then the graphics in my desktop (Radeon HD 5870) is like still 3 times faster even though its nearly 2 years older! lol.

I also thought of bringing my TV and speakers and amp, but I thought my room would be cramped then. I have some compromises to take by just taking my laptop, especially audio wise. My thought on not bringing the stuff there was that I thought I'll probably come home nearly every weekend, but now I'm thinking of just coming home every month!

I need advice. What would yous do? Take all the stuff with me and have a cramped room or leave the stuff at home and have a nice and tidy room?

Siobhan6

thysol wrote: »

I'm still undecided. I thought of leaving my desktop at home because my laptop has reasonable graphics (Geforce GT 555M), but then the graphics in my desktop (Radeon HD 5870) is like still 3 times faster even though its nearly 2 years older! lol.

I also thought of bringing my TV and speakers and amp, but I thought my room would be cramped then. I have some compromises to take by just taking my laptop, especially audio wise. My thought on not bringing the stuff there was that I thought I'll probably come home nearly every weekend, but now I'm thinking of just coming home every month!

I need advice. What would yous do? Take all the stuff with me and have a cramped room or leave the stuff at home and have a nice and tidy room?

I was gonna say going home every weekend will be pretty tiresome if you're going all the way to Donegal, if you're going home every month you could try not bringing your desktop and if you miss it that much you can go home and get it? I'm also a really tidy person so just the idea of a messy cramped room makes me want to kill myself =/

thysol

Siobhan6 wrote: »

I was gonna say going home every weekend will be pretty tiresome if you're going all the way to Donegal, if you're going home every month you could try not bringing your desktop and if you miss it that much you can go home and get it? I'm also a really tidy person so just the idea of a messy cramped room makes me want to kill myself =/

Thanks Siobhan6. I just had an idea what I could do. Could I not take my laptop and my headphones into my own wee room, and leave the TV and speakers and amp in the wee living room area so that the people in my apartment and I could watch TV? The desktop could be attached to the TV so that we could play games and watch DVDs/Blu-rays in the living room. I don't know if this is a good idea because what do I do if I fall out with the people in my apartment? Then the situation would be really awkward.

Mr_Man!

Pretty sure you can't get TV channels in your own room anyway.

FloatingVoter

Condoms.

thysol

Mr_Man! wrote: »

Pretty sure you can't get TV channels in your own room anyway.

We could still watch movies though and play video games.

Sparticle

thysol wrote: »

I'm still undecided. I thought of leaving my desktop at home because my laptop has reasonable graphics (Geforce GT 555M), but then the graphics in my desktop (Radeon HD 5870) is like still 3 times faster even though its nearly 2 years older! lol.

I also thought of bringing my TV and speakers and amp, but I thought my room would be cramped then. I have some compromises to take by just taking my laptop, especially audio wise. My thought on not bringing the stuff there was that I thought I'll probably come home nearly every weekend, but now I'm thinking of just coming home every month!

I need advice. What would yous do? Take all the stuff with me and have a cramped room or leave the stuff at home and have a nice and tidy room?

5870! Best value for money GPU IMO *high fives*. What's it's full specs? In my case I've gotten so used to crysis-like graphics with smooth frame rates that I can't ever go back + I'm not planning on travelling home every weekend so bringing the desktop seems like a logical decision. As for the TV you may need to pay a license for that so I'd probably leave that out (Although I wonder if you could get around that by claiming it's a second monitor assuming it has a VGA or DVI socket). Sure bring the speakers and amp they're only going to gather dust at home and if anyone complains about a clutterly mess just tell them you're obeying the second law of thermodynamics.

MrSnrub

thysol wrote: »

I also thought of bringing my TV and speakers and amp, but I thought my room would be cramped then. I have some compromises to take by just taking my laptop, especially audio wise. My thought on not bringing the stuff there was that I thought I'll probably come home nearly every weekend, but now I'm thinking of just coming home every month!

If you're bringing an amp make sure you max out the gain and the bass so the sound resonates through the whole building.

thysol

Sparticle wrote: »

5870! Best value for money GPU IMO *high fives*. What's it's full specs? In my case I've gotten so used to crysis-like graphics with smooth frame rates that I can't ever go back + I'm not planning on travelling home every weekend so bringing the desktop seems like a logical decision.

