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what are your guys' perspectives on going the traditional academic route, vs the nontraditional route of moving up a ladder as a BS level researcher? I stumbled upon this article. Not sure if it's still relevant 10 years later. http://pubs.acs.org/cen/employment/8101/8101employment.html

who do I give the money to???

^ yes. that's what I did with my cats. I got 2 so they keep each other company when I'm gone. and if you decide to do the same with your cats, understand that cats don't usually get along very well at first, but give it time, and they'll learn to like eah other.

wiretapping phones? c'mon, who are they, the NSA?

how do they keep track of that stuff? if it's self reported, then don't report it.. I never follow stupid rules like that. I ran through the same with my old apartment's 1 pet policy, which I thought was totally stupid, and ended up getting fined for it for having two cats. how did they find out? because I guess they can at random visit my apartment when they please, to look for stuff they can fine me on. But when it comes to a work order for getting the frig repaired, or a leaking water hose, I'd have to put it in writing to give them permission to come in, which takes no less than 2 months for them to act upon, so I had to do the shit myself. but yea, landlords can be a-holes. they're real slick when it comes to making tenants sign the lease, and then screwing people over. I'm assuming they knew your stay was going to be temporary, so they have no reason to be nice to you anymore, and is therefore on the mission to milk from you every penny they can. if it's something clearly addressed in their 40 page long fine print that favors them, they'll call you out. if it's something that's not clearly stated in writing, they'll find a way to downplay that as something that you should have known in the first place. it's even worse when there are 2-3 witches in the room who all agree with each other. but luckily, I think there's at least somewhat of a check/balance with these types of situations. I use google reviews and telling everyone I know about how much that place sucks.

I'm kind of the same. i fell right out of interest in going to grad school, because I realized I needed to pinpoint my career goals after the degree, what actually interests me, and what's going to be in demand in 5-10 years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LLYEPZXqYY this'll help with the meowing hehehehe yea, with a laser pointer, you can pretty get your cat to do anything. my roommate is bringing in the pest control today. there was no way I could've locked all three in the bathroom without the laser pointer.

congratulations human, you have been chosen. just put out a litter box, some food, water, and a scratch pad with some catnip (or just don't buy fragile/expensive furniture). I only plan to get mine vaccinated one time, because they're indoor. they say feline HIV can be transmitted through mosquitos, but I'm not too worried. other than that, maybe have some revolution (those squeeze capsules for the back of their neck) handy in case they get fleas, worms, mites (revolution takes care of all of them). that's about it. PS don't try to toilet train them.. it screws them up.. I tried for a year, and because I'm gone 10 hrs/day nonstop with 2 cats, I was never there to clean it up often enough. (plus junior is just a total dumbass who can't learn to aim in a hole to save his life) now they're back to the litter, and they don't cover up their shit anymore. instead, they just scratch the plastic on the side like they did with the toilet. I had thought that I could just get them trained, go on vacation, and come back and flush, but it's not really that simple. If you're worried about sanitation, put some sticky mat around the litterbox

my laptop's power cord stopped working, so I'm sol until the new one arrives. this sucks

just got done with a 40 minute discussion with my roommate about man made climate change. he doesn't think that the billions of tons of CO2 isn't affecting the climate any more than its natural cycle. (by its, I mean the planet's natural cycle) why do people cherry pick facts to justify their own beliefs, and not look at the big picture?? the data speaks for itself.. and no, it's not some political bullshit some guy, working for an GMO corporation or EPA, posted on the internet to try to instill fear in people and promote their cause. jesus christ I need to leave Koch and work for someone whose values actually aligns with mine.

yea I knew there were women out there who did these things competitively. I didn't say women are incapable of doing pullups and deadlifts. I said they're in the minority based on my observations. and I guess my delivery pissed off some of them

excel

go ladies. lift dem weights

but you're right, I only hang out at the university gyms, and that's about all I see.

oops, I offended someone again. shit

I've never seen a chick do a pull up, proper deadlift, or clean in my life. they always stick around the floor mats or treadmills, and only really wonder towards the free weights with their guy friends or bff. granted, I don't visit the gym all the time, but the pattern is pretty obvious. by clean I mean power clean. I've seen them do cleaning a lot hehehehe

i found littleD

work flow process, permits for everything short of walking around, risk mitigations, environmental health/safety approvals, office politics, and a handful of other bullshit I'm forgetting. put me in a lab, and let me get shit done. or.. just quietly take me out to the back alley and shoot me.

my mom wants me to be president. jesus mom....

somebody agreed to "take care of" drawing a hazardous waste sample from the process, to ship it off for analysis. Today I just got news that the jackass who took the sample did not label it as hazardous, or even what it was. all that was written on the bottle was an obscure waste code, to which the handler of the chemical were totally clueless. so instead of packing it in ice and shipping, it was OPENED outside the fumehood, and out comes 18 ppm of hydrogen cyanide. and to top it off, the guy who said he would "take care of it" has been on vacation since Tuesday... I mean just what the f*?

I prefer fedex

marine corps

this guy... http://www.wimp.com/foundbuddy/ i think he's trying to be a figure skater