Why I Own The World

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri Dec 05, 2014 6:17 pm

catgrad97 wrote:Chicat, simply, delivers.

I did my part. I beared down like a motherfucker this week. Now it's up to Arizona Football to do their part.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:38 am

I am taking my talents to Sacramento.

Sac is ok, but the group I am joining is great. Really excited for the opportunities and work ahead, and close enough to SF and Tahoe to make heading there on a whim a reality.

So happy how this all played out and really glad to having this behind me.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:42 am

Well at least it isn't Stockton or Fresno

JMarkJohns · Post by **JMarkJohns** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 7:55 pm

JMarkJohns wrote:Got word today, after an attempt to grandfather me in hit a snag due to a technicality, they are officially devising a plan to correct the technicality with a custom lecturer line for me. Line is already approved. I receivers unofficial word to confirm my interest today, so next few months will find me applying/interviewing for a job created with me and nobody else in mind.

If i fuck this up, I'll need to re-examine my life's career exploits.

No pressure.

It's never easy. Position has hit a delay, but it could mean better actual position with better security and more money. All good things, except all this opens up the pool more. :/ but I'm still hearing good things. Just now likely to face more/more qualified competition.

No pressure.

JMarkJohns · Post by **JMarkJohns** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 11:40 pm

JMarkJohns wrote:
JMarkJohns wrote:Got word today, after an attempt to grandfather me in hit a snag due to a technicality, they are officially devising a plan to correct the technicality with a custom lecturer line for me. Line is already approved. I receivers unofficial word to confirm my interest today, so next few months will find me applying/interviewing for a job created with me and nobody else in mind.

If i fuck this up, I'll need to re-examine my life's career exploits.

No pressure.
It's never easy. Position has hit a delay, but it could mean better actual position with better security and more money. All good things, except all this opens up the pool more. :/ but I'm still hearing good things. Just now likely to face more/more qualified competition.

No pressure.

Ok, so update:

On Monday I heard the provost unknowingly fucked over my lecturer line, turning it into a professor of practice, therefore minimizing my educational experience and qualifications in favor of non-academic practical application. I'd still have qualified, but without requirements of university teaching or minimum Masters Degree, I'd have been just another applicant instead of the applicant atop it all.

So, the delay.

Job posted yesterday.

My colleagues fought for me. It's back to a Lecturer line, it's criteria basically a mirror of my résumé. Feels good to not just be wanted, but also fought for.

All goes well, I'll apply after the New Year, and the opening closes on the 31st of January. So, hopefully by February I'll know about the next round.

Daryl Zero · Post by **Daryl Zero** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 11:49 pm

Good Luck JMJ!

NorCalCat · Post by **NorCalCat** » Sat Dec 20, 2014 8:32 am

CalStateTempe wrote:I am taking my talents to Sacramento.

Sac is ok, but the group I am joining is great. Really excited for the opportunities and work ahead, and close enough to SF and Tahoe to make heading there on a whim a reality.

So happy how this all played out and really glad to having this behind me.

Fuckin' A. Let me know if you need any Sac advice.

Hoping you are here by March and we can flip cop cars and get tear gassed on the grid together after the Cats win the NC.

JMarkJohns · Post by **JMarkJohns** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 1:27 am

...Because I took a 1-win, 3-loss Fantasy Football team my cousin quit on after a month, juggled the weekly waiver wire, selling high in several trades, buying low in many others, playing 11 different RBs, 8 WRs, 7 Defenses, 5 Kickers, 3 TEs (I know, I know, and a partridge in a pear tree) depending on their weekly matchup en route to an 8-6 final playoff birth, knocking off the 12-2 league juggernaut by 42 points last week and the 10-4, second-best team by 39 points this week to take the Title.

I played just three players double-digit times, and my final roster included waiver wire pickups like J.Bell (week 7), O.Beckham (week 6), CJ.Anderson (week 10). Those three plus Lacey carried me the final five weeks. Previous waiver pickups included RBs Asiata, J.Hill, R.Hillman, L.Blount and WRs Mike Evans, Denard Robinson. Of the 30 name players who played a game for me, 11 ended up on IR or out these final few weeks.

Despite barely making the playoffs at 8-6, my team was 2nd in the League in points per week, losing the handful of games because I played like 6 QBs in their season's best weeks and multiple RBs who broke 25 points in a week. Good luck was not on my side. Until the last few weeks when I played Rodgers (last week) and Luck (this week) in the playoffs!

In the end, only 2 players remained from my cousin's shitty draft.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 8:48 am

Just got gifted lower level tickets at half court for UVA at UNC on Monday night!

Go CAVS!

