OT: Days of our Lives aka the Beacon's Billboard

[corax1]

oh god my back is playing up again.
went back to karate for the first time in bout 1-2 months because it played up last time. i shouldnt of trained quite so hard. now my back is very sore.
for anyone out there with permanent back injuries i feel your pain. Did it in when i was oyster farming and now it gets strained far too easily...

damn maxicans :lol:

 

[roninDOG]

Howdy All,

@simeonb - Thanks for the pic simeon! You two make a charming couple. Ill have to get a web pic up of me and my wife...but I dont have any right now. Hopefully soon.

@corax - Oi corax, now that was a good laugh! I thought you had really become a courrier, esp because you seem like your a few marbles short of a bag most of the time. :xmad: As for the back, I sleep on a bed thats got almost no padding, pretty much like a board. Works wonders for the martial arts guys who definately have back aches from time to time.

@Rizzo - enjoy Copenhagen, which in the USA is a popular chewing tobacco!

@the rest - enjoy your day, Im exhausted from a rigorous day of training and an 11+ hour work day. Ill check in from time to time. Take care.

Anyone got pally combat or offensive aura grand charms I could trade for?

-roninDOG

 

[Rizzo]

GOSU 1337: http://www.giantitp.com/Book001.html !!!11!one!
(I've already ordered mine... )

Thanks Ronin, didn't know about the tobacco. Haha!
I saw a survey once in the US, where someone asked a bunch of Americans on the street, if they knew what Denmark is... You'd be surprised that only around 5% knew! :xeek:

In one hour I'm off duty, then heading to Kolding to my girl, and tomorrow we're going traveling wohoo!!! I won't be here again before monday, so take care all and have a nice weekend!

- rizzo

 

[grogs1]

Hey all,

'Tis Friday, Yay!!!!!

@SB - Nice photo, you look like a lovely couple. Anne has some talent too, that was a well written piece. :thumbsup:

@Ronin - Ah, 11+ hour days......... Am still looking for some charms for you.

@Corax - Good to see you back! Have you had storms?? We've been coping it up here for the last couple of days.

@Rizzo - enjoy your trip!

@everyone - have a good day.

I've been motivated by Simeon to throw in a photo (or two) of Rebecca and I.

Rebecca at my office

Bec and I at home

-Grogs

 

[corax1]

hey grogs :xman:
why is your office yellow? and wheres the d2 poster?

it stormed a little last night, and its still sort of raining at the moment.
the ISP went down because of the 'heat wave' (wouldnt of topped 40 degrees) so everyone had aircon on and something shorted out and the ISP's doova got fried

rebecca looks nice. although she has a hairy arm :xmad: :xeek:
*runs away* more d2 today. ive been thinking about going to 1.07 and hunting for the vita items...hmmmmmm

 

[grogs1]

hey grogs :xman:
why is your office yellow? and wheres the d2 poster?

I work for a property maint. company (dealing specifically in painting), so the colours are whatever is left over from a job. It seems that my predecessor overordered on yellow somewhat!!!!!

rebecca looks nice. although she has a hairy arm :xmad: :xeek:
*runs away* more d2 today. ive been thinking about going to 1.07 and hunting for the vita items...hmmmmmm

I'll tell her you said that :lol:

Note: Had a big run at 96 last night, am ~30 runs off (about 12 hrs of playing went into that, and I'm VERY tired today!), will get there tonight and start on the journey to 97.

am running with more mf now, as after ~500 runs I think I can do it safetly.

Notable finds - Widowmaker (that makes 4 of the damn things), fleshripper (another one), and a heap of other stuff that I forget now.......

-Grogs

 

[corax1]

nice work grogs. find me a stormlash will ya :xrollseye
damn stormlash........:rant:
cant decide what i want to play while i wait for the convention people to MP with. damn slow players :lol:
cant decide what i want to play atm.....grrr...wish i was an international courier. then id have something to do.`
applied to a few more places for jobs. but nobody wants me.
just had a though*runs to find strijdje's thread*

 

[grogs1]

applied to a few more places for jobs. but nobody wants me.
just had a though*runs to find strijdje's thread*

They do want you :thumbsup:

It's hard finding your first job. The secret is to show them that you're keen and hard working. Don't just send your resume in to them, drop it in personally, ask to see the manager and tell him/ her a bit about yourself.

