jonno_2004 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Revising so much I think I'm actually simplifying things too much. I had such a great structure in my head for the 3 I have this week yesterday but I feel I might have peaked with it. Annoying. Take a day off then. I revised so much for a French history exam that I was nearly having a nervous breakdown about it. Called my tutor who said, take a day off and have a glass of beer before bed and don't worry. Got 81 in the exam.I'd love to be able to have that luxury but a day off is simply not an option. I'm not particularly nervous, just the volume of information I was able to reproduce yesterday is more than today, which is bloody annoying. A beer before bed! Christ man, talk about a strategy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Uni halls are luxurious compared to Army "blocks" . As shit as they were though I loved every minute. On the weekends all the NCO's would usually go home as they were better paid , leaving all the piss head privates to create carnage from Friday til Sunday . I didn't even get my own room until I got my first stripe and yet students are moaning about not getting a **** en-suite. ! Try 4 to a room, a bathroom with no plugs , a beer can carpet and the sweet smell of masturbation for a couple of years . It builds character !Weren't you supposed to keep the place immaculately clean and tidy, though? I thought it was all daily inspections - kit laid out on neatly made beds, running white gloves under the windowsills to check for dust, and having to scrub the floor with a toothbrush if they found so much as a stray crumb? And you get YOUR OWN ROOM for being a lance-corporal??? :shock: First Monday of every month was block inspection time . A quick whizz round with a mop and some Febreeze on a Sunday night and it was alright. Single soldier accommodation is generally piss poor though, so you actually are trying to polish a turd. The scenario you describe is only really applicable to the basic training phase. After that you're generally left to your own devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 My mum's tidying habbits. She has no regard for anyone else's stuff, if I put something somewhere so I know where it is, my birth certificate for example, she will go and tidy it away into some obscure location anywhere in the house. Then when I come to need it, I can't find it, and she will have completely forgotten where she put it. Or she'll just go ahead and throw things away, yesterday she tidied the bathroom and threw my toothbrush and razor away! That razor was at the pretentious end of the Wilkinson Sword range, so it cost a stupid amount, damn it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Perhaps she is hinting that it is time for you to move out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 Headaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Perhaps she is hinting that it is time for you to move out? Maybe, my parents have been eyeing up my bedroom for some time :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Yeah I have always thought that women 'tidying up' is just glorified hiding of my stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Not getting holiday I requested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 16, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted May 16, 2011 A beer before bed! Christ man, talk about a strategy.I went down the pub for 3 or 4 pints the night before every single one of my finals exams (mind you, I got a third). Did exactly the same before my MSc exams (passed them all OK). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno_2004 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 I think I'll keep off the jars this time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 I'm not talking about getting leathered on wife beater. In Aber there was a great pub called the ship and castle, which used to have a great range of Trappiste Belgian beer. I ordered one to go, savoured it before hitting the sack and went into my exam with a clear head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 17, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted May 17, 2011 OT has been a tad dull for several days now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 17, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted May 17, 2011 Yeah I've noticed that Mike. That does piss me off. What am I supposed to do at work? Actually work?! Pah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Work paying me extra money that they are going to claw back a few days after payday! (Though that should piss me off) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 why do people have phones if they aint going to bother answering them?????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 I haven't been on off topic much recently either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted May 17, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted May 17, 2011 I'm not talking about getting leathered on wife beater. In Aber there was a great pub called the ship and castle, which used to have a great range of Trappiste Belgian beer. I ordered one to go, savoured it before hitting the sack and went into my exam with a clear head. One of my favourites when I was there. Used to close too early though. I actually pinched one of the Rochefort glasses when they had that on once. Then a housemates friend dropped it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 I'm not talking about getting leathered on wife beater. In Aber there was a great pub called the ship and castle, which used to have a great range of Trappiste Belgian beer. I ordered one to go, savoured it before hitting the sack and went into my exam with a clear head. One of my favourites when I was there. Used to close too early though. I actually pinched one of the Rochefort glasses when they had that on once. Then a housemates friend dropped it . They were beautiful. Only place I knew where you could order a pint of Leffe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Drawstring teabags. They're trying to solve a problem that was never there in the first place ! It's not as as if burns unit's are full off folk with skinless thumbs is it ? Now I can't even stir the bugger with the bag inside, without tangling the bag with the spoon . You have to be a high level boy scout just to make a bloody brew these days . Cameron's Britain eh ! You couldn't make it up. I'm going back to PG asap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDon Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 People that make tea in the cup. There's a reason we have teapots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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