The New Café - Page 30

*Cascadia* · 04-04-2006, 07:30 PM

Stress is back on me as usual. I started my new term. I got admitted to a new university that starts at the end of June and I will have to move right after graduation. To make matters worse, I have an interview next week at another university. If I get in, it will be a very tough decision on which one should I go to.

As of today, there is a chance that I will be a TA for 100 level science course. This means that I will have to teach every week in a lab.

Ra · 04-07-2006, 04:41 AM

Wowza

Good luck to you SF

As for me...I'm hitting the road for a few days. Doubt anyone will notice the lack of spam, but oh well

I'll see you guys in a couple of days. Adioes *gives a two fingered salute*

*Sewer Bull* · 04-07-2006, 06:55 AM

Hasta la vista, wallaby.

*Cascadia* · 04-08-2006, 05:20 PM

I am alittle nervous about the lab....I need to refreshen my skills on GIS, which I have not done for several years.

*Spitfire* · 04-11-2006, 12:55 AM

*sigh* My girlfriend made a new friend and ever since all she does is talk to this person. It feels like she cares more about them then me and she hardly pays any attention at all to me.

This was the convo we had tonight...
spitfire666xXxXx (10:41:16 PM): I can ask her tommrow in class I guess actually
kecharakittie (10:41:38 PM): *shrugs* you could
spitfire666xXxXx (10:42:03 PM): You dont seem like you care
kecharakittie (10:42:37 PM): i dunno
spitfire666xXxXx (10:42:47 PM): I thought you wanted to see me
kecharakittie (10:44:11 PM): i do, kinda
spitfire666xXxXx (10:44:17 PM): Kinda?
spitfire666xXxXx (10:44:28 PM): I thought you liked seeing me
spitfire666xXxXx (10:44:47 PM): And you havnt seen me for awhile and you be seeing me for over a another week atleast
spitfire666xXxXx (10:45:39 PM): wont*
kecharakittie (10:45:42 PM): i know
spitfire666xXxXx (10:46:01 PM): So you only kinda want to see me
spitfire666xXxXx (10:46:12 PM): Nevermind
spitfire666xXxXx (10:46:24 PM): I shouldnt be asking questions
kecharakittie (10:46:39 PM): *sigh*
spitfire666xXxXx (10:46:59 PM): I just feel like lately you have a complete lack of intrest in me
spitfire666xXxXx (10:47:18 PM): You dont seem to care if I come or not and you dont seem intrested in talking to me on the phone or online
spitfire666xXxXx (10:47:39 PM): Maybe your not in a good mood or not yourself, or maybe its just me
spitfire666xXxXx (10:47:43 PM): Thats just how i feel
spitfire666xXxXx (10:47:46 PM): Im probly wrong
spitfire666xXxXx (10:47:56 PM): But Id rather just get it off my chest and say something then let it bother me
kecharakittie (10:48:02 PM): *shrugs*
kecharakittie (10:48:03 PM): i don't know
kecharakittie (10:48:10 PM): lately i haven't felt the way you've said
spitfire666xXxXx (10:48:22 PM): Okay
spitfire666xXxXx (10:48:28 PM): Then maybe its just me
kecharakittie (10:48:40 PM): i mean, have
spitfire666xXxXx (10:48:56 PM): So you do have a complete lack of intrest in me
kecharakittie (10:49:04 PM): not complete
kecharakittie (10:49:06 PM): i don't know
kecharakittie (10:49:20 PM): i just haven't really felt like, i dunno
spitfire666xXxXx (10:49:30 PM): Well you still love me right
kecharakittie (10:49:34 PM): of course
spitfire666xXxXx (10:49:45 PM): Maybe just an off week
spitfire666xXxXx (10:49:49 PM): Im having one myself
kecharakittie (10:50:08 PM): *shrugs*
spitfire666xXxXx (10:50:25 PM): Feels to me that your focusing all your attention on your Xanga and your friend
spitfire666xXxXx (10:50:44 PM): Cause when I call or IM you thats always what your doing and last time I came thats what you wanted to do
spitfire666xXxXx (10:50:57 PM): Not saying its good or bad
spitfire666xXxXx (10:50:59 PM): Just saying
kecharakittie (10:51:06 PM): it's not like i wanted to do that all day
kecharakittie (10:51:12 PM): not that he really goes on in the day
kecharakittie (10:51:21 PM): *shrugs*
spitfire666xXxXx (10:51:37 PM): And sometimes it feels like you dont care how I feel
kecharakittie (10:51:52 PM): i know
spitfire666xXxXx (10:51:55 PM): But I guess some things are best kept to ones self
spitfire666xXxXx (10:52:09 PM): Because its obvious right now this is one of those sometimes
kecharakittie (10:54:34 PM): *shrugs*

