mypasswordis Posted June 2, 2011 Report Posted June 2, 2011 (edited) Glad to hear you're doing well. Srsly, what was wrong with the Strad? Did it need refurbishing? It's owned by a museum, estimated worth 5-6 million USD, and it's about to acquire another Strad that cost 12 mil. Wikipedia says it has 5 Strads already. Strad prices can only skyrocket and then become unobtainium as all the museums and collectors buy them all out and they stop circulating. I think the one I played was in need of a tune-up by an experienced luthier but it was clear that it gets use from time to time as there is still leftover rosin. Also the bow I was using was crap (worth $5-6k), which didn't help. I still don't think properly tuned it could beat out my violin in both sound quality and playability. used a vacuum cleaner. it blew. Doesn't that mean that it.. sucks... wut? Edited June 2, 2011 by mypasswordis
Aura Posted June 2, 2011 Report Posted June 2, 2011 Found out yesterday from my recruiter that I've made it to the third (and final) round interview for a business systems integration consulting position at Accenture. I called one of my friends who's worked for them since December and he said that this is the easiest round and that you basically chill out at the office for a day and get free breakfast and lunch. The caveat - the position is for Minneapolis. My friend said that it's weird because my recruiter exclusively handles Chicago-based hires, so at the last interview I'm going to talk to her in-person and ask about the possibility of staying in IL even though she had clearly stated it was for MN when I first talked to her. If I can stay in Chicago and they make an offer, I'll lean heavily towards accepting. If they would force me to move to Minneapolis... well, that's a bit of a problem since I am 75% moved into Allison's apartment with the extreme hope that I would be able to live with her once finding work. I have another preliminary teleconference interview with a guy from Chaucer Consulting tomorrow morning that I'm really looking forward to. They're more niche consulting with managerial/strategic focus along with project management, which is exactly what I'm looking for. Can't keep all my eggs in one basket.
morphsci Posted June 2, 2011 Author Report Posted June 2, 2011 Bryan, you constantly impress. How old are you really? Good luck on the interviews.
Pars Posted June 2, 2011 Report Posted June 2, 2011 x2... great job Bryan! Best of luck, and hopefully the Accenture position can stay in IL. My younger brother lives in the twin cities; I've always liked it there whenever I've gone up to visit him, though wisely never in winter tundra.
n_maher Posted June 2, 2011 Report Posted June 2, 2011 Best of luck, Bryan. Me - just chilling with the little man on the couch.
jvlgato Posted June 2, 2011 Report Posted June 2, 2011 Nice, Bryan! You're doing great period, but esp in a bad economy you're doing really great. Stay in IL, though! Gotta keep our IL HC contingent strong!
Voltron Posted June 2, 2011 Report Posted June 2, 2011 Good luck Bryan! Good to hear you are hanging with Andrew, Nate. Such a great time having a youngster and a newbie. I really loved that time with my kids. Much belated happy first birthday wishes to Libby, Haj. Sounds like you had a fun party for her. We have a great first birthday pic of our son in a sailor suit with chocolate cake and ice cream smeared on his face and down his shirt. Seems like yesterday and a million years ago at the same time. Me, I'm waiting for the judge to come out for the third to last day of this marathon trial....
Aura Posted June 2, 2011 Report Posted June 2, 2011 Thanks everyone, sure would be nice to have money sometime soon . Jim - as Allison always says, "I'm an 80 year-old trapped inside a 20-something person." Good luck with the end of the trial Al. May the decision be swift and in your favor!
Augsburger Posted June 2, 2011 Report Posted June 2, 2011 Good luck Bryan, if you have any health care systems project management interests, there should be a boatload of opportunities for you in the next ten years. Nate great to hear you are hanging with the little man, those were some great times for me. Al, good luck with the Judge and trial.
grawk Posted June 2, 2011 Report Posted June 2, 2011 spent 3 hrs talking to Thomas's school about his individualized education plan
manaox2 Posted June 3, 2011 Report Posted June 3, 2011 My teaching license was renewed as continuing status today for another five years. This was one of my main goals when I promised to stick to teaching for three years and will allow me to keep my license indefinitely as long as I keep up with continuing education credits by taking a few classes during that period. At least now my college degree can continue to be worth something in the future should I wish to use it towards teaching at any later point.
Dreadhead Posted June 3, 2011 Report Posted June 3, 2011 (edited) Great news Scott I spent yesterday morning in a meeting I'm not really sure I should have been in from a contractual point of view. Here's hoping if things go south I don't get held up for a slapping around. Edited June 3, 2011 by Dreadhead
Dreadhead Posted June 3, 2011 Report Posted June 3, 2011 i returned a wallet i found on the street, it belonged to a student in the building i work in, which made it easy, and i barely got a thank you. you'd think getting credit cards and birth control back would warrant more than a grunt. Sometimes people are so embarrassed by their stupidity that it comes off that they're not thankful or sometimes their just pricks
crappyjones123 Posted June 3, 2011 Report Posted June 3, 2011 I did that once. Found a purse a few months ago and found the girl on Facebook. She called me and asked me to meet her 40 miles south of school to give her her purse back. I said I was just going to leave it with lost and found. She then said she was going to come by in an hour. Came with her boyfriend who claimed I was being a douche to her on the phone for not wanting to drive out of my way. Gave her the purse and walked back upstairs. The kept yelling im talking to you. Don't turn your back to me. Fucking ingrates. +1 to you though Jacob.
shellylh Posted June 3, 2011 Report Posted June 3, 2011 i returned a wallet i found on the street, it belonged to a student in the building i work in, which made it easy, and i barely got a thank you. you'd think getting credit cards and birth control back would warrant more than a grunt. What an ass.
swt61 Posted June 3, 2011 Report Posted June 3, 2011 i think she was just a prick. What an ass. All this talk of pricks and ass makes me blush.
mypasswordis Posted June 3, 2011 Report Posted June 3, 2011 (edited) I did that once. Found a purse a few months ago and found the girl on Facebook. She called me and asked me to meet her 40 miles south of school to give her her purse back. I said I was just going to leave it with lost and found. She then said she was going to come by in an hour. Came with her boyfriend who claimed I was being a douche to her on the phone for not wanting to drive out of my way. Gave her the purse and walked back upstairs. The kept yelling im talking to you. Don't turn your back to me. Fucking ingrates. +1 to you though Jacob. No good deed goes unpunished. I once left my wallet at the gym. When I came back to check if I had left it there, the lost and found did indeed have it - minus all the cash inside. At least my IDs and credit card etc weren't taken, so I was thankful. Edit: Oh, and congrat Scott! Edited June 3, 2011 by mypasswordis
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