the kids don't know how easy they have it these days
2005-11-22 32639, 2005
nikki__
inhouseuk: you mean "I did O levels back in the day when they actually meant something [insert grumbling about the good old days]"? :P
2005-11-22 32640, 2005
mustaqila
Okay, that's creepy
2005-11-22 32648, 2005
mustaqila
You really sound like my mum there
2005-11-22 32652, 2005
chocomo
lol
2005-11-22 32613, 2005
inhouseuk
nikki__: correct, O levels did mean something
2005-11-22 32640, 2005
mustaqila
Which is why my dad failed all his and still managed to get employed at the "prestigious" BT :P
2005-11-22 32644, 2005
nikki__
I have the edexcel P2 textbook from before they changed it before they changed it and the P2 textbook from before they changed it, and I've seen the new C2 textbook, it goes from THICK and hard to thinner and easier to "hey, wasn't this GCSE work a few years ago...?"
2005-11-22 32655, 2005
nikki__
now C1 is piss easy.
2005-11-22 32604, 2005
mustaqila
Maths Core I assume?
2005-11-22 32606, 2005
nikki__
yes
2005-11-22 32615, 2005
mustaqila
Ah, I have those text books too heh
2005-11-22 32620, 2005
chocomo
hmph
2005-11-22 32626, 2005
chocomo feels less continental
2005-11-22 32633, 2005
chocomo
brbfood
2005-11-22 32642, 2005
nikki__
but at college we do OCR's syllabus
2005-11-22 32651, 2005
mustaqila
OCR's ICT syllabus isn't bad
2005-11-22 32656, 2005
mustaqila
It's a piece of piss :P
2005-11-22 32603, 2005
nikki__
where, I noticed, D1 is much easier than edexcel's
2005-11-22 32610, 2005
mustaqila
Shame I was kicked out of my old 6th form...
2005-11-22 32620, 2005
nikki__
why were you kicked out?
2005-11-22 32627, 2005
mustaqila
D1 is a hefty book, but most of it is pictures and diagrams
2005-11-22 32635, 2005
nikki__
exactly!
2005-11-22 32638, 2005
mustaqila
I was really bad with attendance and punctuality
2005-11-22 32648, 2005
nikki__
but edexcel's has more stuff in D1, most of it's in D2 for OCR
2005-11-22 32649, 2005
nikki__
ah
2005-11-22 32600, 2005
mustaqila
6th forms are more anal about that then the college though :)
2005-11-22 32620, 2005
nikki__
I think critical path analysis is one of the topics which is in D2 for OCR...
2005-11-22 32621, 2005
mustaqila
*than
2005-11-22 32640, 2005
mustaqila
I like the fact the book is purple
2005-11-22 32607, 2005
nikki__
it's thicker than the OCR one too, so I'm glad I get to use the thin books :P
2005-11-22 32620, 2005
inhouseuk
I was sitting waiting for a train a few weeks ago and witnessed a teenage girl needing a calculator to work out 3 * 50
2005-11-22 32622, 2005
nikki__
I like the edexcel covers more, they're nice and colourful
2005-11-22 32632, 2005
mustaqila
Hmmm looking through my Edexcel books, a large section at the back is answers too :\
2005-11-22 32647, 2005
nikki__
but OCR put C1 and C2 in the same book
2005-11-22 32604, 2005
mustaqila
I gots me 2 nice green books, C1 and C2 :)
2005-11-22 32605, 2005
nikki__
so we're carrying inch thick books around because someone couldn't be bothered to split the damned things
2005-11-22 32610, 2005
nikki__ is jealous ;_;
2005-11-22 32616, 2005
mustaqila
Trade? :P
2005-11-22 32621, 2005
nikki__
are core ones more turquoisey?
2005-11-22 32638, 2005
mustaqila
Core and light green
2005-11-22 32643, 2005
mustaqila
*atre
2005-11-22 32650, 2005
nikki__
I can give you old pure books!
2005-11-22 32651, 2005
nikki__
hmm.
2005-11-22 32654, 2005
mustaqila
Decisions maths is purply
2005-11-22 32659, 2005
mustaqila
As can I!
