[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

 Tiste Simeon, on 03 February 2016 - 08:47 PM, said:

Flipping sweet new phone - Nexus 6P - is NOICE!

Plus it's my birthday tomorrow and that's always nice.

Probably won't be around tomorrow - so happy early birthday Simeon! Hope you have a lovely day

[Solidsnape]

Well I got me a job.
I start on Wednesday with F1 Team Toro Rosso in Faenza Italy.
It's only an initial 3 month contract but I'm fine with that. All paid up digs and travel expenses (which I'll tear through - see below) included. A nice little package.
Going to get some brilliant experience cutting carbon fibre and other exotics.
Can you believe it was the only job I interviewed for in nearly 8 weeks of applying? It's so fucked my industry right now.
So I obviously have to leave my partner and my darling kids behind which is a total bummer. Probably gonna be the hardest thing I've ever done.
I also have to drive there.
I don't have to, but I've been advised that I'll need my car.

So I'm driving to Italy, from Newcastle upon Tyne. On Monday.
1250 miles give or take. Around 20 hours on the road.
Wow.

Well I'm really looking forward to the Mont Blanc tunnel and my brief jaunt through the Alps. As well as my epic trek through France. But it's going to be some effin drive!
I'm also not happy with the amount of toll roads in mainland Europe. Its pants.
Does anyone here have experience driving through France who could help me out? It seems to be brimming with them. Or has anyone had experience driving in Italy?

[Maark Abbott]

 Solidsnape, on 03 February 2016 - 09:54 PM, said:

Well I got me a job.
I start on Wednesday with F1 Team Toro Rosso in Faenza Italy.
It's only an initial 3 month contract but I'm fine with that. All paid up digs and travel expenses (which I'll tear through - see below) included. A nice little package.
Going to get some brilliant experience cutting carbon fibre and other exotics.
Can you believe it was the only job I interviewed for in nearly 8 weeks of applying? It's so fucked my industry right now.
So I obviously have to leave my partner and my darling kids behind which is a total bummer. Probably gonna be the hardest thing I've ever done.
I also have to drive there.
I don't have to, but I've been advised that I'll need my car.

So I'm driving to Italy, from Newcastle upon Tyne. On Monday.
1250 miles give or take. Around 20 hours on the road.
Wow.

Well I'm really looking forward to the Mont Blanc tunnel and my brief jaunt through the Alps. As well as my epic trek through France. But it's going to be some effin drive!
I'm also not happy with the amount of toll roads in mainland Europe. Its pants.
Does anyone here have experience driving through France who could help me out? It seems to be brimming with them. Or has anyone had experience driving in Italy?

Only one man can help you now.

[Solidsnape]

 Maark, on 04 February 2016 - 04:59 AM, said:

 Solidsnape, on 03 February 2016 - 09:54 PM, said:

Well I got me a job.
I start on Wednesday with F1 Team Toro Rosso in Faenza Italy.
It's only an initial 3 month contract but I'm fine with that. All paid up digs and travel expenses (which I'll tear through - see below) included. A nice little package.
Going to get some brilliant experience cutting carbon fibre and other exotics.
Can you believe it was the only job I interviewed for in nearly 8 weeks of applying? It's so fucked my industry right now.
So I obviously have to leave my partner and my darling kids behind which is a total bummer. Probably gonna be the hardest thing I've ever done.
I also have to drive there.
I don't have to, but I've been advised that I'll need my car.

So I'm driving to Italy, from Newcastle upon Tyne. On Monday.
1250 miles give or take. Around 20 hours on the road.
Wow.

Well I'm really looking forward to the Mont Blanc tunnel and my brief jaunt through the Alps. As well as my epic trek through France. But it's going to be some effin drive!
I'm also not happy with the amount of toll roads in mainland Europe. Its pants.
Does anyone here have experience driving through France who could help me out? It seems to be brimming with them. Or has anyone had experience driving in Italy?

Only one man can help you now.

Hahaha. Like it.
However, there's only one way Clarkson can help me.
Dropping one of those ever ubiquitous Top Gear caravans onto his own over inflated head should do it.

[Macros]

Carling cup ticket allocation announced on lfcs website.
Looks like Im a lock to get a ticket so long as I don't sleep in or something stupid.

Which is a relief as I've already booked my travel and hotel for the final

Be my first time in Wembley

[Tiste Simeon]

 Macros, on 04 February 2016 - 12:11 PM, said:

Carling cup ticket allocation announced on lfcs website.
Looks like Im a lock to get a ticket so long as I don't sleep in or something stupid.

Which is a relief as I've already booked my travel and hotel for the final

Be my first time in Wembley

Now there's a game where I'm hoping that the winners will be a comet from outerspace or a zombie outbreak...

[Macros]

so long as its a red comet/ zombie outbreak.

[Gnaw]

 Solidsnape, on 03 February 2016 - 09:54 PM, said:

Well I got me a job.
I start on Wednesday with F1 Team Toro Rosso in Faenza Italy.
It's only an initial 3 month contract but I'm fine with that. All paid up digs and travel expenses (which I'll tear through - see below) included. A nice little package.
Going to get some brilliant experience cutting carbon fibre and other exotics.
Can you believe it was the only job I interviewed for in nearly 8 weeks of applying? It's so fucked my industry right now.
So I obviously have to leave my partner and my darling kids behind which is a total bummer. Probably gonna be the hardest thing I've ever done.
I also have to drive there.
I don't have to, but I've been advised that I'll need my car.

So I'm driving to Italy, from Newcastle upon Tyne. On Monday.
1250 miles give or take. Around 20 hours on the road.
Wow.

