Living in University Halls

GoldenGlory · 18 Sep 2006 at 16:37

At least your not spending your days working 9-5.
My contract ends on the 29th Sep, then lectures start on the 2nd Oct.

Miss freshers week

benjo plz. · 18 Sep 2006 at 16:39

GoldenGlory said:
Miss freshers week

Cant you end the contract if you give a weeks notice?

badgermonkey · 18 Sep 2006 at 16:43

Phnom_Penh said:
Cant you end the contract if you give a weeks notice?

And if not, just say balls to them. You should have told them lectures start a week earlier than they do. They would have HAD to let you go then.

benjo plz. · 18 Sep 2006 at 16:44

badgermonkey said:
And if not, just say balls to them. You should have told them lectures start a week earlier than they do. They would have HAD to let you go then.

yep, tbh there's no way at all you want to miss freshers week.

Visage · 18 Sep 2006 at 16:45

GoldenGlory said:
At least your not spending your days working 9-5.
My contract ends on the 29th Sep, then lectures start on the 2nd Oct.

Miss freshers week

Do NOT miss freshers week.

Wall to wall wimmin and booze. Whats not to like?

badgermonkey · 18 Sep 2006 at 16:45

Phnom_Penh said:
yep, tbh there's no way at all you want to miss freshers week.

If you do you'll be the outsider that nobody knows!

Hate · 18 Sep 2006 at 16:51

Tob3z said:
Guys what's the deal with Staffs connection?

When I go can I use Xbox live? lol

This kinda thing tickles me, it used to matter to me too if I could play quakeworld or not over the connection

If you go prepared that you'll be firewalled to hell and back or saturated to another hell and back so that your games will not work.

Mine didn't, and it never bothered me in the slightest after like a week.

Tobes · 18 Sep 2006 at 16:53

Hate said:
This kinda thing tickles me, it used to matter to me too if I could play quakeworld or not over the connection

If you go prepared that you'll be firewalled to hell and back or saturated to another hell and back so that your games will not work.

Mine didn't, and it never bothered me in the slightest after like a week.

I wont have any friends. I was meant to go this year but I got a UU in my course so by the time I have the grades I will be 20.

So I need online gaming

badgermonkey · 18 Sep 2006 at 17:05

I'm leaving my gaming rig at home during freshers week, and sticking with a crapass laptop to check emails. (It's no use for anything else)

Then once everyone loves me i can bring the rig in, but not have any incentive to play it

EDIT: Too easily to be unsocial with a top spec computer sitting in your room.

Visage · 18 Sep 2006 at 17:07

badgermonkey said:
I'm leaving my gaming rig at home during freshers week, and sticking with a crapass laptop to check emails. (It's no use for anything else)

Then once everyone loves me i can bring the rig in, but not have any incentive to play it

EDIT: Too easily to be unsocial with a top spec computer sitting in your room.

Good on you.

Uni is about socialising, meeting new people and having new experiences.

Its not about playing BF2 all day...

badgermonkey · 18 Sep 2006 at 17:08

Visage said:
Good on you.

Uni is about socialising, meeting new people and having new experiences.

Its not about playing BF2 all day...

BF2s no fun unless it's a server full of your mates anyway

I have the WoW and CSS and Oblivion bug

.:MBK:. · 18 Sep 2006 at 17:09

im currently going through one of those phases where i just find all games boring anyway, so im glad im off to uni on sunday, i need something to do lol

Visage · 18 Sep 2006 at 17:10

badgermonkey said:
BF2s no fun unless it's a server full of your mates anyway

I have the WoW and CSS and Oblivion bug

I remember during my time at uni there would be people who would turn up at Final exams and everyone would be like 'Who on earth is that?'

Generally someone who'd spent 3 years in the computer room.....a crying shame when there's so much subsidised booze on offer.....

Serj · 18 Sep 2006 at 17:11

Visage said:
Good on you.

Uni is about socialising, meeting new people and having new experiences.

Its not about playing BF2 all day...

Totally agree.

:eek:

@ the guy taking TWO rigs! If all you do is play games on your PC during freshers week i can confidently say that that is all you'll be doing for the rest of the year.

Sudden · 18 Sep 2006 at 17:34

Just because you're taking a gaming rig with you doesn't mean you won't socialize

I'm taking a Quad SLI rig with me, and a nice 24" screen to boot, but it's not like I plan to miss all the fresher's week stuff. I am nervous about it all since i'm a bit shy etc. etc, but don't intend to not do anythign except play games. It's just somethign graet to have and you can play when you feel like!

MastermindUK · 18 Sep 2006 at 17:40

I move in a week on Saturday. Looking forward to it.

I think I'll be without a computer for the first few day at least. I'm not going to take my dinosaur of a pc with me, but I'm planning to get a Macbook of some sort when I'm there. Should make me extra sociable

I realised a few days that I've forgotten all of the maths I did at school though. Damn gap year :/

Locrian · 18 Sep 2006 at 17:49

Serj said:
Totally agree.

@ the guy taking TWO rigs! If all you do is play games on your PC during freshers week i can confidently say that that is all you'll be doing for the rest of the year.

Im taking two rigs, my ubah gaming rig and my linux laptop, just because you are a computer enthusiast doesnt mean you arent going to enjoy freshers week! Regardless, who the HELL states that during freshers week you Must Go Out Every Night And Get Drunk. Each to their own :mad:

badgermonkey · 18 Sep 2006 at 17:52

Locrian said:
who the HELL states that during freshers week you Must Go Out Every Night And Get Drunk. Each to their own

You dont have to get drunk, but going out and socialising with the people you are going to spend the next few years with WOULD be a good idea.... Oviously SOME people arent excited about Freshers Week

/cue Locrian sat in his room for the next 3 years

benjo plz. · 18 Sep 2006 at 17:53

Locrian said:
who the HELL states that during freshers week you Must Go Out Every Night And Get Drunk. Each to their own

1. It's an unwritten rule. Staying in during freshers week is simply not done. 2. it's only a week, I'm sure you can cope

.

badgermonkey · 18 Sep 2006 at 17:59

Phnom_Penh said:
1. It's an unwritten rule. Staying in during freshers week is simply not done. 2. it's only a week, I'm sure you can cope .

It's a written rule now!