What do you do and where?

[SuperPopTart]

Because we are a bunch of heartless bastards and missed it.


Happy 37th birthday :)

Many thanks! =)

"Beautiful, sunny, Syracuse"?

Did I fail on the sarcasm? Should've gone with green text...

It's the day after your birthday.
Be a bit more festive.

Go with pink!

[Brogarn]

It's the day after your birthday.
Be a bit more festive.

Go with pink!

At 37? Shouldn't I go with something like black as I'm just that much closer to old age and death? Anyone hear a large bell being slowly and repeatedly rung or is it just me?

Like that?   

[Nebu]

You 37 year old kids need to quit complaining about being old, damnit!

[SuperPopTart]

Yeah some people here are MUCH older than 37.

Your bell toll isn't nearly what a lot of other people's are. So pink stands. Be pastel. Embrace it.

[Brogarn]

To be honest, I really don't think I'm old. I just thought it would be funny to post something depressing in pink. And it was to me. Which is all that matters since I'm the only person in the universe and the rest of you are all part of my vast imagination. Solipsism ftw! 

[SuperPopTart]

Aww you got a wit like mine. We are only funny to us. Yay! Cheers.

[Broughden]

I like Syracuse.

[Sky]

Syracuse, all the crime of a metropolis with only a fraction of the culture! I remember when artists actually stopped there on tour.

[Johny Cee]

Fuck.

Just had my annual review at work,  and somehow my chargeable hours were up 130 hours over last year. Fuckity fuck fuck.  I'm so going to get destroyed during next years reviews when my chargeable hours drop/stagnate because I can't keep that pace.

[Signe]

Have some sort of mental breakdown then when your billable hours drop they'll still talk about how well you are coping. 

[Johny Cee]

Have some sort of mental breakdown then when your billable hours drop they'll still talk about how well you are coping. 

All work and no play make Johny Cee a dull boy.
All work and no play make Johny Cee a dull boy.
All work.....

[sanctuary]

Gentlemen. I suppose it's never too late to introduce myself. I'm 36, live in Perth, Western Australia.

A Lab Technician for BHP Billiton, I fly to the mine (Ravensthorpe Nickel) work for a week, 12 hour days (or nights) and then fly home for a weeks break. Called FIFO in industry jargon (Fly In, Fly Out). Good job and good money, I enjoy it.

Found this forum after googling EVE online last year during the CCP corruption scandal. This was after a 2 year hiatus of the game. Reading Endie's updates on the War thread, piqued my interest and resubbed.

[Endie]

A Lab Technician for BHP Billiton, I fly to the mine (Ravensthorpe Nickel) work for a week, 12 hour days (or nights) and then fly home for a weeks break. Called FIFO in industry jargon (Fly In, Fly Out). Good job and good money, I enjoy it.

Coincidentally, not only is BHP a client of ours, but I was looking at the western Aussie basin on Thursday.

[sanctuary]

Ravensthorpe is a tiny little town (or was rather), now that BHP has a large mine and the corresponding infrastructure for the mine, the town has changed. I would say the town has a love/hate relationship to BHP. We have changed the region forever but at the same time provided much needed money and upgraded facilities.

We are on the southern coast of WA, it's windy and cold. Cold is obviously relative, around 5 - 15 degrees C. Not sure whats that in F. So not really that cold at all 

What work do you do for BHP Endie?

[Murgos]

What work do you do for BHP Endie?

I'm working on the theory that it involves checking that mining stations to be sure they have enough consumables for the near future...  And organizing the occasional raiding party.

[Endie]

What work do you do for BHP Endie?

We're Wood Mackenzie: basically energy sector consultancy, so we're not that interested in Ravensthorpe, but your uranium, coal etc holdings are different matters.

[Jayce]

a "business plan" (in quotes, because I only know what I'd serve and charge and a general idea of where, but beyond that... not real sure on how to do a real business plan).

http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/plan/writeabusinessplan/index.html

By the way, when looking for that I first tried sba.org - DO NOT go to that site. It doesn't say that it's not the US Small Business Administration, but it does have lots of sponsored links for people who will write you a (probably useless) business plan for $300+.  Fucking wankers.

Edited to update my contribution to this thread, which is vintage 2005 - I signed on the with the company I was consulting for and am now an IT team lead at an aviation company, still in Columbus OH USA Northern Hemisphere, Earth.

[Brogarn]

http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/plan/writeabusinessplan/index.html

Excellent! I appreciate you posting that. Thanks!

[Margalis]

I have an idea for a coffee stand or truck. I know, it's silly, but I have what I think to be a fairly catchy name and slogan along with the beginnings of a "business plan" (in quotes, because I only know what I'd serve and charge and a general idea of where, but beyond that... not real sure on how to do a real business plan). Would probably be epic fail but I keep thinking about it. Small time stuff, not a competitor with Starbuck's or whatever. I don't think it would make me a millionaire but I think I'd really enjoy it.

