Get to know your fellow posters...

[gregulus]

I remember us having one of these threads quite a while back, but by now I'm sure it's buried in the infinite abyss of the forum somewhere.

Name: Greg (if it wasn't obvious)
School: I'm in my first year of college.
Major (if you're in college): biology with a molecular science concentration
Future aspirations: I want my Ph.D in molecular biology
Favorite Music: http://www.last.fm/user/gregulus/
Interests: frisbee, music, science, kicking it, etc.
Feel free to add anything else about yourself.

[Der Übermensch]

Name: Hunter
School: Freshman at GWU
Major: Poli Sci / Philosophy
Future: ... I'm going to the beach for the weekend... beyond that, I havn't a clue...
Music: http://www.last.fm/user/DerUbermensch
Interests: Film, Italian especially. Being OCD about my iTunes library tags. Current obsession: Genealogy.

[Iscariot]

Name: jared
School: n/a
Major (if you're in college): n/a
Future aspirations: live to be at least 40
Favorite Music: http://www.last.fm/user/bruce_willis/
Interests: guitar, body art, boxing, cars

[lunchforthesky]

Name: Ben
School: Leeds University
Major (if you're in college): History
Future aspirations: To enjoy my life.
Favorite Music: http://www.last.fm/user/lunchforthesky/
Interests: Guitar, Football (Soccer), Drinking, Music.

[GreyHam]

Name: Graham (see what i did with the name...)
School: University of Hull, UK

Major (if you're in college): Politics and Philosophy (second year)

Future aspirations: taking an MA in social work after graduation (2008) moving into victim support

Votes for: Liberal Democrats

For: Gun control, animal rights, proportionate representation

Against: the BNP and other neo-fascist groups, industrial agriculture,

Favorite Music: ska + punk, although i enjoy pretty much anything http://www.last.fm/user/GreyHam/

Interests: guitar, volunteer work, computer games, shouting at things that make me angry on the TV, arguing over the internet, procrastinating

this could be nice as a sticky, so new people can see what everybody whose a regular here is all about

[-1up!-]

Name: Julien
School: I just finished my first year at Université de Montréal
Major (if you're in college): Political science and Philosophy (sup Übermensch + GreyHam!)
Future aspirations: I'm aiming for at least Master's degree in political science, Ph.D if my flame still burns bright then. I'm pretty interested in becoming a scholar in my subject, I consider myself to be an intellectual first and foremost.
Favorite Music: last.fm what's that? I'll check it out. Favorite genres: rock (mostly prog/indie rock) world music, jazz, pop (some specific artists mostly) I listen to pretty much every genre, with the exception of country (worst music genre ever)
Interests: Drugs, music, video games, politics, society, sports...FOOD.
Extended/excessive marijuana use makes me a food tripper.

[<3<3<3]

Name: Daniel
School: Embry-Riddle
Major (if you're in college): Electrical Engineering
Future aspirations: Further higher education, making something beneficial for humanity.
Favorite Music: Indie-Electronic is what I listen to most lately, but I'm not limited to that.
Interests: Electronics, music, space, and nature.

[White]

Name: Jeff Martin
School: Hampton High School
Future Aspirations: I'd like to get a degree in Theology and Philosophy to become a Pastor
Favorite Music: I'm a Large fan of Prog Metal and Rock, Jazz, Christian Music, Alternative, Symphonic Metal, Speed Metal, Industrial Dance, etc..
Interests: Religion, Philosophy, Roman History, Middle Eastern History, and Conspiracy theories (I don't belive in any of them, but they are interesting)

[griftadan]

Name: daniel. call me guppy though, all my friends do.
School: University of Kansas
Major (if you're in college): double major in economics and political science, assuming i can afford to stay in school that long. maybe get a masters in some economics field.
Future aspirations: work as an investment banker or possibly for the federal reserve. i would like to be an economic advisor for someone high up. or posisbly world wide dictator. will you guys promise to vote for me in my fraduelent elections?
Favorite Music: top five favorite bands in no particular order: wilco, radiohead, pink floyd, zeppelin, .... and beck i suppose. i also like rap too, J5 and kanye and common are pretty awesome.
Interests: basketball, guitar shreddin', *** kickin', wood grain grippin'. pwning noobs on the internet...

