A Black Hole of Happiness

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
I don't drink coffee. Maybe if you could go one day without telling us that you're rich, it would help. Because that's what is annoying.

TM

You're cranky. Someone should buy you a sense of humor.

Because I think yours is broken.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Maybe if you could go one day without telling us that you're rich, it would help. Because that's what is annoying.

TM

I thought that was the joke.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
I was going to heed the Message of the Flower, but now? No fucking way.

If you were one of our founding fathers, we'd be spending tomorrow drinking tea, and typical NFL scores would be 1-0 and 0-0. And we would have terrible teeth.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
If you were one of our founding fathers, we'd be spending tomorrow drinking tea, and typical NFL scores would be 1-0 and 0-0. And we would have terrible teeth.

That would be bloody fantastic.

[Secret_Agent_Man]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
$5,575!

Damn that less-than-perfect vision!

Mine was $4475 -- but changing my height from "Above Average" to "Tall" got me another $200.

I think that's a defensible change -- wonder what I could get from a much less defensible claim -- "athletic" body type?

S_A_M

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man
Mine was $4475 -- but changing my height from "Above Average" to "Tall" got me another $200.

I think that's a defensible change -- wonder what I could get from a much less defensible claim -- "athletic" body type?

S_A_M

And they didn't have a question re: crank size. I imagine my Rasputin-like member would significantly increase my value:

[Secret_Agent_Man]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
$5,325 for me! I think my suavey hair makes up for my very poor vision somewhat, but something else made me less valuable again.

Its amazing what an albino dwarf with elephantitis will go for -- I'd better buy wholesale.

S_A_M

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
$5,325 for me! I think my suavey hair makes up for my very poor vision somewhat, but something else made me less valuable again.

send them a naked picture and ask for a recount.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
And they didn't have a question re: crank size. I imagine my Rasputin-like member would significantly increase my value:

No offense, but I am pretty certain that if they learned you had a swollen, mis-shapen, pickled cock, you might actually be looking at a discount.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
I want to quit my job but I have absolutely no idea what I want to do. Someone figure it out for me?

But seriously, does anyone have ideas for where to start looking? I met with a legal recruiter today who initially told me he specialized in placing attorneys in non-firm alternate careers but he is a lying asshole who told me that I am overqualified and that there currently is nothing out there for someone with my skillset.

Do I have to be a cocktail server? Is my life OVER?!????? WTF?

I do not want to go to a firm and would do something not law-related but I have no idea where to start looking. HELP!!!!

I think I'm in a similar boat as you are. Actually, with the exception of Sebby, I think that most of the rest of us are right there with you.

I would think that making a jump to something radically different will require some sort of financial sacrifice at first until you get up to speed and get good at it. And that's the part that scares the crap out of me and keeps me tied to something I don't hate, but certainly don't really love.

I think that's why a lot of people jump to legal recruiting or some sort of other sales-related legal support job when they first get out. It's somewhat familiar and there's a built in knowledge base that you can draw on to do well fairly quickly.

Moving to opening a book shop or becoming a landscape designer or starting a catering company involves a lot more risk and a much bigger learning curve.

[Yankee Doodle Greedy]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
Dear Everyone,

I know we are all feeling a little sensitive and fragile today. It only makes sense. It is the day before we are supposed to be celebrating our great country with a national holiday.........

.......I say we make our voices heard as loudly and as proudly as our founding fathers did some 230 years ago!

Love,

Flower

First time poster on this board.................

Happy 3rd of July to all!

And no that's not a typo.

It is part of my ongoing campaign to have July 3rd declared a new national holiday of Dependence.

All those liberal leaches who believe government should provide healthcare, retirement, free cheese, prescription drugs, and all the other nanny-state teat-suckling free-rider handout social programs should celebrate DEPENDENCE on the 3rd while independent free-thinking self-sufficient patriots who are convinced that the federal government is into all kinds of stuff that they shouldn't be, can celebrate the traditional Independence Day on the 4th of July.

Who's with me?

love,

Yankee D. Greedy

[LessinSF]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
If you were one of our founding fathers, we'd be spending tomorrow drinking tea, and typical NFL scores would be 1-0 and 0-0. And we would have terrible teeth.

Ah, yes. One of my favorite responses to the multiple variations of "Oh, the kids have it so much tougher today ..."

Than what? Small pox? The bubonic plague? Backroom abortions or getting sent to a convent for life? Being sold as chattel? Child labor? Trenchmouth?

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
I want to quit my job but I have absolutely no idea what I want to do. Someone figure it out for me?

But seriously, does anyone have ideas for where to start looking? I met with a legal recruiter today who initially told me he specialized in placing attorneys in non-firm alternate careers but he is a lying asshole who told me that I am overqualified and that there currently is nothing out there for someone with my skillset.

Do I have to be a cocktail server? Is my life OVER?!????? WTF?

I do not want to go to a firm and would do something not law-related but I have no idea where to start looking. HELP!!!!

Well, there are many books out there designed to help people make career changes by helping them figure out what they do best and what they are interested in. Sort of personality-test like. I don't know of any titles off the top of my head, but if you searched on Amazon, it would return something. Of course, you would have to take from the books what you could, because likely some information is irrelevant, since you are highly educated and coming from a professional field.

I do know some investment bankers that have made radical career shifts by starting their own businesses. One started up the Lotte Berk knockoff fitness studio down the street from me, and it is very successful, and she's probably now broken even and is making a pile (they charge a lot). Another one is a professional organizer, now making a pile (also charges the earth). It can be done -- I think you do need some savings and good credit, and a real idea of what your strengths are and what you like to do.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
If you were one of our founding fathers, we'd be spending tomorrow drinking tea, and typical NFL scores would be 1-0 and 0-0. And we would have terrible teeth.

i have no doubt that with your bloodline you would have been the sort of landed gentry with time to be a founding father, yes. Me? I'm swarthy. If someone from my social background showed up on your porch back then I'm fairly sure you wouldn't serve them tea. More likely a term of forced servitude in the continental navy for the interlooper, or a month in the stocks would be your response.


someone posted a link that will count distance on a map of one's running routes. can you repost? Ped something?

[ABBAKiss]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
financial sacrifice

I took a look at my expenses and I can take a significant pay cut if necessary.

I am interested in pharmacuetical sales (maybe?). Does anyone know anything about this?