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Old 09-10-13, 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by mike868y
willing to bet he stops posting on the blog when he discovers basement parties, beer, and college girls.
That would be when his followers would go through the roof if the pictures match the content.
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Blogs develop over time, just like the writer. I read some of the early posts in my blog and I can't believe I wrote them, they're so bad. There are other things I wrote and I don't know how I did it, I wish I could write like that all the itme.

In school I took some movie class. I forget what it was, some kind of elective thing where we initially watched Monty Python and stuff. At the end we had to write plays. Other students read the drafts and we redid them each week. One guy, a guy that couldn't take anything seriously, wrote this terrible thing, just horrible. We were laughing not because it was funny but it sounded like a 2nd grader wrote it. Over the course of maybe 10 classes he revised and refined his ridiculous play. At the end it was probably the best one of the class, entertaining, not too serious, definitely engaging. I was really surprised as I figured he had no chance. In the end I thought he had at least "most improved" down and was a podium in terms of "best play".

Keep writing and develop your style. Take serious feedback seriously. Do what you want but do things properly.
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Old 09-10-13, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by shovelhd
You're a RD?
Nope, just an admin. More on the physical plant/operations side, but I work with RDs and ADs, and each year I hire and work with 8-12 students. 3-4 on FTE roles, others part time.

Plenty close enough with the students to know kids who are on suspension, near suspension, depressed, LOA, etc. One of my best workers got himself arrested last year, spent 3 days in jail before he was released. His parents refused to bail him out and he was too embarrassed to call me.
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Originally Posted by misterwaterfall
Do you ever find yourself completing impossible equations that you find on chalk boards?
I understood that reference (thank you mom and dad for getting me to watch that movie)
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Originally Posted by Ygduf
I work at a university in Student housing. I know how fragile college kids are. I couldn't bring myself to be even fake mean.
Most college kids didn't go through severe bullying and move on to become one of the highest achievers at their high school. I just need some commentary on my writing.
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Originally Posted by mike868y
willing to bet he stops posting on the blog when he discovers basement parties, beer, and college girls.
Already discovered; it's hot, crowded and boring except for the girls
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Originally Posted by shovelhd
I hated Materials Science.
That's why I'm here. Gotta have someone who can process all those electrons.
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Originally Posted by AMFJ
That would be when his followers would go through the roof if the pictures match the content.
You guys really just wanna see pictures of hot college chicks, don't you?
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Originally Posted by Skyline516
Most college kids didn't go through severe bullying and move on to become one of the highest achievers at their high school. I just need some commentary on my writing.
Next achievement? Learning the multi quote button
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Originally Posted by Skyline516
Most college kids didn't go through severe bullying and move on to become one of the highest achievers at their high school. I just need some commentary on my writing.
See, you sound offended now after I went out of my way to not give pointless destructive criticism.

The perfect troll.

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I understood that reference (thank you mom and dad for getting me to watch that movie)
What year was Good Will Hunting?
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Originally Posted by Ygduf
See, you sound offended now after I went out of my way to not give pointless destructive criticism.

The perfect troll.


What year was Good Will Hunting?
...Hilarious. Goog Will Hunting was 1997, 2 years after my birth.
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