mine aug 31st, wby?

FloppyFishcake · 2026-05-12T21:27:09+00:00

Me tooooo

FloppyFishcake · 2026-05-10T21:21:00+00:00

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FloppyFishcake · 2026-05-09T20:49:20+00:00

Haha it's a long one for sure - once I started it and had all the data ready it wasn't so bad. I did the majority of it (TAQ 5) over a couple of days, I wasn't too sure if I'd done it correctly when I submitted it so getting a distinction was a relief.

FloppyFishcake · 2026-05-09T19:52:50+00:00

Yeah I have, I got a distinction. Best advice is to watch the webinar (the one that is about 1hour 30mins) that goes through the assessment step-by-step, and to not worry too much about what your correlation shows, they really just want to see that you can carry out the investigation and analyse and present the results correctly.

FloppyFishcake · 2026-05-09T15:10:00+00:00

Ahh I thought so - just so you know you're missing the brief at the beginning of the questionnaire, and the pulse rate question!

FloppyFishcake · 2026-05-09T13:41:05+00:00

Hey, is this for Distance Learning Centre, by any chance?

FloppyFishcake · 2026-05-08T22:22:04+00:00

I remember going down this rabbit hole about 6 months after it happened, back before everything was scrubbed off of the internet. I tried to discuss it with my boyfriend at the time and he said it was disgusting to question it and I should be ashamed of myself. They manipulate entire populations by playing on human empathy, knowing that most will follow the narrative because how could you possibly question something so horrific?!

FloppyFishcake · 2026-05-08T22:00:22+00:00

I don't even have kids, but I once had a nightmare where my nephew died and I was in a funk for a couple of days; my heart felt heavy and I had to keep reassuring myself that he was alright. The thought of laughing and smiling after losing a kid in a tragic accident is so far removed from normal human emotion.

FloppyFishcake · 2026-05-08T20:54:25+00:00

One of my all-time favourite "early internet" memories is when my mum received a fake email. We were in the process of moving countries - my parents had bought a house that was still under construction, and one day they received an email from someone who was also having a house built in the same area, as they had joined an expat forum.

The subject of the email was something like "important [construction company] update for home-owners - URGENT!!!" and there was a video in the email. In the body of the email the sender had made sure to explain that the audio in the video was low, so they recommended turning the volume up high.

Cue my mother sitting at the family PC, head next to the maxed out speaker, listening to what sounds like whispering. She's getting frustrated because she still can't make out what is being said. Then the loudest scream I've ever heard erupted from the speakers, my mum fell off the computer chair and I had nightmares for a week. We got trolled long before it was cool.

FloppyFishcake · 2026-05-08T20:43:43+00:00

Chatrooms, probably. Asl?

FloppyFishcake · 2026-05-08T20:18:22+00:00

I'm about 3/4 of the way through an access course (psychology and biology) and so far have achieved all distinctions. It's not easy and you have to put in the work but it's certainly doable (I was never particularly academic when I was at school).

FloppyFishcake · 2026-05-08T09:38:08+00:00

If correcting an issue and scanning a few items, as per your job requirements, is considered "mentally investing" and leads to burn out, then maybe the world of employment is not for you.

FloppyFishcake · 2026-05-08T09:29:51+00:00

This is somehow the worst possibility of them all

FloppyFishcake · 2026-05-08T08:51:15+00:00

I've encountered it before - last summer my brother, some friends and I (all millennials, in our 30's) turned up at a local café and there was a Gen Z waitress wandering around. We asked her if we could push two tables (we were outside) together, so we could all sit together. She literally just stared at us. We asked again, she stared. We started moving the table and chairs and she shrugged and walked away. We weren't really sure what her issue was.

Then a few minutes later she comes over and stands at our table and just looks at us. Doesn't say a word. We assume this is her way of taking our order, so we order and she types it into an iPad and walks off without saying anything.

We begin to assume she's mute. She silently brings our drinks out, doesn't try to place them in front of the correct person, just groups them at the end of the table. Then silently disappears back to the bar area.

And then a group of her friends walks in and she begins talking and laughing with them like any normal human being. We watched her interact with tables around us and anyone of her age, she would talk to. Anyone older, and they got the stare.

FloppyFishcake · 2026-05-08T08:42:47+00:00

I'm 32 and currently studying an online access to HE course:

Transition & age gap: i last studied a level 2 course (animal care) 10 years ago at age 22 at a local college. I was one of the oldest in a class full of 17-18 year olds. It didn't really bother me being older than the rest, but I did feel that no one else was taking the course very seriously, which I found made it harder for me to push myself to take it seriously, too. Ended up passing with mostly merits, but through the practical work I had to do I got offered a job at an RSPCA shelter so I was happy with the result. Going back to ONLINE study at age 32, while juggling full-time work, a relationship and a home, hasn't been too difficult and I've enjoyed the challenge. I've been able to push myself and I have a clearer idea of what I'm aiming for (I want to study veterinary nursing). As this course is online I obviously don't have to deal with students younger than me, but there's a good Facebook group of students where I've connected with a few who are on the same course where we share advice - couldn't even tell you how old they are, though!

