That's quite a way you're moving, if Teesside is local, about twice the distance I'll be moving. I'm from A small town in rural Wiltshire, whose only claim to fame is that there was once a bacon factory. And Oxygen was discovered here too, but for some reason people think the bacon is more important (seriously, the pigs got a statue and a place on the welcome sign. He has a graffiti'd plaque in a grotty stream in front of a supermarket.)
Being able to start a fresh was a big part in my choice of universities. Nottingham was about as far north as I could go without having to deal with comments of how I'm near my northern relatives and should visit. But they all hate eachother, so if I visit one, I'd have to visit them all to avoid causing upset, and they don't live near eachother (50 miles between each group, stretching from Blackpool all the way up to Ayrshire in Scotland, which would bankrupt any student!
The only daunting prospect is that I don't know anyone who's even been to Nottingham (other than myself or my mother for an Open Day or two), let alone anyone who lives there. Ah well, I assume plenty of people will be in the same boat.
Aye it is, and that's part of the adventure. Hell I'm 31 and the furthest I've lived away from home (a small resort town in what used to be Cleveland and is now technically North Yorkshire) is under 20 miles (which makes moving 250 miles like a trip down the street). That was when I lived in Middlesbrough for 6 months and got depressed and lonely. Still I was only 19 at the time. I've been in a rut here for over 10 years, excepting the two years at Teesside University that I did well at.
I'm grateful that I've got someone to live with, though if I didn't I might have enquired into student accommodation, though reluctantly as I'm not sure how I'd be living with people I didn't know. Most of my family live in this area so the over 500 mile round trip does mean that I'd probably only see them during holiday periods but then again my parents lived in Cyprus for pretty much the whole of my twenties so it shouldn't really bother me too much once I get settled in.
Aye it is, and that's part of the adventure. Hell I'm 31 and the furthest I've lived away from home (a small resort town in what used to be Cleveland and is now technically North Yorkshire) is under 20 miles (which makes moving 250 miles like a trip down the street). That was when I lived in Middlesbrough for 6 months and got depressed and lonely. Still I was only 19 at the time. I've been in a rut here for over 10 years, excepting the two years at Teesside University that I did well at.
I'm grateful that I've got someone to live with, though if I didn't I might have enquired into student accommodation, though reluctantly as I'm not sure how I'd be living with people I didn't know. Most of my family live in this area so the over 500 mile round trip does mean that I'd probably only see them during holiday periods but then again my parents lived in Cyprus for pretty much the whole of my twenties so it shouldn't really bother me too much once I get settled in.
Well, I'm only 21, and haven't lived away from home yet, but I'm sure I'll cope. I'm actually more worried about how on Earth my family will manage to solve their various computer related woes without me. And also fitting in with the other students in my accomodation, given that I don't exactly fit student culture (for one, I rarely drink, and you'll never find me in any nightclub!), but I'm sure I'll settle in.
I'll probably only see my family over the course of the holiday periods too, although with the money I've saved up over the past year, I could probably afford a trip or two down to see them (Two train trips and a bus trip, via London eachway, about £60 I think.). Or convince them to come up and stay in a holiday cottage or something nearby. Nottingham has lots of nice walks and things for the dog, and there's plenty of stuff to do in the area.
I'm actually more worried about how on Earth my family will manage to solve their various computer related woes without me.
I just had to quote that bit 'cos it's so true! I'm at my parents at least twice a week fixing some computer or smart phone problem or some other IT related task. Just this morning I was round there to help my mam scan a document and e-mail it to my brother.
I'll be doing tech support via phone/e-mail/skype when I move, I just know it.
I just had to quote that bit 'cos it's so true! I'm at my parents at least twice a week fixing some computer or smart phone problem or some other IT related task. Just this morning I was round there to help my mam scan a document and e-mail it to my brother.
I'll be doing tech support via phone/e-mail/skype when I move, I just know it.
I'll probably make a bunch of step by step lists. (If the internet goes wibbly, try this. To change an Ink cartridge do this.). And then stick this to the wall in the study.
I'll probably make a bunch of step by step lists. (If the internet goes wibbly, try this. To change an Ink cartridge do this.). And then stick this to the wall in the study.