[Kaleid]

Name: Ste
School: University Of Liverpool
Major (if you're in college): Computer Science, Egyptology
Future Aspirations: AI researcher, scrimping and saving enough eventually to travel the world, do some voluntary work and help out charidees. If that all fails though, I'll just play guitar in some smoky backstreet dive
Favourite Music: Electronica, New Wave and Classic Punk. Depeche Mode are my favourite. But I like a bit of everything
Interests: Guitar, writing songs, drawing, learning languages, ancient history, politics, arguing, horror films, going out on the town, drinking, shouting at drunken customers

[PerpetualBurn]

Name: Andy
School: Keele University
Course: BA Philosophy and Politics
Future Aspirations: To have had a pie and a pint at every major English football ground and to become a connosieur of fine English ales and bitters
Music: http://www.last.fm/user/foxn
Interests: Guitar/music, philosophy, politics, Sheffield United, beer
Current Obsession: Regina Spektor

[The_Passenger]

Name: Shane
School: Sixth Form
Major (if you're in college): studying biology, chemistry, maths and physics, all at A-Level. not quite the same as having a specific degree subject, and at a lower level, but along the same lines. uni is the next step up
Future aspirations: I'd like to study chemistry or physics (I still can't decide between the two) to a higher level and hopefully get a related job
Favorite Music: a whole host of stuff, I can't remember my last.fm so I guess I can't post it. Right now I'm listening to the Afghan Whigs more than anything else but that changes pretty much weekly.
Interests: music, politics, science, football, films, squash (the sport, not the drink)

[GreyHam]

wow PB, never knew u did the same course as me

or that your at keele... went to a conference there a few months ago

[PerpetualBurn]

Well you should have said. I'd have got you a pint*


*due to budget restrictions this is not a guarantee.

[lfantwister]

Name: Ali
School: Marlborough
Major (if you're in college): ill probably do something in the humanities somewhere
Future aspirations: work for the government, perpetuate bureaucracy and inaction
Favorite Music: most punk (rancid black flag minor threat etc), some ska (op ivy, common rider), and quality jazz
Interests: having lots of fun

[GreyHam]

for a quid a shot, id have prefered jaeger...

i dont know how that works but it certainly made me happy
nearly died on dance stage euromix....

[italic zero]

Name: Lee
School: I'm going to Hampshire College this fall
Major (if you're in college): undecided, but perhaps linguistics or some sort of cognitive science
Future aspirations: learn to play jazz
Favorite Music: I explore music in all directions, looking for the best in every place. Unfortunately, I have limited time, so I rely on critics more than I should. My music clusters are around progressive rock, 80's indie, and folk, in its broadest application.
Interests: I'd like to start playing tennis regularly again. I also enjoy whitewater kayaking. I'm reading What Is the What by Dave Eggers right now.

[PerpetualBurn]

for a quid a shot, id have prefered jaeger...

i dont know how that works but it certainly made me happy
nearly died on dance stage euromix....

The shot bar in the SU is actually pretty brilliant. Anything charging a quid for strong spirits is. I have to admit to have played on the dance game whilst exceptionally pissed, but I tend to be manly and stick to the pool tables.

[gregulus]

The shot bar in the SU is actually pretty brilliant. Anything charging a quid for strong spirits is. I have to admit to have played on the dance game whilst exceptionally pissed, but I tend to be manly and stick to the pool tables.

Isn't a quid slang for a pound? If so, a pound a shot is a pretty good price.

[A Spoonful Supreme]

Name: Moe
School: 2nd yr @ community college, transfering to UCLA nxt semester
Major (if you're in college): English
Future aspirations: Not sure
Favorite Music: http://www.last.fm/user/spoonful/
Interests: frisbee, music, kicking it, etc.
[/QUOTE]

[PerpetualBurn]

Isn't a quid slang for a pound? If so, a pound a shot is a pretty good price.

Yep.

