Random Comments/Stream of Consciousness Thread

[Merlin1958]

May 10th was eons ago in the online world, Bill...

Happy 34th anniversary (+ 11 days), Mr. and Mrs. Merlin!

LOL I was just funning with ya, Patrick. You are still "The Man"!!!

34 years!! Whoa, I gotta get out some more!! LOL

[herbertwest]

TOMORROW !

After more than a month since me and a company found an agreement, there were still discussions because the situation is a bit complex.
TOMORROW i will be signing my new contrat, and therefore also gives my notice at my current position.

JUST before going into holidays since i will have 2 weeks off.

[Patrick]

I know, Bill.

Congrats, HW!

[jhanic]

Congratulations, Jeremy!

John

[Merlin1958]

I know, Bill.

Congrats, HW!

LOL Hey, did you hear? I freaking won a giveaway item!!!!! Woot!!!

[Ben Staad]

That must have been a typo by RF...Merlin never wins. LOL and WTG!

I know, Bill.

Congrats, HW!

LOL Hey, did you hear? I freaking won a giveaway item!!!!! Woot!!!

[herbertwest]

And voila !

Signed my new contract. Handed over my notice.
Getting ready for 2 weeks of holidays

[jhanic]

John

[thegunslinger41]

And voila !

Signed my new contract. Handed over my notice.
Getting ready for 2 weeks of holidays

Sounds like a good deal. My wife needs to do just that with her existing job. She works with horrible, micromanaging people. (OIL and GAS industry). I swear, the OIL and GAS industry is one of the few places where you have blokes that end up at VP and even presidents of companies who never even went to college. So annoying. So tired of this....."C and D student, barely made it outta high school...started at the bottom sweeping floors at CHEVRON or CONOCO PHILIPS or BP...and 10 years later are project managers, VP of Sales, etc, etc, etc...making 6 figures.


-G

[herbertwest]

I am still far from earning a 6 figure income

[Ben Staad]

Congrats. Wish you the best at your new job.

And voila !

Signed my new contract. Handed over my notice.
Getting ready for 2 weeks of holidays

[Patrick]

Congrats, HW!

[herbertwest]

Thank you all.
2 months left at my current position. Where I will be doing the bare minimum, and try to do a LOT of sports before starting the new position.

[fearless-freak]

one of the better drum off's i've seen in a while

[George at C-Springs]

In Philadelphia for a 2-hour layover on the way to Massachusetts. Grandma's having a bad couple of months (broken wrist, fractured pelvis, minor stroke) so decided yesterday that we all should of go up to see her while we can. She's 98 and we're under no illusions about her being around another 10 or 20 years. Hoping a visit from the great-grandkids will raise her spirits.

[jhanic]

Best wishes for your grandmother, George.

John

[Ari_Racing]

Best wishes to your gramma, George!

Tomorrow I'm travelling to Graz, Austria, for an anual conference. It'll be my first time in Europe.

[Lot guy]

Positive thoughts headed to your family and you George.

Safe travels Ari.

[Fsmdr]

Interesting article on Shawshank Redemption in The Wall Street Journal.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/...60021265554240

[Merlin1958]

Interesting article on Shawshank Redemption in The Wall Street Journal.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/...60021265554240

That was great!! Thanks for posting it!!

[herbertwest]

After recently noticing a SMALL decline of my sight (very very subtle, but couldnt help but noticing that something was blur when testing on an eye-test machine thingy), I now have some glasses.
I dont really think that I need them, but I do notice a subtle difference with them. Clearer.
Oh, and obviously the glasses were free, as all the cost were covered for me.

(For information : in France you get the NHS which is free but reimburse only 70% of all costs related to health. The 30% are reimbused if you get a "complementaire". Which means something like "the extra mile" / "the leftover".
Some employer will get you one for free, or sometimes you'll have to pay a tener towards it, or 30€ per month. Otherwise one can register to it, but it usually goes from 70+ euros, depending of your needs.)
I guess that it's sort of like the Obamacare.

[WeDealInLead]

And you thought collecting King was expensive: first trade edition of I, Robot

[Merlin1958]

Anyone in need of a 1/1 UK "Dr. Sleep"? If so, PM me. first one in gets it.

Oh, and its a freebie.


Edit: Sold!!

[Lot guy]

Thanks Bill!

[herbertwest]

Currently working on a project regarding a french author.
I am SO annoyed, because I KNOW that my girlfriend would love his books, and that maybe english speaking people would do. He writes what he calls philosophical fiction, that deals with Gaia, with the Future of Humanity, death / life after death / angels, etc.

What ANNOYS me the most, is that, weirdly, despite the fact that he sells MILLIONS of the copies around the world with thos universal subjects, only his FIRST book was ever published in english. And there are far better since his first publication in 1991 !

The funny part is that he's very successful in korea & russia. Regarding this latter, it all started when someone translated one of his books (Empire of the Angels) and published it as a pirated book online. Became a success and then a publisher noticed it and published it.

I SO wish that my girlfriend (among other people), could read his books !