Browncoat Bar & Grill - ZOMG It's A New Bar Thread!

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ROXYFREEFALL

Thursday, December 10, 2009 7:33 PM

I don't think I've ever made a Bar Thread like um, ever before. But the old one seemed long and quiet so on with the new. Eat, drink, post and be merry!

Old Bar Thread:
http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=2&t=40706#746336

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DFTBA!

PHOENIXROSE

Thursday, December 10, 2009 8:05 PM

q

MSA

Thursday, December 10, 2009 9:18 PM

Whooo new thread..

How were finals Rose??

Oh such a good day today!! Feel like singing and dancing:)

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

AVERYFINECOMPANION

Thursday, December 10, 2009 10:55 PM

Yay for first bar thread attempts!!

We're both in the cool kids club now

BRIGLAD

Thursday, December 10, 2009 11:16 PM

== Staggers into the bar, brushing snow from my shoulders ==

Baby it's cold out there! I needs something warm or something that will make me feel warm.

Got 7 inches of snow yesterday, flurries today. and now the temp is dropping. One more day to go this week. Weekend, I hear you calling...

STINKINGROSE

Thursday, December 10, 2009 11:18 PM

I had a day of work.

It was only one day, but it was work.

The lovely fellow at the agency who tries to find me jobs gave me the wrong address. Twice. So I was 45 minutes late instead of 10 minutes early. (stoopidhead)

There is a similar four digit address with the initial digit being a 6 instead of a 3. It's about a dozen miles in the wrong direction. What fun!

They liked me and will probably be asking for me to fill shifts again. I will go if there is no permanent work to be had otherwise. It was not bad, kind of fun, and a really slow day there so it wasn't like I was getting dumped into the middle of Hell with no map.

It is windy tonight, so I will not be venturing forth.

I'm headed for my jammies, a bowl of soup, and a beverage.

NICODEMUS

Friday, December 11, 2009 12:06 AM

They gave us cupcakes at work to have with our tea and coffee. Still not sure what the subtext is, because they don't give us tasty stuff under normal conditions.

MSA

Friday, December 11, 2009 2:42 AM

They are fattening you up.... sounds ominous:)

HUGS Rosie:)

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

MSA

Friday, December 11, 2009 3:23 PM

morning all:)

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

STINKINGROSE

Friday, December 11, 2009 4:01 PM

Nico, only the strong survive the sugar rush. They are thinning the herd for overwintering. Sturdy and low-maintenance livestock are kept, those who snarfed six cupcakes then puked and took a nap will be culled.

You've never seen this style of management before?

So Doctroid found a large-ish piece of black molded plastic in the back/seat of the car this morning. It looks like it might go to our car, or possibly not, but how and why it ended up there is as yet undetermined.
Because the shop left it there, and nobody knew nothin' when I rang them up to inquire this morning, I now have to get my sorry kiester dressed and out into the world today instead of watching back eps of Three Sheets and waiting for employment to call me. I've already gotten the extremely polite "fuck off" from one place on the two jobs I applied for there. At least they saved the electrons and did it in one fell email rejection. (You know what, I don't really want to work for the Pope anyway, even if it is one of the bigger baby hospitals here. Sour grapes!)

Dude, that wind is sooo blowing out there.
(sigh) I has to do the groceries anyhoo, might as well get it over with.

"Farewell, dear comfy jammies.. parting is such sweet sorrow, I shall return anon."

(Ditches pajamas under the bar and runs screaming into the cold)

MSA

Friday, December 11, 2009 10:31 PM

WOW adventure...I suspect boychild of harvesting parts for his doomsday device

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

STINKINGROSE

Friday, December 11, 2009 11:11 PM

I will not start worrying over the doomsday device until he puts chewing gum, a compressed air cannister, and five of those gooey pyramidal shaped room fresheners on the shopping list.

Then I will have to decide if the world merits my stepping in and averting disaster.

o.0

(Mother is watching you.)
(With some interest and a measured quantity of amusement.)

FREELANCERTEX

Friday, December 11, 2009 11:20 PM

MacGyver, eh? lol. Weird about the random car pieces, SR O_o

Yay for new bar!! and for finals week ><;; at least half my finals are take-home ^_^ and all of them will be done by Wednesday evening, woot!!!!

Anyone put up their trees yet?

NAVYSEILS

Friday, December 11, 2009 11:50 PM

W00t for Roxy's new bar!

I shall order myself an imaginary redbull, for I's very tired. I was out fairly late last night, then I got home, and couldn't sleep. Had to get back up and head into college at 9am, do some practice exams, then I headed back home early to try and sleep... but it just ain't happening for me. Tired yes, sleep no. I think I'm broken.

NICODEMUS

Saturday, December 12, 2009 12:46 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by stinkingrose:
Nico, only the strong survive the sugar rush. They are thinning the herd for overwintering. Sturdy and low-maintenance livestock are kept, those who snarfed six cupcakes then puked and took a nap will be culled.

You've never seen this style of management before?

