What do you do and where?

[Abagadro]

I've been playing a lot of games over at Kongregate since that little dungeon crawler game was posted in the Useless Distractions thread. I like the badges as they give me a lame excuse to randomly try lots of different games. Be sure to post a link to your game in that thread once you get it up.

[apocrypha]

OK, enough lurking for me, time for a first post! *gulp*

Up until a year ago I was a molecular biologist who'd ended up as a laboratory manager in a UK university. That turned out to suck so much that it made me ill, so after much deliberating I gave up that career (of 15 years, can't say I didn't give it a good shot!) and am now working my way towards being a professional photographer.

[Sky]

Molecular is a cool word. Splendid is out, all hail molecular. Dude....that's so molecular! Totally.

[Nebu]

OK, enough lurking for me, time for a first post! *gulp*

Up until a year ago I was a molecular biologist who'd ended up as a laboratory manager in a UK university. That turned out to suck so much that it made me ill, so after much deliberating I gave up that career (of 15 years, can't say I didn't give it a good shot!) and am now working my way towards being a professional photographer.

You have my respect.  I've been a professor at a research university in the states for over a decade and the burnout has gotten to me as well.  My only problem is in deciding what to do next. 

[caladein]

I'm: male, 21, an economics undergrad, and in Los Angeles.

I totally overlooked this post even though I've been registered for like two years... it looked intimidating for some reason.  And then I saw the derail thread .

[Phildo]

Oooh, a fellow economist!

[Psynergy]

uh......hi!

I'm a student, i'm 21, studying games design at The University of Bolton, near Manchester

....so.....

you look well....

....how's your mother?....

*shuffles away*

[SuperPopTart]

Uh yeah I'm responsible for bringing this one to F13 cause um, yeah? I need backup?


Psynergy is very awesome, and he's a brit, and he eats crumpets.

<3


Welcome to F13

[Psynergy]

Psynergy is very awesome, and he's a brit, and he eats crumpets.

An outrageous accusation!

*waves*

[SuperPopTart]

I tried to find cheese wiz..

But I failed.

[Bunk]

Well, I aprove of the avatar - can't be all bad.

Since I'm here, I'll update. I got out of the soul torturing sales gig. A supervisor position opened up in our Customer Service department, and the manager practically recruited me for the spot.

Less money than sales, but more responsibility, and a hell of a lot more job satisfaction.

[Endie]

A man of impeccable taste.  I eat crumpets too.  In fact I may find some when I take my friend Jennifer for afternoon tea at the Balmoral on Sunday.  There are not many girls don't enjoy being taken for afternoon tea, in my experience.

[Phildo]

You've clearly never been to Harlem.

[Murgos]

A man of impeccable taste.  I eat crumpets too.  In fact I may find some when I take my friend Jennifer for afternoon tea at the Balmoral on Sunday.  There are not many girls don't enjoy being taken for afternoon tea, in my experience.

It's unfortunate that she won't be able to understand a word you say other than "Red, Gate is RED." or "Gate is GREEN." though that's probably all you need for a successful date, I guess.

[Signe]

I like Scottish crumpets better than English ones.  I've never been to The Balmoral for tea but since it's Edinburgh, I'm sure they probably serve the soggy English ones.

[Psynergy]

i alternate between the two most of the time, sometimes i have craving for one, sometimes a craving for the other.


BUT NEVER BOTH.......!

[Endie]

I like Scottish crumpets better than English ones.  I've never been to The Balmoral for tea but since it's Edinburgh, I'm sure they probably serve the soggy English ones.

A low jibe at Edinburgh's Anglophile crumpetry.  Actually, there were none this time.  On Sunday, it was:

Sandwiches:

Fresh Salmon, Cucumber and Crème Fraiche on Brown Malted Bread
Honey Roast Ham on Oatmeal Bread
Egg Mayonnaise, Chive and Piqullo Pepper
Vine Tomato, Basil, Brie de Mieux and Ground Pepper
Scottish Beef, Red Onion Marmalade on Malted Brown Bread

Scones:

Home-made Fruit Scones, Heather Honey Scones, Mini Chocolate Scones* with Devon Clotted Cream, and a selection of Preserves

Tea Pastries from our Bakery:

Dundee cake, classic sponge cake, chocolate tiffin, French pastries, miniature lemon meringue pies

Traditional Balmoral Shortbread

All, obviously, with some rather good tea.

