Ahaha. Then why the hell are you bored! Sounds really cool to me at least. Wish they had these kind of opportunities in my country.

You should start messing with the doctors. Take a marker and draw some spots. Tell them you just broke out in them. Or start faking some totally random symptoms. lol.That'll cure your boredom.

This thread reminds me of an article I read in Wired magazine a few months ago titled Drug Test Cowboys.

And by the by, watching porn in quarantine doesn't sound very fun at all. In fact, you should ask a nurse to help you out. Yeah, that's the ticket, a good ol fashioned sponge bath for the libido.

Or sit in the corner with your hands wrapped around your knees saying, "I see dead people..."

Fun times....

Anyone got any suggestions for things I can do to pass the time, 7 days to go and boredom has now truly set in, I just got to Via Purifico on FF10 (completed it years ago but meh, something to do) but I want something else to do. Suggestions?

Funny internet sites, online games, multi player games in real life are all good, let me know :D

write a story about your experience. draw a cheezy comic. Make up a song? There is infinite possibilites. Make a fort out of random objects.

I hope you have a slot 1 or 2 card for your DS...

After just having a pretty serious lung surgery a couple weeks ago, this seems kind of interesting. I'd totally do it, but in my current state [I've had so many things medically wrong with me over the past few months] I'd probably die doing something like this. Heh. My immune system is so weak right now, but it's getting better.

That's a nice chunk of cash though, for two weeks of 'service'.

Do they give you a private quarters in these type of surveys? I always wanted to try something like this, where they pay you loads of money for doing diddly squat. One time I saw an add in the newspaper that wanted to experiment with people gaining weight from various new foods. It was going to last around two months though and I didn't have that kind of time to spare. That would have been a good opportunity for me, since I never gain weight. I'm 24 now and weigh the same as I did at 18.

If I ever get a chance to try something like this though I want to make sure I have a private room and access to the internet. >_>

We get what is essentially a hotel room with 2 double beds, TV with some Sky Channels, en suite to share with my room mate, and all the usual mod cons in a hotel room, including mini fridge. These rooms are massive and are in 1 long carpeted corridor. At either end are gates that are locked unless a doctor/assistant wants to access the upper levels, but the doctors and assistants are in quarantine too, but they have their own floor to minimise virus exposure.

In the common room (looks around to see what there is) there is 3 internet terminals, a massive L shaped table covered in food, 3 massive round tables for eating/playing cards etc and a big box of games to play such as monopoly and poker. There is a small window that is inside about 2 feet of concrete and that is our view of the outside world. There is 3 fridges in here too to keep our milk, OJ and yoghurts chilled.

Oh and on that DS thing, what is a slot 1 and 2 card, and does anyone know how or where I can get one of those cards for the DS where you can download games to them? I get confused easily so if you could explain in detail what I need i'll order one to the institute. Thanks.

Oh and Final Fantasy 10 update: Just killed Yojimbo but cant seem to get the money right to get him to join you.

Additional Spam:
Im stuck on the damn Seymour battle on Mount Gagazet. He just wipes me out nearly instantly with either Lance > Full Life or Cross Attack thing. All my characters are on overdrive and all the aeons are too, but I just dont seem to be able to damage him, apart from the initial Bahamut that does around 20k. Any tips?

Oh and last nights dinner: Hoi Sin Duck with pancakes and fresh veggies.

Have you tried using Haste?

And here's a suggestion for things to do:

After playing some FFX, act like one of the characters (pick one) for a few hours....I suggest Lulu first.

Or just walk around saying "ya" at the end of every sentence....

(My suggestions are going to involve eventual psychological exams for you, fierce...)

Lol I like those ideas, anyways before I read this I got all my characters topped up, put Tidus, Auron and Yuna in main party and hasted Yuna as soon as the fight started, then used Diamond Dust (9999), Energy Ray (9999), and after the thing absorbed his last bit of HP I unleashed Bahamut for 29,716 damage :D! BOOM! Seymour is dead. Did same thing for the Gate Keeper thingy too, he was actually harder but after 3 tries I got a lucky round where he killed an Aeon instead of using Curaga, so I hit him with a 29k Mega Flare and bitch went down. Fun.

god nevermind, knew I wouldn't get answered anyway.

So they do tests beforehand to make sure you're suitable? What does that involve/How long is the procedure, and how long afterwards before you find out if you're in?

They do 2 blood tests, a weight/height test and few little health checks, turnaround was roughly one month.

Dude. Awesome.

Is exotic food typically on the menu?

How about a pot-smoking case study? Man, it would be rough but I am willing to sacrifice my lungs for the greater good, model citizen that I am.

Cannabis doesn't affect your lungs negatively, RainMan.

Sometimes food is awesome, sometimes its shit, its swings and roundabouts. Last night we had sausage and mash :D. Although randomly this morning we woke up to 400 slices of toast wrapped in tin foil, totally random cause usually they just give up a few loaves of bread cause we have a massive toaster in here. The train of thought that goes through the food givers minds must be a bit misty :D

Doing nothing all day is my only hobby, so being a guinea pig would suit me just fine. I'm not scared of germs either :). It's true that there's a slight risk involved but that goes with any other job as well. Even getting into a car or a bus on your way to work involves a certain element of danger.

IM FREE! :skips about merrily:

So the medication worked? How sick did you get?

I only got a very mild sore throat for the first day, and that was all. So im guessing, if I wasnt given Placebo, that the medication works! I helped save the world! You all owe me a drink :D

You would love my current job too. I'm a graveyard shift security guard for an abandoned building my brother in law purchased. All I do is sit on my ass and play PSP/DS. What're the downsides?

- 12 hour shifts so very minimal sleep time at home. (since it does take me a little over an hour to get there.)
- NO days off!
- We have a little power generator that runs on gasoline. When we run out of gasoline, no charging for PSP/DS. :(

The near $1,000 a week paycheck seems to make it worthwhile though. :D