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Fifth Floor: Hiding Nicely in Plain View

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Sunday, December 11, 2005 8:28 PM

LIGHTMEDARK


I post this in BEG's name as her mouse is giving her problems ;)


To bring yourself up to the current floor of the hidey place of nice-ish folks that's located in a plainly visible skyscraper (and how large it is!), read these:

Ground Floor: Hunt for the Secret Hidey Place of Nice Boys
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=14264

Second Floor: The Hidey Place of Nice Boys & Girls
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=15042

Third Floor: Hidey Place of Nice-ish Boys and Girls
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=15184

4th Floor - Shoes, Linens, Nice People Hidey Places
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=15249


Towards the end of the last floor we were discussing past, present, and dream-type jobs. What are yours?

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Monday, December 12, 2005 1:20 AM

CITIZEN


Quote:

Originally posted by LightMeDark:
It was a bit complicated. I was horrifically depressed at the time. The timing was just wrong. I actually do really well with animation. I specialized in character setup and animation. I tended more towards game oriented animation but did fine work movie-wise, as well.

I wish it was a choice I had to make over again.


I know more or less where your coming from, but from a slightly different angle.
On my own course things went, erm, 'a little wrong' for similar reasons toward the end, screwed up big time.
I decided a life of game programming may not be so much for me, which is how I started to move toward more the animation/modeling side of things.



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Monday, December 12, 2005 4:56 AM

JADEHAND


Yay! Thanks LMD for floor 5.
Yay! BEG is still around, Welcome Back!
Back to work.....

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Monday, December 12, 2005 5:59 AM

MAL4PREZ


My dream job:

bit part on the reinstated Firefly series that involves a steamy Captain Tightpants makeout scene ...



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Monday, December 12, 2005 6:27 AM

HAIDON


For being such a festive time, December sure can be teh SUCK! I've been so busy I can't see straight.

JObs...

Past jobs. The exciting field of dairy management at the local grocery store; retail mens' department attendant; concessionist, usher, box office cashier, and subsequent management of movie theater. (probably my best grunt-job.) Warehouse worker, followed by technician at same establishment. PC repair tech at a local fix-it shop.

Current job. Big bad IT in-charge guy. :)

Dream job. I like the 'do nothing' job; that's prettty nice. But if I could do something in computer animation or game programming, artistry, creation, etc. I'd be happy as anything. But I simply don't have time to learn the programming languages like I'd like to. Maybe when I win the lottery. /nod.

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Monday, December 12, 2005 6:53 AM

CALLMESERENITY


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Well I like what I see here. I'll tell you what, why not take the next few days puting your affairs in order, pack a bag or two for various climates and then we'll head out on assignment.

Scorpion Regent



*CMS comes running in with one of those largish hiking backpacks.*

I'm all set! Let's go take pictures of giraffes and nomads!!

(if only it were that easy! How I've longed to get off this rock!)



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Monday, December 12, 2005 7:44 AM

MAL4PREZ


OK, I finally caught up on the fourth floor job discussion, and now I'll answer seriously (not that I wouldn't turn down any job related to FF!)

best past job: drove an ice cream truck for a summer. Harder work than it sounds, but how cool is a sales job where the customers (ranging from cute kids to sweaty construction workers, mmm-mmm!) come running to find you with smiles of joy ...

current job: geophysicist extraordinaire. Squiggle lines R us: earthquakes, oil exploration, crustal modeling, yadda yadda yadda

dream job: a spot in a modern dance company - Mark Morris, I wish, egad they're amazing!! I'd take Graham or Ailey or Limon or Bill T. Jones & Arnie Zane ...


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Monday, December 12, 2005 11:41 AM

CALLMESERENITY


You know what I've always thought would be an awesome job? I'd want to be in STOMP!

Get paid to bang on things and make music. Fun and more fun.

I once wanted to a be a professional musician. I went to college for flute. But that didn't pan out. If I could go back, I'd do percussion instead of flute. Xylophone, tympani. There's so much to do and it's all so neat.

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Monday, December 12, 2005 11:57 AM

MAL4PREZ


Quote:

Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
You know what I've always thought would be an awesome job? I'd want to be in STOMP!

Get paid to bang on things and make music. Fun and more fun.