That theory doesn't work so well when you consider that it's now early summer time here.

But there's definitely something up. They gave us rumballs last night. *shifty eyes*

MSA

Saturday, December 12, 2009 12:50 AM

oooh definitely a trap Nico

HUGS Navy oh sweety have you tried some nice chamomile tea??

LOL Rosie ok but you have to give us all a heads up if you decide the world's not worth saving so we can head off planet

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

PHOENIXROSE

Saturday, December 12, 2009 2:27 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:
How were finals Rose??

Not too bad. At least one of them was downright insulting, but since the whole class has been pretty insulting, I shouldn't be surprised. Programming is nice in that you can check your work right off. If the program runs, you pass. If it doesn't run, well, you didn't do it right. It's the debugging that takes all the energy :-/
I'm also mostly done with holiday shopping. With my car and various other expenses cropping up, it's going to be very, very tight this year, so not many people are getting anything

It's mostly little tokens to the paternal side of the family, because that keeps the father mostly happy the rest of the year.
It hasn't been above freezing all week. I just want to sleep until spring comes. Does anybody have some springtime they can share?

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MSA

Saturday, December 12, 2009 3:03 AM

sorry sweety it's 4 degrees here. I can share smiley baby pics would that help??

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

ROXYFREEFALL

Saturday, December 12, 2009 3:43 AM

I like whiskey and whiskey likes me... Ooooo, I've wandered into a bar. MY bar. Awesome! \o/

Hello people of the bar! *waves*

I'm gonna go back to bein' tipsy now. kthxbai!

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DFTBA!

FREELANCERTEX

Saturday, December 12, 2009 4:02 AM

FOUR WHOLE DEGREES???? YIKES!!! It hasn't even been that cold up HERE O_O *sends MsA some heated blankets* We usually expect temps like that with snow, but apparently the world hasn't tilted away from the sun enough yet ><;; And smiley baby pics are always awesome. Does he continue to impress the docs?

lol Roxy, you go ahead and be tipsy, have fun ^_^ (I tried it once, reeeally didn't like it too much :\)

I will pour myself some hot tea to ward off some kind of half sickness that seems to be taking over, though :P

PHOENIXROSE

Saturday, December 12, 2009 5:08 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:
I can share smiley baby pics would that help??

Always ^_^

The last two days our projected high temperature was 11° and we totally didn't get that high. The projected low was, I think, -8° and we totally did hit that point.
Today it was 22° and people rejoiced.
I gotta move to the tropics.

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STINKINGROSE

Saturday, December 12, 2009 1:08 PM

(Drops off a basketfull of fresh hot virtual bread similar the load she's got in the oven, and sets out an array of fresh whipped butter, jams, spreads, thinly sliced cold cuts of former animals, and accoutrements.)

Nico- They're starting early this year?

MsA- YES! Pictures!

Roxy! Good Bar! Well done lass!

Okay, I'm heading off for Piratas Solemnas. (It's a piraty-themed Yule event with the local SCA group.) Just as soon as I finish my coffee. And get dressed.

Arrrgh!

NICODEMUS

Saturday, December 12, 2009 2:22 PM

No extra waistline-expanders tonight, so I guess they're not planning anything long term.

I, on the other hand, am thinking long term.

*ponders potential custom orders*

NAVYSEILS

Saturday, December 12, 2009 4:06 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
It's the debugging that takes all the energy :-/

Mhmm... I'm also finding that to be the case. Programming is good on the whole, I'm enjoying it, but it does make me want to rip my hair out at times. So it's just as well I don't have any to rip out now.

MSA

Saturday, December 12, 2009 9:09 PM

You could always grow your beard back and rip that out:) Hugs Navy

oooh bread yum!1

ok will post more pics soon as I can
EDIT-so like right now...check pic thread

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

STINKINGROSE

Sunday, December 13, 2009 9:15 PM

Boychild made biscotti with minimal parental interference. Go son!

Oh, and: bump.

MSA

Sunday, December 13, 2009 9:35 PM

now teach him to make cake, cake is better.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

NICODEMUS

Sunday, December 13, 2009 10:41 PM

....or pie

MSA

Monday, December 14, 2009 3:37 PM

ooh or chocolate truffles

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

FREELANCERTEX

Monday, December 14, 2009 5:27 PM

*prolonged 'omg' gasp* I love chocolate truffles. I don't suppose you or anyone has a recipe?

So while I'm on a distraction rampage from the worst final ever, lol, who's doing what for Christmas? *claps hands excitedly* And for those who don't celebrate Christmas, who's planning what, or, if your holiday has already passed, what did you do to celebrate?

I'm totally giving myself a mini-Christmas after Wednesday :P (last day of finals for me)

STINKINGROSE

Monday, December 14, 2009 6:25 PM

Temp work acquired!

I'm covering at a family practice clinic for a nurse manager who is going out on maternity leave. I start tomorrow.

Yay paperwork and paychecks! If I really wow 'em I might get hired on permanently somewhere in the rest of the sprawling network of sites.