[pedro durruti]

Name: Peter
School: Freshman at Baruch College, transferring to Portland State University or University of Washington
Major: Sociology for sure, might take up either philosophy or political science as well
Future aspirations: Going to school for the next ten years and writing
Favorite Music: http://www.last.fm/user/PETEYPETEPETE/
Interests: Music, going to shows, drugs are ok, reading, writing, learning new stuff.

Might as well put up my picture as well...
http://photos-339.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v65/93/73/16409637/n16409637_30813339_3615.jpg

[pedro durruti]

Name: Andy
School: Keele University
Course: BA Philosophy and Politics
Future Aspirations: To have had a pie and a pint at every major English football ground and to become a connosieur of fine English ales and bitters
Music: http://www.last.fm/user/foxn
Interests: Guitar/music, philosophy, politics, Sheffield United, beer
Current Obsession: Regina Spektor
Haha, RHCP's in your weekly top artists.

[PerpetualBurn]

I attempted to listen to an album of theirs I acquired. I still hate them.

I love how Regina Spektor's absolutely run away with it.

[Otherside]

Name: Jared
School: Almost out of high school, then on to UNC-G!
Major: Undecided, leaning towards journalism
Future aspirations: I would like to write for a major magazine, not sure what field yet
Favorite Music: Mostly alt&indie
Interests: Chillin, vid games, basketball occasionally, hanging wit ma friends, drinkin wit ma friends, etc etc

[gregulus]

I attempted to listen to an album of theirs I acquired. I still hate them.

I love how Regina Spektor's absolutely run away with it.

Her "hit" single is REALLY catchy. I've not heard the rest of her cd, but that song is pretty good.

[PerpetualBurn]

Fidelity? It's an awesome tune. I find her vocal style incredibly interesting.

[Dave de Sylvia]

Name: Dave
School: UCD, Ireland
Major: History (& Politics)
Future aspirations: Finish the above
Favorite Music: glam, pop, indie, Guns N Roses
Interests: music, reading, writing, football (soccer)

[Daven]

Name: Daniel
School: CDA, Senior year
Major: ****
Future: Chemical Engineering
Music: http://www.last.fm/user/Davenjdgt
Interests: Music
Current obsession: Physics.

[thedeadwalk!]

Name: Chris
School: 3rd year at University of West Georgia
Major (if you're in college): Sociology
Future aspirations: Some job to support a meager living
Favorite Music: The Decemberists, Regina Spektor, Against Me!, Alkaline Trio, Coheed & Cambria
Interests: Movies, guitar, writing, reading, drawing, Guild Wars, zombies

[lfantwister]

Might as well put up my picture as well...
http://photos-339.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v65/93/73/16409637/n16409637_30813339_3615.jpg

agreed! http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30076926&id=1063260229

[Otherside]

oh junk

http://facebook.com/photo.php?pid=51853&id=546442065

[PerpetualBurn]

http://photos-344.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v61/226/7/272700798/n272700798_182344_3475.jpg

[pedro durruti]

Haha, nice pose PB.

[PerpetualBurn]

Yeah, I'm pretty beautiful.

[Smokey D]

Name: Luke
School: University of Auckland 2nd Year
Major: Listed as Politics, but is effectively History. I'll change it at the end of thi semester. Also a Law student, but didn't sign up for my papers in time so I'm not doing any Law this year. Will do all my law stuff next year (having done all my second year arts stuff this year).
Aspirations: Dunno really. Maybe a law firm, maybe government, maybe an NGO. Diplomacy would be awesome but that's gonna take a lot of work.
Music: Rock, mainly. I'm pretty eclectic though, so if it's good I'll listen to it.
Interests: Football, chilling with mates, the student bar.

[metalkingtiger]

Name: Jose
School: Third year of College.
Major: Electric Engineering with concentration in communications
Future aspirations: Have my own Engineering Firm
Favorite Music: Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal and Hardcore
Interests: Politics, playing music, paintball, going to the beach.

[StreetlightRock]

Name: Alex
School: 1st Year @ Sydney Uni
Major: International Relations, hoping to get into Journalism.
Future aspirations: travel the world with the job i guess
Favorite Music: Staright out Rock n' Roll.
Interests: Music, politics, history, quirky things.

