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WCDT 8-12 August 2011 (1986-1990) aka Method's birth week
DSL:
Off topic for a bit, but a friend sent me this for another reason and naturally I thought of Raven:
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=tattoo+mu+shu+pork&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&sa=N&tbo=d&tbm=isch&tbnid=qu2HfN1a_iIP6M:&imgrefurl=http://www.zazzle.com/chinese_that_tattoo_you_got_means_mu_shu_pork_tshirt-235853184041538826&docid=pNe9z7nEm0A6nM&w=400&h=400&ei=gpNCTsHmIe600AHP8eX8CQ&zoom=1&biw=1024&bih=660
musicalsoul:
--- Quote from: BlueMark on 08 Aug 2011, 21:48 --- I have a cousin who went from Wall Street banker to pop star, of sorts - as a member of Straight No Chaser - America's most successful a cappella band.
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You're related to someone in Straight No Chaser?! I LOVE THEM. A few years ago when I was working at Brookstone we carried their Christmas CD. It was THE ONLY ONE I DIDN'T GET TIRED OF! (That's saying something when you're forced to listen the same five Christmas CD 8 hrs a day, five days a week).
musicalsoul:
--- Quote from: Tova on 08 Aug 2011, 22:42 ---
--- Quote from: stoutfiles on 08 Aug 2011, 20:51 ----I figured getting with Faye was a real-life goal, and that was guarded flirting and then bitter resentment. We've seen him motivated but we've never seen him give 100% effort. I'm not sure we ever will.
-I think he should shoot for a low risk, achievable career goal. However, it has not been said that Marten is trying to make a career out of this, he might just want another hobby. Which is fine, for now anyway.
-When he fails, and he will unless multiple characters pull 180's, then he'll be back in the coffee shop that much older having accomplished nothing. I wonder when characters like Faye and Dora are married off and Marten is still that guy trying to keep the band alive and working at the library. I don't care if he has a hobby, but I want him to grow up a little as far as his future's concerned. Yes, Jeph is not going to let Marten fail at life, but if Marten was a real-life person his most likely outcome would be failing at life if he continues down this path. If you had Marten as a real-life friend, you wouldn't be the least bit worried about his future?
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He's not going to "fail at life" if he shoots for something he wants and doesn't make it. :psyduck:
You think he should shoot for a low risk, achievable career goal? You're entitled to your opinion, of course. Personally, I think he should shoot for something that he wants, rather than for something he's not as interested in but more likely to succeed in.
If he fails, then at least he'll know it isn't to be, and he can try something else. If he never tries, then he'll spend the rest of his life wondering "what if?"
If I were his real life friend, I'd be way more worried if he wasn't pursuing the thing he wants, because he's scared he'll fail. I certainly wouldn't be worrying "BUT WHAT IF HE FAILS?"
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I couldn't agree with you more.
Mr_Rose:
--- Quote from: SirDudley on 09 Aug 2011, 17:00 ---Oh Metallica jokes. Will they ever get stale?
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Of course. When Metallica's music does. :-P
TheBiscuit:
--- Quote from: stoutfiles on 08 Aug 2011, 20:51 ----When he fails, and he will unless multiple characters pull 180s, then he'll be back in the coffee shop that much older having accomplished nothing. I wonder when characters like Faye and Dora are married off and Marten is still that guy trying to keep the band alive and working at the library. I don't care if he has a hobby, but I want him to grow up a little as far as his future's concerned. Yes, Jeph is not going to let Marten fail at life, but if Marten was a real-life person his most likely outcome would be failing at life if he continues down this path. If you had Marten as a real-life friend, you wouldn't be the least bit worried about his future?
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Several characters have 'pulled 180s' to serve the needs of the story already, it could happen again. I assume it happens because Jeph is writing a story at a relatively slow pace and he's not always entirely happy with what he set up so long ago in the past.
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