Penzilneck

Hey all.

I'm working on a little extra credits project for school. It involves editing a finished project into a trailer, such as a video game, and choose music to accompany it. Preferably you make a few trailers from different projects each to a different song by the same band. I've chosen the band, and am now listening to their songs a few times over while seeing which video games pop up in my mind. Here are a few of their songs, pretty characteristic of the rest, but I of course recommend listening to the rest of their material. Any suggestions for which games might suit which song?

Thanks!

@HistoryInRust said:

It's been a couple years since I've graduated with my degrees, but I'll offer some tips for supercharging your productivity this Finals Week:

• Unplug your consoles. All of them. Perhaps tuck away the power cable in a drawer or in the closet. Sometimes the mere idea that you have to retrieve the cable and plug the system in, while simple, is enough to dissuade you from spending the unnecessary time procrastinating with video games.
• Work somewhere outside the house. A coffeeshop. A library. In the commons building. Someplace where you'll find yourself surrounded with other students working as well. That environments can breed motivation and double your effort.
• Stay hydrated and fed. It seems obvious, but an empty stomach or a dry mouth might be the exact thing stopping you from putting your nose to the grindstone the way you'd like.
• Work in short bursts, not marathon sessions. It's better for your retention to do things in little chunks, but also less overwhelming to break larger tasks into manageable divisions. Fifteen minutes of work, a five minute break (take a walk and get some air!). A half hour of work, a small reward.
• Be mindful of the internet. When possible, work without your computer and your phone. Pretty simple here--out of sight, out of mind. The internet can be a huge timesink. Use it sparingly if you don't need it. Don't punish yourself for browsing the Giant Bomb forums or Twitter or Reddit for too long, but understand when you've started to waste time.

If you are writing a paper and can't seem to get going on it, Write or Die is a fantastic, if slightly psychopathic, website for people grinding for that extra word. It functions on a negative reinforcement system that alerts the user after a short period of inactivity. The user can set the severity of crazy punishment, ranging from simple internet-locking pop-ups all the way to having the writing backspace itself when you stop writing. You know, if you're extra crazy.

Anyway. Good luck, boys and girls. Work on your fucking shit. You'll feel better after it's done. Believe me.

Some grownup advice there. Thanks, man.

http://www.giantbomb.com/forums/off-topic/31/this-is-not-a-picture-of-vinny-in-the-shower/545400/ I'll just leave this here.

@GnomeonFire: How does an Auteur paper go? And have you chosen material for that Anime paper?

@Ryan Me, I'm more of a Trucker's Delight kinda guy.

@Clonedzero said:

dont be posting on stupid internet forums when you should be studying

Too late. I already be posting.

@Tylea002 said:

You have multiple choice exams?

Huh. Add that onto the pile of the millions of reasons I'll never really understand the American high school system.

I don't have any multiple choice exams. Neither am I American nor do I attend an American school for that matter, and am already far beyond the age of high school by now.

@mosespippy: I owned a copy of Life of Pi for several years before reading it at last earlier this year. All the while, I kept picturing how I'd want to make it into a film, and whaddayaknow, turns out it was in the works already. Really lovely book. And about books in their own languages, it's actually a hobby of mine to buy The Little Prince and at least one Winnie the Pooh book in the native language of any country I visit. Got quite a few already, but hopefully many more to come.

@pyromagnestir: You're cool in my books.

@bushpusherr: Sound advice. I did something similar during for a course in positivist logic, but it's harder for more essay-oriented courses. For those I take notes during class, but try and make them a bit creative and lively, so they carry some of the mood and memory of the lecture with them. Somehow that helps.

@kerse: Luckily I'm not taking any math currently, since I don't trust your avatar for advice.

No, but I do try and cuss up a storm mid-sneeze. I find it adds a little oomph. As in "aaaAAN*tch*SKOtinn" or "uuh...uuh...HE*cough*LVÍtis"

@hoossy: Thanks man. Healthy advice. Personally, I do everything in my power not to end up cramming. Regretfully, I've ended up in such a situation this time, but it'll work out. I, too, value my chance at proper education immensely.

The advice you mention all makes sense, and it's the same code I try to follow. I especially enjoy teaching my co-students. I'm simply curious about people studying other fields, since different tactics can apply to different sorts of studies. For example, even though I've practiced speed reading and use it for any kinds of articles, news or lite fiction, it's useless and even dangerous when it comes to philosophy texts. Making up stories can fit perfectly, though, since many of the texts utilize imaginative ways to explain ideas.

Been trying to form songs or jingles to memorize Greek declensions, but it's far from easy.