Australia represent!

[GreyHam]

The shot bar in the SU is actually pretty brilliant. Anything charging a quid for strong spirits is. I have to admit to have played on the dance game whilst exceptionally pissed, but I tend to be manly and stick to the pool tables.

yea but girls are hawt for guys who dance...

:upset:

[Reaganista]

Name: Alex
School: Junior at Drexel
Major (if you're in college): History - Politics. which is a major that doesnt exist anymore
Future aspirations: Law
Favorite Music: emo, emo-pop, emo-punk, emocore, simon and emofunkel, black flag
Interests: angst, kelly clarkson, reality TV, video games, moderately priced wine

[Lupus]

Name: Alec
School: Year 11 in High School
Future aspirations: Life
Favorite Music: Don't know if I could say
Interests: Music, guitar, chilling

[peeted]

Name: Andy
School:yr 13 south craven school. going to either Leeds or Sheffield uni this year (cant decide)
Major:A-levels, sociology, psychology, English language & philosophy. Will be doing straight philosophy at uni.
Future: Depending on how i find the course id quite like to do a phd. maybe teaching or something i dunno.
Music: http://www.last.fm/user/peeted/
Interests: Bass, Beer, Books, Films, Tea, Basketball

[PerpetualBurn]

yea but girls are hawt for guys who dance...

:upset:

I got more of a "Oh my God, I can't believe you just did that." reaction from female bystanders.

Name: Andy
School:yr 13 south craven school. going to either Leeds or Sheffield uni this year (cant decide)

Firstly, the name Andy's taken. Secondly, I'm from Sheffield and I almost went to Leeds myself and I've been there a few times to visit friends. They're both pretty good places to be. To be honest, they aren't too different, I reckon Leeds might shade it if you're after a good music scene.

[Iskandar]

Name: Alex
Future aspirations: World domination
Favorite Music: Music
Interests: Myself

[gregulus]

Name: Alex
Future aspirations: World domination
Favorite Music: Music
Interests: Myself

A bit narcissistic, don't you think :p

[Reaganista]

Name: Alex
beaten

[Iskandar]

A bit narcissistic, don't you think :pI was in the mood for self-aggrandizement.
beatenI'll assume you're the one who's been beaten.

Is your name Alex too? That cannot be....

[Jaded]

Name: Adam
School: I'll be a second semester sophomore, though I took this last semester off to work. I was at a private christian college called Westmont, and I might go back, and I might go to a UC school. Not sure yet.
Major: Eh. First it was music, then philosophy, now I'm thinking about biology or horticulture.
Favorite Music: I'm really big on hip hop and jazz. My favorite song of all time is "Stolen Moments" by Oliver Nelson, followed closely by Maurice Ravel's "Bolero."
Interests: Bass, guitar, hiking, writing, the beach, the girl, God, racquetball

[Reaganista]

I'll assume you're the one who's been beaten.

Is your name Alex too? That cannot be....
y not

[Amit]

Name: Hunter
School: Freshman at GWU
Major: Poli Sci / Philosophy
Future: ... I'm going to the beach for the weekend... beyond that, I havn't a clue...
Music: http://www.last.fm/user/DerUbermensch
Interests: Film, Italian especially. Being OCD about my iTunes library tags. Current obsession: Genealogy.

oh hey do you know neesha bapat


Name: Amit
School: Johns Hopkins/Sophmore
Major (if you're in college): Central Nervous Systems Neuroscience, Anthropology, Music
Future aspirations: see major
Favorite Music: http://www.last.fm/user/eggothewaffle/
Interests: composing music, playing music, listening to music, weightlifting, chillin with my girl, hanging out with my friends, dancing

kcool

[Iskandar]

y notBecause we are sworn enemies.

[Reaganista]

Because we are sworn enemies.

are we

[Iskandar]

are wemaybe

We had a sort of rivalry in days gone past.

[TheDarkHorse]

Name: Alex
School: Junior at Drexel

so how is drexel?

I was somewhat interested in it for a while. A friend of mine attends, but didnt seem too enthusiastic about it.

