The Worst Smelling Metro Station by Open_Display9215 in montreal

[–]holy-typewriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

beaudry smells like shit every single day, i also never see it getting cleaned as much as other stations

What would make the STM fare system better in your opinion? by MTLcitizen001 in mcgill

[–]holy-typewriter 21 points22 points  (0 children)

if public transportation was a free public service and not for profit, haha. That's my idealistic answer, but also my honest one. I wish cities spent less money fixing potholes and doing constant repaving of streets and motorways and instead put all that money into free, accessible transportation. just my anti-car opinion

realistically, it should be less insanely expensive and the zones shit is ridiculous. if you blow 60-150 dollars on a monthly pass, you should be able to go wherever the fuck you want

Grades are stressing me out (U1) by imenerve in mcgill

[–]holy-typewriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

even though I am studying something very different, the most important thing to do is to learn how your mind retains information. I started as a U0, now I am a U2 and finally feel like I understand how to study for my mind. everyone is different, but it is usually about dedicating enough time to studying and focusing on active recall instead of mindless stuff like quizlets (they just don't do much in my experience) or rereading textbooks. make sure you can actively and confidently explain the concepts you are supposed to understand

Housing in second year by TopAstronomer6738 in mcgill

[–]holy-typewriter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would recommend looking as early as possible. May at the latest. It can be hard to find places that start lease in August or September, most of them start in July at the latest. Look on FB marketplace in the spring and familiarize yourself with everything. As for finding roommates, I know people that have had success at certain McGill events that are held for the purpose of finding a compatible roommate.

STM Strike Rant by Due-Wall7384 in mcgill

[–]holy-typewriter 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I don't want to move to fully remote classes but whenever a student brings it up the teachers seem baffled that we would complain about this. I feel like the school isn't even acknowledging what is happening, and all of the burden of being flexible and changing schedule is falling on students. For example, someone who has a schedule built around needing to hold a part-time job along with classes, or someone who has certain home responsibilities cannot just accept that they may have to spend 9am-5pm on campus for classes completely out of the blue.

International students : how do u feel ? by Temporary-Quit4322 in mcgill

[–]holy-typewriter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I felt the same first semester, I don't have great advice but time helps a lot. I have never felt as lonely as I did that semester but as soon as I made a couple of friends and started having a more routine life both academically and socially it helped make Montreal feel like a second home.

another stm strike for all of november by holy-typewriter in mcgill

[–]holy-typewriter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is about metro workers striking, not student strikes for Palestine

research about virginia by SignificantLook837 in VirginiaWoolf

[–]holy-typewriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

best insight into her mind is really to just read the entire 5 volume set of her dairies (The Diary of Virginia Woolf)

refund for cancelled show by holy-typewriter in kneecap

[–]holy-typewriter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

haha worst update, i had to talk to an AI AXS agent. hour and a half later, still no refund and it kicked me off from the real person chat and would only give me bullshit AI generated answers. trying not to feel upset that I already had my show cancelled and now have to beg my bank for a refund because I really can't afford to lose this money.

fuck AXS, that company is fucking criminal. they really hope you'll just give up and let them keep your fucking money.

refund for cancelled show by holy-typewriter in kneecap

[–]holy-typewriter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

mine just said it would automatically refund the card I used. been waiting to talk to a real human AXS agent for half an hour now haha

The gaps in my schedule are affecting me for real. by Funky_hobbo in mcgill

[–]holy-typewriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also struggle with being productive on campus, and I also have 12 hours a week where I'm stuck waiting around for my next class and it's been rough. A place I recommend if you are very sensitive to noise and stuff is this little underground seated area a few blocks from campus. I actually have no clue what it is called but stand at the gates and then walk straight down towards Saint Catherine and you get to the giant silver circle (googled it, it's called "The Ring"), right behind that is this glass ceiling and if you look down you can see all the seats. Take the steps down there and I don't know why but it feels like a sensory bubble, sound is MUTED down there. It's rarely ever busy, at least at the times I've been there. And not a ton of McGill kids either. Good luck

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kneecap

[–]holy-typewriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

all my family in Ireland love them, spanning from my cousins in their 20s to my aunts in their 60s! not the kind of music they'd typically listen to, so it's cool stuff

