First day

**Araznal** · 01-15-2006 09:55 PM

I'm here. I counted down from 120 days. I got here. It was anti-climatic, and I'm very busy now. So many orientation activities. It's boring, awkward, and ridiculous. But I'm here.

In case you didn't know, I finally got to Brandeis University after being accepted for the spring term of 2006. Yay me.

**Go? Fencing?** · 01-15-2006 10:50 PM

W00t!

I've got a week to go.

When do you start classes? What classes are you taking? How's your roommate(s)?

*is excited for you*

**fencerbill** · 01-15-2006 11:47 PM

Welcome to the Boston scene from the Brandeis armorer.

**LUDICROUS** · 01-16-2006 12:18 AM

Why haven't you started drinking yet?

**JackOfHearts** · 01-16-2006 03:34 AM

Congrats Araz. Hope things go well for you after orientation.

**Krazyhades** · 01-16-2006 12:21 PM

Oh yah Boston! Small on size, big on attitude. *Damn Yankees!*. You will love it. Unless you are a yankee's fan. In which case your life is forfeit.

**Araznal** · 01-16-2006 03:55 PM

Ok, I'll respond to everyone:

G?F? - Classes start tomorrow: linear algebra, two writing courses (required), and spanish level 2. My roomates are great.

fencerbill - Oh, man, thank God you're the armorer, because I thought I might get assigned that job. I'll be contacting Shipman in a few days and I should see you around.

LUDICROUS - Who says I haven't?

JoH - Thanks

Krazyhades - I don't like the Yankees. I also don't like the Red Sox. I don't care enough about baseball to go completely crazy like these Boston people. I guess it's because Boston knows it's just a worse city than New York, so it latches on to sports to try and seem superior. This is why New Yorkers hate Boston so much: because the people of Boston think that sports is everything in the world.

**DJ Apostrophe** · 01-16-2006 06:45 PM

Araznal,
Be thankful that you don't have to be around in the summer, when it is all Red Sox all the time. One of my friends didn't care about baseball until she moved here (from California)... now she is a bigger Red Sox fan than anyone I know. She started to learn to fit in in conversation, and now she's a rabid fan. It can happen to you too... just be careful.

The reason Bostonians hate New York (and most New Yorkers) is the ever-present attitude that New York and New Yorkers are the most important things on the planet, and why would anyone ever care about anyone or anywhere else?

I'm sure I'll see you around at local things.

-w

**Krazyhades** · 01-17-2006 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by Araznal

Krazyhades - I don't like the Yankees. I also don't like the Red Sox. I don't care enough about baseball to go completely crazy like these Boston people. I guess it's because Boston knows it's just a worse city than New York, so it latches on to sports to try and seem superior. This is why New Yorkers hate Boston so much: because the people of Boston think that sports is everything in the world.

Not hating the yankees nor loving the redsox is no problem. And no, Bostonians don't feel that sports are everything, they just have a lot of spirit, and, as DJ said, New Yorkers are all so stuck up and self-important. There's no problem with not being a rabid fan.

**telkanuru** · 01-17-2006 05:52 PM

Well, since you fence foil, I won't be beating you around the local and collegiate circuit, but I can make sure some friends do

