Random Comments/Stream of Consciousness Thread

[wizardsrainbow]

Am update on my status....

Well, I think my saving grace at work is that the other Supervisory Analyst resigned effective this Friday. That effectively left me (still a 2-month-old newbie at the firm) as the ONLY person who knows how to process the reports and upload them to various platforms. My firm hired last Friday a replacement SA. She started yesterday. I am again commuting from CT to NYC this week and next to train her on the systems and teach her the procedures to take the reports from inception to final production. So my hours are screwed up again...leaving home at 11:30 pm and getting back home at 1pm the next day. I've had 5 hours of sleep combined the last two days but I still have a job! I am getting some new study materials from my company and will try to enroll in a 2-day crash course before mid-January when I am able to sit again for this exam. In the meantime, I'm still employed and despite the long hours I have sent over a dozen Betts orders out Saturday and Monday. So, thank you all for your support and good wishes. I'm not out of the woods yet, but feel like I got a repreive with the other guy here at work resigning.

That said...I've asked this other SA here what they did when one wanted to take vacation and he said the other person just has to suck up the workload and work a double-shift 2am -4pm (with no additional compensation) while the other person is away. Oh joy when that happens.

[blavigne]

Am update on my status....

Well, I think my saving grace at work is that the other Supervisory Analyst resigned effective this Friday. That effectively left me (still a 2-month-old newbie at the firm) as the ONLY person who knows how to process the reports and upload them to various platforms. My firm hired last Friday a replacement SA. She started yesterday. I am again commuting from CT to NYC this week and next to train her on the systems and teach her the procedures to take the reports from inception to final production. So my hours are screwed up again...leaving home at 11:30 pm and getting back home at 1pm the next day. I've had 5 hours of sleep combined the last two days but I still have a job! I am getting some new study materials from my company and will try to enroll in a 2-day crash course before mid-January when I am able to sit again for this exam. In the meantime, I'm still employed and despite the long hours I have sent over a dozen Betts orders out Saturday and Monday. So, thank you all for your support and good wishes. I'm not out of the woods yet, but feel like I got a repreive with the other guy here at work resigning.

That said...I've asked this other SA here what they did when one wanted to take vacation and he said the other person just has to suck up the workload and work a double-shift 2am -4pm (with no additional compensation) while the other person is away. Oh joy when that happens.

It is so good to hear that things are working out. I hope they continue to get better! And I hope you are able to make arrangements to get more sleep. Stay well. I will continue to keep you and your family in mind with good thoughts for you all.

[John Blaze]

Good for you Wiz, I hope things work out for the best, and good luck on retaking that test. When I worked at the bank I had to take one of the insurance tests 3 times to pass, i kept missing it by 3 questions. So don't worry about it too much, it's not unusual to take several tries, I've been told.

[jhanic]

David, you are still in my prayers and thoughts. DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE BETTS STUFF!! Anyone who knows you knows what's happening. Get some sleep!

John

[jhanic]

Terry, you really go all-out! A wonderful display! I wish we could see a video.

John

[haunted.lunchbox]

I'm sure people do it about mine as well, but shit ENOUGH already. I have a friend that every 9 out of 10 status messages are about her kids, or something they said or did. WHO FUCKING CARES

When I go online I try to talk about grown up things because my real life revolves around my kid. The friend's I have that post about their kids all the time are generally the type that stay at home, take their kids to a million extra curricular activities, have the big mini van... at least from what I've seen. Some people are just really into being a mommy.

[biomieg]

Tomorrow at 4PM local time my girlfriend will publicly defend her PhD thesis. Exciting times!

[haunted.lunchbox]

Must everyone defend their thesis?

[blavigne]

Tomorrow at 4PM local time my girlfriend will publicly defend her PhD thesis. Exciting times!

WOW!! What an incredible accomplishment in having done a PhD thesis. I hope everything goes perfectly!!

[biomieg]

Must everyone defend their thesis?

I don't know about all countries but here in The Netherlands getting a PhD requires four years of doing research, writing (and publishing) a number of research papers, bundling these into a thesis, and a public defense of the thesis in which a panel of four opponents has 45 minutes to 'interrogate' you and discuss your findings. The thesis and defense are then graded (average/good/very good/cum laude) by the opponents and your committee of advisors, after which you are awarded the degree.

(I went through the same thing myself and although you already know you're going to get the PhD because the thesis has to be approved before the defense is allowed to take place it can still be quite nervewrecking, because the opponents will go for the proverbial kill )

[ErinPatricia]

SoC:
It's 12:31
Do you know where your children are?

[carlosdetweiller]

Beautiful Christmas displays, Jerome and Terry! We don't do so much outside but spend a lot of time decorating the inside of our house. I'll try to take some pictures of some Dept. 56 North Pole Village scenes I have set up throughout the house. We have a lot of fun decorating for Christmas.