Just for Murgos, Eve players will notice that I posted that in ship fitting format (which means it was rigged with shortbread).  The Dundee cake, which I usually dislike, was awesome.  The shortbread was a poor relation to the finest in Scotland: Dean's of Huntly.  In general, however, it may even have surpassed the Howard on Great King Street.  The excessive capitalisation is their own.  I started stripping it out but got bored.

*I agree with this reviewer that the chocolate scones should be hurled into the outer darkness.

[Sky]

I like Scottish crumpets better than English ones.  I've never been to The Balmoral for tea but since it's Edinburgh, I'm sure they probably serve the soggy English ones.

In the band days, crumpet was slang for vagina.

Just sayin'. Makes it a funnier thread.

[cmlancas]

And, it rhymes with strumpet!

(Have we derailed enough yet?)

[Endie]

I was very well aware of the crumpet double-entendre when writing that post.  I very nearly used the singluar form, just to emphasise it.

[SuperPopTart]

I like Scottish crumpets better than English ones.  I've never been to The Balmoral for tea but since it's Edinburgh, I'm sure they probably serve the soggy English ones.

A low jibe at Edinburgh's Anglophile crumpetry.  Actually, there were none this time.  On Sunday, it was:

Sandwiches:

Fresh Salmon, Cucumber and Crème Fraiche on Brown Malted Bread
Honey Roast Ham on Oatmeal Bread
Egg Mayonnaise, Chive and Piqullo Pepper
Vine Tomato, Basil, Brie de Mieux and Ground Pepper
Scottish Beef, Red Onion Marmalade on Malted Brown Bread

Scones:

Home-made Fruit Scones, Heather Honey Scones, Mini Chocolate Scones* with Devon Clotted Cream, and a selection of Preserves

Tea Pastries from our Bakery:

Dundee cake, classic sponge cake, chocolate tiffin, French pastries, miniature lemon meringue pies

Traditional Balmoral Shortbread

All, obviously, with some rather good tea.

Just for Murgos, Eve players will notice that I posted that in ship fitting format (which means it was rigged with shortbread).  The Dundee cake, which I usually dislike, was awesome.  The shortbread was a poor relation to the finest in Scotland: Dean's of Huntly.  In general, however, it may even have surpassed the Howard on Great King Street.  The excessive capitalisation is their own.  I started stripping it out but got bored.

*I agree with this reviewer that the chocolate scones should be hurled into the outer darkness.

I'm far too lazy to google it.

Chocolate Tiffin?

[IainC]

It's tiffin with chocolate in it.

[SuperPopTart]

See that wasn't helpful :(

Signe was helpful.

You were just mean. However now that I've seen the normal chocolate tiffin..I think I'll stay away.

[Endie]

Chocolate tiffin varies a bit, but this is a fair example of the Balmoral's version, in that it isn't just refrigarator cake, isn't just crumbled up digestives, and doesn't have a threateningly thick layer of solid chocolate looming oppressively over the top of it.:

[SuperPopTart]

Having trouble deciding if it looks good..

Or bad..

[cmlancas]

Chocolate fruitcake with a special name?

[MrHat]

Oh god, I just remembered what that tastes like.

I must to have.

[Brogarn]

37 (as of yesterday) year old UNIX/Linux system administrator in beautiful, sunny Syracuse, NY. I'm pondering starting a business doing something completely unrelated to what I do here but have yet to find the energy motivation money balls.

[MrHat]

Can we ask what kind of business?

[Brogarn]

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.

[MrHat]

That's cool man.  Good luck with whatever.  I'm an idea man myself, and I know that sometimes the good ones don't go away.

Hope you grow some balls :-D

[stray]

"Beautiful, sunny, Syracuse"?

[SuperPopTart]

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


Happy 37th birthday :)

[Brogarn]

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...

[Signe]