Step 1: Set up near Syracuse University.
Step 2: Profit!

[Oz]

28 (almost 29 soon)

Scientist studying cancer medicine.  Living in Memphis, TN at the moment.  Hoping to move to St Louis in the next couple years.  Blah Blah.  not sure what else to say.  I likes me some video games, both console (PS3) and computer (pretty much every mmorpg since EQ).  I like long walks on the beach and moonlight in the fall. 

[Prospero]

What about pina coladas and getting lost in the rain?

[Oz]

Getting lost in the rain is nice, especially if your wearing a $$$ tux and have dancing shoes on.  However, that nasty pineapply drink can go to hell.

[Adam Tiler]

From this page:

Adam Tiler graduated from the University of Missouri at Rolla in 1998 with a degree in Mining Engineering (concentration Explosives), and has worked since that time at demolition and blasting sites across the United States. As of 2007, he is an (the) O&M Launch Ordnance Supervisor at Raytheon Company. He is also a trained voice actor for audio book recordings, and was briefly employed in that area in 1999.

[Signe]

What a wonderful choice of career.  I can think of almost nothing more fun than blowing stuff up. 

Oh, and about Pina Coladas - you don't have to put in the pineapple or coconut, just the rum and crushed ice sounds nice.  Personally, if I were to ever take up alcohol again, I would just live on vodka.  And reefer.  Maybe fried chicken on Sundays.

[Oz]

aaahhhh Ralla...where the men are men and the sheep are scared.

And as to Vodka.  I prefer me some Jameson and ganja.   Just have to get better about having them without the cancer sticks.

[Nebu]

28 (almost 29 soon)

Scientist studying cancer medicine.  Living in Memphis, TN at the moment.  Hoping to move to St Louis in the next couple years.  Blah Blah.  not sure what else to say.  I likes me some video games, both console (PS3) and computer (pretty much every mmorpg since EQ).  I like long walks on the beach and moonlight in the fall. 

You're me 15 years ago!

It's an interesting and challenging career.  I wish you all the best.

[Adam Tiler]

aaahhhh Ralla...where the men are men and the sheep are scared.

Gee, I haven't heard that one before. 

And yes, blowing shit up is a great career.

[Oz]

You're me 15 years ago!

Well i sure hope your making a decent amount of money...Would be rather depressing to thing i'll still be making similar amount in 15 years...

regardless, hopefully i'm better looking in 15 years!   

I still struggle with the old debate of industry vs academia

Industry    += $$$$$$$, not dependent on grants    -= must sell soul, lack of publishing hurts carrer change possibilites
Academia  += publishing, teaching, keep my sould     -= grants, grants, grants, politics...

[MrHat]

imo, quit.

Open a pc bang that serves beer.

Profit.

[Nebu]

Well i sure hope your making a decent amount of money...Would be rather depressing to thing i'll still be making similar amount in 15 years...

If you have any inclination toward academia, prepare to be depressed.  I'm an associate professor and no, I'm not kidding.  To make money as a scientist you have two choices: the private sector or a research one (large phd granting) university.  I've done both and they will suck your soul in different ways.

[Signe]

imo, quit.

Open a pc bang that serves beer.

Profit.

I don't think that would work in the US, though, because, you know, men, beer, MMOs, naked, doritos, right?

[Lantyssa]

Well i sure hope your making a decent amount of money...Would be rather depressing to thing i'll still be making similar amount in 15 years...

If you have any inclination toward academia, prepare to be depressed.  I'm an associate professor and no, I'm not kidding.  To make money as a scientist you have two choices: the private sector or a research one (large phd granting) university.  I've done both and they will suck your soul in different ways.

And/or appointments in as many different departments as possible.  My boss makes a ton between all his appointments, however he has little time for anything fun, and has to do a lot of hand-holding to keep the various cogs happy.

[MrHat]

imo, quit.

Open a pc bang that serves beer.

Profit.

I don't think that would work in the US, though, because, you know, men, beer, MMOs, naked, doritos, right?

I have no idea what you just said.

[Oz]

Well i'm finding that i  the experiment design, data analysis, interpretation part of science, but the actual running experiments part feels like manual labor.  I need an army of peons and i think the fastest way to get to that phase is industry (biotech, not big pharma).  Plus with the economics and politics being what they are (from about 10 years ago to the foreseeable future) i think being dependent on grants for my job is suicide (i.e. research university).  I've worked with way too many big name scientist who can't get funding lately...

I just want to design cool experiments so that people can get 

[Tale]

From this page:

Adam Tiler graduated from the University of Missouri at Rolla in 1998 with a degree in Mining Engineering (concentration Explosives), and has worked since that time at demolition and blasting sites across the United States. As of 2007, he is an (the) O&M Launch Ordnance Supervisor at Raytheon Company. He is also a trained voice actor for audio book recordings, and was briefly employed in that area in 1999.

That combination should make you the announcer for "10, 9, 8, 7, 6 ..."