They already thought that once. That's why we have Protestants.
Hebrews 4:14-16 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
1 Timothy 2:5-6 For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all
Matthew 27:50-51
And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
The veil to the innermost part of the temple (called the holy of holies), where only the high priest could go and then only once per year, was torn when Jesus died. This is a symbol that His sacrifice has bridged the gap between us and God. In Jesus, believers are all priests and so can come to Him freely without need for such as a Pope.
Just received second response and it's another unconditional offer. I'm going to have a tough decision to make but it's a welcome position to be in after years of going nowhere.
Just received second response and it's another unconditional offer. I'm going to have a tough decision to make but it's a welcome position to be in after years of going nowhere.
I recieved two unconditional offers from two universities that I really liked the looks of. In the end, I based my choice of the quality of the free pens they gave away. (hey, it was an insurance choice! And I was practically guaranteed I'd meet my requirements for the first choice at that point)
For the record, Cardiff give away awesome pens. I'm still using the ones that I pilfered from an open day back in 2008.
TIL: People don't want to actually have things for free.
After a month of campaigning for my novel, giving my novel away for free (literally for free, no strings attached), I've decided to just give up. I'll extend the ELDRITCHFAIRYTALESTTG coupon until the end of 2018, but I assume the ones who didn't use it either don't want it or are waiting for their next paycheck or something.
In other words, the last chapter I wrote has been the longest I've written for this novel. Literally even. Around 30 pages. Before this chapter I had about 96 pages, including the foreword, or 94 without the foreword, spread over seven chapters.
I really should go to bed early for once. Haven't slept well in the past few months.
TIL: People don't want to actually have things for free.
After a month of campaigning for my novel, giving my novel away for free (literally for free, no strings attached), I've decided to just give up. I'll extend the ELDRITCHFAIRYTALESTTG coupon until the end of 2018, but I assume the ones who didn't use it either don't want it or are waiting for their next paycheck or something.
In other words, the last chapter I wrote has been the longest I've written for this novel. Literally even. Around 30 pages. Before this chapter I had about 96 pages, including the foreword, or 94 without the foreword, spread over seven chapters.
I really should go to bed early for once. Haven't slept well in the past few months.
I don't have an e-reader as such, but I do have a tablet (a rooted Asus Transformer running 4.2.1) which I've been meaning to attempt to read a digital book on. So it may as well be yours. Far better that my money goes to a budding you writer than some faceless corporation. Plus, I can give you feedback on it as/when I read it, if you so desire.
Do you have a synopsis/price/link to a place I can get it? Is it a pre-order type thing? It's just that you mention that you haven't finished it, which seems odd if you are already giving it away.
In other news, self-removal of stitches hurts. Like tiny wasp stings. It hurts even more when you jab yourself with the scissors by mistake.
Do you have a synopsis/price/link to a place I can get it? Is it a pre-order type thing? It's just that you mention that you haven't finished it, which seems odd if you are already giving it away.
It's here on leanpub. That's the whole purpose of Leanpub, to let you publish your book as you're writing it.
OF COURSE he does. Chyron is, in every way, THE typical American Protestant. As such, his opinions on a Pope have to fall somewhere in the range between outright antagonism and staunch principled disagreement.
The pope doesn't have the same job description as the High Priest. According to Tradition, the pope is taking over the position of Peter as the rock upon which the rest of the Church resides. It's a first among equals thing, where technically the pope is basically just the bishop of Rome, but since Rome is the most important place, he gets the biggest say. Or at least that's how it started out, and was for a long time. Now with so much media and such, the position is elevated because there's more media attention.
OF COURSE he does. Chyron is, in every way, THE typical American Protestant. As such, his opinions on a Pope have to fall somewhere in the range between outright antagonism and staunch principled disagreement.
I'm the model for a stereotype?
Nope. Not really.
I mean, come on. 1) My wife and I have a house, but it's because my parents helped us with the down payment (and because of the recent changes in the law regarding mortgages, or so it seems to me); 2) I live in a suburb now, but that's only because the crime here is low and the schools are good; 3) I'm coming up on 35 years old and still have no kids yet; 4) We still have only one car; 5) I live in the reddest state in the Union yet I'm a Democrat, I deplore Fox News and I find many Republicans (read: people) I know in my life to be woefully un(or mis)informed regarding the facts about various political issues...