2005-11-22 32606, 2005
mustaqila
Give you old books that is
2005-11-22 32609, 2005
nikki__ googles
2005-11-22 32617, 2005
nikki__
they're more turquoisey than the pure books
2005-11-22 32630, 2005
mustaqila
"Mathematics to Level 10"
2005-11-22 32643, 2005
mustaqila
It's about an inch thick and is GCSE :\
2005-11-22 32600, 2005
nikki__
heh
2005-11-22 32608, 2005
nikki__ wonders when they'll start D1...
2005-11-22 32615, 2005
nikki__
right now we're doing C2, M1 and S1
2005-11-22 32625, 2005
mustaqila
WE're doing C1 and D1 currently heh
2005-11-22 32626, 2005
nikki__
and we get to do C1, C2 and S1 exams in january
2005-11-22 32637, 2005
nikki__
then we do C3, C4, M1 and D1 in june
2005-11-22 32639, 2005
mustaqila
C2 exams in January?!
2005-11-22 32645, 2005
nikki__
yup
2005-11-22 32652, 2005
mustaqila
I only have my C1 in January, then C2 and D1 in June
2005-11-22 32655, 2005
nikki__
further maths is lots of maths
2005-11-22 32603, 2005
mustaqila
Ah yeah, my bad, I forgot
2005-11-22 32647, 2005
nikki__
around 10 hours a week
2005-11-22 32632, 2005
mustaqila
:o
2005-11-22 32640, 2005
mustaqila
That's more than 3 times a much Math as I do
2005-11-22 32610, 2005
nikki__
hehe
2005-11-22 32623, 2005
mustaqila
I guess I can see why you're so short on free time during the week though, if you're doing 5 courses... :\
it's very weird looking at other people's timetables and seeing so many free periods
2005-11-22 32603, 2005
SenRepus
inhouseuk: lucky. night
2005-11-22 32609, 2005
nikki__
I'm used to seeing class class class class class YAYFREE
2005-11-22 32616, 2005
nikki__
not free free free free awwclass
2005-11-22 32622, 2005
mustaqila
Hehehe
2005-11-22 32645, 2005
mustaqila
Oh geez "Tutorial" the biggest waste of time ever
2005-11-22 32654, 2005
nikki__
yes
2005-11-22 32600, 2005
nikki__
I use it for homework
2005-11-22 32614, 2005
nikki__
'cause everyone runs off to socialise and leaves me alone in an empty classroom!
2005-11-22 32627, 2005
nikki__
it's the most productive part of the week for me!
2005-11-22 32632, 2005
mustaqila
We're told we have to attend and upon going the teacher usually just tells us, after arriving 15 minutes late, you can go to lunch, there's nothing to actually do...
2005-11-22 32640, 2005
nikki__
same!
2005-11-22 32650, 2005
nikki__
we go in, do the register, leave
2005-11-22 32654, 2005
mustaqila
It's worse than PSE lessons in high school
2005-11-22 32605, 2005
mustaqila
At least in high school you had to do work, albeit pointless
2005-11-22 32609, 2005
nikki__
nah, we can actually leave tutorials if we want
2005-11-22 32629, 2005
mustaqila
Heh, it's like the Gestapo if you don't go to your Tutorial :\
2005-11-22 32629, 2005
nikki__
whereas we had to sit around and do nothing in that thingy at school
2005-11-22 32643, 2005
nikki__
you have to *go*, but you don't have to *stay*!
2005-11-22 32648, 2005
mustaqila
Hehe
2005-11-22 32624, 2005
nikki__
I'm always late to tutorial though
2005-11-22 32635, 2005
nikki__
'cause I have maths beforehand, and maths is on the opposite side of college
2005-11-22 32640, 2005
nikki__
and we're always late out of maths
2005-11-22 32648, 2005
mustaqila
I have maths before my Tutorial, and it's in the room right next door
2005-11-22 32602, 2005
mustaqila
Oh, and my Tutor is my maths teacher, who is also in the room next door, yet she's still late :\
2005-11-22 32625, 2005
nikki__
physics and electronics are next door to each other, but because of the layout, we have to go through 2 other rooms to get to it
2005-11-22 32643, 2005
mustaqila
Oh wow, you do Sign Language
2005-11-22 32648, 2005
nikki__
yeah!
