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Tweak says, "what up chicken butt"

Alex (history_huh) wrote in valarnet,
@ 2020-09-18 06:50:00

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alaric saltzman, alecto carrow, alexander claremont-diaz, jefferson (the mad hatter)

On a scale of 1-10, how heavy is the irony in a law student alternatively resourcing half of this semester’s books?

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	havetokeepgoing 2020-09-19 12:36 am UTC (link)
	Are you sure that the scale is even needed? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	history_huh 2020-09-19 06:06 pm UTC (link)
	I’d say so if not only cause charging students $1200 for the first year reading list to own is kind of a crime. And renting them is still $700... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	havetokeepgoing 2020-09-19 06:40 pm UTC (link)
	Perhaps it needs something heavier than a scale. Though, that is a crime. Do they not give you students other options where the books and materials are concerned? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	history_huh 2020-09-23 09:12 pm UTC (link)
	You can get them in the library, but there’s a limited number of them. And they were all republished this year meaning that last year’s ones are out of date. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	havetokeepgoing 2020-09-23 09:41 pm UTC (link)
	So you either give them your soul, more or less, or you get books that are outdated and make you look or feel like an idiot. I wonder if there's a way around that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	history_huh 2020-09-23 10:05 pm UTC (link)
	Pretty much, I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place. I kinda like my soul where it is. Alternative resource kinda feels like my only option... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	havetokeepgoing 2020-09-23 11:51 pm UTC (link)
	I can ask around, see if anyone knows of any other sources. The other teachers might know something. Otherwise, I hope everything works out and you don't have to shell out too much yet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	history_huh 2020-09-26 03:50 pm UTC (link)
	That would be great, man, thanks. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	havetokeepgoing 2020-09-26 05:28 pm UTC (link)
	It's not a problem. Last thing anyone needs is to pay that much for books. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	hatsmanyhats 2020-09-19 05:59 pm UTC (link)
	Depends. On the lengths the law student is willing to go to alternatively resource the books. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	history_huh 2020-09-19 06:07 pm UTC (link)
	No one’s trying to smuggle the books out of the store under a large hat. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hatsmanyhats 2020-09-19 06:14 pm UTC (link)
	Shame. I think that would have made for a fun story. Only if it had been successful, of course. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	history_huh 2020-09-23 09:13 pm UTC (link)
	Using a hat might be hard, but probably a big coat? Books hidden in the seams. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hatsmanyhats 2020-09-25 07:53 am UTC (link)
	As long as it didn't look purposefully big or people might get suspicious. Some security guards are smarter than people give them credit for. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	history_huh 2020-09-26 03:51 pm UTC (link)
	I think most of them are tbh. Keen eyes for people that look shifty. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hatsmanyhats 2020-09-28 08:08 am UTC (link)
	Well, I suppose it is their job, and they'd be bad at it if they weren't observant. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	history_huh 2020-09-30 11:56 am UTC (link)
	That's true. I've never successfully shoplifted in my life, not sure $200 books are where I should start. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hatsmanyhats 2020-09-30 08:03 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, I would maybe give that a miss. Are you able to make money? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	history_huh 2020-10-03 11:03 pm UTC (link)
	I’m trying to work out if I can handle a part time job as well as my law degree... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hatsmanyhats 2020-10-03 11:04 pm UTC (link)
	I suppose it all depends on the part time job. Some might be more flexible than you think. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	taer_alsafer 2020-09-20 06:56 am UTC (link)
	Hey, you're not making that lawyer money yet. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	history_huh 2020-09-23 09:13 pm UTC (link)
	Exactly! It’s an injustice! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	revengegoddess 2020-09-20 09:27 pm UTC (link)
	Some are digital now, but I was lucky to get all mine second hand from a family friend when I started. But it is heavy. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	history_huh 2020-09-23 09:15 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, second-hand won’t help as they’re all new editions that we’re meant to have. I’ve got some of them second-hand but we’ve already been told that won’t help. I’m gonna get scoliosis from carrying my books around. How far through school are you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	revengegoddess 2020-09-23 11:16 pm UTC (link)
	I finished last year, took the bar, and now a lawyer. Get a bag with rollers. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	history_huh 2020-09-26 03:51 pm UTC (link)
	Congrats! Haha, I’m definitely thinking I need a suitcase. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	revengegoddess 2020-09-26 03:57 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks. Don't look to poppas! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	history_huh 2020-09-26 04:07 pm UTC (link)
	No? Why not? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	revengegoddess 2020-09-26 04:17 pm UTC (link)
	You in uni, use a book bag like everyone else. they come with rollers. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	history_huh 2020-09-30 12:03 pm UTC (link)
	I was hoping to just live my best Elle Woods life and carry them around and look cute. But you might have a point. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	revengegoddess 2020-09-30 02:10 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, don't do it. (Reply to this) (Parent)