...and I go to a baptist church. Yeah. So what? Sure, I have certain beliefs that line up with the Protestant way of thinking (while still finding value in many scientific understandings about our world), but I don't think Catholics are irretrievably stupid for having a hierarchy of leadership in the church. I can accept that the Body of Christ has many parts, and that while the part I'm connected to may be different than what they are, it doesn't make their purpose in serving the head (that is, Jesus Christ) any less valid.
And just because I think a real life fear of zombies sounds silly, or that the idea of extra-terrestrial/extra-dimensional aliens actually visiting our planet is fantasy, it doesn't make me a hypocrite when I say that I have had personal experiences in life that completely affirm for me that God exists and that He loves and cares about me.
Yeah, just not the one you're thinking of. American Protestant Christians tend to have this problem, where there's a certain lack of self-awareness and the only Christian stereotype that can possibly exist is the sort you might find caricatured in an episode of Family Guy. Next to the fairly simplistic "feel-good" theology largely derived from Church teaching and culture, it's probably the most common trait among American Protestants. That or a false sense of martyrdom and exclusion in modern culture. Those are the top three, anyway.
After a month of campaigning for my novel, giving my novel away for free (literally for free, no strings attached), I've decided to just give up. I'll extend the ELDRITCHFAIRYTALESTTG coupon until the end of 2018, but I assume the ones who didn't use it either don't want it or are waiting for their next paycheck or something.
Although I totally took advantage of the coupon, I also plan on giving you money at some point. Like when I have a job and therefor have money. This stuff is good man.
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There's a song on Album Raises New and Troubling Questions that completely loses the beat at the end of it, Like I think Marty just started playing randomly. And I love it because it's hilarious. I can't remember the name of it and I can't find it despite the fact that I have it on my phone.
Yeah, just not the one you're thinking of. American Protestant Christians tend to have this problem, where there's a certain lack of self-awareness and the only Christian stereotype that can possibly exist is the sort you might find caricatured in an episode of Family Guy. Next to the fairly simplistic "feel-good" theology largely derived from Church teaching and culture, it's probably the most common trait among American Protestants. That or a false sense of martyrdom and exclusion in modern culture. Those are the top three, anyway.
Actually, the stereotype I was thinking of was that of "typical midwestern conservative Southern Baptist," of which I am most certainly not.
And anyway, I must have missed the part where you became an expert on the subject. "Feel-good theology, a false sense of martyrdom or exclusion in modern culture"? I really have no idea what you're talking about.
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Aye it is, and that's part of the adventure. Hell I'm 31 and the furthest I've lived away from home (a small resort town in what used to be Cleveland and is now technically North Yorkshire) is under 20 miles (which makes moving 250 miles like a trip down the street). That was when I lived in Middlesbrough for 6 months and got depressed and lonely. Still I was only 19 at the time. I've been in a rut here for over 10 years, excepting the two years at Teesside University that I did well at.
I'm grateful that I've got someone to live with, though if I didn't I might have enquired into student accommodation, though reluctantly as I'm not sure how I'd be living with people I didn't know. Most of my family live in this area so the over 500 mile round trip does mean that I'd probably only see them during holiday periods but then again my parents lived in Cyprus for pretty much the whole of my twenties so it shouldn't really bother me too much once I get settled in.
Well, I'm only 21, and haven't lived away from home yet, but I'm sure I'll cope. I'm actually more worried about how on Earth my family will manage to solve their various computer related woes without me. And also fitting in with the other students in my accomodation, given that I don't exactly fit student culture (for one, I rarely drink, and you'll never find me in any nightclub!), but I'm sure I'll settle in.
I'll probably only see my family over the course of the holiday periods too, although with the money I've saved up over the past year, I could probably afford a trip or two down to see them (Two train trips and a bus trip, via London eachway, about £60 I think.). Or convince them to come up and stay in a holiday cottage or something nearby. Nottingham has lots of nice walks and things for the dog, and there's plenty of stuff to do in the area.
