As long either Minnesota or New Orleans gets through to the Super Bowl I'm happy. And of course I'm rooting for one of them to win it all.
I hate Dallas. period. Even more now that Roy Williams is there.
I'm still rooting for the Lions to win, but that seems like a long shot at this point. not even the Super Bowl, just a .500 season would be a miracle, and I would be in heaven.
That'll be Phil "12 accounts" Hadley again. Just got a 2 black flags for "multi-accounting extrordinaire" and "wasting the devs time" and I expect all his rides went up for midseason at the same time. Same thing happened when Geoff Wells went psycho.
I've always wanted to do that too. just one good smack across the face with a fish.
My own goals:
Pass all my classes this time
Get a job for the summer
get a new car, since mine just bit the dust.
get a car that isn't an Oldsmobile.
keep in shape
You do about the same as I do when I'm on break from college. mileage-wise and time-wise. At college, I'll run across campus to the gym, lift weights, and then run back (about 2 miles total - I take the long way)
Except I always take the same couple of routes in the woods near my house.
Trail running is so much more relaxing than running on roads. Plus less people get mad if you decide you need to take a whiz in a bush really quick.
my best suggestions, not sure all of them are right for your music, but whatevs:
Vicious Fish
Schwa
Box of Sprockets
The Turkingtons (or any driver name, if everyone else in the band is race fans)
OK To Ship
Hudson
Psycho Like The Bettys (Every person named Betty I know is psychotic)
Slippery When Wet
Glorious Cacophony
I'm looking at trying to work in the auto industry too. My dad works for Chrysler, so I know a bit about what degrees are useful. I have had conversations like this with him many times.
Mechanical and Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineers are very similar, and in many cases may do the exact same job. Either option should be a very good basis for car stuff, but the emphasis is a little different, which could affect the job that you get coming out of college. It all depends on what interests you. I know Aerospace Engineers who do jobs that involve no Aero, and my dad is an ME who is currently working on heating systems in electric cars, which involves some air flow and electrical stuff, and not much in the way of mechanical.
Design degrees are also a good option, but a very different way to go. It depends on how artsy you are and how interested you are in the appearance of the cars.
I'm currently an ME, but I think I'm going to switch to Industrial Design, since this is what really interests me. ID is part design, part engineering. My dad used to do a job that was very like this, and I always thought it sounded like the perfect job. Basically what he did was tell the engineers why their solution looked like crap, and try to explain to the designers why it was physically impossible to construct what they had drawn. Since I'm very good at design and math both, this is a good fit for me I think.
As for CAD, yes it's a very good idea to do some before college if you are interested in it, but not necessary. You will just have to take introductory Engineering Graphics classes with a different program. And then every company uses a different program, and they change every few years or so.
Can't help you much with schools in Europe, but if for some reason you want to go to college in the states, hit me up. (Some people really want to get away from home, like me.) I just had to do all of my school research in the last year, so I should know what's up.
no really, it is. for serious. The guy who is hit by the pitch is a comedian. They did the chicken fight thing because it's a common children's game, and they wanted a entertaining alternative to fighting. they are entertainers after all.
Yeah so the day before I picked my name, I realized something extraordinary. Two bands I like both have the word against in their names. So combine Rise Against and Against Me! and you get RiseAgainstMe!