[Reaganista]

um the administration is pretty inept and takes kickbacks from loan officials

but the professors are mostly good

depends on major though i guess

[ashman]

Name: Ash (Username is from a really bad Duffman joke at college)
University: Used to study Astrophysics at Hull University, but Drink, drugs and Metal pretty much got in the way.
Currently: Unemployed, looking for a job.
Interests: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Political systems, Guitar, Bass, Jack Daniel's, Jaeger, Fray Bentos Pies.
Favourite Music: Iron Maiden, Cradle of Filth (weirdly, I find myself hooked on their 'middle' music), Eric Clapton, Edguy, Sonata Arctica, a few local bands.
Current number I am thinking of: 1/(Permitivity of Free space x Permeability of Free space)

[-1up!-]

Ash. The only person/character I know with that name is made of pixels and runs around catching Pokémon.

[Geography]

hi guys im eliminator and i will kill u

[ashman]

Ash. The only person/character I know with that name is made of pixels and runs around catching Pokémon.

:smash: <- Me
:mad: <- You

[south_of_heaven 11]

Name: Grant
School: Senior at Lakota West High School
Major I'm Looking At: Secondary Education
Future Aspirations: Continue lacrosse in college, graduate college with a solid 3.0 or above, obtain Master's if I can.
Favorite Music: Metal
Interests: Lacrosse, football, P.T.

[StreetlightRock]

Name: Alex

Beaten + 1

[Reaganista]

haha australians dont count

duh

[PerpetualBurn]

He's Australian, therefore he stole it.

[StreetlightRock]

You're just jealous of our ridiculously hot women and awesome beaches

[Reaganista]

not really tho

[PerpetualBurn]

You're just jealous of our ridiculously hot women and awesome beaches

I'm jealous of whatever drugs make you this delusional.

[lfantwister]

youre talking about LA, clearly

[gregulus]

youre talking about LA, clearly

Actually, I like being able to breath when I walk outside :)

[lfantwister]

Actually, I like being able to breath when I walk outside
it's not that bad. most of our pollution moves inland to places like riverside

[A Spoonful Supreme]

lol and some of the riffraff washes into bakerfield lollol

[uhhyeah]

lol and some of the riffraff washes into bakerfield lollol

yes. but we grow plenty of our own

Name: yup
School: California State University Bakersfield.
Major: History with a minor in economics (Graduated last year, now in grad school)
Future aspirations: Keep teaching, complete my masters, start a band.
Favorite Music: lots
Interests: teaching, reading, guitar, music, flyfishing

[Jaded]

Ash. The only person/character I know with that name is made of pixels and runs around catching Pokémon.

You're not familiar of the character that romps walking skeletons with his chainsaw arm and shotgun?

[Kaleid]

Or the psycho droid from the first Alien film

[GreyHam]

would have been an idea to have people sum up their political allegiances, and also their stance on other issues that can potentially come up eg gun control being the big recent one

[lfantwister]

but then there's no devils advocate?

[Der Übermensch]

would have been an idea to have people sum up their political allegiances, and also their stance on other issues that can potentially come up eg gun control being the big recent one

I rarely argue along my own opinions though... Devils advocate is often much more enjoyable...

[Der Übermensch]

http://photos-344.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v61/226/7/272700798/n272700798_182344_3475.jpg



When in rome...
http://photos-286.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v55/189/70/5320309/n5320309_31778286_9546.jpg

oh hey do you know neesha bapat
Can't say that I do...

[Dave de Sylvia]

Looks more like you're in 1930s LA...

[Der Übermensch]

heh, thats pretty much what I'm goin' for...

[Eliminator]

hi im eliminator and there aint no tellin when im down for a jack move

[lfantwister]

When in rome...
http://photos-286.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v55/189/70/5320309/n5320309_31778286_9546.jpg
what an adorable room

[Der Übermensch]

Heh, adorable isn't the word I would use maybe, but I'm sure my mum would appreciate the description :-p

[Chu]

Name: Matthew
School: I have 8 weeks left at a Tech College in Canberra, and then I'm quranteed a year off at ANU next year..
Major: Software Engineering
Future aspirations: We'll see what happens! I'd love to be a [good] programmer, I don't really need to work, ever, so I have a lot of free time to learn guitar, and more about programming.
Music: Anything really, but a lot of metal.
Interests: Programming, Guitar ...