It's a job for now, and I can't complain. Agency guy said 3-5 months, person interviewing said 6-8 weeks, it will all settle out eventually.

FLT: I will be spending the yuletide with family. There will be presents and much food. New Year's Eve we're having a party. I'm thinking jambalaya...

FREELANCERTEX

Monday, December 14, 2009 7:05 PM

Yay for temp work!!!!!!!!!!! hopefully this is only the first of many good things to come.

Food is always good at yuletide, makes for many happy people (presents work too ^_^)

(the following is screamed to myself:)OKAY!! ENUFF DISTRACTIONS!!!! lol, wow, my work ethic has gone down the drain. XD wish that had waited until *after* finals. Two days..two days...two days.....

PHOENIXROSE

Monday, December 14, 2009 7:43 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Navyseils:
Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
It's the debugging that takes all the energy :-/

Mhmm... I'm also finding that to be the case. Programming is good on the whole, I'm enjoying it, but it does make me want to rip my hair out at times. So it's just as well I don't have any to rip out now.

Actually ripping it out is much harder than you might think...

I will be spending my yuletide working, for the most part. Also, applying for grants, scholarships, and federal aide so I can stop working and focus on classes. Possibly classes at a university. Possibly in engineering. I haven't made up my mind yet. Need to go talk to the folks at CO State, one of the many things I've been procrastinating.
...I feel relaxed today for the first time in such a long time. I don't want to do things that might damage my calm. I should really get to work on some of this stuff, though.

Yay for paychecks! Yay for babies! Yaaaaay for chocolate truffles!

*curls up with hot chocolate*

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GEE

Monday, December 14, 2009 8:13 PM

Hey all,

crazy week last week, highlight of which was a fourteen hour workday with six hours of driving.

I'm only just getting over the damn things.

So how we all doing?

Yay for jobs SR, hope it goes awesome.

Sounds tough PR, I'm still procrastinating about a career lol, that's why I'm studying part time, which whilst hard on spare time (causing stress when you have an condition exasperated by stress might not be the best idea) but at least the money stuff is taken care of.

I shall have to check out MsA's cute baby picks, I'm sure he's gourgeous.

Plans for holidays is that I have nearly two weeks off thanks to factory closing and use it or loose it holiday so relaxing, going to other half's family and do Christmas with niece and nephew (small kids at Christmas rule!).

Now, I'm sure I'm missing other people but have to jump in shower, slip in some washing up and hopefully some physics.

*magics up a round of drinks for everyone and puts them in stasis*

HELL'S KITTEN

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 1:11 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
-- so I can stop working and focus on classes. Possibly classes at a university. Possibly in engineering.

...!!!

NICODEMUS

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 2:27 AM

*adds note to the list of things that can draw HK outta lurkdom*

PHOENIXROSE

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 7:57 AM

Yus, Kitten, I have given consideration to following in your noble footsteps, light and subtle as they are. If you have any advice on the subject, it would be most welcome.
The graphic arts door is still open, but I'm re-evaluating my desire to go through it. Still trying to figure it all out. Big surprise, I'm nearly 25 and not sure what I want to be when I grow up...
I've also considered linguistics, but I'm far more interested in the idea of making stuff, much as I might adore language. I likes to create.

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DANCINGNEKO

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 10:01 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:
Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
-- so I can stop working and focus on classes. Possibly classes at a university. Possibly in engineering.
...!!!

ninjakitty!!
*squee*
*distracts ninjakitty by plying her with ice cream sammiches, red vines, properly chilled and shined can-o-Dew, Eggos, (vanilla macadamia nut coffee maybe?)*

PR: Just to let you know...most engineering requires lots of math (at least 2+ years of calculus), calculus-level physics, and other assorted "fun" stuff. This isn't to discourage you -- because if you do decide to go into that field, more power to you -- but to give a fair heads up. (Besides, what other major has the students declaring a "physics and geometry study period" -- with everyone then going to play pool?)
...and yes, I'd tell this to any/all of my students I worked/work with.

SR: Yays on the temp job. Fingers crossed that this works out and it's a place you enjoy working at and they decide they want you to stay...
(I vote muffins or cookies for boychild to learn next btw...)
The cajun food sounds yummy -- now if there were only some way to try some w/out bell peppers (I iz allergic to them...yep, I'm one of two people I know who are allergic to them, and one of three that I've heard about.)

FLT: Christmas day, not sure...couple of get-togethers before then, and definitely lots of stuff to do before New Year's (that's the Hawaii/Asian in me...New Year's is important. Lots of cleaning and prepping, and celebrating on the eve and day of...)

Yay Roxy on teh Bar-and-Grill creation.

