The "What Are You Doing This Moment" Thread

[Zephyrus]

Was this for purposes of getting said in state tuition?

Sort of. But it's been the plan for many years for my father to retire to Maine. The fact that I chose to attend college here played into that plan most conveniently. He still goes down to Boston every weekend to play the organ at a church in Cambridge. He'll eventually give that up and spend his declining years playing at a local church here in Maine.

 

[waif]

Cool. Makes sense. Good place to retire.

 

[Zephyrus]

As in, did they move to the house in Maine so Zeph could get the in state tuition, which is SIGNIFICANTLY less than for out-of-staters?

No. I chose to attend UMaine for other reasons. The financial incentive was just icing on the cake. The plan to retire to Maine has been known since before I was in middle school.

 

[mutantllama]

It would be an excellent place to live, but jobs are hard.

 

[Zephyrus]

It would be an excellent place to live, but jobs are hard.

I'm willing to teach Latin anywhere in the country besides the Southeast.

 

[waif]

No. I chose to attend UMaine for other reasons. The financial incentive was just icing on the cake. The plan to retire to Maine has been known since before I was in middle school.

No, i didn't mean that you went to Maine for the tuition but rather that the move was made or at least accelerated due to your choice to attend UMaine.

 

[mutantllama]

I'm willing to teach Latin anywhere in the country besides the Southeast.

Well jobs like teaching, and carpentry, etc are easier to get. But others are harder.

 

[waif]

There aren't enough people going into teaching, so there's definitely plenty of jobs out there for a latin teacher.

 

[Zephyrus]

No, i didn't mean that you went to Maine for the tuition but rather that the move was made or at least accelerated due to your choice to attend UMaine.

This is correct, actually. We had to move quicker because we had a window to establish permanent residency in order to qualify for in-state tuition, which is half that of out-of-state.

Well jobs like teaching, and carpentry, etc are easier to get. But others are harder.

You hear they're shutting down the paper mill in Millinocket? Oil prices are killing our state's economy, economically and touristically.

 

[mutantllama]

You hear they're shutting down the paper mill in Millinocket? Oil prices are killing our state's economy, economically and touristically.

Yeah I saw it on the news. Also, while we are talking about Maine news, did you see the news on that guy Leo who cut that dudes arm off with a knife and stabbed a 10 year old girl in Augusta? Well he went to my school for a few months.

 

[Zephyrus]

Didn't hear about that. I'm more worried that the local Irving station's posting $3.96 per gallon. Won't be long before it breaches 4.

 

[mutantllama]

I remember when people though 3 dollars was a lot of money.

 

[Zephyrus]

Yeah and that was last summer. I remember seeing it over 3 at a station in Damariscotta. The funniest part is that our country's gas prices are relatively cheap compared to the rest of the world.

 

[waif]

Yeah, in Europe it's like 8 bucks, which is why they drive itty bitty sissy cars.

 

[mutantllama]

We are gonna become like Europe. All of the power of the world is gonna be in Asia. Who has the power rotates around the Earth. First it started in the Middle East, then Europe, then the US, now Asia.

 

[waif]

No, still the West. At the current rate, will rotate to Asia relatively soon, but still in the west.

 

[mutantllama]

Yeah, that's what I meant.

 

[Zephyrus]

Yeah, in Europe it's like 8 bucks, which is why they drive itty bitty sissy cars.

Which is what we should have been driving the whole time.

We are gonna become like Europe. All of the power of the world is gonna be in Asia. Who has the power rotates around the Earth. First it started in the Middle East, then Europe, then the US, now Asia.

The power was never concentrated in one particular place in history.

 

[mutantllama]

What I meant is, who has the most control or w/e. idk I'm fucking tired. Gonna go chill. See ya guys later.

 

[waif]

Which is what we should have been driving the whole time.

We used to