QOTD ♚♛ 1522 - Movies you don't see the appeal of?

[NinjaMonkey]

13 hours ago, unique said:

i can't do that because i don't know any!

This.

[Esme]

I love this short story so much. It's called "The 24-Hour Dog", by Jeanette Winterson.

 

Spoiler

It is no use trying to assume again the state of innocence and acceptance of the animal or the child. This time it has to be conscious. To circle about in such gladness as his, is the effort of a whole lifetime.

The day was misty and settled on his coat like a warning. I was looking into the future, thinking about what I would have to be to the dog in return for what he would be to me. It would have been much easier if he had been an easier dog. I mean, less intelligent, less sensitive, less brimful of that jouissance which should not be harmed.

It would have been much easier if I had been an easier person. We were so many edges, dog and me, and of the same recklessness. And of the same love. I have learnt what love costs. I never count it but I know what it costs.

 

Edited January 30, 2017 by Esme

[Vicious Sal]

From Bryce Courtenay's "The Power of One"

“Always in life an idea starts small, it is only a sapling idea, but the vines will come and they will try to choke your idea so it cannot grow and it will die and you will never know you had a big idea, an idea so big it could have grown thirty meters through the dark canopy of leaves and touched the face of the sky.' He looked at me and continued. 'The vines are people who are afraid of originality, of new thinking. Most people you encounter will be vines; when you are a young plant they are very dangerous.' His piercing blue eyes looked into mine.' Always listen to yourself, Peekay. It is better to be wrong than simply to follow convention. If you are wrong, no matter, you have learned something and you grow stronger. If you are right, you have taken another step toward a fulfilling life.”

[Chen]

QOTD 1129 - How much do you study for finals?

[TheEnd]

i simply paid attention to classes
 

[euklyd]

almost nothing

almost never any more than a couple hours before class the day of

[Captain Karnage]

I never did in high school

 

In college, it really depends on the class

[Koneko]

depends on the class

it ranges from little to too much rip

[Freohr Datia]

when it came to high school and below, not at all

when I was in university, not a whole lot

[Flee Fleet!]

A lot. 

 

 

[Serpent of Sheol]

HA

[NinjaMonkey]

I stopped having finals when I graduated from university.

[Res]

It's been years since I had any finals but would be anywhere from 2-3 weeks (for when I had to be able to quote and give page numbers from memory from at least 4 different books) to one evening. 

[Renne]

i forget

not too much though i think

[Zanarkin]

I usually spend ~2 to 3 days (not continuosly but the day is mostly devoted to that minus a few hours of procrastination) before the exam. Unless I can't because the university thinks it great to give 2 exams very close together (like the second one in the same day or the day after). In that case i prioritize, spending more time in the class I am doing worse in, and then dividing my time accordingly. Of course this only works for like the beginning of exam season... After one or 2 exams i stop giving a shit.

[Bluedoom]

High School- A few days to a week before the exams.

Uni- The day before the exam.

[Thor Odinson]

depending on class

i tend to cram so like 8 hours per class, straight through probably

[Chen]

i try! then i don't!

QOTD 1130 - Do you like sunflower seeds?

[euklyd]

they're pretty ok

unless the shells fucking stab your tongue in which case they're literally satan and should be purged with generous helpings of napalm

[maybe]

yes

[Balcerzak]

My seed of choice.

[Koneko]

ye

[Fleece]

I tried them as a kid and I only liked how the outer shell tastes, so no

[Freohr Datia]

I do!! Although I don't eat the shell

[Refa]

I don't remember