A welcoming sort of beating, you understand

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Fencing?* Posting Hound Array Join Date Feb 2005 Location Inqland, Southern Canadia Posts 16,352 W00t! I've got a week to go. When do you start classes? What classes are you taking? How's your roommate(s)? is excited for you "There's no such thing as a free lunge." -Cadorette Go? Fencing? Fencing Accessories & T-Shirts Kethrim.com Kethrim.blogspot.com 01-15-2006 11:47 PM #3 fencerbill Senior Member Array Join Date Jun 2003 Location near Boston Posts 3,772 Welcome to the Boston scene from the Brandeis armorer. Whoopee! My avatar is back. 01-16-2006 12:18 AM #4 LUDICROUS Senior Member Array Join Date Nov 2004 Posts 1,219 Why haven't you started drinking yet? I am he The bornless one The fallen angel watching you.. 01-16-2006 03:34 AM #5 JackOfHearts Senior Member Array Join Date Oct 2005 Location Los Angeles Posts 9,725 Congrats Araz. Hope things go well for you after orientation. If your hearts not in it, why bother? -Yours truly http://fedoramocha.blogspot.com/ "Honor is the cloak of thieves - Sometimes." -Raymond Chandler 01-16-2006 12:21 PM #6 Krazyhades Senior Member Array Join Date Jan 2006 Location State of Massachusetts, USA Posts 569 Oh yah Boston! Small on size, big on attitude. Damn Yankees!. You will love it. Unless you are a yankee's fan. In which case your life is forfeit. Think about someone you know of "average" intelligence. Then think that half the world is dumber than that. Ok, here is a full-size versoin of my avatar, a piece of 3d art called Metamorphosis, by Kazuhiko Nakamura Metamorphosis 01-16-2006 03:55 PM #7 Araznal Senior Member Array Join Date May 2005 Location NYC/Brandeis Posts 1,128 Ok, I'll respond to everyone: G?F? - Classes start tomorrow: linear algebra, two writing courses (required), and spanish level 2. My roomates are great. fencerbill - Oh, man, thank God you're the armorer, because I thought I might get assigned that job. I'll be contacting Shipman in a few days and I should see you around. LUDICROUS - Who says I haven't? JoH - Thanks Krazyhades - I don't like the Yankees. I also don't like the Red Sox. I don't care enough about baseball to go completely crazy like these Boston people. I guess it's because Boston knows it's just a worse city than New York, so it latches on to sports to try and seem superior. This is why New Yorkers hate Boston so much: because the people of Boston think that sports is everything in the world. "What, really? I thought that song was just about a dragon who lived by the sea and frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee." "Dan, you're such a dumbss" Read it, be happy: Funny 01-16-2006 06:45 PM #8 DJ Apostrophe* Senior Member Array Join Date Apr 2000 Location The periphery Posts 2,053 Araznal, Be thankful that you don't have to be around in the summer, when it is all Red Sox all the time. One of my friends didn't care about baseball until she moved here (from California)... now she is a bigger Red Sox fan than anyone I know. She started to learn to fit in in conversation, and now she's a rabid fan. It can happen to you too... just be careful. The reason Bostonians hate New York (and most New Yorkers) is the ever-present attitude that New York and New Yorkers are the most important things on the planet, and why would anyone ever care about anyone or anywhere else? I'm sure I'll see you around at local things. -w 01-17-2006 04:40 PM #9 Krazyhades Senior Member Array Join Date Jan 2006 Location State of Massachusetts, USA Posts 569 Originally Posted by Araznal Krazyhades - I don't like the Yankees. I also don't like the Red Sox. I don't care enough about baseball to go completely crazy like these Boston people. I guess it's because Boston knows it's just a worse city than New York, so it latches on to sports to try and seem superior. This is why New Yorkers hate Boston so much: because the people of Boston think that sports is everything in the world. Not hating the yankees nor loving the redsox is no problem. And no, Bostonians don't feel that sports are everything, they just have a lot of spirit, and, as DJ said, New Yorkers are all so stuck up and self-important. There's no problem with not being a rabid fan. Think about someone you know of "average" intelligence. Then think that half the world is dumber than that. Ok, here is a full-size versoin of my avatar, a piece of 3d art called Metamorphosis, by Kazuhiko Nakamura Metamorphosis 01-17-2006 05:52 PM #10 telkanuru Senior Member Array Join Date Jan 2004 Location Boston, MA Posts 7,746 Well, since you fence foil, I won't be beating you around the local and collegiate circuit, but I can make sure some friends do A welcoming sort of beating, you understand The only way to atone for being occasionally a little over-dressed is by being always absolutely over-educated. -Oscar Wilde Closed Thread « Previous Thread \| Next Thread » Posting Permissions You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is Off HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules Contact Us Fencing.Net Archive Top All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:51 AM. Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.1.9 Copyright © 2012 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. 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