Gggggggg Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 I GOT ACCEPTED TO GO TO SHANGHAI ON THE ADVANCE LEADERSHIP COURSE I'M SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted April 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 On 3/9/2015 at 6:15 PM, pluk said: I have an exam tomorrow. I've not sat an exam in about 18 years. I should be revising, I'm writing this instead. Just got the result back, I ONLY BLOODY PASSED!! I'm amazed, I thought it had gone so badly. Means I can go for promotion now (well, promotion to do the job I've been doing 'temporarily' for the last 9 months anyway!), which is nice. Celia Mae, paige, JoshC. and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smidget Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Got a 1st in my dissertation, which now means that I am guaranteed to graduate with a 1st. I still have 3 exams to go, but the pressure is off! All I need to do is pass them and hello 1st class degree pluk, JoshC., Kerfuffle and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Wow, even if I got 100% in my dissertation next year there is no-way I could guarantee myself a first, well done! What degree do you do again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 Carrying on with exam-esque theme, my first wave of exams is over! So yay, slight celebrations before my second wave begins in 2 and a bit weeks time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 Double posting? How wrong of me. I've had it confirmed today that (assuming I get the grades) I've got a scholarship for my Masters Degree! pluk, Tom, BenC and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 Geeeeeeek (Well done) JoshC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 After the voting in of gay marriage by referendum in Ireland and the decision by the Supreme court in America yesterday, London Pride today has a lot of reasons to celebrate. The pictures of the White House, Niagra Falls and many others yesterday show how far the fight for gay equality has come. Matt 236, Mer, Liam T and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 SPAM FRITTAS oh my sweet Jesus so unhealthy but SO NICE!!! EDIT: But so hard to finish! I couldn't this time. Dammit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Thought this was the best place to put this - my girlfriend has published a book on Kindle/Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Reasons-Love-Nerd-Like-Me-ebook/dp/B015VL47M4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1443781452&sr=8-1&keywords=reasons+to+love+a+nerd+like+me She's had 2.4 million "reads" on Wattpad so decided to take the plunge and put it out there as a paid for book too and see how it goes.... https://www.wattpad.com/story/13980497-reasons-to-love-a-nerd-like-me I know Wattpad is free but she's kinda hoping that people will pay a couple of quid to "own" the book as it's easier to read on Kindle than on Wattpad online etc! Would be interested of anyone's thoughts - it's likely to be of interest to the main demographic on here - possibly Mer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 Somehow, unbelievably I've won an all expenses paid trip to Europa Park next month for their winter event. Very excited. Mer, pognoi, Matt 236 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 pognoi, pluk, Mysterio Ka and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celia Mae Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 So last night at my air cadets squadron we had our annual awards evening and I got awarded not only a freakin' sword for my achievements over the year but I got promoted to the rank of Cadet Warrant Officer, which is the highest rank a cadet can hold... I'm still so happy I can't get this grin off my face It means so much and I will admit when I sat down after collecting it I got all emotional and had myself a few tears! So happy the staff at my squadron have this much faith in me and I hope I can show them that I deserve it Kerfuffle, Inferno, AJ and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pluk Posted January 8, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 It's just an advantage of the work I do, and I didn't do anything that anyone else in the same situation wouldn't have done, but I got to properly save a life tonight. I would guess that seconds later I wouldn't have been able to. It's a pretty good feeling when it happens like that. The only down side is I should be going to sleep about now, but it's left me a bit too buzzing. EDIT I hope this doesn't sound a bit show offy or big headed, that's not how it's intended, but I rarely talk about work to people outside of work for that very reason, so it feels kind of nice to share in a slightly anonymous way here. It's not the first time it's happened and it won't be the last, but occasionally it hits me how unusual some of the situations I find myself in are to most people. Oh, and go and do first aid if you don't know it already. You never know when you could find yourself able to help someone. Tom, MattyMoo, Mysterio Ka and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han30 Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 I would love to learn first aid and also CPR. Read a really sad story about a 6 year old that died from choking on a grape - not the first grape incident which has resulted in death sadly. I did a brief bit of first aid at college when I was studying child care which came in handy when my niece who was about 7 months old at the time started to choke whilst I was feeding her - luckily I managed to dislodge the offending food item by whipping her out of her chair and putting her across my thighs and slapping her back. Nice one Pluk for what you did - not sure I would be able to sleep after an experience like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWOAfanMalcolm Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Think I've finally been able To appreciate all I have in the past few weeks. I feel so comfortable within my own skin which I must confess is something that I've never been very good at. I have a work placement As part of my collage course and I wasn't expecting it to be as enjoyable as it is. Everything is just coming together nicely my sleeping