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Sep 19 '07 by stubby43
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crappy times ahoy

Me and my dad had another falling out so I'm feeling pretty lousy right now.

Over the phone I was telling my dad how I was disapointed with one of my classes, were using equipment way below the standard that were used and so far the proffesors been a pretty lousy proffesor.

But my dad being who he is started ranting at me how I dont aprricate anything and how I'm always moaning.

He does this all the time, he sees someone do something once, he takes it to heart and flys off the handle, I've probably been moaning a little bit but I''ve been ill on and off for the last two weeks so I was never going to be in a good mood.

Me and my dad have never been close he's always done the minimum dad stuff and in that sense he's always been a good dad but I've never been able to hold a conversation with him for more than five minutes and I'm lucky to get a handshake.

It doesnt help that I've felt like I've been wasting my time at uni since the second semester I'm on a film course and I'm just not that interested in it, I cant change to a different course because it means starting all over again and the other problems are that I dont know what else I'd study and i dont want to be in university at all.

Turns out uni really isnt for me, which is a bit of a problem since I'm stuck here for another two years.

The other problem is my parents are starting to figure out that I dont like uni and there starting to get pissed. they've helped me out alot and I'm wasting their money if they ever found out they'd cut me off and kick me out of the house.

I have to do everything the hard way.

That and I've been looking at emigrating to america and for me it looks almost impossible.

There are three ways in:

sponsored by a family member
Have a permenant job offer
or
investing a minimum of $500,000 into a new company.

Non of which I have.

tesco on Sep 19 '07 at 5:15pm

marry an american?

bsweber on Sep 19 '07 at 5:16pm

i have 4 sisters

stubby43 on Sep 19 '07 at 5:16pm

Any bloggers want to help a brother out?

bsweber on Sep 19 '07 at 5:17pm

sorry your day is sucking though

tesco on Sep 19 '07 at 5:19pm

but srsly though, chin up. actualy, do this:

1. steal camera from the uni

2. cross the border in to america,

3. make a brilliant indie documentary train riding hobos

4. win at Cannes

5. ????

6. profit

kiLLyou on Sep 19 '07 at 5:19pm

I'll help you out in any way that I can. Do you have my phone number mate?

hanzabean on Sep 19 '07 at 5:21pm

hey, yah. sorry to hear that too, phil!

I hope things end up working out for you- which sounds like an empty platitude but parents are shitty sometimes... which I've learned the hard way.

Khol on Sep 19 '07 at 5:22pm

You should hold a contest.

Who Want's To Marry Stubby43 So He Can Get Into The US?

Play Today And WIN!"

Your accent will be your greatest power

stubby43 on Sep 19 '07 at 5:22pm

Thanks guys, kill you nope but I dont have a phone, I have a room one but that can only call regina. I have skype (phillip.johnson3) and then theres good old fashioned email stubby42@hotmail.co.uk.

Its not so bad I mean I love it over here, I wish I was in a better city and its only one class thats crap its just a few shitty things have combiened to make an ultra shitty thing.

tesco on Sep 19 '07 at 5:24pm

buddah say: desire leads to suffering

kiLLyou on Sep 19 '07 at 5:24pm

I might be able to get you a job here in Salt Lake City

stubby43 on Sep 19 '07 at 5:25pm

kil you whats your email address?

shirtflirt on Sep 19 '07 at 5:25pm

that's a bummer but at some point the urge to live the life you want will outweigh any parental repercussions that may fall upon you for making a tough decision. until then, you're in the grey area of being an adult, but still really under your the guidance of your parents. it's not a bad thing. but sort out now, if you want to be in school or do something else. school will always be there to go back to. dreams fade fast.

kiLLyou on Sep 19 '07 at 5:26pm

whitehousepimp [at] hotmail [dot] com

shirtflirt on Sep 19 '07 at 5:27pm

buddha nabbed that from the tao

juliejeremiah on Sep 19 '07 at 6:54pm

There's a band playing at the Gaslight on the 4th that I highly recommend you go see. The Switchblade Valentines.

stubby43 on Sep 19 '07 at 7:49pm

Shritflirt why are you always full of good advice?

Its not that I hate school, some of the classes are alright its just I'd rather be off doing my own thing (like photography) but I'm no where near a position to say I'm dropping out of school. I really dont like the grey area.

I'm trying to make a go of my dreams here and at home (with little success) I just think right now the best thing to do is to sit school out get it over a done with then never go back.

shirtflirt on Sep 19 '07 at 7:51pm

i'm not sure if you're being sarcastic, but i think you're absolutely right to get school done. that's what i did. and i've benefited from it. but i also have friends who are in school and they're doing fine.

it's more about finding the right combonation of intrigue and security within yourself, than trying to comply to someone else's idea of what yer life should be.

keep yer dreams close. i remember in college how i'd think about video editing and film. i studied anthropology. now i work in tv.

it all will work out.

Simpletinrobot on Sep 19 '07 at 7:58pm

I know the mantra I always had when I didn't dig college was that while I didn't enjoy college at that moment, I enjoyed the doors it opened for me, I got through it, ended up actually enjoying the rest of my college experience (even the classes) and am glad for the doors it opened up. My thing was always seeing how best to do my own thing while still doing the college thing. I know that's not for everybody but I hope things work out for the best for you on this one.

stubby43 on Sep 19 '07 at 8:04pm

I was being serrious about the advice mate its good.

I dont think it helps that I tend to make my life more difficult than it needs to be, I've never rented a house or had a full time job and i want to skip the country and make it in some of the biggest cities in the world.

But I'm glad that you made such a huge change in careers, I always used to think you go to school get that degree and do the job from it, I thought like that for quite a while, I've known people change for a while but I dont know I mean my dads done the same job since he was 16 and I think thats a big reason why he thinks changing like that is a waste of time and money.

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