I once wanted to a be a professional musician. I went to college for flute. But that didn't pan out. If I could go back, I'd do percussion instead of flute. Xylophone, tympani. There's so much to do and it's all so neat.

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I'm all in for Stomp. Not so much for tympani, they have to tune on the fly. (oh, the things I learned in high school band) Tone deaf don't work so well. I could play the triangle though.

*ding a ling, ding ding*



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Monday, December 12, 2005 12:00 PM

CALLMESERENITY


what'd you play in band, M4P?

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Monday, December 12, 2005 12:09 PM

MAL4PREZ


Quote:

Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
what'd you play in band, M4P?

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Trumpet baby! Maybe also not such a good instrument for the tone deaf.

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Monday, December 12, 2005 1:09 PM

ORPHEUS


5th floor! Thanks, LMD.

You might say I've got a dream job right now. Just started today (working through New Years) at my dad's company. Basically I sit at a computer at punch numbers into a database. It's wicked easy, and since I'm the boss's kid, nobody ever gives me crap for being lazy. Not that I am, of course.

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Monday, December 12, 2005 1:45 PM

CALLMESERENITY


Quote:

Originally posted by Orpheus:
5th floor! Thanks, LMD.

You might say I've got a dream job right now. Just started today (working through New Years) at my dad's company. Basically I sit at a computer at punch numbers into a database. It's wicked easy, and since I'm the boss's kid, nobody ever gives me crap for being lazy. Not that I am, of course.



...He says while playing on fff.net while on the clock!

(Just kidding Orpheus, I am guilty of the very self same thing. But it's not laziness in my case, it's always having to be doing more than one thing at a time. It's amazing how much MORE work I do when I'm here than when I'm not.)

mmmm my grandmother's russian teacakes are very tasty.

*wipes powdered sugar from corner of mouth.*


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Monday, December 12, 2005 1:48 PM

CALLMESERENITY


Quote:

Originally posted by mal4prez:

Trumpet baby! Maybe also not such a good instrument for the tone deaf.




You know, most people that say they're tone deaf really aren't. They just haven't developed their inner ear. I've taught several "tone deaf" people to sing on pitch in mere days.

Trumpet's fun. I'm just I didn't play it. All that bzzzzzzzing.

Course, those stupid pie movies gave us flute players a bad name. Not too happy about that.

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Monday, December 12, 2005 2:52 PM

SAFEAT2ND


Whoa, all this talk of band takes me back too. I wonder how many others were "musically inclined" in high school?

I played clarinet and tenor sax.

Citizen, thanks for the input on the Tree. It was the kick in the pants I needed to get back at it.


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Monday, December 12, 2005 2:57 PM

ORPHEUS


Quote:

But it's not laziness in my case

It sorta isn't in my case either. There just really isn't that much for me to do there anyway. Long as I look like I'm doing something, they don't bother me.

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Monday, December 12, 2005 3:02 PM

JADEHAND


Sadly, I saw that they're releasing another one of those with mostly new younger people. It's called Band Camp. It's likely strait to DVD. But still. More American Pie, another Cheaper by the Dozen, A Big Momma's House 2 (yes I saw a poster at the theatre) and people are questioning if we'll get a Serenity 2? Grrrr Arrrrg.
I played Sax.

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Monday, December 12, 2005 3:31 PM

CITIZEN


Quote:

Originally posted by safeat2nd:
Citizen, thanks for the input on the Tree. It was the kick in the pants I needed to get back at it.


No probs. I've been intrigued by this whole Tree thing for awhile actually. I spoke with CMS and she told me the best way to introduce myself would be to bump into those on Boros.

Citizen, bringing Monkey Ninja's to them that needs 'em.

On another note I was never musically inclined in High School. Never went to High School .



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Monday, December 12, 2005 3:47 PM

LIGHTMEDARK


Quote:

Originally posted by safeat2nd:
I wonder how many others were "musically inclined" in high school?



I played bassoon ;D

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Monday, December 12, 2005 4:52 PM

SAFEAT2ND


Quote:

Originally posted by citizen:
No probs. I've been intrigued by this whole Tree thing for awhile actually. I spoke with CMS and she told me the best way to introduce myself would be to bump into those on Boros.