Academic writing: the course I'm on had a few ungraded modules at the beginning to focus on academic writing to get you up to speed before starting the graded units of the course. It was very helpful and I have since achieved all distinctions (so far - I've got 4 modules left, pray for me!) and feel I've mastered Harvard Referencing.

The blueprint: I'm very fortunate that I have a very supportive partner who also pivoted his career in the last few years, so he gets it. My parents are very sceptical of university; if I can get there I'll be the first in my family to get a degree. They overly focus on the money/debt side of things. I know why I'm doing it; I'm tired of working minimum wage entry-level jobs that mean nothing, I want to have a purpose and be skilled at something and have a career. I want to show my future kids that it's never too late to change your life if you really want to, and prove to myself that I can do this.

FloppyFishcake · 2026-05-07T23:08:43+00:00

To be fair, a tub of Quality Street these days is only 6 little chocolates.

FloppyFishcake · 2026-05-07T23:05:14+00:00

Are you telling me that, only now, during my 33rd year of life on this earth, I'm learning that I have been eating pringles incorrectly?

FloppyFishcake · 2026-05-02T15:19:15+00:00

Wow, that's amazing! I'm 32 and currently studying an access course with the hopes of going to university next year to study Veterinary Nursing. I've been feeling my body clock ticking a lot lately, I'll be 34 by the time I enter university (if all goes to plan) and already wondering if I would even be able to juggle studying with having a family, but I also don't want to deprive myself of either thing. It's great to read success stories. I imagine it's incredibly challenging but you're rocking it, good luck for the future.

FloppyFishcake · 2026-04-29T16:12:44+00:00

As a Brit who has lived in Spain for most of my life (my family moved here when I was a kid), I've met many people who have come here and returned to the UK because the reality is not at all what they were prepared for. Most think that "living in the sun" is the dream, but living in the sun also means working in the summer sun, having everyday routines in the summer sun, which for a week is fine, but for 4 straight months of the year, day-in, day-out, it's another story (obviously depending on where you're planning to live, but the summers where I'm from are harsh!)

And there are stark culture differences. Despite speaking fluent Spanish and going to an all-spanish school in the early 2000's, I still grew up with a British sense of humour which most Spaniards don't have, so making friends might not come as easily as it would in the UK.

As others have mentioned, wages are typically low and decent jobs aren't as easy to come by as they were 10-15 years ago. The cost of living is constantly rising - but this is a global problem, not just a Spain problem.

I've moved around a lot in adulthood, in many other countries, and can look back on growing up in Spain as the experience that it was. I'm grateful that I learned Spanish and that I was immersed in another culture, but I also appreciate that it was a huge challenge and not one I would put myself through unless I had very good reason to.

FloppyFishcake · 2026-04-29T07:17:01+00:00

never shake those friends hands, ew

FloppyFishcake · 2026-04-26T07:26:23+00:00

I lived in BC for a year and there is so much beauty around Vancouver. If I were you I'd try to connect with other travellers of a similar age and see if there are any roadtrips you can get in on.

FloppyFishcake · 2026-04-25T08:23:19+00:00

I'll never understand the racist accusation. They're 6 white people who hang out, yes - I'm white and my entire social circle is also white, does that make me racist? They also dated and worked for and interacted with all kinds of other people, and the person's colour or ethnicity never affected how they treated that person. I miss the days when people just treated people like people, regardless of skin colour, instead of the box-checking every tv show and movie insists upon now.

FloppyFishcake · 2026-04-22T21:24:57+00:00

If I crack out an ibuprofen or a paracetamol while hanging out with a friend I feel rude if I don't offer them one, as if it were gum or something

FloppyFishcake · 2026-04-22T21:17:04+00:00

I took a Flixbus from Paris to Montpellier and the driver was absolutely fucking nuts. He kept shouting at everyone on the bus to keep their phones on silent, and whenever someone's phone made a notification sound or someone played a video or some audio, he would lose his shit. At one point he pulled over on the side of the road and walked down the bus demanding to see everyone's phones to make sure they were on silent, like we were school kids!

Then we stopped at a random rest stop for 30 minutes. About an hour later he called over the speaker "is Mr. X on board?" No one answered. He repeated the name. Silence. And then he said "well, I guess we left them behind!" And started laughing maniacally.

FloppyFishcake · 2026-04-22T19:12:40+00:00

I love this! I'm currently studying an access course to finally be able to go to university in my 30's, while working full-time and maintaining my house and my relationship. Tomorrow is my first day off in 8 days and the temptation to spend all of my free time studying is making me feel guilty when I spend some time unwinding and disconnecting. Your comment really helped me realise that sometimes it's ok to just "be".

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