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  • #9452
    Jhcx
    Registered Users Posts: 2,776 ✭✭✭Jhcx


    Thanks Pajor. I'll try


  • #9453
    Jhcx
    Registered Users Posts: 2,776 ✭✭✭Jhcx


    Hello...! Are we still alive? How are ye all?

    Ive found myself getting very distant from the world lately. walked away from alot of friends and rarely on snapchat as much, usually just ignore more snaps. just need to drop fb and i'll be doing great. Feel kinda happier just ignoring the world, working on my career


  • #9454
    LoonyLovegood
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 6,068 Mod ✭✭✭✭LoonyLovegood


    I've been busy with work and life and...ugh. Life has not been amazing for the last few weeks, lets put it that way?


  • #9455
    MauraTheThird
    Registered Users Posts: 818 ✭✭✭MauraTheThird


    My phone is a terribly broken atm so I am ignoring a lot of social media stuff because it breaks my heart to look at my phone. Life is grand atm; I am just counting down the days to be done with college. I've not felt this unmotivated in a long time.

    Plus point; haven't gotten too drunk in a long time so that's good. Have a internship sorted for next year so I am happy about this!


  • #9456
    wnolan1992
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,009 Mod ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    HugsiePie wrote: »
    Did an file close his account :(

    Jeez Hugsie, way to give me a minor heart attack there. :pac:

    381701.PNG


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  • #9457
    LoonyLovegood
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 6,068 Mod ✭✭✭✭LoonyLovegood


    Also had a minor heart attack. I nearly screamed "NOOOOOO"...was that overly dramatic?


  • #9458
    HugsiePie
    Registered Users Posts: 11,156 ✭✭✭✭HugsiePie


    wnolan1992 wrote: »
    Jeez Hugsie, way to give me a minor heart attack there. :pac:

    381701.PNG
    LoonyLovegood wrote: »
    Also had a minor heart attack. I nearly screamed "NOOOOOO"...was that overly dramatic?

    So I didnt kill yee off yet, dammit :mad:

    Hit man it is!!!!! :pac:


  • #9459
    wnolan1992
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,009 Mod ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    HugsiePie wrote: »
    So I didnt kill yee off yet, dammit :mad:

    Hit man it is!!!!! :pac:

    It's fine, if my FYP supervisor doesn't kill me on Thursday, my family will in a few weeks when I fail out of college and confirm that I've wasted six years trying to get an undergrad with no success... :P


  • #9460
    LoonyLovegood
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 6,068 Mod ✭✭✭✭LoonyLovegood


    Hey, wnolan, we really are peas in a pod aren't we?


  • #9461
    wnolan1992
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,009 Mod ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    LoonyLovegood wrote: »
    Hey, wnolan, we really are peas in a pod aren't we?

    If the peas refused to germinate? Yeah, probs.



    This got sad really quickly.

    Thanks Hugsie.


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  • #9462
    pajor
    Registered Users Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭pajor


    wnolan1992 wrote: »
    If the peas refused to germinate? Yeah, probs.



    This got sad really quickly.

    Thanks Hugsie.

    giphy.gif

    F*ck biology. :p


  • #9463
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,850 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    wnolan1992 wrote: »
    Jeez Hugsie, way to give me a minor heart attack there. :pac:

    Not yet, but feeling closer to doing it every day. :/


  • #9464
    pajor
    Registered Users Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭pajor


    HugsiePie wrote: »
    Chemistry more your thing pajor ;)

    Definitely. I like to experiment.


  • #9465
    wnolan1992
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,009 Mod ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    An File wrote: »
    Not yet, but feeling closer to doing it every day. :/

    You've seen the new site design too then? :pac:


  • #9466
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,850 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    wnolan1992 wrote: »
    You've seen the new site design too then? :pac:

    That, and the fact that posting and modding have been feeling rather tedious for about a year now. Maybe longer. The fun is long gone. I think it's mostly in the private social forums these days instead of the wider site.


  • #9467
    wnolan1992
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,009 Mod ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    An File wrote: »
    That, and the fact that posting and modding have been feeling rather tedious for about a year now. Maybe longer. The fun is long gone. I think it's mostly in the private social forums these days instead of the wider site.

    Mhm. I'm not a member of any private forums worth talking about (well, at least not any "social" ones), I find myself pretty much confined to 4 forums these days (Radio, UL, C&H and Podcasts), 1 of those is dead, 1 is barely alive, another is a small group posting in one or 2 threads, and the last is a shadow of what it was even a year ago, and some threads there are downright hostile at this point (namely the Ray D'Arcy thread in Radio which is a f*cking sh*tshow now).

    I've even found myself drifting over to reddit recently, something which I wouldn't have considered a year ago...


