I managed to talk my mom into giving me 160 dollars a month for college. Granted, many kids have higher allowances that are, well, like 10, but I was never one of those kids to receive an allowance. Occasionally I'd negotiate shoveling the driveway for 15 dollars then paying some kid two younger than me 5 for the same job, or I'd get 10 dollars to replace all of our unchopped wood with the neighbors already chopped wood, but there was never a regular thing going on.

I made the argument now that I quit stealing I was going to be completely broke, my schedule was way too full for a job, and though all of the campus necessities are paid for with my college money as soon as I walk off campus I might as well be homeless. Yep, 160 a month now.

Nice Doomed .. that's a real vote of confidence from your mom. And although your school neccessities are paid for, there will still be alot of things coming up that you'll need or want money for. Make the most of this college experience my friend, it should be one of your best ... especially looking back on it.

Now all Doomed One has to do to make his college life complete is fall in love. Could happen .................................... *stop laughing*

Well now..things are so exciting, I´m planning my trip to US.....if everything goes my way I´ll arrive in NY monday 25th.....continue to AnnArbor a week later, then conclude the trip of my life (sort of) with a visit to ......well friends....guess!!!!!

Hmmm I'm going to say somewhere south, because generally at that time of the year it's much more appealing to go south than north.

Florida perhaps?

Nope.....besides I´ve had enough of hot weather this year.....nooooo no, I´m going more south-east

Go get some sunshine for yourself Minkey, before autumn clutches us all

Atlanta? Being Canadian I don't know the States geography well but I know that's south east. Maybe you mean the statue of Liberty though...

The suspense is killing me!

Hehe....ok (Mil! I´ve got all the sunshine in the world this summer! Honestly I really don´t need more!)

I´m going to The Smoky Mountains......yayyy.....There! I can´t wait to go really!

You could take a (somewhat long) drive to my house from Atlanta.

Oh....I could? Hmm how long would it be to your house from Knoxville then.....or rather Sevierville, because there´s where I´ll be if everything goes my way.....

Oh I'm jealous! The Smokey Mountains are beautiful any time of year .. but especially in the fall. Minque is right about enough hot weather. Although we've gotten lucky here in Florida that since TS Ernesto blew through things have been cooler a bit. Pretty nice.

YIPPEEEE!! i got my airticket! I´m going to NY on the 26th! I´m so incredible HAPPY....at last I´m going to get the chance of visiting US!

Woah,,,YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Hello there everyone it has been a while I believe since I last had a chance to post on the forums. By the sounds of things (via skimming the coffeeshop) everyone seems to be doing alright. So wonderful for Minque to be visiting the U.S.

My life has been the dull drone of scheduled events *school and work* and not much going on apart from that. though I have met someone which makes me quite glad.

Awww Megil! I really wish you luck then....it´s always nice to meet someone that makes you glad! Ihope everything will work out well for you.....

I haven't checked in in awhile. It's nice to hear you found someone Megil
Minque, you're lucky to go to NYC, Im actually 1000 miles away from home as I post this right now. Im in Anaheim California. I live in Oklahoma. Huge increase in the number of people who speak spanish. Going home tomorrow morning. I actually miss home now!

Yesterday didn't start off too well, actually recieved some potentially frightening news. My brother rolled the van on his drive to work. It was on a country road and a dog was crossing it and my brother swerved to miss it, went on the gravel and overcorrected himself so that once he got back on the road he was airborn. The van rolled twice.

Fortunately, he was wearing a seatbelt (both airbags went off but I'm not sure if they helped) and was relatively unharmed by the accident. His one hand was only scraped up and he had a couple of bumps on his head, likely from hitting it on the door window. He was fine with wreakless driving but we're probably going to get the charge lowered to a less serious charge, something like leaving the road dangerously or something like that. The ticket isn't as bad as what the insurance will be now though. Here's an after picture:





I am REALLY glad he's okay though. He was even still able to party that night, what a guy..

Holy crap, Mallet... rolled twice ? And got out with bumps and bruises ? Well, he is alive and well, that's all that matters now. Charges, well, that is a part of life.

Yeah insurence is a drag, it usually doesn't help and it costs more than tickets.

For instance-


Earlier this year some uninsured person crashed into my mom's car and drove off. Insurance gave us a car to drive before we got Mom's car back, but the never caught the person who hit it in the first place.

Is "leaving the road dangerously" a ticketable offense? I guess I've heard of crazier things, one of my friends got a ticket for "accelerating too fast."

My uncle told me brother about this lower charge, I forget the actual words he used but the gist was basically "leaving the road dangerously".