going to college

[glagic]

so i leave for college a week from today [9/14]. lately, my parents have been on edge and all. i do something or want to and they get all offended by it. like my mom got mad at me for not stopping the car on train tracks when the arm thingys were going down and didnt like the fact that i wanted to take them somewhere for dinner the last nite im here. is anyone else experiencing thing problem or has? or is it just me?

jeez...7 more days and im in irvine.

[Jenny]

hehe

I watched my mom go through it with me, my younger brother AND younger sister. ;) It's a parental thing. :)

[dbax791]

Originally posted by glagic
like my mom got mad at me for not stopping the car on train tracks when the arm thingys were going down

Yeah, hard to imagine she could be so upset when you had a chance to cement your place in history as a Darwin award winner! :P

[glagic]

Originally posted by Jenny
hehe

I watched my mom go through it with me, my younger brother AND younger sister. ;) It's a parental thing. :)

ah. ok. so i shouldnt really be annoyed by this. or try not to be at least. *sigh* dang...older brother is lucky he stayed close to home to go to school, didnt have to go through this, but then again, less freedom. freedom. ill be good:angel:

[Kevster]

It's the "Empty Nest Syndrome" or "Smaller Nest Syndrome". My Mom went through it when I left for school and then my brother left a month later for the marines. She got through it, but she was apparently talking to their dogs more often for a little while. ;)

[glagic]

Originally posted by Kevster
...but she was apparently talking to their dogs more often for a little while. ;)

hmm...we do have a dog, i hope nothing bad happens to it. come to think of it, my mom has been talking to it a lot more now.

[sbp]

[The Grandoise Speech written between drinks] Dear glagic: You are entering a time of life where you will work hard, meet new people and experience new things. When it is over you will look fondly back at these good times. Now go now and make us proud young man. And oh yeah your parents are having anxiety at you leaving the nest.

[glagic]

Originally posted by sbp
[The Grandoise Speech written between drinks] Dear glagic: You are entering a time of life where you will work hard, meet new people and experience new things. When it is over you will look fondly back at these good times. Now go now and make us proud young man.

hehehe....funny.:bigmouth:

ill try to make you all proud. now..wheres the closest party? i mean library...dang, always get those two mixed up.:P

[ribitch]

wow, you guys are just starting class? I have been through 3 weeks already!!! just 13 more weeks left then I graduate!!!!

[kimchicowboy]

Originally posted by glagic


dang...older brother is lucky he stayed close to home to go to school, didnt have to go through this, but then again, less freedom. freedom. ill be good:angel:
where are you from? my parents didn't really do much. i was the last one to leave for college in my family. oldest went to a school 30 minutes away, the 2nd went to school on the other side of the country and i'm about 5 hours away. *shrug* they don't make a big fuss anymore. but it's nice going home. i get money and food and laundry done and my parents take me out to eat. :D

[glagic]

im going to be about an hour away, but if i was to commute, it would be the 405 freeway everyday. not fun. so im dorming there. itd be pasadena to irvine

[Dave_7]

Welcome to OC! (for whenever it is that you arrive)





Dave.

[Ladogaboy]

Originally posted by dbax791


Yeah, hard to imagine she could be so upset when you had a chance to cement your place in history as a Darwin award winner! :P

:stupid: I'd be kind of upset if someone did that while I was in the car too. I don't feel like being crushed by a few thousand tons of rolling steel. :eek:

[glagic]

Originally posted by Dave_7
Welcome to OC! (for whenever it is that you arrive)





Dave.

is there anything that i should do or look for when i get there? where are some good places to go eat at?

[brain]

Originally posted by glagic
im going to be about an hour away, but if i was to commute, it would be the 405 freeway everyday. not fun. so im dorming there. itd be pasadena to irvine

Yay. UCI! GO ANTEATERS! And... It's the University of Civics and Integras. Here's an interesting figure: One in four people you meet at UCI is an Asian girl. Go figure.... Considering the school is 65% Asian.

[brain]

Originally posted by glagic


is there anything that i should do or look for when i get there? where are some good places to go eat at?

I'm sure you'll spend time at Irvine Spectrum. Check out the "Yardhouse" there. They have the most beers on tap out of any restaurant (www.yardhouse.com). But since you aren't of legal drinking age (I'm assuming), they have some really killer nachos. If you like bowling and laser tag, you can always hit up Palace Park. Um... Yeah. I used to go to Irvine on a weekly basis from Northridge.

[glagic]

Originally posted by brain


Yay. UCI! GO ANTEATERS! And... It's the University of Civics and Integras. Here's an interesting figure: One in four people you meet at UCI is an Asian girl. Go figure.... Considering the school is 65% Asian.

yep...and guess what? IM ASIAN TOO. i know its a lot of asian people going to the same school.

but 1 in 4 eh? dont think the gf will be too thrilled about that

[latingirl]

Originally posted by brain


I'm sure you'll spend time at Irvine Spectrum. Check out the "Yardhouse" there. They have the most beers on tap out of any restaurant (www.yardhouse.com).

I've been to the Yardhouse in Long Beach, it IS very good. Get the wasabi mashed potatoes...yum!

And yeah, post some good eating places in O.C. I don't go there much, but would like to know of a few good places for when I do get down there. :)

[psycho-]

zagat.com is always a good bet. Sometimes it's a popularity vote, but overall pretty reliable. It's the online arm of zagat survey