*waves to Avery, Navy, and Gee*
*replaces regular coffee with Kona Vanilla Macadamia Nut coffee, and puts out bowls of macadamia nut kisses for people*

MSA

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 2:48 PM

Yay it's Neko and HK HUGS

Rose...engineers make money, real cashy money (HK remember I am a teacher so I'm impressed with any paycheck greater than 3 places before the decimal)

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

PHOENIXROSE

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 4:00 PM

I'm well aware that engineering requires calculus and physics. My grandfather was a physicist, inventor, and engineer. To him, math was a language and an art. I've been thinking I'm at a point where I can see it and learn it that way, or I would never consider the field.
I would like a paycheck greater than three digits. That'd make me a happy panda.

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GEE

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 9:35 PM

hey all,

so far today, lost glove and it's cold, button came of my trousers and horrible lurking cold turned into laryngitis again and that was before I made it to work. Needless to say, work was pants and stressful so major IBS this afternoon and evening.

PR, maths is an absolutely beautiful subject when you begin to see it. I can see in pure mathematics things that make my in awe as much as my favourite music, books and be as a nebulous concept to me at the same time. I have done a little tutoring of people in maths, nothing serious as not qualified but every time the problem has been more about the persons attitude to the subject than the maths itself. I'd say go for it if you feel the passion for it. Also, some stuff is hard and it's ok not to get it the first time. I know it sounds daft but seems to me, and I was guilty of it as a kid despite plenty of other things that I had to really work at, that a lot of people don't get the concept straight away and therefore think it's beyond them.

Anyway, I have fun planet stuff I should be reading...

*waves at Neko, HK, Nico and MsA*

*magics up more drinks for all*

work now

DANCINGNEKO

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 10:14 PM

MsA: Full-time teachers usually make a take-home of four digits before the decimal point (part-time, not so much). So are you impressed with your own works then?

PR: Glad to hear you're in a mindset that's much more pro-math/logic. And like gee said, it's okay if you don't get it right the first time (or as I remind myself -- it's okay if you have to do it step-by-baby-step).

gee: Ewww...suxxors on teh clothing fails. Double suxxors on the laryngitis. Hope it gets better fast.

[ fade into corner ]

PHOENIXROSE

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 10:23 PM

I've never been anti math. Or logic. They're both obviously important to this world on which we live, which anyone who has a scientist or two in their family is aware of from birth. High school math, taught more as a religion than a science, was not my favorite thing ever, because the mode of teaching was itself a detriment to understanding. My personal enjoyment of math has been growing since I started college. My personal enjoyment of logic remains undiminished, as my recent interactions with management will attest. They don't like to be told when they're acting illogically. I worked that one out myself.

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NICODEMUS

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 11:48 PM

I think I need to stay away from Wolfram Alpha for a while, I get too carried away with the silliness there (ie, finding out the number of molecules of oxygen in a cubic lightyear of caffeine - 6.46*10^75).

MSA

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 12:26 AM

but how many more are in a cupcake???

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

STINKINGROSE

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 3:39 AM

Who cares about oxygen when they've got a cupake?

I'm going to try for sleep now. It was a busy enough first day.

HELL'S KITTEN

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 2:59 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Nicodemus:
*adds note to the list of things that can draw HK outta lurkdom*

Not lurking, sorry. Just posted a couple things in the BSR and came back because people were actually commenting. O.O!!!
So I thought I'd peek in here and Rose caught my attention... ^_^
((shrug))

Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
Yus, Kitten, I have given consideration to following in your noble footsteps, light and subtle as they are. If you have any advice on the subject, it would be most welcome.

((considers))... Hrm. Well. Do you want "encouraging" or "honest"?
I suck at figuring out which people want to hear, and I don't want to come across as a twat here...
((been practising this "polite" thing in the BSR))
((snerk))

Quote:
Originally posted by Dancingneko:
ninjakitty!!
*squee*
*distracts ninjakitty by plying her with ice cream sammiches, red vines, properly chilled and shined can-o-Dew, Eggos, (vanilla macadamia nut coffee maybe?)*

((giggle)) ^___^
((eHug))
((flee!))

PHOENIXROSE

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 4:47 PM

As I'm trying to make an informed decision about what I want to be when I grown up, please be honest, especially as now I'm struck that honesty might not be encouraging. If a thing is utterly awful, I certainly don't want to sink a lot of time and money and then more time into it...

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MSA

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 5:09 PM

Well don't you also need to figure out which kind of engineer (electrical, mechanical, chemical, computer, etc. ) you'd want to be? My brother loves being a mechanical engineer , but he's a maths genius who loves fiddling, disassembling and improving stuff(always has)

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

PHOENIXROSE

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 5:19 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:
fiddling, disassembling and improving stuff

That could be fun. I used to disassemble all kinds of things when I was younger, and I always like improving things. I've often pondered ways so make something more usable. Mechanical, you say? I was thinking about computing, but yeah I really don't have that nailed down yet. Don't have a thing nailed down yet, aside from pretending to be a responsible adult. Er, sometimes

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GEE

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 5:56 PM

hey all,

long day again, looking forward to my holiday, going to play half life I guess but thought I'd say hi.

If you're thinking computer engineering PR then feel free to ask me any question you want given that's what I do for a living.

