Class of 2014!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This forum made possible through the generous support of SDN members, donors, and sponsors. Thank you.
craigslist actually! scheduled appointments with a bunch of places looking for a roommate and these girls were by far the nicest and most similar personality wise to me, i think we'll get along really well. it was a big bonus that it actually happened to be the cheapest and the place i liked best too🙂

That's awesome! Do the girls that are already there know each other?

I'm thinking I might take a look on Craigslist too... Hmmm... I might go ahead and do that now.
 
haha either of those sound good! i'm going skydiving for the first time in about a month...i'm so excited!! i have a feeling i'll love it since i like roller costers, etc😀

it's awesome. You'll love it. Whatever you do - do NOT EAT before you jump. A friend of mine had a granola bar (ONE granola bar) - like an hr before jumping. Yea... he puked 😀 Then again, the guy is a pansy (he was the bachelor) - so maybe you'll be fine. I just had like a smoothie and a banana 2 hrs before and I was fine for the jump
 
Just a little. I think I lost a couple hundred. Lame.

I was at atlantic city over the weekend... just couldn't bring myself to gamble. I look at each game and know the probability of winning; and I'm like.. why am I going to give them my money? I ain't that rich 😀 And I don't really get a rush when I win either - it's like.. I didn't work for it so meh.

Although I did start counting cards while my friends were playing... it's actually not that hard. But it's too much freakin work. I'm lazy 😀
 
I was at atlantic city over the weekend... just couldn't bring myself to gamble. I look at each game and know the probability of winning; and I'm like.. why am I going to give them my money? I ain't that rich 😀 And I don't really get a rush when I win either - it's like.. I didn't work for it so meh.

Although I did start counting cards while my friends were playing... it's actually not that hard. But it's too much freakin work. I'm lazy 😀

I like the high when I win. But the low that I felt when I kept losing made me quit.
 
promise!

no of course you can come!! it'll be a fun little road trip🙂

that's not bad at all for a 2 bedroom! ya i'm really happy bout the rent, but hopefully it works out living with 3 non-med students. i actually don't know them-they seemed really nice but hopefully they don't turn out to be psycho or anything. 2 of them are working at dr's offices/applyling to med school for 2011 so i figure they'll at least have some idea of what i'm going through. i was going to live with a friend who works in the city, but she's living at home right now and realized she can't afford an apt til at least late fall🙁 oh well, maybe next year.

Awww. Tell hopefully everything turns out great with your roommates. 🙂

Holy smokes! That's insane! I mean, who pays to live in these places?! Surely, not students, right?

I'm sure some students live in them, but there are also a lot of interns and politicians/government workers in the area, so I feel it's more for those types of people.

whoo! If you guys are feeling brave - we can go sky diving near philly too 😀 (I duno why I thought of that; but I did).

Or we could do something more normal like go out to a bar. That's ok too :laugh:

I.......would just watch you guys do that. XD I got an invitation to skydive a few months ago. As much as I love thrills, I don't think I'm to the point where I'd want to skydive. XD
 
How is it possible that I slept 10 hours last night and then 4-5 hours worth of napping today and am tired right now?
 
How is it possible that I slept 10 hours last night and then 4-5 hours worth of napping today and am tired right now?

too much physical activity. You need to sit on your butt and watch more gladiator
 
That's awesome! Do the girls that are already there know each other?

I'm thinking I might take a look on Craigslist too... Hmmm... I might go ahead and do that now.

not before living together, they seem to get along well though.

it's awesome. You'll love it. Whatever you do - do NOT EAT before you jump. A friend of mine had a granola bar (ONE granola bar) - like an hr before jumping. Yea... he puked 😀 Then again, the guy is a pansy (he was the bachelor) - so maybe you'll be fine. I just had like a smoothie and a banana 2 hrs before and I was fine for the jump

haha thanks for the advice!
 
Today was exhausting. Tomorrow hopefully not as much. Then I'm off from Saturday to Wednesday for vacation.


Early sleep for me, I just have to actually get off the couch.
 
cruzin the nets while the bf studies....booooored.
but going to six flags tomorrow=excited!

I love six flags. Went on a really down day for them.. rode 18 rollercoasters. In like 7 hours.

My brain was total mush that day and the next. Good times 👍 which 6flags you going to?
 
I need to print a page to mail to LSU but my new computer is NOT responding well to me trying to install my printer. I don't have time to find the disc. +pissed+ I really hate technology.
 
tomorrow's my last day at work. I'm sad 🙁 After 3+ yrs at my company I'm finally leaving. After 5 years in the corporate world... I'll be back to being a "professional student" (i.e. unemployed).

Everything's going to feel so final after tomorrow :scared: And man.. no more paychecks?!

/cry
 
I need to print a page to mail to LSU but my new computer is NOT responding well to me trying to install my printer. I don't have time to find the disc. +pissed+ I really hate technology.

i never use installation discs, i always just download the drivers and software from the company's website, have you tried that?
 
tomorrow's my last day at work. I'm sad 🙁 After 3+ yrs at my company I'm finally leaving. After 5 years in the corporate world... I'll be back to being a "professional student" (i.e. unemployed).

Everything's going to feel so final after tomorrow :scared: And man.. no more paychecks?!