[lfantwister]

Heh, adorable isn't the word I would use maybe, but I'm sure my mum would appreciate the description :-p
yeah pass that along (that's awkward! hey, this kid online who i've never met but who i talk to nonetheless says this room is cute. that'll go over well)

[Der Übermensch]

only slightly...

[gregulus]

http://perso.wanadoo.es/e/carlosalen/imagenes/glasgow_george_mansions.jpg

Ah, home sweet home.

[Cain]

Name: Lucas
School: Sarah Lawrence College, about to end my third year
Major: No majors at Sarah Lawrence but I'm concentrating in history and jazz/blues guitar studies.
Future Aspirations: I would like to either be a working musician (i.e. rock star-to-sessions-for-a-living range), a guitar teacher/professor, historian, history teacher/professor, or historical novelist.
Music: Too many broad ranges, but my major loves at the moment are all types of heavy metal excluding black metal, as well as world music in general and post-rock.

[ChimPz]

Name: Nils
School: Plantijn Institute of Higher Education
Major (if you're in college): 2nd year Journalism, though i already have a Masters degree in Linguistics & Literature - English/German
Future aspirations: Work for a respectable magazine (on old-school paper or on-line)
Favorite Music: Just about everything except r&b, country and some subtypes of metal
Interests: music/bassguitar, writing, movies, (retro-)gaming,some other stuff ...

[Dave de Sylvia]

Name: Lucas
School: Sarah Lawrence College, about to end my third year
Girls' college!

[gregulus]

Girls' college!

you wouldn't happen to have any oink invites, would you?

[EinzingerIsGod]

Name: Tyler
School: Salem State College in Salem, Massachusetts
Major (if you're in college): Double major Political Science/Writing
Future aspirations: Labor rights work perhaps
Favorite Music: It changes. Right now I've been digging the new Porcupine Tree and Rush
Interests: Guitar, recording, reading, guitar hero, hockey, things outdoors, etc.

[Independent_CA]

Just re-introducing myself to the old timers, and of course the noobs.

Name: Nate

School: 3rd Year - San Diego State University

Major (if you're in college): Political Science (International Security and Conflict Resolution Minor)

Future aspirations: Not totally sure yet. Government work sounds interesting but I don't know if I want to relocate and get that deep into politics. If I do, then I want to eventually rule the world MUHAHAHAHA! On the other hand, I'll likely graduate in 2009 and get out of the Marines the same year and I would have no problem sitting around all day playing guitar and drinking. In that case I'd probably make my living as a member of some punk-type band. As long as it played gigs that offered some form of payment, I'd be happy. Then there's always the corporate world. We'll see.

Favorite Music: Punk/Pop-punk, alternative, some emo and hardcore. Favorite bands are 1) blink-182 (I grew up in so-cal and I will listen to everything from buddah to enema of the state until I die) 2)Bad Religion, 3)Rise Against, 4)AFI (prior to 2006), 5)Flogging Molly. Outside of that whole genre I also listen to a little RHCP, Incubus, and Rage.

Interests: Dark beer, pale ales, malt liquor, 40's, tall cans, GUITAR, my special edition Fender Tornado, REAL moshpits (ie: not hardcore dancing), the Kappa Sigma fraternity, throwing insane parties with my bros on a daily basis, going to shows, rad sorority chicks, being from Riverside County (the 951/909), drinking, So-Co and Captain Morgan, BASEBALL, The ANGELS (who are nowhere near the city of Los Angeles and why would they want to be anyway), whatever team beats the Yankees and A's, being loud and obnoxious at all times, breaking stuff, shows, the Vans Warped Tour, my family and friends from back home, politics, arguing, video games, computer games, SOUTH PARK, the Planet Earth d0cumentary series, Tivo, myspace/facebook, youtube (especially "unforgivable", "charlie the unicorn", and many others), random stuff I've done in the Marines, more drinking, being Irish and German, all the stuff I just said and whatever I forgot and managing to maintain a 3.5+ GPA at the same time.