[haunted.lunchbox]

I just made a message to my daughter from santa. It's really very cool. It's in the form of a video from this website my friend gave me. It's personalized to my daughter, but you can view it if you'd like and see if it would be good for anyone you know. It was free and instantaneous.

http://www.portablenorthpole.tv/watc...J42c_iHAoCn5RA

[alkanto]

Just finished the last math class I will ever have to take! Plus I totally nailed the final! It's a good day

[turtlex]

Tomorrow at 4PM local time my girlfriend will publicly defend her PhD thesis. Exciting times!

Wow, very exciting !!
Wish her best of luck from us ... I'll be sending tons of :goodmind: her way !
I'm sure she'll do wonderfully !!!

[biomieg]

Thank you Pam! She will do alright, I'm sure, but we're both nervous!

[Brice]

Am update on my status....

Well, I think my saving grace at work is that the other Supervisory Analyst resigned effective this Friday. That effectively left me (still a 2-month-old newbie at the firm) as the ONLY person who knows how to process the reports and upload them to various platforms. My firm hired last Friday a replacement SA. She started yesterday. I am again commuting from CT to NYC this week and next to train her on the systems and teach her the procedures to take the reports from inception to final production. So my hours are screwed up again...leaving home at 11:30 pm and getting back home at 1pm the next day. I've had 5 hours of sleep combined the last two days but I still have a job! I am getting some new study materials from my company and will try to enroll in a 2-day crash course before mid-January when I am able to sit again for this exam. In the meantime, I'm still employed and despite the long hours I have sent over a dozen Betts orders out Saturday and Monday. So, thank you all for your support and good wishes. I'm not out of the woods yet, but feel like I got a repreive with the other guy here at work resigning.

That said...I've asked this other SA here what they did when one wanted to take vacation and he said the other person just has to suck up the workload and work a double-shift 2am -4pm (with no additional compensation) while the other person is away. Oh joy when that happens.

All will work pout for the best, my friend.

[haunted.lunchbox]

Just finished the last math class I will ever have to take! Plus I totally nailed the final! It's a good day

Lucky.

[herbertwest]

Nice Xmas displays... and so far that looks good for you David. Keep it that way and i am sure it will be fine

Good luck Biomeg for your gf :-)
Whats the subject ?

[Yeah Sure Whatever]

I'm sure people do it about mine as well, but shit ENOUGH already. I have a friend that every 9 out of 10 status messages are about her kids, or something they said or did. WHO FUCKING CARES

When I go online I try to talk about grown up things because my real life revolves around my kid. The friend's I have that post about their kids all the time are generally the type that stay at home, take their kids to a million extra curricular activities, have the big mini van... at least from what I've seen. Some people are just really into being a mommy.

I'm really the asshole because if it irritates me so much why dont I just delete her or remove her from my feed? I'm all for being into being a parent, but I dont need to tell everyone every single thing they've done and said. Honestly nobody really cares

Must everyone defend their thesis?

I think thats pretty much the way to get your PhD

Just finished the last math class I will ever have to take! Plus I totally nailed the final! It's a good day

Congratulations!

[biomieg]

Good luck Biomeg for your gf :-)
Whats the subject ?

She developed a photobioreactor (a system in which to grow microalgae with light as the energy source). These algae are unicellular plant-like organisms that produce compunds that are interesting for the pharmaceutical and food industry and possibly for the production of bio-fuels. With the reactor she could do experiments to investigate how algal cultures grow under different circumstances. These results could then be used as input for a mathematical model describing algal metabolism (she also developed this model). With the model, she could calculate which metabolic reactions occur under different circumstances and how much of the product of interest is formed

(yeah, you asked for it!)

*edit*

This is her with the photobioreactor:

[Yeah Sure Whatever]

Good luck Biomeg for your gf :-)
Whats the subject ?

She developed a photobioreactor (a system in which to grow microalgae with light as the energy source). These algae are unicellular plant-like organisms that produce compunds that are interesting for the pharmaceutical and food industry and possibly for the production of bio-fuels. With the reactor she could do experiments to investigate how algal cultures grow under different circumstances. These results could then be used as input for a mathematical model describing algal metabolism (she also developed this model). With the model, she could calculate which metabolic reactions occur under different circumstances and how much of the product of interest is formed

(yeah, you asked for it!)

*edit*

This is her with the photobioreactor:

Wow something that could help the world, good job! She's a Julius fan as well, tell me no more I like her!

[Brice]

So how much does a photobioreactor cost?


BTW: She's pretty.

[biomieg]

Tens of thousands (I don't know the exact amount, it needed to be developed from scratch). And thanks, I agree, she is pretty!

[jhanic]

Make sure you let us know how the defense went. She sounds very intelligent (and pretty too!--a GREAT combination).

John