  • #9468
    pajor
    Registered Users Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭pajor


    wnolan1992 wrote: »
    and some threads there are downright hostile at this point (namely the Ray D'Arcy thread in Radio which is a f*cking sh*tshow now).

    A while back I was reading and posted a couple of times in the LW 252 thread (I'm a nerd, deal with it), ffs some people get so vicious over nothing.

    Left the motors forum a long time ago, way too many people up on high horses.


  • #9469
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    An File wrote: »
    That, and the fact that posting and modding have been feeling rather tedious for about a year now. Maybe longer. The fun is long gone. I think it's mostly in the private social forums these days instead of the wider site.

    This is true. I blame the gubbermint.
    /runs away again


  • #9470
    suitcasepink
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,836 Mod ✭✭✭✭suitcasepink


    My absolute perfect job has come in such a convenient place at such a great time where I'm finishing up my final year and I really feel I could be a perfect fit for it

    I'm too scared to apply tho I want it so badly ����
    So yayargh


  • #9471
    pajor
    Registered Users Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭pajor


    deise_girl wrote: »
    My absolute perfect job has come in such a convenient place at such a great time where I'm finishing up my final year and I really feel I could be a perfect fit for it

    I'm too scared to apply tho I want it so badly ����
    So yayargh



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  • #9472
    wnolan1992
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,009 Mod ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    deise_girl wrote: »
    My absolute perfect job has come in such a convenient place at such a great time where I'm finishing up my final year and I really feel I could be a perfect fit for it

    I'm too scared to apply tho I want it so badly ����
    So yayargh

    K, this is spooky 'cos I was in literally the same situation last week.

    I literally fired off an application, closed the tab of my emails, and have been too afraid to check my emails since. :o


  • #9473
    suitcasepink
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,836 Mod ✭✭✭✭suitcasepink


    Yeah like I'm too scared to even tailor my CV for it like I have a lot going for me re this job but like I'm sure I'm going to be against 100s of other applicants and mine could so easily slip through the cracks or worse yet not prove why I'd be so perfect :(


  • #9474
    pajor
    Registered Users Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭pajor


    HugsiePie wrote: »
    you miss all of the shots you don't take

    Cliché as fook, but very true.


  • #9475
    LoonyLovegood
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 6,068 Mod ✭✭✭✭LoonyLovegood


    DOOOO IT!

    I have an interview in *checks watch* three minutes for a job I really, really, really want. I mean, I REALLY want this. So much


  • #9476
    pajor
    Registered Users Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭pajor


    LoonyLovegood wrote: »
    DOOOO IT!

    I have an interview in *checks watch* three minutes for a job I really, really, really want. I mean, I REALLY want this. So much

    G'luuuuuuuuuck!


  • #9477
    wnolan1992
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,009 Mod ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    LoonyLovegood wrote: »
    DOOOO IT!

    I have an interview in *checks watch* three minutes for a job I really, really, really want. I mean, I REALLY want this. So much

    "So LooneyLovegood, give us an example of how you've shown commitment to a project."

    "Um... I was on the forum I moderate literally 3 minutes ago instead of preparing for this interview."


  • #9478
    LoonyLovegood
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 6,068 Mod ✭✭✭✭LoonyLovegood


    I think it went well! I hope so...if I don't get this job, I'm going to cry. I REALLY want it.


  • #9479
    Jhcx
    Registered Users Posts: 2,776 ✭✭✭Jhcx


    I think im finished with boards. im after checking out the responsive site. aka new boards and its just a disaster to my eyes too much boldness and multicolours. think had a chance to try it last year or something similar and gave up after a week. One way to lose viewers but the Irish are great at doing that anyway(dont fix it if it aint broken) Guess my retirement from boards has been a long time coming, less posting lack of interest. Its probably time i came off the grid for awhile. Focus on career


  • #9480
    pajor
    Registered Users Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭pajor


    Yeah.. new site is not going well. Have gone back to 'Legacy site' on both phone and computer. Kept unfollowing me from threads. Come back to me when it's done. :P


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  • #9481
    wnolan1992
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,009 Mod ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    I just didn't like the style of the new site. I like the current style I have (beta skin). I detest the current trend in web design of making everything so padded and fluffy looking.

    I get they need to move away from vBulletin (the software the site runs on), but basically all I saw when I tried the new site was "WE WANT TO BE REDDIT! CAN WE BE REDDIT GUYS? PLEASE?!". If I wanted Reddit, I'd be on Reddit.

    I'm sure it's what some people want, and I wish them the best with it, but I can see myself not hanging around long after the old styles are switched off.

    Plus as I said previously, I'm posting way less now anyway, so I think it'll just be a gradual phase out as opposed to a dramatic "CLOSED ACCOUNT" tagline some day...


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