Well I'm really looking forward to the Mont Blanc tunnel and my brief jaunt through the Alps. As well as my epic trek through France. But it's going to be some effin drive!
I'm also not happy with the amount of toll roads in mainland Europe. Its pants.
Does anyone here have experience driving through France who could help me out? It seems to be brimming with them. Or has anyone had experience driving in Italy?

Am I wrong in thinking that this is huge and potentially career making?

[Gust Hubb]

Love having a new apartment. Just me and my maine coon. Need stuff for it, but I finally am free and have my own place.

[LinearPhilosopher]

Pending a criminal and credit check, ill be starting a new position in 1-2weeks.

This combine with my other new job at hnr block as a seasonal tax prep, ima be super busy till may 2nd.

[Solidsnape]

 Gnaw, on 05 February 2016 - 09:11 AM, said:

 Solidsnape, on 03 February 2016 - 09:54 PM, said:

Well I got me a job.
I start on Wednesday with F1 Team Toro Rosso in Faenza Italy.
It's only an initial 3 month contract but I'm fine with that. All paid up digs and travel expenses (which I'll tear through - see below) included. A nice little package.
Going to get some brilliant experience cutting carbon fibre and other exotics.
Can you believe it was the only job I interviewed for in nearly 8 weeks of applying? It's so fucked my industry right now.
So I obviously have to leave my partner and my darling kids behind which is a total bummer. Probably gonna be the hardest thing I've ever done.
I also have to drive there.
I don't have to, but I've been advised that I'll need my car.

So I'm driving to Italy, from Newcastle upon Tyne. On Monday.
1250 miles give or take. Around 20 hours on the road.
Wow.

Well I'm really looking forward to the Mont Blanc tunnel and my brief jaunt through the Alps. As well as my epic trek through France. But it's going to be some effin drive!
I'm also not happy with the amount of toll roads in mainland Europe. Its pants.
Does anyone here have experience driving through France who could help me out? It seems to be brimming with them. Or has anyone had experience driving in Italy?

Am I wrong in thinking that this is huge and potentially career making?

No you're bang on target.
Both of those things, as well as scary and nerve wracking.

[Gnaw]

 Solidsnape, on 05 February 2016 - 10:58 PM, said:

No you're bang on target.
Both of those things, as well as scary and nerve wracking.

Jeezzus dude.

Just remember that if they didn't think you were capable of playing at their level, they wouldn't have chosen you.

It is rarefied air you are breathing. Breathe deep and enjoy the ride.

[worry]

Don't forget us when you're a big shot.

[Mentalist]

Weekend. Sleep!

[Loki]

Deadpool.

I am just really, really happy that I actually enjoyed it.

[Maark Abbott]

That cheeky Lord Grimdark led me to a tweet from an agent looking for stuff specifically within my genre. Immediately sent the query submission in. Fingers crossed it goes over well.

[Grimjust Bearegular]

Ann Leckie is coming to Oslo on the 19th for a talk about AI with Ørjan Karlson at Deichmanske, and she's coming to Outland on the 20th for a book signing, which means I get to meet her!

Can't wait!



Also, I have been made project manager for a huge translation project Outland has started. So far, it's only me and one other person, but I'm hoping to expand very soon!



Oh, and I wrote the ending to my book! Now I just need all that pesky stuff in the middle...

[worry]

Do you have an Ø key on your keyboard or do you have to do extra stuff for that?

[Maark Abbott]

 Grimjust Bearegular, on 06 February 2016 - 09:47 AM, said:

Ann Leckie is coming to Oslo on the 19th for a talk about AI with Ørjan Karlson at Deichmanske, and she's coming to Outland on the 20th for a book signing, which means I get to meet her!

Can't wait!



Also, I have been made project manager for a huge translation project Outland has started. So far, it's only me and one other person, but I'm hoping to expand very soon!



Oh, and I wrote the ending to my book! Now I just need all that pesky stuff in the middle...

Nice one! The ending is the hardest part. Once you know how it all ends and how it starts, the filling comes much easier.

 Dumbledude, on 06 February 2016 - 10:10 AM, said:

Do you have an Ø key on your keyboard or do you have to do extra stuff for that?

I don't know if Beareg is a Scandie or not but I know that standard Scandie keyboards have a shortcut for Ø, which a Danish friend told me once is pronounced 'uhh'. I call it 'Sex Sound O'.

[EmperorMagus]

The faculty association in my university wants to start a motion of no confidence in the board of governors, which makes me happy because they are a bunch of rich people and bank representatives trying to make the university a business. Also a bunch of racists who ran off the first POC to become the university's president. The petition they have started reads kinda creepy and gives me the spooks. Bonus Points!

Quote

and whereas it has come to light that the Board has held secret, unannounced meetings of the Board, leaving no documentation of its activities;

and whereas Board members have formed secret ad hoc committees in which governance activities have been pursued without oversight and contrary to policy and procedural norms;

and whereas these committees and the Board have taken decisions or engaged in actions—such as declaring no confidence in the President with no formal review or input from faculty, declaring full confidence in the Chair after his role in interfering with a faculty member's academic freedom, interpreting fiduciary duty to the university as pertaining to donors rather than its faculty, students, and staff—that are not obviously in the best interests of the University;

and whereas the Board has declined to explain such actions to the University community;

and whereas, consequently, we faculty members in good standing at UBC find that we cannot know—indeed, we have strong reason to doubt—that the Board has been operating in accordance with its legal obligations to the people of British Columbia;

therefore be it resolved that the Executive of the UBC Faculty Association, as soon as possible, bring a motion to its membership expressing no confidence in the UBC Board of Governors.