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WCDT 8-12 August 2011 (1986-1990) aka Method's birth week

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pwhodges:

--- Quote from: musicalsoul on 11 Aug 2011, 10:21 ---It showed on your phone? It didn't show on my mine. I couldn't for the life of me figure out what everyone was talking about to start with.

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It repeated at about 0.5Hz in Safari on my iPhone 3Gs running iOS v4.whatever.

lepetitfromage:

--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 11 Aug 2011, 10:25 ---
--- Quote from: musicalsoul on 11 Aug 2011, 10:03 ---And btw, yea my sister would pay to be a teacher. I mean, when she was a student teacher during college, she was paying to be a teacher.
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As someone who's starting his final semester of student teaching in a few weeks, I don't think this can be stressed enough.

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i concur, i finished student teaching last semester. While it is BY FAR the most amazing and rewarding thing I've ever done, by the time it was over I was broke as a joke. It really is a full time job you PAY to have. Hellooooo student loans!

musicalsoul:

--- Quote ---Money is important.  I'm sorry, but it is.  It's less important to some, more to others, but we live in a world where you have to be making money to survive.  As for Marten, he lives in a city, eats and drinks at establishments, etc.  Money is important to him.  If he was given a million dollars, he would be happy, just like anyone would be.

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I never said money isn't important. Believe me I understand how important money is. I'm ridiculously in debt, so I really don't have any money. I completely understand the importance of making money to survive. However, you make it seem as though money is the only important thing. I'm pretty much broke. I can't even afford to finish school because I screwed up and ended up in so much debt. But I'm still relatively happy. Would I be happier if I wasn't in debt? Sure. Would it take me making a ton of money to make me happier? No, not at all. I have a great family, great friends, my health, my awesome dog, and I have a job. For me, that's good enough. Someday, I'd like to own my own home, but I'm 24 years old, it's okay that I haven't hit the point in my life yet. Marten's character, not so far off in age from me. And to be honest with you, if I won a million dollars, I'd pay off my debt, got school, give some money to my parents and my sister, maybe put a little in savings, and give the rest to charity. By the rest I mean probably more than half of that million dollars. But lets be real, that's never going to happen.

In the first post you mentioned something about wanting Marten's character to go back to school. But, having a college degree... it doesn't guarantee you a job. Even going to grad school, doesn't guarantee you a job. Go into a profession that will automatically make you a ton of money, or will always guarantee you a job? Cool. If it's something you want to do and can handle. My mother tells me every day of my life I should go into nursing. I think she's crazy. I could never handle being a nurse. But she thinks that's the best way to guarantee that I'll have a job once I finish school. But I know that could never be a nurse. I can't even handle going to the doctor when I'm sick. You also mentioned he should pick a "low-risk" attainable career. There is no such think as a low-risk career choice. Some things that may seem like the best idea ever, by the time you finish school, may not even be around anymore. I started off as a journalism major. And then when the AJC (I live in Atlanta) laid off several hundred people because the demand for print journalism has gone down so much, I realized... even that was no longer a guarantee. Even being a teacher isn't low-risk anymore. They closed down four elementary schools in the Metro-Atlanta area this summer. Four entire schools. I don't believe there is such a thing as a low-risk job. And I think that someone in their mid-twenties... should be shooting for their dreams. You don't have to have the perfect life by the age of thirty (seems to be your magical number).

pendrake:
@Sylentknight...  [avoiding thread-quotation as to appease the pwhodges volcano :-D ]

Actually, Hanners has been filling the companion (or "female bud" as was put) role for & with Marten for a while now.  This can be tenatively seen after The Break Up, and more clearly around The Secret Bakery introductionary arc, and afterwards.  Hell, it may be why Hanners was in Marten's apartment for unrevealed reasons just a five strips ago... :wink:

While Faye can and does still occasionally walk alongside Marten, her romantic relationship with Angus has taken her away from Marten's side.  This is not a "bad" thing (nor on purpose on her part), since Faye's character has progressed a lot as a result, it is just an unintended consequence of such things.

Whether they will suddenly realize that these changes has come upon them without their really noticing, and how they will re-evaluate their position(s) in the circle of friends, remains to be seen (or drawn by Jeph).  If so, it would probably make for some good drama and a week or so of introspective strips from each character's perspective &/or interaction.

benji:
All of this talk of Marten's professional life seems odd to me. Looking at the text itself, right now we have a character who's looking for the thing that gives his life meaning and purpose. He seems to have decided that making music might be that thing, but so far he's made absolutely no indication that he intends to try to be a profesional musician on any kind of a full time scale. When Hanners asks him whether or not they'll play show in today's strip, he answers "I dunno' maybe."

There are, in the real world, many many people who work day jobs that aren't their life's passion in order to support an avocation that is (art, religion, family, role playing games, whatever).

It seems to me that stoutfiles and musicalsoul are both hoping that the story will validate the way they've chosen to live their respective lives. I suggest you each simply take validation from the joy your monetary and culinary successes bring. You don't need a web comic to tell you that you're doing it right.

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