That's how I got into it. I talked to CMS too. I'm still relatively new to the thread. I just assumed you were already part of it. Lots of great story tellers there, but sometimes I find it gets a bit... out there .. for me.

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Monday, December 12, 2005 6:57 PM

BLACKEYEDGIRL


I got a new mouse!!!

But I have to go... I just thought I'd pop in and say hello, not dead, will return tomorrow with hopefully interesting things to say.

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Monday, December 12, 2005 8:42 PM

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BLackeyedgirl: Nice to know you're watching over us. We have some fun games waiting for you over in the nook.



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Monday, December 12, 2005 8:48 PM

SCORPIONREGENT


Quote:

Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
Carried up from the 4th floor

Quote:

Well I like what I see here. I'll tell you what, why not take the next few days puting your affairs in order, pack a bag or two for various climates and then we'll head out on assignment.

Scorpion Regent



*CMS comes running in with one of those largish hiking backpacks.*

I'm all set! Let's go take pictures of giraffes and nomads!!

(if only it were that easy! How I've longed to get off this rock!)



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Well then hop aboard:
Spanning the 'verse with SR and CMS
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=15474&m=216143#216143

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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 4:20 AM

BLACKEYEDGIRL


Is this the Fun with Fruit Nook? I feel so out of it, I've missed so much!! Catch me up fast and easy (just like me) hehe.

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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 4:59 AM

JADEHAND


Well, We've been playing with cloven fruit, for which there are many rules. And we've been playing CalvinBall, for which there are, well, none.
Hard and fast rules for Cloven Fruit:
Someone offers you a fruit with cloves in it:
Take the fruit, remove a clove with your hand for a on the hand.
Remove one with your mouth for a on the mouth. (remove it from your mouth first= light kiss, hold it in your mouth= "come and get it")
You now have a fruit. Offer it to someone.
Bite the fruit= "let's blow this thing and go home."
*side note: if the fruit only has one clove when offered = "come with me, I'll cook breakfast in the morning."

Well, basically.
CalvinBall: See the link provided by CMS.


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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 5:07 AM

CALLMESERENITY


Quote:

Originally posted by LightMeDark:
Quote:

Originally posted by safeat2nd:
I wonder how many others were "musically inclined" in high school?



I played bassoon ;D

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There are enough of us to get a little band going.

I loooove bassoon. I tried my hand at oboe for a little over a year. I got tired of it. The reeds are so expensive!

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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 5:15 AM

CALLMESERENITY


Quote:

Originally posted by BlackEyedGirl:
Is this the Fun with Fruit Nook? I feel so out of it, I've missed so much!! Catch me up fast and easy (just like me) hehe.



No BEG, head over to the loafer's nook for fun with fruit and non-organized sports.

I get these two confused, myself. Too many threads I'm trying to follow.

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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 5:17 AM

MAL4PREZ


Whoa, have we crossed threads? I'm so confused?

Whatever - the Georgians have arrived (Georgia as in near Russia and not the one down south) and must be taken to breakfast. I'll be back with my trumpet (and cello) later.

Gagimarjos! (That's Georgian)
m4p



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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 5:34 AM

CALLMESERENITY


*quizzical look in m4p's direction*

You have Georgians?

Where can I get some?

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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 5:48 AM

COZEN


Quote:

Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:


You have Georgians?

Where can I get some?



*is perplexed*

Um, Serenity, unless I miss my guess, all ya have to do is drive in a southerly direction for about half an hour and you have your choice of a whole state full of 'em. Sheesh!



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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 5:50 AM

SCORPIONREGENT


Georgians, how exotic!

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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 5:51 AM

SCORPIONREGENT


Quote:

Originally posted by cozen:
Quote:

Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:


You have Georgians?

Where can I get some?



*is perplexed*

Um, Serenity, unless I miss my guess, all ya have to do is drive in a southerly direction for about half an hour and you have your choice of a whole state full of 'em. Sheesh!



European Georgians you maroon.



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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 6:01 AM

THESOMNAMBULIST


This is an interesting question. I've been mulling over the future of things with my two best buds. It seems we're all in a little bit of a funk as regards our jobs at the mo' :(

In truth I pretty much think I have my dream job. I mean I've spent my childhood drawing nothing but cartoon characters. As it turned out I now do this professionally, and it has been fun, but I think, the constant meeting of deadlines, the fact that I tend to work for people who can't draw, and who invariably impose their notions upon you, well it all piles up after a while and lately the idea of quiting this has become and more more likely. :( It's a tad sad actually to think that but it is the way things are going.

