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Blog Thread 4; Live Free or Blog Hard - 'cos we all like blogging
Papersatan:
So things have been a mix of great and terrible, and seems to be my new normal.
I still don't have a real job, and my temp job ends on Sat, I had to hire a lawyer to fight that unemployment fraud thing, and my Perkins loans are overdue enough that they have started collections calls.
But, I'm giving a talk next month at a local professional event, next month and have submitted a proposal to a national 3 day conference. I thought I'd not gotten into the national one, but I ran into a professor, who it turns out was one of the peer reviewers for it, and he said he loved it, and is pushing for them to accept it, which made me double check, and the decisions are not made until next week, so there is hope yet! A friend and I are also working on a poster submission for the same conference, which I am excited about because it means researching in a different direction. My talk in Oct, the one next month and the proposed one for this conference are all very theoretical and on the same topic, just a bit deeper exploration each time, and tailored for the theme. Working on this poster session will be a good break from that because it's more example based history.
If the talk and or poster are accepted, I'll have to figure out funding though. Since I have graduated, I can't get funding through the university, though my co-poster-maker can, so if that's in we can share a car and room at least, but conference admission (which is not waived for accepted posters) is $470. I *think* there's a reduced fee if the talk is accepted? but if the poster is not, my friend will not be going, which means I would need to cover the hotel and car myself. I think I might try to crowdfund this, which I feel weird about, but I think is probably my best bet. Going to this conference is pretty important for my career, even if I don't get anything accepted, and I think between my friends, family, and classmates, I know enough people who understand that, care about my success, and have a few dollars to spare, that I can get this funded.
Also, I am starting to realize that a lot of my lack of career success is because of my confidence issues, and I'm thinking about seeing someone for help with that. I have charisma and confidence and extroverted social skills out the ass, unless it is something related to my intellect or academic ability, and then I just shut down... But that's a long self-reflection for another thread.
Welu:
I hope things keep improving quickly for you because you deserve them to do so. :)
Patrick:
--- Quote from: Metope on 14 Jan 2015, 08:03 ---I don't think violence is the solution anyway, but I'm glad you live on different continents for his sake. If you haven't blocked him there's a new reply btw, not from him.
--- End quote ---
I don't genuinely believe violence is the answer either. I just hate when people bring up Nazis and then act like it was innocent. In my experience, nobody innocently brings Nazis into a discussion, it is always with the intent to color the rhetoric unfavorably for the other participant. I refuse to be part of it, and yes, I did block him. And the other fellow too.
Patrick:
As for sharing, I've blocked him so I don't have access to the thread anymore. Feel free if you want, or not, I really don't care. Godwinning a thread is always done with a purpose, and it's a hot button issue for me because I have dear friends with stories of living through genocide by the skin of their teeth. I appreciate a good Auschwitz joke like any other asshole, but unless you have a very good reason to bring up Nazis and how they relate to me, you don't fucking do it.
GarandMarine:
Vigilantism at it's finest. My roommate and I stopped to help out at a hit and run tonight. The guy was disabled in the middle of an intersection and the cops weren't there yet. We made sure the guy was okay, and that the cops were on their way. While we were chatting waiting for the cops to show up, the guy mentioned it was a red jeep and it went in the direction of our place, well we're heading home after the cops arrive and lo and behold, a fucked up red jeep missing a tail light in an apartment complex near our place. So we ran back to the accident scene and lead the cops straight to the guy after I snapped a pic of the plate and the damage.
When we got back to the Jeep, we noticed the guy had come out and flipped the Jeep around in the space. Not moved it around into another space, but just turned around in the same space. Which, I mean... come on... at least MOVE the vehicle if you see people checking out the damage, try and not be too stupid. Three LEOs including a K9 officer on site when we left.
Fun fact: In Colorado a Hit and Run is a felony offense with an automatic two year suspension of your license, jackass is probably looking at jail time, especially if they were drunk/high, which is another felony.
Good deed for the night accomplished. If you're a hit and run driver, I can literally think of very few criminals /lower/ as a human being for you outside of rapists, pedos and actual murderers.
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