Wow thats just terrible.

I'm not sure how different it is but in Canada our education system doesn't have any standardized tests and things in general seem to turn out all right. The defense I always hear for standardized test is theres "no better measure" but alot of other countries don't use such tests(like Canada) and there doesn't seem to be any issues.

I originally went into engineering and majored in electrical engg, after 2 years of that I just didn't coulnd't stand it anymore. I didn't enjoy the material AT ALL and just kept thinking about how much I hated every single course I was taking. Thus I switched to a business degree where I'm currently majoring in human resources. I have 1 year left till I get my degree after which I'm applying for law school.

I don't believe tou will miss out on anything significant in terms of story for GW2 as GW2 takes place hundreds of years after GW1. There will undoubtedly be references to the first trilogy but it won't be a direct continuation of the story.

That being said, GW2 will involve some "transfer" of stats from GW1 players. Currently in GW1 there is a location known as the Hall of Monuments(HoM) that keeps track of your in game acomplishments. This is things like, dungeons completed, missions completed, titles aquired, minipets collected, etc. all of this is displayed in your HoM and GW2 will give a bonus to players who have a more complete HoM. These items so far have shown to be just simple collector items and nothing game breaking, but they were a neat trophy to have and show that you're a veteran GW1 player.

Finally the GW1 trilogy is a fantastic experience however. While its true the community has pretty much died down completely, it is possible to play the entire game solo, especially if you play Nightfall first because you will acquire the best Heroes(customizable henchmen) to accompany you in the other games. I actually prefer playing with my heroes over strangers because I can directly control heroes, I know what skills they have, I know what items they have equipped and I know they're reliable. Strangers can and will grief, run off, or just play plain terribly. There is a storyline to GW1 that is nothing overly fantastic, but it is fairly interesting. THe gameplay is where the game shines however, as old as it is, its still a blast to play, the PvE(player vs. environment) balance is done pretty well and the environments are diverse and varied.

I think you yourself realize thats not a healthy lifestyle. I'm in a similar boat in that I don't have a job at the moment(its not a lack of trying) and my day is simply tied up with me waking up, going on the computer, playing games, working out, etc. and then going to sleep. However I'm in my last year of university, and will be getting my degree so hopefully that will open up some options afterwards.

The only advice I can give is to at least get some kind of temporary work. You may think jobs like fast food restaruants or retail are too low class or beneath you, but you're at least getting paid. You can also look for other jobs in the meantime and its easy to quit that temporary job you have.

Its not a big deal at all. I used to work at a Best Buy and I also ran into quite a few people who get annoyed at having to have to show ID. They should be thankful we check because it helps prevent fraud! It seriously only takes 2 or 3 seconds to flash your ID.

Like you said, when someone gets angry about showing, it just makes it seem like they're trying to get away with fraud.

When I was a cashier at Best Buy I had that happen once in twice in my time there. Thankfully the customers I had weren't angry about it and just patiently waited as I called for a supervisor to enter an authorization to open my till. Now Best Buy has an electronic system which allows cashiers to open their own tills whenever they want(all openings are tracked) but having that back then would have saved me a lot of embarassment.

The most annoying thing I had happen to me personally is when I went to watch Lord of the Rings and the guy next to me was texting on his cellphone the ENTIRE time. I finally politely asked him to stop about 30 mins into the movie and said ok only to start up again 20 minutes later.

The worst I've ever seen is a guy in front of me was saving a seat for his girlfriend(she had placed her jacket on the seat) and some dude comes up and just throws the jacket into another row and sits down. The boyfriend flips out and confronts him and the guy who threw the jacket yells back and said his GF wasn't there so hes free to sit wherever he wants. They end up getting in a shouting/swearing match eventually leading to them getting in a shoving match. Eventually a manager for the theatre came in and kicked both of them out.

It doesn't bother me that people ask that much for an item, no one has to buy it if they don't want to and most of the time no one does.

As others have stated though, what annoys me is those who charge rediculous shipping charges or over exagerate the quality of their product. Its part of the reason why I pretty much never buy from individual sellers anymore only ebay stores or at the very least power sellers.

For me it seems no matter what company it is, the level of customer service depends on the person you happen to get/talk to. Every company preaches that they respect their customers and I'm sure most of the higherups believe it, that being said it only takes one CSR or manager to be in a bad mood and you get that person and suddenly you're experience is also a nightmare.

The best AND worst I've ever had was when I went out with a large group of friends to celebrate mine and my friends birthday(so thats 2 ppl with birthdays in our group) at Moxies(a popular restaurant in western canada). Moxies has a deal where anyone who celebrates their birthday at the restaurant gets a free slice of cake however upon telling our waitress we were celebrating 2 birthdays she refused to give us more than 1 piece of cake. We argued for a couple of minutes before finally asking to speak to a manager who also refused. Now I know what you're thinking, its just a piece of cake, who cares right? Well its just the principle of the matter and if you think the cake is so "cheap" then why wouldn't the restaurant be willing to just give a second piece?

In any case, we ended up leaving unhappy having recieved only a single piece of cake. That evening I ended up emailing a complaint to Moxie's headquarters. The very next day a representative from their company called me and apologized to say that they were sorry for the bad experience and that we were correct, theres no limit on the number of birthday slices. They then promised I would recieve a $50 gift card as an apology, the very next week I recieved the gift card in the mail.

This wasn't really a rejection but I know a guy who wrote out a note on facebook detailing his life in High School and how he "liked" practically every asian girl in my graduating year. He would include details about how he met them, why they were special to him and how they influenced his life. He also included a video montage of all of them of a series of pictures he took of them in the hallways, in class, in the cafeteria etc.

It came off VERY stalkerish and very very disturbing.