what should i buy my sis for graduation?...

Originally posted by Troglodyte
Then she can pile all thoses worthless textbooks that won\'t sell-back for much anyways into a pile, add some lighter fluid, and dance amongst the flames, celebrating her freedom from education!

Forgive me for saying so Trog, but is it wrong for me to assume you are being facetious in the statement above? I hope you are, for freedom is, as I would say, a product of higher education. I do not mean to say that all freedom is a product of a higher education.

I am just saying that in most cases, with a higher education you can go further in life. I hope that once she gets a job that is a direct benefit to the education she has received, she will see the fruits of her labor, and be happy with all she has accomplished.

Sorry for babbling a bit too much. Your post just sparked something in me that I had to get out.

Originally posted by project86



Forgive me for saying so Trog, but is it wrong for me to assume you are being facetious in the statement above? I hope you are, for freedom is, as I would say, a product of higher education. I do not mean to say that all freedom is a product of a higher education.

I am just saying that in most cases, with a higher education you can go further in life. I hope that once she gets a job that is a direct benefit to the education she has received, she will see the fruits of her labor, and be happy with all she has accomplished.

Sorry for babbling a bit too much. Your post just sparked something in me that I had to get out.

You know we have SPOILER warnings, right??

I suggest the implementation of HANGOVER warnings, cos that confused the hell outta me!!!

Originally posted by Rick


You know we have SPOILER warnings, right??

I suggest the implementation of HANGOVER warnings, cos that confused the hell outta me!!!

Sorry Rick, just having a rough day at the office. I have to get these programs out by 4 PM today and what they have dished out to me is what on an average day takes about 11 hours or so. I got here at 6 AM  and I have been busting arse since then.

Originally posted by project86



Forgive me for saying so Trog, but is it wrong for me to assume you are being facetious in the statement above? I hope you are, for freedom is, as I would say, a product of higher education. I do not mean to say that all freedom is a product of a higher education.

I am just saying that in most cases, with a higher education you can go further in life. I hope that once she gets a job that is a direct benefit to the education she has received, she will see the fruits of her labor, and be happy with all she has accomplished.

Sorry for babbling a bit too much. Your post just sparked something in me that I had to get out.

Dude, whatever.

I\'m in college \'cause I want more freedom to choose what I want to do with my life, that doesn\'t mean I love every second of education.

College is dandy and all, but I can\'t wait until homework and tests are far behind me.  What better way to end torture than to burn the instruments of torture?

Originally posted by project86



Sorry Rick, just having a rough day at the office. I have to get these programs out by 4 PM today and what they have dished out to me is what on an average day takes about 11 hours or so. I got here at 6 AM  and I have been busting arse since then.

How the hell do you manage to be on the forums most of the day then??????

Originally posted by Rick


How the hell do you manage to be on the forums most of the day then??????

In writing code, I have a few spare minutes here and there to spend on the forums while the programs run through their calculations. It’s tricky but I manage.


As for Trog:

If you say that you are in college by choice to have more freedom after you are out, and the books you use are the devices of torture, wouldn’t that inadvertently make you a sadist?

Originally posted by project86

As for Trog:

If you say that you are in college by choice to have more freedom after you are out, and the books you use are the devices of torture, wouldn’t that inadvertently make you a sadist?

By definition, no, I don\'t derive pleasure from education.  I get a little piece of paper in which to derive pleasure from.  

So, you\'re telling me that the pilgrims should have never made their hard-fought voyage for a better life in the Americas?

Originally posted by Troglodyte


By definition, no, I don\'t derive pleasure from education.  I get a little piece of paper in which to derive pleasure from.  

So, you\'re telling me that the pilgrims should have never made their hard-fought voyage for a better life in the Americas?

Well of course not, however you got that from my statements above is… well, interesting to say the least.

I would say though that the reasons for their pilgrimage was not by definition for educational freedoms as much as it was for freedom of religion due to the oppressive state that the church had them in over seas.

And that is freedom OF religion, not freedom FROM religion. Just thought I would throw that in there, it seemed fitting.

Originally posted by project86



Well of course not, however you got that from my statements above is… well, interesting to say the least.

I would say though that the reasons for their pilgrimage was not by definition for educational freedoms as much as it was for freedom of religion due to the oppressive state that the church had them in over seas.

And that is freedom OF religion, not freedom FROM religion. Just thought I would throw that in there, it seemed fitting.

I\'m just saying not all of life\'s journeys are all daisies, and that a celebration of hard times are in order, even though because of the hard times one\'s life can be better.  I think I\'m going in circles here. . . back to studying organismal biology!

You can buy her you favourite PS2 game to play together

Originally posted by Adan
You can buy her you favourite PS2 game to play together

i thought about that, i also thought about buying her a cold air intake, so we can put it on my car together, lol

i \'ll have to do a search on that spa thing, i have a feeling there aren\'t that many in oklahoma.

btw, her major is microbiology, and she going to get her masters(or whatever) first, so i dont know is a palm pilot with help her any, come on, where are the females of the forum, need some advice from you lovely ladies

i agree with luke!!!! is she hot??? post a pic

If your sister likes stuffed animals there\'s a place where she can stuff her own doll.  It\'s called Build-a-Bear Workshop and it\'s all over the country.  THe only one that\'s in Oklahoma isn\'t open yet, but on the website you can order Bear Bucks which are gift certificates.  She can wait until the store opens or she can have one made and dressed and sent to her through the internet.  Or you can have one made over the internet and have it sent to her.  They probably have some graduation gowns and hats.  I\'d promote this shop for any occassion for guy or girl.  It\'s a totally fun experience when you go have the doll made.  Here\'s the website: http://www.buildabear.com/

Another idea for a gift is to buy something that would associate with whatever she wants to do career-wise.  Like if she is going to be a doctor you can buy her a doctor\'s coat with her name and cute messages from family and friends embroidered along the seem.

You can make something for her.  Maybe a CD of her favorite songs.  Or you can make something that can involve family and friends participation or messages, like a video of good luck.  Take your video camera around and collect messages from parents, best friends, boyfriend, boyfriend\'s parents, cousins, whoever.

Hope that helps.  

Originally posted by kopking
i agree with luke!!!! is she hot??? post a pic

shaddup

Originally posted by Rya
If your sister likes stuffed animals there\'s a place where she can stuff her own doll.  It\'s called Build-a-Bear Workshop and it\'s all over the country.  THe only one that\'s in Oklahoma isn\'t open yet, but on the website you can order Bear Bucks which are gift certificates.  She can wait until the store opens or she can have one made and dressed and sent to her through the internet.  Or you can have one made over the internet and have it sent to her.  They probably have some graduation gowns and hats.  I\'d promote this shop for any occassion for guy or girl.  It\'s a totally fun experience when you go have the doll made.  Here\'s the website: http://www.buildabear.com/

Another idea for a gift is to buy something that would associate with whatever she wants to do career-wise.  Like if she is going to be a doctor you can buy her a doctor\'s coat with her name and cute messages from family and friends embroidered along the seem.

You can make something for her.  Maybe a CD of her favorite songs.  Or you can make something that can involve family and friends participation or messages, like a video of good luck.  Take your video camera around and collect messages from parents, best friends, boyfriend, boyfriend\'s parents, cousins, whoever.

Hope that helps.  

she loves stuffed animals, thanks for the link.  she also loves winnie the pooh stuffed toys, but she has like all of them, so i doubt i can find one that she doesn\'t have.  i was thinking of a big stuffed animal, thats holding  a basket filled with stuff from bath and body works or something, and maybe a gift certificate or something.  how does that sound?