HELL'S KITTEN

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 6:55 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
As I'm trying to make an informed decision about what I want to be when I grown up, please be honest, especially as now I'm struck that honesty might not be encouraging.

All right, Sweetie. I have my cheekin noodl zoop, gave this a bunch of thought, and am now prepared to answer. If I end up sounding like a bitch in any way, that's not my intention. You know I ((heart)) you. ^^

This is going to get long, folks, so give that scroll wheel a work-out.

But first...! -->

Quote:
Don't have a thing nailed down yet, aside from pretending to be a responsible adult.

ZOMG, nooooo!!!1one
You can be "responsible" without having to stoop to the level of being an "adult". XD

And second... -->

Quote:
Mechanical, you say? I was thinking about computing, but yeah I really don't have that nailed down yet.

This is vital.
Computer "engineering" isn't really in the same school as Engineering. Completely different things. Like, thinking about taking engineering courses to become a Domestic Engineer. (No offense meant, just trying to give an example.) The terms use the same word, but it's not part of The School of Engineering.

So you'll first have to determine if you want to be a Computer engineer or an Engineer. I can't help you with CE, so I'll just continue with Engineering.

Mathz, science, blah blah blah. For the most part, accredited schools don't really have "engineering courses" that don't have prerequisits, so in all likelihood, you'd have to commit to it or waste a semester or two on general math, chem, physics, etc.

Supposing you commit to that potentially wasted time and money and then commit to "The School of Engineering", you don't necessarily have to determine which path you want to take right away. A lot of the entry level engineering classes are common to all disciplines, with some exceptions.

Now, having a vague idea of what you want to do for a career will help you determine which discipline you want to focus on. You want to heal the world? Choose biomedical engineering. You want to accidentally electricute yourself because you neglected to remember that something which normally runs on a 9-volt battery ought not be plugged directly into the wall? Choose electrical engineering. You want to work at McDonald's? Choose aerospace engineering. You want to work with HVAC systems or clean room doors? Choose mechanical engineering. You want to play in a sandbox all day? Choose civil engineering. Et cetera. ((shifty eyes))

You want to make things?
Choose a different career entirely.
The likelihood is that you will not actually make things, not the way I imagine you're maybe thinking. (?) Out of school, you will be someone else's bitch, regardless of whether you do an internship or not: you'll do things for them, you'll perform tests for them, you'll write documents for them. If you go into manufacturing, you'll be stuck making sure the production floor keeps running, maybe tinker with improving processes and maintaining equipment. Research & Development is what you would want, but no one fresh out gets to do actual design work. Hell, after 12 years doing the same thing in the same industry, I don't get to do a whole lot of design work, it's mainly development (or slight re-design) of someone else's design. But at least you're closer to it all, ya know?

But back to schooling.... I recall several mini-rants (not saying that in a derogatory way) about not liking the way your teachers were teaching, or not liking what they were making you do, or thinking what they were making you do was beneath you or pointless or useless because you'd never use it in real life, etc. That, in a nutshell, is about 97% of all engineering curriculum. And after at least 4 years and tens of thousands of dollars in debt, that's really fucking annoying. XD

Differential equations, thermodynamics, statics, fluid transport phenomenon... these are not exactly courses for f

HELL'S KITTEN

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 11:13 PM

And THAT, folks, is how to kill a thread.

MSA

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 11:23 PM

Oh you did not kill the thread:)

Hmm my brother did his internship with ThiakolATK and was responsible for things like optimal rocket placement on the space shuttle( which I found sooooo ironic since I barely deem him responsible enough to borrow my car) and now he designs processes for waste refinement into fuel and removing metals without arsenic, but I don't really understand most of what he does. He seems to enjoy it, but it does involve considerable travel and a LOT of hours and work. I know it took him 4 years to get his degree and he's a super student who flies through classes easily. Most people took 5-6 years to do it. I don't think he ever gets to design original stuff and I know free thinker is NOT something they do in engineering classes. It seemed when he talked about it it mostly was theorums, equations, calculations etc...
Not sure if that helps Rose:)

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

STINKINGROSE

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 11:25 PM

"Clear!"

BZZAPP!!

NICODEMUS

Thursday, December 17, 2009 2:23 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:
And THAT, folks, is how to kill a thread.

I was going to wait until nightfall and see what the thread rose as (zombie, vampire, weird-smelling ooze) and then deal with it, but I guess some people got impatient.

...and it takes more than a long string of words to drive me away

MSA

Thursday, December 17, 2009 8:58 PM

how do you feel about small giggling babies Niuco?? Would that drive you away?

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

NICODEMUS

Friday, December 18, 2009 12:09 AM

Depends if I can hand them back when they need changing or not.

MSA

Friday, December 18, 2009 4:01 AM

Sure:)

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

NICODEMUS

Friday, December 18, 2009 1:39 PM

Saturday morning bump, just cos I can.

