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Originally posted by: sybeman
I never saw the point of a class ring. Way too much hoopla on finishing high school. Maybe there's different emphasis here in Canada.
I agree. My wife's niece just had a kindergarten graduation, with the hat and the gown and everything - WTF?

When you get older and move into work or higher education, you realise that school wasn't actually as important as it seemed back then.

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Well, maybe kindergarten graduation is a bit unnecessary (although quite cute), I still think high school graduation is a pretty important milestone.

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C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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Yeah it is I guess, but since school I've been to college, art college and university, and got married. High school isn't all that big a deal looking back. Good times though. Like Sybe said, I guess different countries have different emphasis. This is my first time in the states during graduation time, and there's a whole lot more 'hoopla' than I've ever seen in England.

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Hmm. Interesting. I agree that other things might overshadow high school, and, of course, looking back, all the worries aren't as important as they once seemed, but that doesn't mean its impact in your life is diminished. And it's about the same time you reach adulthood and move out of your parents' house (presumably), so it's a big milestone.

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C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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I guess if you are heading of to college and leaving the nest, then yeah, it is quiute a big deal. But that is more about what you are doing after school than the fact that you finished school, if you get waht I mean. So already you are moving on and putting it behind you, and celebrating that fact.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed high school and was sad when it ended. But I am still close with the good friends I made (you will find that you will lose touch with 90% of your 'friends' but the true ones will stick no matter where you go or what you do after school).

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Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father

When you get older and move into work or higher education, you realise that school wasn't actually as important as it seemed back then.


Yeah. The only reason for elementary school in general is to teach study habits, social skills (I guess), and basic math and english. It doesn't really serve a purpose for higher education...
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Here's me as a bridesmaid for a good friend of mine:
http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/1236/medress43nh.jpg

I look bored. I think I was.

But at least the wedding is over, now. Can't remember who the guy is.
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That's a very beautiful dress, Jenny. My girlfriend has one similar to that, although she hasn't worn it in... wow, I don't think I've seen it in almost three years.

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C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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yeah that is a really nice dress jenny.
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I love that dress so much. I grew up in Japan so fits very well with me.
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i went to The Game concert with a few friends on friday night. and i was decked out in my gold and black theme. i was wearing 11 rings, 5 necklaces and it was just funny.

anyways here's a pic of me and this little kid i saw there (it was an all ages show we went to). he was just soo cute. i was like 'can i get a pic with you' and he looked all scared and was like 'um okay' and i was 'so how old are you!" and he's like "9". soo cute. anyways yeah.

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gosh, all the woman on this forum are drop dead beautiful! Jenny, that's interesting, you growing up in Japan. Did you learn Japanesse while you were over there? And how tall are you?
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I never learned Japanese, but I did live in Japan up through 10th grade. And I'm on the tall end of average, 5' 9".
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I've always wanted to go to Japan. I took Japanese last fall.... damned hard language. If I'd had more time to devote to it, I'm sure it would have been easier, but I was barely able to squeak by, and now I've already forgotten most of what I learned.

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C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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Aren't there thousands of symbols you have to memorize?
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In first semester, we had to learn all the hiragana, all the katakana, and 50 kanji.

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C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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I know/knew 5 kanji uh...things. (symbols, letters, words, what?)
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They're just called kanji. And I know I'm just a silly gaijin, but I can't for the life of me find the usefulness in them. Each kanji has about three or four different interpretations, as a word, as its Chinese root, as its Japanese root, and as the individual sound it creates when used in a word. And the sound it creates is almost always easier to write in hiragana or katakana. You can use a three-stroke hiragana symbol or use a 15-stroke kanji symbol that can be interpreted the same way. Aaah, it's crazy!

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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That's insane.

I just realized, my avatar matches the picture of myself on the first page of this thread. Total coincidence.

P.S. That's not really me!!
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Yeah... it kinda does. Thanks. Now I have to go back again and erase that image from my memory!

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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Me and my boy on a bloody rare hot day at a local 'Rythams of the World' festival last summer.
Man it was hot, and loud! Lovely! Th Uk is great place to be in the summer. Just a shame we don't get too much of it.

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Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
They're just called kanji. And I know I'm just a silly gaijin, but I can't for the life of me find the usefulness in them. Each kanji has about three or four different interpretations, as a word, as its Chinese root, as its Japanese root, and as the individual sound it creates when used in a word. And the sound it creates is almost always easier to write in hiragana or katakana. You can use a three-stroke hiragana symbol or use a 15-stroke kanji symbol that can be interpreted the same way. Aaah, it's crazy!


That part of the language is most difficult, but in reality, it's still one of the easiest languages to learn verbally. Mostly because a) the character's names are exactly how they sound, b) you don't have to learn (or unlearn) different pronounciations/readings for letters and words that you normally use (as per European languages), and c) Japanese follows its own grammatical rules more often than it doesn't. Kanji does get complicated (I'm learning some general rules that should help me decipher new kanji), but Kanji aside, it is easy to learn how to read and write it as well. And I say 'easy' in comparison to European languages, etc.

With respect to Kanji, you'd be surprised how much of it you can pick up whilst in the country. I learned heaps of new Kanji just from reading city names on road signs and signs at the train station. Most of the city names are written in Kanji with Romaji underneath it. If I didn't know what a fragment of a city name was, I'd just ask one of my Japanese friends. For instance, I knew that 'ta' or 'da' means 'field'. There was a part of Osaka called 'Umeda', which I figured from the Kanji meant '_______ - field', so I asked a Japanese friend what 'ume' was and they told me it meant 'plum', so I correctly deduced that the town called 'Umeda' literally means 'plum-fields'.
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Originally posted by: Invader Jenny
Here's me as a bridesmaid for a good friend of mine:
http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/1236/medress43nh.jpg

I look bored. I think I was.

But at least the wedding is over, now. Can't remember who the guy is.
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/8955/medress27ka.jpg


Looks like something Chun Li would wear. LOL, I'm a geek.
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I always played as Chun Li.

Looking good Jenny. Do you play any instruments? - the OT.com band needs some female members.

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I always played as Chun-Li too, but that was because I've never been very good at fighting games, and her rapid kick was always an easy and cheap way to win.

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.