The Oil My Gears Thread

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Jai
I suppose that is the case, I don't find anything at school interesting or important. Things I do consider important are times like when they added the blue ones to the tubes of Smarties. Taking notes is probably a good idea, but I don't like holding a pen or a pencil, it hurts and I keep managing to throw it at people.

I'm not a Practical Learner, imagine someone like me trying to do something practical. I like reading sessions in class though, as long as I'm not doing it. When I have to do it, I can't take a thing in.
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As I said, don't be so pessimistic.

Try to lower your aims at first if you feel you aren't achieving anything at school. For example think of something to improve on and try your best to achieve this goal.
After doing this you will build a foundation of confidence and you'll be more proud of yourself. If there is anything better at oiling your gears than achieving something that you have set yourself then I would surely want to know about it.
 
Reading for me, I'm ok with this kind of thing or searching a manual for info. However, if I have to read a novel, let alone fake, I see it as a waste of time and not adding anything to the knowledge base. I have better things to do with my life then sit and read fake stories. Now if it's true/history and interesting, count me in.
 
Slashfan
Reading for me, I'm ok with this kind of thing or searching a manual for info. However, if I have to read a novel, let alone fake, I see it as a waste of time and not adding anything to the knowledge base. I have better things to do with my life then sit and read fake stories. Now if it's true/history and interesting, count me in.
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Not entirely true, for me at least.

I have learnt lots of things through reading fictional books, not in an objective way of course. I'm sure a man could become wise through reading nothing but fictional books alone.
 
TankAss95
Talking about cars, I actually saw a MP4-12C a few days back (in orange). It's the first one I've seen in real life.

And what's oiling my gears is that my attention span has risen a fair bit recently, and I don't know why. Before I found it really hard to concentrate while reading for example but now I feel more focused. :)
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I think I remember you saying you didn't, but did you smoke pot? I'm being honest, because when I stopped a couple years ago I realized my attention span and short-term memory improved ten-fold.

Jai
I suppose that is the case, I don't find anything at school interesting or important. Things I do consider important are times like when they added the blue ones to the tubes of Smarties. Taking notes is probably a good idea, but I don't like holding a pen or a pencil, it hurts and I keep managing to throw it at people.

I'm not a Practical Learner, imagine someone like me trying to do something practical. I like reading sessions in class though, as long as I'm not doing it. When I have to do it, I can't take a thing in.
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Sometimes, I really hope that you are trying to act dumb because it's funny or for attention, because you remind me of a girl that does that. If you don't, that's really nothing to be proud of. If you could learn to really apply yourself, you will surprise yourself with what can be accomplished by you that you may have thought impossible.

Anyway, a big gear-oiler today. Of course, I just had a huge downer, maybe it'll go in the "So, how was your day?" thread. Just maybe. The oiler, though, is my friend. Him and his brother were both good friends of mine and were a big part in my group of friends. They lived on the same block as myself as well as another good friend. Their family moved to Alberta, Canada for his father's job, which is a few thousand miles from here. Today, the brother who is my age and hasn't turned into a druggie (his brother has apparently) showed up. Last night, he arrived in town, and is staying at my friend's house for two weeks. His parents are letting him stay, because he saved the money for the air fare. This oils my gears because it's been since summer that I've seen him, and although he would annoy me on rare occasions, he was always a good friend of mine. Being able to see him is great, and seeing everyone achieve a high level of happiness for the same reason is great to see.
 
I personally don't like reading fictional books. I see in point in it other than the fact that it might be entertaining to some. The only stuff that I read is (online) news, especially editorials, and GTPlanet.
 
rb26x
I think I remember you saying you didn't, but did you smoke pot? I'm being honest, because when I stopped a couple years ago I realized my attention span and short-term memory improved ten-fold.
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Haha I think you are mixing me up with someone else my friend. :D :sly:
I cant remember anyone asking me that before, but even so the answer is no. In the end I can't find anything to blame but my own cognitive faculties. :banghead:
 
TankAss95
Haha I think you are mixing me up with someone else my friend. :D :sly:
I cant remember anyone asking me that before, but even so the answer is no. In the end I can't find anything to blame but my own cognitive faculties. :banghead:
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:lol:
Well, that's just more motivation to not get into drugs. See, I can be an optimist! :dopey:
 
rb26x
:lol:
Well, that's just more motivation to not get into drugs. See, I can be an optimist! :dopey:
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Drugs are bad, m'kay? :dopey:

On topic, a recent gear oiler is the fact that I've done all my accessment tasks and there not due for a week! I like getting ahead in things 👍
 
Most drugs are bad because you become addicted to them, just like alcohol. but i tell you what used to oil my gears was my friends and how much fun we had with weed. (ahh college years) i am clean now but still remember coming home from class and walking into a room with 12-15 of my closest friends all huddled together sitting around a room laughing and passing the bong. i cant immagine many things that bring people that close together other than some good pot. i know its wrong to advocate illegal substanses here and i will probably be banned or at least flamed, but now that i'm clear headed all the time i reflect back on my stoner days a lot. i really wish i could go back every now and then and share a toke with some close friends and watch everyone get the giggles for hours on end. flame on!
 
Gah? Flame you? No, just shake my head. I mean, it's fun to reminisce, but the cons outweigh the pros. Like being insanely hungry. ANYWAYS, I found a really good dubstep remix of Enter Shikari's "Arguing With Thermometers" today. Listening to it oils my gears.
 
lemansfanatic
Most drugs are bad because you become addicted to them, just like alcohol. but i tell you what used to oil my gears was my friends and how much fun we had with weed. (ahh college years) i am clean now but still remember coming home from class and walking into a room with 12-15 of my closest friends all huddled together sitting around a room laughing and passing the bong. i cant immagine many things that bring people that close together other than some good pot. i know its wrong to advocate illegal substanses here and i will probably be banned or at least flamed, but now that i'm clear headed all the time i reflect back on my stoner days a lot. i really wish i could go back every now and then and share a toke with some close friends and watch everyone get the giggles for hours on end. flame on!
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:lol: Now that's funny.
 
race'emhard
I'm pretty sure I win for today Jai.
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Well given how I got married two weeks ago and am still firmly in the honeymoon period, I think it's pretty safe to say that I win if we are going to do the whole "winners" thing.
 
Pretty happy at the moment.
Sitting by my best friend on the bus every day oils my gears.
The Forza 4 April DLC largely oils my gears. Finally my M5 collection shall be complete!
Getting an A* GCSE equivalent in a Science mock exam massively oils my gears.
 

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