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Goodness, what a month and a half it’s been. O_O FINALLY have Internet up at my place.+ Show Spoiler [Sigh.] +![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/RqurPEj.png) Edit: PRAISE HEAVENS!! It finally kicked in:
Successfully graduated, moved, and all that. I now reside in the middle of the hot desert of the southwestern U.S., where I’ve accepted a job as Geologist at a local copper mine. (there’re tons down here, lol) To my surprise and elation, the company blessed me with a brand-new, 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom house. Only for me.
I really don’t need this much space. ._.
Ah well. I’ll just use it as “stewardly” and fully as possible. However, it’d be easier to do such if I were more apt to throw house parties, lol.
Enough jabber. Time for the good stuff. 
My desk space.
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The “dream PC” I’ve always wanted to invest in is off to the bottom-left. Pretty plain looking, don't worry; you're not missing much. 
Specs: (I’m not even half-sure what I wrote here... but that’s what the packaging tells me ._.)
LG 24EN33TW 24” LCD monitor
Antec 300 Versatile Mini Tower (mini?! whtf?!? X-D)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti graphics card
ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 motherboard
OCZ 650W power supply
AMD FX-8320 Vishera 3.5 GHz 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor
1 TB hard drive
Merely mentioning my desire to purchase a killer PC to a couple of friends set them off on Newegg for an hour and presented me with what they found. With discounts, it was just over $1,000, minus the monitor which was a separate $150 purchase. I swear, I didn’t ask them at all, haha! They tell me they do this in their free time, and their knowledge really showed off here. I couldn't have done this without their help.
And in case the computer ever bores me one day (bahaha, no), I have plenty else to entertain myself with.
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/oSWL9qp.jpg)
All A few of the books I never quite read through in college.
I wish I pushed myself harder to read more. I used to read books with voracity as a child (slow voracity, lol, but I would consistently open a new tome after I finished one). Then, I guess I got a more readily available access to the Internet and that got dropped. Like my housework, it’s never as difficult or time-consuming to simply pick up a book, read a little, then set it down as I always imagine it to be. Probably only laziness on my part, lol.
Oh look! Here’re some more. (textbooks)
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/pM47TVh.jpg)
Meh. I’ll get to ‘em someday. -.-’
In the meantime, I’ve got a metric frick-ton-bunch of Steam games waiting for me to try, so I imagine I’ll be spending a lot of my free time on there playing the games I invested in last year before getting this desktop. When I’m not working at the mine, I’ll be home eating or sleeping; usually too tired to want to do other work in my free time, so I’ll likely save most stuff for whatever days I have off. I don’t know them yet because the geologists switch off of different halves of the week. Once I know my schedule, I’ll be able to plan my life a ton better.
Stuff wanting to get done:
- Written works: “Iron Soldier,” “Absolutes,” “Trailblazer,” “as-yet-unnamed fantasy idea set in Medieval-ish era”
- Compose symphony
- Get fitter
- Learn to cook more dishes
- dat armor
- “Graphics vs. Gameplay” blog
Oh blast. I also need to keep plugging away at the abridged series. Dang. ('¬_¬) Yeah, it’s mostly voiced, as in only requires mine and, hopefully, a friend of mine who’ll be in the general vicinity before they leave and go back to school. I can edit up to about episode 7 or 8, I think. Feel free to poke and prod me about it if I’m not progressing on that.
It’s a time of new beginnings for me, and I’m excited to delve into what the future might hold for me, depending on where I place my efforts. Here’s hoping the time is made the most of. 
Shout-outs: + Show Spoiler +The_Templar and Amazombie: ABL whiners.  Christ the Redeemer: dude, you never post on here. How am I supposed to keep up with someone who doesn’t keep up? X-D Grobyc: for incepting the incredible idea of the ABL at all. TomServo: no worries; we tight, brah.
Special for the blog: this is my view from the backyard, thanks to being on the end of a cul-de-sac. Evenings and nights would be perfectly epic outdoors if I didn't have to/choose to worry about scorpions crawling over me, hahaha!