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Wed Feb 11, 2015 6:19 pm

Just bought a entire dozen of eggs that I intend to go through by myself between now and Fat Tuesday. Then Lent starts and it's all beans from then on out. It's a religious conviction. And when I say "religious" I mean it in a full culinary sense. None of this "belief" stuff. For the next several weeks, I'll be sustained by my anticipation of that eggs benedict for breakfast, and then that lamb neck that I intend to braise for 12 hours and serve over a platter of black-eyed peas.

catgrad97 · Post by **catgrad97** » Wed Feb 11, 2015 9:12 pm

You could power your house for a year on the methane farts that'll produce.

Bear Down Vegas · Post by **Bear Down Vegas** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 10:47 am

My oldest got this today.

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catgrad97 · Post by **catgrad97** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 10:55 am

Congratulations! What a feeling that must be for you and Bonnie.

Now just make sure she stays away from Scoreonado.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 10:58 am

fantastic!

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 11:15 am

Dorms are ludicrously expensive now anyway. Like $4000 a semester

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 1:14 pm

Bear Down Vegas wrote:My oldest got this today.

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Congrats.

My son got his from Wazzu and Seattle U. He awaits his first choice .... UW. They began mailing today.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 1:31 pm

That's awesome.

Bear Down Vegas · Post by **Bear Down Vegas** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 2:27 pm

gumby wrote:
Bear Down Vegas wrote:My oldest got this today.

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Congrats.

My son got his from Wazzu and Seattle U. He awaits his first choice .... UW. They began mailing today.

It's exciting. & congrats to your boy!

I'm not sure she's going to attend UofA yet - she's been accepted to Nevada Reno & UofA as of now & is also waiting to hear back from USC, CU Boulder & Whittier. Obviously I'm hoping she chooses a PAC school & Arizona above all others but as of now I'm just proud as hell & thankful she's going to have some options.

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 3:59 pm

ASUHATER! wrote:Dorms are ludicrously expensive now anyway. Like $4000 a semester

I cannot believe how expensive college is these days. I was going through old stuff this weekend and found a letter of intent when I played JUCO ball. It laid out the full ride and the dollar amount of what it covered: Was under $5,000 for a full year, tuition, dorm, meal plan, books. And I remember my first year at the U of A, I think tuition was around $2,000 a semester. This was the early 2000s. Now it is almost $6,000 a semester I believe.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 4:01 pm

When I was a freshman 11 years ago tuition was like $4500/year and the dorm was about $3000. Total cost with a meal plan and books was about $9000/year. Now it is over $20,000.

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 4:03 pm

Our kids better be stud athletes or very smart, or both... I aint payin all that

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 4:07 pm

considering it will be at least 20-25 years before I have college aged kids...it'll probably cost 70k a year for in state residents.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 5:51 pm

529 plans FTW.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 5:52 pm

Congrats BDV and Gumby, you must be some proud papas!

So awesome

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 6:09 pm

rgdeuce wrote:
ASUHATER! wrote:Dorms are ludicrously expensive now anyway. Like $4000 a semester
I cannot believe how expensive college is these days. I was going through old stuff this weekend and found a letter of intent when I played JUCO ball. It laid out the full ride and the dollar amount of what it covered: Was under $5,000 for a full year, tuition, dorm, meal plan, books. And I remember my first year at the U of A, I think tuition was around $2,000 a semester. This was the early 2000s. Now it is almost $6,000 a semester I believe.

Paid $880 or something like that for out-of-state tuition. In-state was a $1.90 or something.

We bitched about it then. It is insane now. Precludes out-of-state for us. Pell Grants -- I had one -- went further back then, too.

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 6:10 pm

CalStateTempe wrote:529 plans FTW.

Seconded.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 6:12 pm

gumby wrote:
CalStateTempe wrote:529 plans FTW.
Seconded.

did you go with Utah's? (not an attempt to hijack, I could start thread if preferred)

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 6:13 pm

CalStateTempe wrote:
gumby wrote:
CalStateTempe wrote:529 plans FTW.
Seconded.
did you go with Utah's? (not an attempt to hijack, I could start thread if preferred)

Work had a seminar about it. Signed up there. (I'm in Spokane). It's through Alliance-Bernstein. Washington State also has a program where you can buy credits at today's prices to use later.

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 8:03 am

Whoa! Seattle U. with a big offer. This just got interesting.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 8:11 am

gumby wrote:Whoa! Seattle U. with a big offer. This just got interesting.

I hear they have a good basketball program.

Just saw this posted:

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 8:39 am

gumby wrote:Whoa! Seattle U. with a big offer. This just got interesting.

