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...and all my vBookie cash! Swish or what?

World > European > Domestic ;) Until 2010 comes around you're still in my pocket, matey!

*cough* WORLD CUP! *cough*

I'll check it out, cheers... Yeah, simple enough. If only I had the washer/nut...

I read Mitchell's column which was, as expected, well written and interesting enough.

I've had a quick skeg at the screws/nuts/bolts etc isle in Homebase (I offered to "tidy" it, see ;)), and couldn't see anything. And there's no guitar shop near me, so, it's a bit of a puzzle.

The problem with that line of thinking is that I'm going to do Media Production, an unconventional course in itself. So really, all the classically successful universities don't even do it. And as it's a course that needs lots of technology and studios etc, surely a freshly built campus is a REALLY good thing? As I said, it's all modern. Tonnes of studios and equipment. Oxford/Cambridge might sound better (and if I went the more traditional A level route, trust me, I'd have pushed to get in), but it doesn't do my course. And in terms of the crowd, yeah, I know I'll find people regardless. I was just SURROUNDED by scene kids, and that's never a good thing, in my book! But seriously, socially, I'll be fine wherever I go. Just because I might not be so fussed about knowing them doesn't mean they don't like me. I get on with everybody, everywhere.

Thanks to you all for your advice, I've taken it all in. I've thrown it all around in my mind, rethinking everything after I came off my man-period. I was pretty pissed off when it didn't live up to my expectations which was, really, unfair on what is undeniably a brilliant University. The buildings are all basically brand new, the technologies/equipment/facilities are all top notch, everything is a convenient walk away, the course itself is exactly what I want to do...really, as I said, I'm pretty much the problem. Inititially as it wasn't what I expected and really wanted, I couldn't entertain the thought of being there for three years. Now, looking it at in a more cooled down manner, that's over the top. I could study there, I could even brave the student halls. But, I think if I were to go there, I might opt for an off campus residence. That would really be the best of both worlds, because I could be happy with my placing away from the University, settled somewhere in what I'm sure IS a good city (it's not fair to base my opinion on the city on what little I saw as I stormed through, lost and already steaming from the ears), and then I can head to the brilliantly equipped Uni to learn. That could work. It's not what I imagined, but then, I doubt any university could be exactly what I want it to be. I have to be realistic, and reasonable. I hasten to add, however, that this isn't a complete u-turn. I like to think that it's me slapping some sense into myself. Whilst I am still very much considering it (it's the best course as I know it, and I have never made a habit of settling for second), I am now going to put effort into learning about the other universities on my list. I want to know more about the Media Production course offered by Winchester, and how it compares, so possibly even after doing research on their site, I might shoot them an email. And I'll definitely attend an open day...no, I'll definitely visit them, I'll say. I may well learn more when I can walk around at my leisure, seeing the establishment working on a normal day. So here's my plan of action: Visit my first choice again, on a normal day. Walk the city, the university, try to get a tour of the media facilities. First time round, I don't know, I was off. It has the best course so it needs to be looked at again. I'm out of the clouds now, no more dreams, I need to be real. So, visit again. Research the courses at Winchester and Northumbria. Visit Winchester. Visit Northumbria. Bring more universities into the mix, I only have those three that are definitely in the mix. I need more. Learn how to do that towel turban thing that all women know how to do. Ask around to see who's been where and what they thought. Even if it's someone who's only been to one of the universities I'm considering, they'll have been elswhere and so can still give me their thoughts on how it compares. So yes, I have lots of thinking and research to do still, but the good thing is I have months to see these places. I know I have to hand in my application soon, but now it's okay because realistically, it is the best course, and I can live off campus etc. I just need to know more about the other places. Bah, now I'm rambling a bit, so, thanks to everyone who offered advice. I means it, love you guyz! And finally, keep chatting - where are YOU guys going? What you going to study?

Hello again, folks! Yes indeed, I'm dragging this old dog back up again. There's a good reason though, I need help fixing my (borrowed - eep!) electric. I originally had two issues, but then I found the screw wedged between my carpet and the bottom of the wardrobe - no fuss! But the remaining problem relates to the cable jack. It's gone inside the guitar. Somehow, at some time, I assume, the nut must have fallen off and unlike the aforementioned screw - it remains to be seen. Here's a grainy, blurry picture to illustrate this... http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/4346/image01318mf1.jpg ...it's very blurry, sorry about that, but you can clearly see the jack has dipped into the guitar. I've rummaged around in the tool box and found an arrangement of nuts and washes, but none seem to fit. I''ve taken the back off the gutiar and I can easily push it back out, I just need a nut (and wash, really) to lock it in place out there. I'm not sure where to get one though. It needs to be like a flat nut, or a shallow nut, I forget what my Dad said it was now, but like - not a fat one. It has to be quite slimline. So, where can I get one? Do I need to go to the manufacturers website? What do I do?

Best of luck with your driving test mate, and with getting the 2k!

You swore...like, really.

You have gas.

