CiG
Coming of Age in the Milky Way
I don't remember you posting them directly into the bin.
The "What Are You Doing This Moment" Thread
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rms
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zabu of nΩd
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I liked the mushroom postMore people cared about this than your fungi hunting, you asscunt.
CiG
Coming of Age in the Milky Way
Dak
mentat
Funerary_Doom
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Just woke up. About to do some work. Within the next two weeks I should be fully back here. Finishing up my edTPA which is due May 11th and then I'm free from that mess.
I need to look into travel opportunites for the summer.
I need to look into travel opportunites for the summer.
Krow
Garbage Connoisseur
Decided to call off work today and get my life back on track. So much shit needs caught up when you have no chance for anything.
The Ozzman
Melted by feels
It sucks when it has to come to that. Just imagine the trouble they'll be in if you quit!
Krow
Garbage Connoisseur
The Ozzman
Melted by feels
I woulda thought he was bigger than Gojira.
Can't remember if I've seen any of his various non-SYL bands but I saw SYL about 10 years ago at a festival and they were fucking great. Don't really listen to any of the others but Alien is such a good album.
Can't remember if I've seen any of his various non-SYL bands but I saw SYL about 10 years ago at a festival and they were fucking great. Don't really listen to any of the others but Alien is such a good album.
TechnicalBarbarity
Poser Disposer
Master_Yoda77
Juggalo
Doing a job shadow this week for a potential new employment opportunity but I'm really starting to have my doubts about whether it is a good fit for me. The job is basically a combination of a dorm RA/tutor for a select group of Chinese students here in Chicago. The pay is minimal, but I'd have my housing, utilities, and food covered (food cooked my an in-house Chinese family. Badass.) However, a lot of the work is babysitting these students and checking in on them. I get to eat breakfast with them and from 8-3 I am basically free to do whatever I want. After that I have office hours with them until dinner time. After dinner there is usually some sort of planned activity on most nights of the week until about 8-9. Here is the kicker for me though, at 11:00 I have to do a walkthrough of each student and make sure that they are in their dorms and ready for bed. I do get 1 day a week where I am free to do whatever, but not being able to go out on the evenings is extremely concerning for me. I'm such an extroverted person that the idea of not being able to go to a concert during the week or band practice or something almost makes me question whether or not this position is really worth it for me. The whole reason I wanted to move to the city was so I could start to pursue my musical projects more and be with like-minded people and I fear that this job might prevent me from doing that. On the other hand, this could definitely be a great opportunity for me and would get me back living on my own with virtually no expenses. If I was younger and more of a home-body then I definitely could see myself thriving in this situation.
Fucking tough decisions
Fucking tough decisions
The Ozzman
Melted by feels
I wonder what will happen when you actually have expenses other than cases of Hamm's and White Castle's.
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viewerfromnihil
Vein-Marbled Tower
Ultimately, it sound like you were moving to the city for some sort of opportunity, and this is one. It sucks to be in a position in which you have two things you could pursue: one thing you originally planned for and want to do and another one which is more immediately fruitful and also one in which you can fulfill your original hope at a later date. Either way, I don't think you're in a bad position regarding your original hope. I think the question you need to ask yourself is whether you can you fulfill the obligation of being a baby sitter for some bougie-ass Chinese kids, be happy with yourself, and still work toward your original goal. Don't let the fear of a life-style change stop you. Only let it stop you if you think it will set you on a trajectory of unhappiness.
Dak
mentat
lol. I'd be mad about the 11pm checkin cause it means I have to stay up.
CiG
Coming of Age in the Milky Way
Job doesn't sound permanent so it's not like you're looking down the barrel of a 30 year career where you can't go out at night. Do it for your resume at the very least.
Master_Yoda77
Juggalo
I'm going to go in tomorrow with a series of questions regarding things, like skipping breakfast and sleeping in to requesting days off. Even on weekends I need to walk by their rooms at 11 and make sure their doors are locked. The kids themselves seem great (They are attending a pretty yuppie prep school after all), but something inside me sort of knows that I won't enjoy my lifestyle.
I also failed to mention that I also got a gig in the Chicagoland area teaching Composition at a community college as my main source of income, but if I don't have time to attend concerts/practice/have a drink with a friend then what is the point?
God, I fucking hate the way I sound here. I feel like some entitled asshole who is going to blow a great opportunity to live in a city rent-free, food free, utilities free, but not being able to bring a 30 rack into my residence and spinning my Vitus records at full volume is a super fucking deal breaker.
I also failed to mention that I also got a gig in the Chicagoland area teaching Composition at a community college as my main source of income, but if I don't have time to attend concerts/practice/have a drink with a friend then what is the point?
God, I fucking hate the way I sound here. I feel like some entitled asshole who is going to blow a great opportunity to live in a city rent-free, food free, utilities free, but not being able to bring a 30 rack into my residence and spinning my Vitus records at full volume is a super fucking deal breaker.