*retreats to the shadows before the Friday morning workers get annoyed enough to take retributive action*

MSA

Friday, December 18, 2009 4:26 PM

Hey it's one week til Christmas..yay for baby's first Christmas

ooh what are you doing for your Saturday Nico?

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

FREELANCERTEX

Friday, December 18, 2009 5:44 PM

May his first Christmas be a joyful one ;)

Yay for almost Christmas!! My brother won't be coming down this year :'( as his work is stupid and has him working six day weeks, but we will get to see him on New Years ^_^ so it's not a total downer. Also, we are getting snow in time for the holidays :)

NICODEMUS

Saturday, December 19, 2009 12:20 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:

ooh what are you doing for your Saturday Nico?

During the day - as little as possible, but tonight, I have to work.

BLACK12AKYTCA

Saturday, December 19, 2009 3:44 AM

Zomg I'm ungrounded!! AND I have a rl bf!!! -spreads Happy Confetti all over the place before going off to the corner to bounce and squee a bit-

AKYFLAN

Saturday, December 19, 2009 3:49 AM

Actually, new account (old one is confusing and I have way too much stuff in the name). Yes, this IS RF!

And may his first Christmas be an awesome one, MsA!

FREELANCERTEX

Saturday, December 19, 2009 4:12 AM

WOOT for having a real bf, RF!!!

*hugs*

AKYFLAN

Saturday, December 19, 2009 4:21 AM

-glomps- I know! So happy (and pretty damn nervous) at the same time!

Btw, is your sig from that scene you mentioned in Castle, the Halloween party?

FREELANCERTEX

Saturday, December 19, 2009 5:14 AM

It's not the party, but it is the episode and it is the awesome.

STINKINGROSE

Saturday, December 19, 2009 5:50 PM

Muppets' version of "Bohemian Rhapsody".

Random awesome alert.

bump.

MSA

Sunday, December 20, 2009 1:45 AM

muppet anything is awesome

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

MSA

Sunday, December 20, 2009 4:06 PM

*sets out a Sunday champagne brunch*

Morning all

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

STINKINGROSE

Monday, December 21, 2009 11:28 AM

Walks in on Monday morning and gets a wonderful idea.

"Mmmm... mimosas..."

(I'm really waiting for the coffee maker to advance far enough in the process that I can pour a cup and replace the pot.)

DANCINGNEKO

Monday, December 21, 2009 11:45 AM

*notices that the champagne has gone flat and cleans up brunch area* [EDIT: leaves the champagne out for SR if she wants to use it for mimosas, but places the bottle in a container of ice and salt water to make sure the champagne is re-chilled nicely]

Had the annual secret santa party with friends (I was in charge of the gift coordination). I baked my first ham for the whole group. If I knew how hard it is to make a ham for a dozen people before...I'd have been making it sooner.
Also...realized the same thing for those felt coffee cozies... guess what might be showing up in folk's holiday cards next year.

*looks at calendar* It can't be nearly the Christmas....I still have everybody's card and gifts to mail out... Think anyone'll be upset with Christmas cards and gifts showing up after Christmas?

PHOENIXROSE

Monday, December 21, 2009 4:09 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:
You want to make things?
Choose a different career entirely.

Hmmmm, well I do, so mayhaps I will. I really appreciate the advising, Kitten, thank you ^_^ I think I can take a more informed look at my options, now. So lucky to know all teh smart peoples doing all teh jobs.
I would have thanked you sooner, but this is my first day off since three people quit, and this only because I insisted I would not work on my birthday. I so need a better job with fewer people who will walk out at the drop of a hat. Is there a career track for that?

Quote:
An exception is if you were to go for a pure mathematics degree. There is a beauty and art to pure mathematics that you don't really even begin to play with in engineering courses.

Now that's a thought. My grandpa was a pure mathematics guy who ended up in engineering, his physics degree being useful for the calculations of what a rocket needed to do. Course things were just a teeny bit different 60+ years ago, and it probably would have worked out very differently for him today.

Well, I'm going to finish up the graphic design thing and then see what my options may be. I might just end up liking the field I'm currently degreeing for XD And hey, since I was the only person in my layout class (including teacher) who knew what a golden rectangle was and how it was utilized in layouts, maybe I'll do okay.

[/sig]

FREELANCERTEX

Monday, December 21, 2009 5:58 PM

coffee cozies??!?! please enlighten.

Almost Christmas ^_^ and we totally got a blizzard here over the weekend. It was pretty crazy. I should have taken a picture of the entire front of my car being missing, as it was buried up to the roof from the windshield forward XD yay for high winds and snow drifts

MSA

Monday, December 21, 2009 7:19 PM

Oh yes ham and cheese potato such a great idea for large crowd feeding... you actually get to enjoy life:) HUGS Neko

LOL Rosie we're having mimosas for Christmas.. well NV is, I'm having a half of one ( right after I feed baby so it'll be out of my system long before I feed again)

HUGS Rose good luck sweety:)

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

DANCINGNEKO

Monday, December 21, 2009 8:59 PM

MsA: *giggle* Yeah. I be love-ed by one of the get-together's hosts (he loves ham...especially soaked in teh juices) and probably a few others (pre-glazed spiral ham with an extra handful of brown sugar rubbed in and baked -- who knew? Not I.)
*blinks* Half a mimosa? You can have as much as you want if you're only going to drink half of a mimosa even while feeding baby. (I didn't think that drinking OJ is bad for baby... *ducks flying object*)

FLT: erm...whatever they call teh thingy that people use 'round their paper coffee cups from the various coffee shops (like Seattle's Best, etc.) Made nearly a dozen to give out as favors -- and most people first thought they were a felt bracelet or armband or something...
*ponder* Maybe for the next set, I'll give 'em out with a paper coffee cup filled with treats...