2005-11-22 32609, 2005
nikki__
we had to take extra stuff (I was only doing 4 subjects at first)
2005-11-22 32618, 2005
nikki__
so I was sooo excited to get to pick sign language
2005-11-22 32624, 2005
mustaqila
Extra stuff on top of what you already do?! That's insane
2005-11-22 32604, 2005
nikki__
I was only doing four things at the time!
2005-11-22 32610, 2005
mustaqila
"Only"
2005-11-22 32624, 2005
nikki__
there aren't many people doing 5 anyway, so far I've only found two other girls
2005-11-22 32627, 2005
nikki__
yeah
2005-11-22 32629, 2005
mustaqila
I'm only doing 3 and still find myself often slipping behind a bit now and then
2005-11-22 32637, 2005
nikki__
they bully us into doing 4!
2005-11-22 32649, 2005
mustaqila
Must be a female thing, being all organised and whatnot :P
2005-11-22 32651, 2005
nikki__
I was originally only going to do maths, chemistry and physics
2005-11-22 32605, 2005
nikki__
then they insisted I had to do four, so I took maths, chemistry, physics and electronics
2005-11-22 32642, 2005
mustaqila
I honestly can't see how you'd cope with all that and manage a social life out of that too :\
2005-11-22 32605, 2005
nikki__
then we actually started them and I found it so easy and I was jealous of the people doing further maths, so my tutor said I could probably do further maths and that I should ask the maths department and they said yes :D
2005-11-22 32612, 2005
nikki__ giggles
2005-11-22 32620, 2005
nikki__
I don't socialise much in college...
2005-11-22 32622, 2005
srotta joined the channel
2005-11-22 32641, 2005
nikki__
so I get all my homework done during free periods, tutorials and lunch
2005-11-22 32642, 2005
mustaqila
Nor do I to be honest, I'm always the loner kid in the corner working alone and never taslking heh
2005-11-22 32651, 2005
nikki__
so I get evenings mostly free
2005-11-22 32656, 2005
nikki__
sounds like me!
2005-11-22 32610, 2005
mustaqila
Let's be loners together!...if that's possible... :\
2005-11-22 32635, 2005
mustaqila
I like the corner anyhow, makes it easy to lean on the chair
2005-11-22 32639, 2005
nikki__
sure!
2005-11-22 32641, 2005
nikki__ laughs
2005-11-22 32651, 2005
nikki__
I like the corner of the library, it's nice and quiet
2005-11-22 32611, 2005
nikki__
I guess it helps that all my subjects overlap
2005-11-22 32613, 2005
mustaqila
I've never been in the college library, I've never found my way into it, and it's the largest room too :\
2005-11-22 32624, 2005
nikki__
we've done stuff in physics from maths, chemistry *and* electronics
2005-11-22 32654, 2005
nikki__
right now all we're doing in physics is electronics
2005-11-22 32606, 2005
nikki__
except in much less detail
2005-11-22 32614, 2005
mustaqila
You're giving an awfully false impression that A levels are a breeze :P
2005-11-22 32622, 2005
nikki__
they are for me!
2005-11-22 32625, 2005
nikki__ is a smartarse :P
2005-11-22 32627, 2005
nikki__ is tired too
2005-11-22 32631, 2005
nikki__ thinks she should go back to bed
2005-11-22 32637, 2005
nikki__
natta, again!
2005-11-22 32647, 2005
mustaqila
Night
2005-11-22 32658, 2005
mustaqila
I'm going to go out for a walk, it's bitterly cold and I'm bored :D
2005-11-22 32652, 2005
SenRepus
ive decided i must find episodes of Pete and Pete
2005-11-22 32623, 2005
yllona is listening to Rock Creek Park by The Blackbyrds from City Life/Unfinished Business (1975) (4:06 / 4:37)
2005-11-22 32626, 2005
yllona
mustaquil: this one's for you
2005-11-22 32629, 2005
yllona is listening to Hair by Graham Central Station from Graham Central Station (1973) (0:35 / 4:57)
2005-11-22 32649, 2005
SenRepus
ok so i just downloaded *cough* the theme to The Adventures of Pete and Pete, and old nickelodeon show I used to watch when I was a kid
2005-11-22 32608, 2005
SenRepus
within the first 20 seconds i was almost crying. why?
2005-11-22 32616, 2005
chocomo
hmm
2005-11-22 32622, 2005
SenRepus
its like in amelie, she returns that tin full of old treasures to that man