Are you in that video, Saz? Catching somebody who jumps off the ropes early on, and then taking a nut shot later? Regardless, some of that stuff looks good, other stuff laughably piss weak.

Today I visited a university - my top choice - and an establishment I've heavily emotionally invested in since drawing up my shortlist last summer. Today had to go extremely well. But I was very, very underwhelmed. That's it, in a nutshell. And although it sounds basic, really, I'm now sat here - heart beating faster than normal - wondering just what the hell am I going to do? My brilliant, all too perfect image of what it was going to be, and I needed it to be, has been shattered. It's not the place I want it to be, the place I need it to be... I say need because it offers the best course, curriculum and entry points, everything is grand. The (somewhat misleading, I think) pictures in the prospectus make it look like a warm hearted, modern yet homely place of sheer optimism and looming success - the ultimate doorway to a bright future. And for some, it'll be exactly that. But I just didn't feel it. I didn't FEEL it. I didn't walk in, have the atmosphere and environment grab me by the big balls and say HEY, YOU NEED TO BE HERE, THIS IS THE PLACE FOR YOU. Granted, everybody seemed nice, the buildings are modern, funky and laden with technology and the kind of studios I'm sure other places envy...but...through it all...I was just so disheartened. I don't know what I wanted it to be, and that's awkward enough in itself. I just know that as it offers THE best course, and is so PERFECT in terms of not being too far away and even having a frickin' Homebase (I work there, could transfer) half a mile away.....it didn't click with me as a person. And this is what leads me to being angry at myself, because there's nothing wrong with the University, it's me. I'm the problem. I couldn't go to a place I don't like...not for three years...but it offers the best course. I'm so p*ssed because I've gone from knowing where I wanted to go to now not having a clue. There's no other Uni's that took my eye quite the same, and I have to send in my applications very soon and it is the only one I've even seen. Jesus H. Christ...I'm so close to f*cking up a very big decision in my life. Let me try and give you an insight into my thinking. This sounds incredibly retarded, but one thing I don't like about it is how much of a "student" place it is. Yeah, I know, slap me with a big fish, it's a University for STUDENTS, I know...but...I can't even describe it. It's like a big office (not the homely, rural place I'd prefer (I'm a country boy, see)) full of all the "scene" kids I don't care to know at college. Hooray for you and your quirky fashionably messy hair that you spend hours on trying to look like you've never touched it, those skin tight jeans and the "random" lyrics you wrote on your wrist, you little artist, you. The accomodation was fine in terms of bedroom, smaller than the pictures made it look, but decent enough. The kitchens are pretty standard, but the "living" area was basically like a mat with padded chairs. So, straight away, I don't see myself doing anything more out there than eat...and then return to my chamber. The "Engine Shed" is like the student venue, and they read off a list of bands that have performed there. Impressive though they were (Razorlight, Stereophonics)...they were all indie. And this isn't me taking an oppertunity and trying to bash the indie scene that most of you already know I don't like....just pointing out that from what I saw of the environment...it's just not me. And these downsides were all quite amplified after I'd pushed my hopes up so high which was in retrospect, a silly move. I have told myself that when I go to University, I'll "become" myself. Unleash my creative being, take part in the extra curricular activites in order to be active and socialise; BE the person I've always wanted to be but never quite had the guts to become. But after going around today, I don't think I'd do that. And I don't want to let myself down, to just "settle" for somewhere to and choose a university, making my decision in a throwaway fashion. "Umm, I don't know, that one then, yeah, just, that one." I didn't like how the buildings were so close together (where's the wow factor, the grandeur, the history), how the buildings were cold, office like, not a home, how I could see the business estate on one side, how no other University seems to be in real contention to replace my fallen idol, how it is just like any other city but with some cobbled, packed shopping streets, it's not the AMAZING LOVELY city people told me it was. There's far more, but I don't even know how to explain half of it. Importantly; I came home unhappy. Doesn't that say it all? ...I'm really stuck. I don't know where to go, what to do...I'm lost. The other Universities on my list are Winchester (looks to be a nicer location, more me, but the course isn't quite as good), Northumbria (don't know of the location, course isn't as good), Central Lanchashire (don't know the location, course isn't quite the same / as good). There's no other place I know of that meets my needs, that has the same high standard I feel I deserve (f*ck yes, I deserve to be happy with my place of learning, for once). So, to end this big, rambling sh*t-fest....I'd like to ask for any advice anybody can offer me. Anything at all. And in order to move the thread beyond a one man bitchfest, I encourage everybody else in the process of applying to swap stories, information etc etc... Universities. Discuss.

I've just back from seeing Ed Byrne perform at the York Grand Opera House. Really good show. :)

Congratulations, Omega. I should be getting my biggest pay packet ever next month because not only am I earning a bigger wage (due to being 18), but I'm also putting in plenty of hours over time. Roll on payday~!

Rise Above This by Seether. Many thanks to Mr Cottam!

Cheers Anime, this is really quite interesting.

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I do. What are you getting at?

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Best wishes, Nicole!