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Can I just point out that the zerg literally do not have feelings, mostly as a computer program, but as a race they don't have feelings.
I just had to quote that bit 'cos it's so true! I'm at my parents at least twice a week fixing some computer or smart phone problem or some other IT related task. Just this morning I was round there to help my mam scan a document and e-mail it to my brother.
I'll be doing tech support via phone/e-mail/skype when I move, I just know it.
Good idea!
Hebrews 4:14-16
Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
1 Timothy 2:5-6
For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all
Matthew 27:50-51
And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
The veil to the innermost part of the temple (called the holy of holies), where only the high priest could go and then only once per year, was torn when Jesus died. This is a symbol that His sacrifice has bridged the gap between us and God. In Jesus, believers are all priests and so can come to Him freely without need for such as a Pope.
The noire levels were fun, but the rest was all sorts of crap.
*throws his wii version at*
The chief child molester.
For the record, Cardiff give away awesome pens. I'm still using the ones that I pilfered from an open day back in 2008.
Also, I hope this guy gets promoted to pope.
Arrgh! Pope yerself!
After a month of campaigning for my novel, giving my novel away for free (literally for free, no strings attached), I've decided to just give up. I'll extend the ELDRITCHFAIRYTALESTTG coupon until the end of 2018, but I assume the ones who didn't use it either don't want it or are waiting for their next paycheck or something.
In other words, the last chapter I wrote has been the longest I've written for this novel. Literally even. Around 30 pages. Before this chapter I had about 96 pages, including the foreword, or 94 without the foreword, spread over seven chapters.
I really should go to bed early for once. Haven't slept well in the past few months.
Do you have a synopsis/price/link to a place I can get it? Is it a pre-order type thing? It's just that you mention that you haven't finished it, which seems odd if you are already giving it away.
In other news, self-removal of stitches hurts. Like tiny wasp stings. It hurts even more when you jab yourself with the scissors by mistake.
Weres Vegeta when you need him.
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Nope. Not really.
I mean, come on. 1) My wife and I have a house, but it's because my parents helped us with the down payment (and because of the recent changes in the law regarding mortgages, or so it seems to me); 2) I live in a suburb now, but that's only because the crime here is low and the schools are good; 3) I'm coming up on 35 years old and still have no kids yet; 4) We still have only one car; 5) I live in the reddest state in the Union yet I'm a Democrat, I deplore Fox News and I find many Republicans (read: people) I know in my life to be woefully un(or mis)informed regarding the facts about various political issues...
...and I go to a baptist church. Yeah. So what? Sure, I have certain beliefs that line up with the Protestant way of thinking (while still finding value in many scientific understandings about our world), but I don't think Catholics are irretrievably stupid for having a hierarchy of leadership in the church. I can accept that the Body of Christ has many parts, and that while the part I'm connected to may be different than what they are, it doesn't make their purpose in serving the head (that is, Jesus Christ) any less valid.
And just because I think a real life fear of zombies sounds silly, or that the idea of extra-terrestrial/extra-dimensional aliens actually visiting our planet is fantasy, it doesn't make me a hypocrite when I say that I have had personal experiences in life that completely affirm for me that God exists and that He loves and cares about me.
Sidenote: This is why people live in suburbs. Strangely enough, people do not choose to live in the suburbs for the nightlife.
Although I totally took advantage of the coupon, I also plan on giving you money at some point. Like when I have a job and therefor have money. This stuff is good man.
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There's a song on Album Raises New and Troubling Questions that completely loses the beat at the end of it, Like I think Marty just started playing randomly. And I love it because it's hilarious. I can't remember the name of it and I can't find it despite the fact that I have it on my phone.
Theses women do.
They must be getting desperate...
Actually, the stereotype I was thinking of was that of "typical midwestern conservative Southern Baptist," of which I am most certainly not.
And anyway, I must have missed the part where you became an expert on the subject. "Feel-good theology, a false sense of martyrdom or exclusion in modern culture"? I really have no idea what you're talking about.
It looks like pikachu has nipples.
Erect nipples.