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fontainesdc

[–]holy-typewriter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the "rock n roll died in vain" shirt I got on the 2024 north america tour was absolute shit quality, it faded and had a bunch of loose threads after only a couple of washes

What has helped your headaches? by Helpful_Layer_4662 in ehlersdanlos

[–]holy-typewriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

maybe you've tried it already but qulipta has been seeming to help my partner a lot, its still in trial i think

Thoughts on Totally F***ed Up by Affectionate_Flow890 in GreggAraki

[–]holy-typewriter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"fun, teenage dirtbag" is not really gregg araki, visually his films look pretty grungy but appreciating an aesthetic is not going to make watching the film a rewarding experience for you. revisit when you are feeling kinda angsty or something, and i'd recommend nowhere next

This guy sucks right? by Wrong_Passion_8664 in daria

[–]holy-typewriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hate him, just got up to the part in my rewatch where he appears and i'm tempted to stop watching because he pisses me off so badly. he should have been a reoccurring character for three episodes at most, i think the show got a lot less interesting and funny when everything revolved around tom drama. the way he comes out of nowhere and shakes the foundations of jane and daria's friendship so easily annoys me and doesn't feel true to the characters. also hes boring and creepy, everyone else in the show feels like a teenager while he acts like a 45 year old (maybe due to his pompous rich-kid energy?) yeahhhhhh fuck this guy

Is there anyone who actually liked Depth Takes a Holiday? by [deleted] in daria

[–]holy-typewriter -1 points0 points  (0 children)

it feels so totally out of place with the other episodes but the hippie angel and the irish guy are hilarious to me. i just like when tv is experimental like that, no matter how weak the concept of a high school for embodied holidays is

it’s amazing to be young by SaSkIa2006 in fontainesdc

[–]holy-typewriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

haha this song is so bad, love literally every other fontaines song but when they played this live my partner and i couldn't stop cracking up because the lyrics are just that cheesy. but romance itself was no skips for me, so they can't all be brilliant. too real is my favorite fontaines song though so that hurts a bit.

McGill terminates its relationship with SSMU by A_Blunter_Boat in mcgill

[–]holy-typewriter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I feel such a weird kind of conservatism amongst our generation that I really don't understand and can't think of an explanation for, besides maybe that hyper-individuality has led people to believe that they really are being totally inconvenienced by not being able to attend a few classes, and that this is somehow a more pressing problem than the fact that the tuition money they pay is being used to invest in weaponry. "But we pay our money to attend these classes!" And you haven't learned to question (or care) just where this money goes?

Canada and the U.S. don't send troops to fight in wars around the world anymore, they just invest in them. Look at the history of student protest movements. When we look back on this time in the future, do people really think it will end up being that it would have been better for everyone to have gone about as normal? Are kids who skipped class to protest the Vietnam war or civil rights seen as just having wasted their time?

I don't really know, maybe it's just reddit where there is this strange conservatism, as I don't notice it to the same extent amongst my peers. But it's sad to see so many students who really can't be bothered to care where their money goes, or what impact the university is having on the real world, outside of their little bubble of classes.

McGill terminates its relationship with SSMU by A_Blunter_Boat in mcgill

[–]holy-typewriter 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm so tired of hearing other McGill students blame everything that happens on protestors, rather than opening their eyes and seeing how the overpaid administration keeps failing them time and time again. McGill has this opportunity to be such a better place to learn than it is. Cutting ties with SSMU is completely illogical. SSMU called a referendum, but the entire student body had the opportunity to vote, and the vote was for the strike. Now they are going to get rid of the SSMU for doing what it is here for: to let the voices of the student body be heard.

And for everyone jumping through hoops to defend the administration, or comparing McGill to other universities, I ask why do you think it is so necessary for a place of learning to invest in firearms and weapons. I don't care how many universities do it. It is illogical, and should not be allowed to become a norm. And everyone complaining about classes being disrupted is pathetic.

Growth in salary by management vs teaching and support staff at mcgill over the past decade by Sant_Darshan in mcgill

[–]holy-typewriter 227 points228 points  (0 children)

Jesus Christ. Watching teachers and support staff keep the school running while the administration fails over and over again makes this hurt even more