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A few pictures of me from Winter Break! The Skiing was great and the ball I attended was lots of fun! Haha and we were super baffled by the two light dots on my chin in that first picture, no idea what that was.

I've been able to walk into bars and be marked as 21, even though I just turned 20, and I don't even own a fake ID. So I guess I must look around 25+ish, which is a blessing.

Hey guys! So I'm pursuing a minor in French at college, but I definitely am not spending enough hours in the classroom and on my studies to actually become proficient at the language. Does anyone have any resources they'd like to share that they think help immersion and could help me hone my abilities with the language? Thanks guys!

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Haha I assume you were quoting Pooky, the guy who posted above you?

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A ducks fan? I don't know if I can approve, you played spoiler to Stanford, that was no bueno! 

Anyways, here's my new picture to add!

Jeez, no need to hate on people who wear fedoras. I mean sure, fedora's are not my type. I'm more of a cap guy. But not all people who wear fedoras are edgy nerds who think they are smarter than you just because they don't believe in any god. Some people, fictional and non fictional look cool with fedoras, like Indiana Jones, Michael Jackson, Bruno Mars etc. Also, judging someone by their fashion taste is pretty bad, you know.

Yeah, I guess so. I just was always taught that perception is reality, and appearances, especially in first impressions, are critical. Honestly, fedoras are one of those few articles of clothing that are guaranteed to get eye rolls and scoffs of derision from onlookers, and I figured if my harsh and blunt statement changed even one guy's mind about wearing that fedora out in public, my post was a success.

Me right before our first dress parade of the year. I really am thrilled to wear that foam lined uniform in 90+ degree heat!

Give me your eyes please<3 I'm jealous of your good looks!

Nah, everyone's eyes are just right for them! Windows to the soul, am I right?

*also, reposting from before because the pics didn't show, for some reason*

Its always so cool to see how much people have changed over the years! Here's a couple now that I'm done with my summer training! (The bottom picture is me in traditional voyageur fur trader garb, and yes, I got to wear that for training. It is as comfy as it looks!)

Its always so cool to see how much people have changed over the years! Here's a couple now that I'm done with my summer training! (The bottom picture is me in traditional voyageur fur trader garb, and yes, I got to wear that for training. It is as comfy as it looks!)

Dark, SoL, and Romance(no clopfics, i hate those with a passion). List of stories i'm going to do:

 

1. Dark Origin(dark/sol)

2. Equestria's Last Hope: Prism Force(dark/adventure/sol) 

3. In The Spirit Of Hearth's Warming Eve(Romance/sol) 

Cool! I tried my hand at writing, but the only thing I can seem to write are really boring political science research papers, not fiction stories   I envy your talent

Thats torture.. Like honestly I have deep sympathy to the ones who get heat bumps.

Just.. moment of silence.

Yeah.... heat rash is a big issue in those. Although the scariest thing is passing out from heat exhaustion. We all carry rifles with bayonets on the ends when in that uniform, and if you pass out, you run a real risk of stabbing yourself or the guy next to you with your bayonet as you go down. Its good motivation to stay conscious. 

I use libra office to write my stories, so i never have that issue.

what are your favorite kinds of stories to write?

It looks like it could just randomly choke persom D:

So pristine.

So clean.

*cat fur*

That's nothing. We have a uniform that does actually constrict your throat.

Simple mistakes like words being completely opposite of what they meant. If you ever find my eye sore fanfics youd realise im talking about myself xD oh the tragedy.. I suck.

That outfit.. it makes me claustrophobic..

How does it make you claustrophobic? Although that uniform is impossible to keep clean. You literally get it dirty just looking at red sauce, I swear.

I say things without thinking, and it tends to lead to what i just said to you; i guess its a flaw i have to live with.

I wouldn't worry about loose lips may sink ships, but as long as you stay on land, I think saying what's on your mind is a good thing! 

I see that, oh how my mind wanders. 

What do you mean by that? I'm confused.

Join the midnight crew!

Though it isnt really midnight.. i-i guess astral projecrings fine?

Good say kitty! You are nocturnal anyhow

I could never do that honestly im a free spirit kinda. And bipolar. And have a need to cause mischief in a strictly positive way. It sounds like a program in my district school called ROTC but it just all that without the prison like part.

Basically we are ROTC on steroids. We get a full immersion program, they just do military training a few times a week. Its debatable who makes the better officers when we all graduate at the end of four years, but Naval Academy grads tend to rank up faster and reach higher ranks in general. 

Starting to sound like a Japanese school where the student are all given student uniforms.

Well, we do all have uniforms, but probably not like the Japanese school you had in mind! 

Very.. My high school learning has been diminished to emotionless staring contests with a teacher who lacks thick pudding.

Her pudding is watery and lacks proper nutrients.

US naval academy? Whats that like o_o

Well, its really, really strict. We all dress the same, keep ourselves to the same grooming standards, and so on. Its very tough academically, and there's a lot of extra military stuff on top of classes. It also can feel like prison at times (you all wear uniforms, there are walls and armed guards, you can't leave except for certain times)  But its very rewarding and a unique opportunity, as well as an excellent education.

And Now I'm hungry for pudding.

If I might pry what grade are you in?

DO ALL THE BROWN-NOSING. But it would be better effort to accomplish such goals lavishly.

Like Pupa Pan and Vriska.

I'm a Plebe (Freshman) in college at the US Naval Academy. And its pretty sad your education is reduced to brown-nosing instead of substance and content. That must be frustrating.

It racks my brain endlessly.. Its shoved out a majority that relies on those tests too. Isnt it sad to suffer for the sake of better education? What have we learned? Suck up to the teacher.

So basically, suck up to your teacher and you get an A? Given that I have a final term paper and a Constitutional Government final tomorrow, I might prefer that actually right now   But, considering everyone at my school by definition is a very good brown-noser, schmoozing the teacher might be easier said than done

I used to have a somewhat negative reputation on here as being, well, an arrogant douche-canoe, but I'd say I have mellowed out considerably. That, and taking a 6+ month hiatus probably helped too, since everyone forgot about the arguments I picked 

Finals huh? They took that and midterms out our school system so im forcibly working towards an ambiguous grade that qi be lower than anything imaginable

How the heck do they grade people? I mean, I don't know if grades are the best way to evaluate, but in non-subjective courses like Chemistry or Calculus, I can't think of a different way to grade.

I used to be extremely extroverted, but since starting at college, I've become significantly more introverted, since my school is full of a huge number of overachieving extroverts, and it actually became a bit draining to kick it with them as much as I did with my old friends. So I guess I'm in the middle.

Yeah.... I'm still up. Finals have that unfortunate impact on my sleep schedule

Wow look at you handsome

Thanks! I do wish I could grow my hair a bit longer, but rules are rules!  

I got my new picture for the start of the my sophomore year taken!