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cLAN.Anax
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United States2847 Posts
June 19 2013 13:03 GMT
#21
On June 19 2013 21:05 Burrfoot wrote:
Hopefully you're reasonably close to the UofA or some other big university. That is one thing i overlooked picking my first job (location/social-life). But that's a sweet setup you got going and living in a house is great - you'll know exactly what you want for your first house!

With all that space you should invest in a projector and play in SC2 on a 150" screen lol


Would you say "reasonably" means "3 hours?" The nearest major city is that far away unfortunately, and it's also the nearest place I can practice fencing too. I'm actually planning a trip to go this weekend with some friends, but I won't make that trek more than once a month, I imagine.

Hahaha! That will be a luxury I consider, in the far future.
┬─┬___(ツ)_/¯ 彡┻━┻ I am the 4%. "I cant believe i saw ANAL backwards before i saw the word LAN." - Capped
Burrfoot
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United States1176 Posts
June 19 2013 13:25 GMT
#22
Because I haven't been too bored in a while, figured I'd dig up this blog post from Xanga (any azn nerds remember that place? lol) which was pretty much how I felt after graduating, moving to FL & the space coast (nasa), and absolutely hating the social life there. Sure Orlando was an hour away, but the town i was in was lots of old people power walking everywhere (malls, beach, etc) and I was pretty much relegated to playing WoW 30 hrs/week... ^_^

Thursday, March 10, 2005

i cant express how much i hate parties. going to those parties will only make your lameness go up by 200% every time. im sure most of you know what i mean... but if you dont, then maybe you need a reality check.

lemme put it this way. in this town, there are usually no new ppl to meet at parties, so there actually arent any real parties in this town. all the "parties" are nothing but illusional events that people make up in attempt to try to made themselves look less pathetic and less socially inept... but the fact is... thats not even socializing. going to those parties isnt any different than hanging out with a couple of friends, so dont call people anti-social just bcause they arent willing to go to those lame ass parties... because after all, its not because that they are anti-social, its because that those parties are the lamest thing ever.

there are no real losers here... because everybody is. trying to meet new guy friends at a party here makes you a homosexual, but trying to meet new female friends makes you nothing but another one of those desperate guys... so its a lose-lose situation. this also creates an awkward situation at times... after going to a few of those lame parties, you realize that there are actually a lot of people that you either dont know or they dont care to know you... but you kinda know them since you see them EVERY time you go to ANY social event... so it gets you thinking.... should i say hi to them because i KINDA know them?... or should i pretent that i have never seen them in my life?.... or should i ignore them since it would be awkward?... or should i try to make friends with them even though i already know they arent really interested?... or should i just stop going to those parties?... the answer is easy: stop going to those lame parties and if ppl want to act like they are cooler than you just because they go to those lame parties, let them be.

i have way more rants on but its time to get back to work. its also time to get outta here and start a new life if you hanvet planned on doing so. im not bitter because i am already getting out. im just trying to be real.

ps. i havent gone on any recruiting trips since i got here. it wasnt because i didnt want free trips nor because i couldnt if i tried, but because i didnt want to lie to those kids about how exciting and nice FL is. i hated it when i had to lie and see them getting excited then depressed after starting their lives here. it hurts. it hurts because i know exactly how that feels, to be disappointed and lied to.


From personal experience, living near a university / urban location was worth leaving a good job for... to end up mowing lawns, paying mortgages, cleaning poop off walls, etc.

I'm sure you knew what you were getting into with that major/degree/job just keep your options open!
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Davlok-1847/career
cLAN.Anax
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United States2847 Posts
June 19 2013 19:53 GMT
#23
On June 19 2013 22:25 Burrfoot wrote:
Because I haven't been too bored in a while, figured I'd dig up this blog post from Xanga (any azn nerds remember that place? lol) which was pretty much how I felt after graduating, moving to FL & the space coast (nasa), and absolutely hating the social life there. Sure Orlando was an hour away, but the town i was in was lots of old people power walking everywhere (malls, beach, etc) and I was pretty much relegated to playing WoW 30 hrs/week... ^_^

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Thursday, March 10, 2005

i cant express how much i hate parties. going to those parties will only make your lameness go up by 200% every time. im sure most of you know what i mean... but if you dont, then maybe you need a reality check.

lemme put it this way. in this town, there are usually no new ppl to meet at parties, so there actually arent any real parties in this town. all the "parties" are nothing but illusional events that people make up in attempt to try to made themselves look less pathetic and less socially inept... but the fact is... thats not even socializing. going to those parties isnt any different than hanging out with a couple of friends, so dont call people anti-social just bcause they arent willing to go to those lame ass parties... because after all, its not because that they are anti-social, its because that those parties are the lamest thing ever.