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Wow congratulations! I guess it's a bit isolated, but it's super cool that you actually get a 3bed, 2bath. Nice bachelor pad!
I take it you don't actually own the property, they're just giving it to you to live in while you work there etc? I totally skipped over the part where you mentioned you're a geologist and I was super surprised to gather you might be one after having seen your textbooks haha. How old are you, and where did you go to school, if you don't mind me asking? Anyway, that's really pretty sweet c:
e: oh derp, you just graduated, so something like 22?
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IM SO JEALOUSSSSS
congratulations man (:
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On June 18 2013 09:03 Aerisky wrote:
Wow congratulations! I guess it's a bit isolated, but it's super cool that you actually get a 3bed, 2bath. Nice bachelor pad!
I take it you don't actually own the property, they're just giving it to you to live in while you work there etc? I totally skipped over the part where you mentioned you're a geologist and I was super surprised to gather you might be one after having seen your textbooks haha. How old are you, and where did you go to school, if you don't mind me asking? Anyway, that's really pretty sweet c:
e: oh derp, you just graduated, so something like 22?
No, the company owns all of it here, lol. That sounds bad, but they treat us pretty well. They need the skills I have to offer (I can look at rocks pretty good, according to them ). Town's no bigger than a couple thousand; I have to drive almost an hour to get to a Wal-Mart. X-D But it's a nice, close-knit community. Most would hate it, but I kinda like it.
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MY condolences to all the US citizens out there who have to deal with shitty internet. Sometimes I forget how blessed us Europeans are.
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Oh yeah for sure. Sometimes it's nice to have a quiet place to yourself where you can just chill. And not having a wal-mart nearby could be a good thing depending on how you feel about it :3
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Hehe, I think you forgot to list your cpu in your specs.
I'm jelly of your first house, it sounds/looks kind of nice. You know, I bet there isn't that much going on in your town, but you might be able to make a bit of money by renting your rooms to people, unless that's against your company's rules (it probably is). I bet your company is docking some of your pay rather unnecessarily to pay for that big house.
Also, I'm sure you'd be a great dwarf fortress player.
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On June 18 2013 09:48 Chocolate wrote:
Hehe, I think you forgot to list your cpu in your specs.
I'm jelly of your first house, it sounds/looks kind of nice. You know, I bet there isn't that much going on in your town, but you might be able to make a bit of money by renting your rooms to people, unless that's against your company's rules (it probably is). I bet your company is docking some of your pay rather unnecessarily to pay for that big house.
Also, I'm sure you'd be a great dwarf fortress player.
Derp. Thank you, I'll add that. AMD FX-8320 Vishera 3.5 GHz 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor.
They're not. Well, they are, but it's very, very little. It's mind-bogglingly cheap for its size, and I guarantee you it's 'cause of the location. I live in the middle of flipping nowhere, man. Young 20-somethings like myself aren't attracted to this area unless the pay is super good or there are other incentives, like stupidly-inexpensive housing, lol.
On June 18 2013 09:26 Integra wrote:
MY condolences to all the US citizens out there who have to deal with shitty internet. Sometimes I forget how blessed us Europeans are.
I spoke too soon: it suddenly kicked in about a half-hour ago. I'm really impatient is all. X-D
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To my surprise and elation, the company blessed me with a brand-new, 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom house. Only for me.
Whaaaaaat the fuck, that's amazing.
Could you by any chance rent out some of the rooms to people to supplement your income or something? Or is that not allowed? I would totally do something like that, esp. if I were living by myself in a 3BR, 2BA house ...
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On June 18 2013 13:51 babylon wrote:Show nested quote +To my surprise and elation, the company blessed me with a brand-new, 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom house. Only for me. Whaaaaaat the fuck, that's amazing. Could you by any chance rent out some of the rooms to people to supplement your income or something? Or is that not allowed? I would totally do something like that, esp. if I were living by myself in a 3BR, 2BA house ...