It feels like she just completely doesn't give a **** at all about anything I have to say. I don't know what to think. I can't decide if I'm mad or sad.

*Hannah* · 04-16-2006, 11:24 AM

e_e I would just like to complain today, about something that shouldn't really matter.
AGH I KILLED MY COMPUTER! I had to get a new hard drive. e__e;;; I didn't have backup CDs for my stuff... I lost 3000 mp3s and a tons of drawings and things from Shadow and stuff. x_o I hate computers. Arghargharghargh.
And once I got everything set up, and had about 400 mp3s on my computer from my brother, it broke again. Argghhhh. So now I'm starting over again. -twitch- ¬_¬

*Kid Icarus* · 04-16-2006, 04:08 PM

Spit, that really sucks man... I've been there though. Just give it some time to chill, see if she starts comming back around. If not, it's pry going to end. =\.

You and me both, Hannah, you and me both. My old power supply (as in, ~5 months >_>) fried. The reasons behind this are totally my fault... but still.

So I decided to say screw it, and I just got the parts for the new machine, built it, and it works great.

But now i have to call microsoft to get a new liscense code for my copy of XP. Turns out when you upgrade everything but 1 HDD, 2 CD drives, and the floppy drive, it detects it as a new computer.

>_>

*Cascadia* · 04-16-2006, 08:44 PM

Ouch...I know how it feels when that happens. Technology can be your friend when it wants to work and your enemy when it has a mind of its own.

Right now, my life is still turned on its head. I have so much on my mind that sometimes I am not thinking too clearly. 1) this is my last term here at the current university that I am at; 2) moving to who knows where; 3) my current coursework is very heavy.

*Duke* · 04-25-2006, 03:13 PM

Graduating from college sucks! Last week I decided to turn down the only real job offer I've received. And now I'm seriously starting to question my decision. While the job had absolutely nothing to contribute to what I want to do w/ the rest of my life, atleast it would have been a decent paying job but I just couldn't bring myself to accept a job I knew I wouldn't enjoy. I guess I made the right decision but like I said I'm still questioning it. And then Monday, I finally heard back from the job I really wanted and that didn't go the way I had hoped. They told me that they decided to take the position in a different direction and hire someone w/ more experience in data management & manipulation instead of rehiring another data analyst. What really made me depressed was they said if we had went in the direction of data analyst, you were our first choice. And while the guy could have just been trying to BS me, I really do believe I was on the top of their list for data analyst. But they did tell me that if they do decide to add an additional data analyst they'd keep me in mind. So now I find myself jobless and graduating in less than 3 weeks. Life sucks sometimes.

*Cascadia* · 05-03-2006, 07:20 PM

I want a job desperately...I have been in college for 9 straight years and I am adding one more year of higher education to resume. I took the first graduate school offer by the horns. I have 3 bachelor's degrees and no job.

*Katie* · 05-03-2006, 09:10 PM

hehe I know how you guys feel.

I have two bachelor's degrees and Master's degrees and another one....

And, the biggest life lesson I had to learn? Sometimes you just don't get a job in the field you planned on with your degrees. My first passion is advertising...(have a bachelor's in Marketing and human behavior) I love language and writing (degree in Spanish) I love science (Environmental Science degree)......

and what do I do for a living? I do business analysis for a major bank. *shrugs* sometimes you've just got to take whatever door is opened for you.

*KROW* · 05-04-2006, 12:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katie

hehe I know how you guys feel.

I have two bachelor's degrees and Master's degrees and another one....