Anything else you want to know?

[Reaganista]

yeah why do they offer a minor called international security and conflict resolution

[Independent_CA]

yeah why do they offer a minor called international security and conflict resolution

It's actually a separate program that you can major in as well. It's pretty new and was started like 7 or 8 years ago. It combines a lot of disciplines like poli sci, economics, the sciences, pshycology, etc. If you major in it, there's 3 specializations 1)Conflict and Conflict Resolution, 2) Global Systems (which I might decide to double major in), and 3)Environment and Security. You can kinda guess what each of them focuses on as far as coursework from their names.

Anyway, for a major or minor you are required to study abroad and a major also requires an internship. Basically the whole discipline is centered a lot around "globalization" and basically every major international issue you can think of.

A lot of people who graduate with this get into the CIA, State Dept, etc. from what I hear. I'm taking 1 class in the discipline right now and the prof is actually the department head. It's really one of the most interesting areas of study of come across in all my years of schooling.

[CrossTheBreeze]

Name: Donovan
School: Southwestern academy
Major:Don't know yet
Future aspirations: I still don't know man... lyfe scares me
Favorite Music: Alternative I guess... though I can listen to just about anything
Interests: I enjoy discussing history/world issues, music, and movies. I Also like going running, playing guitar, and I really enjoy my alone time (I do have friends though, I'm not a hermit)

[Lydisk]

Name: Mats
School:Third year music hs going for masters degree in energy/enviroment engineering
Future aspirations: Thorium research and becoming a rockstar
Favorite Music: http://www.last.fm/user/zeeko0/
Interests:Rock climbing,jazz,guitar,volleyball,partying like crazy

[Cain]

Girls' college!

Yeah all girls...and me.

You have to be pretty smart to get in, but even smarter to go. :D

[jaredong]

Name: jared ong (you could guess that)
School: (in sept) University of Toronto
Major: 1st year's general Social Science (thinking politics and philosophy)
Future Aspirations: save the world? tricky
Music: indie/alternative stuff (tilly and the wall, belle and sebastian, pavement, radiohead, stars, sleater kinney, long blondes)

hey people who are taking politics and philosophy. Is majoring in it any good? It seems like a very neato mix of courses to take however i dont know anybody who has any experience with it. Hows it like? (elliot smith majored in politics and philsophy)

[Smokey D]

Really depends what you're getting into. Economics and history probably have more broad applications, but politics is useful for certain fields.

[Bron-Yr-Aur]

Name: Josh
School: Dixie Heights High School
Major: Hopefully history.
Future Aspirations: To earn some form of a steady paycheck from either music or writing, or a historian.
Music: Mainly E6 Collective stuff lately, mixed with doses of the Format, Pixies, and Cursive.

Alright.

[PerpetualBurn]

hey people who are taking politics and philosophy. Is majoring in it any good? It seems like a very neato mix of courses to take however i dont know anybody who has any experience with it. Hows it like? (elliot smith majored in politics and philsophy)

Well English Unis don't do the major/minor thing, so mine's a straight split between Philosophy and Politics, but both are reasonably good subjects to graduate with. Essentially, philosophy is critical thinking and essay writing, so you can apply to a huge range of non-specific 9-5's when looking for work, but nothing specific.

[pedro durruti]

No matter what job you get philosophers live the good life

[PerpetualBurn]

Or get depressed over fundamental concepts of logic and existence and go insane.

[2muchket!]

Name: Liam
School: Stockton Sixth Form College 1st year.
Major (if you're in college): Psychology, Law and History. Taking English Lang next year.
Future aspirations: University. Forming a band this summer. Ultimately pursuing a career in law.
Favorite Music: Basically Metal, Punk, Indie, Classic Rock, Hip-Hop/Rap and Dance. Fav bands are Rage Against The Machine, The Clash and Arctic Monkeys.
Interests: Music, Bass, Guitar, Football, Snooker, Gaming, Politics and Stand Up Comedy.