/cry

but no more bills.... kinda
 
i never use installation discs, i always just download the drivers and software from the company's website, have you tried that?

Yeah, I did. I probably didn't do something right, so I'll try again later when I have more free time and I'm not as tired. I just booted up my old computer (forgot how slow and messed up that thing was :laugh:) and printed from that.

I'm out. Later.
 
but no more bills.... kinda

if anything the bills are getting worse... stupid tuition. And; it's getting more noticeable because there's only going to be (-) $ in my account, no more (+) dollars :barf:

+pissed+

:boom:

hey look I just went through most of my stages of grief 🤣
 
I'm goin' to Six Flags in a couple of weeks! Got my season pass handy. 😀


Btw, bb, I was so close to pulling the trigger on dropping Zito. Couldn't do it!
 
Sweet man. I'm thinking of replacing my car's stock headlight bulbs with some halogen ones. My civic's bulbs are so freakin' dim. 🙁 I don't know what to go with though... I've read a ton of people ticked off at Sylvania because they are designed to burn out after 200hrs. I'm looking at these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MG40QW/

Anyone have experience with this? 😕
 

Not bad.

Sweet man. I'm thinking of replacing my car's stock headlight bulbs with some halogen ones. My civic's bulbs are so freakin' dim. 🙁 I don't know what to go with though... I've read a ton of people ticked off at Sylvania because they are designed to burn out after 200hrs. I'm looking at these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MG40QW/

Anyone have experience with this? 😕

Most cars use halogen bulbs these days. Any bulb that is marketed as being brighter is burning hotter, meaning it won't last as long.

If you really want brighter headlights, I'd look into HIDs. You'll need the bulbs and ballasts, since they are arc lamps. Technically you should use projector headlights to focus them, but I used them stock headlights and they work fine (although they are not fun to stare at for oncoming traffic). I bought a $30 kit from here and they worked well. They'll be much brighter than any halogen bulb and probably cheaper, and will last longer (assuming no electrical problems).
 
Last edited:
Not bad.



Most cars use halogen bulbs these days. Any bulb that is marketed as being brighter is burning hotter, meaning it won't last as long.

If you really want brighter headlights, I'd look into HIDs. You'll need the bulbs and ballasts, since they are arc lamps. Technically you need projector headlights, but I used them stock headlights and they work fine (although they are not fun to stare at for oncoming traffic). I bought a $30 kit from here and they worked well. They'll be much brighter than any halogen bulb and probably cheaper, and will last longer (assuming no electrical problems).

I would look into your state laws before installing HID's on a stock headlight fixture because technically it is illegal. However, driving a honda civic means that you will easily find a projector kit and then I would recommend getting HIDs for that. That way you only look slightly like a ricer rather than a full-on ricer 😛. Make sure you get the white HIDs too, there's a bunch've dbags who get the super dark blue ones.

P.S. if you do the install on HIDs there are two screws usually next to the lightbulb that you have to mess with to aim the light or else you'll be blinding everyone on the road. I suggest parking your car in front of a wall or your closed garage door and doing the aiming to make sure the line your HIDs will make is straight.

hid5.jpg
 
I don't know how interested you are bender, but here's a nice chart talking about the different colors:

hid-conversion-kit-color-temperature-chart.jpg


I'd recommend the 5k. Anything higher than 6k will look blue. I think I had 5400 and they were pretty much pure white. Also, it's sort of counter intuitive but higher = less light as well. So the 5k are the whitest and the brightest. More blue = more reflection when it rains, as well (hence the reason why fog lights are usually yellow to cut through moisture).

I would look into your state laws before installing HID's on a stock headlight fixture because technically it is illegal. However, driving a honda civic means that you will easily find a projector kit and then I would recommend getting HIDs for that. That way you only look slightly like a ricer rather than a full-on ricer 😛. Make sure you get the white HIDs too, there's a bunch've dbags who get the super dark blue ones.

Agree.
 
last day for me too today🙁/🙂 have a good last day brook and sentinel!
 
Good Morning Lovelies!
Anyone else had a terrible time trying to get out of bed today?
 
Not bad.



Most cars use halogen bulbs these days. Any bulb that is marketed as being brighter is burning hotter, meaning it won't last as long.

If you really want brighter headlights, I'd look into HIDs. You'll need the bulbs and ballasts, since they are arc lamps. Technically you should use projector headlights to focus them, but I used them stock headlights and they work fine (although they are not fun to stare at for oncoming traffic). I bought a $30 kit from here and they worked well. They'll be much brighter than any halogen bulb and probably cheaper, and will last longer (assuming no electrical problems).
Dear god this looks complicated to setup. I'm so bad with cars. 😳 Those look really sweet though! I'm not even in it for style points or anything, I just hate that I can't see with my current headlights :laugh: Thanks a bunch guys, I'll look into the law! 👍
 
If you do end up going that direction, they are pretty easy to set up. The ballasts plug into your existing electrical connections, and the headlights go where they always do.
 
If you do end up going that direction, they are pretty easy to set up. The ballasts plug into your existing electrical connections, and the headlights go where they always do.
Alright! Any way to check compatibility for vehicles? Or do all H4s fit the same cars?
 
i got paid for last month even though i literally did nothing but go to a 2 day conference.... that i made $200 off (after per diem + reimbursements)
 
Top