I know this because people send me their resume's all the time, they usually get file in my 'not urgent' in-box and are left to rot. If someone has the gumption to come in to see me I'm far more likely to give them some serious consideration.

Grogs' tips on job hunting at 16.....

1) Always look presentable. As you won't have a work history to fall back on the whole process is going to hinge on the employers impression of you - first impressions count.

2) Don't be put off by failure or rejection. It's just a matter of time and all you need is that first break.

3) Be yourself. There is no point going into an interview and trying to be something that you're not - it'll show.

4) Ask if you can work there for free to gain some experience. I did this in my first job over a decade ago at a garden centre. I worked there for nothing for 2 weeks, at the end of it I had a steady part time job.

(This works particuarly well when you've just completed Uni too... it shows you're willing to put in some hard work and you're serious about a career)

5) DON"T BE PUT OFF BY REJECTION!!!!!! It sucks yes, but eventually you'll find a job. I applied for ~200 positions when I came back from overseas, and got 5 interviews out of it, and 1 job (this with a uni degree and 3 years working/ travelling behind me). Think of it as trying to find that stormlash, you don't expect to find it on your first Meph run do you?

-Grogs

 

[corax1]

Think of it as trying to find that stormlash, you don't expect to find it on your first Meph run do you?

-Grogs

that'd make it alot easier..damn stormlash
well so far ive hand delivered ~30 resumes to various businesses i knew were looking for work... next week i will probably go back up to the oyster farm i worked at and see if theres any work up that way. after that i'll probably wait till after xmas and apply to the green corp....hippies but its a job and you get a first aid cert out of it. all of those being pros

 

[frosty]

that'd make it alot easier..damn stormlash
well so far ive hand delivered ~30 resumes to various businesses i knew were looking for work... next week i will probably go back up to the oyster farm i worked at and see if theres any work up that way. after that i'll probably wait till after xmas and apply to the green corp....hippies but its a job and you get a first aid cert out of it. all of those being pros

Better watch your back, corax. It won't do you any good to hurt it again.

 

[corax1]

Better watch your back, corax. It won't do you any good to hurt it again.

heh im surprised anyone remembered that. nah i know the proper anti-back hurtage stretching and ive toned up my back muscles and what not since last time.
'sides i wanna be as 'ard as krem :xmad:

 

[Kaysaar]

Another quick thing about jobs. After you've dropped off your resume/application, call them and ask about the status of your application. It shows initiative, and lets them know that you actually want the job.

 

[simeonb]

@ corax: I think grogs summed up the solution perfectly. It won't work immediately, but if you can put a few hundred hours into a computer game (or should that be thousands?!) then putting the same effort into getting a job shouldn't be a problem.

@ grogs: Thank's for the compliment on the story. Anne has been published in magazines and such earlier in her life, and I'm working on getting her confidence up enough to submit a book she's written to a publisher or two.

@ rizzo: yes, I do have BIG hair!!! That photo was taken about 3 years ago before it was long enough to go in a ponytail. When I go out dancing though, the ponytail invariably gets taken out and then all the girls are jealous of my hair. MUHAHAHA!!! :xlady: :xsmile: Oh, and when I'm lazy, the beard can almost get big enough for me to play Santa! :xbeard:

 

[corax1]

during my recent reconaisaince(Spelling is horrible i know. im sleepy) i managed to snap of a good profile shot of Simeonb

also any problem you may have can be handled by my new STD



guahahahahahah*leaps out the window*

 

[frosty]

during my recent reconaisaince(Spelling is horrible i know. im sleepy) i managed to snap of a good profile shot of Simeonb

also any problem you may have can be handled by my new STD



guahahahahahah*leaps out the window*

Eh corax, that's a thirty foot drop you know.
:xrollseye

 

[roninDOG]

Hey everybody, hope your doing well, almost done working for the year....only 3 more work days! Cant wait to play D2, and BG2 all damn day in my boxers.

