Oh yea.. I had to speak to the principle about the story too.. He was like this isn't what we want to see coming from NCHS.. and I was like speak to my editor.

Oh wow, that's even better. I can imagine that now...

Will you be doing any school now that you are back on home turf, Chaos?

Actually, yes, I will be. I should be starting at a new highschool in roughly 3 weeks. This will have been my third highschool (I seem to get a new highschool every year).

I know how you feel, man. I went to six different schools in five years. (Three of them being high schools) But I'm finally set on this one, and it doesn't look like I'm switching any time soon.

Speaking of school, I start in about seven and a half hours.

[Sarcasm]I'll bet you're real happy to be going back eh? [/sarcasm]

I know I never liked school myself, couldn't stand to be around so many people...

Hmn.. I've only been to.. two different elementary schools and two different middle schools. So.. I've been to about four schools in four years.

This post has been edited by Intestinal Chaos: Aug 25 2006, 03:55 AM

COLLEGE

I decided to take an extra year of grade 12, just because I could commit to any particular field for college/university. The things I like are too varied. Like I enjoy writing/englishy stuff, but then I like digital electronics. So it's hard for me to decide, because I don't really see a way to combine the two. Ohwell, now I'm literally the top of the food chain at highschool

Let's hope that FINALLY brings me some popularity!

Hoo, speaking of taking an extra year, I have a confession. This will be my third year of 9th grade. I was about to drop out and settle for my GED, but I'd rather complete school. You see, I've been a huge slacker since I firsted started school and I nearly didn't pass 8th (but how one passes 8th grade with straight F's is beyond me). I'm suffering for my complete lack of drive now that I've decided to make something of my life. This is what I get for being an arrogant jackass and never working because it wasn't "challenging enough".

Karma sucks, man

It's not kharma, it's the systgem trying to weed out the undesirables. Man... they don't want you to be inspired, they waqnt you to do drugs, the system wants you fail... so you end up a dead beat and do menial labor on the bottom of the food chain. In order to beat the system you have to succeed in it.

Well, I've already decided to start (attempting to) succeed. I know everything I should know about life and the real world, I've just been a complete jackass and a lazy boatmaster. I've been selfish, greedy, and deceptive, that's no way to go through life. I'm living for me and the other people in my life. Plus I have a girl I actually genuinely care about and our future isn't going to work out if I'm going to be a self-centered pric and a lie-about.

This post has been edited by Intestinal Chaos: Aug 25 2006, 05:57 AM

The Metal Mallet, if you can drive when other people can't and are willing to be a taxi service for the popular underclassmen kids, you will be so popular it is beyond belief. At least, that's what one guy at our high school did who repeated a grade.

Hey, I like your attitude Chaos! Especially where your gf is concerned. That seems to happen to alot of actually very intelligent people, that they get bored by the mundane, middle of the road style education aimed at the less enlightened students ... and they wind up turned off by the class. Or direct their energies in other channels than their school subjects. I'm glad to see you are realizing it and yeh, it helps later on in life to have the good grades. Everything from your sophomore year of high school on through grad school matters.

Whatever else you do, if you can't decide on a distinct course, get an associate of arts degree from a two year college. That is your ticket in to any college of your choice later as long as your grades are 3.0 or above.

This post has been edited by Ibis: Aug 25 2006, 06:22 AM

Chaos your an amazing person if only (but not just because) this one statement..



Making that decision is the first and most important step in the process to succeeding. And from your stories it seems that you've had a hella hard life, much harder then my lifes been and still your here and wanting another shot at it. For that I think your an awesome person that has extreme potential and to not persue that would be waist at life.

The system doesn't weed you out, you weed yourself out.

EDIT: I was a bit of an british boat to doomed

This post has been edited by Channler: Aug 25 2006, 08:56 AM

Well Ibis, saying that makes me want to get my driver's liscense where I can drive by myself now. I've been putting off so far....

Thank you, it's actually compliments like those that help my confidence. I've really only spoken about my bout with homelessnes and my school troubles, and yet you still think I have a hard life. There are other things I've never discussed, and I have a few others that are on par with these two, but anyways.. Thank you for your kind words

Chaos, I know that you have weathered through some strong family storms as well; and I too admire you greatly for the strong person that you are ... especially at your age. It takes a decisive person to stand up for your own beliefs, freedoms and rights against others who would say they are the majority so you must follow them. You are such an idividual man - I love to see it!

Ah, thank you very much All of your words mean a lot.

Hey so here's something a friend of mine posted that I posted here but it was locked, it's a story that's both hilarious and horrible at the same time.

Drug-related anecdote

Disclaimer : By clicking the link above you are acknowledging that you are over the age of 18. I accept no responsibilities at all. Not much has changed.

Right, I remember that. I remember laughing at one part and then feeling horrible about it. It's so much worse that it actually happened. I could never do anything like that, even though my first experience was comfortable and safe. I have an easily addictive nature, and while I realise most do not have any addictive properties to them, I tend to get carried away with just about anything that I could use to medicate my mood. This has run the gamut from food, video games, and even (regretably) self harm.

That was a dark period on my life that I've gotten over now and I'm better for it. I've learned serious things about addiciton through firsthand experience, and I'm still in recovery. I've been doing it for my girlfriend, whom I care about very much. I've been clean for at least a month and a half, and that's actually quite the feat for me. I've been free of my self-imposed prison of self-loathing, pity mongering, and morbid thoughts and I never intend on returning to it.

This post has been edited by Intestinal Chaos: Aug 26 2006, 07:21 AM