problems have gone and I just feel so good and happy with my life Even though 2 week's ago I thought nothing was ever gonna get better. I Appreciate that that was a bit of a jumbled mess but really truly I feel as though I have reborn, Like I have another chance to get everything right this time rather then always making the wrong choices. Han30 and pognoi 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 On 1/8/2016 at 6:39 AM, pluk said: It's just an advantage of the work I do, and I didn't do anything that anyone else in the same situation wouldn't have done, but I got to properly save a life tonight. I would guess that seconds later I wouldn't have been able to. It's a pretty good feeling when it happens like that. The only down side is I should be going to sleep about now, but it's left me a bit too buzzing. EDIT I hope this doesn't sound a bit show offy or big headed, that's not how it's intended, but I rarely talk about work to people outside of work for that very reason, so it feels kind of nice to share in a slightly anonymous way here. It's not the first time it's happened and it won't be the last, but occasionally it hits me how unusual some of the situations I find myself in are to most people. Oh, and go and do first aid if you don't know it already. You never know when you could find yourself able to help someone. Oh I know that buzz well....horrible when you're between nights and can't sleep though! Unusual is one way to describe them.....words fail me sometimes! Well done mate! pluk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan.B Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Somehow I fell asleep in the middle of using my laptop earlier, well that's one way to motivate me to go to bed earlier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Bit of a niche chart but thought I'd share that my girlfriend's book Reasons To Love A Nerd Like Me is currently #3 on the Young Adult Gay & Lesbian chart on Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/bestsellers/books/5346595031/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_b_1_4_last If you have Kindle Unlimited it's free to read, otherwise £2.99 Thought I'd share again as it might be of interest to some on here Very proud of her innit. CharlieN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 So, me and Celia Mae will be studying at the same uni as of September (she is already there and I'm on a gap year). We thought of applying for a studio flat on campus which basically means we get a fully equipped flat for 2, with all utilities paid for and the luxury of living in London basically all for £206 a week. Which when split in half is really cheap compared to what we'd find off campus or for an en-suite single with communal kitchen (they're like £135 a week). So it's a win with money, comfort etc. The only problem with it was that priority for the studio flats goes to postgrads, final year students then down the line to freshers. Also, we were told we wouldn't hear if we were successful till August. Now as we'd start in September that's a bit late to sort something out, especially as we're out the country for the later part of August. We really weren't sure if we'd get one, expectations quite low and I was preparing for a stressful August trying to find something else. Anyway... Celia got an email Tuesday saying that we've got a studio flat for the 2016/17 term Celia Mae, James & Co., pluk and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James & Co. Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 On 2/11/2016 at 7:47 PM, Mitchada04 said: Celia got an email Tuesday saying that we've got a studio flat for the 2016/17 term Congrats! Not often that you get something like that happen at uni tbh, good luck on your university endeavours! Mer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 You do realise what a studio flat is right? Could never live in one personally, and that it's costing over £800 a month shows how awful the pricing is in London... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 On 2/11/2016 at 7:47 PM, Mitchada04 said: So, me and Celia Mae will be studying at the same uni as of September (she is already there and I'm on a gap year). We thought of applying for a studio flat on campus which basically means we get a fully equipped flat for 2, with all utilities paid for and the luxury of living in London basically all for £206 a week. Which when split in half is really cheap compared to what we'd find off campus or for an en-suite single with communal kitchen (they're like £135 a week). So it's a win with money, comfort etc. The only problem with it was that priority for the studio flats goes to postgrads, final year students then down the line to freshers. Also, we were told we wouldn't hear if we were successful till August. Now as we'd start in September that's a bit late to sort something out, especially as we're out the country for the later part of August. We really weren't sure if we'd get one, expectations quite low and I was preparing for a stressful August trying to find something else. Anyway... Celia got an email Tuesday saying that we've got a studio flat for the 2016/17 term Congrats on getting the flat and the Uni is pretty good as well. Kind of a pity really this is my last year as the pn there would've been a small proximity of Tpmers. Not to mention one of halls is called Runnymede. Enjoy uni. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celia Mae Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 On 2/12/2016 at 2:59 PM, Matt Creek said: Kind of a pity really this is my last year as the pn there would've been a small proximity of Tpmers. Well he's kinda continuing the tradition, there's two of us here now, and this means there will still be two next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoMachine Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 I passed my driving test yesterday which may not seem that exciting but until this time last year I swore I would never learn to drive! To make things even better, just put deposit down on a beautiful little black fiat 500 street car Cian, Kerfuffle, David B and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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