*kicks stupid internet websites*

[legoline]

What I hate about writing fanfiction as a German is that omnipresent feeling of not having a clue about what you're doing.

Like...writing about Stanford. What does it look like? Does it have dormitories? What do they look like? Is there a bloody difference between a dorm and a house? How do you get into one of them? Are they on campus or somewhere else? IS WHAT I'M WRITING AT ALL LIKELY?

Then you go to google and try the university website and at some point end up on a website specifically designed for all the dorms and houses WHICH DOESN'T HELP AT ALL because it's only more confusing than it is helping.

And then, you weep.

ETA: *hugs her flist* You guys rock.

Comments

[legoline.livejournal.com]

Whee!

I'm just trying to find out whether there are dorms on campus at Stanford. And if you get sorted into them or have to apply or whatever...'cause looking at the websites it seems they're themed? O_O

[mariaalejandra.livejournal.com]

There are as far as I know, and there's a registry you get sorted into but if you don't like your housing assignment you can get it changed [of course this depends entirely upon your years there but when you're a freshman I don't think you can - some colleges have the themed housing sorted by major preference or the years there.] Make sense, I don't necessarily know what Stanford is sorted by though.

[legoline.livejournal.com]

Whee, thank you!

"On campus" -- does that mean they're individual houses or are they connected to the main buildings (with the classrooms) somehow?

[mariaalejandra.livejournal.com]

It's, uhm, more like they're on their own [it;'s not like houses usually dorms are usually a few big buildings hat are in walking distance to the classrooms] outside campus is usually apartments and such no where near the classrooms or dorms - the only way the cdorms are connected is through walking distance to classrooms.

[legoline.livejournal.com]

it;'s not like houses usually dorms are usually a few big buildings hat are in walking distance to the classrooms

Uhm...I don't get that...? The dorms are not in walking distance?

But they're different buildings?

[mariaalejandra.livejournal.com]

dorms are in walking distance - apartments are not.

yes

[legoline.livejournal.com]

*squishes* (I'm a bit slow sometimes, sorry about that ;-) )

Thank you so much!

Also, cause of uni stuff and general weather-related ickiness I haven't yet watched "it", but it's not forgotten--it's here on my desktop waiting to be watched!

[mariaalejandra.livejournal.com]

you're welcome.

*smish*

[legoline.livejournal.com]

*hugs you*

[mariaalejandra.livejournal.com]

:D

[legoline.livejournal.com]

:)

[mariaalejandra.livejournal.com]

Oh don't even worry - Ihaven't even done anything but unii stuff these last few days see here but don't worry I'm sure you'll watch 'it' - I have but I always end up distracted so I need to actually sit and pay attention to it but there's a line in it that he says "who are you working for?" and I just crack up

[legoline.livejournal.com]

Hee, I just commented on that :)

See, same here--I want to actually sit down and watch it and that's been a bit tricky recently :D

Aaaw, Jared ♥

[mariaalejandra.livejournal.com]

Lack of sleep clearly makes me wacky and I haven't written all week and I'm getting annoyed because 'Jared' (my Jared anyway) has decided he wants to move and then I get emailed more homework. ;/

Indeed naww but I laugh because it was done funny and then . . . I think of the mandroid. LOL.

[legoline.livejournal.com]

:-/

WE'RE NOT WORKING FOR THE MANDROID! :D

[mariaalejandra.livejournal.com]

;/

INDEED. hehehe. :D