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| pianojerome | Jan 12 2006, 10:15 PM Post #1 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I suppose 'Goodbye' would be too blunt, and it also would not be completely honest, either. Here's the problem: I need to work. More. Granted, my first semester at school was quite successful, and I learned a lot, but I could have worked more, studied more, read more. Now the second semester has begun, and I have barely practiced piano, barely studied or even read the assigned passages for my classes, and have been getting not enough sleep. If you hadn't noticed, I am an academic kind of guy. I love to study, and read, and research, so why don't I? There are all of these questions that I have, and all of these subjects I am so interested in, yet I don't answer all of my questions, and I do not dive into these subjects that I love so much. I am also very lazy. Quite a rough characteristic for someone who really wants and needs to work! But, evidently, I am not too lazy to sit at my computer all afternoon, all evening, and all night hitting the refresh button and chatting with you guys here at TNCR. I suppose that's not a bad thing. I learn so much here, and you are all such wonderful people. It's no wonder I stay here so long. There are 24 hours in the day. Suppose I sleep for 7 hours; say 11-6. That still leaves me 17 hours every day. Suppose I practice piano for 4 hours. That still leaves me 13 hours every day. Suppose I eat for an hour (half hour for lunch, half hour for dinner). That still leaves me with 12 hours. I could sit here and talk with you guys for 2 hours every day, and still have 10 hours for study. Not that I would spend 10 hours studying, but there would still be all that time. But I cannot do that. I don't know why. I try, and the day grows dark, and now it is almost 1:00 in the morning. So here's my plan, which I suppose isn't much of a plan, but we'll see how it goes. I'm going to take a break from TNCR. I hate to do it, especially because I know, logically, that I could even spend 2 hours here every day, and practice piano for 4 hours, and eat and sleep, and still have 10 hours left for class/study/socializing/etc. But I also know, from experience, that I cannot. I'll be back. After school is out in April, I will definately be back. ![]() Who knows, maybe I'll be back sooner. Maybe I won't be able to keep myself away. But I have to try. There's so much I want to do. So much I want to read. I am hoping that I will learn how to manage my time, so that I will be able to spend some time here and also do the things that I want to do. ... Do I post this? Or no? It's a decision to make. I can just delete this and go to bed. ... Why am I so hesitant? I'll be back. This isn't forever.
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| ***musical princess*** | Jan 12 2006, 10:18 PM Post #2 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I'm going to miss you Sam. Comeback very soon....The above quote - a brief but very accurate synopsis of my life at the moment, too. x |
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| Mark | Jan 12 2006, 10:18 PM Post #3 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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We will miss you Sam! You should do what you have to do. I look forward to your return. Mark |
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| Aqua Letifer | Jan 12 2006, 10:20 PM Post #4 |
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ZOOOOOM!
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Sad to hear you'll be leaving us, Sam! I hope you get everything else worked out quickly so that you can come back and visit. Take care!
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| Friday | Jan 12 2006, 10:43 PM Post #5 |
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Senior Carp
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Take good care of yourself Sam. I shall miss learning from you. And when you come back, I hope I can learn even more.
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| mirabilis | Jan 13 2006, 01:56 AM Post #6 |
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Junior Carp
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O.K., O.K.... Get a life ! Academic guy ! :lol: :lol: :lol: Or better... Get a girlfriend and trash your life ... ( cannot be worse than sitting at your desktop and hitting the refresh key, time after time, hoping somebody will notice that you exists ... You're just a pixel Sam , a bunch of pixels...an animated gif... a screen name.... a nudnick ! Be a man, take off the plug of the computer ! [size=14]NOW ![/size] |
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| John D'Oh | Jan 13 2006, 05:37 AM Post #7 |
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MAMIL
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Take care, Sam! I'm so glad the internet wasn't around when I was a student. |
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| Axtremus | Jan 13 2006, 06:02 AM Post #8 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Suggestion: Ask your good friend jgoo to temporarily suspend your account. Good luck.
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| kathyk | Jan 13 2006, 06:14 AM Post #9 |
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Pisa-Carp
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Boy, can I relate to your plight, Sam. If your anything like me, it will be lifelong struggle. Don't make yourself too rare. |
| Blogging in Palestine: http://kksjournal.com/ | |
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| The 89th Key | Jan 13 2006, 06:29 AM Post #10 |
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Sam, hopefully you'll be like me and just leave for a bit. I left one time, but came back after 2 months. I left another time and came back after 2 weeks. "I KEEP TRYING TO GET OUT BUT THEY KEEP PULLING ME BACK IN!!!" Anyway, Sam...best of luck with your time management. Set a schedule...maybe only come online on Fridays, or something. Either way...keep in touch! I found your threads to be some of the most substantive and enlightening (and thought provoking) threads we've ever had.
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| big al | Jan 13 2006, 06:50 AM Post #11 |
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Bull-Carp
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Everything in moderation, Sam. I enjoy seeing your posts here. Your curiosity is infectious. In some ways, we're (or at least I'm) able to vicariously relive the college experience through your posts. I haven't tried the chat function here yet, but if that gets up and going with scheduled sessions perhaps one night a week, you might limit your participation to that forum. Good luck, God bless and all success as you continue your education (or should I just say mazel tov?). Big Al |
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| George K | Jan 13 2006, 06:55 AM Post #12 |
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Finally
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I have to add my sentiments as well. Sam, if I had been as smart as I think you are at your age, I wouldn't be doing what I'm doing! I think it was Al that commented on your curiosity. I agree. Stay curious, stay honest, stay in touch! |
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| DivaDeb | Jan 13 2006, 07:05 AM Post #13 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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very wise Sam I hope you'll drop back in and let us know how it is going. I really really enjoyed reading some of the technical stuff you posted and enjoy conversation as well. I study a lot too and occasionally need to drop off the map to get the things I want to know learned. You are a smart young man! Work hard and don't be a stranger. Be thinking of you! |
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| Optimistic | Jan 13 2006, 07:49 AM Post #14 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Sam, I took piano lessons for just one semester in college (as a credit course), and it was inCREDibly hard to add that practice time to a schedule already full with study, clubs, job, etc. I really don't know how you do it. Work hard, but not too hard! And definitely drop by on occasion!
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PHOTOS I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up. - Mark Twain We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. -T. S. Eliot | |
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