That said as an alternative there are a few options that have frequently impressed themselves upon my tiny brain over the years:

Directing - I always loved films and for a while I had my heart set on aiming towards this, but a few years ago I was given the chance to direct a music video, and believe me if ever there was a thankless task, it's directing!

No-one listens to you and you spend half the day convincing the people you hired to work with you, that what they've done is good enough, but changes are inevitable and could you "pretty please with sugar on top" just alter things 'this way or that' for the sake of the shot. That and the fact that the 'artists' are sooooo prickly that it's more like hostage negotiations than directing.

....and at the end of it, nobody has ever said thanks for the lack of sleep, the hard work or acknowledged the fact that you and your cameraman, and AD are competing for sleeping space on the studio floor, while the 'star' is pampered in a five star hotel, and then still grumbles when you only give her FIVE hours for make-up and costume fittings.....before she has to lip sync to the music.

Hmm maybe not.

Otherwise lately I've been wondering about learning to fly. Dunno where that's coming from it's just kinda hit me recently. Anyone here fly ? Or has a plane or some such ? I'd love to know what jobs are around for 'Buzzboys' ? and the ups and downs of such a thing....

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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 6:43 AM

CALLMESERENITY


Quote:

Originally posted by ScorpionRegent:
Quote:

Originally posted by cozen:
Quote:

Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:


You have Georgians?

Where can I get some?



*is perplexed*

Um, Serenity, unless I miss my guess, all ya have to do is drive in a southerly direction for about half an hour and you have your choice of a whole state full of 'em. Sheesh!





European Georgians you maroon.




SR: are you okay? You seem a bit out-of-sorts lately. And you insulted my dear Cozen who was only making a joke. (it was funny Cozy, made me laugh out loud!)

And he's not maroon coloured at all. He's actually kind of pale, being canadian and therefore rarely seeing any sunlight.


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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 7:07 AM

CALLMESERENITY


Ric-learning how to fly is easy. You just try to fall...and miss.

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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 7:22 AM

MAL4PREZ


Quote:

Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
Ric-learning how to fly is easy. You just try to fall...and miss.



I never get that one right.

Georgians are so cute. Apparently Georgian moms tells their boys to clean their plates or they will end up with ugly wives. Of course, whats more important than looks is a woman's ability to make good hachapori - that would be the cheese dish that made me sick for 2 days

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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 7:24 AM

CALLMESERENITY


I like cheese dishes.

Never had that one, though. Not sure if I want to now.

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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 7:55 AM

MAL4PREZ


Quote:

Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
I like cheese dishes.

Never had that one, though. Not sure if I want to now.

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The problem is the Georgian cheese - contains things that American stomachs have very experienced and never should.

What were we talking about anyway. Jobs? A lot of people into animation here. I saw a talk by a guy from the company that animated the Matrix 2 and 3. ohmigod what a cool talk. just crazy fun stuff they did.


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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 8:08 AM

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Quote:

Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
I loooove bassoon. I tried my hand at oboe for a little over a year. I got tired of it. The reeds are so expensive!



Yeah, I loved it. Oboe is awesome, too. I'm a musically gifted sort, I never had to practice. I remember getting second chair at an All Region function...the first chair bassoon player practiced two hours a day. I practicaly sight-read the tryout music, haha.

I miss playing

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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 8:19 AM

HAIDON


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Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
Otherwise lately I've been wondering about learning to fly. Dunno where that's coming from it's just kinda hit me recently. Anyone here fly ? Or has a plane or some such ? I'd love to know what jobs are around for 'Buzzboys' ? and the ups and downs of such a thing....

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My dad was a pilot. He was a flight instructor, actually. Here's the long and short of it: if you like to eat, don't become a flight instructor.

If you have to wear any kind of corrective lenses (contacts, glasses, anything) you'll have a hell of a time trying to get any kind of well-paying job. Commercial airlines aren't keen on taking people with less than 20/20. That's what did my dad in. He absolutely loves to fly, but he could never get anything past instruction.

