1. When it appears that you have killed the monster, never check to see if it's really dead. It isn't. Trust me. 2. Never read a book of demon summoning aloud, even as a joke. 3. Do not search the basement or attic, when the power goes out for some inexplicable reason. 4. If your children speak to you in Latin, Sanskrit or any other language that they should not know, shoot them immediately. Althought this seems harsh, shooting them will save you much grief in the long run. Note that it will take several rounds to kill them, so be prepared. This tip also applies to anyone who speaks using someone else's voice. 5. When you have the benefit of numbers, never go off on your own, this is simply inviting the gods to drop a rock on you. 6. As a general rule, don't play games, solve puzzle boxes or answer riddles that open portals to Hell. In most places this is considered rude. 7. Never stand in, on, or above a grave, tomb, or crypt. This rule also applies to any other house of the dead. 8. If you are searching for something that caused a loud noise in the basement of a mysterious mansion and find out that it was just the cat, get the hell out. Fast. 9. If household appliances or power tools start operating by themselves, do not check for short circuits.. Just get the hell out of the house. 10. Do not take anything from the dead. No matter how pretty it is, or how much you like it, it's bound to disagree with you sooner or later. 11. If you are driving down an old country road and you come across a town that looks deserted, there's probably a good reason for it. Don't stop and look around, just keep driving. 12. Don't mess about with recombinant DNA technology unless you're sure you know what you're doing. 13. If you're running from a monster, don't constantly look behind you, you will fall down. Also expect to trip or fall down at least twice--more if you are female and wearing high heels, so take this into account. Do not forget that despite the fact that you are running and the monster is merely shambling along, it's still moving fast enough to catch up with you. 14. If your traveling companions suddenly begin to exhibit uncharacteristic behaviors such as hissing, fascination with blood, glowing eyes, increasing hairiness, and so on, kill them immediately. 15. Always try to stay away from ill starred geographical locations, particularly those which are listed here: Amityville, Elm Street, Haddonfield, Transylvania, Nilbog (you're already in trouble if you recognize this one), anywhere in Texas where chainsaws are sold, the Bermuda Triangle, and any small town in Maine, Maryland, or Massachusetts. 16. If your car runs out of gas at night on a lonely road, do not go to the nearby deserted-looking house to use the telephone. If you think that it is strange that you ran out of gas because you had just filled up 10 miles back, shoot yourself in the head. You are going to die anyway, probably in a far more unpleasant fashion, and you will most likely be eaten. 17. Beware of strangers in your neighborhood particularly if they are carrying tools like chainsaws, staple guns, hedge trimmers, electric carving knives, lawn mowers, butane torches, soldering irons, and ice picks. Also, be wary of anyone driving a combine. 18. If you discover that your house is built upon a cemetery, now is the time to move in with your parents. This rule also applies to houses whose previous inhabitants went mad and murdered their families, committed suicide or died in some other horrible fashion. 19. If you live in some part of the world where werewolves are common and you hear noises in the barn, do not assume that it is your cousin making a late night visit. Bar the door, lock the windows and sit in your kitchen with all of your silver knives, newly sharpened, and a flame thrower and shoot th e first thing that comes through the door. 20. If you live in some part of the world where vampires are common and a tall, pale stranger knocks on your door at night,

The alarm clock tells you when to go to sleep.
You're not ashamed of drooling in class anymore, especially during Structures lectures
Scoring involves running a knife through card
You asked Santa for architecture supplies and a sleeping bag
You know what Superglue tastes like.
The 24 hour tesco checkout girl knows you by name
When you start measuring all time segments in terms of projects
You can taste the difference between bostic & uhu glue
You celebrate space and observe your birthday
Coffee and Red Bull are tools, not treats.
Time is measures in a constant stae of a countdown (what time is it there???... four days till final crit)
You celebrate end of term with a sleep marathon
You have no life, and have come to terms with it
You refer to outside studio as "the real world"
when you do go out like a normal student you either get suddenly inspire by something and run home to work on it... or spend the night talking about architecture
People are nauseated just by smelling your caffeine breath.
You are surprised when you see a new building in your school.
You think it's possible to create space.
You've slept more than 20 hours non-stop in a single weekend.
You fight with inanimate objects.
You've fallen asleep in the bathroom... sober
Your brother or sister thinks he or she is an only child.
You've listened to all your CDs in less than 48 hours.
You're not seen in public.
You lose your house keys for a week and you don't even notice.
You've brushed your teeth and washed your hair in the university's bathroom.
You've discovered the benefits of having none or very short hair, and you've started to appreciate inheriting baldness.
You've used an entire role of film to photograph the footpath.
You know the exact time the vending machines are refilled.. (TUESDAY MORNINGS)
You always carry your deodorant... if you dont u should
You become excellent at recycling when making models.
When you try to communicate, you make a continuous and monotonous whine.
You've danced YMCA with excellent choreography at 3 am and without a single drop of alcohol in your body.
You take notes and leave messages with a rapidograph and colour markers.
You combine breakfast, lunch and dinner into one single meal.
You see holidays only as extra sleeping time.
You've got more photographs of buildings than of actual people.
You've taken your girlfriend/boyfriend on a date to a construction site.
You've realised that French curves are not that exciting.
You can live without human contact, food or daylight, but if you can't print it's chaos.
When you're being shown pictures of a trip, you ask about the human scale
You can use Photoshop, Illustrator and make a web page, but you don't know how to use Excel.
You refer to great architects (dead or alive) by their first name as if you knew them (Frank, Corbu, Mies, Norman).
You buy £50 worth of magazines that you haven't read yet.
When someone offers you a Bic pen, you feel offended

man I see in fight club men the strongest and smartest men that ever lived. I see all this potential- and I see it squandered. god dammit an entire generation pumping gas- waiting tables, slaves with white collars. Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we dont need. We're the middle children of history man- with no purpose or place, -we have no great war, -no great depression. Our great wars a spiritual war, Our great depression is our lives.... Weve all been raised on television to believe that one day we'll all be millionares and movie gods and rock stars but we wont and were slowly learning that fact and were very very pissed off!!!