@simeonb - The story Anne wrote was well written. Some parts were sad/depressing, but I understand the motivation behind the writing. You UK and associates (Australia) have such different grammar then we do over here in the US, its quite noticeable and it even comes out in written text. I especially like the part where you come in and greet the doggies like a pack of wrestlers. It reminded me of myself and my doggies. When I come home and get excited I love to wrestle with them. You said they were ex race dogs? So that means that they actually competed?

@grogs - GG on the pic! I talked to my wife about it and we are going to take one and post it sometime soon hopefully. That only leaves oapwm, me, and corax.

@corax - hear that? Post a pic of you and your lady for us to see. About the job thing, grogs is 100% right. Follow his advice and you will land a job in no time. I dont really have much more to say that what he already did. Good luck! BTW isnt running meph for a stormlash almost impossible? I think your better off doing baal/pindle/thresh/pits instead.

@Rizzo - I know your in copenhagen so have a good time.

Take Care, Ill see you on Monday most likely.

-roninDOG

 

[roninDOG]

during my recent reconaisaince(Spelling is horrible i know. im sleepy) i managed to snap of a good profile shot of Simeonb

also any problem you may have can be handled by my new STD



guahahahahahah*leaps out the window*

ROFL. Thats a good one. Can always count on corax for a good laugh. :xgrin:

-roninDOG

 

[corax1]

@corax - hear that? Post a pic of you and your lady for us to see. About the job thing, grogs is 100% right. Follow his advice and you will land a job in no time. I dont really have much more to say that what he already did. Good luck! BTW isnt running meph for a stormlash almost impossible? I think your better off doing baal/pindle/thresh/pits instead.

ive already had a pic of us up. will have to find it again and rehost it now. the things i do for you guys. mum took some of just me and her but id have to scan them. and thats effort. hmmmm where is it?
formal
im the styling guy in the hat with the cane. i couldnt find a monocle though, cindy is the girl in front of me in the light pink. also a point of interested the girl behind me in the darker pink is quite attractive. :lol: but still my hat is styling :xcool:

im running baal for the stormlash ronin, with meph as a precursor, allowing me to get double chances in about 10 mins as opposed to 1 chance every 8 mins.


on a less good note i have reinjured my back :lol: more MF time for me. although it hurts a fair bit. over extended myself doing some bojutsu at karate this morning. damnit.

 

[Kaysaar]

You're a strapping young lad Corax, and that is one slick hat.

I've got some great, and some even better news.

The first bit is that the Dalhousie/Kings Ultimate Team is finally getting some awesome jerseys. The university has finally decided to caugh up the money and buy them for us, saving us all a good $25. Through the univeristy connections with Adidas, we're getting very nice shirts, and getting our logo, slogan, and numbers printed. I'm so psyched. If you'd like to see, you can go to our website, and click on the top link that says "DKUT logo and slogan! Check it out!!"

For about two weeks now I have been discussing with my parents the opportunity to get a plane ticket for Christmas that would get my as close as possible to Pann State (where my girl is for those of you who don't know). Well, after some pretty grim news about frequent flier stuff, my dad found extra miles on a different airline. He booked the flight today! S now over spring break I get to go visit my girl! I'm bouncing off the walls! Also, about two weeks after that she comes up to visit me. It's going to be wonderful.

Aside from the runeword stuff, I'm having a good day :thumbsup:

I'm going to talk with my lady about posting a pic, but when I asked her for one to use on Durf's faces page, she said that she'd prefer not to have her picture up, but I'll ask her again.

Take care all! :xman:

 

[simeonb]

during my recent reconaisaince(Spelling is horrible i know. im sleepy) i managed to snap of a good profile shot of Simeonb

also any problem you may have can be handled by my new STD



guahahahahahah*leaps out the window*

I feel a wookie 'tar coming on after Christmas...don't you corax??! (Please?)

@ronin: Yes, both greyhounds used to race, but not with us. We got them through a couple of Dog Rescue organisations. Greyhounds are very difficult to rehome as people think they need a lot of exercise. In fact they don't and our two spend all day lazing about the house. All the exercise they get is running up and down the stairs and they're still both fit as fiddles (barring the wobbly legs that came from racing on hard tracks :xmad: )