And, the biggest life lesson I had to learn? Sometimes you just don't get a job in the field you planned on with your degrees. My first passion is advertising...(have a bachelor's in Marketing and human behavior) I love language and writing (degree in Spanish) I love science (Environmental Science degree)......

and what do I do for a living? I do business analysis for a major bank. *shrugs* sometimes you've just got to take whatever door is opened for you.

You want to know what happened? While you were studying at college, all the jobs you wanted were taken. Now all you have left is a piece of paper.

Sometimes it pays to be an intern.

But don't fret. My friend has a BA in Graphic Art but never got the chance to apply it properly; there were simply no jobs for him in that field. Then, suddenly, I saw an ad in the paper from this company that were looking for graphic artists. I told him, but he never followed through, and now he's looking for a job. He missed his opportunity.

Keep looking, guys. Something will pop up eventually.

*Katie* · 05-04-2006, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KROW

You want to know what happened? While you were studying at college, all the jobs you wanted were taken. Now all you have left is a piece of paper.

Actually, I worked my way through all those degrees. I refused to have student loans and my parents couldn't help me out with tuition.

What really happened was that I was in a highly competitive market and could not afford to move away (at the time)

Now I Love my job (as much as one can love a job anyway) and I live in a great city and make really good money.

...and I have some really neat papers to hang on my wall to remind me of college days

*Cascadia* · 05-07-2006, 04:21 PM

KROW...that is not what happened in society. 9/11 is what happened. When that event occurred, a lot of people got laid-off from their jobs so they go back to school to get a higher degree than a 4-year degree so that they can get a better job. So, gaining access to graduate school is hard to come by because the applicant pools are very large and competitive.

Right now, a bachelor's degree in science does not guarantee a good job but one that used to only require a high school diploma. If I stayed with my original route of careers, I would have been a lab tech. So, I changed my route to being a secondary science teacher, which does not pay much but is a noble job.

*KROW* · 05-07-2006, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scientific freak

KROW...that is not what happened in society. 9/11 is what happened. When that event occurred, a lot of people got laid-off from their jobs so they go back to school to get a higher degree than a 4-year degree so that they can get a better job. So, gaining access to graduate school is hard to come by because the applicant pools are very large and competitive.

It's been five years since that happened. Where did you go to school? I live in New York State and the colleges here weren't staggeringly overcrowded during that time. I don't even think ESU was packed. I'm guessing the competitive pools were mostly for business and economics, since the WTC held jobs dealing with marketing and the economy.

Were there really a lot of people vying for a degree in science after 9/11 occurred?

*Cascadia* · 05-07-2006, 04:39 PM

I was in college earning my first degree from 1997-2003. In 2002, I tried to go to graduate school but no one would even look at me. Some of the applicant pools had 200 applicants for 20 spots. I was in Colorado at the time when 9/11 happened. After I graduated, I could not find a job so I went back to school in Oregon. Starting this summer, I will be working on a MAT degree.

*Katie* · 05-17-2006, 06:13 PM

Right now, as I type, I'm on the phone with a business associate. If I don't let off some steam here, I might just say some stuff I regret...so I thought I'd share with you all....sorry in advance

I'm from Alabama...I currently live in Tennessee. Now, it's bad enough that I am the butt of my office's jokes because of the State I was born in...but this guy has taken it to a new level.

him: what kind of accent is that? (he's from Iowa...and I do not have a very profound accent, though it is there)

Me: I was raised in Alabama

him: OOOOOH! so you have a cotton farm?

Me: no

him: So...are you in the Klan? (VERY offended at this..but I cannot chew him out...I'm half Choctaw...this is not funny to me.)

me: No...*goes on with the business talk*

Him: So...maybe we should get someone in on this deal with more than a 8th grade education....you know since you're from Alabama...har har har

me: hehe anyway...

Him: have you ever been to one of those big cities? bet you'd be amazed at the new fangled technology....

he goes on and on....grrrrrrr

I hate when people stereotype me like this just because I am from Alabama. I think my next call will be to HR.

Ok...I'm better now

*Mecha Cow* · 05-17-2006, 06:18 PM

Tell him in a polite but firm matter that jokes like that are not funny and quite inapproriate and he needs to stop making them.

Space Lieutenant Josh · 05-17-2006, 06:19 PM

Yeesh, that isn't right. I think his jokes could either use better punchlines or he should refrain.