MSA

Monday, December 21, 2009 9:59 PM

yup alcohol transfers through breast milk so until he's weaned it's an occasional sip only...but hey healthy baby is worth it:P

mmmmm ham... and then after cheese and ham pie, ham spirals, split pea soup with ham,

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

DANCINGNEKO

Tuesday, December 22, 2009 10:21 PM

MsA: meant a virgin mimosa (teh OJ half only)...unless you or lil'John has the rare ability to turn OJ into alcohol naturally.
*leaves Hershey's hugs and kisses in the bar bowls*

STINKINGROSE

Tuesday, December 22, 2009 11:59 PM

But teh alkoholz maeks tehm sleepz sooo gooood...

I had an ...interesting... day at work. I'm having a large glass of wine and reminding myself that I'm getting paid to be there and it's not permanent. Despite a doctor and some others asking me to please stay. (OHnononononoes!)

Wine! More wine, and escapist fantasy visual distraction!

(Hops behind the bar and sets up a round of car bombs, a biiiig mango smoothie, plus Teh Dew, Bawls, a perfectly made martini, truly amazing cocoa, a line of Jameson's in wee glasses, Frozen Daquiri in a rainbow of flavors, and Navel Sex On The Fuzzy Beach (You figure out the recipe!).

HELL'S KITTEN

Wednesday, December 23, 2009 12:36 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by stinkingrose:
More wine, and escapist fantasy visual distraction!

?

...or is it just me...?

HELL'S KITTEN

Wednesday, December 23, 2009 12:41 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
I really appreciate the advising, Kitten, thank you ^_^

You're welcome, Sweetheart.
I'm glad it was at least somewhat informative. I quite literally had NO IDEA what I was getting myself into when I tossed the dart and it landed on "biomedical engineering". XD

...and I'm reluctantly almost somewhat sure it's not all as bad as I described. There are a lot of good companies and opportunities, especially if you can find the small start-up companies. The start-ups are where all the fun and excitement resides. Heh.

--

Happy holidays, kids.

DANCINGNEKO

Wednesday, December 23, 2009 12:51 AM

SR: True, but isn't that for when they're a bit older (and not breastfeeding)?

Ugh...sorry to hear about your "interesting" day at work. At least you get some compensation for your efforts and grief...and you only have to deal with them during working hours.

You could trade with me and have my "interesting" evening conversation with male parental unit.

Someone have a good drink that will do what allkoholz iz suppozed to do (besides maek me drunk -- musckles still tighter and tenser than rocks)?

[EDIT: *squee!* ninjakitty]
...ooookay....why is Alan dressed up and looking like teh badass V self in late 70's early 80's clothing? That's a bit *too* scary....I think Jayne might start worrying a bit and checking that he's got the grenades on him....
(But no, it's not just you...he does look scary serial-murderer yummy)

STINKINGROSE

Wednesday, December 23, 2009 1:59 AM

While I am positively antedeluvian in comparison with some, I still have a male parental unit of my own to contend with.

I just sit back at times like these and remember the t-shirt my mother got me years ago. It read "You don't scare me, I'm a nurse."

If I could just get the damned charts in a timely manner I'd be getting twice the work done in half the time. I'm still dealing with crap from the 17th.

Iz ridiculuss!

(Takes a big swig and slams a now empty bucket of beer on the bartop for emphasis)

FREELANCERTEX

Wednesday, December 23, 2009 4:05 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:
Quote:
Originally posted by stinkingrose:
More wine, and escapist fantasy visual distraction!

?

...or is it just me...?

He looks reeeeeeeeeeally weird in a three-piece suit, just puttin' that out there. And that look is pure evil

SR: sounds like the awesomest t-shirt ever. Might have to get it for the "sister-in-law" (it's easier than saying bf's brother's girlfriend) as she's in nursing school, and not much scares her :P lol. Re interesting day: Why the 'oh noes' on them wanting you to stay? Bad day?

*back to lurk mode, as I don't have much else to say :\ *

NICODEMUS

Wednesday, December 23, 2009 4:40 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:

....If the Doctor goes to the dark side for his final incarnation, this is what he may look like.

STINKINGROSE

Wednesday, December 23, 2009 11:30 AM

I do hope the man gets to wear a shirt which is slightly less...um....wash-y.. some day. Ow. My eyes.