Congrats gumby!

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:30 am

Merkin wrote:
gumby wrote:Whoa! Seattle U. with a big offer. This just got interesting.
I hear they have a good basketball program.

Just saw this posted:

Best player is named Umipig. Not exactly Elgin Baylor. They play at Key Arena, bigger than McKale!

I read that article about "Gary" becoming a fogey name. The power of Gary Cooper couldn't last forever. Gary Coleman didn't help.

ASUCatFan · Post by **ASUCatFan** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 2:47 pm

Going extinct, they say?

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 3:25 pm

My great grandfather's name was Adolph. Born in Prussia/Germany with it in 1874.

Talking about one person ruining a great name.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 4:55 pm

Merkin wrote:
gumby wrote:Whoa! Seattle U. with a big offer. This just got interesting.
I hear they have a good basketball program.

Just saw this posted:

Does not approve.

JMarkJohns · Post by **JMarkJohns** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 5:35 pm

scumdevils86 wrote:When I was a freshman 11 years ago tuition was like $4500/year and the dorm was about $3000. Total cost with a meal plan and books was about $9000/year. Now it is over $20,000.

Budget cuts. Current ones have funding down to mid-90s totals, with inflation factored in, it's late 80s.

It's freaking scary.

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 8:43 am

I stayed home for games on Thursday. Let my son do that Friday. When I walk in after work, I see him in a Husky shirt.

He got the letter and headed straight to the mall. Guess that's his choice. Very proud. I was worried he'd get wait-listed and Romared.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 9:03 am

Ew a husky son?

At least he didn't go to Idaho or something

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 10:31 am

Love Arizona, but not for twice the price and a lower ranking.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 10:33 am

Thanks Arizona legislature! We weren't far behind uw at all in public school rankings 10-12 years ago. Now we're about 60 places behind.

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 11:29 am

Colleges here have been abandoned, too. Used to be state paid 70, students paid 30 (on average ). Now it's 30-70 because spending has gone elsewhere. Son wants to major in aerospace engineering. Not many schools offer that. Fortunate to be in same state as Boeing.

Salty · Post by **Salty** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 9:29 am

Education is still an investment worth doing.

A person with a degree will earn an average of one million dollars in his or her lifetime more than a person who doesn't earn a degree.

That's worth the extra tutition.

Bear Down Vegas · Post by **Bear Down Vegas** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 9:32 am

gumby wrote:...He got the letter...

Awesome!

My daughter got an academic scholarship offer from UofA four days after her acceptance letter. It's only $6k per year, but hey...I'm not sneezing at it. Now if I can just get lucky on a couple other angles, I'll be posting in this thread again! lol

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 9:59 am

Salty wrote:Education is still an investment worth doing.

A person with a degree will earn an average of one million dollars in his or her lifetime more than a person who doesn't earn a degree.

That's worth the extra tutition.

God, I hate this excuse. So tuition used to be too low? Never too high?

It's like listening to rich people who call the public schools "bargains." It's an investment worth doing for the good of the country, not just individuals. And the debt incurred is detrimental to individuals and the economy. Plus, it closes access to education on the front end.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:02 am

Salty's fake law degree has done him wonders...

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:12 am

Bear Down Vegas wrote:
gumby wrote:...He got the letter...
Awesome!

My daughter got an academic scholarship offer from UofA four days after her acceptance letter. It's only $6k per year, but hey...I'm not sneezing at it. Now if I can just get lucky on a couple other angles, I'll be posting in this thread again! lol

Outstanding.

We await the financial aid letter. If it's similar to Wazzu's -- and he gets a STEM scholarship -- he should be able to get through with no loans. Seattle U offered $30k a year in schollies/grants/work study. Still left $15k, or $3k to $4k a year higher than UW (I think).

If he wanted to go that route, I would support it. I was very impressed with the small-school atmosphere. But can't blame him for seeking an experience that includes football Saturdays and the rest of the Pac-12 perks.

Cats and Dawgs!

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:20 am

Fantastic news Gumby! Congrats to you and your son, I am sure you are very proud!

UW is one of a handful flagship premier public universities. What a great opportunity for him!

devilswin99 · Post by **devilswin99** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:25 am

I went on an interview for a job at Seattle U. Loved the campus and the atmosphere. I did not get the position, but I would love to end up there someday!

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:30 am

Seattle is too open minded and liberal for you dw99.

devilswin99 · Post by **devilswin99** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:33 am

ASUHATER! wrote:Seattle is too open minded and liberal for you dw99.

Liberalism is rampant up there, that is the only downside. I think the area and the university community could benefit from a strong conservative intellectual like myself.

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