[Ad Absurdum]

Name: John
School: Currently nowhere, come September Cambridge.
Major (if you're in college): Maths
Future aspirations: Not sure yet. Maybe go into research in theoretical physics.
Favorite Music: Explosions In The Sky, iLIKETRAiNS, Godspeed You! Black Emperor,... (you get the idea)
Interests: Music, football, boxing, philosophy, politics

[Pirate Satellite]

Name: James or Nico
School: University of vermont
Major: Political Science and Philosophy
Favorite Music: Lee Perry, Sonic Youth, Savath Y Savalas, Built To Spill, Six Organs Of Admittance, Brightblack Morning Light, Neil Young.
For: Liberal Media, Animal Rights, Freeganism, Gay and Lesbian Rights, Liveable Wages
Against: Abstinence Education, War, Creationism, Cars, Pro-lifers, Censorship
Interests: Drugs, Sex, Art, Hiking.

http://photos-251.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v71/147/97/6914824/n6914824_31583251_200.jpg

[Iskandar]

Name: James or Nico
School: University of vermont
Major: Political Science and Philosophy
Favorite Music: Lee Perry, Sonic Youth, Savath Y Savalas, Built To Spill, Six Organs Of Admittance, Brightblack Morning Light, Neil Young.
For: Liberal Media, Animal Rights, Freeganism, Gay and Lesbian Rights, Liveable Wages
Against: Abstinence Education, War, Creationism, Cars, Pro-lifers, Censorship
Interests: Drugs, Sex, Art, Hiking.

http://photos-251.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v71/147/97/6914824/n6914824_31583251_200.jpgMan, you must smoke so much dope.

[Swill_Merchant]

Name: Mike Hawk
School: Baristas College
Major: Making coffee
Music: Lee Scratch Perry, Yellow Man, Slug, Atmosphere, Gorrillas, Supergrass, and Elliott Smith.
For: Free People, Liveable wages, Al Gore, and Freedom of Speech
Against: Standarized Testing, No Child Left Behind, Small Education budget, and vegetarians.
Interests: fkkfkfvhf

[A Spoonful Supreme]

yes. but we grow plenty of our own

Name: yup
School: California State University Bakersfield.
Major: History with a minor in economics (Graduated last year, now in grad school)
Future aspirations: Keep teaching, complete my masters, start a band.
Favorite Music: lots
Interests: teaching, reading, guitar, music, flyfishing

is bakersfield predominately white trash or is that a stereotype

[gregulus]

Name: Mike Hawk
School: Baristas College
Major: Making coffee
Music: Lee Scratch Perry, Yellow Man, Slug, Atmosphere, Gorrillas, Supergrass, and Elliott Smith.
For: Free People, Liveable wages, Al Gore, and Freedom of Speech
Against: Standarized Testing, No Child Left Behind, Small Education budget, and vegetarians.
Interests: fkkfkfvhf
I'm an avid fan of coffee. Make me some.

[uhhyeah]

is bakersfield predominately white trash or is that a stereotype

Depends on what side of town you're on. But yeah, that stereotype certainly has some truth to it. Bakersfield isn't predominately white trash, but sure as hell has more than its share.

[Der Übermensch]

is bakersfield predominately white trash or is that a stereotype

My ex was from Bakersfield... She was quite middle-class...

[Danish]

Name: Dayn
School: Brock University, St. Catharines, ON.
Major (if you're in college): Political Science and Labour Studies
Future aspirations: MA Work & Society, McMaster; PhD Political Science, York. I also want a highly active role in the labour movement.
Favorite Music: The new wave of American heavy metal, Billy Bragg
Interests: unions in politics, political economy, left-wing political theory, Canadian labour market policy, Canadian politics.

[Danish]

is bakersfield predominately white trash or is that a stereotype

That's a horrible stereotype for working-class people.

[Dave de Sylvia]

lmao

[uhhyeah]

That's a horrible stereotype for working-class people.

It is quite the working class area, though I was referring to the swastika tattoo wearing, racial slur spouting, anti-anything that isn't white segment of the population, which we certainly have quite a few of.

[Der Übermensch]

Prussian Blue was from Bakersfield, right?

[uhhyeah]

yeah

[gregulus]

Prussian Blue was from Bakersfield, right?

they're my favorite band.


oh. wait.