MSA

Wednesday, December 23, 2009 4:58 PM

I don't know why but I find the tie so off putting it detracts from the hotness

um yay for virgin mimosas ...sort of

good luck finding a better job Rosie

Rose my brother likes his company...but he's weird

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

STINKINGROSE

Thursday, December 24, 2009 1:32 AM

The tie in combination with the shirt and pocket square actually act as an effective HDS unit (Hotness Dampening Shield).
I did not realize that muted rose tones could be so loud. Costuming magic!

(Sets out assorted booze)

The bar needs polishing. Where did we put the robot again? (goes off in search of the broom closet)

PHOENIXROSE

Thursday, December 24, 2009 4:09 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:
Quote:
Originally posted by stinkingrose:
escapist fantasy visual distraction!

?

...or is it just me...?

...not just you.

[/sig]

MSA

Thursday, December 24, 2009 6:45 PM

how are you blotting out the tie/shirt combo???

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

PHOENIXROSE

Thursday, December 24, 2009 7:04 PM

Er, I dunno. I didn't really notice until y'all mentioned it; I thought the most distracting thing was the large, out-of-focus metal rod in the foreground, but I got past that fairly quickly, too. I suppose It Just Doesn't Bug Me, can't say how or why. Except, you know, Alan is just ridiculously hot.

[/sig]

HELL'S KITTEN

Thursday, December 24, 2009 10:09 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MsinsAne:
I don't know why but I find the tie so off putting it detracts from the hotness

Originally posted by stinkinglunaticrose:
The tie in combination with the shirt and pocket square actually act as an effective HDS unit (Hotness Dampening Shield).

Oh, hey, yeah, hi.
WTF is wrong with you two?

Is it context? Is context needed? Okay: 1. Alan, 2. Muscles, 3. Alan, 4. Muscles to rival Jayne's, 5. Alan, 6. Alan in a suit, 7. Insane homicidal genius, 8. With a twisted sense of humour, and 9. Alan.

Eeeeee, I didn't realize we could post YouTube stuff now - sorry for any inconvenience.

Aaaaaaalllllllannnnnnnnn.

XD

Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
I suppose It Just Doesn't Bug Me, can't say how or why. Except, you know, Alan is just ridiculously hot.

It doesn't bug you, Rose, dear, because you are a reasonable human woman.
Those other two?
Yeah. Not so much.
Apparently.
...the poor dears....... XD
((shifty eyes))

NICODEMUS

Thursday, December 24, 2009 11:22 PM

I'd wish people a happy Day Off work, but since the BBC is killing David Tennant twice in one week (Hamlet being the other death), I'll just sit here and ogle Alpha some more.

...and the first person to suggest a Y chromosome type such as myself can't do that will be sliced up with my shiny new cheese knife.

STINKINGROSE

Thursday, December 24, 2009 11:31 PM

Nico can haz cheez?
)
The fuzzy rod in the foreground is the "treatment" chair.

Um, fuzzy METAL rod. Um. Yeah.

So anyway, Alan is teh hotness it is indisputable. DESPITE the shirt/tie combo. He actually makes that look good, but it distracts and detracts. Maybe Rose just mentally undresses him fast enough that she doesn't see it after a microsecond?

I also love that he credits Monty Python as one of the gread British contributions to the world. (Nothing like a good self-reference!)

Hee hee. I am in my pajamas and I am not getting out of them until Monday, dammit!

MSA

Thursday, December 24, 2009 11:35 PM

I can see the hotness (which is strongly magnified by the evil) once that tie and shirt are gone....hey ADD here I tend to focus on the wildly irrelevant
Also I've had like 2 hours sleep and been peed on twice today...which kinda impairs all hotness detecting

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

HELL'S KITTEN

Thursday, December 24, 2009 11:58 PM

Oh, oh, oh, lookit all the back-pedaling!

No, no. Too late. Screw you guys.

I'm taking my toy and going home.

XD

STINKINGROSE

Friday, December 25, 2009 12:04 AM

I'm not backpedaling, I'm stating that the tie/shirt combo is FUGLY and a veritable god such as Himself should not be shrouded in dissonant raiment.

Let's just imagine it all off for a moment and see if that helps...

Yup. All better.

See? It's the tie and shirt clouding our judgement. Oh, villainous wardrobe supervisor which slipp-ed in the vileness whilst the costumer looketh not. Fie! FIE AND SHAME UNTO YOU, I say!

(better?)

HELL'S KITTEN

Friday, December 25, 2009 12:25 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by stinkingrose:
I'm not backpedaling, {wah wah wah}

Quote:
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:
No, no. Too late. Screw you guys.

I'm taking my toy and going home.

^^^

ROXYFREEFALL

Monday, December 28, 2009 10:15 PM

It's ALIVE!!!

*ahem*

So how is everyone?

I'm trapped in snow. Just yesterday there was nothing, then I wake up and it smacked me in the face. Come on! No more!! *cries*

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DFTBA!

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