What's messing with your groove?

#3541 Cougar

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Posted 21 February 2010 - 10:45 PM

"Ever since I was a little girl, growing up on the mean streets of Cadishead, I dreamed that one day if I worked hard I might be able to get a job in the most morally questionable industries in the globe, I hope to work in pharaceuticals as a stepping stone in my career. During my time with your company I hope to become sufficiently desensitised to the moral ambiguity of capitalism that I can perhaps one day fulfill my dream of becoming an arms dealer in Africa.

Also I don't care about people dying from AIDS as much as money"

How's that.

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#3542 Mezla PigDog

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Posted 21 February 2010 - 11:08 PM

Principles don't pay the rent! Or buy me more clothes than I can wear.

I'm going for something along the lines of "I would like to experience research in an environment that is effectively time managed and goal orientated". In other words, not full of lazy arsed boffins who couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery.

Also, does anyone know if the plural of consortium should be consortiums or consortia? The internet says it can be either but which looks better?

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#3543 Darkwatch

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Posted 21 February 2010 - 11:15 PM

Dear Pimp,

I've been an academic for most of my career now, and there have been some excellent times and experiences. Situations do change however.
As it stands I find my current academic bend to be a bit limiting. While I may have more room in terms of proposing personal projects (I'm not at all sure of that) the lack of a proper budget for state of the art equipment and lab resources give me a feeling of being held back from truly achieving good and complete work.
This leads to one of my other desires. That of accomplishment. I want to finish a project that will have tangible and practical results and not just theoretical papers. This experience is sorely lacking in the academic world, often leading to stagnated or outdated methods and ideas. I need a different perspective that the pharmaceutical industry can provide.
Not only would I have access to better equipment and labs, as well as a new viewpoint to help me approach my line of interest differently, this career path would not sever me completely from the academic world. I can still attend conferences and correspond with my counter parts to offer an outside view point and they can do the same for me. Whenever this career path comes to an end I can always return to the academic world with a better experience and greater appreciation of having worked "in the field" so to speak.

I hope you have found this enlightening.

-Mezla Pigdog

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#3544 Adjutant Stormy~

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Posted 21 February 2010 - 11:25 PM

I missed three days of lecture (impromptu family vacation), and now I am far, FAR beyond boned for my quantum class. I can't put into words how unbelievably lost I am. I'm fairly certain I've got a snowballs chance in Kurald Thyrllan here...

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Peopleare harrasing me... grrrrrh.

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#3545 Tsundoku

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Posted 22 February 2010 - 10:14 AM

I'm feeling a bit out of it. Well, more than usual.

Probably should have eaten something today. Stupid course stressing me out and spoiling my appetite.

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#3546 Gothos

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Posted 22 February 2010 - 10:22 AM

The thumb I busted a few weeks ago still hurts... and it keeps getting worse. I can't see a physical difference between it and the other, healthy one. There's no bruises or deformities, it's most likely not out of it's socket or anything...
But it doesn't channel it's full strength. At one point I just can't put more force through it. It's not even strong enough to turn a lighter on. I'm getting really, really worried. Could some tendons get stretched? Could the fact that I keep using it in the usual manner all the time hinder it's healing? Should I go see a doctor?

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#3547 Darkwatch

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Posted 22 February 2010 - 09:44 PM

I need to go to work.

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#3548 teholbeddict

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Posted 22 February 2010 - 09:55 PM

Darkwatch, on 22 February 2010 - 09:44 PM, said:

I need to go to work.

Between work and school I don't know how you have time for anything DW! I feel so sorry for you.

Messing with my groove would be the snow falling right now and the fact that the temperature is supposed to drop down to -36 tonight. Damn Winterpeg, I was hoping to miss all the coldest weather while I was away, but clearly that would be too much to ask!

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#3549 amphibian

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Posted 23 February 2010 - 02:47 AM

Gothos, on 22 February 2010 - 10:22 AM, said:

You can permanently damage your fingers if you don't let the finger rest or support it with a brace within a certain time frame. My brother narrowly avoided having the top joint of his pointer finger be permanently unable to straighten because he thought it was a jammed finger. Go see a doctor. Having the peace of mind regarding something as important as a thumb is worth the bill.