Explain to HR that this guy thinks that all a joke needs in order for it to be funny is for it to be offensive. That should be grounds enough for firing.

---Josh

*Anarky* · 05-17-2006, 06:38 PM

What's wrong with Alabama? And what's a Choctaw?

And most importantly, why do you let them walk all over you like that? Pay them back with their own medicine. See how they like it.

04-04-2006, 07:30 PM	#581
Cascadia Oregonian in heart & soul Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,731	Stress is back on me as usual. I started my new term. I got admitted to a new university that starts at the end of June and I will have to move right after graduation. To make matters worse, I have an interview next week at another university. If I get in, it will be a very tough decision on which one should I go to. As of today, there is a chance that I will be a TA for 100 level science course. This means that I will have to teach every week in a lab. __________________ Formally known as Scientific freak Last edited by Cascadia; 04-05-2006 at 11:57 PM. Reason: more info

04-07-2006, 04:41 AM	#582
Ra It's my desire? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In your pants. Posts: 4,441	Wowza Good luck to you SF As for me...I'm hitting the road for a few days. Doubt anyone will notice the lack of spam, but oh well I'll see you guys in a couple of days. Adioes gives a two fingered salute __________________ "So. The whole lot of you against little old me? How retarded."

04-07-2006, 06:55 AM	#583
Sewer Bull Devil's Advocate Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,768	Hasta la vista, wallaby. __________________ Soooo... THIS* is how you spend your free time now?!*

04-08-2006, 05:20 PM	#584
Cascadia Oregonian in heart & soul Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,731	I am alittle nervous about the lab....I need to refreshen my skills on GIS, which I have not done for several years. __________________ Formally known as Scientific freak

04-16-2006, 11:24 AM	#586
Hannah Once more, with feeling! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,111	e_e I would just like to complain today, about something that shouldn't really matter. AGH I KILLED MY COMPUTER! I had to get a new hard drive. e__e;;; I didn't have backup CDs for my stuff... I lost 3000 mp3s and a tons of drawings and things from Shadow and stuff. x_o I hate computers. Arghargharghargh. And once I got everything set up, and had about 400 mp3s on my computer from my brother, it broke again. Argghhhh. So now I'm starting over again. -twitch- ¬_¬ __________________

04-16-2006, 04:08 PM	#587
Kid Icarus Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Angel Land Posts: 4,150	Spit, that really sucks man... I've been there though. Just give it some time to chill, see if she starts comming back around. If not, it's pry going to end. =\. You and me both, Hannah, you and me both. My old power supply (as in, ~5 months >_>) fried. The reasons behind this are totally my fault... but still. So I decided to say screw it, and I just got the parts for the new machine, built it, and it works great. But now i have to call microsoft to get a new liscense code for my copy of XP. Turns out when you upgrade everything but 1 HDD, 2 CD drives, and the floppy drive, it detects it as a new computer. >_>

04-16-2006, 08:44 PM	#588
Cascadia Oregonian in heart & soul Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,731	Ouch...I know how it feels when that happens. Technology can be your friend when it wants to work and your enemy when it has a mind of its own. Right now, my life is still turned on its head. I have so much on my mind that sometimes I am not thinking too clearly. 1) this is my last term here at the current university that I am at; 2) moving to who knows where; 3) my current coursework is very heavy. __________________ Formally known as Scientific freak

04-25-2006, 03:13 PM	#589
Duke Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,913	Graduating from college sucks! Last week I decided to turn down the only real job offer I've received. And now I'm seriously starting to question my decision. While the job had absolutely nothing to contribute to what I want to do w/ the rest of my life, atleast it would have been a decent paying job but I just couldn't bring myself to accept a job I knew I wouldn't enjoy. I guess I made the right decision but like I said I'm still questioning it. And then Monday, I finally heard back from the job I really wanted and that didn't go the way I had hoped. They told me that they decided to take the position in a different direction and hire someone w/ more experience in data management & manipulation instead of rehiring another data analyst. What really made me depressed was they said if we had went in the direction of data analyst, you were our first choice. And while the guy could have just been trying to BS me, I really do believe I was on the top of their list for data analyst. But they did tell me that if they do decide to add an additional data analyst they'd keep me in mind. So now I find myself jobless and graduating in less than 3 weeks. Life sucks sometimes.