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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 8:25 AM

CALLMESERENITY


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Originally posted by LightMeDark:
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Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
I loooove bassoon. I tried my hand at oboe for a little over a year. I got tired of it. The reeds are so expensive!



Yeah, I loved it. Oboe is awesome, too. I'm a musically gifted sort, I never had to practice. I remember getting second chair at an All Region function...the first chair bassoon player practiced two hours a day. I practicaly sight-read the tryout music, haha.

I miss playing

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That's kind of what I'm like. But I went to college and was forced to study music theory and took lessons from this horrible woman (I made her cry once, highlight of my higher education.) and was made to practice 30 hrs a week mandatory and had rehearsals nearly every night of the week and got carpal tunnel and nearly failed out of school because I wasn't allowed to play and that whole experience sort of killed my desire to play anymore. I still do occasionally, and I'm still quite good, but nowhere near where I used to be.



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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:18 AM

COZEN


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Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:

And he's not maroon coloured at all. He's actually kind of pale, being canadian and therefore rarely seeing any sunlight.



Heh. Add to that the recent joy of re-entry into the wonders of working the night shift, and you can well imagine the new vampiric/gothic me. Tasty pulsing jugulars: that's where it's at, lol!

*Tosses his first-class flight for two to Bali into the garbage, along with the invoice for the romantic "Honeymoon Suite" cabin on Paradise Cove.*

Yep, I can see that a trek through 100 degree temps with 99% humidity, along with clouds of tsetse flies and herds of voracious carniverous predators is more fascinating than a langorous vacation on a tropical beach. Sigh. Will I ever get it right? Hey, you two, be kind enough to send some postcards, eh?





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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:32 AM

CALLMESERENITY


Cozen: you are a child of the night, I look like the undead. We can't win for trying, can we?

Now, hey! I didn't know I had OPTIONS! How was I supposed to know?

You are such a tease!

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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:50 AM

EST120


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Originally posted by mal4prez:
Whoa, have we crossed threads? I'm so confused?



Hm. Is this the same as "crossing the streams"?

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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:53 AM

EST120


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OK, I finally caught up on the fourth floor job discussion, and now I'll answer seriously (not that I wouldn't turn down any job related to FF!)



I am jumping into the conversation in the middle, but here is my life story in short:

current job: biologist

dream job: chef at my own restaurant. Ah.......

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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:04 AM

MAL4PREZ


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Originally posted by est120:
Quote:

Originally posted by mal4prez:
OK, I finally caught up on the fourth floor job discussion, and now I'll answer seriously (not that I wouldn't turn down any job related to FF!)



I am jumping into the conversation in the middle, but here is my life story in short:

current job: biologist

dream job: chef at my own restaurant. Ah.......



All right then, cook up something tasty for us to try... and please no Georgian cheese.

Now was that in this thread or t'other? (too many threads... can't see straight... feeling dizzy... get me a twizzler - damn! wrong thread again!)



Ask Dr. Science ... he knows more than you do.
"I have a Master's degree ... in science!"

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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:12 AM

SIMONWHO


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Originally posted by est120:

current job: biologist

dream job: chef at my own restaurant. Ah.......



*pictures est120 cooking endangered animals at own restaurant; "Ca marche One panda ribs with tiger stuffing to go."*

Previous job: IT guy at a firm of solicitors.

Current job: IT guy at an IT support firm.

Dream job: writing TV shows that people really love.

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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:16 AM

EST120


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Originally posted by mal4prez:
All right then, cook up something tasty for us to try... and please no Georgian cheese.



I could make my chocolate cake. Always seems to a safe choice when it comes to potlucks.

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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:19 AM

EST120


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Originally posted by SimonWho:
*pictures est120 cooking endangered animals at own restaurant; "Ca marche One panda ribs with tiger stuffing to go."*



Ah, now here is a conundrum, you have no idea what I look like.

Hm. Endangered animal menu. Interesting concept. Of course, the restaurant's own popularity would be it's undoing.

Taking some steps in the right direction, though. I signed up for cooking classes. Hopefully I will not accidently sever any digits or inadvertantly start my own pyrotechnics company.

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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:21 AM

CALLMESERENITY


mmmm...chocolate cake!

As long as it's not made with endangered cocoa beans!

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