I guess I'll take the Desktop then. But I'm still kind of worried that someone complains if I set it up in the living room. But I mean the other roommates could watch Movies and play games on it too! I thought it would be great if we could watch movies together.:)

Sparticle wrote: »

As for the TV you may need to pay a license for that so I'd probably leave that out (Although I wonder if you could get around that by claiming it's a second monitor assuming it has a VGA or DVI socket).

What do you mean? Do I have to pay if I bring the TV with me even though I won't connect it to sky or the standard Irish channels?

Sparticle wrote: »

Sure bring the speakers and amp they're only going to gather dust at home and if anyone complains about a clutterly mess just tell them you're obeying the second law of thermodynamics.

I thought the speakers might be great for a party, seen as they have a tweeter horn which are usually used at clubs too. I don't know much about them, they're from Klipsch and the amps from Onkyo, any Audio enthusiasts around here?

By the way, what do you mean with the second law of thermodynamics?

Sparticle

thysol wrote: »

What do you mean? Do I have to pay if I bring the TV with me even though I won't connect it to sky or the standard Irish channels?

I'm not 100% what category it would fall into then
http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/for-your-home/students-aud1/

thysol wrote: »

By the way, what do you mean with the second law of thermodynamics?

Total entropy always increases so it's pointless trying to impose order on your room as it will always revert back to disorder given time as it's not an isolated system. It's just a nerdy way of saying it will get cluttered and messy again so why bother tidying it up.:D

thysol

Sparticle wrote: »

I'm not 100% what category it would fall into then
http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/for-your-home/students-aud1/

But sure, if I just use the TV for movies and games I don't have to buy a licence.

Sparticle wrote: »

Total entropy always increases so it's pointless trying to impose order on your room as it will always revert back to disorder given time as it's not an isolated system. It's just a nerdy way of saying it will get cluttered and messy again so why bother tidying it up.:D

Ok, lol.:D

MrSnrub wrote: »

If you're bringing an amp make sure you max out the gain and the bass so the sound resonates through the whole building.

I won't do that, I am a strict HiFi guy who doesn't turn any equalizer knobs.:P

Maybe_Memories

FloatingVoter wrote: »

Condoms.

They give them out free on the first night.


Also, the phone reception in Halls is terrible. Terrible.

Mr_Man!

Maybe_Memories wrote: »

Also, the phone reception in Halls is terrible. Terrible.

This is true. Probably the only thing I will miss about Halls.

Enjoy your year there everyone, it'll be the best one of you're life so far

Maybe_Memories

Sparticle wrote: »

crysis-like graphics

You know a game has good graphics when you load the game and the first thing you're told is that it has been "achieved with Cry-Engine 3." Achieved.

Groinshot

Maybe_Memories wrote: »

Off licence is a 7 minute walk away.

Less. I've made it there leaving at 5 to ten!

And the tv licence depends, They usually tell you when you're there. Last two years we haven't had to pay it, but that *may* change (not liekly)

And the lawas for a TV licence are if you have receiving equipment, not if you're watching tv. So if you have a PS3 conected to a MOnitor, it's all good, if you have a TV sitting in your wardrobe you're liable

thysol

Maybe_Memories wrote: »

You know a game has good graphics when you load the game and the first thing you're told is that it has been "achieved with Cry-Engine 3." Achieved.

lol, in my opinion Crysis 2 hasn't a chance against Crysis 1 graphics wise, even with the DX11 patch.:mad:

Groinshot wrote: »

Less. I've made it there leaving at 5 to ten!

And the tv licence depends, They usually tell you when you're there. Last two years we haven't had to pay it, but that *may* change (not liekly)

And the lawas for a TV licence are if you have receiving equipment, not if you're watching tv. So if you have a PS3 conected to a MOnitor, it's all good, if you have a TV sitting in your wardrobe you're liable

I would have the TV connected to my desktop. But I have the TV now since 2 years and haven't paid a licence because I never used it to watch TV. Did I do something illegal?