@Parhelion - Dec. 9, 2011, 5:55 p.m.
This was inspired by someone's post which stated that a lot of people here are in college or in the workforce. So I'm curious.
Here's my story:
I got fooled into getting a BS in biomedical engineering (December 2011), believing there would be at least a healthy amount of opportunities. I did an internship that didn't amount to a full time job, and here I am almost 12 months later still applying to the big names in industry, the government, and to every startup company I can find.
I'm thinking of either preparing for med school, teaching English in South Korea, or selling my soul to the USPTO. In fact, I actually had an interview with the PTO today, and based on the interviewer's remarks, I just might end up with an entry level offer. The thing is, my friends have warned me that if I accept the position, I'll likely never work as an actual engineer again. The thought scares me, but at this point I think I'm willing to take anything I can get.
Also, there was an interesting article in the New York Times that I think many of you might appreciate:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/magazine/22Adulthood-t.html?_r=1&ref=general&src=me&pagewanted=1
@Hakoria - Dec. 10, 2011, 9:20 p.m.
Yeah, I hope it won't be a team that will enjoy doing whatever it wants such as Google sometimes does with Youtube.
So wanting a family eh, good luck with life then; I just don't share the emotions you probably have for marriage/kids.
Have you already considered if the IRC will stay under SJ's hands or it'll only be known once the new party has been chosen and said a word on it?
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@Lemoncobbler - Dec. 10, 2011, 9:22 p.m.
selling the site? D:
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@BacardiBreezer - Dec. 10, 2011, 10 p.m.
Well Arch, you gotta do what you gotta do...glad you at least figured some stuff out. I also hope you will pass it on to someone who's been on here for a long time and understands the way things have worked - I think the site is good as-is.
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@Gnilp - Dec. 10, 2011, 10:07 p.m.
At work I'm designing and coding and when I'm leisure suit larry I'm playing guitar, playing games or doing whatever comes to mind. I'm also planning on buying my own apartment. I don't really like paying rent.
But right now I'm drinking beer and watching concerts. Love it!
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@Ranulf - Dec. 10, 2011, 11:30 p.m.
Just got all A's for my first semester of college! Also, I am sad Archard is selling the site, but I hope everything works out for you, Fearless Leader!
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@karathrow - Dec. 11, 2011, 12:56 a.m.
Selling the site.... :s
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@Hakoria - Dec. 11, 2011, 5:01 a.m.
Lol tinypic. Now people will start pondering about the state of their life when uploading images.
Ha-ha--ha---ha.
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@Ash - Dec. 11, 2011, 5:48 a.m.
wayfaerer said
you WANT misery?if that ISNT rockbottom, i dont wanna know what it feels like.
THERES some fucking misery.
Oh, you want a misery battle? :p Rock bottom is watching your mother lose her battle with cancer. I hope you only have to take my word for that and don't experience it for yourself. You can get as comfortable as anyone can with the concept of death, but no one can prepare you for the way a person's last breath sounds. It's haunting. Seriously though, my best wishes for you, your mother and your family.
If you ever want to talk about it, give me a shout.
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@wayfaerer - Dec. 11, 2011, 5:52 a.m.
Ash said
wayfaerer saidyou WANT misery?if that ISNT rockbottom, i dont wanna know what it feels like.
THERES some fucking misery.
Oh, you want a misery battle? :p Rock bottom is watching your mother lose her battle with cancer. I hope you only have to take my word for that and don't experience it for yourself. You can get as comfortable as anyone can with the concept of death, but no one can prepare you for the way a person's last breath sounds. It's haunting. Seriously though, my best wishes for you, your mother and your family.
If you ever want to talk about it, give me a shout.
thank you very much ash. im impressed already haha.
i appreciate the offer, but im not an open person. i have my poetry, and it gets me by.
my mother is doing fine now, still more treatment down the road, but it seems the worst is over. pain is accumulative ive found, and its rarely the wound, more so the knife, if you see what im saying.
again i appreciate your kindness ash, and if i feel the need to do so, i shall turn to thee.
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@AleksShamles - Sept. 16, 2022, 5:07 a.m.
I just try to enjoy my life as well, and after I moved to Canada, my life has become better, but the situation with cannabis there is a little more complicated, that's a disadvantage.
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@Vieyaedal - Nov. 4, 2022, 1:12 p.m.
I'm doing a lot with my life right now. I'm short on time, but I'm making the most of it. I'm pursuing my dreams and working hard to achieve my goals. I'm also spending time with the people I love and enjoying every moment. Life is short, and I want to make the most of it. I'm doing everything I can to live my best life....
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@surreal - Dec. 10, 2011, 8:51 p.m.
I've been part of a place that got sold to a different party. Just be careful on who or what you hand the reigns to. Mmmmkay?
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