Doubt it. I could ask, but they'll likely say no. Besides, it's incredibly inexpensive as it is (one day at the mine = one month's rent; no, I'm not kidding). I like living on my own but... not with so much extra space. ._.
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On June 18 2013 14:07 cLAN.Anax wrote:Show nested quote +On June 18 2013 13:51 babylon wrote:To my surprise and elation, the company blessed me with a brand-new, 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom house. Only for me. Whaaaaaat the fuck, that's amazing. Could you by any chance rent out some of the rooms to people to supplement your income or something? Or is that not allowed? I would totally do something like that, esp. if I were living by myself in a 3BR, 2BA house ... Doubt it. I could ask, but they'll likely say no. Besides, it's incredibly inexpensive as it is (one day at the mine = one month's rent; no, I'm not kidding). I like living on my own but... not with so much extra space. ._.
Yeah, man ... I'd feel weird in a 2BR apartment all by myself, but a 3BR/2BA is crazy. And that pay rate is crazy as well; it sounds like you can practically live in the apartment for the rest of your life depending on how long you're hired, lol.
Southwestern US is really nice though, even if it's a bit deserted. You should definitely go wandering around though in a good pair of shoes. I spent a few weeks camping out in the New Mexico/Arizona area, and it's fantastic at night. Desert life is really interesting too, so if you have some free time you should read up on the flora and fauna in the area.
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On June 18 2013 14:19 babylon wrote:Show nested quote +On June 18 2013 14:07 cLAN.Anax wrote:On June 18 2013 13:51 babylon wrote:To my surprise and elation, the company blessed me with a brand-new, 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom house. Only for me. Whaaaaaat the fuck, that's amazing. Could you by any chance rent out some of the rooms to people to supplement your income or something? Or is that not allowed? I would totally do something like that, esp. if I were living by myself in a 3BR, 2BA house ... Doubt it. I could ask, but they'll likely say no. Besides, it's incredibly inexpensive as it is (one day at the mine = one month's rent; no, I'm not kidding). I like living on my own but... not with so much extra space. ._. Yeah, man ... I'd feel weird in a 2BR apartment all by myself, but a 3BR/2BA is crazy. And that pay rate is crazy as well; it sounds like you can practically live in the apartment for the rest of your life depending on how long you're hired, lol. Southwestern US is really nice though, even if it's a bit deserted. You should definitely go wandering around though in a good pair of shoes. I spent a few weeks camping out in the New Mexico/Arizona area, and it's fantastic at night. Desert life is really interesting too, so if you have some free time you should read up on the flora and fauna in the area.
That's what I'm afraid of. Scorpions give me the creeps and mountain lions make me think twice about camping out here. O_O
In all seriousness, I've considered it. I've camped in both those states for either field camp or Scouts; would love the chance to do so again! Biggest problem will be recruiting enough folks to go with me, haha.
See? There's too much to do inside or outside the house. I don't know how people get bored here, lol.
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Economic geology, yea! So, your job is to determine where there would be copper ore deposits or what exactly?
Also, 3-bedroom, 2-bath house is amazing too.
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On June 18 2013 15:07 Archaeo wrote:
Economic geology, yea! So, your job is to determine where there would be copper ore deposits or what exactly?
Also, 3-bedroom, 2-bath house is amazing too.
Sort of. It's more akin to being a human check for the lab, which samples all the holes instead of select ones like us. Mapping the interior of the mine and predicting new ore bodies are secondary, longer-term objectives.
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Congrats on the job and house! Altough your internet is shitty Is it lonely?
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On June 18 2013 22:51 Recognizable wrote:Congrats on the job and house! Altough your internet is shitty Is it lonely?
Sometimes, yeah, lol. The most crowded room is the master bedroom, but there's still tons of space left over. I don't know what I'm gonna do with it. X-D
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yay shoutout :3
That all looks really sweet man. Everything's coming together, congrats ^^
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Caesar would be proud of you, son.
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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
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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.
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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!
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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... ^_^ Show nested quote +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!
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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!
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. :-)
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On June 20 2013 06:56 Burrfoot wrote:Show nested quote +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.
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