there are no real losers here... because everybody is. trying to meet new guy friends at a party here makes you a homosexual, but trying to meet new female friends makes you nothing but another one of those desperate guys... so its a lose-lose situation. this also creates an awkward situation at times... after going to a few of those lame parties, you realize that there are actually a lot of people that you either dont know or they dont care to know you... but you kinda know them since you see them EVERY time you go to ANY social event... so it gets you thinking.... should i say hi to them because i KINDA know them?... or should i pretent that i have never seen them in my life?.... or should i ignore them since it would be awkward?... or should i try to make friends with them even though i already know they arent really interested?... or should i just stop going to those parties?... the answer is easy: stop going to those lame parties and if ppl want to act like they are cooler than you just because they go to those lame parties, let them be.

i have way more rants on but its time to get back to work. its also time to get outta here and start a new life if you hanvet planned on doing so. im not bitter because i am already getting out. im just trying to be real.

ps. i havent gone on any recruiting trips since i got here. it wasnt because i didnt want free trips nor because i couldnt if i tried, but because i didnt want to lie to those kids about how exciting and nice FL is. i hated it when i had to lie and see them getting excited then depressed after starting their lives here. it hurts. it hurts because i know exactly how that feels, to be disappointed and lied to.


From personal experience, living near a university / urban location was worth leaving a good job for... to end up mowing lawns, paying mortgages, cleaning poop off walls, etc.

I'm sure you knew what you were getting into with that major/degree/job just keep your options open!


Ouch. That sounds like you had a rough time of it, man. >.<

Yeah, I definitely knew what I was getting into; I interned here last year so I know (and love) the work, the interconnectivity of the Internet allows me to keep in touch with my few and very close friends, and I enjoy coming up with things to do on my own. Don't take this the wrong way, but parties and meeting new folks isn't my way of having a good time. So I can tolerate being out here in the desert, lol.

I don't plan on working here forever. I want to move on within five years, but I'll gladly stay for two or three. And I'll simply enjoy myself until then. But thanks for the advice, and I hope your prospects improve too, haha!
┬─┬___(ツ)_/¯ 彡┻━┻ I am the 4%. "I cant believe i saw ANAL backwards before i saw the word LAN." - Capped
Burrfoot
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United States1176 Posts
June 19 2013 21:56 GMT
#24
On June 20 2013 04:53 cLAN.Anax wrote:
Ouch. That sounds like you had a rough time of it, man. >.<

Yeah, I definitely knew what I was getting into; I interned here last year so I know (and love) the work, the interconnectivity of the Internet allows me to keep in touch with my few and very close friends, and I enjoy coming up with things to do on my own. Don't take this the wrong way, but parties and meeting new folks isn't my way of having a good time. So I can tolerate being out here in the desert, lol.

I don't plan on working here forever. I want to move on within five years, but I'll gladly stay for two or three. And I'll simply enjoy myself until then. But thanks for the advice, and I hope your prospects improve too, haha!


Hah, yea your blog post brought back memories of when I got my first job, bought the new computer, flatscreen tv, car, etc, and then realized none of that 'stuff' really made me happy even with all the friends to game/watch movies/play sports with or whatnot. I too also lived in the desert, which is why I assumed you were in Arizona somewhere so definately start that 5 year plan. I'm old by TL forum standards I'm guessing so these days I haven't upgraded my computer since 2009 sadly; kids get in the way of gaming too much. Just don't want to be a big downer, just sharing my thoughts.

But back on topic, YOU NEED A BETTER KEYBOARD!! that generic looking one needs replacement. I know a lot of folks love them mechanical keyboards or those GXX keyboards, but I've exclusively used "Logitech Illuminated Ultrathin Keyboard with Backlighting" at both work and home. :-)
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Davlok-1847/career
cLAN.Anax
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United States2847 Posts
June 20 2013 00:55 GMT
#25
On June 20 2013 06:56 Burrfoot wrote:
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On June 20 2013 04:53 cLAN.Anax wrote:
Ouch. That sounds like you had a rough time of it, man. >.<

Yeah, I definitely knew what I was getting into; I interned here last year so I know (and love) the work, the interconnectivity of the Internet allows me to keep in touch with my few and very close friends, and I enjoy coming up with things to do on my own. Don't take this the wrong way, but parties and meeting new folks isn't my way of having a good time. So I can tolerate being out here in the desert, lol.

I don't plan on working here forever. I want to move on within five years, but I'll gladly stay for two or three. And I'll simply enjoy myself until then. But thanks for the advice, and I hope your prospects improve too, haha!


But back on topic, YOU NEED A BETTER KEYBOARD!! that generic looking one needs replacement. I know a lot of folks love them mechanical keyboards or those GXX keyboards, but I've exclusively used "Logitech Illuminated Ultrathin Keyboard with Backlighting" at both work and home. :-)


I realized I needed backlighting when I played HotS last night and couldn't see the keys. X-D I like this one, though; yeah it's generic, but it's big and the key-presses are satisfying and it's cheap to replace. The one you have is too thin for my liking, unfortunately.
┬─┬___(ツ)_/¯ 彡┻━┻ I am the 4%. "I cant believe i saw ANAL backwards before i saw the word LAN." - Capped
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