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#3550 Darkwatch

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Posted 23 February 2010 - 03:12 AM

teholbeddict, on 22 February 2010 - 09:55 PM, said:

Darkwatch, on 22 February 2010 - 09:44 PM, said:

I need to go to work.

You should move out here then, it's been hovering around 0 for two weeks.

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#3551 Darkwatch

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Posted 23 February 2010 - 05:32 AM

Continuing the trend I just checked the week's forecast.

It'll be over 0 for the whole week...
Winter is over.
Over in February!

FUCK YOU NATURE!

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#3552 Flashwit

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Posted 23 February 2010 - 05:48 AM

haha 0 degrees constitutes winter being over? well then that must mean that california doesnt have winter! wheew for like the 50-60 degree days

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#3553 MTS

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Posted 23 February 2010 - 06:41 AM

My wallet and I are smarting from the price of my uni books - $400.

And yes, I realise you law and medicine folk pay a lot more, but I'm poor, so...yeah.

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#3554 Cougar

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Posted 23 February 2010 - 11:14 AM

amphibian, on 23 February 2010 - 02:47 AM, said:

Gothos, on 22 February 2010 - 10:22 AM, said:

Plus 1 to this, go and get it looked at. I've played rugby for a long time and I've had more broken fingers and dislocated knuckles than I can count and the ones I've not had sorted are all lumpy and bent and the joints hurt a lot, they'll only get worse too.

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#3555 teholbeddict

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Posted 23 February 2010 - 02:55 PM

Darkwatch, on 23 February 2010 - 05:32 AM, said:

Continuing the trend I just checked the week's forecast.

It'll be over 0 for the whole week...
Winter is over.
Over in February!

FUCK YOU NATURE!

I would love for winter to be over in February! I'm thinking fuck you Nature here in Winnipeg, we're supposed to be in the -30's all week! Let's trade places DW! You can come live here for the next month or two, you'll have all the winter you can handle!

#3556 caladanbrood

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Posted 23 February 2010 - 03:08 PM

Darkwatch, on 23 February 2010 - 05:32 AM, said:

Continuing the trend I just checked the week's forecast.

It'll be over 0 for the whole week...
Winter is over.
Over in February!

FUCK YOU NATURE!

You live in one crazy messed up country dude.

O xein', angellein Lakedaimoniois hoti têde; keimetha tois keinon rhémasi peithomenoi.

#3557 teholbeddict

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Posted 23 February 2010 - 04:17 PM

Oh Manitoba is getting better and better by the second. I just looked at the front of today's paper and what's the headline but "Manitoba Faces Significant flood risk." Just great! It's bound to be a massive flood as last year for the worst flood in our history they refused to even admit there would be flooding. For the government to be talking flooding in February can't be a good sign. They're saying as of right now it's goign to be one to three feet lower than last year, and that's if the weather co-operates. I really do need to move! Posted Image

#3558 Anomander

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Posted 23 February 2010 - 04:23 PM

Winter's not over, this is just winter-lite.

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#3559 Darkwatch

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Posted 23 February 2010 - 04:32 PM

Winter-lite would be between -5 and -1.

The second it's over zero then it's no longer freezing and thus no longer winter. Even worse when it seems to be stretching out for more than a week according to the forecast.
And it's going to rain...
God I hate rain. Grey and miserable.
This should still be snow.

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If we could switch the weather patterns I'd do it.
Any day.
Rather -30 than +2 of grey wet slush and rain.

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#3560 teholbeddict

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Posted 23 February 2010 - 05:40 PM

Darkwatch, on 23 February 2010 - 04:32 PM, said:

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If we could switch the weather patterns I'd do it.
Any day.
Rather -30 than +2 of grey wet slush and rain.

Okay well there's your new task then DW dear. I mean really it shouldn't be too hard! Let me know when you have it done, sometime within the next week to ten days would work nicely! Posted Image

Just teasing you, but I do agree that the wet, slushy dirty stuff is no fun. It's part of the reason I hate the first few weeks of spring. I'm beginning to think I'm just not a fan of weather in general.