05-03-2006, 07:20 PM	#590
Cascadia Oregonian in heart & soul Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,731	I want a job desperately...I have been in college for 9 straight years and I am adding one more year of higher education to resume. I took the first graduate school offer by the horns. I have 3 bachelor's degrees and no job. __________________ Formally known as Scientific freak

05-03-2006, 09:10 PM	#591
Katie Just...way too serious. Join Date: May 2005 Location: purgatory Posts: 3,519	hehe I know how you guys feel. I have two bachelor's degrees and Master's degrees and another one.... And, the biggest life lesson I had to learn? Sometimes you just don't get a job in the field you planned on with your degrees. My first passion is advertising...(have a bachelor's in Marketing and human behavior) I love language and writing (degree in Spanish) I love science (Environmental Science degree)...... and what do I do for a living? I do business analysis for a major bank. shrugs sometimes you've just got to take whatever door is opened for you. __________________ THE WORLD IS JUST AWESOME

05-07-2006, 04:21 PM	#594
Cascadia Oregonian in heart & soul Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,731	KROW...that is not what happened in society. 9/11 is what happened. When that event occurred, a lot of people got laid-off from their jobs so they go back to school to get a higher degree than a 4-year degree so that they can get a better job. So, gaining access to graduate school is hard to come by because the applicant pools are very large and competitive. Right now, a bachelor's degree in science does not guarantee a good job but one that used to only require a high school diploma. If I stayed with my original route of careers, I would have been a lab tech. So, I changed my route to being a secondary science teacher, which does not pay much but is a noble job. __________________ Formally known as Scientific freak

05-07-2006, 04:39 PM	#596
Cascadia Oregonian in heart & soul Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,731	I was in college earning my first degree from 1997-2003. In 2002, I tried to go to graduate school but no one would even look at me. Some of the applicant pools had 200 applicants for 20 spots. I was in Colorado at the time when 9/11 happened. After I graduated, I could not find a job so I went back to school in Oregon. Starting this summer, I will be working on a MAT degree. __________________ Formally known as Scientific freak

05-17-2006, 06:13 PM	#597
Katie Just...way too serious. Join Date: May 2005 Location: purgatory Posts: 3,519	So, I have to let off some steam... Right now, as I type, I'm on the phone with a business associate. If I don't let off some steam here, I might just say some stuff I regret...so I thought I'd share with you all....sorry in advance I'm from Alabama...I currently live in Tennessee. Now, it's bad enough that I am the butt of my office's jokes because of the State I was born in...but this guy has taken it to a new level. him: what kind of accent is that? (he's from Iowa...and I do not have a very profound accent, though it is there) Me: I was raised in Alabama him: OOOOOH! so you have a cotton farm? Me: no him: So...are you in the Klan? (VERY offended at this..but I cannot chew him out...I'm half Choctaw...this is not funny to me.) me: No...goes on with the business talk Him: So...maybe we should get someone in on this deal with more than a 8th grade education....you know since you're from Alabama...har har har me: hehe anyway... Him: have you ever been to one of those big cities? bet you'd be amazed at the new fangled technology.... he goes on and on....grrrrrrr I hate when people stereotype me like this just because I am from Alabama. I think my next call will be to HR. Ok...I'm better now __________________ THE WORLD IS JUST AWESOME

05-17-2006, 06:18 PM	#598
Mecha Cow Gorgeous and modest too Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,699	Tell him in a polite but firm matter that jokes like that are not funny and quite inapproriate and he needs to stop making them. __________________

05-17-2006, 06:19 PM	#599
Space Lieutenant Josh Hench Mutant Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Village of Rock'n Kick-Ass Posts: 492	Yeesh, that isn't right. I think his jokes could either use better punchlines or he should refrain. Explain to HR that this guy thinks that all a joke needs in order for it to be funny is for it to be offensive. That should be grounds enough for firing. ---Josh

05-17-2006, 06:38 PM	#600
Anarky Outlaw Hero Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Tannhauser Gate Posts: 4,867	What's wrong with Alabama? And what's a Choctaw? And most importantly, why do you let them walk all over you like that? Pay them back with their own medicine. See how they like it. __________________ Because it's... I dunno... brutal.